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Season 34 Archive: June Ridout Memorial Cup 2nd Round
Celtic FC 2 - 1 Benfica
June Ridout Memorial Cup 2nd Round Match, Celtic FC vs. Benfica (Wed Jul 20)
Celtic FC | Benfica
4-4-1-1 A | 4-1-3-2 C
Stuart Neilson | Matias Finkelstein
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Hugo_Lloris GK | GK N_Winneke
C_Kabasele DF | DF J_Foyth
C_Irvine DF | DF S_Mannaerts
F_Sierralta DF | DF W_Samuel
H_Kamara DF | DF Exe_Palacios
L_Holtby MF | DM A_Pirlo
C_Makelele MF | MF I_Marcone
N_Chalobah MF | MF S_Nakamoto
Adriano MF | MF M_Verratti
K_Sema AM | FW Nathan_Dyer
L_Griffiths FW | FW B_Dugnutt
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P_Dahlberg SUB | SUB J_J_Jones
M_Madl SUB | SUB A_Burdisso
Ianis_Hagi SUB | SUB D_Steffanato
W_Hughes SUB | SUB T_Erak
B_McClair SUB | SUB T_Trezeguet
Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)
Min. 4 :(bfa) I_Marcone holds the ball up
... He sees Nathan_Dyer in space!
... But C_Irvine barges him off the ball
Min. 7 :(cfc) L_Holtby knocks it forward
... Nathan_Dyer slips
... L_Griffiths gets to it!
... W_Samuel is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from A_Pirlo to M_Verratti
... L_Griffiths with a deliberate foul
... He should be jailed for that
... O_Hategan warned him
... O_Hategan gives a PENALTY !!
... That's a scandalous decision!
... Nathan_Dyer takes it
... Hugo_Lloris tips it wide!
... CORNER!
... S_Nakamoto chips the ball into the area!
... S_Mannaerts gets his head on it
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... M_Verratti drives it into the box!
... Hugo_Lloris easily catches it!
Min. 11 :(cfc) K_Sema breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on N_Winneke!
... I_Marcone brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 12 :(bfa) I_Marcone has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past F_Sierralta
... He puts in B_Dugnutt!
... B_Dugnutt with a stunning strike !
... But it goes wide
Min. 14 :(cfc) C_Irvine 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!
... K_Sema receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... K_Sema shoots towards goal !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... And Celtic FC are leading in the game now
... Celtic FC 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 15 :(cfc) Celtic FC will now play P
Min. 15 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 16 :(bfa) M_Verratti with a first time pass
... B_Dugnutt runs onto it!
... B_Dugnutt with the header !
... Hugo_Lloris with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 18 :(cfc) F_Sierralta runs at W_Samuel
... He takes it past him
... S_Mannaerts clears with a diving header
Min. 21 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past C_Kabasele!
... He has some space now!
... K_Sema brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But O_Hategan waves play on!!!
Min. 27 :(cfc) K_Sema with an inch perfect pass to C_Kabasele
... J_Foyth pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Foyth sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... S_Nakamoto runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A scorcher of a shot from S_Nakamoto !
... Hugo_Lloris with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 30 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a neat pass into C_Kabasele
... A_Pirlo wins the ball with ease
... O_Hategan saw something no-one else did
... O_Hategan reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(bfa) I_Marcone looks up
... He swings the ball right towards S_Nakamoto
... S_Nakamoto bears down on goal!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 35 :(bfa) J_Foyth has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past F_Sierralta
... He knocks it to S_Mannaerts!
... S_Mannaerts with a thundering shot!
... But Hugo_Lloris makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 38 :(cfc) H_Kamara turns nicely onto the ball
... H_Kamara drives it low !
... But N_Winneke palms it behind
... O_Hategan has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 38 :(bfa) I_Marcone pass splits open the defence and finds S_Nakamoto
... S_Nakamoto hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... Hugo_Lloris has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Hugo_Lloris is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 39 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with the header on
... He finds K_Sema in space
... K_Sema rifles it at the goal !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 39 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes advantage of a mistake by C_Irvine
... He runs towards goal
... C_Kabasele slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) K_Sema runs into space
... Exe_Palacios takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to M_Verratti
... C_Irvine reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 43 :(cfc) C_Irvine beats Exe_Palacios
... He showed great skill there
... Exe_Palacios pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... L_Griffiths with the delicate chip over the wall
... Over the bar
Min. 44 :(cfc) C_Makelele hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... F_Sierralta latches onto it!
