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Season 22 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3
Marseille 1 - 0 Manchester City
Elite League Cup Group Match, Marseille vs. Manchester City (Wed Apr 27)
Marseille | Manchester City
4-3-3 A | 4-5-1 E
Lee Shaw | Scott Matthews
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R_Higuita GK | GK S_Scuffet
S_Bassong DF | DF L_Alberto
S_Gronkjaer DF | DF M_Laursen
F_Le_Boeuf DF | DF E_Johnson
M_Amoros DF | DF Breno
Douglas_Costa MF | MF R_Pletikosa
M_Dickinson MF | MF A_Andanov
A_Marcos MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
J_Digweed FW | MF Jinky
Z_Zidane FW | MF Matheus
Z_Ibrahimovic FW | FW Yeboah
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G_Banks SUB | SUB P_Out
L_Shawry SUB | SUB C_Barr
Y_Sankhare SUB | SUB S_Arrache
N_Ben_Khalifa SUB | SUB F_Zappa
J_Lopez SUB | SUB D_Rommedahl
Referee: J_Larrionda (South_America)
Min. 2 :(msl) M_Amoros runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed heads the ball towards goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... S_Scuffet catches it with style!
Min. 7 :(msl) M_Dickinson has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past M_Laursen
... He knocks it to A_Marcos!
... M_Laursen does well to get the tackle in
Min. 7 :(mnc) A_Andanov kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... F_Le_Boeuf bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 8 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic steps over the ball
... He nutmegs M_Laursen
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Z_Ibrahimovic with a little chip!
... S_Scuffet goes down well to save
Min. 11 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to L_Alberto
... Z_Ibrahimovic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... J_Larrionda shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 12 :(msl) J_Digweed is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Z_Ibrahimovic
... But E_Johnson clears the ball to safety
Min. 15 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from P_Do_Shaw to Matheus
... Matheus gets his head to the ball !
... R_Higuita makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 17 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the nod to J_Digweed
... Jinky with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 18 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past S_Bassong
... He puts in L_Alberto!
... Douglas_Costa is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa hits a hard pass to Yeboah
... Yeboah hits a curling shot!
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Yeboah with a burst of pace
... F_Le_Boeuf with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 22 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Yeboah decides to go for goal instead!
... Yeboah throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 23 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps M_Laursen
... He was too quick for his marker
... J_Digweed has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But S_Scuffet is equal to it
Min. 23 :(mnc) Yeboah with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Yeboah attempts a lob!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 24 :(mnc) Matheus sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... But he loses control of it
... S_Bassong hits it out for a throw
Min. 26 :(msl) M_Dickinson brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane heads the ball towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered home!
... Marseille go in front now with that goal!
... Marseille 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(msl) M_Dickinson plays the early ball across the box to find J_Digweed in space
... But E_Johnson puts it in row Z!
Min. 30 :(msl) A_Marcos drives it across the face of the goal Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But S_Scuffet tips it over
... J_Larrionda has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 33 :(msl) M_Dickinson backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Marcos latches onto the end of it
... A_Marcos cracks a laser towards goal !
... But S_Scuffet smothers the ball.
Min. 34 :(msl) M_Dickinson drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Z_Ibrahimovic
... R_Pletikosa with the tackle
... J_Larrionda will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Jinky runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to E_Johnson
... F_Le_Boeuf stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... J_Larrionda reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(mnc) E_Johnson is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Yeboah
... What a shot from Yeboah !
... It could go anywhere
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 38 :(msl) J_Digweed skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Marcos
... A_Marcos has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... S_Scuffet falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 41 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf lobs the ball over the defence
... Z_Zidane latches on to it
... Z_Zidane looks to see where S_Scuffet is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
Min. 41 :(mnc) Yeboah flicks it over J_Digweed's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... Yeboah with a thundering drive!
... R_Higuita catches the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... A_Andanov has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... Wide of goal
Min. 45 :(mnc) Yeboah jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... Yeboah with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Looks like it should be R_Higuita's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... R_Higuita looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 47 :(mnc) E_Johnson with the nod to Breno
... Breno hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... R_Higuita makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-0 Manchester City
Min. 46 :(msl) Douglas_Costa sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to J_Digweed
... But E_Johnson will cut out the threat
Min. 49 :(mnc) A_Andanov finds R_Pletikosa with a perfectly weighted pass
... But S_Gronkjaer wins the tackle
Min. 51 :(msl) Douglas_Costa knocks it forward
... M_Laursen slips
... J_Digweed gets to it!
