Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Feyenoord vs. Juventus (Wed Dec 23)


                            Feyenoord  |  Juventus
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                       Hamza Siddiqui  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                             Ramos DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                              Dodo DF  |  DF H_Berg
                          M_Babbel DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                          A_Davies DF  |  DF Maldini
                        R_Zdravkov DM  |  MF R_LoftusCheek
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF T_Muller
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                          J_Colmey MF  |  MF M_Canete
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                       D_Whitehall FW  |  FW Dyorkaeff
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB B_Friedel
                       M_Bossaerts SUB |  SUB A_Barzagli
                     Jesus_Cordoba SUB |  SUB Inacio
                         A_Morelos SUB |  SUB Raul
                         J_A_Vardy SUB |  SUB Dave_Notman

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(fyd) M_Esposito moves forward
          ...  M_Esposito flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon fists it away
Min. 1  :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky drives it forward to M_Kruse
          ...  Dodo knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But K_Clark just turns away!
Min. 3  :(fyd) M_Babbel with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past P_McGrath
          ...  He knocks it to L_Matthaus!
          ...  P_McGrath fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 5  :(fyd) D_Whitehall fires over a low cross to M_Esposito
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  F_Fazio looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 9  :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Kruse
          ...  But Ramos wins the tackle
Min. 10 :(jvt) M_Kruse beats his marker
          ...  J_Colmey muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  K_Clark just wants to lecture him
Min. 13 :(fyd) L_Matthaus is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Whitehall
          ...  Maldini reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 16 :(fyd) C_Makiadi with a slick pass to Dodo
          ...  Dodo with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  G_Buffon makes a fine save
Min. 20 :(jvt) M_Canete with an inch perfect pass to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse drives the ball low !
          ...  But Rafael hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 21 :(fyd) L_Matthaus with a smart pass to D_Whitehall
          ...  F_Fazio clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 22 :(fyd) L_Matthaus has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Maldini
          ...  He knocks it to D_Whitehall!
          ...  But H_Berg will cut out the threat
Min. 24 :(fyd) M_Babbel controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_McGrath
          ...  He puts in D_Whitehall!
          ...  R_LoftusCheek forces him off the ball
Min. 24 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Davies and it had to be
Min. 27 :(fyd) R_Zdravkov flicks it past T_Muller
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  R_Zdravkov hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  G_Buffon makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 27 :(fyd) L_Matthaus gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Esposito
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  K_Clark has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by K_Clark!
          ...  K_Clark wants a quiet word
Min. 29 :(fyd) L_Matthaus sidesteps Maldini
          ...  L_Matthaus tries to chip the ball over G_Buffon!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 29 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff with the side footed shot!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
Min. 30 :(fyd) L_Matthaus slides the ball across to A_Davies
          ...  A_Davies with the side footed shot!
          ...  G_Buffon makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 31 :(fyd) C_Makiadi beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky fouls badly
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  K_Clark tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(jvt) M_Kruse takes advantage of a mistake by M_Babbel
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Kruse hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Rafael looks relieved there!
Min. 37 :(fyd) R_Zdravkov with a slick pass to M_Esposito
          ...  But H_Berg barges him off the ball
Min. 38 :(jvt) Maldini drives it across the face of the goal F_Fazio
          ...  Dodo clears with a diving header
Min. 39 :(fyd) R_Zdravkov with a glorious long pass to L_Matthaus
          ...  But F_Fazio sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 40 :(fyd) A_Davies skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  F_Fazio with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  K_Clark lectures him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  C_Makiadi knocks it forward
          ...  D_Whitehall gets on the end of it
          ...  Maldini plays it back
          ...  G_Buffon slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Colmey hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Buffon catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fyd) J_Colmey controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Muller
          ...  He puts in M_Esposito!
          ...  M_Esposito is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has G_Buffon to beat
          ...  He rounds G_Buffon
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 45 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Dyorkaeff latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Babbel takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 46 :(fyd) C_Makiadi unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Colmey
          ...  H_Berg rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Clark going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Feyenoord 0-0 Juventus

