Division One League Match, Hearts vs. Marseille (Sun Nov 17)


                               Hearts  |  Marseille
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                           S_Banks GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                          W_Sagnol DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                           R_Ayala DF  |  DF G_Halford
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                        R_Bratseth DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                       J_Obi_Mikel MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                      G_McSheffrey MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                           Saruman AM  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                             Messi FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                         D_Bunting FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                           A_Basso SUB |  SUB S_Given
                     S_Hoffmeister SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                     K_Katsouranis SUB |  SUB L_Thomas
                          B_Hemoth SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                            H_Kane SUB |  SUB Yeboah

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 3  :(hts) Saruman jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Messi
          ...  Messi with the drive!
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 9  :(hts) Saruman with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Bunting gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Bunting strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But R_Higuita gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman swings it in!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 10 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps R_Ayala
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Ayala goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 11 :(hts) D_Bunting spits at N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  J_Hunye warns him
Min. 12 :(hts) D_Bunting pushes it past L_Shawry
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Halford
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel drives it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by G_Halford
Min. 12 :(msl) Douglas_Costa turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Digweed
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by W_Sagnol
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 16 :(hts) G_McSheffrey knocks it past Y_Sankhare and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But Z_Zidane wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 20 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa with the header on
          ...  He finds Z_Zidane in space
          ...  Saruman intercepts the pass
Min. 23 :(hts) Messi knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Messi with the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  That puts Hearts ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 23 :(msl) It looks as though Marseille is now playing A
Min. 23 :(msl) G_Halford is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Digweed
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Roy hits it out for a throw
Min. 27 :(msl) J_Digweed with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Bratseth
          ...  R_Bratseth reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(msl) Z_Zidane lobs it over R_Bratseth
          ...  Z_Zidane lobs S_Banks!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 31 :(hts) R_Bratseth wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with the attempt at goal!
          ...  R_Higuita just watches float over the bar!
Min. 31 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Digweed latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Digweed with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But S_Banks punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 32 :(hts) W_Sagnol plays the early ball across the box to find D_Bunting in space
          ...  T_Taiwo with a nasty foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(hts) D_Bunting plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  T_Taiwo cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 34 :(hts) Saruman knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  But A_Marcos clears the ball to safety
Min. 35 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Y_Sankhare
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Saruman!
          ...  Saruman carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Shawry clears the corner
Min. 35 :(msl) Z_Zidane sprints past the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 36 :(hts) Messi chests it down
          ...  Messi controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 36 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa spots Y_Sankhare who is in acres of space
          ...  Y_Sankhare attempts to nutmeg S_Banks!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 37 :(msl) L_Shawry with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Messi
          ...  He knocks it to J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 40 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with a precise ball to Messi
          ...  Messi rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 42 :(msl) Z_Zidane swings at G_McSheffrey
          ...  J_Hunye has seen it!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) D_Maicon looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  S_Banks palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 44 :(hts) W_Sagnol finds Messi in the box
          ...  J_Digweed with a terrible tackle
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  S_Banks is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Hearts 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 49 :(hts) G_McSheffrey with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  G_McSheffrey with the goal bound shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 1-1 Marseille

Min. 49 :(msl) T_Taiwo swings at K_Kong
          ...  J_Hunye has seen it!
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Hunye
Min. 50 :(hts) Hearts will now play E after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 50 :(hts) L_Roy plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Bunting decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  G_Halford with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 50 :(msl) A_Marcos hoofs it up field to find J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a blistering shot !
          ...  But S_Banks punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 51 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Digweed
          ...  W_Sagnol takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 54 :(msl) T_Taiwo brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Ayala
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  L_Roy is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_Banks misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Marcos drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Banks easily claims the ball!
Min. 57 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa 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!
          ...  Y_Sankhare receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  R_Ayala with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 59 :(hts) D_Bunting slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Bunting with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  R_Higuita watches it sail wide!
Min. 62 :(hts) There's going to be a change
          ...  H_Kane will come on for D_Bunting and play FW
Min. 63 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister comes on for R_Ayala and takes up a DF role
Min. 63 :(msl) J_Digweed sprints past the defender
          ...  J_Digweed with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  S_Banks gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 64 :(msl) The ball is passed in from A_Marcos, he finds J_Digweed
          ...  But L_Roy wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Hunye has none of it.
Min. 65 :(hts) B_Hemoth is coming on for K_Kong and will play MF
Min. 65 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to J_Digweed
          ...  W_Sagnol rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Hunye going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 66 :(hts) Saruman with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But G_Halford wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 68 :(hts) Saruman takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Saruman tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  R_Higuita plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul is being brought on
          ...  G_Halford is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 74 :(hts) Saruman skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Roy
          ...  T_Taiwo stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua is coming on and N_Ben_Khalifa is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a flashy move
          ...  What a shot from Y_Sankhare !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 76 :(hts) Messi takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Messi attempts a low drive!
          ...  It floats over R_Higuita
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 78 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the end of it
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Kane !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  R_Higuita tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Taiwo gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 79 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister plays a long ball to G_McSheffrey
          ...  G_McSheffrey with the header !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 82 :(msl) Y_Sankhare turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Obi_Mikel
Min. 83 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel spots Saruman who is in acres of space
          ...  Douglas_Costa wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 84 :(hts) H_Kane runs at D_Maicon
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  H_Kane rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 85 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But G_McSheffrey sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(hts) H_Kane with the Cruyff turn
          ...  H_Kane with the cheeky shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Hearts 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 91 :(hts) B_Hemoth with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_McSheffrey
          ...  G_McSheffrey tries to beat R_Higuita from outside the area!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel crosses it in!
          ...  S_Hoffmeister gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Higuita makes a good save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 50,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Messi
Scorers              : Messi (23), H_Kane (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : N_Ben_Khalifa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Ben_Khalifa (48)
Sent Off             : Z_Zidane (42)
Booked               : T_Taiwo (32), J_Digweed (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Hearts     |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :          11        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Hearts 2 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks        GK  38   5   1   4  11 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
W_Sagnol       DF   2  28   9   1  22 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  24   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  27  12   1  24 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
L_Roy          DF   3  26   7   9  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  26   8   5  17 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  27   9  32 |  96   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  68  21
K_Kong         MF   1   5  27   9  18 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   6  25  17  37 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  12  10
Saruman        AM   2   6  24  22  30 |  96   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  48   9
Messi          FW   1   9   7  27  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  25  31 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
A_Basso        GK  16   5   5   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  25  12   9  31 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  25   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  23   5  22 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  23  33 |  30   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  37

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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R_Higuita      GK  37   2   2   2  34 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  13   3  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  76   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  -8 -20
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  10  -2
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   2
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |  79   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  28
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  42   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   5 -10  -8
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  31
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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