Elite Football League Match, Celtic FC vs. Real Madrid (Sun Feb 19)


                            Celtic FC  |  Real Madrid
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK Silvio_Proto
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF J_Charlton
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF A_Schulz
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                          M_Britos DF  |  DF M_Hart
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  MF Preety
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF M_Krohn_Dehli
                           F_Zappa MF  |  MF L_Copland
                      A_Ben_Hatira MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW J_T_Gavilan
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW C_Arrache
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB A_Zogbo
                         L_Inagzij SUB |  SUB J_Djourou
                         K_Wemberg SUB |  SUB Ronaldo
                       L_Henderson SUB |  SUB K_Uddin
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB D_Nelisse

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(cfc) F_Zappa sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  But J_Charlton with the fine tackle
Min. 2  :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  J_Hunye talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Celtic FC fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Celtic FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 4  :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic flicks it over Fernando_Mera's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Metzelder
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 5  :(rmd) J_T_Gavilan beats B_Howedes
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_T_Gavilan with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  That's got Real Madrid back level!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 6  :(rmd) T_Flowers miss-kicks!
          ...  C_Arrache is through!
          ...  C_Arrache with a thundering volley!
          ...  But T_Flowers parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 9  :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs B_Howedes
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Britos rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  J_Hunye warned him
Min. 9  :(rmd) L_Copland bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_T_Gavilan
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Metzelder hits it out for a throw
Min. 11 :(cfc) M_Britos has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Hart
          ...  He knocks it to P_McGowan!
          ...  P_McGowan attempts a chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  That puts Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 13 :(cfc) N_Wade with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  M_Hart with the tackle
Min. 14 :(rmd) A_Schulz with a real burst of pace
          ...  N_Wade is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 14 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  C_Arrache receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  B_Howedes read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 15 :(rmd) L_Copland holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Charlton
          ...  J_Charlton hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Flowers got a touch
Min. 16 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilan gains control of the loose ball
          ...  N_Wade with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks relieved
Min. 21 :(cfc) K_Mizuno turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Silvio_Proto guesses right
Min. 21 :(rmd) A_Schulz kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  C_Arrache gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Metzelder with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 23 :(rmd) L_Copland with an inch perfect pass to J_T_Gavilan
          ...  J_T_Gavilan with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  That's pulled Real Madrid level!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 29 :(cfc) F_Zappa with an intelligent ball to Fernando_Mera
          ...  Fernando_Mera with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
          ...  That puts Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Celtic FC 3-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 29 :(cfc) P_McGowan sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  J_T_Gavilan wins the ball well
          ...  J_Hunye has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 30 :(cfc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  P_McGowan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A powerful header from P_McGowan !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Silvio_Proto guesses right
Min. 30 :(cfc) K_Mizuno spits at A_Schulz
          ...  J_Hunye tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 30 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena kills the ball dead
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  F_Zappa knocks it forward
          ...  P_McGowan gets on the end of it
          ...  P_McGowan drives the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Celtic FC crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Celtic FC 4-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 31 :(cfc) P_McGowan takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  P_McGowan tries to beat Silvio_Proto!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto tips it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 32 :(rmd) Preety with the heel pass to J_T_Gavilan
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_T_Gavilan !
          ...  T_Flowers gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 39 :(cfc) F_Zappa holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Fernando_Mera
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  Fernando_Mera picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with Silvio_Proto
          ...  He nutmegs Silvio_Proto
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Hart
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Hart
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Silvio_Proto comes out and claims it!
Min. 44 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli plays in B_Abdoulaye with a beautiful ball
          ...  M_Britos wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Flowers comes out and claims it!
Min. 46 :(rmd) Preety skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Krohn_Dehli
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli shapes up for a shot!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 4-2 Real Madrid

Min. 47 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Phisbaena fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Silvio_Proto collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 48 :(cfc) N_Wade finds a hole in the defence
          ...  J_Charlton takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 50 :(cfc) Celtic FC will now play D
Min. 50 :(rmd) L_Copland with a precise ball to B_Abdoulaye
          ...  B_Abdoulaye fires the shot in!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Flowers was beaten there!
Min. 50 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira beats D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Preety with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 58 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Phisbaena
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(cfc) P_McGowan rushes through the defence
          ...  A_Schulz brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 70 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  K_Wemberg will come on for N_Wade and play DF
Min. 72 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera with a reverse pass to P_McGowan
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira crosses it in!
          ...  Silvio_Proto fists it away!
Min. 73 :(cfc) K_Mizuno looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_McGowan
          ...  A_Schulz bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 75 :(cfc) L_Henderson is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mizuno is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 78 :(cfc) L_Inagzij replaces B_Howedes to play as a DF
Min. 78 :(rmd) J_Djourou is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Charlton is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 78 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_McGowan latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_McGowan with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 79 :(rmd) K_Uddin is being brought on
          ...  Preety is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(rmd) Ronaldo is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Schulz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(cfc) P_McGowan beats Ronaldo
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_McGowan runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats J_Djourou
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Phisbaena !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Silvio_Proto tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Zappa!
          ...  Silvio_Proto easily catches it!
Min. 89 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to L_Copland
          ...  But M_Britos slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Hunye has a look but waves "Play On!"

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 120,000
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_McGowan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (2), P_McGowan (11,30), Fernando_Mera (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : J_T_Gavilan
Scorers              : J_T_Gavilan (5,23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_T_Gavilan (29), D_Kuzmanovic (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Celtic FC     |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 4 - 2 Real Madrid
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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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  30  10   8  23 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  29   9   8  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  21
N_Wade         DF   2  29   9   6  25 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Britos       DF   2  26   6   8  22 |  93   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  25   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  26   8   8  30 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  30  10  28 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  29   2  19 |  93   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  28   8  40 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  65  20
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  31  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   8  31  16 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  52
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  24  10   6  11 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Wemberg      DF   2  24   6   7  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Henderson    MF   2  10  27  12  41 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Silvio_Proto   GK  39   3   1   3  15 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  34  13   8  18 |  79   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Schulz       DF   1  32  12  11  20 |  82   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  32   9   7  40 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Hart         DF   2  32   4   1  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Preety         MF   1  10  39   6  28 |  80   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
M_Krohn_Dehli  MF   2  10  32  12  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
L_Copland      MF   1   8  30   6  21 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  15  29   8  39 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_T_Gavilan    FW   1   4  10  37  39 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  43
C_Arrache      FW   2  10   5  34  34 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Zogbo        GK  30   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  30   5  10  35 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  29  12   9  29 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uddin        MF   2  28  12   7  40 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   6  32  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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