Euro Premiership, Auxerre vs. Celta Vigo (Sat Feb 09)


                              Auxerre  |  Celta Vigo
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  5-4-1 C
                        Ross Nicholls  |  Steve Tyler
                                       |
                         J_Speroni GK  |  GK Esteban
                          JC_Dondé DF  |  DF A_Ceccoli
                       M_Kilgallon DF  |  DF C_Bentham
                       D_VanBuyten DF  |  DF A_Hansen
                            J_Arca DF  |  DF M_Bower
                               x05 DM  |  DF K_Hofland
                       Diego_Ribas MF  |  MF L_Esteban
                       K_Kallstrom MF  |  MF I_Ergic
                           F_Bodde MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                               x08 AM  |  MF Z_Zidane
                             Diego FW  |  FW G_Bates
                                       |
                         Joël_Bats SUB |  SUB S_A_Conde
                          M_Malpas SUB |  SUB M_Essien
                          A_Santos SUB |  SUB J_Barnes
                          EH_Diouf SUB |  SUB R_Hunt
                           M_Baros SUB |  SUB C_Platt

Referee: H_Kinbull (Germany)


Min. 2  :(axr) Diego jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  G_Bates wins the ball 
Min. 8  :(cvg) M_Bower runs at JC_Dondé 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A great volley from M_Bower ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The ref seen a foul 
          ...  Angry players surround the ref! 
          ...  But he just waves them away! 
Min. 15 :(axr) Diego_Ribas looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to JC_Dondé 
          ...  Cleared by A_Ceccoli 
Min. 16 :(axr) K_Kallstrom plays a long ball to Diego_Ribas 
          ...  Diego_Ribas with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Diego_Ribas drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Hansen clears the danger 
Min. 20 :(axr) Diego_Ribas gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Diego_Ribas ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 22 :(axr) Diego_Ribas holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Kilgallon 
          ...  A_Ceccoli wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 23 :(axr) D_VanBuyten runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  K_Hofland reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 24 :(cvg) L_Esteban crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Bentham in the box 
          ...  C_Bentham fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Speroni dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Speroni beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Esteban 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Hansen 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But J_Speroni pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 26 :(cvg) L_Esteban holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees G_Bates in space! 
          ...  Diego_Ribas with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  H_Kinbull refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 26 :(axr) Diego_Ribas with the heel pass to Diego 
          ...  A_Ceccoli with a deliberate foul 
          ...  H_Kinbull will want to speak to him 
          ...  H_Kinbull just wants to lecture him 
Min. 29 :(axr) M_Kilgallon with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves A_Hansen behind 
          ...  Cleared by M_Bower 
Min. 31 :(cvg) I_Ergic looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  Z_Zidane receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Z_Zidane looks to see where J_Speroni is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Speroni's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 33 :(cvg) J_Mascherano with a short pass to find G_Bates 
          ...  x05 slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 36 :(axr) Diego plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  But A_Hansen wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Diego hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Esteban catches it! 
Min. 37 :(cvg) J_Mascherano works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane 
          ...  x05 cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 38 :(axr) M_Kilgallon runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Diego latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Diego drives the ball low ! 
          ...  The Auxerre fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Auxerre the advantage! 
          ...  Auxerre 1-0 Celta Vigo ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(cvg) G_Bates finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  But F_Bodde will cut out the threat 
Min. 45 :(cvg) G_Bates finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  G_Bates hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Speroni dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Speroni beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Bates floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Speroni reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 47 :(cvg) C_Bentham makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  C_Bentham launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Saved by J_Speroni 
Min. 47 :(cvg) A_Hansen punches K_Kallstrom off the ball 
          ...  He's Butted him ! 
          ...  H_Kinbull has stopped play 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  H_Kinbull sends him off the pitch !! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  x05 drives it in 
          ...  Esteban parries it 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Auxerre 1-0 Celta Vigo

