Elite League Cup 2nd Round Match, Marseille vs. Aberdeen (Wed Feb 05)


                            Marseille  |  Aberdeen
                              4-4-2 T  |  5-4-1 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF Marcelo
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF A_Ramsey
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  DF M_Pierce
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF Balde
                         I_Perisic MF  |  DF P_Thompson
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF T_Finder
                           Eduardo MF  |  MF J_Shaddix
                           Stefano FW  |  MF G_Fofana
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW G_Botti
                                       |
                          N_Pogson SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                        J_Paintsil SUB |  SUB M_Pavlovic
                     Mark_Robinson SUB |  SUB J_Ross
                       J_Balisimmo SUB |  SUB J_McArthur
                     Jim_Jones_Jnr SUB |  SUB R_Bentley

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(msl) I_Perisic with an intelligent ball to Sheringham
          ...  Balde makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 2  :(msl) Eduardo looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Stefano
          ...  Blocked by Marcelo
Min. 2  :(abn) M_Pierce rushes through the defence
          ...  But K_Uddin wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 3  :(msl) B_Hangeland sprints past Balde
          ...  G_Fofana tackles cleanly
Min. 3  :(abn) Marcelo sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But B_Hangeland spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 5  :(abn) Marcelo has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Hangeland
          ...  He puts in A_Ramsey!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Stefano hits it out for a throw
Min. 7  :(abn) Marcelo gets to the by line and finds J_Shaddix with a beautiful cross
          ...  J_Shaddix hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 9  :(abn) G_Botti controls the ball with ease
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Uddin
Min. 10 :(msl) Stefano with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Thompson behind
          ...  Balde rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Ippi going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 11 :(abn) G_Botti beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  But K_Uddin wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 14 :(abn) J_Shaddix plays a first time ball through the defence to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart with the side footed shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a fine save
Min. 16 :(abn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  G_Botti seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  G_Botti throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Shaddix plays it into the danger area!
          ...  K_Uddin gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 20 :(msl) Stefano takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Marcelo with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  K_Ippi tries to calm him down
Min. 26 :(msl) N_Kante feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Stefano runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Blocked by Balde
Min. 28 :(abn) J_Shaddix reads the run of Marcelo
          ...  Marcelo has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had M_Steklenburg beaten!
Min. 29 :(abn) G_Fofana sidesteps A_Rami
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Eduardo gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 33 :(msl) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ramsey
          ...  But Balde wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 33 :(abn) R_VD_Vaart plays a long ball to A_Ramsey
          ...  I_Perisic robs him of the ball
Min. 34 :(abn) J_Shaddix runs forward
          ...  J_Shaddix attempts to nutmeg M_Steklenburg!
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 40 :(abn) Balde looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Finder
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Finder !
          ...  It floats over M_Steklenburg
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  That's put Aberdeen ahead!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 41 :(abn) The Aberdeen manager told his side to change to a L strategy
Min. 42 :(abn) Marcelo boots it towards G_Botti
          ...  B_Hangeland with the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) J_Shaddix plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Pierce decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Pierce controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Saved by M_Steklenburg

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-1 Aberdeen

Min. 49 :(msl) B_Abdoulaye holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Sheringham
          ...  Marcelo clears with a diving header
Min. 58 :(abn) G_Fofana finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Rami
          ...  G_Fofana with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by M_Steklenburg !!
Min. 59 :(abn) T_Finder has it now
          ...  He takes on K_Uddin
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Botti!
          ...  G_Botti chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 69 :(abn) G_Botti gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past I_Perisic!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Botti smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 70 :(abn) M_Pavlovic is coming on for P_Thompson and will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) J_McArthur is being brought on
          ...  T_Finder is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 78 :(abn) G_Fofana is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Marcelo
          ...  Marcelo hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 80 :(abn) J_McArthur gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Rami!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_McArthur attempts a low drive!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 81 :(msl) K_Uddin brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Ramsey
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Stefano!
          ...  A_Ramsey does well to get the tackle in
Min. 85 :(msl) I_Perisic is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  N_Kante latches onto the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Balde
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Marcelo wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 87 :(abn) Marcelo with a reverse pass to J_Shaddix
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  B_Hangeland picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(abn) M_Pavlovic gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Pierce
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Hangeland
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 94 :(abn) R_VD_Vaart boots it towards G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 148,806
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : K_Uddin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Balde (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Finder (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           0        |       13
Off target           :           0        |       4
On target            :           0        |       9
Possession           :          19        |       81
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :           6        |       13
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 1 Aberdeen
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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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M_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  33  13   7  40 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -10 -20
J_Pedro        DF   2  33   8   9  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  31  11   8  32 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  30   5   7  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Perisic      MF   1  10  34   6  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  16  33   8  39 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Kante        MF   3   7  32   8  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Eduardo        MF   2   8  30   8  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  32  39 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  32  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pogson       GK  29   1   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  29  13   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  25   9   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Balisimmo    MF   2   6  25  14  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jim_Jones_Jnr  FW   1   9   7  26  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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  35   2   3   1  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  29   9   7  21 |  95   0   3   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  40   2
A_Ramsey       DF   2  29   9   6  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
M_Pierce       DF   3  29   7   8  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Balde          DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  95   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 100  30   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  28  13   6  30 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  30   9  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
T_Finder       MF   3   7  30   8  23 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
J_Shaddix      MF   3  12  29  18  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  20
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  28   7  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
G_Botti        FW   1   9  10  31  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  42
C_Gordon       GK  32   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  27   6   7  22 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  29   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  29   7  12 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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