Elite League Match, Celtic FC vs. Arsenal (Sun Mar 12)


                            Celtic FC  |  Arsenal
                            4-4-1-1 C  |  5-4-1 D
                          Malky McKay  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK D_James
                        C_Kabasele DF  |  DF P_Evra
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF Ramos
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                        A_Barzagli DF  |  DF M_Layun
                           Draxler MF  |  DF W_Fofana
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF M_Thomas
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF H_Fernandez
                        N_Chalobah MF  |  MF G_Zolla
                            K_Sema AM  |  MF Ronaldinhio
                             H_Son FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                        P_Dahlberg SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                          C_Irvine SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                        Ianis_Hagi SUB |  SUB M_Overmars
                     S_Haksabanovi SUB |  SUB L_Torreira
                     Rolando_Silva SUB |  SUB D_Baggio

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 9  :(arn) M_Thomas threads the through ball to W_Fofana
          ...  H_Berg with the tackle
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  N_Anelka with the thundering drive
          ...  Hugo_Lloris dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Layun crosses it in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 19 :(arn) Ronaldinhio beats his marker
          ...  A well-placed shot from Ronaldinhio !
          ...  Brilliant save from Hugo_Lloris
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 28 :(cfc) K_Sema plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  N_Anelka with a terrible tackle
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  P_McGrath with the thundering drive
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Kabasele floats the ball in!
          ...  D_James reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 30 :(cfc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  C_Makelele is through!
          ...  The cross hits C_Makelele on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  D_James is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 31 :(cfc) H_Son controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Draxler gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Zolla wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 33 :(arn) M_Thomas with the heel pass to H_Fernandez
          ...  From long range H_Fernandez bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris shouts at his defenders
          ...  Arsenal go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 34 :(cfc) Draxler with the first time flick to K_Sema
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Seb_Ferrira !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 38 :(cfc) C_Kabasele beats his man
          ...  C_Kabasele shoots towards goal !
          ...  What agility from D_James
Min. 39 :(arn) Ronaldinhio is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  N_Anelka latches onto the ball
          ...  N_Chalobah with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(cfc) K_Sema with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Layun
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Sema curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by Seb_Ferrira
Min. 47 :(arn) G_Zolla is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  M_Thomas latches onto the ball
          ...  Blocked by A_Barzagli
Min. 48 :(arn) Ronaldinhio has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Barzagli
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Fernandez!
          ...  P_McGrath wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris reads it well, and claims it!

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

Min. 48 :(arn) N_Anelka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  K_Sema with a nasty foul
Min. 49 :(cfc) Celtic FC are switching their playing style to A
Min. 50 :(arn) Ronaldinhio cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Seb_Ferrira
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_McGrath belts it clear
Min. 50 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with a short pass to find H_Son
          ...  Ramos takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 52 :(arn) M_Thomas crosses into the box, finding N_Anelka
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Anelka !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 53 :(cfc) C_Makelele takes advantage of a mistake by Ramos
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  C_Makelele with a powerful header !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 54 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from Seb_Ferrira to N_Anelka
          ...  P_McGrath goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 57 :(cfc) H_Son knocks the ball past W_Fofana
          ...  H_Son could have let it bounce!
          ...  Saved by D_James
Min. 58 :(cfc) The ball is passed in from H_Berg, he finds K_Sema
          ...  K_Sema with a thundering volley!
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 58 :(arn) G_Zolla volleys it forward. He finds Ronaldinhio
          ...  C_Kabasele slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(arn) Up goes the substitution board - D_Baggio on for N_Anelka as a FW
Min. 60 :(cfc) C_Makelele finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  H_Fernandez with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_Cakir warned him
Min. 63 :(arn) G_Zolla retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Baggio latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Baggio with a thundering drive!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets his fingertips to it
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Baggio slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  C_Kabasele with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 70 :(cfc) Draxler crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Berg in the box
          ...  W_Fofana goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 73 :(cfc) S_Haksabanovi is being brought on
          ...  K_Sema is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(cfc) C_Irvine is coming on for C_Kabasele and will play DF
Min. 75 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Ianis_Hagi will come on for C_Makelele and play MF
Min. 75 :(cfc) Rolando_Silva comes on for H_Son and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 79 :(arn) C_Chambers is going to be brought on
          ...  Ramos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 79 :(arn) M_Overmars is being brought on
          ...  H_Fernandez is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 79 :(arn) M_Thomas beats C_Irvine
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Haksabanovi had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 80 :(cfc) Draxler with an in swinging cross to Rolando_Silva
          ...  Rolando_Silva shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Saved by D_James
Min. 83 :(arn) G_Zolla turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio tries to beat Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 85 :(arn) L_Torreira replaces M_Thomas and will play MF
Min. 85 :(arn) M_Overmars looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Chambers
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_McGrath
Min. 87 :(cfc) C_Irvine retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Rolando_Silva gets on the end of it
          ...  Rolando_Silva with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 94 :(arn) Ronaldinhio runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Ronaldinhio tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 146,362
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : Draxler
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Kabasele (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_James (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Fernandez (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ramos (50), W_Fofana (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :           7        |       9
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 0 - 1 Arsenal
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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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  39   3   2   3  13 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   3  37  10   7  30 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -17
P_McGrath      DF   1  36  13   8  12 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  36  12   7  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  35   9  11  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Draxler        MF   1  10  40   8  31 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   9  36   9  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Makelele     MF   2  13  35  11  30 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  34   5  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Sema         AM   1  13  30  23  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Son          FW   2  10  12  36  20 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  34  11   8  33 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ianis_Hagi     MF   1   9  32   7  12 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Haksabanovi  MF   1   3  29   3  24 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  11   9  29  41 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  35  13  11  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  34   8   8  22 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  33   9  10  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  32  13   7  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   2  31   3   8  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  35   1  12 |  88   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  31   8  32 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
G_Zolla        MF   2  24  30   1  14 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  30  12  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  12  33  21 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  35   9   9  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
M_Overmars     MF   1   4  31   3  28 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Torreira     MF   2   2  25   1  22 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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