... A scorcher of a shot from F_Sierralta !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 47 :(cfc) L_Holtby 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!
... C_Irvine receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... C_Irvine tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... N_Winneke watches it sail wide!
Min. 47 :(bfa) A_Pirlo pass splits open the defence and finds B_Dugnutt
... C_Kabasele fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Matias Finkelstein looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 48 :(cfc) Curled in dangerously from F_Sierralta to K_Sema
... K_Sema blasts it at the goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 48 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios looks injured. He's been stretchered off
... He isn't going to continue
Min. 48 :(bfa) A_Burdisso is going to be brought on
... Exe_Palacios is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 1-0 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bfa) M_Verratti swings an elbow
... He caught N_Chalobah full in the face
... He deserves punishment for that!
... O_Hategan calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(bfa) I_Marcone hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... B_Dugnutt latches onto it!
... B_Dugnutt keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... But Hugo_Lloris palms it behind
... O_Hategan has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 50 :(cfc) C_Irvine with a real burst of pace
... He shows the defender a clean set of heals
... C_Irvine blasts it at the goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... F_Sierralta plays it into the danger area!
... N_Winneke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 51 :(cfc) L_Holtby reads the run of L_Griffiths
... L_Griffiths tries to beat N_Winneke!
... N_Winneke has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... N_Winneke is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 57 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto runs at the defence
... He nutmegs C_Kabasele
... He showed his class there
... S_Nakamoto swings in the shot!
... Hugo_Lloris parries it, he follows it up
... And Hugo_Lloris recovers to save!!
Min. 59 :(cfc) L_Griffiths bursts forward
... L_Griffiths with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... Celtic FC 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak comes on for S_Nakamoto and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet is being prepared to come on
... B_Dugnutt is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Irvine
... He puts in J_Foyth!
... J_Foyth with a bicycle kick !
... The net moves!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... Celtic FC 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 61 :(cfc) Adriano is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to F_Sierralta
... T_Erak clears with a diving header
Min. 63 :(cfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
... L_Griffiths is through!
... Nathan_Dyer gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 64 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet with a clever shimmy
... But C_Irvine wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 65 :(bfa) D_Steffanato is being prepared to come on
... A_Pirlo is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) A_Burdisso chips the ball over the defence and finds Nathan_Dyer
... But N_Chalobah slides in two footed.
... O_Hategan has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 66 :(cfc) K_Sema with a simple pass to F_Sierralta
... F_Sierralta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... N_Winneke fists it away
Min. 70 :(cfc) M_Madl is being brought on
... H_Kamara is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Ianis_Hagi is going to be brought on
... C_Makelele is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) W_Hughes will come on for N_Chalobah and play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Celtic FC restructured their strategy to D
Min. 76 :(cfc) M_Madl has a go!
... It hits the defender
... L_Griffiths collects the loose ball!
... L_Griffiths throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... N_Winneke saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 78 :(bfa) D_Steffanato backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... T_Trezeguet latches onto the end of it
... T_Trezeguet carves a shot towards goal !
