FFO EFL1, Celtic vs. Benfica (Fri Jan 30)


                               Celtic  |  Benfica
                          5-1-0-2-2 P  |  5-2-3 C
                       Craig Bucknall  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                         W_Falcone GK  |  GK Andrew
                       L_Hernandez DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                         G_Mancini DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                         J_Denayer DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                           B_White DF  |  DF P_Jagielka
                          A_Wisdom DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                      A_Z_Anguissa DM  |  MF W_Ndidi
                           R_Horta AM  |  MF K_Mainoo
                         P_Fornals AM  |  FW M_Mount
                           M_Salah FW  |  FW An_Silva
                        Joao_Pedro FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                                       |
                           G_Rulli SUB |  SUB S_Mandanda
                          N_Pareja SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                          W_Burger SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                             M_Sow SUB |  SUB B_Pedretti
                           L_ONien SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 11 :(ben) An_Silva is too quick for the defence 
          ...  An_Silva with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  W_Falcone parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 16 :(cel) R_Horta with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Fornals gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But R_Semedo with the fine tackle 
Min. 17 :(cel) B_White holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees M_Salah in space! 
          ...  M_Salah with the strike! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 18 :(ben) H_Smolcic nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  H_Smolcic has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  W_Falcone gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 20 :(cel) B_White with the dribble 
          ...  P_Jagielka is easily beaten 
          ...  M_Mount with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(cel) Joao_Pedro takes advantage of a mistake by E_Moretti 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Joao_Pedro tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Celtic fans!! 
          ...  Celtic have taken the lead! 
          ...  Celtic 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 27 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 27 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 27 :(ben) P_Jagielka sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  B_White body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Gary Windebank Caretaker looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 28 :(cel) R_Horta turns past E_Moretti 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  R_Horta fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 29 :(cel) R_Horta runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off An_Silva back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  K_Mainoo reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 34 :(ben) W_Ndidi takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Salah with a nasty foul 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 34 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A glorious effort by Y_En_Nesyri! 
          ...  But W_Falcone reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 35 :(ben) M_Mount runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_White back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Mount! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 36 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri boots it towards An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It's beaten W_Falcone 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Celtic 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 37 :(ben) J_Vestergaard with a smart pass to An_Silva 
          ...  An_Silva with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 37 :(cel) R_Horta runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  M_Mount bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  P_Fornals swings it in 
          ...  Joao_Pedro takes control of it! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 38 :(ben) E_Moretti gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  G_Mancini rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 42 :(cel) J_Denayer back heels to find Joao_Pedro in space 
          ...  E_Moretti dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(ben) W_Ndidi looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Benfica crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Celtic 1-2 Benfica ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Celtic 1-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 46 :(ben) M_Mount with the diagonal pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with W_Falcone 
          ...  He rounds W_Falcone 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 47 :(ben) An_Silva fires over a low cross to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  G_Mancini with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 50 :(cel) Tactical Change by Celtic 
          ...  Celtic have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 50 :(cel) R_Horta with a 40-yard pass to A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Smolcic 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 52 :(cel) G_Mancini jumps over K_Mainoo's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  G_Mancini with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 52 :(ben) E_Moretti controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Vestergaard! 
          ...  W_Falcone is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  W_Falcone looks very relieved! 
Min. 55 :(ben) An_Silva sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri sees W_Falcone off his line! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 59 :(ben) P_Jagielka runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Wisdom back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  B_White with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(cel) M_Salah finds A_Z_Anguissa with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(cel) P_Fornals saunters past P_Jagielka 
          ...  J_Vestergaard forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 64 :(cel) L_Hernandez moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Fornals 
          ...  P_Fornals smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Andrew's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_White plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Andrew thumps the ball away! 
Min. 67 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa finds R_Horta on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Mount takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one 
          ...  And this time he had to walk! 
Min. 68 :(ben) J_Vestergaard with the first time pass to R_Semedo 
          ...  Well intercepted by B_White 
Min. 70 :(ben) J_Vestergaard holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Celtic 1-3 Benfica ...
Min. 73 :(cel) R_Horta runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Horta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 75 :(ben) W_Ndidi turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  G_Mancini slices it 
          ...  W_Falcone moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mainoo floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Wisdom clears the danger 
Min. 76 :(ben) K_Mainoo holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  W_Falcone is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 78 :(cel) M_Salah rushes through the defence 
          ...  M_Salah with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 80 :(cel) L_Hernandez smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Salah latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Salah with the drive! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 82 :(ben) An_Silva times his run well 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Hernandez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 83 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Wisdom 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 84 :(ben) An_Silva with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  An_Silva with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  W_Falcone gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He turns the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi flights it in! 
          ...  W_Falcone comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard gets to it! 
          ...  It's beaten W_Falcone 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 87 :(cel) A_Z_Anguissa plays the early ball across the box to find R_Horta in space 
          ...  R_Horta has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(cel) J_Denayer unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Salah 
          ...  R_Semedo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 88 :(ben) P_Jagielka 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! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Celtic 1-4 Benfica ...
Min. 89 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 89 :(cel) R_Horta runs at H_Smolcic 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from An_Silva and it had to be 
Min. 96 :(cel) Joao_Pedro jinks past P_Jagielka 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  E_Moretti hits it out for a throw 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Celtic Park
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Celtic Match Info
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Best player          : Joao_Pedro
Scorers              : Joao_Pedro (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_White (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Y_En_Nesyri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , An_Silva (36), M_Mount (46)Y_En_Nesyri (70,88)
Sent Off             : M_Mount (67)
Booked               : J_Vestergaard (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Celtic  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Celtic 1 - 4 Benfica
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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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W_Falcone      GK  27   1   1   1  30 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
L_Hernandez    DF   1  23  19   7  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  34   0
G_Mancini      DF   1  23  19   5  22 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  25
J_Denayer      DF   1  23  17  10  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
B_White        DF   1  22  20  10  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  16  14  -2
A_Wisdom       DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
A_Z_Anguissa   DM   1  19  23   6  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
R_Horta        AM   1   3  22  21  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  42  29
P_Fornals      AM   1   2  22  20  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Salah        FW   1   3  20  25  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  19
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   9  17  23  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
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 - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  27   1   1   1  26 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   1  21  16  13  20 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  40   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  98   0   2   3   1   3   0   1   0   0  36  82  49
P_Jagielka     DF   1  21  15  10  29 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  67   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  23
W_Ndidi        MF   1  18  23   5  24 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_Mainoo       MF   1  18  21  15  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  15   0
M_Mount        FW   1   2  23  21  27 |  68   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   1   0 -12   1  27
An_Silva       FW   1   7  14  25  28 |  98   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  33  44  41
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  98   0   0   1   1   6   2   0   0   0   0  42  82
S_Mandanda     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  20  13  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  20  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Pedretti     MF   1  13  20   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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