Elite FA Cup Group Match, Inter Milan vs. Marseille (Sun Apr 07)


                          Inter Milan  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                        Peter Griffin  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                           K_Ghost GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                          M_Nelson DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                       V_Mosthovoy DF  |  DF G_Halford
                             Grimi DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                           I_Garde DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                              Xavi MF  |  MF L_Thomas
                        M_Valbuena MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                          B_Brolin MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                           D_Platt MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                            C_Nade FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                              Tone FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                           O_Neuer SUB |  SUB S_Given
                      H_Westermann SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                          G_Clichy SUB |  SUB Douglas_Costa
                       P_Gascoigne SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                          K_Miller SUB |  SUB Yeboah

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 5  :(irm) Xavi races into the box
          ...  He sees C_Nade lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  G_Halford brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 6  :(irm) V_Mosthovoy with the heel pass to B_Brolin
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Brolin !
          ...  R_Higuita catches the ball
Min. 9  :(msl) Z_Zidane skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 10 :(irm) M_Nelson 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!
          ...  C_Nade receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But L_Koscielny slides in two footed.
          ...  A_Barken has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 15 :(irm) D_Platt can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  L_Shawry brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 17 :(irm) C_Nade nutmegs A_Marcos, he continues to run forward
          ...  C_Nade sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
Min. 21 :(irm) B_Brolin bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Tone
          ...  But G_Halford wins the tackle
Min. 22 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps I_Garde
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Digweed with the header !
          ...  K_Ghost with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 25 :(irm) C_Nade finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled L_Koscielny
          ...  C_Nade hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 26 :(irm) Tone flicks it past D_Maicon
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Tone has a go!
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  R_Higuita has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 31 :(msl) A_Marcos knocks it forward
          ...  I_Garde slips
          ...  J_Digweed gets to it!
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Digweed !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 36 :(msl) L_Thomas moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa tries the shot !
          ...  K_Ghost is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 39 :(msl) L_Thomas heads the ball back to Z_Zidane
          ...  A powerful header from Z_Zidane !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  K_Ghost dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had K_Ghost beaten!
Min. 40 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Valbuena
          ...  He puts in A_Marcos!
          ...  D_Platt with a bad challenge
          ...  A_Barken warned him
Min. 40 :(msl) D_Maicon cuts the ball back to Y_Sankhare
          ...  A powerful header from Y_Sankhare !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged K_Ghost
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 41 :(msl) Marseille's manager orders his side to play L
Min. 42 :(irm) Xavi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Y_Sankhare
          ...  He puts in C_Nade!
          ...  C_Nade has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(irm) C_Nade takes on 3 men
          ...  But L_Koscielny comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 46 :(irm) M_Valbuena hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  C_Nade latches onto it!
          ...  C_Nade fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 47 :(msl) L_Thomas gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-1 Marseille

Min. 46 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Grimi
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Valbuena hits it out for a throw
Min. 47 :(irm) B_Brolin with an intelligent ball to C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade is clean through, he is one on one with R_Higuita
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Higuita
          ...  R_Higuita smothers the ball !!
Min. 56 :(irm) Tone is too quick for the defence
          ...  J_Digweed fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 62 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  V_Mosthovoy tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 64 :(irm) M_Valbuena gets to the by line and finds C_Nade with a beautiful cross
          ...  L_Koscielny with the block
Min. 66 :(irm) Xavi finds Tone in the box
          ...  Tone with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Xavi
          ...  L_Koscielny clears the danger
Min. 70 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Platt
          ...  D_Platt must beat R_Higuita!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 71 :(irm) I_Garde slides it through the middle to C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  R_Higuita was beaten there!
Min. 75 :(irm) H_Westermann takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Grimi as DF
Min. 75 :(irm) P_Gascoigne comes on for D_Platt and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(irm) K_Miller is coming on and Tone is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(msl) L_Thomas spots J_Digweed who is in acres of space
          ...  K_Miller with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Z_Zidane fires it towards the goal
          ...  Brilliant save from K_Ghost
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 76 :(irm) Xavi plays it forward to K_Miller
          ...  K_Miller goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 77 :(irm) K_Miller beats D_Maicon
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  K_Miller with the drive!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Inter Milan 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Kaboul replaces an unhappy D_Maicon and will play as a DF
Min. 78 :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 80 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_Obua will come on for L_Thomas and play MF
Min. 80 :(irm) K_Miller barges the defender off the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  L_Koscielny hits it out for a throw
Min. 81 :(irm) C_Nade pushes it past Y_Sankhare
          ...  C_Nade with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  R_Higuita goes down well to save
Min. 82 :(msl) Yeboah will come on for J_Digweed and play FW
Min. 86 :(msl) Z_Zidane gains possession
          ...  I_Garde with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(irm) B_Brolin with a precise ball to C_Nade
          ...  A powerful header from C_Nade !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  R_Higuita saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 94 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past V_Mosthovoy
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Zidane!
          ...  Z_Zidane rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 94 :(irm) Xavi plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Y_Kaboul with a reckless challenge
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Barken tries to calm him down

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 73,058
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : C_Nade (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : V_Mosthovoy (62), K_Miller (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Sankhare
Scorers              : Y_Sankhare (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Inter Milan  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           1        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 2 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  32   6   2   6  18 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nelson       DF   1  28   3   3  35 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  24  10   6  18 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  28
Grimi          DF   2  24   7   9  35 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Garde        DF   2  24   9   6  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  34   3  20 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
M_Valbuena     MF   2  11  25  10  45 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  24   4  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
D_Platt        MF   1   3  23  10  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  27  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  43
Tone           FW   2   7   8  26  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
O_Neuer        GK  18   4   2   4  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  26   5   3  27 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
G_Clichy       DF   2  25   9   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gascoigne    MF   3   8  26  11  19 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
K_Miller       FW   1   1   2  25  26 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29

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  36   2   2   2  34 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |  80   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  12 -20
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25   9   7  36 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |  82   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  25  11  36 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  28
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  24  11  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  84   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  25  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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