Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Celtic FC (Sun Dec 19)


                             Valencia  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                          James Burns  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                             Bauer DF  |  DF M_Madl
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                           M_Woods MF  |  DM A_Pirlo
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF N_Chalobah
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  AM K_Sema
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW I_Sarr
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW M_McKay
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB P_Dahlberg
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB C_Irvine
                           Y_Stamm SUB |  SUB J_Richards
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB C_Makelele
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB A_Souda

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(vla) B_Ivanovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Suker decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Suker looks to see where Hugo_Lloris is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gathers it easily
Min. 2  :(cfc) I_Sarr beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  M_Barry with a nasty foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 3  :(vla) D_Trezeguet finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_A_Cocu
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Madl
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 7  :(cfc) K_Sema is too quick for the defence
          ...  K_Sema sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 8  :(vla) D_Trezeguet sidesteps F_Sierralta
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  M_Madl plays the back pass
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Ivanovic!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris jumps well to claim it!
Min. 10 :(cfc) M_Madl is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto the end of it
          ...  I_Sarr aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But J_Pickford stops that one easily
Min. 12 :(vla) A_Nouri brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Kabasele with the block
Min. 12 :(cfc) K_Sema threads the through ball to P_A_Cocu
          ...  P_A_Cocu attempts a low drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pickford moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pickford looks dejected!
          ...  Celtic FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 12 :(cfc) M_McKay falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 12 :(cfc) A_Souda will replace the useless M_McKay and will play FW
Min. 18 :(cfc) M_Madl reads the run of I_Sarr
          ...  D_E_Boyata wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 21 :(vla) D_Trezeguet sidesteps F_Sierralta
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  F_Sierralta reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 24 :(vla) D_Trezeguet runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Trezeguet drives the ball low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 31 :(vla) D_Trezeguet kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Blocked by F_Sierralta
Min. 33 :(vla) M_Woods hits a hard pass to S_Mazzola
          ...  C_Kabasele tackles cleanly
Min. 33 :(cfc) N_Chalobah is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Souda
          ...  A_Souda hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  J_Pickford saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Holtby
          ...  It comes to F_Sierralta
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But J_Pickford pulls out a save of the game
Min. 35 :(cfc) K_Sema sidesteps Bauer
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  K_Sema with the drive!
          ...  It floats over J_Pickford
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 36 :(vla) M_Woods with an inch perfect pass to B_Ivanovic
          ...  A left-footer by B_Ivanovic !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 37 :(vla) D_Suker has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Madl
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_E_Boyata!
          ...  A vicious shot by D_E_Boyata !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 39 :(vla) S_Mazzola brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Madl hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods plays it into the danger area!
          ...  M_Madl clears the danger
Min. 40 :(vla) D_Trezeguet flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  C_Kabasele takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 42 :(cfc) K_Sema with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  B_Ivanovic makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) M_Kikuchi looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker tries to chip the ball over Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 45 :(cfc) A_Pirlo with a short pass to find L_Holtby
          ...  L_Holtby with a blistering shot !
          ...  But J_Pickford just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !

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

Min. 46 :(vla) D_Suker sidesteps M_Madl
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Suker drives the shot in!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris is equal to it
Min. 46 :(cfc) K_Sema beats A_Nouri
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves D_Skomina
          ...  K_Sema hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 48 :(cfc) K_Sema runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Souda
          ...  A_Souda is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Pickford
          ...  He dinks it over J_Pickford
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 49 :(vla) A_Nouri looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But C_Kabasele barges him off the ball
Min. 52 :(vla) S_Mazzola works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_A_Cocu
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 52 :(cfc) A_Souda chests it down
          ...  S_Mazzola beats him to the ball
Min. 53 :(cfc) A_Pirlo turns past A_Nouri
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Kikuchi body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over
          ...  D_Skomina is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 57 :(cfc) I_Sarr nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 59 :(cfc) I_Sarr takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_Ivanovic
          ...  I_Sarr drives it low !
          ...  But J_Pickford makes a fine save
Min. 60 :(cfc) L_Holtby plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Pirlo keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_E_Boyata rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 64 :(vla) M_Kikuchi could get a shot on goal here
          ...  M_Kikuchi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 66 :(vla) M_Barry looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Suker
          ...  C_Kabasele gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 67 :(cfc) A_Souda takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  A_Souda smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 71 :(vla) D_Trezeguet finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  D_Trezeguet tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to Bauer
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 75 :(cfc) C_Irvine replaces an unhappy F_Sierralta and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(cfc) C_Makelele is ready to come on to replace L_Holtby
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Kikuchi 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!
          ...  A delicate header from M_Kikuchi !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 76 :(cfc) A_Souda has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Ivanovic!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Souda hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 79 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - L_Macleod on for S_Mazzola as a MF
Min. 79 :(cfc) A_Souda turns past A_Nouri
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Souda with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  J_Pickford just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 80 :(vla) W_Jose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Trezeguet
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(vla) J_Stam takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Bauer as DF
Min. 81 :(vla) J_Stam controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  W_Jose gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Jose has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 87 :(cfc) C_Irvine unselfishly lays the ball back to N_Chalobah
          ...  M_Kikuchi fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  D_Skomina wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  C_Makelele floats it forward
          ...  I_Sarr latches onto the end of it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_E_Boyata
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by C_Makelele
          ...  C_Irvine with the header
          ...  J_Pickford makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(cfc) N_Chalobah kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But A_Nouri wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_Trezeguet
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Barry (2), M_Kikuchi (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Sema (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_A_Cocu (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_McKay (12)
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Match Statistics
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                            Valencia      |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 Celtic FC
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  85   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  31  12   6  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  30   9  18 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  83   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  29  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  33   9   7  29 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Stamm        DF   3  25   8   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  29  11  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  38   3   2   3  13 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  36   8  12  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
C_Kabasele     DF   3  34   9   7  30 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  30  10   7  22 |  96   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  29  12  17  23 |  79   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Pirlo        DM   1  14  29   8  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Holtby       MF   2   9  34   9  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  32   5  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Sema         AM   1  12  29  23  21 |  96   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
I_Sarr         FW   1   9   8  32  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_McKay        FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  32  11   8  33 |  17   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Richards     DF   1  30   6   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  13  33  10  30 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Souda        FW   2   6   8  26  31 |  84   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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