Division Two League Match, Celtic FC vs. FC Porto (Sun Jul 14)


                            Celtic FC  |  FC Porto
                            4-1-4-1 P  |  4-4-2 N
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                          C_Gordon GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF T_Adams
                       K_Ramsteijn DF  |  DF S_Rolfes
                          D_Santon DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                         D_Bentley DM  |  MF Di_Maria
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                           G_Barry MF  |  MF R_Mavuba
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF R_Castias
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  FW E_Adebayor
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                          O_Giroud SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                              Alex SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                     Papakoli_Diop SUB |  SUB R_Nomvethe
                           A_Jolie SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                          R_Fowler SUB |  SUB D_Rags

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 4  :(cfc) K_Ramsteijn plays the back pass
          ...  C_Gordon can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 5  :(cfc) It looks as though Celtic FC is now playing E
Min. 6  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Laursen takes possession
Min. 13 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs H_Almeida
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But E_Adebayor slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 15 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic sidesteps S_Rolfes
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Damjanovic aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  D_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 16 :(cfc) D_Bentley looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Mizuno
          ...  K_Mizuno has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Marshall with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 19 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  M_Phisbaena attempts a chip!
          ...  But D_Marshall makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 20 :(cfc) G_Barry with the heel pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  But S_Rolfes will cut out the threat
Min. 21 :(cfc) G_Barry plays it forward to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  D_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Phisbaena curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 21 :(fcp) R_Castias is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to E_Adebayor
          ...  B_Howedes cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 25 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 26 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Laursen seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 27 :(cfc) D_Bentley turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Santon
          ...  M_Laursen clears with a diving header
Min. 30 :(cfc) G_Barry can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 38 :(fcp) Di_Maria looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  M_Phisbaena wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 39 :(cfc) G_Barry with the heel pass to K_Mizuno
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Adams takes possession
Min. 40 :(fcp) R_Castias lays the ball back to E_Adebayor
          ...  D_Santon wins the ball
Min. 41 :(fcp) R_Mavuba has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Howedes
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Laursen!
          ...  B_Howedes moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 42 :(cfc) C_Metzelder with a first time pass
          ...  D_Damjanovic runs onto it!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Laursen
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by G_Barry
          ...  The ball finds its way to B_Howedes
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 42 :(fcp) S_Rolfes gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside K_Ramsteijn!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Bentley belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) C_Metzelder picks up the pass
          ...  A powerful header from C_Metzelder !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It's beaten D_Marshall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Celtic FC in front!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 44 :(cfc) D_Bentley runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Adams
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Bentley plays it towards the near post!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn swings a leg at it!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 2-1 FC Porto

Min. 46 :(fcp) Di_Maria gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Amauri is unmarked
          ...  But C_Metzelder will cut out the threat
Min. 49 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi flicks it over S_Rolfes's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A powerful shot by Zheng_Zhi !
          ...  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. 49 :(fcp) H_Almeida hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Mavuba latches onto it!
          ...  B_Howedes wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 50 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play E
Min. 50 :(cfc) D_Bentley takes advantage of a mistake by M_Laursen
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Adams looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 55 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena takes on R_Mavuba
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  H_Almeida seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past K_Ramsteijn
          ...  He knocks it to S_Rolfes!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  S_Youri refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 60 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  E_Adebayor runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  E_Adebayor with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to H_Almeida
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But C_Gordon is equal to it
Min. 62 :(cfc) G_Barry with a smart pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Phisbaena !
          ...  D_Marshall beats the ball away
Min. 62 :(fcp) Amauri breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on C_Gordon!
          ...  M_Phisbaena brings him down!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 64 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats his man
          ...  S_Rolfes intercepts the pass
Min. 65 :(cfc) The Celtic FC manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 65 :(fcp) D_McGrain is ready to come on to replace M_Laursen
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 65 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 66 :(fcp) E_Adebayor pushes it past the defender
          ...  K_Ramsteijn with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Youri lectures him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  R_Castias hits it over the wall
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 67 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Castias is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 67 :(fcp) H_Almeida takes advantage of a mistake by B_Howedes
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  H_Almeida launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  C_Gordon grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 68 :(cfc) D_Santon chips the ball over the defence and finds Zheng_Zhi
          ...  A delicate header from Zheng_Zhi !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 69 :(fcp) R_Mavuba sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Amauri
          ...  Amauri pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  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. 70 :(cfc) A_Jolie replaces K_Mizuno to play as a MF
Min. 70 :(fcp) B_Bannan is coming on for Amauri and will play FW
Min. 75 :(cfc) R_Fowler replaces an unhappy M_Phisbaena and will play as a FW
Min. 79 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic plays a first time ball through the defence to K_Ramsteijn
          ...  K_Ramsteijn hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Marshall's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 80 :(cfc) Alex is being brought on
          ...  B_Howedes is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 87 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Adebayor
          ...  He puts in K_Ramsteijn!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn swings in the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) R_Fowler beats S_Rolfes
          ...  T_Adams with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 89 :(cfc) D_Santon hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Fowler latches onto it!
          ...  R_Fowler strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 90 :(fcp) The ball rolls free!
          ...  E_Adebayor takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 93 :(cfc) K_Ramsteijn gets to the by line and finds R_Fowler with a beautiful cross
          ...  S_Rolfes robs him of the ball
Min. 93 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Damjanovic
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits a great drive!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  C_Gordon never had a chance!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 71,858
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : G_Barry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Howedes (30), C_Metzelder (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Phisbaena (62), Zheng_Zhi (90)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_Laursen
Scorers              : K_Ramsteijn (4 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Celtic FC   |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           7        |       1
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       12
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 2 - 1 FC Porto
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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  33   1   1   3  17 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  24   9   7  23 |  81   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  45   0  36
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  23  10   9  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  30
D_Santon       DF   2  23  10   5  24 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  22   7   8  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  12  28
D_Bentley      DM   3  15  22   8  36 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   8  26   8  47 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
G_Barry        MF   2   1  26   3  32 |  94   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   7  25   9  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  25   8  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   0
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  11  26  32 |  76   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  33  18  35
O_Giroud       GK  20   3   3   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alex           DF   2  24  14   8  20 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  21  14   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Jolie        MF   1   8  26   5  35 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Fowler       FW   1   1   8  23  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - FC Porto
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_Marshall     GK  32   7   5   7  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  66   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12   9
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  24  20  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  23   9  29 |  68   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  25  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  24  29 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     MF   2  17  21   6  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bannan       FW   1   7  23   4  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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