Division Three League Match, Celtic FC vs. AC Milan (Mon Sep 24)


                            Celtic FC  |  AC Milan
                            3-1-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 P
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                          C_Gordon GK  |  GK Belushi
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF M_Bordon
                        N_Golanski DF  |  DF B_Berg
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF D_Oleary
                         D_Bentley DM  |  DF J_Tomkinson
                           A_Jolie MF  |  MF P_Rossi
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF A_Carvalhas
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF P_Cocu
                          K_Miller FW  |  FW C_Canista
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW M_Maigi
                                       |
                          O_Giroud SUB |  SUB Carlotta
                            M_Abel SUB |  SUB S_Wonder
                        D_Pokrivac SUB |  SUB G_Duke
                            G_Zola SUB |  SUB Romero
                      H_Cunningham SUB |  SUB Carioca

Referee: H_Kinbull (Germany)


Min. 1  :(amn) F_Zappa has it now
          ...  He takes on H_Westermann
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Canista!
          ...  C_Canista cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  C_Gordon pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Cocu
          ...  C_Gordon comes out and claims it!
Min. 2  :(cfc) B_Howedes with the towering header to D_Damjanovic
          ...  D_Damjanovic is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has Belushi to beat
          ...  He slips it underneath Belushi
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And Celtic FC are leading in the game now
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 2  :(amn) AC Milan's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 2  :(amn) P_Cocu moves to AM
Min. 2  :(amn) A_Carvalhas sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot slips through C_Gordon's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 4  :(cfc) A_Jolie is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  K_Miller latches onto the ball
          ...  K_Miller with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Belushi's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 4  :(cfc) A_Jolie lashes out at P_Rossi
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 4  :(cfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  G_Zola will come on for K_Miller and play MF
Min. 7  :(cfc) K_Mizuno whips the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Bordon gets to the ball first
Min. 9  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Bordon with the block
Min. 9  :(amn) P_Rossi knocks it forward
          ...  D_Bentley slips
          ...  M_Maigi gets to it!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Maigi !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carvalhas crosses it in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by D_Bentley
Min. 11 :(amn) F_Zappa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Maigi keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Maigi has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 12 :(amn) F_Zappa off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Tomkinson picks up the deflection
          ...  H_Westermann brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 13 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Cleared by B_Berg
Min. 15 :(amn) J_Tomkinson with a 50-yard pass to P_Cocu
          ...  P_Cocu hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  C_Gordon never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But Belushi makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 18 :(amn) B_Berg looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Maigi
          ...  M_Maigi with a thundering drive!
          ...  But C_Gordon tips it over
          ...  H_Kinbull has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 19 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic fires over a low cross to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena sees Belushi off his line !
          ...  Belushi watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 24 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi knocks it forward
          ...  M_Bordon slips
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets to it!
          ...  D_Oleary takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 25 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Golanski
          ...  J_Tomkinson brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 25 :(amn) A_Carvalhas looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 26 :(amn) D_Oleary plays a long ball to B_Berg
          ...  But N_Golanski slides in
Min. 27 :(cfc) D_Bentley holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Westermann
          ...  H_Westermann keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Belushi with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 29 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to M_Phisbaena
          ...  D_Oleary slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 31 :(amn) M_Bordon comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  N_Golanski rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 33 :(amn) P_Rossi looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Cocu
          ...  P_Cocu has a go!
          ...  C_Gordon falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  C_Gordon looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Zappa swings it in!
          ...  C_Canista loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 34 :(amn) P_Cocu gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Maigi
          ...  M_Maigi hits a curling shot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 35 :(amn) B_Berg with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past H_Westermann
          ...  But B_Howedes spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 36 :(amn) P_Rossi moves forward
          ...  P_Rossi hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 37 :(amn) C_Canista sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Canista gets up high for the header !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 38 :(amn) M_Bordon loses D_Bentley
          ...  M_Bordon looks to see where C_Gordon is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 38 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  M_Bordon with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  N_Golanski swings it in
          ...  Zheng_Zhi gets on the end of it
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with a powerful header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 39 :(cfc) K_Mizuno works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Bordon wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 39 :(amn) P_Rossi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Phisbaena
          ...  He puts in M_Maigi!
          ...  M_Maigi tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  C_Gordon was lucky there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(cfc) K_Mizuno lays the ball back to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a thundering drive!
          ...  Belushi collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 47 :(amn) F_Zappa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Bordon decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Bordon with a terrific drive !
          ...  C_Gordon with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 1-1 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(cfc) K_Mizuno picks out B_Howedes with the cross
          ...  B_Howedes drives the ball low !
          ...  But Belushi just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Mizuno drives it into the box!
          ...  H_Westermann gets on the end of it
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 47 :(amn) J_Tomkinson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Howedes
          ...  He knocks it to M_Maigi!
          ...  M_Maigi has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  C_Gordon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  C_Gordon catches it with style!
Min. 50 :(amn) J_Tomkinson picks out P_Rossi with the cross
          ...  P_Rossi rifles it to the far post !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That's given AC Milan the lead!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 51 :(amn) AC Milan will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 55 :(amn) P_Rossi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  B_Berg latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Berg tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  C_Gordon manages to turn it behind
Min. 59 :(amn) M_Maigi finds C_Canista with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A powerful header from C_Canista !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  C_Gordon parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 60 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Zheng_Zhi attempts a chip!
          ...  But Belushi just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 60 :(amn) A_Carvalhas pushes it past N_Golanski
          ...  A_Carvalhas lobs C_Gordon!
          ...  C_Gordon has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  C_Gordon is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 66 :(cfc) K_Mizuno looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a stunning strike !
          ...  Belushi is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 70 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Belushi grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 71 :(cfc) K_Mizuno with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past M_Bordon
          ...  B_Berg with an ugly foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 74 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Bordon reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 76 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic pass splits open the defence and finds D_Bentley
          ...  P_Cocu with the block
Min. 78 :(cfc) B_Howedes with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  D_Oleary takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 80 :(cfc) M_Abel is coming on and B_Howedes is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 85 :(cfc) H_Cunningham is coming on and M_Phisbaena is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amn) F_Zappa beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds M_Maigi
          ...  But H_Westermann clears the ball to safety
Min. 91 :(amn) P_Cocu beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  N_Golanski with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  H_Kinbull gave him a strong warning
Min. 92 :(amn) P_Rossi pushes it past M_Abel
          ...  M_Abel recovers to win the ball back

