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Season 22 Archive: Elite League, Week 20

Celtic FC 2 - 0 Tottenham

Elite Football League Match, Celtic FC vs. Tottenham (Sun Aug 07)


                            Celtic FC  |  Tottenham
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  3-2-4-1 C
                       Stuart Neilson  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                           C_Berra DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF M_Twaddle
                           I_Garde DF  |  DF S_Howey
                            N_Wade DF  |  DM D_McHale
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  DM Doriva
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  MF J_Jurado
                        Almen_Abdi MF  |  MF L_Robert
                        J_M_Jurado AM  |  MF S_R_Ramos
                         P_McGowan FW  |  MF A_Parada
                       M_Phisbaena FW  |  FW Diaviera
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                     Fernando_Mera SUB |  SUB M_Richards
                        A_Arrondel SUB |  SUB A_Johnson
                           D_Solga SUB |  SUB Djalma_Santos
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB S_Defour

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(cfc) J_M_Jurado sidesteps S_Howey
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_M_Jurado carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Ceni !!
Min. 1  :(tth) Diaviera steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Diaviera goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_Flowers has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Flowers reacts well to save!!!
Min. 4  :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with a simple pass to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Ceni dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And R_Ceni tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Phisbaena floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Ceni makes the catch!
Min. 5  :(cfc) R_V_Persie spots P_McGowan who is in acres of space
          ...  P_McGowan sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  R_Ceni blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 10 :(tth) A_Wisdom passes the ball to A_Parada
          ...  A_Parada with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But T_Flowers palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 11 :(tth) S_R_Ramos holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Twaddle
          ...  M_Twaddle sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 12 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena has space to run with the ball
          ...  M_Twaddle read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 14 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Jurado
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Berra!
          ...  C_Berra sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  R_Ceni gathers it comfortably
Min. 15 :(cfc) C_Berra sidesteps J_Jurado
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  From long range C_Berra bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  R_Ceni narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 16 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Wisdom gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_Wisdom
          ...  R_V_Persie swings in the shot!
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 17 :(tth) L_Robert runs into space
          ...  B_Howedes body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 18 :(tth) Doriva sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Doriva has a dig at goal!
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 19 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Phisbaena collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Phisbaena with the crafty shot!
          ...  But R_Ceni tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 19 :(tth) D_McHale with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Diaviera gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Diaviera with a bicycle kick !
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 20 :(cfc) R_V_Persie runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  J_M_Jurado latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Doriva knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But S_Farina just turns away!
Min. 20 :(tth) A_Parada hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Jurado latches onto it!
          ...  J_Jurado leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  What agility from T_Flowers
Min. 21 :(cfc) P_McGowan moves forward
          ...  Blocked by A_Wisdom
Min. 22 :(tth) J_Jurado drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to S_R_Ramos
          ...  S_R_Ramos smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  T_Flowers tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_McHale!
          ...  T_Flowers jumps well to claim it!
Min. 23 :(cfc) P_McGowan plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  A powerful shot by P_McGowan !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 23 :(tth) M_Twaddle wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_McHale
          ...  The cross hits D_McHale on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  T_Flowers makes a difficult save
Min. 24 :(cfc) P_McGowan is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Damjanovic
          ...  S_Howey takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 26 :(cfc) R_V_Persie gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 28 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Howedes
          ...  B_Howedes from 20 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  That puts Celtic FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Celtic FC 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 29 :(cfc) I_Garde hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Phisbaena latches onto it!
          ...  M_Phisbaena rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  R_Ceni falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 29 :(tth) M_Twaddle lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Diaviera latches on to it
          ...  C_Berra is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Diaviera hits it over the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Jurado curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Flowers easily claims the ball!
Min. 30 :(tth) S_R_Ramos curls the ball out wide to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera with the header !
          ...  T_Flowers guesses right
Min. 33 :(tth) Doriva with the header on
          ...  He finds S_R_Ramos in space
          ...  I_Garde bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 35 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_McHale!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Wisdom rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Farina shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 41 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Jurado back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A_Wisdom brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But S_Farina waves play on!!!
Min. 41 :(tth) A_Wisdom looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera fires a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Flowers makes a fine save
Min. 42 :(cfc) R_V_Persie takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Almen_Abdi
          ...  Almen_Abdi with the overhead !
          ...  But R_Ceni makes an easy save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) Almen_Abdi unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 45 :(tth) J_Jurado backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Diaviera latches onto the end of it
          ...  Diaviera hits a crisp volley!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 47 :(tth) D_McHale steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs R_V_Persie
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_McHale from 20 yards !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 48 :(cfc) P_McGowan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  P_McGowan with the side footed shot!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Almen_Abdi chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_McGowan gets something on it!
          ...  R_Ceni with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

