FFO2 Conference, Celtic vs. Sheffield United (Mon Sep 25)


                               Celtic  |  Sheffield United
                          4-2-0-2-2 A  |  4-1-2-3 A
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Kesley Barkworth
                                       |
                        L_Hradecky GK  |  GK S_Bolat
                            A_Capa DF  |  DF F_Guilbert
                          M_Ginter DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                            Danilo DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF Mario_Rui
                         S_M_Savic DM  |  FW T_Muller
                       O_Zinchenko DM  |  AM M_Asensio
                           D_Tadic AM  |  AM A_Danjuma
                          T_Werner FW  |  MF L_Benes
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                         F_Balogun AM  |  FW M_Philipp
                                       |
                           R_Ofori SUB |  SUB N_Vasic
                        J_Stanisic SUB |  SUB A_Centelles
                          C_ODowda SUB |  SUB G_Zajkov
                         F_Macheda SUB |  SUB H_Akpan
                          S_Skrabb SUB |  SUB O_Giroud




Min. 1  :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  T_Muller will now play as a DM 
Min. 1  :(cel) J_Bagan finds T_Werner in the box 
          ...  T_Werner fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  S_Bolat won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 1  :(shu) R_Gosens chips the ball forward to M_Philipp 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Philipp! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 4  :(cel) S_M_Savic takes advantage of a mistake by J_Foyth 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Tadic! 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Tadic! 
          ...  It's beaten S_Bolat 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 5  :(shu) M_Philipp takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  L_Hradecky can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  L_Hradecky was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 6  :(shu) A_Belotti lobs it over the defender 
          ...  A_Belotti rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  L_Hradecky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Mario_Rui swings it in! 
          ...  L_Hradecky jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 7  :(cel) F_Balogun takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past R_Gosens 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Gosens reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 7  :(shu) L_Benes turns past A_Capa 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Benes! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  L_Hradecky moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  L_Hradecky catches it with style! 
Min. 8  :(cel) M_Ginter controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  A_Capa gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Capa shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Bagan! 
          ...  S_Bolat makes the catch! 
Min. 8  :(shu) R_Gosens with a measured pass to Mario_Rui 
          ...  Mario_Rui pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  L_Hradecky with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 10 :(cel) T_Werner with a probing pass to F_Balogun 
          ...  R_Gosens tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bagan hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Bolat 
Min. 10 :(shu) M_Asensio chests it down 
          ...  J_Bagan fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  A_Belotti hits it hard 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 10 :(shu) M_Philipp breaks free from A_Capa 
          ...  M_Philipp fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 11 :(cel) S_M_Savic finds K_Benzema with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  K_Benzema swings in the shot! 
          ...  S_Bolat makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 12 :(cel) T_Werner jumps over J_Foyth's challenge 
          ...  T_Werner uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 15 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 15 :(cel) D_Tadic turns past R_Gosens 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Mario_Rui gets to the ball first 
Min. 16 :(cel) T_Werner 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! 
          ...  T_Werner flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  S_Bolat saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 16 :(shu) A_Danjuma plays in L_Benes with a beautiful ball 
          ...  O_Zinchenko seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 17 :(cel) O_Zinchenko backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Bagan latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But R_Gosens sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 17 :(shu) F_Guilbert gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Danjuma is unmarked 
          ...  A_Capa fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 18 :(cel) M_Ginter eases past R_Gosens 
          ...  Mario_Rui cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 21 :(cel) T_Werner get's past Mario_Rui 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But F_Guilbert wins the tackle 
Min. 26 :(cel) S_M_Savic runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Benzema 
          ...  F_Guilbert with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 27 :(cel) D_Tadic spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds T_Werner with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Mario_Rui pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 28 :(cel) K_Benzema brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  F_Balogun gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Balogun with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  S_Bolat with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 29 :(cel) D_Tadic volleys it forward. He finds F_Balogun 
          ...  F_Balogun with a thundering drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Celtic fans are delighted! 
          ...  That puts Celtic ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Celtic 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 30 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 30 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  T_Muller will now play as a MF 
Min. 30 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  A_Danjuma will now play as a MF 
Min. 31 :(cel) K_Benzema breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has S_Bolat to beat! 
          ...  He dinks it over S_Bolat 
          ...  A_Danjuma gets back to block it on the line!! 
          ...  But the ref's blown his whistle! He's spotted a handball! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  That ooked like a dive to me 
          ...  But The Referee has given it 
          ...  T_Werner will take it 
          ...  He's tried a dink 
          ...  He's tries a cheeky Panenka but the keeper holds his ground and easily catches it! 
Min. 37 :(shu) M_Philipp gets possession in his own half 
          ...  M_Ginter with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 39 :(shu) M_Asensio finds L_Benes with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  L_Benes shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 40 :(cel) F_Balogun controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Muller 
          ...  He puts in K_Benzema! 
          ...  K_Benzema attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 41 :(cel) O_Zinchenko controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Foyth 
          ...  He puts in F_Balogun! 
          ...  F_Balogun with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(cel) D_Tadic knocks the ball past R_Gosens 
          ...  Now he crosses to F_Balogun! 
          ...  But Mario_Rui wins the tackle 
Min. 45 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 45 :(cel) K_Benzema is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  D_Tadic latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Tadic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 1-0 Sheffield United

