FFO2 WM CUP, Stoke City vs. Celtic (Wed Feb 15)


                           Stoke City  |  Celtic
                            5-1-0-4 P  |  4-3-3 A
                          Mike Bridge  |  -
                                       |
                       M_Dmitrovic GK  |  GK A_Lafont
                           G_Sakai DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                          A_Telles DF  |  DF J_Juranovic
                         D_Sanchez DF  |  DF C_C-Vickers
                            Danilo DF  |  DF C_Richards
                           S_Arias DF  |  MF Mar_Antonio
                           I_Gueye DM  |  MF L_Benes
                     Javi_Martinez FW  |  MF M_Almiron
                          M_Hamsik FW  |  FW Antony
                        E_Forsberg FW  |  FW M_Boadu
                         A_Weimann FW  |  FW M_Rashford
                                       |
                        A_Schlager SUB |  SUB R_Ofori
                         C_Dunkley SUB |  SUB L_Thomas
                           J_Eraso SUB |  SUB E_Buendia
                           M_Klich SUB |  SUB J_Shelvey
                           M_Nikao SUB |  SUB E_Dennis




Min. 1  :(cel) Antony sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Antony curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  That's put Celtic ahead! 
          ...  Stoke City 0-1 Celtic ...
Min. 2  :(sto) D_Sanchez squares up to C_Starfelt 
          ...  He's elbowed him right in the nose! 
          ...  If that happened anywhere else, he'd get arrested! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 5  :(sto) E_Forsberg crosses to G_Sakai 
          ...  G_Sakai rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 6  :(sto) S_Arias gets lucky and beats J_Juranovic 
          ...  Now with the centre to A_Weimann 
          ...  A_Weimann has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Celtic ...
Min. 7  :(sto) G_Sakai with a 40-yard pass to Javi_Martinez 
          ...  Javi_Martinez looks to see where A_Lafont is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Lafont's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  Stoke City have the advantage! 
          ...  Stoke City 2-1 Celtic ...
Min. 8  :(sto) I_Gueye sidesteps C_Starfelt 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  I_Gueye with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But A_Lafont punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 9  :(sto) M_Hamsik breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Lafont! 
          ...  C_Richards brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 11 :(sto) A_Weimann looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards E_Forsberg 
          ...  E_Forsberg drives it low! 
          ...  But A_Lafont punches it away 
Min. 12 :(sto) D_Sanchez finds the run of Javi_Martinez 
          ...  Javi_Martinez drives the shot in! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  A_Lafont acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Weimann floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Juranovic reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 13 :(sto) Javi_Martinez curls the ball out wide to E_Forsberg 
          ...  E_Forsberg with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Gueye swings it in! 
          ...  E_Forsberg gets something on it! 
          ...  A_Lafont with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 14 :(cel) Mar_Antonio sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Rashford runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But A_Telles wins the tackle 
Min. 15 :(sto) Javi_Martinez moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Forsberg 
          ...  E_Forsberg drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 17 :(cel) C_C-Vickers steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs Danilo 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  C_C-Vickers has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic falls over 
          ...  But M_Dmitrovic is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 18 :(sto) Javi_Martinez leaves C_Starfelt standing 
          ...  Javi_Martinez has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Saved by A_Lafont 
Min. 18 :(cel) Mar_Antonio controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Sanchez 
          ...  He puts in M_Rashford! 
          ...  M_Rashford with the header! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's pulled Celtic level! 
          ...  Stoke City 2-2 Celtic ...
Min. 19 :(cel) Mar_Antonio sidesteps Danilo 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  G_Sakai wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Juranovic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Telles belts it clear 
Min. 22 :(cel) Antony sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Danilo with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  Antony passes to C_C-Vickers 
          ...  But A_Telles spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 22 :(cel) Antony turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  Antony goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 23 :(cel) C_Richards looks to send a big defensive header over the bar 
          ...  A_Lafont is flat footed and watches the ball loop in the air!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Unbelievable own goal!! 
          ...  Stoke City 3-2 Celtic ...
Min. 26 :(sto) D_Sanchez slides it through the middle to M_Hamsik 
          ...  But C_C-Vickers wins the ball 
Min. 27 :(cel) M_Rashford volleys it forward. He finds Mar_Antonio 
          ...  What a shot from Mar_Antonio! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic parries it 
Min. 28 :(sto) G_Sakai holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Hamsik 
          ...  C_C-Vickers bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 29 :(sto) Danilo feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Hamsik runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Hamsik tries to beat A_Lafont from outside the area! 
          ...  But A_Lafont makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 31 :(sto) Javi_Martinez with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Weimann 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Weimann! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Forsberg plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Sakai gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Lafont with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 33 :(sto) M_Hamsik get's past J_Juranovic 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  M_Hamsik with the side footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Stoke City 4-2 Celtic ...
Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Javi_Martinez will now play as a AM 
Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  M_Hamsik will now play as a AM 
Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  E_Forsberg will now play as a AM 
Min. 34 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 36 :(cel) M_Rashford plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  L_Benes keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Hamsik goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 39 :(sto) G_Sakai squares it to A_Weimann 
          ...  A_Weimann with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Lafont was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sto) S_Arias cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Danilo 
          ...  Danilo drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 47 :(cel) Antony pushes it past G_Sakai 
          ...  A_Weimann with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 4-2 Celtic

