FFO2 Conference, Celtic vs. Ajax (Mon Jul 10)


                               Celtic  |  Ajax
                            5-1-0-4 A  |  5-3-1-1 C
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Alfredo Gandarlo
                                       |
                          A_Lafont GK  |  GK S_Rico
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF E_Bailly
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF I_Ordets
                            Danilo DF  |  DF C_Kipre
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF Ibanez
                         M_Caicedo DF  |  DF P_Lienhart
                          F_Kessie DM  |  MF M_Sissoko
                         N_Zaniolo FW  |  MF D_Sow
                         M_Terrier FW  |  AM A_Lacazette
                         F_Balogun FW  |  MF S_Diop
                         O_Dembele FW  |  FW A_Kalajdzic
                                       |
                           R_Ofori SUB |  SUB L_Unsain
                        J_Stanisic SUB |  SUB J_Collins
                          L_Thomas SUB |  SUB M_Gibbs-White
                           G_Veiga SUB |  SUB A_Schopf
                          M_Thuram SUB |  SUB R_K_Muani




Min. 1  :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 3  :(cel) F_Balogun looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  N_Zaniolo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Rico moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 8  :(cel) N_Zaniolo with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  But I_Ordets slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 17 :(aja) E_Bailly with the header on 
          ...  He finds C_Kipre in space 
          ...  F_Kessie with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 19 :(aja) Ibanez plays in A_Lacazette with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Danilo bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 19 :(aja) C_Kipre looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Sissoko 
          ...  But J_Bagan sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 22 :(aja) D_Sow moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Lacazette 
          ...  Danilo slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 23 :(aja) I_Ordets plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko clears with a diving header 
Min. 28 :(cel) K_Tierney runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Terrier 
          ...  But I_Ordets sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 28 :(aja) E_Bailly with a measured pass to I_Ordets 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Tierney takes possession 
Min. 35 :(cel) M_Terrier jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Terrier! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Ajax fans laugh at him 
Min. 36 :(aja) D_Sow unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Sissoko 
          ...  J_Bagan body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 39 :(aja) A_Lacazette runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Bagan with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(cel) M_Caicedo pass splits open the defence and finds N_Zaniolo 
          ...  N_Zaniolo attempts a lob! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Ajax fans taunt him! 
Min. 47 :(cel) N_Zaniolo takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Zaniolo! 
          ...  But S_Rico reaches the ball. Good save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 0-0 Ajax

Min. 48 :(cel) F_Kessie is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  O_Dembele latches onto the ball 
          ...  O_Dembele tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for S_Rico 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  S_Rico looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 52 :(cel) M_Terrier beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  E_Bailly reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie lofts the ball in! 
          ...  O_Dembele tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But S_Rico tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by O_Zinchenko 
          ...  S_Rico comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  M_Terrier with the shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Caicedo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Terrier with the header 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Celtic fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  That's given Celtic the advantage! 
          ...  Celtic 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 52 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax 
          ...  Ajax have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 52 :(aja) C_Kipre retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lafont just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 53 :(cel) F_Balogun drives it across the face of the goal M_Caicedo 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ibanez 
Min. 55 :(aja) Ibanez plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Terrier reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(aja) P_Lienhart runs at Danilo 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  An audacious effort from P_Lienhart! 
          ...  A_Lafont saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 56 :(cel) F_Balogun is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  C_Kipre with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  O_Dembele passes to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  Driven towards goal by N_Zaniolo! 
          ...  S_Rico catches the ball 
Min. 59 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic kills the ball dead 
          ...  Danilo takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 60 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Thuram 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Terrier 
Min. 60 :(cel) F_Balogun slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  F_Balogun has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 64 :(aja) P_Lienhart changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Kalajdzic 
          ...  A_Kalajdzic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Lafont gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 65 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Veiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Zaniolo 
Min. 65 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Stanisic 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bagan 
Min. 67 :(aja) I_Ordets beats M_Caicedo 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  O_Zinchenko fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 69 :(cel) M_Caicedo nutmegs D_Sow, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Sow with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  O_Dembele steps up 
          ...  S_Rico guesses correctly 
          ...  But the shot's too powerful! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Celtic 2-0 Ajax...
Min. 70 :(aja) A_Lacazette brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Danilo 
Min. 71 :(cel) O_Dembele cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to F_Kessie 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by E_Bailly 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 71 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  O_Dembele with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 75 :(aja) S_Diop with a glorious long pass to M_Sissoko 
          ...  O_Zinchenko with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 76 :(cel) K_Tierney with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Thuram gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Ordets wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 79 :(cel) M_Thuram with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Ibanez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 80 :(cel) G_Veiga takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Thuram 
          ...  P_Lienhart cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 80 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Lacazette runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Lacazette shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 81 :(cel) M_Caicedo runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Veiga 
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Veiga! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  S_Rico plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 82 :(cel) J_Stanisic runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Thuram attempts a lob! 
          ...  But S_Rico pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 86 :(cel) F_Balogun sprints past M_Sissoko 
          ...  F_Balogun smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  S_Rico with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 87 :(cel) O_Dembele loses his marker! 
          ...  O_Dembele has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's beaten S_Rico 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(aja) S_Diop beats M_Thuram 
          ...  S_Diop with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But A_Lafont punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 90 :(cel) O_Zinchenko sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to F_Balogun 
          ...  D_Sow with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(aja) S_Diop with the first time pass to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 92 :(aja) I_Ordets controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  J_Stanisic read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 93 :(cel) F_Balogun beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  F_Balogun rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Celtic 3-0 Ajax ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : DB Celtic Park
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : F_Balogun (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Terrier (52), O_Dembele (69 pen), F_Balogun (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bagan (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : S_Diop
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Kipre (56), D_Sow (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       6
Off target           :           8        |       2
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Celtic 3 - 0 Ajax
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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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A_Lafont       GK  21   1   1   1  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  18  16   6  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  14   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  18  15   7  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Danilo         DF   1  17  14   3  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  17  12   2  26 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  40  -2  -2
M_Caicedo      DF   1  16  18  11  30 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
F_Kessie       DM   1  12  19   8  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  11   0
N_Zaniolo      FW   1  10  18  17  26 |  67   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
M_Terrier      FW   1   4  13  18  25 |  62   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  34   0  32
F_Balogun      FW   1   3  16  18  20 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  42  36
O_Dembele      FW   1   3  19  17  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  11  45
R_Ofori        GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stanisic     DF   1  16  13   3  23 |  28   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  17   0
L_Thomas       DF   1  16  10   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Veiga        AM   1   4  15  13  24 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  13
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Rico         GK  20   1   1   1  27 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
E_Bailly       DF   1  18  13   9  23 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  34   0
I_Ordets       DF   1  18  10   9  33 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
C_Kipre        DF   1  17  10   3  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
Ibanez         DF   1  17  13   3  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  17   0
P_Lienhart     DF   1  17  11   3  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  19  23
M_Sissoko      MF   1  10  18  12  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sow          MF   1   9  17  11  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  24  -2
A_Lacazette    AM   1   2  12  18  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Diop         MF   1   3  17  11  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  15
A_Kalajdzic    FW   1   5   9  18  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  21  12
L_Unsain       GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Collins      DF   1  16  11   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gibbs-White  MF   1   6  17  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Schopf       MF   1   9  16  11  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_K_Muani      FW   1   4  11  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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