FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Aston Villa vs. Celtic F.C. (Sun Dec 06) Aston Villa | Celtic F.C. 4-4-2 N | 5-3-2 C Nathan Pursey | Will Schoolar | B_Guzan GK | GK L_Zaluska Thiago_Silva DF | DF A_Matthews G_Pique DF | DF M_Friedrich R_Vlaar DF | DF J_Denayer T_Alderwei'ld DF | DF E_Izaguirre Paulinho MF | DF M_Lustig P_Piatti MF | MF S_Johansen V_Moses MF | MF S_McQueen S_de_Jong MF | MF T_Day C_Tevez FW | FW A_Stokes P_Cisse FW | FW S_Scepovic | D_Nizic SUB | SUB C_Gordon Maicon SUB | SUB G_Tutino J_Okore SUB | SUB N_Biton J_Cuadrado SUB | SUB C_McGregor Z_Ibrahimovic SUB | SUB J_Guidetti Min. 3 :(ast) C_Tevez runs at A_Matthews ... The defender slips and falls over ... But E_Izaguirre reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 4 :(cel) S_Johansen leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to A_Stokes ... R_Vlaar cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 6 :(ast) V_Moses beats A_Stokes ... He muscled him off the ball ... M_Lustig gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 7 :(cel) M_Lustig is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 7 :(cel) G_Tutino replaces M_Lustig and will play DF Min. 12 :(ast) C_Tevez with a Cruyff turn ... C_Tevez looks to see where L_Zaluska is! ... He shoots! ... L_Zaluska with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 16 :(ast) C_Tevez runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to P_Cisse ... Cleaned up by S_Johansen Min. 18 :(cel) A_Stokes beats Thiago_Silva ... He muscled him off the ball ... The cross hits A_Stokes on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But B_Guzan reaches the ball. Good save Min. 23 :(ast) S_de_Jong hoists the ball across to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 26 :(ast) S_de_Jong takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into C_Tevez ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Matthews ... He timed it well Min. 27 :(cel) S_Scepovic knocks the ball past the defender ... Superbly timed tackle by P_Piatti ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... T_Day floats the ball in! ... G_Pique gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 30 :(cel) T_Day controls it well ... He nutmegs Thiago_Silva ... He puts in A_Stokes! ... G_Pique leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 34 :(ast) C_Tevez holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Cisse ... P_Cisse sends it flying towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... L_Zaluska never had a chance! Min. 36 :(ast) P_Piatti takes possession ... What can he do here? ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... G_Tutino looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 37 :(cel) T_Day curls the ball out wide to A_Stokes ... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Pique ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Johansen hits it into the box! ... M_Friedrich gets on the end of it ... B_Guzan can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... B_Guzan has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 39 :(ast) V_Moses threads the through ball to S_de_Jong ... But he loses control of it ... E_Izaguirre takes possession Min. 40 :(cel) S_Johansen with a Cruyff turn ... S_Johansen with a bicycle kick ! ... B_Guzan parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 41 :(cel) S_Johansen boots it towards S_Scepovic ... S_Scepovic with the punt towards goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(cel) A_Stokes plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A_Stokes blasts it at the goal ! ... GOAL !! ... The crowd goes wild ! ... Celtic F.C. go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Celtic F.C. ... Min. 45 :(ast) Maicon is being prepared to come on ... T_Alderwei'ld is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 45 :(ast) There's going to be a change ... J_Cuadrado will come on for S_de_Jong and play MF Min. 47 :(cel) S_McQueen has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_Stokes collects the loose ball! ... Thiago_Silva with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 47 :(cel) T_Day cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Scepovic ... V_Moses gets in the way of the ball and clears! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-1 Celtic F.C. Min. 52 :(cel) S_Johansen has it now ... He takes on Paulinho ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Scepovic! ... S_Scepovic fires off a right-footed shot ! ... B_Guzan is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... B_Guzan looks very relieved! Min. 59 :(ast) C_Tevez plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Cisse decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... P_Cisse looks to see where L_Zaluska is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 63 :(cel) S_Scepovic gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past R_Vlaar! ... He has some space now! ... A delicate chip from S_Scepovic ! ... B_Guzan saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 65 :(cel) C_McGregor is being prepared to come on ... S_McQueen is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(cel) T_Day has it now ... He takes on Thiago_Silva ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Scepovic! ... Superbly timed tackle by G_Pique ... He made it look easy Min. 68 :(cel) A_Stokes knocks it past Maicon and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... R_Vlaar takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 70 :(cel) J_Guidetti is being brought on ... S_Scepovic is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(cel) T_Day looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Friedrich ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Vlaar ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 72 :(ast) P_Cisse finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... A_Matthews brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 73 :(ast) J_Cuadrado has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past G_Tutino ... He puts in P_Cisse! ... Driven towards goal by P_Cisse ! ... L_Zaluska parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 75 :(cel) C_McGregor is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to A_Stokes ... But Thiago_Silva slides in Min. 76 :(ast) V_Moses flicks it past E_Izaguirre ... He runs forward ... V_Moses goes for goal ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 79 :(cel) C_McGregor with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Guidetti ... Maicon is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 80 :(ast) Paulinho looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to C_Tevez ... C_Tevez looks to see where L_Zaluska is! ... He shoots! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... The Aston Villa fans celebrate the goal ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Celtic F.C. ... Min. 81 :(cel) C_McGregor hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Matthews latches onto it! ... Excellent sliding challenge from Maicon ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Johansen hits it towards the far post! ... A_Stokes with the header ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 87 :(cel) J_Guidetti cuts through the defence ... Thiago_Silva wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Nathan Pursey looks relieved Min. 87 :(cel) S_Johansen with the first time flick to J_Guidetti ... G_Pique slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ast) V_Moses with the cross-field pass to J_Cuadrado ... J_Cuadrado pounds a rocket on goal ! ... L_Zaluska won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 91 :(ast) J_Cuadrado is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... P_Piatti latches onto the end of it ... P_Piatti hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It floats over L_Zaluska ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 91 :(cel) J_Guidetti beats G_Pique ... He showed great skill there ... P_Cisse scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 93 :(cel) A_Stokes takes on 3 men ... Maicon reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 94 :(cel) A_Stokes sidesteps his marker ... G_Pique pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... A_Stokes bends it round the wall ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Johansen crosses it in! ... Maicon wins the ball ... And he heads it away ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 38,259 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Tevez (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Tevez (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Thiago_Silva (47), P_Cisse (91), G_Pique (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Stokes Scorers : A_Stokes (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : M_Lustig (7) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Celtic F.C. Attempts on Goal : 9 | 9 Off target : 7 | 6 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 3 Key Tackles : 10 | 7 Key Passes : 10 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 1 Celtic F.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 2 3 3 24 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 Thiago_Silva DF 2 22 2 3 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 G_Pique DF 2 20 2 3 28 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 49 -3 -3 R_Vlaar DF 2 21 4 3 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 T_Alderwei'ld DF 3 20 3 2 27 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 22 2 24 | 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 P_Piatti MF 2 3 20 12 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 V_Moses MF 2 3 20 11 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 S_de_Jong MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Tevez FW 2 4 11 20 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 26 P_Cisse FW 2 2 2 21 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 1 D_Nizic GK 18 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maicon DF 2 20 2 3 22 | 51 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 J_Okore DF 3 19 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 21 11 18 | 51 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 Z_Ibrahimovic FW 2 3 2 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 A_Matthews DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Friedrich DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Denayer DF 2 18 2 3 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Izaguirre DF 2 17 2 3 26 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Lustig DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Johansen MF 2 3 19 8 27 | 96 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 40 1 S_McQueen MF 2 5 18 3 28 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Day MF 2 2 18 3 22 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 A_Stokes FW 2 3 3 17 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 S_Scepovic FW 2 3 3 17 21 | 72 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 C_Gordon GK 18 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Tutino DF 2 3 18 8 25 | 89 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Biton DF 2 3 18 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_McGregor MF 2 3 18 2 23 | 29 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Guidetti FW 2 3 3 17 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1449432413 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35