Division One League Match, Hearts vs. Werder Bremen (Mon May 29)


                               Hearts  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF Douglas
                         R_Mancini DF  |  DF P_Miranda
                           I_Black DF  |  DF G_Panucci
                          E_Manson MF  |  MF Asier_Munoz
                         E_Cantona MF  |  MF C_Gemmell
                        J_Riquelme MF  |  MF Lucas
                            Kelvin MF  |  AM J_Ledley
                            Amauri FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                            Puskas FW  |  FW D_Berbatov
                                       |
                       N_Cambiasso SUB |  SUB S_Mielitz
                       S_Van_Doorn SUB |  SUB A_Hinkel
                           L_Cubas SUB |  SUB J_Garcia
                         R_Ekelund SUB |  SUB N_Sanudo
                         D_Bunting SUB |  SUB Drogba

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(hts) Hearts are switching their playing style to C
Min. 2  :(hts) E_Manson backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Van_Buuren latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Van_Buuren tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  What agility from M_Zetterer
Min. 3  :(hts) Kelvin is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to E_Cantona
          ...  E_Cantona gets his head to the ball !
          ...  M_Zetterer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And M_Zetterer recovers to save!!
Min. 6  :(wbn) M_Zetterer is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 9  :(wbn) E_Bergkamp nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  An audacious effort from E_Bergkamp !
          ...  But L_McCormick makes a fine save
Min. 12 :(wbn) Douglas looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Berbatov
          ...  Amauri is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 13 :(hts) J_Riquelme nutmegs Douglas, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Riquelme heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  M_Zetterer heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 16 :(hts) Kelvin takes advantage of a mistake by Douglas
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Kelvin with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  M_Zetterer makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 16 :(wbn) Lucas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Berbatov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Berbatov aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 18 :(hts) E_Manson with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Puskas gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Puskas with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 18 :(wbn) Lucas looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  L_McCormick makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 19 :(hts) J_Riquelme turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Puskas
          ...  Puskas with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But M_Zetterer pulls out a save of the game
Min. 21 :(wbn) P_Miranda comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  P_Evra slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lucas chips the ball into the area!
          ...  L_McCormick easily catches it!
Min. 24 :(hts) Puskas beats his marker
          ...  Puskas shapes up for a shot!
          ...  M_Zetterer saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Manson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by P_Miranda
Min. 25 :(wbn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  E_Bergkamp seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  E_Bergkamp sees L_McCormick off his line !
          ...  L_McCormick with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 26 :(hts) Puskas jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Puskas with a terrific drive !
          ...  But M_Zetterer tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 27 :(hts) Amauri sidesteps his marker
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_Panucci looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 28 :(hts) E_Cantona cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Puskas
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Douglas
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Riquelme
          ...  Amauri gets to it!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 31 :(hts) J_Riquelme is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Puskas
          ...  Puskas curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Zetterer dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had M_Zetterer beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Evra swings it in!
          ...  M_Zetterer reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 35 :(hts) J_Riquelme holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Puskas
          ...  A_McLeish pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 36 :(hts) P_Evra is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Cantona
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Cantona !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  B_Kuipers talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Hearts fans celebrate the goal
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  He was offside
Min. 41 :(hts) Amauri runs forward
          ...  Asier_Munoz with the block
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(hts) E_Manson backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Amauri latches onto the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Miranda
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Riquelme plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Zetterer

