IWC Group 4, Celtic vs. Auxerre (Sun Mar 23) Celtic | Auxerre 4-3-1-2 E | 4-4-2 E Gerjan Hoijtingh | JP Thompson | S_Bywater GK | GK J_Speroni O_Svedjik DF | DF JC_Dondé L_King DF | DF M_Kilgallon M_Floren DF | DF D_VanBuyten C_Riggott DF | DF J_Arca D_Duff MF | MF x05 Koki_Mizuno MF | MF Diego_Ribas Dany_Buys MF | MF K_Kallstrom Luis_Suarez FW | MF F_Bodde Ozturk FW | FW x08 A_Mavuba AM | FW Diego | P_Rachubka SUB | SUB Joël_Bats A_Kruiswijk SUB | SUB J_Kromkamp Z_Knight SUB | SUB A_Santos Levtsjenko SUB | SUB EH_Diouf M_Harewood SUB | SUB M_Baros Referee: K_Ippi (Finland) Min. 1 :(axr) Diego_Ribas crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Kallstrom in the box ... L_King fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 3 :(axr) Diego is unmarked! ... C_Riggott gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 6 :(axr) K_Kallstrom with a Cruyff turn ... But Dany_Buys sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 9 :(cel) Dany_Buys has it now ... He takes on JC_Dondé ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_King! ... L_King rifles it at the goal ! ... J_Speroni manages to turn it behind Min. 9 :(axr) x08 with a real burst of pace ... C_Riggott with a nasty foul ... He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Ippi Min. 10 :(cel) Luis_Suarez beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Luis_Suarez hits the ball on the bounce ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... J_Speroni never had a chance! Min. 11 :(axr) Diego_Ribas cuts through the defence ... Diego_Ribas hits the ball first time! ... S_Bywater gets his fingertips to it Min. 15 :(cel) Koki_Mizuno runs at goal ... He spots the run of Ozturk ... He's played him in ... Diego_Ribas forces him off the ball Min. 19 :(cel) C_Riggott knocks it past D_VanBuyten and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But JC_Dondé comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 19 :(axr) J_Arca finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled C_Riggott ... C_Riggott reacts well to win the ball back Min. 22 :(axr) K_Kallstrom moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to Diego ... Diego must beat S_Bywater! ... S_Bywater with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 24 :(axr) M_Kilgallon finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Luis_Suarez ... M_Kilgallon shoots towards goal ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 26 :(cel) L_King with the through ball to Luis_Suarez ... J_Arca reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... D_Duff swings it in! ... It comes to Koki_Mizuno ... He fires it towards to goal ... J_Speroni with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 28 :(cel) Luis_Suarez is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Ozturk ... Excellent sliding challenge from JC_Dondé ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 28 :(axr) K_Kallstrom finds the run of M_Kilgallon ... M_Kilgallon tries to beat S_Bywater! ... But S_Bywater hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 30 :(axr) x05 gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to K_Kallstrom ... K_Kallstrom throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But S_Bywater palms it behind ... K_Ippi has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 31 :(axr) Diego gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past M_Floren! ... He has some space now! ... Luis_Suarez tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... K_Ippi lectures him Min. 33 :(cel) Luis_Suarez finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Kilgallon ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Dany_Buys lofts the ball in! ... J_Speroni comes out and claims it! Min. 34 :(axr) K_Kallstrom jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to JC_Dondé ... JC_Dondé runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... S_Bywater won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 36 :(cel) Ozturk takes on M_Kilgallon ... He runs past him ... Ozturk with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 37 :(cel) D_Duff throws a punch ... Diego_Ribas slumps to the ground ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 37 :(axr) K_Kallstrom drives the ball across field ... It comes to Diego ... But L_King wins the tackle Min. 40 :(axr) K_Kallstrom with an inch perfect pass to Diego ... L_King takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(cel) Dany_Buys with an inch perfect pass to Luis_Suarez ... Fine tackle by Diego_Ribas ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 45 :(cel) Luis_Suarez moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Mavuba ... A_Mavuba with a terrific drive ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 45 :(axr) K_Kallstrom takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_King ... K_Kallstrom lobs S_Bywater! ... S_Bywater makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Celtic 0-0 Auxerre Min. 46 :(axr) K_Kallstrom takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Diego_Ribas ... Diego_Ribas with a thundering volley! ... But S_Bywater makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Diego_Ribas! ... C_Riggott wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 51 :(axr) x08 plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... x08 shapes up for a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 52 :(axr) Diego_Ribas spots M_Kilgallon who is in acres of space ... M_Kilgallon is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... S_Bywater tries to close down the angle ... He dinks it over S_Bywater ... It goes over!! Min. 55 :(cel) M_Floren finds himself in a good position ... J_Arca pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... K_Ippi has stopped play ... Well spotted by K_Ippi! ... K_Ippi will just give him a speaking to Min. 56 :(axr) J_Arca with a short pass to find Diego_Ribas ... O_Svedjik bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 58 :(axr) JC_Dondé with a pinpoint pass to x08 ... M_Floren gathers up the loose ball Min. 61 :(axr) J_Arca leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to K_Kallstrom ... K_Kallstrom curls it towards the top corner ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 62 :(axr) x05 moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Diego ... Diego tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 64 :(cel) Luis_Suarez loses his marker ... Luis_Suarez with the attempt at goal! