FFO2 Conference, Valencia vs. Celtic (Thu Sep 28) Valencia | Celtic 5-1-1-2-1 C | 4-2-0-2-2 A Matt Rose | Sam Bradwell | Alex_Remiro GK | GK L_Hradecky C_Coady DF | DF A_Capa J_L_Gaya DF | DF M_Ginter Gorosabel DF | DF Danilo J_Costa DF | DF J_Bagan L_Verissimo DF | DM S_M_Savic A_Herrera DM | DM O_Zinchenko A_Berenguer MF | AM D_Tadic S_Gnabry AM | FW T_Werner B_Iglesias FW | FW K_Benzema J_Lingard AM | AM F_Balogun | I_Provedel SUB | SUB R_Ofori J_Pulido SUB | SUB J_Stanisic R_Garcia SUB | SUB C_ODowda L_Milla SUB | SUB F_Macheda C_Akpom SUB | SUB S_Skrabb Min. 3 :(val) S_Gnabry with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... An audacious effort from S_Gnabry! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at his face! ... He can't believe it himself! ... That's put Valencia ahead! ... Valencia 1-0 Celtic ... Min. 3 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... J_Lingard will now play as a MF Min. 3 :(cel) A_Capa flights the ball to F_Balogun ... But J_L_Gaya wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Capa lofts the ball in! ... Alex_Remiro easily claims the ball! Min. 5 :(val) A_Berenguer flights the ball to B_Iglesias ... Blocked by T_Werner Min. 8 :(val) A_Herrera brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Berenguer gets on the end of the pass ... Fine tackle by O_Zinchenko ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 9 :(cel) J_Bagan crosses into the box, finding K_Benzema ... K_Benzema bears down on goal! ... But Alex_Remiro punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 10 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to E Min. 12 :(cel) The defender underhits the back pass! ... K_Benzema is through! ... What a mistake by L_Verissimo! ... C_Coady fouls badly ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... K_Benzema curls it towards the top corner ... Alex_Remiro makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 13 :(cel) A_Capa plays it forward to K_Benzema ... K_Benzema breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round Alex_Remiro ... He rounds Alex_Remiro ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 15 :(val) B_Iglesias with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Capa a clean set of heals ... B_Iglesias tries the shot! ... GOAL!! ... There was no way L_Hradecky was going to catch that! ... Valencia 2-0 Celtic ... Min. 16 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to P Min. 16 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... L_Verissimo will now play as a MF Min. 16 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... J_Lingard will now play as a AM Min. 16 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... A_Herrera will now play as a MF Min. 16 :(val) S_Gnabry plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... S_Gnabry tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But L_Hradecky parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 16 :(cel) F_Balogun chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Benzema ... Good sliding challenge from A_Herrera and it had to be Min. 19 :(val) J_Costa sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_L_Gaya ... K_Benzema robs him of the ball Min. 19 :(cel) J_Bagan with an amazing show of skill to get past C_Coady ... He crosses to F_Balogun ... Gorosabel with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 20 :(cel) K_Benzema comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... K_Benzema tries one from the edge of the box! ... Alex_Remiro parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 26 :(cel) O_Zinchenko with a deep cross to K_Benzema ... Gorosabel is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Matt Rose looks relieved Min. 27 :(cel) M_Ginter wins possession ... He plays the ball across to T_Werner ... T_Werner sees Alex_Remiro off his line! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... He's scored his 20th goal of the campaign! ... Valencia 2-1 Celtic ... Min. 28 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... J_Lingard will now play as a MF Min. 29 :(val) B_Iglesias finds the run of J_Lingard ... J_Lingard strikes a wicked curler! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 34 :(val) C_Coady fires over a low cross to B_Iglesias ... B_Iglesias has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... L_Hradecky gets up well to catch that one Min. 37 :(val) A_Berenguer with a 40-yard pass to Gorosabel ... Gorosabel with a scorcher of a shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 40 :(cel) T_Werner storms past his marker ... Gorosabel bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(cel) Alex_Remiro with a terrible kick! ... K_Benzema takes control of the ball! ... C_Coady pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... M_Ginter floats it forward ... K_Benzema latches onto the end of it ... K_Benzema curls the ball in on goal! ... Alex_Remiro makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 45 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to A Min. 47 :(val) J_Lingard with a probing through ball A_Berenguer ... A_Berenguer curls it towards the top corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Valencia 3-1 Celtic ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 3-1 Celtic Min. 46 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... J_Lingard will now play as a AM Min. 46 :(cel) Danilo is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to F_Balogun ... F_Balogun fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 48 :(val) J_Lingard runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Berenguer ... A_Berenguer with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... L_Hradecky falls over ... But L_Hradecky is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 48 :(cel) O_Zinchenko with a measured ball to F_Balogun ... F_Balogun from 20 yards! ... Looks like it should be easy for Alex_Remiro ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... Alex_Remiro looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 49 :(cel) O_Zinchenko gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to F_Balogun ... F_Balogun with the punt towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 50 :(cel) F_Balogun cuts in on J_L_Gaya's blind side ... S_Gnabry fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... S_M_Savic knocks it forward ... F_Balogun gets on the end of it ... F_Balogun unleashes a pile driver! ... Alex_Remiro can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... 