Min. 46 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek with the diagonal pass M_Kruse
          ...  But M_Babbel wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete swings it in!
          ...  H_Berg swings a leg at it!
          ...  But Rafael tips it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 47 :(jvt) M_Kruse beats his man
          ...  L_Matthaus fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 49 :(jvt) T_Muller gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Kruse is unmarked
          ...  M_Kruse drives it towards goal !
          ...  But Rafael dives to his left
          ...  I think Rafael just got a hand on that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(fyd) J_Colmey brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Dyorkaeff
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Esposito!
          ...  M_Esposito hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  G_Buffon saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 51 :(jvt) M_Canete volleys it forward. He finds H_Berg
          ...  H_Berg with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 53 :(fyd) C_Makiadi runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Matthaus
          ...  A skilful effort from L_Matthaus !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 58 :(fyd) M_Babbel runs at Maldini
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_McGrath
Min. 58 :(jvt) M_Canete hoists the ball across to T_Muller
          ...  M_Babbel reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 60 :(fyd) J_A_Vardy comes on for J_Colmey and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 62 :(jvt) M_Kruse cuts inside M_Babbel
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Kruse with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 62 :(fyd) M_Babbel is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Esposito
          ...  Dyorkaeff with a nasty foul
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Clark
Min. 66 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky has it now
          ...  He takes on Ramos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Kruse!
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Kruse !
          ...  But Rafael parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 67 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff turns past M_Babbel
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Cleared by A_Davies
Min. 69 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek hoofs it up field to find Dyorkaeff
          ...  Cleared by Ramos
Min. 69 :(fyd) M_Babbel breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Buffon!
          ...  M_Canete brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(fyd) M_Esposito pushes it past Maldini
          ...  M_Esposito with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 75 :(jvt) Juventus are switching their playing style to E
Min. 75 :(fyd) M_Babbel is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Whitehall
          ...  D_Whitehall smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 75 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Dyorkaeff fires the shot in!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Rafael dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Rafael beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Muller crosses it in!
          ...  A_Davies gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 76 :(fyd) L_Matthaus is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Whitehall
          ...  D_Whitehall with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 77 :(fyd) J_A_Vardy leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to C_Makiadi
          ...  C_Makiadi tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 78 :(fyd) Dodo is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 78 :(fyd) M_Bossaerts is being prepared to come on
          ...  Dodo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 79 :(fyd) C_Makiadi with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Maldini behind
          ...  Maldini moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 80 :(fyd) There's going to be a change
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba will come on for L_Matthaus and play MF
Min. 80 :(jvt) Up goes the substitution board - A_Barzagli on for P_McGrath as a DF
Min. 83 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Dyorkaeff
          ...  A_Davies plays it back
          ...  Rafael slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Bossaerts reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 84 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Ramos
          ...  Ramos attempts a low drive!
          ...  But G_Buffon palms it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 85 :(jvt) Inacio will replace R_LoftusCheek and play MF
Min. 86 :(fyd) M_Esposito pushes it past the defender
          ...  M_Esposito drives the ball low !
          ...  G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 87 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Fazio
          ...  F_Fazio with a little chip!
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(jvt) M_Kruse spits at R_Zdravkov
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Clark
Min. 90 :(jvt) M_Canete is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Inacio
          ...  But M_Babbel slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Clark has a look but waves "Play On!"

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


Match Details
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Venue                : De Kuip
Attendance           : 93,000
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : M_Babbel (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Matthaus (47)
Injured              : Dodo (78)
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : H_Berg
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McGrath (3), Tomas_Rosicky (31), M_Canete (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Feyenoord     |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :          11        |       11
Key Passes           :          20        |       15
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 0 - 0 Juventus
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Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  34   2   2   2  20 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  30   8   8  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Dodo           DF   3  29   5   7  33 |  79   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
M_Babbel       DF   1  27  10   7  33 |  94   0   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  40   0
A_Davies       DF   1  26   9   6  30 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
R_Zdravkov     DM   3  25   5   9  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  30   4  10 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  29  10  20 |  81   0   0   6   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
J_Colmey       MF   3  11  26   7  31 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  29  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Whitehall    FW   2   5   5  26  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossaerts    DF   2  25   7   7  16 |  15   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  26  10  11 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Morelos      FW   1   7   9  29  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      MF   2   7   5  28  20 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Buffon       GK  38   2   3   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  32  12   8  12 |  81   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
H_Berg         DF   1  32  12   7  21 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
F_Fazio        DF   2  32   8   5  30 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  31  10   8  41 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  32   8  23 |  86   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  31  10  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
M_Canete       MF   2   6  30   5  19 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  32  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   8   8  29  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  32   9  11  20 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul           AM   1   9  26  22  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dave_Notman    FW   1   7   9  20  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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