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 63,996
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Damjanovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Damjanovic (2)
Sent Off             : A_Jolie (4)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : P_Rossi
Scorers              : C_Canista (25), P_Rossi (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Bordon (38), B_Berg (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Celtic FC  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       20
Off target           :           6        |       10
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          15        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       19
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 1 - 2 AC Milan
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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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C_Gordon       GK  32   1   1   3  17 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  26   5   3  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0   9
N_Golanski     DF   3  24   8   6  35 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  23   8   7  23 |  83   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  32   8
D_Bentley      DM   3  15  21   8  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
A_Jolie        MF   1   8  25   5  35 |   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   2 -10
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  24   7  42 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   9
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   8  24   7  47 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  72  28
K_Mizuno       MF   1   7  24   9  28 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
K_Miller       FW   1   1   2  25  26 |   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  11  24  32 |  88   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0 -20  -8  -1
O_Giroud       GK  20   3   3   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Abel         DF   1  24   3   3  32 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Pokrivac     DF   1  20  10   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zola         MF   2   9  22   6  25 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cunningham   FW   1   4   3  20  32 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  31   8   8   5  11 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  24   7   6  26 |  96   0   4   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  58  -2   7
B_Berg         DF   2  23   7   6  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  10   6
D_Oleary       DF   1  23   9   5  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
J_Tomkinson    DF   1  23   7   7  29 |  96   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35  76  20
P_Rossi        MF   2   8  25   9  37 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  60  29
F_Zappa        MF   1   5  24   2  19 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  22   6  19 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   1
P_Cocu         AM   3  10  22  10  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  35  32  29
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  23  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  23  42 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  12  27
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wonder       DF   2  21  11   9  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Duke         MF   2   8  21   7  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romero         FW   1   6   3  22  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carioca        FW   1   5   4  22  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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