FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Celtic F.C. vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Thu Dec 24)


                          Celtic F.C.  |  Tottenham Hotspur
                              3-4-3 A  |  3-5-2 D
                        Will Schoolar  |  Matthew Bethell
                                       |
                         L_Zaluska GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                         C_Mulgrew DF  |  DF A_Tameze
                        A_Matthews DF  |  DF M_Sakho
                        V_van_Dijk DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                        S_Johansen MF  |  MF E_Lamela
                           R_Macek MF  |  MF C_Eriksen
                           S_Brown MF  |  MF C_Tiote
                          D_Jarvis MF  |  MF A_Townsend
                       R_Greenwood FW  |  MF J_Obi_Mikel
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW S_Eto'o
                          A_Crooks FW  |  FW Eduardo
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB A_Lindegaard
                         E_Ambrose SUB |  SUB M_Dawson
                       M_Friedrich SUB |  SUB J_Vertonghen
                         S_McQueen SUB |  SUB M_Cain
                          A_Stokes SUB |  SUB R_Soldado




Min. 2  :(cel) D_Jarvis backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  L_Griffiths latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Cleared by F_Fazio 
Min. 5  :(ths) J_Obi_Mikel with the through ball to Eduardo 
          ...  But A_Matthews wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 9  :(cel) L_Griffiths slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  F_Fazio rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 12 :(ths) E_Lamela with a precise ball to S_Eto'o 
          ...  S_Eto'o with a thundering drive! 
          ...  L_Zaluska goes down well to save 
Min. 14 :(ths) C_Tiote runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  V_van_Dijk with an over the top challenge 
Min. 15 :(cel) R_Macek finds R_Greenwood in acres of space 
          ...  R_Greenwood hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  M_Neuer is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Macek swings it in! 
          ...  M_Neuer comes out and claims it! 
Min. 16 :(cel) D_Jarvis holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Crooks in space! 
          ...  A_Crooks hits a great drive! 
          ...  M_Neuer falls over 
          ...  But M_Neuer is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 17 :(ths) E_Lamela races into the box 
          ...  He sees A_Tameze lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  C_Mulgrew wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 22 :(cel) L_Griffiths knocks the ball past A_Tameze 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 24 :(ths) A_Townsend moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Eduardo 
          ...  Eduardo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Zaluska's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 28 :(cel) V_van_Dijk takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Tiote 
          ...  C_Tiote reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 29 :(ths) E_Lamela controls it with ease 
          ...  R_Greenwood with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 31 :(ths) Eduardo sidesteps A_Matthews 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Eduardo has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  And Tottenham Hotspur are leading in the game now 
          ...  Celtic F.C. 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 33 :(cel) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Crooks is through! 
          ...  A_Crooks attempts the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Neuer moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  M_Neuer looks dejected! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. 
          ...  He was offside by 2-3 yards 
Min. 36 :(ths) E_Lamela slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again though 
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue 
Min. 39 :(cel) D_Jarvis boots it towards C_Mulgrew 
          ...  C_Mulgrew has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 41 :(cel) A_Crooks runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Intercepted by E_Lamela 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(cel) E_Ambrose is coming on for V_van_Dijk and playing DF 
Min. 45 :(ths) M_Cain replaces J_Obi_Mikel and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(ths) R_Soldado is ready to come on to replace Eduardo 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(ths) C_Eriksen plays a long ball to E_Lamela 
          ...  E_Lamela rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Lamela curls it into the box! 
          ...  V_van_Dijk gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 46 :(ths) C_Eriksen jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  C_Mulgrew attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic F.C. 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Min. 46 :(cel) A_Crooks with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past F_Fazio 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Cain 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 47 :(cel) A_Crooks beats A_Townsend 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A_Crooks attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 50 :(cel) R_Macek finds R_Greenwood with a ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Greenwood with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 50 :(ths) C_Tiote with a measured pass to R_Soldado 
          ...  R_Soldado with the side footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  The Tottenham Hotspur fans go wild! 
