Division One League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Mar 07)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-3-1-1 A
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF Hugo
                           S_Bould DF  |  DF R_Carlos
                          K_Gunter DF  |  DF B_Williams
                        D_McDonald DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                           J_Maria MF  |  DF Omar_Mascarel
                          D_Ginola MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  MF Juan_Callejon
                          B_Harley MF  |  MF I_Spy
                           D_Suker FW  |  AM T_Kroos
                       M_Crickmore FW  |  FW A_Gray
                                       |
                        Tim_Lavaku SUB |  SUB L_Mckeon
                          C_Moreno SUB |  SUB M_Madl
                       Daley_Blind SUB |  SUB P_Gualtieri
                        K_Magennis SUB |  SUB P_McNamara
                        D_Flanders SUB |  SUB N_Pepe

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(mnu) D_McDonald with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Crickmore
          ...  Omar_Mascarel plays it back
          ...  Ini_Kamoze slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Harley chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze comes out and claims it!
Min. 2  :(shk) Leda_Cygnus knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Ginola
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Gunter
Min. 3  :(mnu) S_Mazzola is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Crickmore
          ...  M_Crickmore with the crafty shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze looks dejected!
          ...  Manchester Utd go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 4  :(shk) Schalke 04 are switching their playing style to P
Min. 4  :(mnu) J_Maria retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  B_Harley gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Epureanu beats him to the ball
Min. 7  :(mnu) S_Pearce brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  M_Crickmore makes himself available
          ...  A left-footer by M_Crickmore !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 7  :(shk) A_Gray beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  K_Gunter makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  K_Gunter clears the danger
Min. 9  :(shk) Hugo sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to I_Spy
          ...  But S_Bould with the fine tackle
Min. 10 :(mnu) D_Suker skips the challenge from D_Epureanu
          ...  D_Suker with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 10 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  But S_Bould barges him off the ball
Min. 12 :(mnu) J_Maria holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Suker in space!
          ...  Hugo takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 13 :(mnu) S_Pearce plays the back pass
          ...  T_O_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 14 :(shk) I_Spy kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Gray gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Pearce is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_O_Conner misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Omar_Mascarel
          ...  D_Epureanu tries to place the shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 15 :(mnu) D_McDonald leaves Hugo standing
          ...  D_Epureanu cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 17 :(mnu) K_Gunter makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Carlos
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Harley lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Pearce gets to it!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 19 :(shk) Juan_Callejon is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus lobs T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner was lucky there
Min. 20 :(mnu) D_Ginola with a slick pass to B_Harley
          ...  B_Harley lobs Ini_Kamoze!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 22 :(shk) I_Spy off the woodwork.
          ...  A_Gray picks up the deflection
          ...  But S_Mazzola wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 24 :(shk) T_Kroos nutmegs the defender
          ...  K_Gunter with an awful challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 24 :(shk) T_Kroos with a precise pass to Hugo
          ...  Hugo gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 26 :(shk) A_Gray takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past S_Pearce
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Gray with the side footed shot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 29 :(mnu) M_Crickmore is first to the loose ball
          ...  M_Crickmore with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Ini_Kamoze got a touch
Min. 34 :(mnu) The ball runs loose!
          ...  D_McDonald seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_McDonald fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze is equal to it
Min. 36 :(shk) I_Spy with an incisive pass to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But T_O_Conner makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 40 :(mnu) J_Maria with a slide rule pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with the strike !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 40 :(shk) R_Carlos with the first time pass to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_O_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 42 :(mnu) D_Ginola is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Suker
          ...  B_Williams tackles from behind
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shk) Hugo knocks it forward
          ...  S_Bould slips
          ...  A_Gray gets to it!
          ...  S_Bould slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by I_Spy
          ...  R_Carlos with the shot!
          ...  It's beaten T_O_Conner
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 47 :(shk) R_Carlos with the cross-field pass to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray tries to chip the ball over T_O_Conner!
          ...  T_O_Conner guesses right

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 1-1 Schalke 04

Min. 49 :(mnu) K_Gunter passes the ball to D_Ginola
          ...  D_Ginola strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze falls over
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 49 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray attempts to nutmeg T_O_Conner!
          ...  But T_O_Conner smothers the ball.
Min. 50 :(mnu) S_Mazzola sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  M_Crickmore runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Crickmore lobs Ini_Kamoze!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans laugh at him
Min. 50 :(shk) A_Gray is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Epureanu
          ...  D_Epureanu carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner gets his fingertips to it
Min. 54 :(shk) I_Spy with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Leda_Cygnus gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 54 :(mnu) S_Pearce beats D_Epureanu
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Rizzoli
          ...  A_Gray with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  D_Ginola floats it forward
          ...  D_Suker latches onto the end of it
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Suker !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 55 :(mnu) D_Suker sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But D_Epureanu clears the ball to safety
Min. 67 :(mnu) D_Ginola with a probing through ball D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Ini_Kamoze has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 69 :(shk) M_Madl comes on for Hugo and takes up a DF role
Min. 70 :(shk) N_Pepe is being brought on
          ...  A_Gray is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(shk) P_Gualtieri is coming on and Omar_Mascarel is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) T_Kroos leaves his marker standing
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Ginola picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Maria looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Crickmore
          ...  But R_Carlos puts it in row Z!
Min. 77 :(mnu) J_Maria with a first time pass
          ...  M_Crickmore runs onto it!
          ...  M_Crickmore carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 78 :(mnu) D_Ginola with a precise ball to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 81 :(shk) T_Kroos with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  B_Harley is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 87 :(mnu) D_Suker crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Mazzola in the box
          ...  I_Spy seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) D_McDonald had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  P_Gualtieri wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 91 :(shk) N_Pepe gains control of the loose ball
          ...  N_Pepe tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 95,257
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : M_Crickmore (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Crickmore (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Gunter (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : I_Spy
Scorers              : S_Pearce (13 og)
Sent Off             : B_Williams (42)
Booked               : A_Gray (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 1 Schalke 04
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_O_Conner     GK  31   3   3   2  13 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  30   8  11  18 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10   5
S_Bould        DF   2  29   9   5  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  28   7  11  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
D_McDonald     DF   1  28   8   8  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Maria        MF   3   8  28   9  32 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  27   8  20 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  27   7  33 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
B_Harley       MF   1   7  27   6  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  28  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  26  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  27  10   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  26  10   7  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  28   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Flanders     FW   1   4   7  25  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Ini_Kamoze     GK  36   4   3   1  30 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  30  13   9  42 |  71   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  29  12   6  11 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
B_Williams     DF   3  29  10   7  43 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
D_Epureanu     DF   1  29   8   8  33 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Omar_Mascarel  DF   1  19  27   1  28 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  28  19  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Juan_Callejon  MF   2   6  28   7  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Spy          MF   2   8  26   5  12 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  27  21  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7   9  27  32 |  72   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  13
L_Mckeon       GK  28   1   7   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  28   9   7  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  27   6   8  44 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  27   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  28  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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