... What agility from Hugo_Lloris
Min. 80 :(cfc) B_McClair is being prepared to come on
... L_Griffiths is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(cfc) Ianis_Hagi is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to K_Sema
... K_Sema attempts a low drive!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Foyth finds Nathan_Dyer on the edge of the box
... L_Holtby with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
Min. 83 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts flicks it over C_Irvine's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... C_Kabasele pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 86 :(cfc) B_McClair knocks the ball past S_Mannaerts
... B_McClair hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by N_Winneke !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Celtic Park
Attendance : 140,251
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player : K_Sema (Man of the Match)
Scorers : K_Sema (14), L_Griffiths (59)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Kabasele (47)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Foyth
Scorers : J_Foyth (60)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : W_Samuel (7), I_Marcone (11), A_Pirlo (30), Exe_Palacios (43), M_Verratti (47)
Injured : Exe_Palacios (48)
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Match Statistics
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Celtic FC | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11
Off target : 8 | 4
On target : 6 | 7
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 1 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 5
Subs Used : 4 | 4
Fouls : 8 | 10
Key Tackles : 7 | 5
Key Passes : 13 | 14
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Final Score : Celtic FC 2 - 1 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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Hugo_Lloris GK 39 3 2 3 13 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
C_Kabasele DF 3 35 10 7 30 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
C_Irvine DF 2 33 11 8 33 | 94 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 60 30 0
F_Sierralta DF 2 30 12 17 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
H_Kamara DF 2 29 5 2 29 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 25
L_Holtby MF 2 9 35 9 21 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
C_Makelele MF 2 13 34 11 30 | 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
N_Chalobah MF 2 8 33 5 24 | 73 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Adriano MF 1 8 28 12 43 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
K_Sema AM 1 13 30 23 21 | 94 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 20 25
L_Griffiths FW 2 10 5 30 31 | 83 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
P_Dahlberg GK 31 5 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Madl DF 3 31 10 7 22 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ianis_Hagi MF 1 9 31 7 12 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
W_Hughes MF 1 8 26 10 41 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McClair FW 1 5 9 30 13 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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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N_Winneke GK 38 2 2 3 20 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0
J_Foyth DF 1 36 14 7 42 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 20 25
S_Mannaerts DF 2 33 10 5 12 | 94 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
W_Samuel DF 2 30 8 4 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Exe_Palacios DF 1 29 7 5 28 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
A_Pirlo DM 1 14 29 8 11 | 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -22 -2 -22
I_Marcone MF 3 7 33 7 32 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 48 -2
S_Nakamoto MF 3 5 29 17 32 | 63 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
M_Verratti MF 1 10 29 14 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 12 33 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
B_Dugnutt FW 1 6 7 29 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
J_J_Jones GK 29 1 5 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Burdisso DF 2 25 6 8 31 | 46 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
D_Steffanato MF 2 7 22 1 33 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Erak FW 2 7 7 29 21 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
T_Trezeguet FW 2 1 1 26 38 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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Celtic FC | Benfica
4-4-1-1 A | 4-1-3-2 C
Stuart Neilson | Matias Finkelstein
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Hugo_Lloris GK | GK N_Winneke
C_Kabasele DF | DF J_Foyth
C_Irvine DF | DF S_Mannaerts
F_Sierralta DF | DF W_Samuel
H_Kamara DF | DF Exe_Palacios
L_Holtby MF | DM A_Pirlo
C_Makelele MF | MF I_Marcone
N_Chalobah MF | MF S_Nakamoto
Adriano MF | MF M_Verratti
K_Sema AM | FW Nathan_Dyer
L_Griffiths FW | FW B_Dugnutt
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P_Dahlberg SUB | SUB J_J_Jones
M_Madl SUB | SUB A_Burdisso
Ianis_Hagi SUB | SUB D_Steffanato
W_Hughes SUB | SUB T_Erak
B_McClair SUB | SUB T_Trezeguet
Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)
Min. 4 :(bfa) I_Marcone holds the ball up
... He sees Nathan_Dyer in space!
... But C_Irvine barges him off the ball
Min. 7 :(cfc) L_Holtby knocks it forward
... Nathan_Dyer slips
... L_Griffiths gets to it!
... W_Samuel is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9 :(bfa) A defence splitting pass from A_Pirlo to M_Verratti
... L_Griffiths with a deliberate foul
... He should be jailed for that
... O_Hategan warned him
... O_Hategan gives a PENALTY !!
... That's a scandalous decision!
... Nathan_Dyer takes it
... Hugo_Lloris tips it wide!
... CORNER!
... S_Nakamoto chips the ball into the area!
... S_Mannaerts gets his head on it
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... M_Verratti drives it into the box!
... Hugo_Lloris easily catches it!
Min. 11 :(cfc) K_Sema breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on N_Winneke!
... I_Marcone brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 12 :(bfa) I_Marcone has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past F_Sierralta
... He puts in B_Dugnutt!
... B_Dugnutt with a stunning strike !
... But it goes wide
Min. 14 :(cfc) C_Irvine 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!
