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Season 23 Archive: Elite League, Week 1

Celtic FC 2 - 1 Santos FC

Elite Football League Match, Celtic FC vs. Santos FC (Mon Oct 10)


                            Celtic FC  |  Santos FC
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-3-2-1 A
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF D_Moore
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF T_Mowbray
                            N_Wade DF  |  DF Josimar
                          M_Britos DF  |  DF Beckenbauer
                          K_Mizuno MF  |  MF Koki_Mizuno
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF G_McSheffrey
                      A_Ben_Hatira MF  |  MF S_Marsden
                        R_V_Persie AM  |  AM J_Tessem
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  AM T_Kroos
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW Stan_Matthews
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB R_Wright
                       C_Metzelder SUB |  SUB R_Huth
                          A_Alrawi SUB |  SUB Emerson_Jr
                        K_Dalglish SUB |  SUB Bar
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB Bojan

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Beckenbauer
          ...  Beckenbauer attempts the shot!
          ...  T_Flowers saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 2  :(cfc) R_V_Persie sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But A_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 5  :(cfc) P_McGowan with a well-controlled run
          ...  A delicate chip from P_McGowan !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 9  :(cfc) R_V_Persie back heels to find D_Damjanovic in space
          ...  Koki_Mizuno with an ugly foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
Min. 10 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 13 :(cfc) P_McGowan runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_McGowan with the chance !
          ...  But A_Marshall with the difficult save
Min. 13 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Berra
          ...  He knocks it to J_Tessem!
          ...  K_Mizuno with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Stan_Matthews steps up
          ...  T_Flowers tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Kroos!
          ...  T_Flowers easily claims the ball!
Min. 14 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Intercepted by D_Moore
Min. 15 :(cfc) K_Mizuno sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Damjanovic
          ...  T_Mowbray with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 16 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  D_Moore wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 17 :(cfc) R_V_Persie runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But Josimar clears the ball to safety
Min. 21 :(sfc) T_Kroos with a precise pass to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews with a thundering volley!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_Flowers plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 22 :(cfc) M_Britos brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Fernando_Mera gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Fernando_Mera has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  A_Marshall makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(sfc) Josimar knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Josimar with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Santos FC fans!
          ...  That's put Santos FC ahead!
          ...  Celtic FC 0-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 24 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs C_Berra
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_Berra reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 25 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Celtic FC fans to celebrate!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 27 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews nutmegs D_Damjanovic, he continues to run forward
          ...  Driven towards goal by Stan_Matthews !
          ...  T_Flowers gathers it easily
Min. 30 :(sfc) T_Kroos jumps over K_Mizuno's challenge
          ...  T_Kroos with the drive!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos swings it in!
          ...  T_Flowers easily catches it!
Min. 31 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Josimar a clean set of heals
          ...  A left-footer by Fernando_Mera !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 34 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Kroos behind
          ...  Koki_Mizuno wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 35 :(cfc) K_Mizuno runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  Beckenbauer anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 37 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with the nod to D_Damjanovic
          ...  S_Marsden fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  P_McGowan floats it forward
          ...  R_V_Persie latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_V_Persie hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 39 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_V_Persie
          ...  D_Moore reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(cfc) K_Mizuno runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 40 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno pass splits open the defence and finds S_Marsden
          ...  S_Marsden tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It's beaten T_Flowers
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 41 :(cfc) R_V_Persie holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Phisbaena
          ...  A left-footer by M_Phisbaena !
          ...  A_Marshall just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 42 :(sfc) S_Marsden with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Berra
          ...  He knocks it to D_Moore!
          ...  D_Moore strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena beats T_Mowbray
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Phisbaena has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 48 :(sfc) T_Kroos controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs N_Wade
          ...  He puts in Stan_Matthews!
          ...  Stan_Matthews launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(cfc) R_V_Persie knocks it past D_Moore and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  T_Kroos wins the ball well
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a free kick
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira plays it short to D_Damjanovic
          ...  D_Damjanovic flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic FC 1-1 Santos FC

