Elite FA Cup Semi Final Match, Real Madrid vs. Celtic FC (Thu Jan 19)


                          Real Madrid  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-3-3 A
                         Ahmed Alrawi  |  Scott Phillips
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                        J_Martinez DF  |  DF C_Moore
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF Grimi
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF S_Cuthbert
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF T_Kaizer
                      M_Camoranesi MF  |  MF D_de_Rossi
                            Preety MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                     Ki_Sung_Yueng MF  |  MF Y_Jiangshan
                       R_Pletikosa MF  |  FW F_Inzaghi
                       J_T_Gavilán FW  |  FW K_Miller
                         H_Postiga FW  |  FW R_Sole
                                       |
                           R_Locke SUB |  SUB C_Carrasso
                          P_Caddis SUB |  SUB D_O_Dea
                     M_Krohn_Dehli SUB |  SUB K_Mizuno
                          Saddam_H SUB |  SUB R_Lopez
                     R_Acquafresca SUB |  SUB H_Cunningham

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 1  :(rmd) P_Rodriguez unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Postiga 
          ...  But C_Moore wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 3  :(cfc) D_de_Rossi volleys it forward. He finds K_Miller 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  P_Rodriguez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 4  :(rmd) J_Martinez is unmarked! 
          ...  But C_Moore slides in 
Min. 7  :(rmd) M_Camoranesi loses his marker! 
          ...  C_Moore gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 7  :(cfc) K_Miller finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  K_Miller blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 9  :(rmd) H_Postiga with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  A wicked drive by H_Postiga ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 11 :(rmd) Preety retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  H_Postiga gets on the end of it 
          ...  H_Postiga with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  D_Anderson pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Preety chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to H_Postiga 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  D_Anderson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s put Real Madrid in front! 
          ...  Real Madrid 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 12 :(rmd) Real Madrid switch to playing C 
Min. 13 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees P_Rodriguez in space! 
          ...  But T_Kaizer sweeps up the threat 
Min. 14 :(rmd) H_Postiga is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 15 :(rmd) Ki_Sung_Yueng drives it across the face of the goal H_Postiga 
          ...  H_Postiga gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  D_Anderson can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  It’s his 10th for the season!! 
          ...  Real Madrid 2-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 16 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán runs forward 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But D_Anderson punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 19 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi floats the ball in to find D_de_Rossi 
          ...  But L_Roy sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 20 :(rmd) C_Berra flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  C_Berra with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But D_Anderson palms it behind 
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 24 :(rmd) Ki_Sung_Yueng is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  H_Postiga latches onto the ball 
          ...  But Grimi comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 25 :(rmd) Ki_Sung_Yueng kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Celtic FC fans taunt him! 
Min. 28 :(rmd) Preety 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! 
          ...  H_Postiga receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  T_Kaizer reads the play well 
Min. 30 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Berra in the box 
          ...  C_Berra hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  D_Anderson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 31 :(cfc) D_de_Rossi miskicks! 
          ...  He finds R_Sole though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  R_Pletikosa with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 32 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past C_Moore 
          ...  He knocks it to H_Postiga! 
          ...  But T_Kaizer wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_de_Vries has none of it. 
Min. 33 :(cfc) S_Cuthbert looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 35 :(cfc) D_de_Rossi is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  R_Sole latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Postiga with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  R_Sole drives it in 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_de_Rossi hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Mulen 
Min. 37 :(rmd) H_Postiga lobs it over S_Cuthbert 
          ...  H_Postiga with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  D_Anderson guesses right 
Min. 37 :(cfc) C_Moore beats R_Pletikosa 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_de_Vries 
          ...  C_Moore hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by K_Miller 
          ...  L_Mulen makes the catch! 
Min. 40 :(rmd) J_Martinez runs at the defence 
          ...  Blocked by S_Cuthbert 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez with a measured ball to M_Camoranesi 
          ...  K_Miller with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  R_Pletikosa passes to J_T_Gavilán 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Celtic FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 46 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi with the header on 
          ...  He finds H_Postiga in space 
          ...  H_Postiga attempts a lob! 
          ...  D_Anderson guesses right 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 2-0 Celtic FC

