FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Celtic F.C. vs. Aston Villa (Wed Feb 24) Celtic F.C. | Aston Villa 4-4-2 A | 4-1-2-1-2 C William McGregor | Tim Batth | L_Zaluska GK | GK B_Guzan C_Mulgrew DF | DF Maicon V_van_Dijk DF | DF D_Conroy M_Friedrich DF | DF J_Okore M_Lustig DF | DF A_Luna S_Johansen MF | AM S_de_Jong R_Macek MF | DM M_Veratti S_Brown MF | MF Paulinho G_Tutino MF | MF J_Cuadrado L_Griffiths FW | FW P_Cisse J_Guidetti FW | FW C_Tevez | E_Ambrose SUB | SUB D_Nizic J_Denayer SUB | SUB T_Robson T_Day SUB | SUB V_Moses K_Commons SUB | SUB R_Cabella A_Crooks SUB | SUB T_Werner Min. 2 :(cel) J_Guidetti takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Tevez ... But A_Luna reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 3 :(cel) G_Tutino is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to J_Guidetti ... But D_Conroy wins the ball Min. 5 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with a pinpoint pass to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse chases it through, he must score ! ... L_Zaluska is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... That’s given Aston Villa the lead! ... Celtic F.C. 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 10 :(ast) A_Luna takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into P_Cisse ... M_Lustig reads the play well Min. 11 :(ast) J_Cuadrado picks out C_Tevez with the cross ... C_Tevez has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But L_Zaluska palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 13 :(ast) M_Veratti has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Lustig ... He puts in C_Tevez! ... C_Tevez unleashes a pile driver ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And L_Zaluska reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... A_Luna hits it into the box! ... L_Zaluska easily catches it! Min. 16 :(cel) S_Johansen flicks it over J_Cuadrado's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Okore takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 17 :(ast) J_Cuadrado is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... C_Tevez latches onto the ball ... C_Tevez tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But L_Zaluska parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 20 :(ast) C_Tevez kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Cuadrado gets on the end of the pass ... J_Cuadrado shoots towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Celtic F.C. 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 22 :(ast) C_Tevez cuts the ball back to J_Cuadrado ... J_Cuadrado hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... L_Zaluska was lucky there Min. 33 :(cel) J_Guidetti slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... J_Okore with a bad challenge ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 36 :(cel) J_Guidetti has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Maicon gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Johansen! ... M_Veratti gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 39 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Friedrich ... S_Johansen with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... William McGregor looks relieved Min. 40 :(ast) M_Veratti is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 42 :(ast) Maicon slices it ... B_Guzan moves quickly!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Celtic F.C. 1-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ast) T_Robson replaces Maicon and will play DF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic F.C. 1-2 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(ast) M_Veratti brings it under control ... He takes on M_Friedrich ... He gets past him! ... He puts in P_Cisse! ... Excellent sliding challenge by V_van_Dijk ... He timed it well Min. 49 :(ast) Paulinho is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... C_Tevez latches onto the ball ... C_Tevez fires the shot in! ... L_Zaluska with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 55 :(cel) S_Brown can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to C_Mulgrew ... C_Mulgrew hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 56 :(ast) Paulinho sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_de_Jong runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... S_de_Jong with a thundering drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 57 :(cel) G_Tutino hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Mulgrew latches onto it! ... C_Mulgrew tries to catch the keeper out! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... B_Guzan saves it !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by G_Tutino ... It is cleared by P_Cisse Min. 59 :(ast) T_Robson with the cross-field pass to C_Tevez ... Fine tackle by S_Johansen ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 60 :(cel) K_Commons is going to be brought on ... S_Brown is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 60 :(cel) T_Day takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace S_Johansen as MF Min. 61 :(cel) L_Griffiths steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Okore ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A_Luna scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 62 :(ast) A_Luna holds the ball up ... He sees D_Conroy in space! ... R_Macek with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 62 :(ast) P_Cisse beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Brilliantly taken away by V_van_Dijk !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 69 :(cel) R_Macek finds the run of G_Tutino ... The ball hits A_Luna in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 70 :(cel) There's going to be a change ... A_Crooks will come on for L_Griffiths and play FW Min. 71 :(ast) C_Tevez curls the ball out wide to J_Cuadrado ... J_Cuadrado from 20 yards ! ... But L_Zaluska punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 74 :(cel) A_Crooks flicks it past T_Robson ... He runs forward ... A_Crooks rifles it at the goal ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into B_Guzan's arms ... Unlucky Min. 78 :(cel) The defender under hits the back pass! ... K_Commons is through! ... K_Commons with the crafty shot! ... Looks like it should be B_Guzan's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... B_Guzan looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Tutino crosses it in! ... B_Guzan comes out and claims it! Min. 84 :(cel) C_Mulgrew steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But J_Okore will cut out the threat Min. 84 :(ast) T_Robson passes the ball to S_de_Jong ... M_Friedrich wins the ball Min. 86 :(cel) T_Day drives the ball across field ... It comes to R_Macek ... R_Macek tries to place it in the corner ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park Attendance : 51,297 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Tutino Scorers : Maicon (42 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Cuadrado (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Cisse (5), J_Cuadrado (20) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Okore (33), A_Luna (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 5 | 9 Off target : 4 | 1 On target : 1 | 8 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 5 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic F.C. 1 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 2 3 3 27 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 0 0 0 C_Mulgrew DF 2 19 2 3 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 V_van_Dijk DF 2 19 2 3 29 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Friedrich DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Lustig DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Johansen MF 2 3 19 8 27 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Macek MF 2 3 19 2 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_Brown MF 2 3 19 2 27 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Tutino MF 2 3 18 8 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Griffiths FW 2 3 3 18 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Guidetti FW 2 3 3 17 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Ambrose DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 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 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Commons MF 2 3 17 8 21 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Crooks FW 2 2 2 18 18 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Guzan GK 23 2 3 3 24 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 Maicon DF 2 21 2 3 22 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 -2 0 D_Conroy DF 2 18 4 2 19 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Okore DF 3 19 2 2 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 5 5 A_Luna DF 3 19 11 2 23 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 17 -3 S_de_Jong AM 2 3 21 11 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Veratti DM 2 10 20 4 24 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 22 2 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 21 11 18 | 93 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 48 29 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 20 26 | 93 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 48 12 D_Nizic GK 18 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Robson DF 2 18 3 4 16 | 48 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 V_Moses AM 2 3 20 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Cabella MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 19 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1456344388 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35