... J_Digweed rises above the defence to head the ball !
... S_Scuffet tips it over his bar
... CORNER!
... A_Marcos drives it into the box!
... M_Amoros gets something on it!
... S_Scuffet makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 52 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds J_Digweed with a perfectly weighted pass
... J_Digweed chases it through, he must score !
... S_Scuffet with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 52 :(mnc) A_Andanov hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... R_Pletikosa latches onto it!
... R_Pletikosa leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... The fans get off there seats!
... R_Higuita plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 54 :(msl) Z_Zidane gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Z_Zidane sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 56 :(mnc) A_Andanov with a probing pass to Yeboah
... M_Amoros wins the ball
Min. 57 :(mnc) Jinky bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Yeboah
... Douglas_Costa pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 60 :(msl) The ball is passed in from M_Dickinson, he finds F_Le_Boeuf
... F_Le_Boeuf goes for the top corner !
... But S_Scuffet punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 64 :(msl) Douglas_Costa plays it forward to J_Digweed
... A wicked drive by J_Digweed !
... S_Scuffet with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 64 :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... A delicate chip from Yeboah !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 65 :(msl) L_Shawry is being prepared to come on
... M_Amoros is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) C_Barr is being prepared to come on
... L_Alberto is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) S_Arrache will replace the useless R_Pletikosa and will play MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) F_Zappa is being prepared to come on
... P_Do_Shaw is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(msl) M_Dickinson is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... J_Digweed latches onto the ball
... M_Laursen with a deliberate foul
... That deserves a punishment
... J_Larrionda calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 67 :(mnc) Matheus with the first time flick to C_Barr
... Good sliding challenge from J_Digweed
Min. 68 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... Z_Zidane with a powerful header !
... S_Scuffet can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... S_Scuffet makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 70 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is being prepared to come on
... M_Dickinson is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 72 :(msl) A_Marcos holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to J_Digweed
... A cracking drive from J_Digweed !
... S_Scuffet makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 72 :(mnc) Yeboah moves forward
... Yeboah unleashes a pile driver !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 75 :(mnc) C_Barr runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... S_Arrache latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... S_Bassong rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's J_Larrionda going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 76 :(msl) Y_Sankhare sidesteps C_Barr
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Y_Sankhare has a dig at goal!
... But S_Scuffet hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 77 :(mnc) F_Zappa moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Jinky
... Blocked by F_Le_Boeuf
Min. 79 :(mnc) Yeboah turns past the defender
... He has created space for himself now
... F_Le_Boeuf with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Lopez is going to be brought on
... Z_Zidane is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... S_Arrache with the tackle
... J_Larrionda will want to speak to him
Min. 81 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... E_Johnson cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 82 :(mnc) F_Zappa backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... M_Laursen latches onto the end of it
... M_Laursen pounds a rocket on goal !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 83 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds J_Lopez with a perfectly weighted pass
... What a shot from J_Lopez !
... It could go anywhere
... It's way wide
... The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 83 :(mnc) M_Laursen with a real burst of pace
... Douglas_Costa fouls
... That was disgusting
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Scott Matthews looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 85 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Breno
... He puts in J_Lopez!
... Breno with a clumsy challenge
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Lee Shaw looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 86 :(msl) A_Marcos hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... S_Bassong collects the loose ball!
... A wicked drive by S_Bassong !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 87 :(msl) J_Lopez turns past M_Laursen
... He has created space for himself now
... J_Lopez hits the ball on the bounce !
... S_Scuffet with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) J_Digweed beats Matheus
... He muscled him off the ball
... J_Digweed leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... S_Scuffet blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 88 :(msl) J_Digweed runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... S_Arrache with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 90 :(msl) S_Bassong runs into space
... E_Johnson with a nasty foul
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 91 :(msl) J_Digweed jumps over the defender's challenge
... Launched towards the top corner by J_Digweed !
... S_Scuffet falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... S_Scuffet looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa plays it into the danger area!
