FFO EFL2, Celtic vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Aug 08) Celtic | Sparta Prague 4-2-0-2-2 C | 4-1-1-2-2 N Craig Bucknall | Simon Hill Caretaker | D_Raya GK | GK A_Lopes L_Hernandez DF | DF D_Hancko G_Mancini DF | DF J_Headley B_White DF | DF L_Morgalla A_Wisdom DF | DF M_Andersen A_Z_Anguissa DM | MF K_Kairinene W_Burger DM | AM M_Gibbs_White O_Dembele AM | DM M_Nunex P_Fornals AM | AM S_Canales M_Salah FW | FW R_Pepi Wesley FW | FW A_Dovbyk | G_Rulli SUB | SUB G_Curci C_Smalling SUB | SUB M_Alonso K_Kakic SUB | SUB S_Dumont M_Sow SUB | SUB E_Bars N_Pareja SUB | SUB M_Gomez Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 3 :(spp) D_Hancko whips the ball across to M_Gibbs_White ... A_Z_Anguissa muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 8 :(cel) G_Mancini finds the run of Wesley ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Hancko Min. 13 :(cel) Curled in dangerously from A_Z_Anguissa to P_Fornals ... But D_Hancko slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 16 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa with a slick pass to M_Salah ... M_Salah with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Lopes with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 18 :(cel) P_Fornals sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Wesley ... Wesley with the goal bound shot! ... The shot slips through A_Lopes's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 20 :(cel) G_Mancini knocks it forward ... M_Nunex slips ... B_White gets to it! ... B_White blasts the ball towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 23 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to P_Fornals ... P_Fornals has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 26 :(spp) L_Morgalla fires over a low cross to S_Canales ... G_Mancini does well to intercept the ball Min. 28 :(spp) M_Nunex hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... K_Kairinene latches onto it! ... Cleared by B_White Min. 29 :(cel) O_Dembele cuts inside M_Nunex ... He worked that well ... D_Hancko wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(cel) G_Mancini beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds L_Hernandez ... L_Hernandez with a graceful, looping effort! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 33 :(cel) O_Dembele takes advantage of a mistake by J_Headley ... He crosses to P_Fornals ... P_Fornals could have let it bounce! ... A_Lopes gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 34 :(cel) O_Dembele off the woodwork! ... P_Fornals picks up the deflection ... J_Headley knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 36 :(cel) O_Dembele finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled L_Morgalla ... Good sliding challenge from D_Hancko and it had to be Min. 37 :(cel) W_Burger gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Wisdom is unmarked ... But M_Andersen slides in Min. 37 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Dovbyk ... P_Fornals with a nasty foul Min. 41 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa lays the ball back to A_Wisdom ... A_Wisdom with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... A_Lopes with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 41 :(spp) R_Pepi runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Pepi drives it towards goal! ... It floats over D_Raya ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(spp) J_Headley steps over the ball ... He nutmegs P_Fornals ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... L_Hernandez wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 44 :(cel) O_Dembele spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Salah! ... M_Salah hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But A_Lopes makes a superb stop down low Min. 45 :(cel) P_Fornals over hits his pass ... He finds L_Hernandez though ... That was fortunate ... L_Hernandez has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with A_Lopes ... He tries to slide it past A_Lopes ... A_Lopes pulls off a save!! Min. 46 :(cel) P_Fornals saunters past J_Headley ... But L_Morgalla sweeps up the threat Min. 48 :(spp) L_Morgalla is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to R_Pepi ... A delicate header from R_Pepi! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 49 :(spp) M_Andersen holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Morgalla ... W_Burger with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... S_Canales drives it in ... The shot slips through D_Raya's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic 0-0 Sparta Prague Min. 47 :(cel) Wesley takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Salah ... M_Salah attempts to drive it home! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 55 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Alonso ... COMING OFF: M_Andersen Min. 56 :(cel) O_Dembele is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Salah ... M_Salah with his head down lets it go! ... But A_Lopes palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 57 :(cel) G_Mancini bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Wisdom ... A_Wisdom aims for the top right corner! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for A_Lopes ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... A_Lopes looks embarrassed! ... That's given Celtic the lead! ... Celtic 1-0 Sparta Prague ... Min. 57 :(cel) O_Dembele is shaking his head ... It looks like he's hurt his thigh ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 57 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic ... COMING ON: K_Kakic ... COMING OFF: O_Dembele Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: E_Bars ... COMING OFF: S_Canales Min. 60 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(cel) A_Wisdom can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... A_Wisdom tries to beat A_Lopes from outside the area! ... GOAL!! ... He scores! ... Can You Believe It? ... Celtic 2-0 Sparta Prague ... Min. 68 :(spp) M_Nunex brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Gibbs_White gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge by W_Burger ... He timed it well Min. 73 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Gomez ... COMING OFF: R_Pepi Min. 73 :(spp) M_Alonso with a 30-yard pass to A_Dovbyk ... A_Dovbyk unleashes a pile driver! ... But D_Raya hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 74 :(spp) A_Dovbyk has it now ... He takes on A_Wisdom ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Bars! ... E_Bars with the attempt at goal! ... But D_Raya just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... A_Dovbyk swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Hancko gets to it! ... But D_Raya punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 77 :(cel) K_Kakic eases past K_Kairinene ... K_Kakic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Lopes tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... P_Fornals drives it into the box! ... A_Z_Anguissa gets on the end of it ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 82 :(spp) K_Kairinene looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_Dovbyk ... Superbly timed tackle by A_Z_Anguissa ... He made it look easy Min. 83 :(cel) M_Salah takes advantage of a mistake by E_Bars ... It's a lucky break ... J_Headley knocks the ball back to A_Lopes ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Lopes! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... A_Wisdom plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 85 :(spp) M_Nunex beats L_Hernandez ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Wisdom intercepts the pass Min. 86 :(cel) K_Kakic knocks the ball past M_Alonso ... Now he crosses to M_Salah! ... But M_Nunex sweeps up the threat Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(cel) B_White with a deep cross to P_Fornals ... P_Fornals tries to beat A_Lopes! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Wisdom swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... A_Lopes fists it away! Min. 88 :(spp) M_Alonso plays the early ball across the box to find A_Dovbyk in space ... A_Dovbyk with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 89 :(cel) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Wesley is through! ... What a mistake by J_Headley! ... Wesley tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 90 :(cel) L_Hernandez is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Z_Anguissa ... M_Nunex wins the ball with a clear tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Wisdom (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Wisdom (57,61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Burger (49) Injured : O_Dembele (57) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunex Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic | Sparta Prague Attempts on Goal : 17 | 7 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 19 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic 2 - 0 Sparta Prague ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Celtic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 26 1 1 1 30 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 23 19 6 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 12 42 G_Mancini DF 1 22 18 5 22 | 96 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 70 0 B_White DF 1 22 20 9 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 11 17 A_Wisdom DF 1 20 15 12 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 32 0 96 A_Z_Anguissa DM 1 19 24 6 28 | 96 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 28 20 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 9 -2 O_Dembele AM 1 3 21 20 25 | 61 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 P_Fornals AM 1 2 21 19 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 23 M_Salah FW 1 4 20 24 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Wesley FW 1 9 14 22 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 G_Rulli GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Smalling DF 1 18 15 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Kakic AM 1 14 15 10 20 | 35 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 M_Sow FW 1 5 13 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pareja DF 1 17 13 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 25 1 1 1 28 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 D_Hancko DF 1 21 16 12 22 | 96 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 16 J_Headley DF 1 20 15 8 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 L_Morgalla DF 1 19 18 3 26 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 26 0 M_Andersen DF 1 20 13 8 25 | 59 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 0 K_Kairinene MF 1 14 20 11 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 21 17 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nunex DM 1 15 20 12 22 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 22 0 S_Canales AM 1 2 20 20 21 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Pepi FW 1 3 14 21 30 | 77 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Dovbyk FW 1 5 18 24 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 G_Curci GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Alonso DF 1 20 15 4 29 | 37 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 S_Dumont MF 1 12 18 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bars AM 1 9 18 13 20 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M_Gomez FW 1 7 14 19 31 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1754680838 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40