Min. 49 :(sfc) Josimar pass splits open the defence and finds J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 50 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic volleys it forward. He finds P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 50 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno drives it across the face of the goal S_Marsden
          ...  S_Marsden with the strike !
          ...  T_Flowers gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 51 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic passes the ball to R_V_Persie
          ...  R_V_Persie with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Marshall makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 51 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey heads the ball back to Stan_Matthews
          ...  M_Phisbaena forces him off the ball
Min. 55 :(sfc) R_Huth is coming on and T_Mowbray is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 57 :(sfc) T_Kroos runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But K_Mizuno wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but F_De_Bleeckere has none of it.
Min. 59 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  M_Phisbaena lobs A_Marshall!
          ...  A_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 60 :(cfc) Up goes the substitution board - C_Metzelder on for N_Wade as a DF
Min. 60 :(cfc) K_Dalglish is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Damjanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(cfc) O_Ighalo will come on for P_McGowan and play FW
Min. 60 :(cfc) R_V_Persie takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  R_V_Persie runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  That's put Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 61 :(cfc) It seems M_Phisbaena has switched to a AM
Min. 61 :(cfc) R_V_Persie moves to MF
Min. 63 :(cfc) R_V_Persie beats D_Moore
          ...  J_Tessem with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 64 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Beckenbauer seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 64 :(sfc) T_Kroos beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  T_Kroos drives the shot in!
          ...  T_Flowers with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 65 :(sfc) Bojan is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Tessem is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno with the first time flick to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Celtic FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 67 :(cfc) M_Britos with a probing pass to O_Ighalo
          ...  S_Marsden with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  R_V_Persie plays it short to M_Phisbaena
          ...  D_Moore reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 68 :(sfc) S_Marsden chips the ball over the defence and finds Stan_Matthews
          ...  A delicate chip from Stan_Matthews !
          ...  It floats over T_Flowers
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 70 :(sfc) Bar is coming on and Stan_Matthews is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 76 :(cfc) A_Ben_Hatira with a reverse pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 82 :(cfc) K_Mizuno takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Phisbaena
          ...  Josimar takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 83 :(cfc) K_Mizuno with a slide rule pass to M_Phisbaena
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Moore
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 84 :(cfc) K_Dalglish hoists the ball across to K_Mizuno
          ...  D_Moore with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 87 :(sfc) S_Marsden retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Beckenbauer gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Dalglish belts it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cfc) Fernando_Mera has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Marsden
          ...  He puts in M_Britos!
          ...  A left-footer by M_Britos !
          ...  A_Marshall dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_V_Persie plays it into the danger area!
          ...  K_Dalglish gets on the end of it
          ...  But A_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 89 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  O_Ighalo runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  O_Ighalo strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  A_Marshall takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 89 :(cfc) R_V_Persie flicks it past D_Moore
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  G_McSheffrey with an awful challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
Min. 90 :(cfc) R_V_Persie floats the ball in to find O_Ighalo
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Bar !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 90 :(sfc) Bar turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Bar hits a crisp volley!
          ...  T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

*************  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          : R_V_Persie (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Ben_Hatira (25), R_V_Persie (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Mizuno (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Moore
Scorers              : Josimar (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Marsden (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       14
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          22        |       12
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 2 - 1 Santos FC
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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 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  30   6   6  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  28   9   8  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
N_Wade         DF   2  28   9   6  25 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Britos       DF   2  26   6   8  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
K_Mizuno       MF   1   8  29   9  28 |  94   0   1   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  78  18
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  29   8  47 |  63   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  28   8  40 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  20
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  27  13  31 |  94   0   0   4   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  26
M_Phisbaena    AM   2   8  12  31  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   8  31  16 |  63   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  25   8   8  30 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  24   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dalglish     MF   3   7  24  12  18 |  31   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  23  21 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Santos 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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A_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  29  13  10  16 |  94   0   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   5
T_Mowbray      DF   2  29   9   5  29 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  27  13   7  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  10  20
Beckenbauer    DF   2  25   8   7  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  30   6  28 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   7  28  18  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  28   8  46 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28   4
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  27  17  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Kroos        AM   3   7  23  19  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20   0  -9
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  31  31 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
R_Wright       GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  27  10   8  43 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  17  24  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   7   9  28  22 |  21   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Bojan          FW   2   6   9  23  12 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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