FFO2 Conference, Celtic vs. West Brom (Mon Oct 23)


                               Celtic  |  West Brom
                          4-2-1-2-1 E  |  4-1-3-1-1 N
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Frank Deeming
                                       |
                           A_Meret GK  |  GK D_Iversen
                          E_Garcia DF  |  DF J_Poyth
                          M_Ginter DF  |  DF Ruben_Vezo
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF M_Bola
                          S_Aurier DF  |  DF M_Holgate
                            Danilo DM  |  DM R_Yates
                        J_Stanisic DM  |  MF T_Pobega
                         S_M_Savic MF  |  MF Marc_Roca
                              Suso AM  |  MF J_Jordan
                         J_Alvarez AM  |  AM R_Brewster
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW D_Solanke
                                       |
                           R_Ofori SUB |  SUB B_Kamara
                          C_Drameh SUB |  SUB A_M-Niles
                          C_ODowda SUB |  SUB L_Baker
                          S_Skrabb SUB |  SUB M_Stendera
                         F_Macheda SUB |  SUB B_Brobbey




Min. 10 :(cel) J_Bagan flicks the ball through 
          ...  S_M_Savic runs onto it! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_M_Savic! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 10 :(wba) T_Pobega runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  But Danilo sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 11 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of D_Solanke 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  D_Solanke hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Meret gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 15 :(cel) M_Ginter dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Ruben_Vezo 
Min. 15 :(wba) D_Solanke rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to R_Yates 
          ...  J_Bagan with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 20 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 20 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Suso will now play as a FW 
Min. 20 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  J_Alvarez will now play as a FW 
Min. 20 :(wba) T_Pobega saunters past M_Ginter 
          ...  T_Pobega has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marc_Roca swings it in! 
          ...  R_Yates with the header 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 21 :(cel) Suso with a pinpoint pass to K_Benzema 
          ...  M_Bola with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 22 :(cel) J_Bagan beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Bola gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 23 :(wba) J_Jordan fires over a low cross to R_Brewster 
          ...  R_Brewster hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  A_Meret pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Yates dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to T_Pobega 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But A_Meret smothers the ball 
Min. 26 :(wba) Marc_Roca with a deep cross to T_Pobega 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Bagan 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marc_Roca swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Solanke 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It's beaten A_Meret 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 27 :(cel) J_Alvarez flicks it past J_Poyth 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Bola 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 27 :(wba) R_Brewster retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Jordan gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Jordan with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 29 :(cel) S_Aurier beats J_Poyth 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(cel) K_Benzema holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Suso 
          ...  But J_Poyth wins the ball 
Min. 32 :(cel) Suso steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Bola 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Suso has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 32 :(wba) Marc_Roca retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Pobega gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Pobega tries to chip the ball over A_Meret! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 40 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 40 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Suso will now play as a AM 
Min. 40 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  J_Alvarez will now play as a AM 
Min. 41 :(wba) D_Solanke takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  D_Solanke with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Meret parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(cel) J_Alvarez saunters past T_Pobega 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But D_Iversen reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on D_Iversen anyway 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 0-0 West Brom

