Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Celtic FC (Sun Feb 23)


                           Schalke 04  |  Celtic FC
                          4-2-0-3-1 E  |  4-5-1 P
                           Andy Banks  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                          G_Bailey GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF Kim_Min_Jae
                          M_Friedl DF  |  DF S_Stallbaum
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF Nahuel_Molina
                      Ander_Brugge DF  |  DF M_Cucurella
                          N_Stiles DM  |  MF Arne_Engels
                              Endo DM  |  MF K_Sema
                        Luis_Palma AM  |  MF Jota_Neves
                      Eberechi_Eze AM  |  MF R_Tabatta
                       Tomas_Kalas AM  |  MF S_Mannsverk
                     E_Collamarini FW  |  FW I_Sarr
                                       |
                        I_Casillas SUB |  SUB D_De_Gea
                     Klaus_Fichtel SUB |  SUB A_Ibarguen
                            Doriva SUB |  SUB Liziero
                      Marcos_Acuna SUB |  SUB Daniel_Kelly
                         A_Belotti SUB |  SUB K_Furuhashi

Referee: F_Lata (Albania)


Min. 1  :(cfc) R_Tabatta runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Stallbaum
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Luis_Palma
Min. 1  :(shk) Tomas_Kalas is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to E_Collamarini
          ...  Kim_Min_Jae with an ugly foul
          ...  F_Lata will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Tomas_Kalas hits it over the wall
          ...  Carlos_Bravo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Carlos_Bravo !!
Min. 3  :(cfc) I_Sarr with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past J_Kounde
          ...  Driven towards goal by I_Sarr !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged G_Bailey
          ...  That puts Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 4  :(cfc) Celtic FC made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 6  :(cfc) Jota_Neves has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Kounde
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in I_Sarr!
          ...  Ander_Brugge takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 12 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Nahuel_Molina back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  S_Stallbaum with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 13 :(cfc) S_Stallbaum hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Jota_Neves latches onto it!
          ...  Jota_Neves flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 13 :(shk) Luis_Palma controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Nahuel_Molina
          ...  He puts in Tomas_Kalas!
          ...  S_Stallbaum is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  F_Lata warned him
Min. 14 :(cfc) Jota_Neves cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to R_Tabatta
          ...  D_Epureanu slices it
          ...  G_Bailey moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jota_Neves drives it into the box!
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of it
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  G_Bailey is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Arne_Engels chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball comes to R_Tabatta
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 17 :(cfc) Arne_Engels takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr with a little chip!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  Schalke 04 0-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 23 :(shk) E_Collamarini sidesteps his marker
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Cucurella picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 26 :(cfc) R_Tabatta cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Friedl wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 29 :(cfc) S_Stallbaum sidesteps M_Friedl
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  S_Stallbaum lobs G_Bailey!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  G_Bailey plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 31 :(cfc) K_Sema nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Epureanu gets to the ball first
Min. 32 :(cfc) R_Tabatta with a Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Kounde with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  F_Lata will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Jota_Neves fires it towards the goal
          ...  G_Bailey with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by I_Sarr!
          ...  G_Bailey makes the catch!
Min. 32 :(cfc) I_Sarr heads the ball back to K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema goes for goal !
          ...  G_Bailey parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabatta plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It is cleared by Ander_Brugge
Min. 33 :(cfc) K_Sema drives it across the face of the goal I_Sarr
          ...  Intercepted by Ander_Brugge
Min. 37 :(cfc) I_Sarr takes advantage of a mistake by D_Epureanu
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  I_Sarr flings a shot at goal !
          ...  G_Bailey can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  G_Bailey makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 39 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas with a flashy move
          ...  Tomas_Kalas with the drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Palma chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Ander_Brugge gets to it!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 40 :(cfc) Arne_Engels with a precise pass to K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema attempts a chip!
          ...  G_Bailey falls over
          ...  But G_Bailey is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Cucurella gathers up the loose ball
Min. 45 :(cfc) K_Sema beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Arne_Engels
          ...  Arne_Engels drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-2 Celtic FC

