FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Celtic F.C. vs. Southampton F.C. (Sun Jan 31)


                          Celtic F.C.  |  Southampton F.C.
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 E
                     William McGregor  |  Kev Welford
                                       |
                          C_Gordon GK  |  GK K_Vermeer
                         C_Mulgrew DF  |  DF L_Shaw
                        V_van_Dijk DF  |  DF D_Fox
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF N_Clyne
                          M_Lustig DF  |  DF J_Fonte
                        S_Johansen MF  |  MF J_Ward-Prowse
                           R_Macek MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                        C_McGregor MF  |  MF A_Vidal
                          G_Tutino MF  |  MF J_Navas
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW M_Balotelli
                          A_Crooks FW  |  FW D_Ba
                                       |
                         L_Zaluska SUB |  SUB S_Scufflet
                         J_Denayer SUB |  SUB J_Stephens
                             T_Day SUB |  SUB H_Cowans
                       S_Armstrong SUB |  SUB Isco
                        J_Guidetti SUB |  SUB R_Lambert




Min. 2  :(sou) It seems Southampton F.C. are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 2  :(sou) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  L_Shaw is through! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Shaw ! 
          ...  But C_Gordon punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Lallana drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Navas gets his head on it 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  C_Gordon is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Vidal chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Navas swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Southampton F.C. have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Celtic F.C. 0-1 Southampton F.C. ...
Min. 3  :(cel) C_McGregor is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Crooks 
          ...  A_Crooks runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 3  :(sou) N_Clyne curls the ball out wide to J_Ward-Prowse 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 4  :(sou) A_Vidal with a 50-yard pass to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  C_Gordon with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 6  :(sou) M_Balotelli beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  C_Gordon watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 7  :(cel) S_Johansen looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Crooks 
          ...  J_Fonte robs him of the ball 
Min. 9  :(sou) M_Balotelli gets possession in his own half 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  But C_Gordon makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 10 :(cel) A_Crooks sidesteps N_Clyne 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Fonte slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Macek 
          ...  It is cleared by L_Shaw 
Min. 13 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Vidal 
          ...  C_Mulgrew robs him of the ball 
Min. 13 :(cel) L_Griffiths breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on K_Vermeer! 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 15 :(sou) A_Vidal with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  A_Vidal heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  C_Gordon claws it off the line 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Celtic F.C. 0-2 Southampton F.C. ...
Min. 16 :(sou) It seems J_Ward-Prowse has switched to a DM 
Min. 17 :(sou) D_Ba pushes it past V_van_Dijk 
          ...  The cross hits D_Ba on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  C_Gordon makes a fine save 
Min. 18 :(sou) L_Shaw brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Balotelli makes himself available 
          ...  M_Balotelli attempts a low drive! 
          ...  C_Gordon falls over 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  C_Gordon looks a little embarrassed now! 
          ...  Celtic F.C. 0-3 Southampton F.C. ...
Min. 25 :(cel) L_Griffiths beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  A skillful effort from L_Griffiths ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 25 :(sou) A_Lallana with a short pass to find D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 29 :(sou) D_Ba sidesteps M_Lustig 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Ba ! 
          ...  C_Gordon won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 35 :(sou) D_Fox finds J_Fonte with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Fonte hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the Southampton F.C. fans! 
          ...  Celtic F.C. 0-4 Southampton F.C. ...
Min. 38 :(cel) C_Mulgrew latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Shaw 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 38 :(sou) A_Lallana with the towering header to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  C_Gordon parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And C_Gordon recovers to save!! 
Min. 39 :(sou) A_Vidal knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Vidal with the chance ! 
          ...  C_Gordon just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cel) A_Crooks with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Fonte 
          ...  A_Crooks sees K_Vermeer off his line ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 45 :(cel) R_Macek unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Crooks 
          ...  N_Clyne wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic F.C. 0-4 Southampton F.C.