Min. 46 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Stanisic 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Solanke! 
          ...  D_Solanke pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  That's given West Brom the lead! 
          ...  Celtic 0-1 West Brom ...
Min. 47 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 48 :(cel) Suso runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  Suso with a terrific drive! 
          ...  D_Iversen has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Iversen reacts well to save!! 
Min. 49 :(cel) K_Benzema takes advantage of a mistake by M_Holgate 
          ...  K_Benzema chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  D_Iversen acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_M_Savic! 
          ...  D_Iversen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  K_Benzema with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 51 :(cel) J_Stanisic moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_M_Savic 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_M_Savic! 
          ...  But D_Iversen hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 56 :(cel) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Alvarez rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Frank Deeming is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Celtic have equalised! 
          ...  Celtic 1-1 West Brom ...
Min. 58 :(wba) T_Pobega has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Stanisic 
          ...  He knocks it to Marc_Roca! 
          ...  Marc_Roca drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 59 :(cel) K_Benzema flicks it over R_Yates and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Benzema attempts a chip! 
          ...  But D_Iversen makes a fine save 
Min. 60 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Suso will now play as a FW 
Min. 60 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  J_Alvarez will now play as a FW 
Min. 60 :(cel) M_Ginter runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Yates back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Ginter with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 61 :(cel) J_Stanisic crosses into the box, finding S_Aurier 
          ...  S_Aurier has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Iversen's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 66 :(cel) Suso has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Poyth! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Suso with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 67 :(cel) K_Benzema cuts in on Ruben_Vezo's blind side 
          ...  M_Holgate read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 69 :(wba) R_Brewster with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  R_Brewster with a thundering drive! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 71 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Stanisic 
          ...  Danilo wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 73 :(wba) R_Yates over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds R_Brewster though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  R_Brewster drives the shot in! 
          ...  A_Meret with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 74 :(cel) K_Benzema jinks past M_Holgate 
          ...  J_Jordan slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 78 :(cel) Suso looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Alvarez 
          ...  Marc_Roca is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  S_M_Savic swings it in 
          ...  J_Alvarez gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Alvarez hits a curling shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 79 :(wba) M_Holgate leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Solanke 
          ...  J_Bagan forces him off the ball 
Min. 80 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 80 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Suso will now play as a AM 
Min. 80 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  J_Alvarez will now play as a AM 
Min. 80 :(cel) M_Ginter 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! 
          ...  M_Ginter with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Celtic 2-1 West Brom ...
Min. 80 :(wba) D_Solanke flicks it over Danilo's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Solanke tries to beat A_Meret from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Meret parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 81 :(cel) J_Stanisic plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Benzema decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  J_Poyth clears with a diving header 
Min. 82 :(wba) M_Holgate bursts forward 
          ...  M_Holgate with the shot on net! 
          ...  But A_Meret punches it away 
Min. 84 :(cel) J_Stanisic with a pinpoint pass to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 85 :(cel) Suso kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Aurier gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Holgate tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  K_Benzema flights it in! 
          ...  D_Iversen easily claims the ball! 
Min. 85 :(wba) M_Holgate knocks the ball past M_Ginter 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Solanke! 
          ...  D_Solanke beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  A_Meret makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  M_Ginter somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 86 :(cel) S_Aurier chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wba) M_Bola with a precise ball to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke lobs A_Meret! 
          ...  A_Meret collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 89 :(cel) S_M_Savic gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds J_Alvarez 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Frank Deeming looks relieved 
Min. 90 :(cel) J_Bagan unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Benzema 
          ...  But M_Bola slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 

*************  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          : J_Alvarez
Scorers              : J_Alvarez (56), M_Ginter (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : D_Solanke (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Solanke (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Bola (21), Marc_Roca (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    West Brom
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           2        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Celtic 2 - 1 West Brom
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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_Meret        GK  21   1   1   1  27 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
E_Garcia       DF   1  19  16   4  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ginter       DF   1  20  16   9  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
J_Bagan        DF   1  17  12   2  26 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  36   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  18  11  11  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  11
Danilo         DM   1  18  15   4  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Stanisic     DM   1  16  14   3  23 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0
S_M_Savic      MF   1  17  20   7  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  34
Suso           AM   1   3  18  19  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  36  13
J_Alvarez      AM   1   3  17  20  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
K_Benzema      FW   1   3  15  21  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
R_Ofori        GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Drameh       DF   1  14  12   8  23 |   0   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
S_Skrabb       FW   1   4   9  12  20 |   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

Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  20   1   1   1  24 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  17  11   9  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  20  14   7  35 |  96   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  56   0
M_Bola         DF   1  16  14   7  21 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  64  14  -2
M_Holgate      DF   1  19  13  10  28 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  34  16
R_Yates        DM   1  11  18   5  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  17
T_Pobega       MF   1  10  17  12  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  34
Marc_Roca      MF   1   2  17  13  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  24   7
J_Jordan       MF   1   6  18  13  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  12   9
R_Brewster     AM   1   4  10  18  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  12  18  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  18  60
B_Kamara       GK  13   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_M-Niles      DF   1  12   6   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Baker        MF   1   7  15   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Stendera     MF   1   6  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  11  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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