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

Min. 46 :(cfc) R_V_Persie with a glorious long pass to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But R_Ceni makes an easy save
Min. 48 :(tth) L_Robert uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  L_Robert hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  T_Flowers with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 50 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena drives it forward to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  R_Ceni with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 50 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena spits at S_R_Ramos
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Stuart Neilson looks relieved
Min. 53 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  M_Phisbaena tries to beat R_Ceni!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And R_Ceni reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It comes to R_V_Persie
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  R_Ceni with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 53 :(tth) Diaviera beats I_Garde
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Diaviera tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 57 :(cfc) R_V_Persie races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Phisbaena lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_Phisbaena controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Celtic FC 2-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 58 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  R_V_Persie latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_V_Persie tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  R_Ceni was beaten there!
Min. 59 :(cfc) I_Garde chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But R_Ceni hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 60 :(cfc) A_Arrondel will replace the useless N_Wade and will play DF
Min. 60 :(cfc) D_Solga is being brought on
          ...  D_Damjanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Defour will come on for S_R_Ramos and play MF
Min. 60 :(cfc) I_Garde can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Phisbaena looks to see where R_Ceni is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 62 :(cfc) D_Solga has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_McHale
          ...  He puts in M_Phisbaena!
          ...  M_Phisbaena uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But R_Ceni parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 75 :(tth) M_Richards is coming on for Doriva and playing DF
Min. 75 :(tth) Tottenham switch to playing A
Min. 76 :(tth) J_Jurado with a 50-yard pass to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera must beat T_Flowers!
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 79 :(cfc) D_Solga turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan swings in the shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  R_Ceni looks relieved there!
Min. 79 :(tth) S_Defour lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Diaviera latches on to it
          ...  Diaviera attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 80 :(cfc) O_Ighalo takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_McGowan
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena jumps over M_Twaddle's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Phisbaena sees R_Ceni off his line !
          ...  R_Ceni was lucky there
Min. 80 :(tth) A_Wisdom kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Diaviera gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Howedes with the tackle
Min. 82 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  S_Howey cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 84 :(tth) D_McHale fires over a low cross to S_Defour
          ...  S_Defour with the drive!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 85 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado plays a first time ball through the defence to O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  R_Ceni saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_M_Jurado floats the ball in!
          ...  C_Berra swings a leg at it!
          ...  R_Ceni fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 85 :(tth) J_Jurado with an in swinging cross to Diaviera
          ...  But I_Garde puts it in row Z!
Min. 87 :(tth) A_Johnson replaces an unhappy A_Parada and will play as a MF
Min. 87 :(cfc) R_V_Persie lobs it over M_Richards
          ...  R_V_Persie with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(cfc) J_M_Jurado races into the box
          ...  He sees O_Ighalo lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But D_McHale comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 93 :(cfc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Almen_Abdi gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  But A_Wisdom slides in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 118,412
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Howedes (28), M_Phisbaena (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Diaviera
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Wisdom (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic FC    |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       18
Off target           :          10        |       8
On target            :          19        |       10
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          22        |       15
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Final Score          : Celtic FC 2 - 0 Tottenham
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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 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  30   6   6  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
B_Howedes      DF   2  29  10   8  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  20
I_Garde        DF   2  28  11   6  32 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
N_Wade         DF   2  28   8   6  25 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  29   8  47 |  64   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2   9  26  13  31 |  97   0   0   6   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  75   8
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  26  11  30 |  97   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   5
J_M_Jurado     AM   2   6  25  17  18 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   8  31  16 |  84   0   0   1   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  10  29
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  12  30  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   9   1   0   0   0   0  10  48
S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  28   9   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  23   3   7  12 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
D_Solga        MF   2   9  23  10  19 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  23  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  30   2   2   7  30 |  97  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  24  21   8  34 |  97   0   4   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  28  -2
M_Twaddle      DF   2  21  12  18  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
S_Howey        DF   2  20  18   4  36 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
D_McHale       DM   2  15  22  12  28 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
Doriva         DM   2  18  20   9  21 |  79   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Jurado       MF   1  15  25   7  28 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
L_Robert       MF   1  12  24  10  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_R_Ramos      MF   1  13  23   7  30 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Parada       MF   1  12  23   7  28 |  91   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Diaviera       FW   1   8  11  27  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Richards     DF   2  23  10   5  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  24  17  27 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Djalma_Santos  AM   1   7  23  14  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Defour       MF   2   8  23  11  12 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
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