Elite League Match, Aberdeen vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Jun 05)


                             Aberdeen  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          Dan Haldane  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK Paulo_Argenti
                          A_Ramsey DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                            Aldair DF  |  DF R_Carlos
                             Balde DF  |  DF S_Stallbaum
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF T_Haas
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF Suat_Serdar
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF F_Rijkaard
                           E_Petit MF  |  MF Casemiro
                          Valverde MF  |  MF G_Hall
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW A_Gray
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW Tatanka
                                       |
                           J_Lukic SUB |  SUB Filippo_Berti
                           R_Lamie SUB |  SUB B_Williams
                           M_Perin SUB |  SUB A_Davies
                        D_Rocastle SUB |  SUB Romario
                      Hakim_Ziyech SUB |  SUB M_Crickmore

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 1  :(shk) G_Hall crosses into the box, finding F_Rijkaard
          ...  F_Rijkaard attempts to nutmeg M_Neuer!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Shaddix clears the danger
Min. 3  :(shk) Tatanka takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  G_McQueen anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 6  :(shk) S_Stallbaum hits a hard pass to A_Gray
          ...  Balde with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 8  :(abn) S_Pittman with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Bentley !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti was well beaten there!
          ...  Aberdeen go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 8  :(abn) The Aberdeen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 8  :(shk) Schalke 04 will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 8  :(shk) A_Gray controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Carlos gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Balde
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Hall!
          ...  G_McQueen clears the corner
Min. 10 :(abn) S_Pittman heads the ball back to J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 14 :(abn) Valverde is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Bombarda
          ...  But D_Epureanu puts the ball out of play
Min. 15 :(shk) A_Gray lays the ball back to Tatanka
          ...  Valverde stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  H_Webb tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 20 :(abn) M_Bombarda takes possession
          ...  M_Bombarda with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 21 :(shk) T_Haas finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  A_Ramsey with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 26 :(shk) A_Gray looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Epureanu
          ...  Valverde with an ugly foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  A_Gray drives it in
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 30 :(abn) M_Bombarda beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  S_Stallbaum wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 32 :(abn) Valverde finds the run of R_Bentley
          ...  T_Haas with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 32 :(shk) F_Rijkaard runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Tatanka
          ...  M_Bombarda fouls badly
          ...  H_Webb will want to speak to him
          ...  H_Webb calls him for a talk
Min. 32 :(abn) Valverde kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Bombarda gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Gray rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 37 :(shk) G_Hall runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shk) Casemiro with a short pass to find D_Epureanu
          ...  D_Epureanu with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 1-0 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(shk) R_Carlos knocks the ball past the lunge of Balde
          ...  Aldair gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 48 :(abn) J_Shaddix is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 50 :(shk) A_Gray sprints past S_Pittman
          ...  G_McQueen wins the ball
Min. 52 :(shk) Tatanka barges the defender off the ball
          ...  A_Ramsey rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's H_Webb going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 52 :(abn) M_Bombarda sidesteps S_Stallbaum
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Epureanu rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  H_Webb will just give him a speaking to
Min. 54 :(shk) Tatanka knocks it past Aldair and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Balde plays the back pass
          ...  M_Neuer can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hall chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  G_McQueen wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 57 :(shk) S_Stallbaum takes advantage of a mistake by Aldair
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Ramsey
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 60 :(abn) R_Bentley knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Stallbaum
          ...  T_Haas with a nasty foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Valverde shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to M_Bombarda instead
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Stallbaum
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Petit drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Stallbaum gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 63 :(abn) R_Bentley beats D_Epureanu
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  R_Carlos gathers up the loose ball
Min. 64 :(shk) A_Gray finds the run of T_Haas
          ...  The cross hits T_Haas on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Saved by M_Neuer
Min. 66 :(abn) S_Pittman with a probing through ball J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti fists it away
Min. 70 :(shk) M_Crickmore is being brought on
          ...  Tatanka is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(shk) Romario is coming on and Suat_Serdar is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 71 :(abn) A_Ramsey slices it
          ...  M_Neuer moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 72 :(abn) Aberdeen's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 72 :(shk) A_Davies will come on for Casemiro and play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) R_Lamie is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Ramsey is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Perin is being brought on
          ...  Aldair 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 is ready to come on to replace E_Petit
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech replaces M_Bombarda and will play FW
Min. 75 :(shk) B_Williams will replace T_Haas and play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) A defence splitting pass from F_Rijkaard to M_Crickmore
          ...  G_McQueen with a superb challenge
          ...  H_Webb has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 78 :(abn) S_Pittman finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  B_Williams with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 80 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech has a dig at goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 85 :(shk) Romario cuts the ball back to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But M_Neuer with the difficult save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(abn) S_Pittman has it now
          ...  He takes on F_Rijkaard
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Rocastle!
          ...  Intercepted by G_Hall
Min. 90 :(shk) Romario with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  A well-placed shot from Romario !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  M_Neuer tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Rijkaard plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Romario gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Neuer gets up well to catch that one
Min. 94 :(abn) S_Pittman pushes it past S_Stallbaum
          ...  A_Gray with an ugly foul
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from H_Webb

*************  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          : S_Pittman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Bentley (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Valverde (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gray
Scorers              : A_Ramsey (71 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Williams (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       8
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          17        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       10
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 1 Schalke 04
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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 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  33   9   7  31 |  77   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20   0
Aldair         DF   2  33   9   4  11 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Balde          DF   3  32   7   8  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  30   1   8  30 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  32  12  40 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
E_Petit        MF   1   3  30   2  26 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  26   7  43 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  28   4  34 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  37   4   5   1  29 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  30  12   6  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  29  17  16  47 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
T_Haas         DF   2  29  13   8  11 |  77   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  29   1  15 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  29  23  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Casemiro       MF   2  23  28   1  31 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hall         MF   2  23  27   7  29 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  96   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  28  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filippo_Berti  GK  28   4   5   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  32  11   7  43 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Davies       DF   1  27   9   6  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romario        MF   2   8  28  22  37 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  26  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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