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 0-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(hts) E_Cantona plays the early ball across the box to find Amauri in space
          ...  Amauri sees M_Zetterer off his line !
          ...  But M_Zetterer parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 47 :(hts) Amauri sidesteps G_Panucci
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Driven towards goal by Amauri !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 49 :(hts) J_Riquelme runs at A_McLeish
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  J_Riquelme with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  What agility from M_Zetterer
Min. 49 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 50 :(hts) L_Cubas replaces E_Manson to play as a AM
Min. 50 :(hts) E_Cantona runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Cubas
          ...  L_Cubas hits a crisp volley!
          ...  M_Zetterer fists it away
Min. 52 :(wbn) J_Ledley flicks it over P_Evra's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Amauri with the block
Min. 53 :(hts) J_Riquelme with a probing pass to R_Mancini
          ...  But Douglas slides in
Min. 54 :(hts) Kelvin boots it towards A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  M_Zetterer heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 55 :(wbn) D_Berbatov makes the tackle
          ...  D_Berbatov has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through L_McCormick's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 56 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn comes on for R_Mancini and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 56 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz curls the ball out wide to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  L_McCormick grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 57 :(wbn) Lucas hits a hard pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round L_McCormick
          ...  He tries to slide it past L_McCormick
          ...  L_McCormick gets a foot to it !!
Min. 58 :(wbn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  D_Berbatov gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Berbatov with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  L_McCormick saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 59 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Douglas wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 60 :(hts) D_Bunting takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Amauri as FW
Min. 63 :(hts) E_Cantona turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  E_Cantona gets up high for the header !
          ...  M_Zetterer saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 64 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Cubas gets on the end of it
          ...  But P_Miranda clears the danger
Min. 69 :(wbn) J_Ledley is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Van_Buuren !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 70 :(hts) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Bunting is through!
          ...  P_Miranda fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
          ...  Matias Finkelstein is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  E_Cantona with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  M_Zetterer gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 71 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Berbatov
          ...  What a shot from D_Berbatov !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But L_McCormick pulls out a save of the game
Min. 73 :(hts) D_Bunting nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Bunting with a powerful diving header!
          ...  M_Zetterer watches it sail wide!
Min. 74 :(hts) Kelvin with a probing through ball Puskas
          ...  D_Berbatov with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 75 :(hts) J_Riquelme with the header on
          ...  He finds L_Cubas in space
          ...  L_Cubas tries the shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Zetterer's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Zetterer looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Cubas chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_Zetterer easily claims the ball!
Min. 76 :(wbn) Asier_Munoz beats P_Evra
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Asier_Munoz sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But L_McCormick just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 77 :(hts) Kelvin off the woodwork.
          ...  P_Evra picks up the deflection
          ...  P_Evra with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But M_Zetterer punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 83 :(hts) L_Cubas sidesteps Douglas
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Douglas recovers to win the ball back
Min. 85 :(wbn) J_Ledley hits a hard pass to G_Panucci
          ...  G_Panucci with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(hts) Kelvin holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Puskas
          ...  Puskas belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  B_Kuipers talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Have Hearts stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Hearts 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 90 :(wbn) N_Sanudo is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Panucci is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 90 :(wbn) C_Gemmell with the heel pass to N_Sanudo
          ...  Intercepted by E_Cantona
Min. 90 :(hts) E_Cantona runs at P_Miranda
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_McLeish fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him for a talk

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 75,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Kelvin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Puskas (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Amauri (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Zetterer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Berbatov (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :          16        |       7
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       9
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Final Score          : Hearts 1 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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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L_McCormick    GK  39   2   3   2  17 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  28  12   8  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20  30
P_Evra         DF   3  25  11  10  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
R_Mancini      DF   3  25  10   8  35 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Black        DF   1  23   8   7  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Manson       MF   1  10  27   9  24 |  54   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Cantona      MF   2   7  26  15  41 |  95   0   1   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
J_Riquelme     MF   2   5  26   6  12 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
Kelvin         MF   2   7  25  12  36 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   5
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  64   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   5
Puskas         FW   2   7   5  24  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
N_Cambiasso    GK  31   4   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  29  13   5  26 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Cubas        AM   3   8  24   8  11 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Ekelund      MF   1  12  23  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Zetterer     GK  35   3   3   3  32 |  95  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  27  11   5  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  27  10   8  18 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
P_Miranda      DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_Panucci      DF   3  23   7   5  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Asier_Munoz    MF   1   9  27   3  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  26  12  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  25  14  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Ledley       AM   1   6  25  16  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  26  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   1
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  26  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  11
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  24  10  10  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garcia       MF   2  10  24   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Sanudo       FW   1   6  23  16  45 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Drogba         FW   3   8   8  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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