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 68 :(cel) Koki_Mizuno beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A delicate header from Koki_Mizuno ! ... J_Speroni takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 70 :(axr) Diego_Ribas is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to F_Bodde ... C_Riggott fouls ... That was disgusting ... K_Ippi calls him over ... K_Ippi tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 71 :(axr) Diego cuts inside L_King ... He worked that well ... Diego strikes a wicked curler ! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 74 :(axr) M_Baros takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_Bodde ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 74 :(axr) It seems Auxerre are making a tactical change to A Min. 75 :(axr) x05 hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... K_Kallstrom latches onto it! ... K_Kallstrom attempts a chip! ... S_Bywater with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 80 :(axr) Diego flicks the ball through ... Diego_Ribas runs onto it! ... An audacious effort from Diego_Ribas ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 83 :(cel) Koki_Mizuno beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds O_Svedjik ... JC_Dondé takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 85 :(cel) Koki_Mizuno picks out Luis_Suarez with the cross ... Luis_Suarez with his head down lets it go ! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(axr) x08 has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Floren! ... He has some space now! ... L_King takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 90 :(cel) C_Riggott is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 90 :(cel) A_Kruiswijk is being brought on ... C_Riggott is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 92 :(axr) Diego with the dribble ... A_Kruiswijk is easily beaten ... Koki_Mizuno clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 94 :(axr) Diego_Ribas moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Baros ... M_Baros runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... S_Bywater gets his fingertips to it ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Celtic Park Attendance : 53,947 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_King Scorers : N/A Sent Off : D_Duff (37) Booked : C_Riggott (70) Injured : C_Riggott (90) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auxerre Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Kallstrom (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic | Auxerre Attempts on Goal : 8 | 16 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 3 | 8 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Celtic 0 - 0 Auxerre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Celtic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Bywater GK 30 1 1 1 5 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 O_Svedjik DF 1 19 8 7 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 L_King DF 1 20 11 7 25 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 95 15 5 M_Floren DF 1 20 10 4 18 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 C_Riggott DF 1 19 14 5 25 | 91 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 44 -4 -4 D_Duff MF 1 7 23 11 20 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 Koki_Mizuno MF 1 10 21 11 10 | 95 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 45 10 Dany_Buys MF 1 9 20 10 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 30 0 Luis_Suarez FW 1 9 10 20 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 Ozturk FW 1 6 6 16 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Mavuba AM 1 9 20 10 34 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 P_Rachubka GK 21 2 2 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Kruiswijk DF 1 18 10 7 32 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Knight DF 2 17 8 8 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Levtsjenko MF 1 10 17 5 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Harewood FW 1 8 9 19 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Auxerre Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Speroni GK 28 2 2 2 26 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 0 JC_Dondé DF 1 23 11 8 28 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 15 2 M_Kilgallon DF 1 22 14 11 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 9 D_VanBuyten DF 1 22 15 11 7 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 J_Arca DF 1 22 15 8 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 x05 MF 1 13 10 8 32 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 Diego_Ribas MF 1 16 28 14 26 | 95 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 38 60 12 K_Kallstrom MF 1 14 31 15 52 | 95 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 90 17 F_Bodde MF 1 12 27 13 20 | 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x08 FW 1 3 11 11 19 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Diego FW 1 11 17 24 4 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 Joël_Bats GK 23 1 1 1 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kromkamp DF 1 20 11 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Santos MF 2 4 20 15 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EH_Diouf AM 2 10 21 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Baros FW 1 3 11 24 24 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1206304432 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08