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Shakhtar

  • Brandao 5’
  • Lucarelli 8’

Celtic

  1. Shakhtar punish Celtic

    Shakhtar punish Celtic

    Two goals in the opening ten minutes from Brandao and Cristiano Lucarelli saw Shakhtar Donetsk see off Celtic 2-0 and move top of the embryonic Group D table. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Shakhtar
    • Celtic
    • 90+2' It's all over. Shakhtar win 2-0, though it could, and perhaps should have been more.
    • 90' Castillo bursts through the centre and rifles a volley just over the bar.
    • 86' Killen draws a fine low save from Pyatov with an early shot! He saved it with his trailing leg there.
    • 81' Fernandinho lines up a piledriver...superb save from Boruc low to his right, Brandao looking to piunce on the rebound, but a great challenge from Gary Caldwell denies him!!!
    • 79' Scott Brown is treading a tightrope. He is on a yellow and has made a number of dodgy challenges.
    • 75' Fernandinho tries an audacious free-kick from 45 yards, though he's well off target.
    • 71' Great chance for Vennegoor from Naylor's cross...but his header goes inches past the post!!! Celtic's best effort of the night! Pyatov was rooted!
    • 66' Celtic somehow need to force their way back into the game. Shakhtar are still cruising.
    • 59' Fernandinho tries to dance his way throught he Celtic defence, before Stephen McManus stops him with a well-timed challenge.
    • 54' Lewandovski flights in a beautiful ball from Brandao who pulls away well...but the Brazilian misses a sitter!!! He directed his header wide of the far post when totally unmarked! Was he perhaps trying to square it for Lucarelli?
    • 50' Darijo Srna looks to drill a firm ball right across the six-yards box, but he finds the side-netting.
    • 48' Rat looks to find Lucarelli in the area, though Boruc comes to claim the cross.
    • 46' The second half is underway in Donetsk.
    • 45' There's half-time. Shakhtar came flying out of the blocks, and lead 2-0.
    • 43' Vennegoor of Hesselink's aerial prowess is causing the Shakhtar defence real problems. He gets above Lewandowski to glance an effort towards goal, but he can't generate enough power to really trouble Pyatov.
    • 40' Srna sends Brandao flying down the right wing, he gives it back to Srna who fires in a pacy ball to the back post for Jadson, and Boruc pulls of a fine save from his stunning volley!
    • 35' Lovely combination between Donati and McDonald, the latter gets in a fine strike at the near post, but Pyatov pushes it away. Now Nakamura powers a shot from distance just wide. Celtic are beginning to awaken.
    • 34' Kucher and Hubschmann have been faultless at the heart of the Shakhtar defence so far.
    • 30' Nakamura is brought down by Srna. He fires in the free-kick to big Jan Vannegoor of Hesselink, but it's just over the bar! It has taken half an hour for Celtic to look as though they might score a goal.
    • 28' Scott McDonald gets in a rare shot for Celtic, and manages to win a corner. Their first of the evening.
    • 26' Celtic's confidence looks shot to pieces.
    • 24' Nakamura makes a fine challenge to stop the rampaging Jadson in his tracks. The Brazilian felt that one.
    • 20' Shakhtar have the ball in the back of the net again!!! It's Brandao from Jedson's pass, but the flag goes up for offside! Awful, awful decision!!! Brandao was behind the ball!
    • 19' It's fallen for Lucarelli again ojn the edge of the area, he nutmegs the centre back, though sees his shot saved by Boruc! A disappointing finish from the striker.
    • 17' Scott Brown goes flying in on Srna, and is duly booked for that challenge.
    • 15' Srna swings in a pacy ball for Brandao, he gets a head to it, but can't get much on it and Boruc claims easily.
    • 12' Celtic are having real trouble keeping the ball. Shakhtar are keeping their tempo high, pressing the ball well and going forward in numbers.
    • 10' Jadson is running the show at the moment, and Celtic are shell-shocked!
    • 8' There's the second!! A superb cross from the left, and Lucarelli gets in ahead of Lee Naylor and picks his spot perfectly at the far post!!!
    • 7' Celtic are slicved open again as Jadson finds himself in space in behind the Celtic midfield, he feeds Lucarelli who tries to chip Boruc, but overhits the effort slightly.
    • 6' Shakhtar have the lead!! A clinical finish from Brandao, but a nightmare start for Celtic.
    • 4' Jadson is pulling the string in midfield early on. Ilsinho pulls it back for Srna, but that cross is cleared.
    • 2' Shakhtar on the attack early on as Srna whips in a cross from the right, Cristiano Lucarelli gets his head onto it, and glances the ball just wide of the far post. Good start for the hosts.
    • 1' Shakhtar get the first half underway
    • 19:30 Celtic team: Boruc, Wilson, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Donati, Hartley, Scott Brown, Nakamura, McDonald, Vennegoor of Hesselink; Substitutes: Mark Brown, Zurawski, Sno, Killen, Kennedy, McGeady, O'Dea.
    • 19:30 Shakhtar Donetsk team: Pyatov, Srna, Hubschman, Kucher, Rat, Ilsinho, Lewandowski, Fernandinho, Lucarelli, Jadson, Brandao; Substitutes: Shust, Duljaj, Castillo, Gay, Byelik, Gladkiy, Yezerskiy.
    • 19:30 Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text commentary of Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic.

