FFO EFL CUP, Celtic vs. AC Milan (Wed Aug 20)


                               Celtic  |  AC Milan
                          5-1-0-2-2 C  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                       Craig Bucknall  |  Cheyenne Hollis
                                       |
                            D_Raya GK  |  GK M_ter_Stegen
                       L_Hernandez DF  |  DF T_Hernandez
                         J_Denayer DF  |  DF A_Romagnoli
                         G_Mancini DF  |  DF V_Lindelof
                           B_White DF  |  DF P_Schuurs
                          A_Wisdom DF  |  DF M_Ginter
                      A_Z_Anguissa DM  |  MF G_Lo_Celso
                         O_Dembele AM  |  DM A_Tchouameni
                         P_Fornals AM  |  AM H_Barnes
                           M_Salah FW  |  FW A_Griezmann
                        Joao_Pedro FW  |  FW P_Dybala
                                       |
                           G_Rulli SUB |  SUB L_Zima
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB G_Clichy
                          W_Burger SUB |  SUB J_Auer
                            Wesley SUB |  SUB P_Hojbjerg
                             M_Sow SUB |  SUB A_Aleman




Min. 1  :(cel) P_Fornals slips past T_Hernandez 
          ...  P_Fornals with the shot on net! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 2  :(cel) O_Dembele unselfishly heads the ball back to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Joao_Pedro drives the shot in! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The AC Milan fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 4  :(cel) P_Fornals pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  P_Fornals uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 4  :(acm) A_Griezmann beats A_Wisdom 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  That's put AC Milan in front! 
          ...  Celtic 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 9  :(cel) A_Wisdom backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Dembele latches onto the end of it 
          ...  V_Lindelof reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 12 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa back heels to find M_Salah in space 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by H_Barnes 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 13 :(acm) A_Tchouameni looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  G_Mancini wins the ball 
Min. 16 :(cel) L_Hernandez sidesteps A_Tchouameni 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Hernandez wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 16 :(acm) V_Lindelof with the cross-field pass to P_Dybala 
          ...  A glorious effort by P_Dybala! 
          ...  But D_Raya reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 19 :(acm) A_Tchouameni looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Griezmann 
          ...  From long range A_Griezmann bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 24 :(cel) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  P_Fornals is through! 
          ...  P_Schuurs read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 26 :(acm) H_Barnes plays a long ball to V_Lindelof 
          ...  V_Lindelof sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Raya makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 28 :(acm) T_Hernandez looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Schuurs 
          ...  G_Mancini with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 29 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to P_Dybala 
          ...  J_Denayer wins the ball 
Min. 30 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Fornals gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Fornals has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 31 :(acm) M_Ginter spits at A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to P_Dybala! 
          ...  But B_White wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 45 :(cel) Substitution by Celtic 
          ...  COMING ON: Wesley 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Wisdom 
Min. 45 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 48 :(cel) M_Salah jinks past V_Lindelof 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by P_Schuurs 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  V_Lindelof belts it clear 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 0-1 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(acm) P_Schuurs cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Hernandez 
          ...  T_Hernandez looks to see where D_Raya is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But D_Raya pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 47 :(acm) A_Tchouameni crosses in from the wing, he finds G_Lo_Celso in the box 
          ...  L_Hernandez rushes in with a crazy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 49 :(cel) O_Dembele jumps over P_Schuurs's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  O_Dembele drives the shot in! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 52 :(acm) A_Griezmann smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Tchouameni latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Tchouameni tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  D_Raya with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 58 :(cel) P_Fornals looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  Wesley receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Romagnoli goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 61 :(cel) G_Mancini pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro is clean through! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  B_White tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 62 :(cel) Joao_Pedro with the header on 
          ...  He finds A_Z_Anguissa in space 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Craig Bucknall spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 64 :(acm) V_Lindelof takes advantage of a mistake by A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  He crosses to H_Barnes 
          ...  B_White takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 66 :(cel) O_Dembele slides it through the middle to M_Salah 
          ...  A_Romagnoli with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 67 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Aleman 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Dybala 
Min. 67 :(acm) H_Barnes with a precise pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  But B_White slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 68 :(cel) O_Dembele runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  V_Lindelof dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 68 :(cel) P_Fornals runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  V_Lindelof with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 70 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 72 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Hojbjerg 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Barnes 
Min. 73 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Clichy 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Schuurs 
Min. 77 :(cel) O_Dembele runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Romagnoli back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Ginter cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 78 :(cel) P_Fornals takes advantage of a mistake by G_Clichy 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  M_Ginter gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 79 :(cel) P_Fornals is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Wesley 
          ...  A cracking drive from Wesley! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 80 :(cel) M_Salah saunters past V_Lindelof 
          ...  M_Salah hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But M_ter_Stegen punches it away 
Min. 83 :(cel) Joao_Pedro beats T_Hernandez with absolute ease! 
          ...  A_Griezmann with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 86 :(cel) Joao_Pedro hoists the ball across to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But M_ter_Stegen punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Tchouameni 
          ...  G_Mancini robs him of the ball 
Min. 90 :(acm) A_Griezmann with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Hernandez 
          ...  A_Griezmann sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But D_Raya comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 91 :(acm) T_Hernandez kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Aleman gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Salah goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Cheyenne Hollis looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : P_Fornals
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Salah (91)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : V_Lindelof (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Griezmann (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Romagnoli (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       7
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       12
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Final Score          : Celtic 0 - 1 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Celtic
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Raya         GK  26   1   1   1  30 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
L_Hernandez    DF   1  23  19   6  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Denayer      DF   1  22  16   9  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
G_Mancini      DF   1  22  18   5  22 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
B_White        DF   1  22  20   9  25 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  19
A_Wisdom       DF   1  20  15  12  23 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
A_Z_Anguissa   DM   1  19  24   6  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  22
O_Dembele      AM   1   3  21  20  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
P_Fornals      AM   1   2  22  19  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  31
M_Salah        FW   1   4  20  24  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  10
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   9  17  22  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  12
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 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Sow          FW   1   5  13  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_ter_Stegen   GK  26   1   1   1  30 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
T_Hernandez    DF   1  26  17  14  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  12  16  16
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  24  16  14  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  -2  -2
V_Lindelof     DF   1  22  17   9  19 |  98   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  32  21
P_Schuurs      DF   1  23  17  10  22 |  77   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  16   0
M_Ginter       DF   1  20  17   9  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   1   4  23  16  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Tchouameni   DM   1  18  22   5  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  25
H_Barnes       AM   1   6  22  22  26 |  76   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  22   0
A_Griezmann    FW   1   1  14  24  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  19  30
P_Dybala       FW   1   5  14  23  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
L_Zima         GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   1  18  16   9  27 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Auer         DM   1  14  16   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hojbjerg     MF   1   5  21  14  28 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Aleman       FW   1   6  16  19  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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