... K_Sema receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... K_Sema shoots towards goal !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... And Celtic FC are leading in the game now
... Celtic FC 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 15 :(cfc) Celtic FC will now play P
Min. 15 :(bfa) Benfica's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 16 :(bfa) M_Verratti with a first time pass
... B_Dugnutt runs onto it!
... B_Dugnutt with the header !
... Hugo_Lloris with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 18 :(cfc) F_Sierralta runs at W_Samuel
... He takes it past him
... S_Mannaerts clears with a diving header
Min. 21 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past C_Kabasele!
... He has some space now!
... K_Sema brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But O_Hategan waves play on!!!
Min. 27 :(cfc) K_Sema with an inch perfect pass to C_Kabasele
... J_Foyth pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Foyth sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... S_Nakamoto runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... A scorcher of a shot from S_Nakamoto !
... Hugo_Lloris with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 30 :(cfc) C_Makelele with a neat pass into C_Kabasele
... A_Pirlo wins the ball with ease
... O_Hategan saw something no-one else did
... O_Hategan reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(bfa) I_Marcone looks up
... He swings the ball right towards S_Nakamoto
... S_Nakamoto bears down on goal!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 35 :(bfa) J_Foyth has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past F_Sierralta
... He knocks it to S_Mannaerts!
... S_Mannaerts with a thundering shot!
... But Hugo_Lloris makes a comfortable save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 38 :(cfc) H_Kamara turns nicely onto the ball
... H_Kamara drives it low !
... But N_Winneke palms it behind
... O_Hategan has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 38 :(bfa) I_Marcone pass splits open the defence and finds S_Nakamoto
... S_Nakamoto hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... Hugo_Lloris has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Hugo_Lloris is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 39 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with the header on
... He finds K_Sema in space
... K_Sema rifles it at the goal !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 39 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto takes advantage of a mistake by C_Irvine
... He runs towards goal
... C_Kabasele slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) K_Sema runs into space
... Exe_Palacios takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to M_Verratti
... C_Irvine reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 43 :(cfc) C_Irvine beats Exe_Palacios
... He showed great skill there
... Exe_Palacios pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... L_Griffiths with the delicate chip over the wall
... Over the bar
Min. 44 :(cfc) C_Makelele hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... F_Sierralta latches onto it!
... A scorcher of a shot from F_Sierralta !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 47 :(cfc) L_Holtby 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!
... C_Irvine receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... C_Irvine tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... N_Winneke watches it sail wide!
Min. 47 :(bfa) A_Pirlo pass splits open the defence and finds B_Dugnutt
... C_Kabasele fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Matias Finkelstein looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 48 :(cfc) Curled in dangerously from F_Sierralta to K_Sema
... K_Sema blasts it at the goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 48 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios looks injured. He's been stretchered off
... He isn't going to continue
Min. 48 :(bfa) A_Burdisso is going to be brought on
... Exe_Palacios is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 1-0 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bfa) M_Verratti swings an elbow
... He caught N_Chalobah full in the face
... He deserves punishment for that!
... O_Hategan calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(bfa) I_Marcone hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... B_Dugnutt latches onto it!
... B_Dugnutt keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... But Hugo_Lloris palms it behind
... O_Hategan has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 50 :(cfc) C_Irvine with a real burst of pace
... He shows the defender a clean set of heals
... C_Irvine blasts it at the goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... F_Sierralta plays it into the danger area!
... N_Winneke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 51 :(cfc) L_Holtby reads the run of L_Griffiths
... L_Griffiths tries to beat N_Winneke!
... N_Winneke has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... N_Winneke is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 57 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto runs at the defence
... He nutmegs C_Kabasele
... He showed his class there
... S_Nakamoto swings in the shot!
... Hugo_Lloris parries it, he follows it up
... And Hugo_Lloris recovers to save!!
Min. 59 :(cfc) L_Griffiths bursts forward
... L_Griffiths with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... Celtic FC 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak comes on for S_Nakamoto and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet is being prepared to come on
... B_Dugnutt is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Irvine
... He puts in J_Foyth!
... J_Foyth with a bicycle kick !