Min. 47 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán is unmarked! 
          ...  K_Miller is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 53 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi unselfishly lays the ball back to J_T_Gavilán 
          ...  But S_Cuthbert comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 53 :(cfc) Y_Jiangshan feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  F_Inzaghi runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  F_Inzaghi hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  L_Mulen narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 54 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi with a short pass to find H_Postiga 
          ...  But D_de_Rossi slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 55 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Camoranesi with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Anderson with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 56 :(rmd) Preety looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Roy 
          ...  L_Roy drives it low ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 56 :(cfc) F_Inzaghi sidesteps L_Roy 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Pletikosa is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
Min. 58 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi flicks the ball through 
          ...  H_Postiga runs onto it! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Grimi and it had to be 
Min. 59 :(cfc) R_Sole with a penetrating pass to Y_Jiangshan 
          ...  Y_Jiangshan swings in the shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 62 :(cfc) T_Kaizer 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 he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Roy hits it out for a throw 
Min. 71 :(rmd) Preety cuts the ball back to J_T_Gavilán 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_T_Gavilán ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Pletikosa chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Cuthbert 
Min. 74 :(cfc) K_Miller breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on L_Mulen! 
          ...  J_Martinez brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 74 :(rmd) P_Caddis is being brought on 
          ...  H_Postiga is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  Zheng_Zhi shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to F_Inzaghi instead 
          ...  C_Berra with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 76 :(rmd) Preety brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_Moore 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in P_Rodriguez! 
          ...  But S_Cuthbert wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by P_Rodriguez 
          ...  D_Anderson fists it away! 
Min. 76 :(cfc) Grimi knocks the ball past C_Berra 
          ...  Grimi with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  L_Mulen makes a fine save 
Min. 77 :(rmd) C_Berra looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Rodriguez 
          ...  C_Moore forces him off the ball 
Min. 77 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi finds F_Inzaghi with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Caddis 
Min. 78 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Camoranesi with the strike ! 
          ...  D_Anderson makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 80 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is coming on for D_de_Rossi and playing MF 
Min. 80 :(cfc) R_Lopez comes on for Zheng_Zhi and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 81 :(rmd) R_Acquafresca is being brought on 
          ...  J_T_Gavilán is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 82 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli replaces R_Pletikosa to play as a MF 
Min. 82 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez jumps over Grimi's challenge 
          ...  C_Moore with an ugly 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. 85 :(cfc) D_O_Dea takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Moore 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 85 :(rmd) C_Berra works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca 
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Acquafresca ! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 87 :(cfc) K_Mizuno finds F_Inzaghi on the edge of the box 
          ...  The ball hits R_Acquafresca in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(cfc) Grimi looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Mizuno 
          ...  C_Berra with a nasty foul 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Scott Phillips looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 92 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli with an intelligent ball to M_Camoranesi 
          ...  Grimi takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 92 :(cfc) K_Mizuno looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Miller 
          ...  A left-footer by K_Miller ! 
          ...  But L_Mulen makes an easy save 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio_do_Dragãos
Attendance           : 98,001
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : H_Postiga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Postiga (11,15) 
Sent Off             : J_Martinez (74)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_de_Rossi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Real Madrid  |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          69        |       31
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          17        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          19        |       10
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 2 - 0 Celtic FC
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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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L_Mulen        GK  37   4   6   3  10 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  28   3   4  23 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
C_Berra        DF   2  25   5   6  32 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  44  36
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  25   7   9  28 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  24   0
L_Roy          DF   3  24   6   8  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 110  20  20
M_Camoranesi   MF   1   4  28   9  34 |  93   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  72  16
Preety         MF   1   9  28   5  28 |  93   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   6  25  11  26 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
R_Pletikosa    MF   3   9  24   7  40 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_T_Gavilán    FW   1   3   9  30  39 |  82   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  29  24 |  75   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  80
R_Locke        GK  27   2   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  21  11   7  28 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Krohn_Dehli  MF   2   9  25  11  27 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Saddam_H       AM   2  17  22  21  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  21  36 |  11   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   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 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Moore        DF   2  27   5   5  21 |  86   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Grimi          DF   2  23   7   9  35 |  93   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  55  -8 -12
S_Cuthbert     DF   2  23   4   4  24 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  22   6   4  37 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
D_de_Rossi     MF   1  11  26   5  20 |  81   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  24   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  24   7  42 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Y_Jiangshan    MF   2   7  23  15  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   3   5  26  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
K_Miller       FW   1   1   2  25  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
R_Sole         FW   1   8   9  21  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
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 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   7  23   8  28 |  12   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  22   4  20 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cunningham   FW   1   4   3  19  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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