... S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 92 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic picks up a loose ball
... A left-footer by Z_Ibrahimovic !
... S_Scuffet parries it, he follows it up
... And S_Scuffet recovers to save!!
Min. 93 :(mnc) Jinky with a measured ball to Yeboah
... Yeboah pounds a rocket on goal !
... R_Higuita is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 94 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf races into the box
... He sees J_Lopez lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... J_Lopez fires off a left-footed shot !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stade Veladrome
Attendance : 144,910
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : J_Digweed (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Z_Zidane (26)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Ibrahimovic (11), Douglas_Costa (18), F_Le_Boeuf (36)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : S_Scuffet
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : R_Pletikosa (34), M_Laursen (66), S_Arrache (88), E_Johnson (90)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Marseille | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 24 | 14
Off target : 6 | 8
On target : 18 | 6
Possession : 36 | 64
Corners : 2 | 0
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 4
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 12
Key Tackles : 9 | 5
Key Passes : 21 | 17
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Final Score : Marseille 1 - 0 Manchester City
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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 39 2 2 2 34 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 27 11 6 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 27 8 7 12 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 26 10 7 22 | 97 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 18 3
M_Amoros DF 2 25 9 7 42 | 68 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 28 10 42 | 97 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 48 -2
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 27 7 28 | 73 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 27 15 32 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 28 19 | 97 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 40 40 60
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 28 34 | 83 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 20 20 52
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8
G_Banks GK 27 3 1 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 29 8 7 15 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 29 11 36 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Lopez FW 2 6 7 20 32 | 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 37 5 1 4 41 | 97 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
L_Alberto DF 2 32 14 8 28 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
M_Laursen DF 2 28 9 6 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -1
E_Johnson DF 1 27 8 5 31 | 97 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 -2 -22
Breno DF 2 26 10 10 16 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
R_Pletikosa MF 3 10 28 8 40 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 8 3
A_Andanov MF 2 7 28 8 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 27 8 25 | 68 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Jinky MF 3 8 27 8 41 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Matheus MF 1 7 25 3 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Yeboah FW 1 7 7 27 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 28 12 9 27 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Arrache MF 1 6 27 9 38 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
F_Zappa MF 1 6 27 2 19 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Marseille | Manchester City
4-3-3 A | 4-5-1 E
Lee Shaw | Scott Matthews
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R_Higuita GK | GK S_Scuffet
S_Bassong DF | DF L_Alberto
S_Gronkjaer DF | DF M_Laursen
F_Le_Boeuf DF | DF E_Johnson
M_Amoros DF | DF Breno
Douglas_Costa MF | MF R_Pletikosa
M_Dickinson MF | MF A_Andanov
A_Marcos MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
J_Digweed FW | MF Jinky
Z_Zidane FW | MF Matheus
Z_Ibrahimovic FW | FW Yeboah
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G_Banks SUB | SUB P_Out
L_Shawry SUB | SUB C_Barr
Y_Sankhare SUB | SUB S_Arrache
N_Ben_Khalifa SUB | SUB F_Zappa
J_Lopez SUB | SUB D_Rommedahl
Referee: J_Larrionda (South_America)
Min. 2 :(msl) M_Amoros runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed heads the ball towards goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... S_Scuffet catches it with style!
Min. 7 :(msl) M_Dickinson has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past M_Laursen
... He knocks it to A_Marcos!
... M_Laursen does well to get the tackle in
Min. 7 :(mnc) A_Andanov kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... F_Le_Boeuf bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 8 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic steps over the ball
... He nutmegs M_Laursen
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Z_Ibrahimovic with a little chip!
... S_Scuffet goes down well to save
Min. 11 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to L_Alberto
... Z_Ibrahimovic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... J_Larrionda shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 12 :(msl) J_Digweed is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Z_Ibrahimovic
... But E_Johnson clears the ball to safety
Min. 15 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from P_Do_Shaw to Matheus
... Matheus gets his head to the ball !
... R_Higuita makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 17 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the nod to J_Digweed
... Jinky with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 18 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past S_Bassong
... He puts in L_Alberto!
... Douglas_Costa is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 20 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa hits a hard pass to Yeboah
... Yeboah hits a curling shot!
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Yeboah with a burst of pace
... F_Le_Boeuf with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 22 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Yeboah decides to go for goal instead!
