EFA Cup 1st Round, Celta Vigo vs. IFK Goteborg (Wed Oct 31) Celta Vigo | IFK Goteborg 4-4-2 A | 4-4-2 N Steve Tyler | Arne Erlandsen | J_Moreira GK | GK M_Brown M_Essien DF | DF S_Golabek K_Hofland DF | DF R_Tokely M_Bower DF | DF D_Dods A_Ceccoli DF | DF X_Xxxxxxx02 J_Barnes_x07 MF | MF R_Mcbain I_Ergic MF | MF R_Hart L_Esteban MF | MF R_Duncan J_Mascherano MF | MF X_Xxxxxxx03 G_Bates FW | FW B_Wilson R_Hunt_x11 FW | FW X_Xxxxxxx05 | S_A_Conde SUB | SUB M_Fraser C_Bentham SUB | SUB S_McCaffrey Z_Zidane SUB | SUB R_Hastings W_Routledge SUB | SUB X_Xxxxxxx04 B_Sanogo SUB | SUB S_Hislop Referee: J_Winter (England) Min. 1 :(got) X_Xxxxxxx05 sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... K_Hofland with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 2 :(cvg) J_Barnes_x07 has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past R_Tokely ... He knocks it to M_Bower! ... M_Bower gets his head to the ball ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That’s put Celta Vigo in front! ... Celta Vigo 1-0 IFK Goteborg ... Min. 4 :(cvg) G_Bates with a smart turn ... G_Bates rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... But M_Brown makes an easy save Min. 5 :(cvg) Celta Vigo will now play E Min. 5 :(got) B_Wilson sidesteps his marker ... I_Ergic had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 10 :(cvg) L_Esteban holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Bower ... D_Dods knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But J_Winter just turns away! Min. 11 :(cvg) G_Bates knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Tokely ... G_Bates with the strike ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 13 :(got) R_Hart with a pinpoint pass to R_Mcbain ... R_Mcbain with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But J_Moreira parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 17 :(cvg) G_Bates loses his marker! ... G_Bates hits the ball first time! ... M_Brown parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 18 :(cvg) A_Ceccoli is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to R_Hunt_x11 ... R_Hunt_x11 rifles it to the far post ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Brown moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... M_Brown catches it with style! Min. 20 :(got) R_Hart kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Dods gets on the end of the pass ... But M_Bower puts it in row Z! Min. 21 :(cvg) I_Ergic runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to G_Bates ... G_Bates with a bomb of a shot ! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 22 :(got) B_Wilson with the dribble ... B_Wilson curls the ball in on goal ! ... J_Moreira won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish!!! ... IFK Goteborg are back on level terms now! ... Celta Vigo 1-1 IFK Goteborg ... Min. 23 :(cvg) J_Barnes_x07 leaves R_Tokely standing ... J_Barnes_x07 hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... M_Brown gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... It's pushed behind ! ... CORNER! ... L_Esteban plays it towards the near post! ... K_Hofland with the shot! ... M_Brown saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 27 :(cvg) M_Bower is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to G_Bates ... G_Bates with a thundering drive! ... GOAL !! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... Celta Vigo go ahead in this match now! ... Celta Vigo 2-1 IFK Goteborg ... Min. 28 :(got) B_Wilson sprints past K_Hofland ... A cheeky lob from B_Wilson ! ... J_Moreira with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 30 :(cvg) L_Esteban controls it well ... He nutmegs X_Xxxxxxx05 ... He puts in K_Hofland! ... K_Hofland with a thundering shot! ... But M_Brown punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 30 :(got) R_Duncan with the Cruyff turn ... K_Hofland intercepts the pass Min. 31 :(cvg) I_Ergic pulls it back to K_Hofland ... X_Xxxxxxx02 cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 32 :(got) The defender under hits the back pass! ... R_Tokely is through! ... J_Mascherano takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 33 :(cvg) G_Bates takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... But he loses control of it ... X_Xxxxxxx02 belts it clear Min. 36 :(got) R_Mcbain holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to R_Hart ... Fine tackle by K_Hofland ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 39 :(cvg) L_Esteban runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... L_Esteban hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But M_Brown with the difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(cvg) L_Esteban gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside R_Duncan! ... He has some space now! ... L_Esteban bears down on goal! ... M_Brown falls over ... But M_Brown is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 46 :(cvg) G_Bates looks injured. He's coming off ... Lets hope it's not serious Min. 46 :(cvg) B_Sanogo comes on for G_Bates and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 47 :(got) R_Hart skips the challenge from K_Hofland ... M_Bower reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 48 :(cvg) R_Hunt_x11 with the dribble ... But R_Mcbain spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celta Vigo 2-1 IFK Goteborg Min. 47 :(got) R_Mcbain cuts the ball back to X_Xxxxxxx05 ... X_Xxxxxxx05 with a bicycle kick ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... J_Moreira never had a chance! Min. 49 :(got) S_Golabek sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Mascherano with the high feet ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Arne Erlandsen looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 49 :(got) B_Wilson nutmegs J_Barnes_x07 ... J_Mascherano bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 53 :(cvg) M_Bower lobs the ball over the defence ... R_Hunt_x11 latches on to it ... R_Hunt_x11 tries to beat M_Brown from outside the area! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 53 :(got) R_Mcbain picks out S_Golabek with the cross ... S_Golabek throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But J_Moreira punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 54 :(cvg) B_Sanogo beats S_Golabek ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... X_Xxxxxxx02 pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 63 :(cvg) L_Esteban kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Hunt_x11 gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Hunt_x11 beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has M_Brown to beat! ... He tries to slide it past M_Brown ... M_Brown pulls off a save !! Min. 63 :(cvg) L_Esteban runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to J_Mascherano ... R_Mcbain with a superb challenge ... J_Winter has given the free kick the other way! ... J_Winter just wants to lecture him ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... B_Sanogo drives it under the wall ... But he got that all wrong Min. 65 :(cvg) L_Esteban is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to R_Hunt_x11 ... R_Hunt_x11 tries the shot ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 66 :(cvg) A_Ceccoli finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled S_Golabek ... A well-placed shot from A_Ceccoli ! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Celta Vigo 3-1 IFK Goteborg ... Min. 67 :(cvg) It seems Celta Vigo are making a tactical change to D Min. 67 :(cvg) L_Esteban has changed his position on the pitch to a DM Min. 67 :(cvg) R_Hunt_x11 pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... R_Hunt_x11 belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... M_Brown parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Brown recovers to save!! Min. 67 :(cvg) M_Bower makes the tackle ... X_Xxxxxxx05 takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... J_Winter reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 69 :(got) R_Mcbain breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Moreira! ... L_Esteban brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! Min. 70 :(cvg) Z_Zidane is being prepared to come on ... J_Mascherano is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 86 :(cvg) Z_Zidane controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Dods Min. 87 :(got) X_Xxxxxxx03 takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... I_Ergic slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Tokely lofts the ball in! ... J_Moreira reads it well, and claims it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(got) D_Dods is hobbling. He's unable to continue Min. 88 :(got) S_McCaffrey is being brought on ... D_Dods is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 89 :(got) B_Wilson takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... M_Bower brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But J_Winter waves play on!!! Min. 90 :(cvg) J_Barnes_x07 with a glorious long pass to R_Hunt_x11 ... R_Duncan with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... J_Winter refrained from booking him but had words ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio Municipal de Balaidos Attendance : 25,256 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celta Vigo Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Bower (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Bower (2), G_Bates (27), A_Ceccoli (66) Sent Off : L_Esteban (69) Booked : K_Hofland (1) Injured : G_Bates (46) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IFK Goteborg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Wilson Scorers : B_Wilson (22) Sent Off : N/A Booked : X_Xxxxxxx05 (67) Injured : D_Dods (88) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celta Vigo | IFK Goteborg Attempts on Goal : 18 | 5 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 13 | 4 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celta Vigo 3 - 1 IFK Goteborg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Celta Vigo Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Moreira GK 27 1 1 1 15 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 M_Essien DF 1 21 7 6 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Hofland DF 1 21 7 6 15 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 24 -4 6 M_Bower DF 1 21 8 9 37 | 96 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 52 77 51 A_Ceccoli DF 1 22 5 4 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 46 J_Barnes_x07 MF 1 8 14 6 32 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 61 5 I_Ergic MF 1 8 26 7 19 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 30 0 L_Esteban DM 1 10 28 8 33 | 72 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 65 0 J_Mascherano MF 1 9 22 9 25 | 73 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 G_Bates FW 1 5 10 23 15 | 46 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 R_Hunt_x11 FW 1 10 9 12 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 10 29 S_A_Conde GK 22 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Bentham DF 1 22 10 8 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Zidane MF 1 8 21 7 46 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Routledge MF 1 8 18 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sanogo FW 1 6 9 19 29 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Player Statistics - IFK Goteborg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Brown GK 21 1 1 1 14 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 S_Golabek DF 2 17 9 8 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -5 R_Tokely DF 2 16 6 3 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Dods DF 1 16 11 7 23 | 91 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 X_Xxxxxxx02 DF 1 16 15 7 30 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 R_Mcbain MF 2 8 22 10 25 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 45 5 R_Hart MF 1 10 18 8 20 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 20 -10 R_Duncan MF 1 8 16 9 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X_Xxxxxxx03 MF 1 15 16 9 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wilson FW 1 2 7 19 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 X_Xxxxxxx05 FW 2 7 15 16 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -2 M_Fraser GK 19 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McCaffrey DF 1 16 5 8 23 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Hastings DF 2 13 8 5 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X_Xxxxxxx04 MF 2 9 16 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hislop FW 1 3 8 15 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1193843980 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08