Min. 46 :(cel) L_Benes takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Richards 
          ...  C_Richards with the shot on net! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 47 :(cel) C_Starfelt gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Boadu 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  I_Gueye hits it out for a throw 
Min. 48 :(sto) M_Hamsik with an amazing show of skill to get past C_C-Vickers 
          ...  He crosses to Javi_Martinez 
          ...  C_C-Vickers moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 51 :(sto) E_Forsberg with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  E_Forsberg with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Lafont is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Hamsik plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Klich 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Hamsik 
Min. 58 :(sto) I_Gueye with a real burst of pace 
          ...  J_Juranovic can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  I_Gueye has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Lafont can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Lafont was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 61 :(cel) M_Almiron with the majestic dribble 
          ...  M_Almiron rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Dmitrovic's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 63 :(cel) Mar_Antonio jinks past A_Telles 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Danilo 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Benes chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Klich with a great clearance! 
Min. 65 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Buendia 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Almiron 
Min. 69 :(cel) E_Buendia stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  E_Buendia hits a great drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Dmitrovic's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Stoke City 4-3 Celtic ...
Min. 72 :(cel) Mar_Antonio finds E_Buendia with a ball over the defence 
          ...  E_Buendia with a little chip! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by M_Dmitrovic to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Richards swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for M_Dmitrovic, who catches the ball 
Min. 74 :(cel) L_Benes wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Antony 
          ...  A_Weimann read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 75 :(sto) M_Klich with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past C_Starfelt 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Weimann! 
          ...  A_Weimann hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 75 :(cel) M_Rashford plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Juranovic decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  J_Juranovic tries the shot! 
          ...  But M_Dmitrovic punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 76 :(cel) M_Boadu beats A_Telles with absolute ease! 
          ...  M_Boadu smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 77 :(cel) M_Rashford beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds E_Buendia 
          ...  The ball hits I_Gueye in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 83 :(cel) J_Juranovic with a one-touch layoff to Antony 
          ...  Antony from 20 yards! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic looks relieved there! 
Min. 85 :(cel) M_Rashford knocks the ball past the lunge of Danilo 
          ...  M_Rashford with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Javi_Martinez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Weimann (6), Javi_Martinez (7), C_Richards (23 og), M_Hamsik (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Sanchez (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : M_Rashford
Scorers              : Antony (1), M_Rashford (18), E_Buendia (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Richards (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Celtic
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          12        |       9
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Stoke City 4 - 3 Celtic
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Player Statistics - Stoke City
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_Dmitrovic    GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
G_Sakai        DF   1  17  13   8  27 |  94   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  21  76  36
A_Telles       DF   1  17  13   7  21 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0
D_Sanchez      DF   1  17  11   9  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  36  -2
Danilo         DF   1  16  13   3  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  17  19
S_Arias        DF   1  17  14   7  28 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
I_Gueye        DM   1  13  17   8  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  50   0  32
Javi_Martinez  AM   1   6  17  14  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  39  56
M_Hamsik       AM   1   3  16  15  22 |  58   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  14  41
E_Forsberg     AM   1   2  14  18  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  16  32
A_Weimann      FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  35  18  36
A_Schlager     GK  15   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dunkley      DF   1  11   5   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Eraso        MF   1   6  11   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Klich        AM   1   5  17  11  23 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  33  13   0
M_Nikao        FW   1   2   8  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Lafont       GK  19   1   1   1  24 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  18  13   9  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
J_Juranovic    DF   1  17  13   7  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  17  19
C_C-Vickers    DF   1  17  12   8  25 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  63   0  18
C_Richards     DF   1  16  11   3  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 -14 -14  21
Mar_Antonio    MF   1  13  17  11  21 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  15
L_Benes        MF   1   6  17  11  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Almiron      MF   1   6  16  15  25 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Antony         FW   1   5  18  17  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Boadu        FW   1   3  14  18  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Rashford     FW   1   1  13  17  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  51  31
R_Ofori        GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Buendia      MF   1   4  16  13  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
J_Shelvey      MF   1   9  15  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dennis       FW   1   2  11  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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