... Yeboah throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 23 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps M_Laursen
... He was too quick for his marker
... J_Digweed has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But S_Scuffet is equal to it
Min. 23 :(mnc) Yeboah with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Yeboah attempts a lob!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 24 :(mnc) Matheus sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... But he loses control of it
... S_Bassong hits it out for a throw
Min. 26 :(msl) M_Dickinson brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane heads the ball towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered home!
... Marseille go in front now with that goal!
... Marseille 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(msl) M_Dickinson plays the early ball across the box to find J_Digweed in space
... But E_Johnson puts it in row Z!
Min. 30 :(msl) A_Marcos drives it across the face of the goal Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But S_Scuffet tips it over
... J_Larrionda has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 33 :(msl) M_Dickinson backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Marcos latches onto the end of it
... A_Marcos cracks a laser towards goal !
... But S_Scuffet smothers the ball.
Min. 34 :(msl) M_Dickinson drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Z_Ibrahimovic
... R_Pletikosa with the tackle
... J_Larrionda will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Jinky runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to E_Johnson
... F_Le_Boeuf stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... J_Larrionda reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(mnc) E_Johnson is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Yeboah
... What a shot from Yeboah !
... It could go anywhere
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 38 :(msl) J_Digweed skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Marcos
... A_Marcos has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... S_Scuffet falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 41 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf lobs the ball over the defence
... Z_Zidane latches on to it
... Z_Zidane looks to see where S_Scuffet is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
Min. 41 :(mnc) Yeboah flicks it over J_Digweed's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... Yeboah with a thundering drive!
... R_Higuita catches the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... A_Andanov has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... Wide of goal
Min. 45 :(mnc) Yeboah jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... Yeboah with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Looks like it should be R_Higuita's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... R_Higuita looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 47 :(mnc) E_Johnson with the nod to Breno
... Breno hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... R_Higuita makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-0 Manchester City
Min. 46 :(msl) Douglas_Costa sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to J_Digweed
... But E_Johnson will cut out the threat
Min. 49 :(mnc) A_Andanov finds R_Pletikosa with a perfectly weighted pass
... But S_Gronkjaer wins the tackle
Min. 51 :(msl) Douglas_Costa knocks it forward
... M_Laursen slips
... J_Digweed gets to it!
... J_Digweed rises above the defence to head the ball !
... S_Scuffet tips it over his bar
... CORNER!
... A_Marcos drives it into the box!
... M_Amoros gets something on it!
... S_Scuffet makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 52 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds J_Digweed with a perfectly weighted pass
... J_Digweed chases it through, he must score !
... S_Scuffet with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 52 :(mnc) A_Andanov hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... R_Pletikosa latches onto it!
... R_Pletikosa leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... The fans get off there seats!
... R_Higuita plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 54 :(msl) Z_Zidane gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Z_Zidane sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 56 :(mnc) A_Andanov with a probing pass to Yeboah
... M_Amoros wins the ball
Min. 57 :(mnc) Jinky bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Yeboah
... Douglas_Costa pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 60 :(msl) The ball is passed in from M_Dickinson, he finds F_Le_Boeuf
... F_Le_Boeuf goes for the top corner !
... But S_Scuffet punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 64 :(msl) Douglas_Costa plays it forward to J_Digweed
... A wicked drive by J_Digweed !
... S_Scuffet with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 64 :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... A delicate chip from Yeboah !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 65 :(msl) L_Shawry is being prepared to come on
... M_Amoros is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) C_Barr is being prepared to come on
... L_Alberto is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) S_Arrache will replace the useless R_Pletikosa and will play MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) F_Zappa is being prepared to come on
... P_Do_Shaw is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(msl) M_Dickinson is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... J_Digweed latches onto the ball
... M_Laursen with a deliberate foul
... That deserves a punishment
... J_Larrionda calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 67 :(mnc) Matheus with the first time flick to C_Barr
... Good sliding challenge from J_Digweed
Min. 68 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... Z_Zidane with a powerful header !
... S_Scuffet can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... S_Scuffet makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 70 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is being prepared to come on
... M_Dickinson is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 72 :(msl) A_Marcos holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to J_Digweed
... A cracking drive from J_Digweed !
