FFO EFL2, Celtic vs. Valencia (Mon Aug 25) Celtic | Valencia 5-1-0-2-2 P | 4-3-1-2 C Craig Bucknall | Matheus Felipe Campos Souza | D_Raya GK | GK A_Valles L_Hernandez DF | DF E_Pujol J_Denayer DF | DF M_Pedersen G_Mancini DF | DF T_Correia B_White DF | DF Gaya A_Wisdom DF | AM S_Amallah A_Z_Anguissa DM | MF D_Klaassen P_Fornals AM | MF A_Herrera O_Dembele AM | MF A_Almeida M_Salah FW | FW A_Lacazette Joao_Pedro FW | FW R_Borre | G_Rulli SUB | SUB G_Larsonneur C_Smalling SUB | SUB M_Diakhaby W_Burger SUB | SUB A_Maier Wesley SUB | SUB O_Dabo M_Sow SUB | SUB E_Unal Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to L Min. 2 :(cel) B_White takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pedersen ... He crosses to M_Salah ... M_Salah strikes a wicked curler! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 3 :(cel) Joao_Pedro loses A_Herrera ... Joao_Pedro has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 3 :(val) A_Lacazette runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But G_Mancini slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 6 :(cel) P_Fornals pulls it back to Joao_Pedro ... Joao_Pedro fires the shot in! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 7 :(cel) Joao_Pedro turns past E_Pujol ... He has created space for himself now ... Joao_Pedro tries to place it in the corner! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Craig Bucknall spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 10 :(cel) Joao_Pedro takes on T_Correia ... He runs past him ... Joao_Pedro leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Valles beats the ball away Min. 11 :(cel) O_Dembele with a deep cross to M_Salah ... T_Correia gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 14 :(cel) O_Dembele is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... P_Fornals latches onto the end of it ... P_Fornals aims for the top right corner! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 17 :(cel) Joao_Pedro runs forward ... M_Pedersen takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 21 :(cel) M_Salah sidesteps E_Pujol ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Pedersen with the tackle Min. 24 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa picks out P_Fornals with the cross ... M_Pedersen plays it back ... A_Valles slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... L_Hernandez plays it into the danger area! ... G_Mancini makes a firm connection with his head ... But A_Valles makes a superb stop down low Min. 26 :(cel) M_Salah flights the ball to Joao_Pedro ... R_Borre fouls badly Min. 30 :(val) A_Herrera takes advantage of a mistake by A_Wisdom ... He knocks the ball to S_Amallah! ... G_Mancini with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 31 :(cel) P_Fornals sidesteps E_Pujol ... P_Fornals looks to see where A_Valles is! ... He shoots! ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the campaign!! ... That's put Celtic ahead! ... Celtic 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 32 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to L Min. 32 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 39 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa crosses in from the wing, he finds Joao_Pedro in the box ... D_Klaassen with a bad challenge Min. 40 :(cel) P_Fornals finds the run of Joao_Pedro ... But A_Almeida puts it in row Z! Min. 40 :(val) D_Klaassen gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... R_Borre is unmarked ... G_Mancini with a reckless challenge ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 40 :(val) Gaya with a slide rule pass to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has D_Raya to beat ... He rounds D_Raya ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 42 :(cel) Joao_Pedro has it on the edge of the box ... Joao_Pedro goes for the top corner! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Valles is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Fornals drives it into the box! ... It comes to O_Dembele ... He fires it towards to goal ... But he puts it wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic 1-0 Valencia Min. 46 :(cel) M_Salah beats the defender ... M_Salah has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... A_Valles was left standing ... Celtic 2-0 Valencia ... Min. 47 :(cel) M_Salah beats M_Pedersen with absolute ease! ... M_Salah rifles it to the far post! ... But A_Valles makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 50 :(cel) L_Hernandez unselfishly lays the ball back to O_Dembele ... E_Pujol with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 51 :(val) T_Correia pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 51 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: M_Diakhaby ... COMING OFF: T_Correia Min. 55 :(cel) B_White with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Mancini gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Mancini with the shot on net! ... A_Valles claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... He's given it! ... GOAL!! ... Celtic 3-0 Valencia ... Min. 56 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic ... Celtic have changed their playing style to A Min. 56 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to D Min. 58 :(cel) P_Fornals spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to Joao_Pedro! ... Gaya clears with a diving header Min. 59 :(cel) M_Salah jinks past Gaya ... But A_Almeida puts it in row Z! Min. 60 :(cel) G_Mancini with a 30-yard pass to M_Salah ... M_Salah strikes a wicked curler! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 61 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa with a simple pass to P_Fornals ... P_Fornals drives the ball low! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 62 :(cel) P_Fornals moves forward ... P_Fornals flings a shot at goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 62 :(cel) J_Denayer turns past A_Almeida ... He has some space now! ... A_Herrera pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 64 :(val) D_Klaassen runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... L_Hernandez tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... S_Amallah plays it into the danger area! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Raya ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 65 :(cel) M_Salah jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Joao_Pedro ... E_Pujol takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 74 :(cel) J_Denayer takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to O_Dembele ... O_Dembele with the overhead! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 76 :(cel) J_Denayer with a probing pass to M_Salah ... E_Pujol slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 82 :(cel) A_Wisdom sidesteps S_Amallah ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Driven towards goal by A_Wisdom! ... But it goes wide Min. 86 :(cel) P_Fornals with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... P_Fornals with a thundering drive! ... But A_Valles punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(cel) P_Fornals squares up to his marker ... He spits at D_Klaassen ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 91 :(cel) M_Salah with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... M_Salah with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Mancini (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Fornals (31), M_Salah (46), G_Mancini (55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Mancini (40), P_Fornals (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Almeida Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : T_Correia (51) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 20 | 1 Off target : 13 | 1 On target : 7 | 0 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 14 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic 3 - 0 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 23 19 6 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 0 J_Denayer DF 1 22 16 9 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 G_Mancini DF 1 22 18 5 22 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 26 11 75 B_White DF 1 22 20 9 25 | 97 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 A_Wisdom DF 1 20 15 12 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 A_Z_Anguissa DM 1 19 24 6 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 P_Fornals AM 1 2 22 19 23 | 97 0 0 3 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 25 54 O_Dembele AM 1 3 21 20 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 M_Salah FW 1 4 20 24 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 11 26 Joao_Pedro FW 1 9 17 22 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 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 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wesley FW 1 9 14 22 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sow FW 1 5 13 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Valles GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 E_Pujol DF 1 20 17 13 24 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 M_Pedersen DF 1 19 13 5 30 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 T_Correia DF 1 20 16 12 28 | 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Gaya DF 1 22 15 13 31 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 16 0 S_Amallah AM 1 9 18 15 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 21 17 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Herrera MF 1 14 19 11 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 A_Almeida MF 1 13 21 6 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 11 20 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Borre FW 1 9 14 22 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Larsonneur GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Diakhaby DF 1 16 13 10 31 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Maier MF 1 12 18 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Dabo MF 1 13 17 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Unal FW 1 5 15 19 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756141152 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40