Min. 47 :(axr) JC_Dondé hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Diego latches onto it! 
          ...  But K_Hofland clears the danger 
Min. 48 :(axr) Diego_Ribas sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  x08 runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  x08 tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 50 :(cvg) I_Ergic looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Hofland 
          ...  JC_Dondé read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 51 :(cvg) Z_Zidane sidesteps Diego_Ribas 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Z_Zidane with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  J_Speroni takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 52 :(cvg) C_Bentham kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  G_Bates gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  What a shot from G_Bates ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  J_Speroni gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 53 :(axr) Diego_Ribas with a slick pass to Diego 
          ...  M_Bower cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 53 :(cvg) A defence splitting pass from M_Bower to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano with a thundering volley! 
          ...  J_Speroni parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 54 :(axr) Diego_Ribas with a first time pass 
          ...  Diego runs onto it! 
          ...  Diego with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Celta Vigo fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 55 :(axr) K_Kallstrom crosses to Diego_Ribas 
          ...  K_Hofland wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 58 :(axr) Diego_Ribas looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Diego 
          ...  M_Bower reads the play well 
Min. 60 :(cvg) G_Bates knocks the ball past F_Bodde 
          ...  JC_Dondé takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(axr) Diego_Ribas pass splits open the defence and finds Diego 
          ...  A_Ceccoli leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  K_Kallstrom fires it towards the goal 
          ...  Esteban with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 70 :(cvg) J_Mascherano runs at F_Bodde 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Mascherano with the drive! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 71 :(cvg) G_Bates lobs it over the defender 
          ...  K_Kallstrom wins the ball with ease 
          ...  H_Kinbull saw something no-one else did 
Min. 73 :(axr) D_VanBuyten beats Z_Zidane 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_VanBuyten belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Esteban saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 76 :(cvg) L_Esteban cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Bates 
          ...  G_Bates with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  J_Speroni takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 76 :(axr) Diego_Ribas brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  K_Kallstrom gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Ceccoli knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  H_Kinbull blows up for a foul 
Min. 80 :(axr) Auxerre restructured their strategy to C 
Min. 80 :(cvg) C_Platt will replace the useless G_Bates and will play FW 
Min. 84 :(cvg) M_Essien comes on for K_Hofland and takes up a DF role 
Min. 84 :(axr) JC_Dondé plays it forward to Diego_Ribas 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Ceccoli 
Min. 87 :(cvg) Curled in dangerously from A_Ceccoli to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(axr) Curled in dangerously from J_Arca to Diego 
          ...  But C_Platt clears the ball to safety 
Min. 89 :(cvg) I_Ergic with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from JC_Dondé 
          ...  A powerful header from I_Ergic ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But J_Speroni tips it behind 
          ...  H_Kinbull has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 91 :(axr) x05 finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  x05 fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  Esteban makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Arca chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Esteban 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps
Attendance           : 21,000
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Auxerre Match Info
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Best player          : Diego_Ribas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Diego (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : JC_Dondé (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Celta Vigo Match Info
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Best player          : M_Bower
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Hansen (47)
Booked               : A_Ceccoli (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Auxerre  |    Celta Vigo
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       14
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Auxerre 1 - 0 Celta Vigo
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Player Statistics - Auxerre
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Speroni      GK  28   2   2   2  26 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  99   0   0   0
JC_Dondé       DF   1  23  11   8  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   8  26  -4
M_Kilgallon    DF   1  22  14  11  20 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0
D_VanBuyten    DF   1  22  15  11   7 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   5
J_Arca         DF   1  22  15   8  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
x05            DM   1  13  10   8  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  54  10  20
Diego_Ribas    MF   1  15  28  14  26 |  94   0   0   8   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 120   4
K_Kallstrom    MF   1  14  31  15  52 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  55  15
F_Bodde        MF   1  12  27  13  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
x08            AM   1   3  11  11  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Diego          FW   1  11  17  24   4 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
Joël_Bats      GK  23   1   1   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Malpas       DF   1  21   9   9  35 |   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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Celta Vigo
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Esteban        GK  27   1   1   1  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
A_Ceccoli      DF   1  22   5   4  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  35  11  -4
C_Bentham      DF   1  22  10   8  40 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   7
A_Hansen       DF   1  21  11   4  48 |  47   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  18 -10  -5
M_Bower        DF   1  21   9   9  38 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  15   5
K_Hofland      DF   1  21   8   6  17 |  87   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
L_Esteban      MF   1  10  28   8  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
I_Ergic        MF   1   8  27   7  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10  20  -5
J_Mascherano   MF   1   9  23   9  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
Z_Zidane       MF   1   8  21   7  43 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -3
G_Bates        FW   1   5  10  23  18 |  83   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  30   0  12
S_A_Conde      GK  22   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Essien       DF   1  21   7   6  25 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Barnes       MF   1   9  20   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Hunt         FW   1  10   9  19  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Platt        FW   1   7   8  16  29 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
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