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Season 22 Archive: Elite League, Week 14

Celtic FC 1 - 0 Benfica

Elite Football League Match, Celtic FC vs. Benfica (Sun Jul 10)


                            Celtic FC  |  Benfica
                              5-4-1 N  |  5-3-2 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                        Almen_Abdi MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                        J_M_Jurado MF  |  FW K_McInally
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                        A_Arrondel SUB |  SUB C_Thomson
                      D_Damjanovic SUB |  SUB B_Zamora
                        C_Makelele SUB |  SUB B_Abdoulaye
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB L_Fabiano

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 6  :(cfc) K_Mizuno off the woodwork.
          ...  P_McGowan picks up the deflection
          ...  Zheng_Zhi bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 14 :(cfc) P_McGowan with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Zeffane
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Martinez !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 20 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera crosses in from the wing, he finds P_McGowan in the box
          ...  M_Zeffane makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Almen_Abdi floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 20 :(bfa) J_Bolm with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Berra
          ...  J_Bolm flings a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Flowers was lucky there
Min. 20 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Almen_Abdi
          ...  K_McInally with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  G_Poll calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  P_McGowan bends it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Stuart Neilson
          ...  Celtic FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 21 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado has space to run with the ball
          ...  J_Djourou with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 23 :(cfc) B_Howedes sidesteps Zheng_Zhi
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 28 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes gets up high for the header !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gathers it easily
Min. 30 :(bfa) B_Zamora replaces an unhappy M_Zeffane and will play as a MF
Min. 30 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 31 :(cfc) P_McGowan beats J_Martinez
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A powerful shot by P_McGowan !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 33 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  But C_Berra wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Bolm plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Flowers comes out and claims it!
Min. 33 :(cfc) P_McGowan with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Zheng_Zhi takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Poll signals that it is indirect
          ...  K_Mizuno passes to B_Howedes
          ...  J_Martinez reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Djourou drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_McInally
          ...  K_Mizuno with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 41 :(bfa) J_Bolm with the cross-field pass to K_McInally
          ...  Cleared by B_Howedes
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  J_Djourou latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Djourou is clean through!
          ...  T_Flowers tries to make himself big
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Flowers
          ...  T_Flowers smothers the ball !!
Min. 48 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi with the dribble
          ...  J_Djourou is easily beaten
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He is warned by G_Poll
          ...  It's just a warning

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

Min. 50 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Nathan_Dyer drives it towards goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Celtic FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 51 :(bfa) B_Zamora runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  B_Howedes dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 55 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera with an intelligent ball to J_M_Jurado
          ...  Cleared by J_Martinez
Min. 60 :(cfc) O_Ighalo is ready to come on to replace P_McGowan
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 60 :(cfc) K_Mizuno bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to O_Ighalo
          ...  J_Djourou wins the ball with ease
          ...  G_Poll saw something no-one else did
          ...  What a stupid booking that was
          ...  That's his second of the game !
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms
Min. 64 :(cfc) A_Arrondel comes on for Fernando_Mera and takes up a DF role
Min. 66 :(cfc) C_Makelele is going to be brought on
          ...  R_V_Persie is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(cfc) C_Metzelder loses his marker!
          ...  C_Metzelder with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 72 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  A_Arrondel gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 75 :(bfa) R_Tomassi plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  R_Tomassi with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Flowers gathers it comfortably
Min. 76 :(bfa) C_Thomson is coming on for Yann_M_Vila and playing DF
Min. 78 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye replaces an unhappy H_Kiessling and will play as a MF
Min. 79 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 80 :(cfc) The Celtic FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 84 :(cfc) B_Howedes brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  O_Ighalo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_M_Jurado hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 86 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye 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 Nathan_Dyer
          ...  N_Wade bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(cfc) C_Makelele with an in swinging cross to O_Ighalo
          ...  B_Zamora knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  G_Poll blows up for a foul
          ...  G_Poll wants a quiet word
Min. 91 :(bfa) R_Tomassi hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Zheng_Zhi latches onto it!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 120,000
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Howedes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_McGowan (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Zheng_Zhi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Djourou (60)
Booked               : Zheng_Zhi (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       5
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           2        |       3
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       14
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 1 - 0 Benfica
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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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  30   6   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  28  10   8  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  28   9   8  27 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Wade         DF   2  28   8   6  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  25   8   8  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  29   9  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  26  13  31 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  26  11  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   6  25  17  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   8  31  16 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  23   3   7  12 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  29   8  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  26   9  30 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  23  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  33   3   4  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  30   5  10  35 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -5
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  28  13   8  22 |  79   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
R_Tomassi      DF   1  27   8   7  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Zeffane      DF   1  26   9   7  31 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  30  10  31 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  28   8  42 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  -1
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  27  13  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  30  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  11  27  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  29  12   6  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  12  29   9  25 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  15  28   8  39 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  25  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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