  • Team Stats

    Shakhtar Stats Celtic
    50% Possession 49%
    19 Shots 10
    7 Shots on target 4
    0 Saves 0
    5 Corners 5
    12 Fouls 14
    2 Offsides 0
    1 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    18 Tackles 25
    369 Accurate passes 338
    37 Bad passes 59

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Shakhtar
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      30 Andriy Pyatov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 2 0
      3 Tomás Hubschman 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 53 2 1
      11 Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 29 3 0
      5 Olexandr Kucher 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 3 4
      18 Mariusz Lewandowski 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 31 3 4
      8 Jadson Rodriguez 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 5 1
      26 Razvan Rat 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 46 5 3
      33 Darijo Srna 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 46 3 3
      7 Fernandinho Fernandinho 0 6 2 0 3 0 1 38 4 1
      99 Cristiano Lucarelli 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 9 4 0
      25 Brandao Brandao 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 18 3 0
      9 Alberto Nery Castillo 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14 0 0
      55 Vladimir Yezerskiy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Igor Duljaj 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
      21 Oleksandr Hladky 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1
      1 Yurii Virt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Oleksiy Byelik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Olexiy Gay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Celtic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Artur Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
      5 Gary Caldwell 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 0 2
      3 Lee Naylor 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 41 18 3
      12 Mark Wilson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 0 3
      18 Massimo Donati 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 54 14 3
      11 Paul Hartley 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 39 6 2
      25 Shunsuke Nakamura 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 4 3
      44 Stephen McManus 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 11 2 3
      27 Scott McDonald 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 22 5 1
      10 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 16 3 1
      8 Scott Brown 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 43 1 3
      21 Mark Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      48 Darren O'Dea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Evander Sno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      46 Aidan McGeady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 1
      7 Maciej Zurawski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      41 John Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Chris Killen 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0

  • Summary

    • 81' Fernandinho lines up a piledriver...superb save from Boruc low to his right, Brandao looking to piunce on the rebound, but a great challenge from Gary Caldwell denies him!!!
    • 71' Great chance for Vennegoor from Naylor's cross...but his header goes inches past the post!!! Celtic's best effort of the night! Pyatov was rooted!
    • 54' Lewandovski flights in a beautiful ball from Brandao who pulls away well...but the Brazilian misses a sitter!!! He directed his header wide of the far post when totally unmarked! Was he perhaps trying to square it for Lucarelli?
    • 20' Shakhtar have the ball in the back of the net again!!! It's Brandao from Jedson's pass, but the flag goes up for offside! Awful, awful decision!!! Brandao was behind the ball!
    • 19' It's fallen for Lucarelli again ojn the edge of the area, he nutmegs the centre back, though sees his shot saved by Boruc! A disappointing finish from the striker.
    • 8' There's the second!! A superb cross from the left, and Lucarelli gets in ahead of Lee Naylor and picks his spot perfectly at the far post!!!
    • 7' Celtic are slicved open again as Jadson finds himself in space in behind the Celtic midfield, he feeds Lucarelli who tries to chip Boruc, but overhits the effort slightly.
    • 6' Shakhtar have the lead!! A clinical finish from Brandao, but a nightmare start for Celtic.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

  • Shakhtar

    Manager: Mircea Lucescu

    Captain: Darijo Srna

    On the Field

    • Piatov
    • Srna
    • Kucher
    • Hübschman
    • Rat
    • Lewandowski
    • Fernandinho
    • Ilsinho
    • Jadson
    • Lucarelli
    • Brandao

    Subs

    • Gay
    • Bielik
    • Castillo
    • Duljaj
    • Shust
    • Yezersky
    • Hladkiy

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Celtic

    Manager: Gordon Strachan

    Captain: Stephen McManus

    On the Field

    • Boruc
    • Wilson
    • Caldwell
    • McManus
    • Naylor
    • Donati
    • Hartley
    • Nakamura
    • Brown
    • Vennegoor of Hesselink
    • McDonald

    Subs

    • Brown
    • Kennedy
    • Zurawski
    • Killen
    • McGeady
    • Sno
    • O'Dea

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None