FFO DBC, Celtic vs. Leicester City (Wed Mar 04) Celtic | Leicester City 5-1-0-2-2 C | 4-1-3-2 L Craig Bucknall | Darren Lear | W_Falcone GK | GK A_Areola L_Hernandez DF | DF Y_Berchiche G_Mancini DF | DF J_Angelino J_Denayer DF | DM B_Pearson B_White DF | DF N_Aguerd A_Wisdom DF | DF A_Sorensen A_Z_Anguissa DM | MF E_Eze P_Fornals AM | MF N_Kante R_Horta AM | FW K_Dolberg M_Salah FW | FW Ronaldinho Joao_Pedro FW | MF A_Djalo | G_Rulli SUB | SUB M_Muller N_Pareja SUB | SUB G_Montiel W_Burger SUB | SUB C_Sanchez M_Sow SUB | SUB R_De_Paul L_ONien SUB | SUB S_Doumbia Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(cel) R_Horta feeds the ball through the middle ... G_Mancini runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... G_Mancini tries one from the edge of the box! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 3 :(lei) E_Eze pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Ronaldinho is clean through! ... Ronaldinho cracks a laser towards goal! ... Brilliant save from W_Falcone Min. 4 :(lei) K_Dolberg lobs it over L_Hernandez ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Denayer ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 7 :(cel) L_Hernandez has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past Ronaldinho ... He puts in M_Salah! ... A great volley from M_Salah! ... A_Areola makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 8 :(cel) P_Fornals kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... Brilliantly taken away by B_Pearson!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 9 :(cel) P_Fornals sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Joao_Pedro runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Y_Berchiche with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 15 :(cel) P_Fornals gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Sorensen clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 16 :(lei) J_Angelino looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Aguerd ... But L_Hernandez slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 17 :(lei) N_Aguerd knocks the ball past L_Hernandez ... Now he crosses to K_Dolberg! ... P_Fornals with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 17 :(lei) A_Sorensen with a reverse pass to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... W_Falcone is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... And Leicester City are leading in the game now ... Celtic 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 23 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with an early cross to Ronaldinho ... Ronaldinho with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But W_Falcone punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 24 :(cel) B_White knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Angelino ... E_Eze slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Salah hits it into the box! ... B_Pearson wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 24 :(lei) K_Dolberg with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... A delicate header from K_Dolberg! ... W_Falcone with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 29 :(cel) M_Salah with a clever shimmy ... M_Salah with the header! ... A_Areola 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!! ... The game's up for grabs now! ... Celtic 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 30 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Mancini ... A cracking drive from G_Mancini! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Areola tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... Joao_Pedro dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Areola catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 33 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa finds M_Salah with a perfectly weighted pass ... But A_Sorensen wins the tackle cleanly Min. 34 :(cel) R_Horta with a flicked pass to M_Salah ... Another tackle close to the line by J_Angelino ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... B_White dinks the ball into the area! ... It comes to Joao_Pedro ... He gets the shot away ... A_Areola with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... P_Fornals with an inswinging corner into the box ... Y_Berchiche with a great clearance! Min. 35 :(cel) B_White looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to L_Hernandez ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from L_Hernandez! ... It looks good ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Areola moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 35 :(lei) E_Eze sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Ronaldinho ... A cracking drive from Ronaldinho! ... But he somehow misses ... The Celtic fans laugh at him Min. 36 :(lei) A_Djalo takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into E_Eze ... A delicate chip from E_Eze! ... W_Falcone makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 37 :(lei) E_Eze runs at B_White ... He takes it past him ... E_Eze with a thundering volley! ... W_Falcone just watches it float over the bar! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(cel) G_Mancini has space to run with the ball ... G_Mancini with a terrific drive! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 46 :(cel) P_Fornals jinks infield ... B_Pearson robs him of the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic 1-1 Leicester City Min. 46 :(lei) N_Aguerd breaks free from his marker ... J_Denayer hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... N_Aguerd plays it into the danger area! ... W_Falcone makes the catch! Min. 49 :(cel) R_Horta loses N_Kante ... R_Horta with the 40 yard drive! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 51 :(lei) B_Pearson can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... P_Fornals with a nasty foul ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He looks dejected with himself now Min. 52 :(cel) R_Horta sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... B_White runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... B_White with a thundering volley! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 53 :(lei) K_Dolberg dribbles past M_Salah ... K_Dolberg uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But W_Falcone pulls out a save of the game Min. 56 :(cel) G_Mancini has the ball ... He knocks the ball past N_Kante ... He puts in M_Salah! ... A_Sorensen wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 61 :(cel) R_Horta pass splits open the defence and finds M_Salah ... Ronaldinho takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... R_Horta swings it in ... M_Salah gets on the end of it ... M_Salah drives the ball low! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 62 :(lei) B_Pearson curls the ball out wide to Ronaldinho ... G_Mancini reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 69 :(lei) Y_Berchiche takes advantage of a mistake by B_White ... He runs towards goal ... M_Salah with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 70 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Doumbia ... COMING OFF: N_Kante Min. 83 :(lei) Y_Berchiche slows the ball down and waits 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! ... Y_Berchiche with a stunning strike! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... W_Falcone was beaten there! Min. 85 :(cel) A_Wisdom holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to J_Denayer ... J_Denayer with a stunning strike! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 86 :(lei) Ronaldinho with the through ball to A_Djalo ... A_Djalo sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But W_Falcone reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on W_Falcone anyway Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(cel) M_Salah turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... M_Salah has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 91 :(cel) B_White reads the run of M_Salah ... M_Salah goes for goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Areola never had a chance! Min. 92 :(cel) R_Horta takes on 3 men ... R_Horta rifles it to the far post! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... A_Wisdom crosses it in! ... A_Areola easily claims the ball! Min. 93 :(lei) Y_Berchiche off the woodwork! ... Ronaldinho picks up the deflection ... Ronaldinho with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 93 :(cel) Joao_Pedro beats N_Aguerd ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... E_Eze pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Salah Scorers : M_Salah (29) Sent Off : P_Fornals (51) Booked : M_Salah (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Dolberg (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Dolberg (17) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Ronaldinho (61), E_Eze (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11 Off target : 10 | 4 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 10 Key Passes : 12 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic 1 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Celtic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Falcone GK 27 1 1 1 30 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 24 20 7 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 16 23 G_Mancini DF 1 23 19 5 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 17 17 77 J_Denayer DF 1 23 17 10 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 20 B_White DF 1 22 20 10 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 20 A_Wisdom DF 1 21 16 12 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Z_Anguissa DM 1 20 24 6 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 P_Fornals AM 1 2 23 20 23 | 54 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 1 -12 R_Horta AM 1 3 22 21 25 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 18 M_Salah FW 1 3 20 25 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 42 Joao_Pedro FW 1 9 18 24 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 G_Rulli GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pareja DF 1 18 13 4 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Burger MF 1 14 21 8 22 | 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 L_ONien DF 1 16 11 4 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 14 22 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 36 16 J_Angelino DF 1 23 16 10 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 20 0 B_Pearson DM 1 15 20 13 31 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 16 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 24 15 13 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 A_Sorensen DF 1 21 16 9 29 | 97 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 44 0 E_Eze MF 1 8 20 19 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 30 30 22 N_Kante MF 1 13 20 12 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 23 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 Ronaldinho FW 1 7 18 20 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 16 42 A_Djalo MF 1 3 20 17 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 22 16 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez DM 1 12 18 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_De_Paul MF 1 3 23 19 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Doumbia FW 1 7 14 18 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1772651829 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40