Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Bayern Munich (Sun Mar 10)


                            Marseille  |  Bayern Munich
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-5-1 E
                             Lee Shaw  |  John Raggett
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK L_Fabianski
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF C_Schulz
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF P_Mertesacker
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF W_Sagnol
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF C_Babayaro
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF T_Gravesen
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF J_Toulalan
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF J_A_Reyes
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF Gabi
                         J_Digweed FW  |  MF L_Carsley
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW R_v_Nistelroy
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB G_Goyo
                       L_Koscielny SUB |  SUB M_Tudgay
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB P_Chimbonda
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB G_Pinedo
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB S_Corchia

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 3  :(msl) D_Maicon runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It floats over L_Fabianski
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 5  :(msl) L_Thomas brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Babayaro
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed with a terrific drive !
          ...  L_Fabianski claws it off the line
          ...  M_Stadio consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 6  :(msl) Marseille will now play L after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 6  :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps C_Babayaro
          ...  J_Digweed with the goal bound shot!
          ...  What agility from L_Fabianski
Min. 6  :(bnm) J_Toulalan beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  G_Halford with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 6  :(bnm) T_Gravesen with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Toulalan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A left-footer by J_Toulalan !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  R_Higuita was beaten there!
Min. 7  :(msl) J_Digweed runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Schulz back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  W_Sagnol slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_Schulz gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 8  :(msl) L_Thomas dribbles it into the box
          ...  L_Thomas from 20 yards !
          ...  L_Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And L_Fabianski recovers to save!!
Min. 16 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps C_Babayaro
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Babayaro
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Maicon chips the ball into the area!
          ...  L_Fabianski easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(bnm) L_Carsley spits at Z_Zidane
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 17 :(bnm) R_v_Nistelroy with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  A_Marcos goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  M_Stadio warned him
Min. 19 :(bnm) J_Toulalan with a glorious 60-yard pass to T_Gravesen
          ...  T_Gravesen tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  R_Higuita with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Gravesen hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Carsley with the header
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
Min. 20 :(msl) Y_Sankhare lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Z_Zidane latches on to it
          ...  Z_Zidane with the chance !
          ...  But L_Fabianski tips it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 20 :(bnm) C_Babayaro cuts inside D_Maicon
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Babayaro with his head down lets it go !
          ...  What agility from R_Higuita
Min. 21 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to L_Thomas
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Mertesacker
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Marcos drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Schulz reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 23 :(msl) L_Thomas looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Digweed
          ...  C_Babayaro with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 25 :(msl) L_Thomas sidesteps C_Babayaro
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A delicate header from L_Thomas !
          ...  L_Fabianski makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 26 :(bnm) J_Toulalan is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy tries to beat R_Higuita!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Bayern Munich are back level!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 28 :(bnm) R_v_Nistelroy takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  R_Higuita is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  R_Higuita looks very relieved!
Min. 30 :(bnm) W_Sagnol with a probing pass to J_A_Reyes
          ...  T_Taiwo plays the back pass
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Toulalan chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  W_Sagnol loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 31 :(bnm) J_Toulalan sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Gravesen
          ...  L_Shawry slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 33 :(msl) D_Maicon is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 33 :(msl) L_Koscielny is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Maicon is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 33 :(bnm) W_Sagnol backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_A_Reyes gets on the end of it
          ...  J_A_Reyes curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  R_Higuita gets up well to catch that one
Min. 38 :(bnm) T_Gravesen with a smart pass to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy tries the shot !
          ...  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. 42 :(bnm) C_Schulz jumps over T_Taiwo's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Y_Sankhare fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Stadio gave him a strong warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bnm) J_Toulalan with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  Cleared by G_Halford
Min. 44 :(bnm) R_v_Nistelroy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Higuita!
          ...  T_Taiwo brings him down!
          ...  M_Stadio lectures him
Min. 44 :(bnm) R_v_Nistelroy knocks it past G_Halford and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But L_Thomas spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 45 :(msl) Y_Sankhare had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a thundering shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-1 Bayern Munich

Min. 51 :(msl) A_Marcos could get a shot on goal here
          ...  C_Babayaro robs him of the ball
Min. 55 :(msl) J_Digweed takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  But P_Mertesacker sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 55 :(bnm) C_Schulz slides the ball across to C_Babayaro
          ...  L_Koscielny with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 57 :(bnm) R_v_Nistelroy nutmegs L_Shawry, he continues to run forward
          ...  L_Thomas with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_Stadio
Min. 60 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps C_Schulz
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  P_Mertesacker gathers up the loose ball
Min. 60 :(bnm) L_Carsley kills the ball dead
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Halford
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 63 :(msl) L_Thomas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Babayaro
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Zidane!
          ...  C_Babayaro recovers to win the ball back
Min. 64 :(bnm) G_Pinedo is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Carsley is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(bnm) T_Gravesen finds the run of R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 67 :(bnm) J_Toulalan sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 69 :(bnm) a big roar from the crowd as M_Tudgay comes on for C_Schulz to play DF
Min. 76 :(bnm) S_Corchia comes on for R_v_Nistelroy and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(bnm) S_Corchia finds himself in a good position
          ...  S_Corchia with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Gravesen floats the ball in!
          ...  W_Sagnol loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_A_Reyes floats the ball in!
          ...  C_Babayaro with the header
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 79 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from L_Shawry to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 80 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is being brought on
          ...  A_Marcos is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 81 :(bnm) T_Gravesen backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  S_Corchia latches onto the end of it
          ...  L_Shawry reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 82 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - Yeboah on for Z_Zidane as a FW
Min. 85 :(bnm) Gabi breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Higuita!
          ...  Y_Sankhare brings him down!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  M_Stadio tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(bnm) J_Toulalan brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Corchia gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Taiwo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 86 :(bnm) P_Mertesacker punches J_Digweed off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by M_Stadio
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(msl) Douglas_Costa bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  W_Sagnol plays it back
          ...  L_Fabianski slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Shawry curls it into the box!
          ...  L_Fabianski easily claims the ball!
Min. 91 :(bnm) Gabi looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_A_Reyes
          ...  J_A_Reyes hits a great drive!
          ...  R_Higuita parries it

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 107,255
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : L_Thomas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Sankhare (85)
Injured              : D_Maicon (33)
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : J_Toulalan
Scorers              : R_v_Nistelroy (26)
Sent Off             : P_Mertesacker (86)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       15
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          28        |       72
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       14
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 1 Bayern Munich
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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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R_Higuita      GK  36   2   2   2  34 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  26   6  18 |  94   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  15  56  16
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  25  11  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -1
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  25  34 |  85   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  24   9   7  36 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  23  11  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
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_Fabianski    GK  36   8   4   7  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Schulz       DF   2  30   6   1  22 |  72   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  29   2   1  20 |  89   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  35 -10 -10
W_Sagnol       DF   2  28   9   1  22 |  94   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  24   9
C_Babayaro     DF   2  28   7   2  26 |  94   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   9
T_Gravesen     MF   2   3  35   2  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
J_Toulalan     MF   1  12  30   8  24 |  94   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  92   1
J_A_Reyes      MF   1   1  29   3  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Gabi           MF   1   4  28   3  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Carsley      MF   2   4  25  10  40 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_v_Nistelroy  FW   1   3   2  37  25 |  79   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
G_Goyo         GK  27   5   5   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  24   5   7  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Chimbonda    DF   3  23   9   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pinedo       MF   1   5  23   5  28 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  23  45 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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