Elite FA Cup Groups Match 4, Tottenham vs. Celtic FC (Thu Dec 07)


                            Tottenham  |  Celtic FC
                            6-1-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 A
                         Levi Stephen  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                          A_Wisdom DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                         E_Plummer DF  |  DF K_Abrha
                           S_Howey DF  |  DF M_Britos
                        T_Manniman DF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                          D_McHale DF  |  DM M_Kikuchi
                            Doriva DF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                           M_James DM  |  MF B_Bjorksson
                           R_Pires MF  |  MF Paas_De_Boll
                           R_Sharp FW  |  AM M_Phisbaena
                      Hugo_Sanchez FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                         C_Poenaru SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                          W_Morgan SUB |  SUB N_Wade
                           P_Smith SUB |  SUB P_A_Cocu
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB A_Ben_Hatira
                         T_Hurlock SUB |  SUB G_Puciato

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 2  :(cfc) M_Kikuchi hoists the ball across to M_Britos
          ...  E_Plummer gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 5  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Bjorksson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Bjorksson attempts a low drive!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 6  :(tth) R_Pires takes advantage of a mistake by C_Metzelder
          ...  R_Pires has a dig at goal!
          ...  But T_Flowers tips it over
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 6  :(tth) R_Sharp breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Flowers!
          ...  K_Mizuno brings him down!
          ...  C_V_Carballo tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  R_Sharp hits it hard
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  And Tottenham are leading in the game now
          ...  Tottenham 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 7  :(cfc) Celtic FC are switching their playing style to P
Min. 8  :(cfc) Paas_De_Boll brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Mizuno gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Wisdom with an awful challenge
          ...  C_V_Carballo warns him
Min. 9  :(cfc) P_McGowan knocks it forward
          ...  S_Howey slips
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets to it!
          ...  S_Howey does well to get the tackle in
Min. 11 :(tth) R_Pires plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Sharp keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_Sharp swings in the shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 12 :(cfc) M_Kikuchi looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Manniman hits it out for a throw
Min. 15 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats his marker
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_McHale
Min. 16 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez beats C_Metzelder
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Metzelder reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 19 :(tth) Doriva has it now
          ...  He takes on K_Abrha
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Howey!
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Howey !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Tottenham 2-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 22 :(tth) T_Manniman finds the run of M_James
          ...  B_Howedes reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_James
          ...  T_Flowers makes the catch!
Min. 22 :(tth) S_Howey fires over a low cross to R_Sharp
          ...  K_Mizuno is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  S_Howey swings it in
          ...  D_McHale takes control of it!
          ...  D_McHale attempts to nutmeg R_Ceni!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Pires chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Flowers
Min. 29 :(tth) E_Plummer brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Sharp with the strike !
          ...  T_Flowers falls over
          ...  But T_Flowers is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 30 :(cfc) K_Abrha with a precise ball to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 32 :(tth) E_Plummer with a reverse pass to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 38 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena is unmarked!
          ...  M_Phisbaena belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 40 :(cfc) Paas_De_Boll with an incisive pass to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  The shot slips through R_Ceni's hands
          ...  But R_Ceni recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) M_Britos takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_Pires tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  K_Mizuno knocks it forward
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries to beat T_Flowers!
          ...  R_Ceni parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Tottenham 2-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 43 :(cfc) Paas_De_Boll is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to B_Howedes
          ...  E_Plummer rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's C_V_Carballo going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 45 :(tth) A_Johnson takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Sharp as FW