Min. 46 :(cfc) I_Sarr moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  G_Bailey can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-3 Celtic FC ...
Min. 47 :(cfc) The ball is passed in from S_Mannsverk, he finds K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-4 Celtic FC ...
Min. 48 :(cfc) R_Tabatta beats Ander_Brugge
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Eberechi_Eze is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  I_Sarr hits it over the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Sema chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Friedl belts it clear
Min. 49 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze plays the early ball across the box to find M_Friedl in space
          ...  M_Friedl has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It floats over Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 51 :(shk) N_Stiles fires over a low cross to J_Kounde
          ...  But S_Stallbaum sweeps up the threat
Min. 52 :(shk) Luis_Palma could get a shot on goal here
          ...  Jota_Neves tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 57 :(cfc) I_Sarr finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Endo reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 59 :(shk) E_Collamarini slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  E_Collamarini uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo catches the ball
Min. 60 :(shk) Luis_Palma has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Luis_Palma looks to see where Carlos_Bravo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 64 :(cfc) K_Sema chips the ball over the defence and finds I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It floats over G_Bailey
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 64 :(shk) Luis_Palma sidesteps M_Cucurella
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Kim_Min_Jae with an awful challenge
          ...  F_Lata tries to calm him down
Min. 69 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is ready to come on to replace J_Kounde
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 69 :(shk) Tomas_Kalas sidesteps K_Sema
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Tomas_Kalas has a go!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo palms it behind
          ...  F_Lata has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 70 :(cfc) A_Ibarguen will replace S_Stallbaum and play DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Liziero comes on for K_Sema and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(cfc) Daniel_Kelly is coming on for Jota_Neves and will play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Arne_Engels controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  I_Sarr gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  I_Sarr tries to beat G_Bailey from outside the area!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 71 :(shk) Doriva is ready to come on to replace N_Stiles
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 71 :(shk) Luis_Palma holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Doriva
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Kim_Min_Jae picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 72 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Marcos_Acuna comes on for Luis_Palma to play MF
Min. 73 :(shk) A_Belotti is coming on for Tomas_Kalas and playing FW
Min. 73 :(cfc) K_Furuhashi replaces I_Sarr and will play FW
Min. 75 :(cfc) Celtic FC altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 75 :(cfc) Daniel_Kelly with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Liziero gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Liziero hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 77 :(shk) Endo gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Doriva is unmarked
          ...  Doriva is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round Carlos_Bravo
          ...  He lobs it over Carlos_Bravo
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 78 :(cfc) R_Tabatta knocks the ball past the lunge of Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 79 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna with a probing through ball Eberechi_Eze
          ...  M_Cucurella fouls badly
          ...  F_Lata will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 80 :(shk) Marcos_Acuna runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E_Collamarini
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  E_Collamarini bears down on goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo was lucky there
Min. 81 :(shk) Endo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Belotti
          ...  Nahuel_Molina with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Collamarini Places the ball on the spot
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with the save!!
Min. 82 :(shk) A_Belotti runs at the defence
          ...  Nahuel_Molina slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 83 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Cucurella
          ...  He knocks it to Doriva!
          ...  But R_Tabatta with the fine tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(cfc) Daniel_Kelly squares it to S_Mannsverk
          ...  D_Epureanu wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Liziero!
          ...  M_Friedl clears the danger
Min. 90 :(cfc) Daniel_Kelly sidesteps D_Epureanu
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Epureanu reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 94 :(shk) Doriva with the towering header to Eberechi_Eze
          ...  Nahuel_Molina reads the situation well and wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 145,285
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Luis_Palma
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Eberechi_Eze (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : I_Sarr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Sarr (3,17), K_Sema (46,47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Stallbaum (12), M_Cucurella (79), Nahuel_Molina (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       17
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       12
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 4 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Bailey       GK  34   1   5   5   9 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  35   9   9  33 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
M_Friedl       DF   1  32   9   5  28 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   2  32   7   2  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ander_Brugge   DF   1  29   9   2  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  55 -20 -15
N_Stiles       DM   2  18  31   1  24 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Endo           DM   1  18  30   5  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
Luis_Palma     AM   2   9  33  16  39 |  74   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  30   5
Eberechi_Eze   AM   1   6  30  18  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Tomas_Kalas    AM   1   3  30  15  37 |  75   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  34  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -5
I_Casillas     GK  31   1   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  31  23   5  41 |  25   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Doriva         MF   2  28  28  11  21 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Marcos_Acuna   MF   2   3  32   2  11 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Belotti      FW   2   1   5  30  33 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Carlos_Bravo   GK  38   1   2   3  21 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
Kim_Min_Jae    DF   2  34   2   3  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  33  18  17  47 |  72   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  13   3
Nahuel_Molina  DF   1  33   8   3  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
M_Cucurella    DF   2  32   3   5  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
Arne_Engels    MF   2   5  35  12  31 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
K_Sema         MF   1  14  33  25  21 |  72   0   0   3   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  45  60
Jota_Neves     MF   1  10  33  16  21 |  72   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
R_Tabatta      MF   2  25  32  18  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  15   5
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  31  11  11 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
I_Sarr         FW   1  10   9  39  21 |  75   0   0   2   1   7   2   0   0   0   0  50  50
D_De_Gea       GK  30   4   1   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  28   1  19  29 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Liziero        MF   1  20  32   5  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Daniel_Kelly   MF   1  12  22   4  34 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_Furuhashi    FW   1   5   2  34  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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