Elite, Arsenal vs. Celtic FC (Wed Dec 21)


                              Arsenal  |  Celtic FC
                            4-3-2-1 P  |  4-3-1-2 N
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Scott Phillips
                                       |
                         J_Lehmann GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF C_Moore
                         P_Leonard DF  |  DF N_Golanski
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF S_Cuthbert
                         D_Caicedo DF  |  DF Grimi
                       J_Obi_Mikel MF  |  MF D_de_Rossi
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                          N_Scally MF  |  MF K_Mizuno
                          J_Haynes AM  |  AM Y_Jiangshan
                           D_Prime AM  |  FW K_Miller
                       G_Schelotto FW  |  FW F_Inzaghi
                                       |
                          F_Carini SUB |  SUB C_Carrasso
                        R_Radinski SUB |  SUB D_O_Dea
                           D_Cisse SUB |  SUB K_Dyer
                         B_McBride SUB |  SUB R_Lopez
                           K_Timar SUB |  SUB R_Sole

Referee: P_Turnbull (Canada)


Min. 2  :(cfc) F_Inzaghi takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the chance ! 
          ...  But J_Lehmann punches it away 
Min. 3  :(arn) A defence splitting pass from N_Scally to G_Schelotto 
          ...  A wicked drive by G_Schelotto ! 
          ...  D_Anderson falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  D_Anderson looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Haynes floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Anderson's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  D_Anderson looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel swings it in! 
          ...  D_Caicedo gets a shot in 
          ...  D_Anderson parries it 
Min. 7  :(cfc) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  K_Miller takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  K_Miller with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That’s put Celtic FC in front! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 9  :(arn) A_Isaksson beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  C_Moore gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 10 :(cfc) Y_Jiangshan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Zheng_Zhi 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Zheng_Zhi ! 
          ...  But J_Lehmann tips it over 
          ...  P_Turnbull has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 11 :(arn) J_Haynes brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Haynes drives the shot in! 
          ...  D_Anderson was lucky there 
Min. 15 :(arn) S_Logan sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Schelotto 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Schelotto ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 20 :(cfc) K_Mizuno holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Miller 
          ...  S_Logan dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 21 :(cfc) F_Inzaghi dribbles it into the box 
          ...  F_Inzaghi goes for goal ! 
          ...  But J_Lehmann smothers the ball. 
Min. 22 :(arn) J_Haynes steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Cuthbert 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  N_Golanski is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  D_Anderson misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Prime chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Anderson comes out and claims it! 
Min. 22 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But P_Leonard sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 28 :(arn) J_Obi_Mikel kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Prime gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Inzaghi stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 29 :(arn) J_Haynes with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past C_Moore 
          ...  C_Moore goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 29 :(cfc) Y_Jiangshan breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Lehmann! 
          ...  J_Haynes brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  P_Turnbull had no choice there!! 
          ...  Scott Phillips appluads the decision 
Min. 33 :(arn) G_Schelotto gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Moore with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 34 :(arn) D_Prime loses C_Moore 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Prime ! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 36 :(arn) J_Obi_Mikel with a glorious 60-yard pass to G_Schelotto 
          ...  A wicked drive by G_Schelotto ! 
          ...  D_Anderson fists it away 
Min. 37 :(cfc) Y_Jiangshan controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Burdisso 
          ...  He puts in K_Miller! 
          ...  D_Caicedo takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 38 :(cfc) F_Inzaghi with a flicked pass to Y_Jiangshan 
          ...  S_Logan reads the play well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) D_Caicedo finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  N_Golanski with a nasty foul 
          ...  P_Turnbull will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 44 :(arn) A_Isaksson with a reverse pass to D_Caicedo 
          ...  Blocked by Grimi 

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

Min. 46 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi gets possession in his own half 
          ...  P_Leonard leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 52 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi with a probing pass to K_Miller 
          ...  A_Isaksson cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 53 :(arn) A_Isaksson with the nod to J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  D_Anderson gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 54 :(arn) S_Logan runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Prime 
          ...  D_Prime tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 55 :(cfc) D_de_Rossi turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to F_Inzaghi 
          ...  But P_Leonard spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 56 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Zheng_Zhi heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 57 :(cfc) C_Moore has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past S_Logan 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Miller! 
          ...  S_Logan fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 60 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi plays a first time ball through the defence to Grimi 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Caicedo belts it clear 
Min. 60 :(arn) J_Obi_Mikel moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Burdisso 
          ...  N_Golanski with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  Will he show him another yellow? 
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off! 
Min. 60 :(cfc) D_O_Dea will come on for K_Miller and play DF 
Min. 65 :(arn) D_Cisse is coming on and G_Schelotto is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 69 :(arn) B_McBride is being brought on 
          ...  D_Caicedo is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 70 :(cfc) F_Inzaghi plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  F_Inzaghi with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  J_Lehmann watches it sail wide! 
Min. 71 :(cfc) Grimi with a probing pass to K_Mizuno 
          ...  K_Mizuno with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 73 :(cfc) K_Mizuno gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds F_Inzaghi 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Inzaghi ! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  J_Lehmann grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 75 :(cfc) R_Lopez replaces an unhappy D_de_Rossi and will play as a MF 
Min. 75 :(cfc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Celtic FC will now be playing D 
Min. 76 :(arn) D_Cisse takes on Grimi 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  D_O_Dea cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 84 :(arn) P_Leonard with an incisive pass to D_Cisse 
          ...  D_O_Dea wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 85 :(cfc) R_Sole is coming on for F_Inzaghi and will play FW 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Sole 
          ...  R_Sole hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  J_Lehmann is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Celtic FC ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 55,939
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Obi_Mikel
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Haynes (29)
Booked               : P_Leonard (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : Zheng_Zhi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Miller (7), R_Sole (92)
Sent Off             : N_Golanski (60)
Booked               : C_Moore (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 2 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Lehmann      GK  32   2   4   4  19 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  23   9   7  36 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  24   0
P_Leonard      DF   2  22   7   4  34 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  10  -2
N_Burdisso     DF   2  22   7   6  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  21   7   6  47 |  71   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   8
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  25   8  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -12
A_Isaksson     MF   1   7  23   4  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  24   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  23   6  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Haynes       AM   1   9  20  11  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -2
D_Prime        AM   2   7  18  11  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Schelotto    FW   2   4   4  23  35 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  22   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cisse        FW   1   5   8  22  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McBride      FW   2   9   8  20  17 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Timar        DF   2  19   3   4  27 |   0   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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D_Anderson     GK  27   4   1   5  19 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_Moore        DF   2  27   5   5  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  10  -2
N_Golanski     DF   3  23   8   6  35 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  15 -10 -10
S_Cuthbert     DF   2  23   4   4  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Grimi          DF   2  23   7   9  35 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
D_de_Rossi     MF   1  11  25   5  20 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  23   7  42 |  95   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  88  28
K_Mizuno       MF   1   7  23   8  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Y_Jiangshan    AM   2   7  23  15  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_Miller       FW   1   1   2  24  26 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  48
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   3   5  26  24 |  87   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  25  12  16
C_Carrasso     GK  23   5   4   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  22  10   8  41 |  33   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
K_Dyer         MF   1   7  21  10  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  22   4  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sole         FW   1   8   9  21  22 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
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