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 2-1 Celtic FC

Min. 47 :(cfc) P_McGowan breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Ceni!
          ...  R_Pires brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  M_Kikuchi swings it in
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Phisbaena has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 49 :(tth) M_James skips the challenge from B_Howedes
          ...  M_James attempts a low drive!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 51 :(tth) D_McHale with electric pace
          ...  He eases past B_Howedes
          ...  D_McHale aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  T_Flowers heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 52 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 54 :(tth) R_Pires looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_McHale
          ...  D_McHale launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 55 :(tth) a big roar from the crowd as T_Hurlock comes on for Hugo_Sanchez to play FW
Min. 55 :(tth) R_Pires takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  R_Pires hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Flowers goes down well to save
Min. 57 :(tth) D_McHale with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  K_Abrha with an over the top challenge
          ...  C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 58 :(tth) S_Howey controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Pires gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Britos with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 61 :(tth) A_Johnson looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_James
          ...  M_James tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 63 :(tth) Doriva is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to A_Johnson
          ...  But B_Howedes comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 67 :(tth) M_James with a penetrating pass to E_Plummer
          ...  But C_Metzelder clears the ball to safety
Min. 68 :(tth) A_Wisdom with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past K_Mizuno
          ...  He knocks it to A_Johnson!
          ...  A_Johnson has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Flowers moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 68 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But R_Pires clears the ball to safety
Min. 69 :(tth) R_Pires picks up a loose ball
          ...  R_Pires with the header !
          ...  T_Flowers has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Flowers is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 70 :(cfc) N_Wade is ready to come on to replace M_Britos
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) G_Puciato replaces M_Phisbaena to play as a FW
Min. 72 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira is coming on and K_Mizuno is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 72 :(cfc) P_McGowan runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  T_Manniman with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 73 :(cfc) P_McGowan controls it with ease
          ...  A thundering drive by P_McGowan !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 73 :(tth) D_McHale hoists the ball across to A_Johnson
          ...  P_McGowan with a clumsy challenge
          ...  C_V_Carballo warns him
Min. 74 :(cfc) N_Wade knocks it forward
          ...  E_Plummer slips
          ...  Paas_De_Boll gets to it!
          ...  Paas_De_Boll with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Celtic FC fans!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Tottenham 2-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 75 :(tth) W_Morgan comes on for E_Plummer and takes up a DF role
Min. 75 :(cfc) Celtic FC switch to playing A
Min. 76 :(tth) M_James pass splits open the defence and finds Doriva
          ...  Doriva strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But T_Flowers reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 77 :(tth) T_Hurlock with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from K_Abrha
          ...  T_Hurlock tries the shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Flowers never had a chance!
Min. 80 :(cfc) G_Puciato barges T_Hurlock off the ball
          ...  R_Pires is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 86 :(tth) A_Johnson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Doriva
          ...  Doriva with the shot on net !
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) Paas_De_Boll looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_McGowan
          ...  W_Morgan with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 89 :(cfc) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by Doriva
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_Puciato attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But R_Ceni with the difficult save
Min. 89 :(tth) D_McHale finds A_Wisdom with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 90 :(tth) T_Hurlock comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  C_Metzelder with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  C_V_Carballo wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  T_Hurlock fires it towards the goal
          ...  T_Flowers makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 91 :(cfc) G_Puciato with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  G_Puciato with a stunning strike !
          ...  R_Ceni was lucky there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
Attendance           : 61,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Sharp
Scorers              : R_Sharp (6), S_Howey (19)
Sent Off             : R_Pires (80)
Booked               : T_Manniman (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : Paas_De_Boll (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (43), Paas_De_Boll (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Mizuno (22), K_Abrha (57), A_Ben_Hatira (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Tottenham 2 - 2 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  32   2   2   7  30 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  26  22   8  34 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  23  11  11  22 |  76   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
S_Howey        DF   2  21  19   4  36 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
T_Manniman     DF   2  17  23   5  25 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
D_McHale       DF   2  16  23  12  28 |  92   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  11
Doriva         DF   2  20  22  10  21 |  92   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35  10
M_James        DM   2  11  24  14  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
R_Pires        MF   3   9  25  17  31 |  81   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   1   0  10  10   1
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  24  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
Hugo_Sanchez   FW   2   9  16  23  27 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  23  11   6  10 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Smith        DF   3  23  10   7  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   2   6  24  17  27 |  47   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
T_Hurlock      FW   1   8  23  18  37 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

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 |  92  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  31  11   8  23 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  28   9   6  33 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Britos       DF   2  27   6   8  22 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  26   8   8  30 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Kikuchi      DM   1  14  26   8  30 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  32  10  28 |  73   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  29   7  31 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2   9  26   9  31 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  30
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   9  13  32  32 |  71   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  32
P_McGowan      FW   2   9   8  33  16 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  30   9   6  25 |  21   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  29   7  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  29   8  40 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  28  42 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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