FMFA Britannia Cup Round 2 Leg 2, Celtic vs. Norwich City (Sun Aug 30)


                               Celtic  |  Norwich City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                         Derek Purvis  |  -
                                       |
                         L_Zaluska GK  |  GK J_Ruddy
                          M_Lustig DF  |  DF Maicon
                         J_Denayer DF  |  DF J_Pereira
                        A_Matthews DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                       E_Izaguirre DF  |  DF S_Whittaker
                        C_McGregor MF  |  MF Paulinho
                         J_Forrest MF  |  MF W_Nem
                           A_Tonev MF  |  MF Jonas
                           N_Biton MF  |  MF L_Fer
                          A_Stokes FW  |  FW E_Elia
                        S_Scepovic FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB M_Bunn
                         E_Ambrose SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                        G_M-Steven SUB |  SUB A_Hutton
                       L_Griffiths SUB |  SUB W_Hoolahan
                        J_Guidetti SUB |  SUB J_Elmander




Min. 1  :(cel) J_Forrest nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Forrest ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 9  :(cel) S_Scepovic beats Maicon 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Scepovic ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 11 :(nor) Paulinho pass splits open the defence and finds W_Nem 
          ...  W_Nem gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 13 :(cel) Curled in dangerously from C_McGregor to S_Scepovic 
          ...  S_Scepovic hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 17 :(nor) E_Elia takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Matthews reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 19 :(cel) C_McGregor runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Matthews 
          ...  A_Matthews fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Tonev hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Stokes makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 21 :(nor) Jonas crosses into the box, finding E_Elia 
          ...  But E_Izaguirre wins the ball 
Min. 22 :(cel) N_Biton cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Stokes 
          ...  The defender plays it back to J_Ruddy 
          ...  A_Stokes intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy J_Ruddy 
          ...  He rounds J_Ruddy 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Celtic have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Celtic 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 23 :(cel) M_Lustig takes possession 
          ...  M_Lustig has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 28 :(nor) E_Elia runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Stokes bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 28 :(cel) J_Denayer sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  E_Elia is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  S_Scepovic bends it in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!! 
          ...  He is winding the Norwich City fans up!! 
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers! 
          ...  Celtic 2-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 30 :(nor) E_Elia with a clever shimmy 
          ...  E_Elia fires the shot in! 
          ...  L_Zaluska makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Paulinho chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Denayer 
Min. 31 :(cel) J_Forrest takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Forrest goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 32 :(nor) Paulinho with a neat pass into E_Elia 
          ...  M_Lustig with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 32 :(cel) C_McGregor plays a long ball to S_Scepovic 
          ...  S_Bassong with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 33 :(cel) C_McGregor looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Stokes 
          ...  A_Stokes blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 35 :(nor) S_Bassong twists his ankle! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 35 :(nor) M_Turner is coming on for S_Bassong and playing DF 
Min. 36 :(nor) G_Hooper breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on L_Zaluska! 
          ...  A_Matthews brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 39 :(nor) Jonas hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Hooper collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Hooper ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Celtic 2-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(cel) C_McGregor hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Scepovic latches onto it! 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_Hooper !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 46 :(nor) W_Nem has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Denayer 
          ...  He puts in E_Elia! 
          ...  E_Elia from 20 yards ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 2-1 Norwich City

Min. 48 :(cel) A_Stokes finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Whittaker 
          ...  Maicon tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Forrest drives it into the box! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Maicon 
Min. 50 :(cel) J_Guidetti is being brought on 
          ...  A_Stokes is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 50 :(nor) E_Elia lobs it over E_Izaguirre 
          ...  E_Elia keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  L_Zaluska gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by L_Zaluska !! 
Min. 58 :(nor) L_Fer slides the ball across to Jonas 
          ...  Jonas with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 60 :(cel) L_Griffiths is being brought on 
          ...  N_Biton is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 63 :(cel) S_Scepovic sidesteps S_Whittaker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Whittaker goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 70 :(nor) Jonas sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  J_Forrest takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  Jonas swings it in 
          ...  E_Elia takes control of it! 
          ...  E_Elia with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It's beaten L_Zaluska 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 71 :(cel) L_Griffiths is through on goal 
          ...  L_Griffiths attempts a chip! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 71 :(nor) L_Fer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Pereira 
          ...  J_Pereira hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 73 :(cel) A_Tonev looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Scepovic 
          ...  S_Whittaker gets to the ball first 
Min. 77 :(cel) A_Tonev runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Guidetti 
          ...  L_Fer with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 79 :(nor) Paulinho plays in E_Elia with a beautiful ball 
          ...  E_Elia tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 84 :(nor) W_Nem holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Hooper 
          ...  J_Denayer with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 84 :(nor) E_Elia skips the challenge from E_Izaguirre 
          ...  E_Elia belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 87 :(cel) J_Forrest crosses to L_Griffiths 
          ...  L_Griffiths with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  But J_Ruddy hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(cel) C_McGregor with a probing through ball S_Scepovic 
          ...  A left-footer by S_Scepovic ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 25,000
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : S_Scepovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Stokes (22), S_Scepovic (28)
Sent Off             : A_Matthews (36)
Booked               : J_Forrest (70), J_Denayer (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hooper
Scorers              : G_Hooper (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : S_Bassong (35)
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :          14        |       6
Key Tackles          :           2        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Celtic 2 - 1 Norwich City
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Player Statistics - Celtic
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Zaluska      GK  20   2   3   3  27 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Lustig       DF   2  17   2   3  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Denayer      DF   2  17   2   3  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
A_Matthews     DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  36   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  14   1   4
E_Izaguirre    DF   2  17   2   3  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   8   8
C_McGregor     MF   2   3  17   2  23 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
J_Forrest      MF   2   3  17   8  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7   1
A_Tonev        MF   2   3  17   8  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Biton        MF   2   3  17   2  23 |  61   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Stokes       FW   2   3   3  17  26 |  51   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_Scepovic     FW   2   3   3  17  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
C_Gordon       GK  18   2   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Ambrose      DF   2  18   2   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_M-Steven     MF   2   3  17   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2   3   3  18  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
J_Guidetti     FW   2   3   3  17  27 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich City
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_Ruddy        GK  22   2   3   2  21 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Maicon         DF   2  20   2   3  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Pereira      DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Bassong      DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Whittaker    DF   2  19   2   3  26 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Paulinho       MF   2   3  21   2  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Nem          MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Jonas          MF   2   3  19  10  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
L_Fer          MF   2   3  19   2  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Elia         FW   3   3   3  19  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Hooper       FW   2   3   3  19  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  13   0  23
M_Bunn         GK  17   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Turner       DF   2  18   2   2  22 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hutton       DF   2  18   3   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Hoolahan     MF   2   3  18  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Elmander     FW   2   3   2  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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