Elite League Match, Celtic FC vs. Marseille (Mon Jan 27)


                            Celtic FC  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 E
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           H_Gomes GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF A_Rami
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF I_Perisic
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF N_Kante
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF Eduardo
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW Stefano
                           M_McKay FW  |  FW Sheringham
                                       |
                        P_Dahlberg SUB |  SUB N_Pogson
                          P_A_Cocu SUB |  SUB J_Pedro
                        H_Bellerin SUB |  SUB P_Viera
                          A_Cejudo SUB |  SUB J_Balisimmo
                         P_McGowan SUB |  SUB Jim_Jones_Jnr

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 1  :(cfc) C_Kabasele beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Kabasele with the chance !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 3  :(msl) N_Kante sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  But C_Metzelder reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 4  :(msl) N_Kante takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Stefano tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  That is his 10th goal this campaign!!
          ...  Marseille go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 5  :(cfc) Celtic FC switch to playing P
Min. 5  :(msl) K_Uddin sidesteps C_Makelele
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  K_Uddin with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  H_Gomes gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by H_Gomes !!
Min. 7  :(msl) Eduardo with a reverse pass to B_Hangeland
          ...  C_Makelele bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Daniel Perry looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 8  :(msl) J_Paintsil with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  J_Paintsil with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 9  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a thundering volley!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a fine save
Min. 10 :(cfc) C_Kabasele drives it across the face of the goal M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 11 :(cfc) C_Makelele is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  M_Steklenburg saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 15 :(msl) Stefano with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_Kabasele behind
          ...  Stefano flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante lofts the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of H_Gomes
Min. 16 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena leaves K_Uddin standing
          ...  M_Phisbaena could have let it bounce!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg palms it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 17 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  B_Abdoulaye with a deliberate foul
          ...  M_Clattenurg will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(cfc) J_A_Riise unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 22 :(msl) B_Hangeland finds B_Abdoulaye with a ball over the defence
          ...  B_Abdoulaye sees H_Gomes off his line !
          ...  H_Gomes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 23 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of M_McKay
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_McKay !
          ...  M_Steklenburg collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 28 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Makelele
          ...  But J_Paintsil barges him off the ball
Min. 28 :(msl) Sheringham beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Sheringham with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 29 :(cfc) M_McKay with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Hangeland
          ...  I_Perisic wins the ball
Min. 30 :(msl) Stefano latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  An audacious effort from Stefano !
          ...  H_Gomes tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 33 :(cfc) C_Makelele hits a hard pass to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay with the drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches it with style!
Min. 34 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena loses his marker!
          ...  But K_Uddin wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Phisbaena swings it in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes the catch!
Min. 34 :(msl) Stefano with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But B_Howedes clears the danger
Min. 36 :(msl) Stefano takes on M_Phisbaena
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Stefano unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 38 :(msl) Eduardo runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Stefano tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 38 :(cfc) L_Holtby is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Phisbaena
          ...  B_Hangeland with an ugly foul
          ...  M_Clattenurg will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cfc) C_Makelele kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Phisbaena sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg fists it away!
Min. 44 :(msl) I_Perisic has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Howedes
          ...  He knocks it to Stefano!
          ...  C_Makelele wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 45 :(cfc) J_A_Riise crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Ronaldo in the box
          ...  C_Ronaldo tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Steklenburg watches it sail safely wide!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 0-1 Marseille

