FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Celtic F.C. vs. Queens Park Rangers (Sun Nov 29) Celtic F.C. | Queens Park Rangers 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 N Will Schoolar | Joe Brown | L_Zaluska GK | GK M_Perin C_Mulgrew DF | DF D_Agger A_Matthews DF | DF M_Skrtel V_van_Dijk DF | DF M_Debuchy E_Ambrose DF | DF F_Fernandez S_Johansen MF | MF A_Taarabt R_Macek MF | MF M_Phillips D_Jarvis MF | MF T_Kroos S_Brown MF | MF H_Ben_Arfa R_Greenwood FW | FW C_Austin L_Griffiths FW | FW S_El_Shawaary | C_Gordon SUB | SUB J_Cesar M_Friedrich SUB | SUB T_Robson J_Denayer SUB | SUB D_Ball S_McQueen SUB | SUB J_Mutch A_Crooks SUB | SUB V_Paragini Min. 2 :(qpr) T_Kroos 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! ... A_Taarabt receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Johansen is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 3 :(cel) R_Macek hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Griffiths latches onto it! ... L_Griffiths could have let it bounce! ... But M_Perin is equal to it Min. 4 :(qpr) M_Phillips hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... S_El_Shawaary latches onto it! ... S_El_Shawaary curls the ball in on goal ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 5 :(cel) D_Jarvis is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to C_Mulgrew ... D_Agger wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 6 :(cel) D_Jarvis takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... D_Agger cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 9 :(cel) S_Brown with a probing pass to L_Griffiths ... L_Griffiths is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... M_Perin tries to close down the angle ... He dinks it over M_Perin ... GOAL !! ... Celtic F.C. go in front now with that goal! ... Celtic F.C. 1-0 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 10 :(qpr) A_Taarabt is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... M_Skrtel latches onto the ball ... A left-footer by M_Skrtel ! ... But L_Zaluska parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 11 :(qpr) H_Ben_Arfa looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Taarabt ... A_Taarabt hits a great shot ! ... But L_Zaluska tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 15 :(qpr) A_Taarabt pass splits open the defence and finds C_Austin ... E_Ambrose reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 20 :(qpr) C_Austin takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... V_van_Dijk seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 21 :(cel) E_Ambrose runs at F_Fernandez ... He takes it past him ... F_Fernandez recovers to win the ball back Min. 21 :(qpr) T_Kroos runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Austin ... V_van_Dijk with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 24 :(cel) S_Johansen with an in swinging cross to R_Greenwood ... A scorcher of a shot from R_Greenwood ! ... M_Perin with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 29 :(cel) L_Griffiths with a smart turn ... L_Griffiths with the drive! ... M_Perin parries it Min. 35 :(qpr) H_Ben_Arfa with a slick pass to C_Austin ... A wicked drive by C_Austin ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 41 :(qpr) H_Ben_Arfa hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Austin latches onto it! ... C_Austin tries the shot ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 42 :(qpr) Curled in dangerously from A_Taarabt to S_El_Shawaary ... But V_van_Dijk sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(qpr) C_Austin nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... The ball hits E_Ambrose in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 44 :(cel) A_Matthews with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... M_Skrtel gathers up the loose ball Min. 45 :(qpr) V_Paragini comes on for S_El_Shawaary and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 45 :(qpr) a big roar from the crowd as T_Robson comes on for F_Fernandez to play DF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic F.C. 1-0 Queens Park Rangers Min. 51 :(qpr) H_Ben_Arfa with the first time flick to V_Paragini ... C_Mulgrew reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... A_Taarabt chips the ball into the area! ... It comes to T_Robson ... He fires it towards to goal ... L_Zaluska takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 52 :(cel) L_Griffiths jumps over D_Agger's challenge ... M_Debuchy wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 52 :(qpr) V_Paragini with the Cruyff turn ... V_van_Dijk anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 59 :(cel) V_van_Dijk steps over the ball ... He nutmegs T_Robson ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... V_van_Dijk uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But M_Perin punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 60 :(cel) Up goes the substitution board - M_Friedrich on for A_Matthews as a DF Min. 61 :(qpr) A_Taarabt bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Austin ... C_Austin hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... L_Zaluska heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 61 :(cel) M_Friedrich plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... C_Austin with the high feet ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 64 :(cel) L_Griffiths runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... M_Phillips steals the ball of off him Min. 65 :(cel) S_McQueen will replace S_Johansen and play MF Min. 65 :(qpr) H_Ben_Arfa backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Debuchy gets on the end of it ... M_Debuchy with a thundering drive! ... But L_Zaluska just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 70 :(cel) A_Crooks comes on for R_Greenwood and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 73 :(cel) S_Brown with an incisive pass to L_Griffiths ... But V_Paragini comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 75 :(cel) S_McQueen with a reverse pass to L_Griffiths ... L_Griffiths with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... M_Perin gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 77 :(qpr) A_Taarabt looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to T_Kroos ... S_McQueen with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 93 :(cel) S_McQueen hoists the ball across to A_Crooks ... A left-footer by A_Crooks ! ... But M_Perin palms it away ... He could have caught that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park Attendance : 53,537 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Griffiths (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Griffiths (9) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_van_Dijk (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queens Park Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Taarabt Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Austin (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. | Queens Park Rangers Attempts on Goal : 7 | 8 Off target : 0 | 3 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic F.C. 1 - 0 Queens Park Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 C_Mulgrew DF 2 19 2 3 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Matthews DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 2 19 2 3 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 36 -3 0 E_Ambrose DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 S_Johansen MF 2 3 19 8 27 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Macek MF 2 3 19 2 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 D_Jarvis MF 2 3 19 3 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Brown MF 2 3 18 2 27 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 R_Greenwood FW 2 2 2 18 17 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 L_Griffiths FW 2 3 3 18 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 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 | 34 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 S_McQueen MF 2 5 18 3 28 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 28 8 A_Crooks FW 2 2 2 18 18 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Queens Park Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Perin GK 23 1 1 1 20 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 D_Agger DF 2 20 3 3 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Skrtel DF 2 20 3 4 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 M_Debuchy DF 3 19 12 2 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 F_Fernandez DF 3 20 3 2 25 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Taarabt MF 2 3 20 10 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 3 M_Phillips MF 2 3 20 8 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 T_Kroos MF 2 3 20 9 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Ben_Arfa MF 2 4 21 11 23 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 C_Austin FW 2 2 3 20 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 2 S_El_Shawaary FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Cesar GK 19 2 3 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Robson DF 2 18 3 4 16 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D_Ball DF 2 19 6 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mutch MF 3 2 20 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Paragini FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 1448827698 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35