FMFA League Of Britain Division One, Celtic vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wed Aug 26) Celtic | Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-4-2 N | 4-5-1 P Derek Purvis | Holly Mason | L_Zaluska GK | GK C_Ikeme E_Ambrose DF | DF D_Batth V_van_Dijk DF | DF Marquinhos A_Matthews DF | DF K_Foley C_Mulgrew DF | DF S_Ricketts S_Johansen MF | MF T_Muller S_Brown MF | MF B_Sako N_Biton MF | MF Y_Gourcuff M_Wakaso MF | MF L_Evans L_Griffiths FW | MF R_v_la_Parra A_Stokes FW | FW Bojan | C_Gordon SUB | SUB W_Hennessey J_Denayer SUB | SUB R_Stearman M_Lustig SUB | SUB S_Ward J_Forrest SUB | SUB W_Hughes S_Scepovic SUB | SUB M_Zarate Min. 1 :(cel) M_Wakaso controls it well ... He nutmegs D_Batth ... He puts in L_Griffiths! ... K_Foley makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Biton ... The danger is dealt with by D_Batth Min. 2 :(cel) S_Brown with a measured pass to A_Stokes ... A_Stokes with a terrific drive ! ... It floats over C_Ikeme ... Its heading goal ward! ... GOAL !! ... That was a great effort ... That’s given Celtic the advantage! ... Celtic 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 3 :(wol) Bojan 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! ... C_Mulgrew rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 3 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra finds Bojan with a perfectly weighted pass ... Blocked by C_Mulgrew Min. 4 :(wol) B_Sako with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Mulgrew behind ... M_Wakaso with an over the top challenge ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 4 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Bojan ... Bojan aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But L_Zaluska palms it behind ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Batth ... L_Zaluska catches it! Min. 8 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra flicks the ball through ... Bojan runs onto it! ... Fine tackle by A_Matthews ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 9 :(cel) N_Biton with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Griffiths gets on the end of the pass ... Blocked by K_Foley Min. 11 :(cel) M_Wakaso times his run well ... M_Wakaso carves a shot towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... C_Ikeme looks dejected ... Celtic 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 13 :(wol) L_Evans with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to R_v_la_Parra ... R_v_la_Parra with a low drive through the rain! ... L_Zaluska makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 14 :(cel) S_Brown whips the ball across to A_Matthews ... But K_Foley wins the tackle Min. 16 :(cel) L_Griffiths with a Cruyff turn ... Marquinhos takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 19 :(wol) L_Evans with the deft touch ... He takes it past C_Mulgrew ... He knocks it to R_v_la_Parra! ... R_v_la_Parra throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 21 :(cel) A_Stokes takes advantage of a bad back pass ... A_Stokes has a dig at goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... S_Johansen floats the ball in! ... V_van_Dijk makes a firm connection with his head ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 24 :(wol) Bojan turns nicely onto the ball ... Bojan hits the ball on the bounce ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 25 :(cel) S_Brown runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Stokes ... He's played him in ... But Marquinhos wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 25 :(wol) B_Sako jumps over E_Ambrose's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A powerful header from B_Sako ! ... It looks good ... L_Zaluska just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 26 :(wol) B_Sako jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Bojan ... E_Ambrose takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 27 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra cuts the ball back to Bojan ... Bojan with a stunning strike ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... Celtic 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 29 :(wol) L_Evans has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past C_Mulgrew ... He knocks it to Bojan! ... Bojan leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... The fans get off there seats! ... L_Zaluska plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 31 :(wol) T_Muller breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on L_Zaluska! ... L_Griffiths brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... B_Sako swings it in ... R_v_la_Parra gets on the end of it ... R_v_la_Parra has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_v_la_Parra chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball finds its way to L_Evans ... He gets the shot away ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 34 :(cel) L_Griffiths has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... S_Ricketts slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 34 :(wol) The defender under hits the back pass! ... Y_Gourcuff is through! ... C_Mulgrew makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 36 :(wol) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. Y_Gourcuff manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward ... Y_Gourcuff shoots towards goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Sako! ... E_Ambrose clears the danger Min. 39 :(wol) K_Foley is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Bojan ... A_Stokes with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(cel) M_Wakaso with a penetrating pass to A_Matthews ... K_Foley takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 45 :(wol) S_Ricketts punches S_Brown off the ball ... Well spotted by The Referee ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 46 :(cel) M_Wakaso kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Brown gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Foley reads the play well Min. 47 :(wol) L_Evans flicks the ball through ... Bojan runs onto it! ... Good sliding challenge from V_van_Dijk ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Min. 46 :(cel) A_Stokes loses D_Batth ... Y_Gourcuff fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 