FFO2 Conference, Villarreal vs. Celtic (Thu Sep 21) Villarreal | Celtic 5-2-2-1 C | 4-2-0-2-2 A Ian Greaves(Caretaker) | Sam Bradwell | Kepa GK | GK L_Hradecky D_Santon DF | DF A_Capa Dalbert DF | DF M_Ginter E_Roco DF | DF Danilo A_Munoz DF | DF O_Zinchenko H_Mallo DF | DM S_M_Savic T_Chalobah MF | DM B_Kamara A_Rinomhota MF | AM D_Tadic V_Pavlidis AM | FW Neymar_Jr G_Carrillo AM | FW K_Benzema L_Ajorque FW | AM F_Balogun | R_Runarsson SUB | SUB R_Ofori I_Carcelen SUB | SUB J_Stanisic J_Guilavogui SUB | SUB J_Bagan E_Le_Fee SUB | SUB F_Macheda D_Welbeck SUB | SUB S_Skrabb Min. 2 :(vil) A_Munoz is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to L_Ajorque ... L_Ajorque attempts a chip! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 3 :(cel) S_M_Savic drives the ball across field ... It comes to Neymar_Jr ... Neymar_Jr with a scorcher of a shot! ... Kepa saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Danilo lofts the ball in! ... A_Capa gets on the end of it ... But Kepa palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 4 :(vil) A_Munoz slips past his marker A_Capa ... The ball is whipped into V_Pavlidis ... V_Pavlidis breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round L_Hradecky ... He nutmegs L_Hradecky ... GOAL!! Hello... Hello! ... Here we go! ... And Villarreal are leading in the game now ... Villarreal 1-0 Celtic ... Min. 5 :(vil) A_Rinomhota finds A_Munoz in acres of space ... A cheeky lob from A_Munoz! ... L_Hradecky parries it Min. 7 :(vil) V_Pavlidis knocks the ball on and sprints past O_Zinchenko ... A delightful ball in to E_Roco ... E_Roco goes for the top corner! ... L_Hradecky collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 14 :(cel) Neymar_Jr unselfishly lays the ball back to F_Balogun ... F_Balogun with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 15 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to E Min. 20 :(cel) K_Benzema has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on Kepa! ... H_Mallo hacks him down! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 25 :(cel) D_Tadic has it now ... He takes on E_Roco ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Neymar_Jr! ... D_Santon brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 26 :(cel) B_Kamara with the cross-field pass to M_Ginter ... L_Ajorque wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 27 :(vil) G_Carrillo slides it through the middle to E_Roco ... But O_Zinchenko wins the ball Min. 29 :(vil) V_Pavlidis spots his team mate making a run ... He finds L_Ajorque with a lovely pass! ... L_Ajorque sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 31 :(cel) F_Balogun takes advantage of a mistake by L_Ajorque ... He crosses to Neymar_Jr ... Neymar_Jr aims for the top right corner! ... Kepa gets up well to catch that one Min. 36 :(vil) G_Carrillo whips the ball across to L_Ajorque ... L_Ajorque belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... L_Hradecky dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had L_Hradecky beaten! ... CORNER! ... T_Chalobah with an inswinging corner into the box ... Headed away by M_Ginter Min. 38 :(cel) D_Tadic with a short pass to find F_Balogun ... F_Balogun with a blistering shot! ... Kepa tips it over ... CORNER! ... Danilo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Kepa easily catches it! Min. 40 :(vil) H_Mallo holds the ball up ... He sees A_Munoz in space! ... O_Zinchenko pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 40 :(cel) K_Benzema pushes it past the defender ... K_Benzema fires a shot at goal! ... Kepa makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 41 :(cel) D_Tadic gets to the byline and finds F_Balogun with a beautiful cross ... A_Rinomhota fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to A Min. 45 :(cel) F_Balogun beats T_Chalobah ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... F_Balogun tries to beat Kepa from outside the area! ... Kepa with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Villarreal 1-0 Celtic Min. 49 :(vil) G_Carrillo sidesteps B_Kamara ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... From long range G_Carrillo bends the ball towards goal! ... L_Hradecky parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 49 :(cel) S_M_Savic is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Capa ... G_Carrillo goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 51 :(vil) V_Pavlidis kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... T_Chalobah gets on the end of the pass ... Good sliding challenge from K_Benzema ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Rinomhota curls it into the box! ... L_Ajorque makes a firm connection with his head ... L_Hradecky parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 52 :(cel) Neymar_Jr flicks it past E_Roco ... He runs forward ... T_Chalobah with a poor challenge ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 52 :(cel) Neymar_Jr plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... D_Santon makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 53 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: E_Le_Fee ... COMING OFF: A_Rinomhota Min. 54 :(vil) G_Carrillo runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... But Danilo wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... E_Le_Fee swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... The ball finds its way to E_Roco ... He gets the shot away ... L_Hradecky gets up well to catch that one Min. 54 :(cel) D_Tadic with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... D_Tadic lobs Kepa! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Villarreal fans taunt him! Min. 57 :(vil) T_Chalobah skips the challenge from the defender ... T_Chalobah with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But L_Hradecky is equal to it Min. 60 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to E Min. 60 :(vil) A_Munoz flights the ball to L_Ajorque ... L_Ajorque with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... L_Hradecky saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 62 :(vil) G_Carrillo knocks it past B_Kamara and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Carrillo tries the lob from 30 yards! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 63 :(cel) K_Benzema loses H_Mallo ... A vicious shot by K_Benzema! ... Kepa with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 64 :(vil) L_Ajorque leaves A_Capa standing ... L_Ajorque with a terrific drive! ... L_Hradecky can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... L_Hradecky makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 65 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: J_Bagan ... COMING OFF: A_Capa Min. 65 :(cel) D_Tadic leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to Neymar_Jr ... A_Munoz brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 66 :(vil) E_Le_Fee leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to G_Carrillo ... Well executed sliding challenge from S_M_Savic ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by V_Pavlidis! ... E_Le_Fee loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It floats over L_Hradecky ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... Villarreal 2-0 Celtic ... Min. 66 :(cel) D_Tadic kills the ball dead ... T_Chalobah muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 66 :(cel) F_Balogun lobs it over D_Santon ... F_Balogun with the strike! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the Celtic fans! ... Villarreal 2-1 Celtic ... Min. 67 :(vil) G_Carrillo flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... O_Zinchenko takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 73 :(vil) V_Pavlidis with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... O_Zinchenko reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... E_Le_Fee with an inswinging corner into the box ... T_Chalobah gets to it! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 74 :(vil) L_Ajorque knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Bagan ... L_Ajorque hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 77 :(cel) F_Balogun sidesteps E_Le_Fee ... That was too easy ... D_Santon with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 80 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to A Min. 83 :(cel) Danilo beats T_Chalobah ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Danilo with a screamer of a shot! ... Kepa watches it sail safely wide! Min. 85 :(vil) H_Mallo with the dribble ... H_Mallo with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... L_Hradecky saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 85 :(cel) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Neymar_Jr is through! ... What a mistake by D_Santon! ... D_Santon reacts well to win the ball back Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(cel) B_Kamara with a real burst of pace ... D_Santon can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... B_Kamara with a bomb of a shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Villarreal fans taunt him! Min. 90 :(vil) E_Roco slips past his marker J_Bagan ... The ball is whipped into G_Carrillo ... G_Carrillo cracks a laser towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 90 :(cel) D_Tadic takes advantage of a mistake by L_Ajorque ... D_Tadic hits the ball on the bounce! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... An equaliser late in the game!! ... Ian Greaves(Caretaker) looks gutted ... Villarreal 2-2 Celtic ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio El Madrigal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Villarreal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Pavlidis (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Pavlidis (4), E_Le_Fee (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Rinomhota (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Tadic Scorers : F_Balogun (66), D_Tadic (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Villarreal | Celtic Attempts on Goal : 18 | 13 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 9 | 9 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Villarreal 2 - 2 Celtic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Villarreal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kepa GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 D_Santon DF 1 18 11 7 27 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 Dalbert DF 1 18 11 5 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Roco DF 1 17 11 3 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 46 A_Munoz DF 1 17 12 9 23 | 95 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 80 17 H_Mallo DF 1 17 13 7 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 19 T_Chalobah MF 1 10 19 9 19 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 A_Rinomhota MF 1 10 17 6 24 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11 -2 V_Pavlidis AM 1 2 15 20 21 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 68 20 G_Carrillo AM 1 3 14 18 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 35 32 16 L_Ajorque FW 1 4 13 17 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 34 0 39 R_Runarsson GK 13 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Carcelen DF 1 13 7 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Guilavogui MF 1 6 17 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Le_Fee MF 1 10 16 13 26 | 39 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 34 D_Welbeck FW 1 3 7 13 29 | 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 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 A_Capa DF 1 19 14 4 23 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 M_Ginter DF 1 20 16 9 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Danilo DF 1 17 14 3 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 19 O_Zinchenko DF 1 18 17 6 28 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 S_M_Savic DM 1 17 19 7 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 0 B_Kamara DM 1 16 19 12 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 D_Tadic AM 1 3 20 19 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 25 Neymar_Jr FW 1 4 16 22 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 K_Benzema FW 1 3 15 21 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 0 10 F_Balogun AM 1 3 17 19 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 13 39 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bagan DF 1 17 12 2 26 | 27 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 1695335682 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40