June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match, Aberdeen vs. Marseille (Wed May 18)


                             Aberdeen  |  Marseille
                              5-4-1 N  |  4-4-2 P
                          Dan Haldane  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK P_Assure
                          A_Ramsey DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                            Aldair DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                             Balde DF  |  DF A_Rami
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                         G_McQueen DF  |  MF P_Viera
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF Bovan
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF Seong_Gihun
                           E_Petit MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                          Valverde MF  |  FW Thanatos
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                           J_Lukic SUB |  SUB R_McCrorie
                           R_Lamie SUB |  SUB Aoyama_Hideki
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB J_Okore
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB Seb_Rudy
                        M_Bombarda SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 4  :(msl) S_Bergwijn cuts inside Aldair
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Aldair reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 6  :(msl) P_Viera plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But Aldair slides in
Min. 8  :(msl) Mark_Robinson with the cross-field pass to Bovan
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  Bovan takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just M_Neuer is between him and the goal
          ...  He dinks it over M_Neuer
          ...  M_Neuer reacts well to save !!
Min. 9  :(msl) P_Viera pass splits open the defence and finds S_Bergwijn
          ...  G_McQueen makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bovan plays it into the danger area!
          ...  K_Femenia wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 14 :(msl) Seong_Gihun has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Aldair
          ...  He puts in S_Bergwijn!
          ...  S_Bergwijn beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at M_Neuer
          ...  He slips it underneath M_Neuer
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 14 :(abn) E_Petit kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with the high feet
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  R_Bentley with the thundering drive
          ...  P_Assure is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And P_Assure reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Valverde plays it into the danger area!
          ...  P_Assure makes the catch!
Min. 15 :(msl) Bovan sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Balde goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 18 :(msl) Seong_Gihun looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  K_Femenia beats him to the ball
Min. 21 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with a measured pass to P_Viera
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Shaddix
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 25 :(msl) A_Rami looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 25 :(msl) Aoyama_Hideki will replace the useless A_Rami and will play DF
Min. 29 :(msl) S_Bergwijn gets possession in his own half
          ...  But K_Femenia wins the ball
Min. 29 :(abn) Valverde steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Ranocchia
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Seong_Gihun is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 34 :(abn) J_Shaddix looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Pittman
          ...  But Mark_Robinson slides in two footed.
          ...  M_Stadio has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 37 :(abn) Aldair drives it forward to J_Shaddix
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 39 :(msl) S_Bergwijn finds a hole in the defence
          ...  G_McQueen bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 42 :(msl) Bovan is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  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!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Neuer makes the catch!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) S_Pittman runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Shaddix
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Shaddix !
          ...  But P_Assure tips it over
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(msl) Seong_Gihun hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto it!
          ...  A_Ramsey takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 44 :(abn) J_Shaddix has space to run with the ball
          ...  J_Shaddix blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 44 :(msl) A_Ranocchia bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 45 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to D
Min. 47 :(abn) J_Shaddix has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Oko_Flex!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Oko_Flex with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Daniel Perry looks relieved

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-2 Marseille

Min. 49 :(abn) S_Pittman fires over a low cross to K_Femenia
          ...  M_A_Nastasic takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 53 :(msl) P_Viera with a flicked pass to Thanatos
          ...  But A_Ramsey wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 56 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ramsey
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A_Oko_Flex pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But M_Neuer comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 58 :(msl) S_Bergwijn sidesteps G_McQueen
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But Balde wins the ball
Min. 60 :(msl) Seb_Rudy is being brought on
          ...  Bovan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(abn) R_Bentley gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Mark_Robinson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Mark_Robinson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 67 :(abn) Valverde hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Bentley collects the loose ball!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 67 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex reads the run of A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Ranocchia hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  M_Neuer grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 69 :(msl) J_Okore is going to be brought on
          ...  Mark_Robinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) It seems Aberdeen are making a tactical change to A
Min. 71 :(msl) Seb_Rudy with the cross-field pass to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 72 :(msl) Rolando_Silva is being prepared to come on
          ...  Thanatos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(abn) R_Lamie is going to be brought on
          ...  G_McQueen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Perin is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Ramsey is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) D_Rocastle comes on for J_Shaddix and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Bombarda replaces R_Bentley to play as a FW
Min. 77 :(msl) Aoyama_Hideki runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Balde hits it out for a throw
Min. 86 :(abn) M_Bombarda dribbles it into the box
          ...  M_Bombarda drives it towards goal !
          ...  P_Assure with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(msl) S_Bergwijn with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  S_Pittman rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Seong_Gihun hits it hard
          ...  But M_Neuer makes an easy save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 120,000
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Shaddix
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : S_Bergwijn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (14,44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Rami (25)
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       8
Off target           :           1        |       3
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       11
Key Tackles          :          12        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       11
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 0 - 2 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  31   2   5   5  31 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  33   9   7  31 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Aldair         DF   2  33   9   4  11 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Balde          DF   3  32   7   8  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  31   9   7  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  30   1   8  30 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  78   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  32  12  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
E_Petit        MF   1   3  30   2  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  26   7  43 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Lukic        GK  30   5   3   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  26   7  10  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  28   4  34 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Assure       GK  36   1   1   3  40 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  34  12  10  30 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  34  10   5  23 |  72   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Rami         DF   3  34   5   7  20 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  33   2   2  45 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  34   8  41 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Bovan          MF   3  10  32  13  43 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Seong_Gihun    MF   1  18  28   3  28 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  28  10  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  36  22 |  75   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  32  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
R_McCrorie     GK  28   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  33   7   9  20 |  70   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  28   5   6  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  29   1  37 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   9  29  41 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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