FMFA Britannia Cup Round 2 Leg 2, Celtic vs. Southampton (Fri Sep 18)


                               Celtic  |  Southampton
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 E
                         Derek Purvis  |  Kev Welford
                                       |
                         L_Zaluska GK  |  GK K_Vermeer
                        V_van_Dijk DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                        A_Matthews DF  |  DF L_Shaw
                         C_Mulgrew DF  |  DF Filipe_Luis
                         J_Denayer DF  |  DF D_Fox
                        S_Johansen MF  |  MF J_Navas
                           S_Brown MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                        C_McGregor MF  |  MF K_Asamoah
                           N_Biton MF  |  MF F_Cartabia
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW M_Balotelli
                          A_Stokes FW  |  FW D_Ba
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB S_Scufflet
                          M_Lustig SUB |  SUB J_Fonte
                       E_Izaguirre SUB |  SUB J_Stephens
                          M_Wakaso SUB |  SUB J_Cork
                        S_Scepovic SUB |  SUB R_Lambert




Min. 1  :(sou) Southampton changed their strategy to play P 
Min. 5  :(cel) S_Johansen looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Griffiths 
          ...  Filipe_Luis forces him off the ball 
Min. 6  :(cel) S_Johansen holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Stokes 
          ...  D_Fox slices it 
          ...  K_Vermeer moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Johansen plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by L_Shaw 
Min. 7  :(cel) S_Brown with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Shaw 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Stokes! 
          ...  A_Stokes attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 9  :(sou) F_Cartabia passes the ball to A_Lallana 
          ...  V_van_Dijk with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 13 :(cel) S_Johansen with a measured pass to C_McGregor 
          ...  C_McGregor with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  K_Vermeer was left standing 
          ...  Lets see if Celtic can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Celtic 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 15 :(cel) A_Stokes brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Ramos 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Matthews! 
          ...  But L_Shaw clears the ball to safety 
Min. 18 :(sou) D_Ba runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Stokes with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  K_Asamoah hoists it forward 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets on the end of it 
          ...  A great volley from M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by L_Zaluska !! 
Min. 18 :(sou) D_Ba sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Ba ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 24 :(sou) J_Navas knocks it past J_Denayer and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_McGregor reads the play well 
Min. 26 :(cel) A_Stokes skips the challenge from L_Shaw 
          ...  Blocked by Filipe_Luis 
Min. 27 :(cel) S_Brown watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  The ball hits D_Fox in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 29 :(sou) D_Ba with the dribble 
          ...  J_Denayer is easily beaten 
          ...  D_Ba tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 31 :(sou) F_Cartabia with the diagonal pass D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba with the header ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 34 :(sou) F_Cartabia with a 40-yard pass to M_Balotelli 
          ...  A_Matthews rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 35 :(sou) K_Asamoah works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Balotelli 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Celtic 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 37 :(sou) D_Fox plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Cleared by V_van_Dijk 
Min. 39 :(sou) J_Navas with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Shaw gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Shaw ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 40 :(sou) D_Fox has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Denayer 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Navas! 
          ...  But S_Johansen comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 41 :(cel) C_McGregor hoists the ball across to A_Stokes 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Stokes ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cel) S_Brown controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Fox 
          ...  He puts in L_Griffiths! 
          ...  F_Cartabia reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 45 :(sou) J_Cork replaces an unhappy F_Cartabia and will play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(sou) J_Fonte replaces an unhappy D_Fox and will play as a DF 
Min. 45 :(sou) Southampton switch to playing A 
Min. 45 :(sou) M_Balotelli takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mulgrew 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Balotelli with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Lallana chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  V_van_Dijk belts it clear 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 1-1 Southampton

Min. 47 :(cel) A_Matthews brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on L_Shaw 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Griffiths! 
          ...  S_Ramos pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 48 :(cel) S_Johansen makes himself available 
          ...  J_Fonte with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  A_Stokes bends it in 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 48 :(sou) K_Vermeer is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 50 :(sou) R_Lambert takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Balotelli 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 50 :(cel) C_McGregor with a smart pass to A_Stokes 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Fonte 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 50 :(sou) J_Cork curls the ball out wide to L_Shaw 
          ...  L_Shaw hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 53 :(sou) A_Lallana takes advantage of a bad back pass from V_van_Dijk 
          ...  A_Lallana with the crafty shot! 
          ...  L_Zaluska gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Cork hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Fonte 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  L_Zaluska gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 54 :(cel) V_van_Dijk gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at S_Ramos 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 55 :(sou) J_Cork spots J_Navas who is in acres of space 
          ...  J_Navas has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  L_Zaluska saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 57 :(sou) J_Navas has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Denayer 
          ...  He puts in R_Lambert! 
          ...  R_Lambert gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  L_Zaluska goes down well to save 
Min. 66 :(cel) A_Stokes 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Lallana with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  N_Biton floats it forward 
          ...  S_Johansen latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Filipe_Luis gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 68 :(cel) A_Stokes runs towards the goal 
          ...  J_Fonte reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(sou) R_Lambert kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Ba gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Ba aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Zaluska's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 76 :(sou) J_Cork has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Navas collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Navas has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 78 :(cel) S_Brown with the dribble 
          ...  Filipe_Luis is easily beaten 
          ...  S_Brown with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 80 :(cel) A_Stokes plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  A_Stokes belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 81 :(cel) S_Johansen with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  S_Johansen rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 82 :(sou) L_Shaw drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to R_Lambert 
          ...  A great volley from R_Lambert ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Asamoah drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Matthews wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 83 :(cel) S_Johansen knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Ramos 
          ...  S_Johansen hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 87 :(sou) K_Asamoah looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Lambert 
          ...  R_Lambert attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sou) K_Asamoah is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Lambert 
          ...  R_Lambert drives the shot in! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 91 :(sou) J_Navas is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Ba 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Mulgrew 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
Attendance           : 25,000
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : S_Johansen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_McGregor (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_van_Dijk (9), A_Stokes (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : K_Asamoah
Scorers              : M_Balotelli (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Celtic 1 - 1 Southampton
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Player Statistics - Celtic
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  20   2   3   3  27 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0   0   0
V_van_Dijk     DF   2  18   2   3  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
A_Matthews     DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
C_Mulgrew      DF   2  18   2   3  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Denayer      DF   2  17   2   3  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Johansen     MF   2   3  18   8  27 |  93   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  13  48   4
S_Brown        MF   2   3  18   2  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
C_McGregor     MF   2   3  17   2  23 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  13  20  23
N_Biton        MF   2   3  17   2  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2   3   3  18  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stokes       FW   2   3   3  17  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -3   7   1
C_Gordon       GK  18   2   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lustig       DF   2  17   2   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Izaguirre    DF   2  17   2   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Wakaso       MF   2   3  17   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Scepovic     FW   2   3   3  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Vermeer      GK  23   2   3   2  26 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  21   2   3  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  21  12   3  28 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26  10   4
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  19   2   3  26 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
D_Fox          DF   2  19  12   3  25 |  45   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
J_Navas        MF   2   4  21  11  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
A_Lallana      MF   2   3  21  11  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
K_Asamoah      MF   2   8  20   2  24 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
F_Cartabia     MF   2   2  18   4  23 |  45   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  30   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  52   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
D_Ba           FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
S_Scufflet     GK  19   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fonte        DF   2  18   2   3  28 |  48   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
J_Stephens     DF   2  17   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cork         MF   2   3  18   2  27 |  48   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Lambert      FW   2   3   2  17  27 |  41   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
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