Min. 47 :(sou) J_Navas with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Lustig 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Balotelli! 
          ...  M_Lustig goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 49 :(cel) S_Johansen hoofs it up field to find C_Mulgrew 
          ...  C_Mulgrew with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  K_Vermeer falls over 
          ...  But K_Vermeer is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 49 :(sou) A_Vidal unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Celtic F.C. fans taunt him! 
Min. 51 :(sou) J_Navas controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  J_Navas runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  C_Gordon plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 53 :(sou) D_Ba finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  What a shot from D_Ba ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 54 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with the cross-field pass to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But C_Gordon hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 55 :(sou) R_Lambert is coming on for J_Navas and will play MF 
Min. 55 :(sou) A_Vidal with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  A_Vidal with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 56 :(cel) M_Lustig skips the challenge from D_Fox 
          ...  M_Lustig drives it low ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  K_Vermeer was beaten there! 
Min. 57 :(cel) M_Friedrich beats his man 
          ...  L_Shaw with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 60 :(cel) There's going to be a change 
          ...  S_Armstrong will come on for C_McGregor and play MF 
Min. 60 :(cel) T_Day is coming on and S_Johansen is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 63 :(sou) D_Ba turns past M_Lustig 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But V_van_Dijk reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 66 :(cel) S_Armstrong holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Griffiths 
          ...  L_Griffiths bears down on goal! 
          ...  K_Vermeer saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 68 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with a precise ball to R_Lambert 
          ...  M_Friedrich seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 69 :(sou) A_Lallana gets possession in his own half 
          ...  A_Lallana fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  C_Gordon gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 70 :(cel) J_Guidetti replaces L_Griffiths to play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(sou) H_Cowans takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Vidal 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 70 :(sou) A_Lallana miskicks! 
          ...  He finds R_Lambert though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  R_Lambert rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But C_Gordon makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 72 :(cel) M_Lustig plays a long ball to A_Crooks 
          ...  H_Cowans is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  K_Vermeer misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Armstrong plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Macek with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 74 :(sou) D_Ba skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  D_Ba attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But C_Gordon just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 77 :(sou) A_Lallana is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 78 :(sou) M_Balotelli finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  M_Balotelli rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 79 :(sou) H_Cowans looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Balotelli 
          ...  C_Mulgrew with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 79 :(sou) L_Shaw is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to M_Balotelli 
          ...  J_Guidetti takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 80 :(cel) S_Armstrong hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Lustig latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Lustig looks to see where K_Vermeer is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  K_Vermeer narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 80 :(sou) A_Lallana with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past C_Mulgrew 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Ba! 
          ...  D_Ba with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But C_Gordon makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Lallana chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  C_Mulgrew belts it clear 
Min. 82 :(sou) H_Cowans is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  D_Ba latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Ba attempts to nutmeg C_Gordon! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 84 :(cel) R_Macek chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Crooks 
          ...  A_Crooks goes for goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 84 :(sou) D_Ba sidesteps V_van_Dijk 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Ba with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  C_Gordon blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 85 :(cel) S_Armstrong knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Fonte slips 
          ...  J_Guidetti gets to it! 
          ...  N_Clyne knocks the ball back to K_Vermeer 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past K_Vermeer! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Armstrong swings it in! 
          ...  V_van_Dijk with the header 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 94 :(cel) T_Day gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Fox! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Day cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 51,965
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Celtic F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : S_Armstrong
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Mulgrew (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : L_Shaw (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Navas (2), A_Vidal (15), M_Balotelli (18), J_Fonte (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Ward-Prowse (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic F.C.  |    Southampton F.C.
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       28
Off target           :           5        |       13
On target            :           6        |       15
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       17
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Final Score          : Celtic F.C. 0 - 4 Southampton F.C.
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Player Statistics - Celtic F.C.
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Gordon       GK  18   2   3   3  24 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  93   0   0   0
C_Mulgrew      DF   2  19   2   3  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -3   0
V_van_Dijk     DF   2  19   2   3  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
M_Friedrich    DF   2  19   2   3  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Lustig       DF   2  17   2   3  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  10   4
S_Johansen     MF   2   3  19   8  27 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Macek        MF   2   3  19   2  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
C_McGregor     MF   2   3  18   2  23 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Tutino       MF   2   3  18   8  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2   3   3  18  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Crooks       FW   2   2   2  18  18 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
L_Zaluska      GK  21   2   3   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Denayer      DF   2  18   2   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Day          MF   2   2  18   3  22 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Armstrong    MF   2   3  17   7  23 |  34   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Guidetti     FW   2   3   3  17  27 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton F.C.
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Vermeer      GK  25   2   3   2  26 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  77   0   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  21  12   4  28 |  95   0   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  39  38   3
D_Fox          DF   2  19  12   4  25 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  36   8
N_Clyne        DF   2  19  11   3  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  37  10   0
J_Fonte        DF   2  18   2   3  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  26   0  23
J_Ward-Prowse  DM   2   4  22   3  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
A_Lallana      MF   2   3  21  11  24 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  58   9
A_Vidal        MF   2   3  21   8  24 |  71   0   0   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  38  25
J_Navas        MF   2   4  22  11  25 |  56   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  27
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
D_Ba           FW   3   3   4  19  25 |  95   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
S_Scufflet     GK  20   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stephens     DF   2  17   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cowans       MF   2  10  18   2  29 |  24   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
Isco           MF   2   3  20   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lambert      MF   2   3   2  17  27 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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