FFO2 DarrenBradwellCup, Celtic vs. Ajax (Tue Jul 11) Celtic | Ajax 5-1-0-4 A | 4-3-1-2 P Sam Bradwell | Alfredo Gandarlo | A_Lafont GK | GK L_Unsain O_Zinchenko DF | DF J_Collins K_Tierney DF | DF P_Lienhart Danilo DF | DF C_Kipre J_Bagan DF | DF Ibanez M_Caicedo DF | MF M_Gibbs-White F_Kessie DM | MF M_Sissoko G_Veiga FW | MF M_Cuisance M_Thuram FW | AM R_K_Muani F_Balogun FW | FW A_Lacazette O_Dembele FW | FW A_Kalajdzic | R_Ofori SUB | SUB A_Desmas J_Stanisic SUB | SUB R_Proper L_Thomas SUB | SUB A_Schopf N_Zaniolo SUB | SUB A_Fulgini M_Terrier SUB | SUB A_Morelos Min. 5 :(aja) R_K_Muani slides the ball across to M_Cuisance ... K_Tierney anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 11 :(aja) M_Cuisance plays in A_Lacazette with a beautiful ball ... Well intercepted by O_Zinchenko Min. 13 :(cel) The ball goes loose! ... F_Balogun gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... Driven towards goal by F_Balogun! ... L_Unsain gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... K_Tierney plays it towards the near post! ... M_Thuram makes a firm connection with his head ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... G_Veiga curls it into the box! ... P_Lienhart gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 15 :(cel) O_Dembele slips past his marker C_Kipre ... The ball is whipped into M_Thuram ... M_Thuram fires the shot in! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 16 :(aja) P_Lienhart plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Kalajdzic decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Kalajdzic hits a crisp volley! ... A_Lafont gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 22 :(cel) O_Dembele runs at P_Lienhart ... He takes it past him ... O_Dembele has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 23 :(cel) O_Zinchenko spots his team mate making a run ... He finds K_Tierney with a lovely pass! ... K_Tierney smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... L_Unsain gets up well to catch that one Min. 23 :(aja) M_Sissoko with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Caicedo ... A well-placed shot from M_Sissoko! ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Lafont got a touch Min. 24 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic leaves F_Kessie standing ... G_Veiga with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 24 :(aja) P_Lienhart holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_K_Muani ... R_K_Muani with a bomb of a shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Lafont plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 25 :(cel) G_Veiga dribbles past Ibanez ... G_Veiga leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But L_Unsain hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 25 :(aja) J_Collins gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Lacazette ... But K_Tierney slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 27 :(cel) O_Zinchenko rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on 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! ... Looks like it should be L_Unsain's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... G_Veiga swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Collins reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 29 :(aja) C_Kipre sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_K_Muani gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_K_Muani has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 30 :(cel) M_Thuram cuts inside Ibanez ... He worked that well ... He puts in M_Caicedo! ... The defender plays it back to L_Unsain ... But it's gone straight to M_Caicedo! ... He just has L_Unsain to beat! ... He nutmegs L_Unsain ... L_Unsain does well to save it!! Min. 34 :(cel) M_Caicedo retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... Danilo gets on the end of it ... Danilo hits the ball first time! ... The shot slips through L_Unsain's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 34 :(aja) R_K_Muani jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... R_K_Muani controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 36 :(cel) Danilo plays in K_Tierney with a beautiful ball ... K_Tierney with the goal bound shot! ... L_Unsain parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 39 :(cel) F_Balogun flights the ball to O_Dembele ... O_Dembele sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It floats over L_Unsain ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 40 :(cel) G_Veiga is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... M_Cuisance with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Sam Bradwell looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 41 :(cel) F_Kessie with an intelligent ball to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram rifles it to the far post! ... It takes a deflection! ... L_Unsain is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Tierney swings it in! ... Ibanez gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 42 :(aja) M_Gibbs-White with a simple pass to A_Kalajdzic ... But he loses control of it ... G_Veiga belts it clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic 0-0 Ajax Min. 49 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Bagan ... A_Kalajdzic has a dig at goal! ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 50 :(aja) Ibanez bursts forward ... Ibanez has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But A_Lafont punches it away Min. 52 :(cel) O_Dembele backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... F_Balogun gets on the end of it ... A_Kalajdzic seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 58 :(cel) F_Balogun leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to O_Dembele ... O_Dembele hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 58 :(aja) C_Kipre runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Gibbs-White ... M_Gibbs-White rifles it to the far post! ... A_Lafont fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 60 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: M_Terrier ... COMING OFF: M_Thuram Min. 60 :(cel) K_Tierney looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to G_Veiga ... G_Veiga tries to place it in the corner! ... L_Unsain parries it, he follows it up ... And L_Unsain recovers to save!! Min. 62 :(cel) G_Veiga with a flicked pass to K_Tierney ... K_Tierney fires off a right-footed shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Bagan curls it into the box! ... K_Tierney with the shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... L_Unsain moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 63 :(cel) G_Veiga has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Ibanez! ... He has some space now! ... G_Veiga has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for L_Unsain ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... L_Unsain looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 63 :(aja) C_Kipre with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Lacazette ... M_Caicedo goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 64 :(cel) M_Caicedo knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... M_Caicedo with the shot on net! ... GOAL!! ... The Celtic fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... Let's see if Celtic can hang onto that lead! ... Celtic 1-0 Ajax ... Min. 65 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: N_Zaniolo ... COMING OFF: G_Veiga Min. 65 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: L_Thomas ... COMING OFF: J_Bagan Min. 65 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(cel) O_Dembele pushes it past C_Kipre ... Intercepted by J_Collins Min. 67 :(cel) M_Caicedo with a slide rule pass to M_Terrier ... M_Terrier is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has L_Unsain to beat ... He nutmegs L_Unsain ... L_Unsain does well to save it!! Min. 67 :(aja) J_Collins loses O_Zinchenko ... J_Collins with the chance! ... A_Lafont goes down well to save Min. 68 :(aja) A_Lacazette looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Gibbs-White ... An audacious effort from M_Gibbs-White! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 70 :(aja) A_Kalajdzic finds his way through ... A_Kalajdzic with the strike! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 71 :(cel) O_Dembele beats his marker ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Lienhart ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 72 :(cel) N_Zaniolo sidesteps Ibanez ... He was too quick for his marker ... A scorcher of a shot from N_Zaniolo! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Celtic 2-0 Ajax ... Min. 73 :(cel) M_Caicedo takes advantage of a bad back pass ... But C_Kipre spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 74 :(cel) M_Terrier flicks the ball on to O_Dembele ... O_Dembele hits a crisp volley! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Celtic 3-0 Ajax ... Min. 75 :(aja) Tactical Change by Ajax ... Ajax have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(cel) L_Unsain miskicks! ... O_Dembele takes control of the ball! ... C_Kipre wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 78 :(cel) F_Balogun 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! ... F_Balogun with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 79 :(cel) M_Terrier dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... M_Terrier with a little chip! ... L_Unsain beats the ball away Min. 82 :(cel) F_Kessie with an inswinging cross to M_Terrier ... But he loses control of it ... M_Sissoko hits it out for a throw Min. 83 :(cel) Danilo with a deep cross to L_Thomas ... L_Thomas rifles it to the far post! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 85 :(cel) F_Kessie over hits his pass ... He finds M_Terrier though ... That was fortunate ... A delicate header from M_Terrier! ... L_Unsain gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 85 :(cel) M_Terrier nutmegs P_Lienhart, he continues to run forward ... M_Cuisance with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(cel) F_Balogun jumps over J_Collins's challenge ... F_Balogun with a low drive through the rain! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Celtic 4-0 Ajax ... Min. 91 :(cel) O_Dembele runs at Ibanez ... He takes it past him ... O_Dembele with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Celtic 5-0 Ajax ... Min. 94 :(aja) The defender underhits the back pass! ... R_K_Muani is through! ... What a mistake by Danilo! ... K_Tierney with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... FREE KICK ... M_Gibbs-White passes to A_Kalajdzic ... A_Kalajdzic carves a shot towards goal! ... But A_Lafont makes a superb stop down low ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : DB Celtic Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Dembele (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Caicedo (64), N_Zaniolo (72), O_Dembele (74,91), F_Balogun (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ajax Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Kalajdzic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Cuisance (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic | Ajax Attempts on Goal : 27 | 12 Off target : 13 | 3 On target : 14 | 9 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 3 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 17 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic 5 - 0 Ajax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Celtic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 18 16 6 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 32 0 K_Tierney DF 1 18 15 7 29 | 97 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 44 17 76 Danilo DF 1 17 14 3 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 21 J_Bagan DF 1 17 12 2 26 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 M_Caicedo DF 1 16 18 11 30 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 24 28 59 F_Kessie DM 1 12 19 8 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 G_Veiga FW 1 4 15 13 24 | 68 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 17 41 M_Thuram FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 63 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 F_Balogun FW 1 3 16 18 20 | 97 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 32 50 O_Dembele FW 1 3 19 17 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 26 81 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Thomas DF 1 16 10 6 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 N_Zaniolo AM 1 10 18 17 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 M_Terrier FW 1 4 13 18 25 | 34 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 46 30 Player Statistics - Ajax Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Unsain GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 J_Collins DF 1 16 11 7 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 21 21 P_Lienhart DF 1 17 11 3 29 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 42 0 C_Kipre DF 1 17 10 3 27 | 97 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 66 0 Ibanez DF 1 17 13 3 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 25 M_Gibbs-White MF 1 6 17 10 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 32 M_Sissoko MF 1 10 18 12 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 16 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 17 11 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13 -2 R_K_Muani AM 1 4 11 17 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 29 A_Lacazette FW 1 2 12 18 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 18 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 35 0 36 A_Desmas GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Proper DF 1 14 8 3 20 | 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 A_Fulgini MF 1 12 15 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Morelos FW 1 4 9 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1689105962 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40