... The net moves!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... Celtic FC 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 61 :(cfc) Adriano is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to F_Sierralta
... T_Erak clears with a diving header
Min. 63 :(cfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
... L_Griffiths is through!
... Nathan_Dyer gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 64 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet with a clever shimmy
... But C_Irvine wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 65 :(bfa) D_Steffanato is being prepared to come on
... A_Pirlo is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) A_Burdisso chips the ball over the defence and finds Nathan_Dyer
... But N_Chalobah slides in two footed.
... O_Hategan has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 66 :(cfc) K_Sema with a simple pass to F_Sierralta
... F_Sierralta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... N_Winneke fists it away
Min. 70 :(cfc) M_Madl is being brought on
... H_Kamara is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Ianis_Hagi is going to be brought on
... C_Makelele is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) W_Hughes will come on for N_Chalobah and play MF
Min. 70 :(cfc) Celtic FC restructured their strategy to D
Min. 76 :(cfc) M_Madl has a go!
... It hits the defender
... L_Griffiths collects the loose ball!
... L_Griffiths throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... N_Winneke saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 78 :(bfa) D_Steffanato backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... T_Trezeguet latches onto the end of it
... T_Trezeguet carves a shot towards goal !
... What agility from Hugo_Lloris
Min. 80 :(cfc) B_McClair is being prepared to come on
... L_Griffiths is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(cfc) Ianis_Hagi is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to K_Sema
... K_Sema attempts a low drive!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 81 :(bfa) J_Foyth finds Nathan_Dyer on the edge of the box
... L_Holtby with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
Min. 83 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts flicks it over C_Irvine's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... C_Kabasele pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 86 :(cfc) B_McClair knocks the ball past S_Mannaerts
... B_McClair hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by N_Winneke !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
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Match Details
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Venue : Celtic Park
Attendance : 140,251
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player : K_Sema (Man of the Match)
Scorers : K_Sema (14), L_Griffiths (59)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Kabasele (47)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Foyth
Scorers : J_Foyth (60)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : W_Samuel (7), I_Marcone (11), A_Pirlo (30), Exe_Palacios (43), M_Verratti (47)
Injured : Exe_Palacios (48)
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Match Statistics
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Celtic FC | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11
Off target : 8 | 4
On target : 6 | 7
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 1 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 5
Subs Used : 4 | 4
Fouls : 8 | 10
Key Tackles : 7 | 5
Key Passes : 13 | 14
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Final Score : Celtic FC 2 - 1 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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Hugo_Lloris GK 39 3 2 3 13 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
C_Kabasele DF 3 35 10 7 30 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
C_Irvine DF 2 33 11 8 33 | 94 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 60 30 0
F_Sierralta DF 2 30 12 17 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
H_Kamara DF 2 29 5 2 29 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 25
L_Holtby MF 2 9 35 9 21 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
C_Makelele MF 2 13 34 11 30 | 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
N_Chalobah MF 2 8 33 5 24 | 73 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Adriano MF 1 8 28 12 43 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
K_Sema AM 1 13 30 23 21 | 94 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 20 25
L_Griffiths FW 2 10 5 30 31 | 83 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
P_Dahlberg GK 31 5 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Madl DF 3 31 10 7 22 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Ianis_Hagi MF 1 9 31 7 12 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
W_Hughes MF 1 8 26 10 41 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McClair FW 1 5 9 30 13 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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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N_Winneke GK 38 2 2 3 20 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0
J_Foyth DF 1 36 14 7 42 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 20 25
S_Mannaerts DF 2 33 10 5 12 | 94 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
W_Samuel DF 2 30 8 4 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Exe_Palacios DF 1 29 7 5 28 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
A_Pirlo DM 1 14 29 8 11 | 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -22 -2 -22
I_Marcone MF 3 7 33 7 32 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 48 -2
S_Nakamoto MF 3 5 29 17 32 | 63 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
M_Verratti MF 1 10 29 14 20 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 12 33 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
B_Dugnutt FW 1 6 7 29 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
J_J_Jones GK 29 1 5 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Burdisso DF 2 25 6 8 31 | 46 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
D_Steffanato MF 2 7 22 1 33 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Erak FW 2 7 7 29 21 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
T_Trezeguet FW 2 1 1 26 38 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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