20 goals for this season! ... Valencia 3-2 Celtic ... Min. 51 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... J_Lingard will now play as a MF Min. 55 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: J_Stanisic ... COMING OFF: J_Bagan Min. 55 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to E Min. 56 :(val) J_Costa finds B_Iglesias on the edge of the box ... B_Iglesias with the shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Valencia 4-2 Celtic ... Min. 57 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... J_Lingard will now play as a AM Min. 61 :(val) A_Berenguer get's past Danilo ... He's gonna worry them again ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Stanisic Min. 62 :(cel) O_Zinchenko turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Benzema ... An audacious effort from K_Benzema! ... Alex_Remiro is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 72 :(cel) K_Benzema has plenty of time and space ... But he loses control of it ... A_Herrera takes possession Min. 79 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: R_Garcia ... COMING OFF: J_Lingard Min. 79 :(val) A_Berenguer cuts inside O_Zinchenko ... He worked that well ... But J_Stanisic wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 79 :(cel) O_Zinchenko drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Tadic ... J_Costa pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 80 :(val) B_Iglesias flicks it over A_Capa and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_M_Savic robs him of the ball Min. 81 :(cel) F_Balogun picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... F_Balogun drives the ball low! ... Alex_Remiro gathers it easily Min. 85 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to A Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(cel) D_Tadic knocks it forward ... L_Verissimo slips ... M_Ginter gets to it! ... M_Ginter hits a crisp volley! ... Alex_Remiro goes down well to save Min. 91 :(val) S_Gnabry with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... A skilful effort from S_Gnabry! ... L_Hradecky heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 91 :(cel) S_M_Savic sidesteps J_L_Gaya ... He showed great skill there ... S_M_Savic has a dig at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... Alex_Remiro acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... Danilo crosses it in! ... M_Ginter gets his head on it ... Alex_Remiro tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... D_Tadic plays it into the danger area! ... K_Benzema gets to it! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... Alex_Remiro saves it!! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... F_Balogun floats the ball in! ... J_Costa reads it well and clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Iglesias (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Gnabry (3), B_Iglesias (15,56), A_Berenguer (47) Sent Off : Gorosabel (40) Booked : J_Costa (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Balogun Scorers : T_Werner (27), F_Balogun (50) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Celtic Attempts on Goal : 10 | 16 Off target : 2 | 6 On target : 8 | 10 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 3 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 4 - 2 Celtic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex_Remiro GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 C_Coady DF 1 19 12 10 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 J_L_Gaya DF 1 19 13 8 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 Gorosabel DF 1 19 13 13 26 | 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -1 J_Costa DF 1 18 14 8 27 | 93 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 54 -2 L_Verissimo MF 1 17 13 7 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera MF 1 14 19 5 22 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 11 0 A_Berenguer MF 1 4 18 14 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 44 S_Gnabry AM 1 8 16 20 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 B_Iglesias FW 1 4 12 20 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 18 46 J_Lingard AM 1 4 19 15 25 | 81 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 7 I_Provedel GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pulido DF 1 11 6 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Garcia DM 1 11 18 12 31 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Milla MF 1 11 17 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Akpom FW 1 4 11 17 28 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Hradecky GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 A_Capa DF 1 19 15 4 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Ginter DF 1 20 16 9 31 | 93 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 34 Danilo DF 1 17 14 4 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 J_Bagan DF 1 17 12 2 26 | 57 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 S_M_Savic DM 1 17 19 7 24 | 93 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 19 19 O_Zinchenko DM 1 18 17 6 28 | 93 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 65 0 D_Tadic AM 1 3 20 20 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Werner FW 1 6 14 22 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 0 16 K_Benzema FW 1 3 15 21 32 | 93 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 35 0 23 F_Balogun AM 1 3 17 19 20 | 93 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 13 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 | 36 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 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 1695931313 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40