          ...  Celtic F.C. 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 53 :(ths) E_Lamela crosses into the box, finding R_Soldado 
          ...  E_Ambrose reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 55 :(cel) A_Stokes is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_Crooks is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 55 :(cel) S_Johansen with a smart pass to R_Greenwood 
          ...  R_Greenwood with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 60 :(cel) S_Brown finds A_Stokes on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Stokes fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Brown plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Neuer jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 61 :(ths) M_Cain knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Mulgrew slips 
          ...  S_Eto'o gets to it! 
          ...  A_Matthews with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  C_Tiote passes to S_Eto'o 
          ...  S_Eto'o with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Tiote drives it into the box! 
          ...  S_Eto'o gets to it! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 62 :(cel) D_Jarvis with the through ball to L_Griffiths 
          ...  L_Griffiths drives it low ! 
          ...  M_Neuer makes a fine save 
Min. 62 :(cel) R_Macek holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Stokes 
          ...  M_Sakho rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 63 :(ths) E_Lamela sidesteps E_Ambrose 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Lamela carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 64 :(ths) E_Lamela with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  A skillful effort from E_Lamela ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And L_Zaluska recovers to save!! 
Min. 67 :(cel) S_Johansen with an inch perfect pass to R_Greenwood 
          ...  M_Cain takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 70 :(cel) C_Mulgrew runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off S_Eto'o back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Tameze reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 71 :(cel) L_Griffiths sidesteps F_Fazio 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Tameze goes in studs first 
Min. 72 :(cel) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Stokes is through! 
          ...  But F_Fazio reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(cel) R_Greenwood breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer! 
          ...  C_Tiote brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 75 :(cel) L_Griffiths finds the space intelligently 
          ...  M_Cain wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 76 :(ths) R_Soldado runs at E_Ambrose 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  E_Ambrose moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 79 :(cel) R_Macek has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Griffiths gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Tiote wins the ball 
Min. 80 :(cel) S_Brown cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Greenwood 
          ...  The cross hits R_Greenwood on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Neuer blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 81 :(cel) S_Johansen cuts the ball back to L_Griffiths 
          ...  M_Neuer with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  That’s a scandalous decision! 
          ...  R_Greenwood takes it 
          ...  He sends M_Neuer the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s given Celtic F.C. a glimmer of hope! 
          ...  Celtic F.C. 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur...
Min. 85 :(cel) S_Brown turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Griffiths 
          ...  R_Soldado with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(ths) C_Eriksen beats C_Mulgrew 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But A_Matthews puts it in row Z! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 56,095
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Celtic F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : R_Greenwood (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Greenwood (81 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Hotspur Match Info
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Best player          : C_Tiote
Scorers              : Eduardo (31), R_Soldado (50)
Sent Off             : R_Soldado (85)
Booked               : M_Sakho (62), C_Tiote (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Celtic F.C.  |    Tottenham Hotspur
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Celtic F.C. 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
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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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L_Zaluska      GK  21   2   3   3  27 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
C_Mulgrew      DF   2  19   2   3  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
A_Matthews     DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
V_van_Dijk     DF   2  19   2   3  29 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
S_Johansen     MF   2   3  19   8  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Macek        MF   2   3  19   2  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Brown        MF   2   3  19   2  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Jarvis       MF   2   3  19   3  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Greenwood    FW   2   2   2  18  17 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
L_Griffiths    FW   2   3   3  18  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Crooks       FW   2   2   2  18  18 |  58   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
C_Gordon       GK  18   2   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Ambrose      DF   2  19   2   3  26 |  49   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  18   2   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McQueen      MF   2   5  18   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stokes       FW   2   3   3  17  26 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  25   2   3   3  24 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
A_Tameze       DF   1  21   5   2  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Sakho        DF   2  20   4   3  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
F_Fazio        DF   3  20   3   2  29 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
E_Lamela       MF   2   3  21  11  26 |  94   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  30   5
C_Eriksen      MF   2   3  21  11  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Tiote        MF   4  10  19   2  25 |  94   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  23  25  -3
A_Townsend     MF   2   3  19  10  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   3  10  18   3  23 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
S_Eto'o        FW   2   2   2  20  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Eduardo        FW   2   3   3  19  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
A_Lindegaard   GK  18   3   3   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dawson       DF   2  20   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vertonghen   DF   2  19   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cain         MF   2  10  18   3  29 |  49   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  47  18   8
R_Soldado      FW   2   3   3  20  28 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   1  24
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