FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Celtic F.C. vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Nov 22) Celtic F.C. | West Bromwich Albion 4-4-2 A | 5-3-2 P Will Schoolar | - | L_Zaluska GK | GK B_Foster C_Mulgrew DF | DF G_McAuley A_Matthews DF | DF J_Evans V_van_Dijk DF | DF D_Roberts E_Ambrose DF | DF J_Chester S_Johansen MF | DF J_Olsson R_Macek MF | MF D_Fletcher D_Jarvis MF | MF A_Song S_Brown MF | FW W_Bony R_Greenwood FW | FW G_Pelle L_Griffiths FW | MF S_Sessegnon | C_Gordon SUB | SUB B_Myhill M_Friedrich SUB | SUB C_Dawson J_Denayer SUB | SUB C_Yacob S_McQueen SUB | SUB J_McClean A_Crooks SUB | SUB S_Rondon Min. 1 :(cel) D_Jarvis with the cross-field pass to L_Griffiths ... J_Evans takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 4 :(wba) W_Bony controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... G_Pelle gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Zaluska with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... S_Sessegnon knocks it forward ... W_Bony gets on the end of it ... W_Bony hits the ball on the bounce ! ... L_Zaluska makes a fine save Min. 7 :(wba) A_Song with a glorious long pass to W_Bony ... V_van_Dijk knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 9 :(wba) S_Sessegnon has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... G_Pelle gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Matthews gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 15 :(wba) W_Bony beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... W_Bony with a bicycle kick ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... GOAL !! ... How did that find its way in? ... But it's been disallowed. ... The reason is unclear! ... The manager is fuming with the ref! ... He is hurling abuse at him! Min. 21 :(cel) S_Brown squares it to L_Griffiths ... L_Griffiths hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... B_Foster was lucky there Min. 25 :(wba) D_Fletcher with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... W_Bony gets on the end of the pass ... But C_Mulgrew sweeps up the threat Min. 27 :(cel) S_Johansen with a glorious 60-yard pass to V_van_Dijk ... But D_Roberts slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 39 :(cel) S_Johansen skips the challenge from J_Evans ... But D_Roberts puts it in row Z! Min. 39 :(cel) C_Mulgrew takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Griffiths ... J_Olsson with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 40 :(cel) V_van_Dijk holds the ball up ... He sees R_Greenwood in space! ... J_Evans knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 41 :(cel) S_Johansen is first to the loose ball ... S_Johansen leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(cel) D_Jarvis chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Griffiths ... L_Griffiths flings a shot at goal ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... Celtic F.C. have snatched the lead! ... Celtic F.C. 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 47 :(wba) The West Bromwich Albion manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic F.C. 1-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 47 :(cel) D_Jarvis sprints past the defender ... D_Jarvis has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... B_Foster gathers it comfortably Min. 50 :(cel) S_Johansen with the first time pass to R_Greenwood ... Excellent sliding challenge by S_Sessegnon ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... S_Johansen chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Evans wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 51 :(cel) S_Johansen with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Greenwood gets on the end of the pass ... G_McAuley is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 56 :(cel) S_Brown reads the run of A_Matthews ... A_Matthews tries to chip the ball over B_Foster! ... B_Foster saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 57 :(wba) C_Dawson takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace G_McAuley as DF Min. 58 :(cel) S_Johansen sidesteps J_Olsson ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... S_Johansen with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 60 :(cel) M_Friedrich is being prepared to come on ... E_Ambrose is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 61 :(wba) S_Rondon is coming on for J_Olsson and playing FW Min. 61 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion restructured their strategy to A Min. 62 :(cel) R_Greenwood takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Matthews ... J_Chester rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 62 :(wba) A_Song runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... W_Bony latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... W_Bony controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 65 :(cel) S_McQueen comes on for R_Macek and takes up a MF role Min. 67 :(cel) M_Friedrich sidesteps J_Chester ... That was too easy ... A thundering drive by M_Friedrich ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Foster moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... B_Foster looks dejected! ... Celtic F.C. 2-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 70 :(cel) Up goes the substitution board - A_Crooks on for R_Greenwood as a FW Min. 77 :(cel) L_Griffiths is too quick for the defence ... D_Roberts reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 78 :(cel) A_Crooks steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A_Crooks could have let it bounce! ... B_Foster with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 78 :(wba) S_Sessegnon with a 40-yard pass to D_Roberts ... D_Roberts tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... L_Zaluska tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 79 :(cel) S_Johansen plays a long ball to A_Crooks ... A_Crooks tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... B_Foster dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had B_Foster beaten! ... CORNER! ... S_McQueen hits it into the box! ... A_Matthews tries to place the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Johansen hits it towards the far post! ... The ball comes to L_Griffiths ... He gets the shot away ... B_Foster with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Brown ... It comes to A_Crooks ... He fires it towards to goal ... B_Foster narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 79 :(wba) D_Fletcher with a neat pass into S_Rondon ... A_Crooks is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 80 :(wba) G_Pelle takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... C_Mulgrew with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 82 :(wba) S_Rondon leaves C_Mulgrew standing ... S_Rondon with the attempt at goal! ... The fans get off there seats! ... L_Zaluska plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 84 :(wba) W_Bony leaves V_van_Dijk standing ... C_Mulgrew with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 86 :(cel) D_Jarvis pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... Well executed sliding challenge from C_Dawson Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(cel) L_Griffiths chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Johansen ... But D_Roberts puts it in row Z! Min. 92 :(cel) The ball runs loose! ... S_Johansen seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Evans takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park Attendance : 53,164 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Griffiths (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Griffiths (46), M_Friedrich (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Zaluska (4), C_Mulgrew (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Bony Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 12 | 5 Off target : 4 | 1 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 2 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 11 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic F.C. 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Zaluska GK 21 2 3 3 27 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 49 0 0 0 C_Mulgrew DF 2 19 2 3 23 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 7 -3 A_Matthews DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 V_van_Dijk DF 2 19 2 3 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 E_Ambrose DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Johansen MF 2 3 19 8 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 38 10 R_Macek MF 2 3 19 2 27 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jarvis MF 2 3 19 3 21 | 94 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 3 S_Brown MF 2 3 18 2 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Greenwood FW 2 2 2 18 17 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Griffiths FW 2 3 3 18 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 29 C_Gordon GK 18 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Friedrich DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 J_Denayer DF 2 18 2 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McQueen MF 2 5 18 3 28 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Crooks FW 2 2 2 18 18 | 22 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Foster GK 20 2 1 1 26 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 G_McAuley DF 2 18 2 5 27 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 2 20 3 3 25 | 94 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 D_Roberts DF 3 20 4 4 30 | 94 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 3 J_Chester DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Olsson DF 3 19 5 2 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Fletcher MF 2 3 20 4 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Song MF 2 10 20 2 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 W_Bony FW 3 2 4 20 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 G_Pelle FW 2 3 3 20 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sessegnon MF 2 3 19 5 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 B_Myhill GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dawson DF 2 18 3 4 22 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Yacob MF 2 3 19 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_McClean AM 2 3 18 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rondon FW 2 3 3 19 23 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1448222850 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35