Min. 47 :(cel) D_Tadic with a clever shimmy 
          ...  D_Tadic unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  S_Bolat won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Celtic 2-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 48 :(cel) T_Werner takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A great volley from T_Werner! 
          ...  S_Bolat with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 49 :(shu) M_Asensio moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Danjuma 
          ...  A_Danjuma with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky is equal to it 
Min. 50 :(shu) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  A_Belotti seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Belotti unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 51 :(cel) D_Tadic runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Tadic tries to beat S_Bolat! 
          ...  S_Bolat narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 55 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Stanisic 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bagan 
Min. 58 :(cel) T_Werner takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  T_Werner attempts a lob! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits S_Bolat and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  Celtic 3-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 60 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 60 :(cel) F_Balogun beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Balogun! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 60 :(shu) L_Benes takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Asensio 
          ...  D_Tadic with a bad challenge 
Min. 63 :(shu) M_Philipp takes advantage of a mistake by O_Zinchenko 
          ...  He knocks the ball to A_Belotti! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 66 :(cel) T_Werner is through on goal 
          ...  F_Guilbert pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 68 :(cel) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  D_Tadic seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Tadic tries to beat S_Bolat! 
          ...  S_Bolat makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 70 :(shu) M_Asensio plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Mario_Rui decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Blocked by A_Capa 
Min. 74 :(cel) K_Benzema runs towards the goal 
          ...  K_Benzema attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 74 :(shu) R_Gosens with an incisive pass to T_Muller 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Capa 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 75 :(shu) T_Muller sidesteps T_Werner 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Ginter with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 76 :(cel) A_Capa runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Tadic 
          ...  D_Tadic flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  S_Bolat never had a chance! 
Min. 78 :(cel) T_Werner plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  R_Gosens read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 80 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 80 :(shu) T_Muller looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  L_Hradecky makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 81 :(cel) F_Balogun hoists the ball across to T_Werner 
          ...  R_Gosens hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Werner lofts the ball in! 
          ...  F_Balogun gets to it! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 81 :(cel) M_Ginter takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  J_Foyth with a bad challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Stanisic swings it in 
          ...  D_Tadic gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Tadic sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  S_Bolat gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stanisic hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Bolat comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 82 :(cel) A defence splitting pass from T_Werner to D_Tadic 
          ...  R_Gosens with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 85 :(shu) M_Asensio takes on K_Benzema 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Asensio! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 87 :(cel) K_Benzema with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_Guilbert 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Benzema! 
          ...  But S_Bolat hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(cel) F_Balogun hoists the ball across to T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into S_Bolat's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 93 :(cel) S_M_Savic with the through ball to T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 

*************  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          : D_Tadic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Balogun (29), D_Tadic (47), T_Werner (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bagan (10), M_Ginter (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Gosens
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Mario_Rui (27), J_Foyth (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       12
Off target           :          13        |       7
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :          19        |       11
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Final Score          : Celtic 3 - 0 Sheffield United
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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_Hradecky     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
A_Capa         DF   1  19  14   4  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  16  18
M_Ginter       DF   1  20  16   9  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  12  -2
Danilo         DF   1  17  14   3  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  17  12   2  26 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  16  -2
S_M_Savic      DM   1  17  19   7  24 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
O_Zinchenko    DM   1  18  17   6  28 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  26   0
D_Tadic        AM   1   3  20  19  25 |  94   0   0   3   1   7   1   0   0   0   0  48  52
T_Werner       FW   1   6  14  22  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  32  24
K_Benzema      FW   1   3  15  21  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
F_Balogun      AM   1   3  17  19  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  39  38
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  14   3  23 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_ODowda       MF   1   2  11   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Macheda      FW   1   1   7  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Skrabb       FW   1   4   9  12  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
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_Bolat        GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
F_Guilbert     DF   1  19  13  10  33 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  57  17   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  21  14  10  25 |  94   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 102  48   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  18  11   9  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Mario_Rui      DF   1  18  13   9  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2  15
T_Muller       MF   1   2  11  20  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
M_Asensio      AM   1   4  18  17  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   5
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  19  15  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  11
L_Benes        MF   1   6  18  12  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  13  20  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  15  19  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
N_Vasic        GK  14   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Centelles    DF   1  12   7   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zajkov       DF   1  14  11   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Akpan        MF   1   3  11   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Giroud       FW   1   3   9  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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