51 :(cel) V_van_Dijk sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... Marquinhos reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 54 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff brings it under control ... He takes on E_Ambrose ... He gets past him! ... He puts in B_Sako! ... B_Sako launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 57 :(cel) S_Johansen back heels to find L_Griffiths in space ... L_Griffiths lobs C_Ikeme! ... It floats over C_Ikeme ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 59 :(wol) T_Muller plays the early ball across the box to find Bojan in space ... Bojan has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 60 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra jumps over A_Matthews's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... L_Griffiths with the foul Min. 61 :(cel) E_Ambrose lobs the ball over the defence ... A_Matthews latches on to it ... But he loses control of it ... S_Ricketts takes possession Min. 68 :(cel) S_Johansen with a precise pass to E_Ambrose ... E_Ambrose carves a shot towards goal ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 71 :(wol) L_Evans reads the run of T_Muller ... A_Stokes fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... L_Evans hoists it forward ... Y_Gourcuff gets on the end of it ... Y_Gourcuff tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 71 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Y_Gourcuff ... Y_Gourcuff drives it towards goal ! ... L_Zaluska gets up well to catch that one Min. 72 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff flicks it past V_van_Dijk ... He runs forward ... Y_Gourcuff aiming for the bottom corner ! ... Saved by L_Zaluska Min. 76 :(wol) L_Evans off the woodwork. ... Marquinhos picks up the deflection ... Marquinhos sends it flying towards goal! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 77 :(cel) S_Johansen with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to A_Stokes ... A_Stokes pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But C_Ikeme parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 79 :(wol) T_Muller works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Sako ... But A_Matthews puts it in row Z! Min. 80 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff plays in Bojan with a beautiful ball ... Superbly timed tackle by E_Ambrose ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Y_Gourcuff floats the ball in! ... V_van_Dijk gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 81 :(wol) Bojan uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Mulgrew ... He timed it well Min. 86 :(cel) A_Stokes has it on the edge of the box ... D_Batth reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 87 :(wol) Bojan with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... M_Wakaso with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(wol) K_Foley with the diagonal pass Bojan ... Bojan with a low drive through the rain! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park Attendance : 25,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Wakaso Scorers : A_Stokes (2), M_Wakaso (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Griffiths (31), A_Stokes (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_v_la_Parra (Man of the Match) Scorers : Bojan (27) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Foley (44), S_Ricketts (45), Y_Gourcuff (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic | Wolverhampton Wanderers Attempts on Goal : 7 | 17 Off target : 4 | 11 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 28 | 72 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 10 Key Passes : 11 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Celtic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Zaluska GK 20 2 3 3 27 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 0 0 E_Ambrose DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 78 20 1 V_van_Dijk DF 2 18 2 3 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 1 A_Matthews DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 C_Mulgrew DF 2 18 2 3 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 S_Johansen MF 2 3 18 8 27 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 S_Brown MF 2 3 18 2 27 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 106 17 N_Biton MF 2 3 17 2 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Wakaso MF 2 3 17 2 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 60 45 L_Griffiths FW 2 3 3 18 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 A_Stokes FW 2 3 3 17 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 48 C_Gordon GK 18 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Denayer DF 2 17 2 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Lustig DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Forrest MF 2 3 17 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Scepovic FW 2 3 3 17 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Ikeme GK 22 2 2 2 24 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 D_Batth DF 2 20 4 3 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 Marquinhos DF 2 19 3 2 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 78 0 1 K_Foley DF 3 18 11 3 23 | 95 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 101 37 -3 S_Ricketts DF 2 18 3 2 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 48 -4 -4 T_Muller MF 2 3 22 10 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 B_Sako MF 2 3 21 8 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 Y_Gourcuff MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 37 9 L_Evans MF 2 3 20 3 23 | 95 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 120 1 R_v_la_Parra MF 2 3 19 11 24 | 95 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 129 7 Bojan FW 2 4 3 21 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 W_Hennessey GK 18 2 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Stearman DF 2 18 5 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ward DF 3 17 10 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Hughes MF 2 3 19 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zarate FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1440615817 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35