... S_Scuffet makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 72 :(mnc) Yeboah moves forward
... Yeboah unleashes a pile driver !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 75 :(mnc) C_Barr runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... S_Arrache latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... S_Bassong rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's J_Larrionda going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 76 :(msl) Y_Sankhare sidesteps C_Barr
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Y_Sankhare has a dig at goal!
... But S_Scuffet hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 77 :(mnc) F_Zappa moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Jinky
... Blocked by F_Le_Boeuf
Min. 79 :(mnc) Yeboah turns past the defender
... He has created space for himself now
... F_Le_Boeuf with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Lopez is going to be brought on
... Z_Zidane is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... S_Arrache with the tackle
... J_Larrionda will want to speak to him
Min. 81 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... E_Johnson cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 82 :(mnc) F_Zappa backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... M_Laursen latches onto the end of it
... M_Laursen pounds a rocket on goal !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 83 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds J_Lopez with a perfectly weighted pass
... What a shot from J_Lopez !
... It could go anywhere
... It's way wide
... The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 83 :(mnc) M_Laursen with a real burst of pace
... Douglas_Costa fouls
... That was disgusting
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Scott Matthews looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 85 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Breno
... He puts in J_Lopez!
... Breno with a clumsy challenge
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Lee Shaw looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 86 :(msl) A_Marcos hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... S_Bassong collects the loose ball!
... A wicked drive by S_Bassong !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 87 :(msl) J_Lopez turns past M_Laursen
... He has created space for himself now
... J_Lopez hits the ball on the bounce !
... S_Scuffet with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) J_Digweed beats Matheus
... He muscled him off the ball
... J_Digweed leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... S_Scuffet blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 88 :(msl) J_Digweed runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... S_Arrache with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 90 :(msl) S_Bassong runs into space
... E_Johnson with a nasty foul
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 91 :(msl) J_Digweed jumps over the defender's challenge
... Launched towards the top corner by J_Digweed !
... S_Scuffet falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... S_Scuffet looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... Douglas_Costa plays it into the danger area!
... S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 92 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic picks up a loose ball
... A left-footer by Z_Ibrahimovic !
... S_Scuffet parries it, he follows it up
... And S_Scuffet recovers to save!!
Min. 93 :(mnc) Jinky with a measured ball to Yeboah
... Yeboah pounds a rocket on goal !
... R_Higuita is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 94 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf races into the box
... He sees J_Lopez lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... J_Lopez fires off a left-footed shot !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stade Veladrome
Attendance : 144,910
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : J_Digweed (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Z_Zidane (26)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Ibrahimovic (11), Douglas_Costa (18), F_Le_Boeuf (36)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : S_Scuffet
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : R_Pletikosa (34), M_Laursen (66), S_Arrache (88), E_Johnson (90)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Marseille | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 24 | 14
Off target : 6 | 8
On target : 18 | 6
Possession : 36 | 64
Corners : 2 | 0
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 4
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 12
Key Tackles : 9 | 5
Key Passes : 21 | 17
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Final Score : Marseille 1 - 0 Manchester City
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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 39 2 2 2 34 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 27 11 6 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 27 8 7 12 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 26 10 7 22 | 97 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 58 18 3
M_Amoros DF 2 25 9 7 42 | 68 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 28 10 42 | 97 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 48 -2
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 27 7 28 | 73 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 27 15 32 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 28 19 | 97 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 40 40 60
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 28 34 | 83 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 20 20 52
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8
G_Banks GK 27 3 1 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 29 8 7 15 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 29 11 36 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 26 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Lopez FW 2 6 7 20 32 | 14 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 37 5 1 4 41 | 97 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0
L_Alberto DF 2 32 14 8 28 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
M_Laursen DF 2 28 9 6 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -1
E_Johnson DF 1 27 8 5 31 | 97 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 -2 -22
Breno DF 2 26 10 10 16 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
R_Pletikosa MF 3 10 28 8 40 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 8 3
A_Andanov MF 2 7 28 8 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 27 8 25 | 68 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
Jinky MF 3 8 27 8 41 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Matheus MF 1 7 25 3 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
Yeboah FW 1 7 7 27 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 28 12 9 27 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
S_Arrache MF 1 6 27 9 38 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
F_Zappa MF 1 6 27 2 19 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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