Min. 47 :(cfc) C_Metzelder beats Sheringham
          ...  C_Metzelder rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 51 :(cfc) M_McKay with a smart turn
          ...  A cracking drive from M_McKay !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg never had a chance!
Min. 57 :(msl) I_Perisic runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Stefano hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  H_Gomes is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  H_Gomes looks very relieved!
Min. 59 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But J_Paintsil wins the ball
Min. 60 :(cfc) P_McGowan will come on for M_McKay and play FW
Min. 62 :(cfc) C_Metzelder brings it under control
          ...  He takes on B_Hangeland
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  M_Phisbaena beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has M_Steklenburg to beat!
          ...  He lobs it over M_Steklenburg
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 62 :(cfc) Celtic FC's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 62 :(msl) B_Abdoulaye kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  L_Holtby hits it out for a throw
Min. 67 :(cfc) C_Makelele is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Stefano is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  C_Makelele passes to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan sees H_Gomes off his line !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches it!
Min. 68 :(cfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_McGowan is through!
          ...  B_Hangeland recovers to win the ball back
Min. 68 :(msl) K_Uddin gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_Metzelder!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Metzelder with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Daniel Perry looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Stefano fires it towards the goal
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  H_Gomes moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 69 :(msl) K_Uddin has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Howedes
          ...  He puts in Sheringham!
          ...  C_Kabasele wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 70 :(cfc) H_Bellerin is being brought on
          ...  J_A_Riise is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(msl) Jim_Jones_Jnr is coming on for Sheringham and will play FW
Min. 70 :(msl) B_Hangeland slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  H_Bellerin with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Clattenurg will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 72 :(cfc) R_V_Persie can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  M_Steklenburg comes towards him
          ...  He lobs it over M_Steklenburg
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's put Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 73 :(cfc) L_Holtby with a probing through ball M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries to beat M_Steklenburg from outside the area!
          ...  M_Steklenburg heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 74 :(cfc) C_Ronaldo plays a long ball to H_Bellerin
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  A_Rami picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 74 :(msl) K_Uddin slides the ball across to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  R_V_Persie slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 75 :(cfc) A_Cejudo is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Makelele is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(cfc) Celtic FC will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 76 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - J_Pedro on for A_Rami as a DF
Min. 77 :(cfc) R_V_Persie beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds L_Holtby
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by B_Hangeland
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 78 :(msl) P_Viera replaces B_Abdoulaye to play as a MF
Min. 78 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena nutmegs P_Viera, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Pedro reads the play well
Min. 85 :(cfc) A_Cejudo with the cross-field pass to C_Ronaldo
          ...  But J_Paintsil sweeps up the threat
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(cfc) A_Cejudo threads the through ball to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets up well to catch that one
Min. 89 :(msl) Stefano with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Stefano rifles it at the goal !
          ...  H_Gomes with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 89 :(cfc) C_Metzelder finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  K_Uddin with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 91 :(msl) K_Uddin hoists the ball across to Jim_Jones_Jnr
          ...  A_Cejudo cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 150,000
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (62), P_McGowan (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Makelele (7), H_Bellerin (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano
Scorers              : Stefano (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Abdoulaye (17), Stefano (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Celtic FC     |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 2 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Celtic FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Gomes        GK  39   2   3   7  41 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  35  11   9  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
C_Kabasele     DF   3  30   9   6  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
C_Metzelder    DF   2  28   8   9  30 |  93   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25  10
J_A_Riise      DF   3  28   7   9  32 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  31  10  30 |  76   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  31   9  21 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  30  14  31 |  93   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  55  20
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  28   8  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   9  14  36  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  77
M_McKay        FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  32   8  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  30  10  10  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Cejudo       MF   3   9  28   8  10 |  17   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  37  16 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  46

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  33  13   7  40 |  93   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
B_Hangeland    DF   2  31  11   8  32 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Rami         DF   3  30   5   7  20 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  29  13   9  31 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
I_Perisic      MF   1  10  34   6  11 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  16  33   8  39 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
N_Kante        MF   3   7  31   8  13 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Eduardo        MF   2   8  30   8  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  32  39 |  93   0   0   0   0   8   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  58
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  32  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
N_Pogson       GK  29   1   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  33   8   9  33 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  10  31   8  41 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Balisimmo    MF   2   6  25  14  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jim_Jones_Jnr  FW   1   9   7  26  41 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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