Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, Marseille vs. Manchester Utd (Sun Apr 21)


                            Marseille  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 A  |  3-1-3-1-2 C
                             Lee Shaw  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK P_Robinson
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF D_Burford
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF P_Leonard
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF J_O_Shea
                          Y_Kaboul DF  |  DM P_Hunter
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF Y_Hussein
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF J_Forrest
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF J_Quigg
                            D_Obua MF  |  AM Rabiu_Ibrahim
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW G_Marilungo
                            Yeboah FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                          D_Maicon SUB |  SUB R_Bratseth
                          L_Thomas SUB |  SUB J_Jenas
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB G_Hooper
                         J_Digweed SUB |  SUB D_Lovenkrands

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 2  :(mnu) J_Forrest jumps over D_Obua's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Forrest with the header !
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 6  :(mnu) J_Forrest runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic goes for the top corner !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Higuita got a touch
Min. 8  :(mnu) P_Hunter spots Z_Ibrahimovic who is in acres of space
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  R_Higuita is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And R_Higuita reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Burford hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 10 :(mnu) P_Hunter runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs G_Halford
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Y_Sankhare with the tackle
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
          ...  K_Ippi warns him
Min. 11 :(msl) A_Marcos finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A_Marcos with a powerful downward header!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  That's put Marseille in front!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 20 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But Y_Hussein wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Ippi has none of it.
Min. 20 :(mnu) J_Forrest unselfishly lays the ball back to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Y_Kaboul takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 21 :(msl) L_Shawry with a slide rule pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Leonard hits it out for a throw
Min. 22 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 27 :(mnu) J_Forrest takes possession
          ...  J_Forrest has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 28 :(mnu) J_Forrest brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with the overhead !
          ...  But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 36 :(msl) D_Obua takes advantage of a mistake by P_Leonard
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Obua has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  P_Robinson makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 37 :(msl) A_Marcos moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Intercepted by P_Leonard
Min. 38 :(msl) L_Shawry finds Y_Sankhare on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Quigg with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
Min. 40 :(msl) A_Marcos flicks it past Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Marcos with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Robinson dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had P_Robinson beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Taiwo hits it towards the far post!
          ...  P_Robinson jumps well to claim it!
Min. 40 :(mnu) G_Marilungo with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Marilungo !
          ...  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. 42 :(msl) D_Obua finds Yeboah on the edge of the box
          ...  Cleaned up by G_Marilungo
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) Y_Sankhare finds D_Obua with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Quigg makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 46 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But P_Robinson gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yeboah floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of P_Robinson

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 49 :(mnu) J_Quigg holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  But G_Halford wins the tackle
Min. 50 :(mnu) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Bratseth will come on for J_O_Shea and play DF
Min. 50 :(msl) A_Marcos turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  P_Robinson makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_Forrest jumps over T_Taiwo's challenge
          ...  A_Marcos leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  G_Marilungo drives it in
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 51 :(mnu) Y_Hussein has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Halford
          ...  He puts in R_Bratseth!
          ...  A delicate header from R_Bratseth !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 51 :(msl) D_Obua with a precise ball to Yeboah
          ...  Y_Hussein with a nasty foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(mnu) J_Jenas is coming on for J_Forrest and playing MF
Min. 58 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  A_Marcos is through!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_Hunter
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 59 :(msl) T_Taiwo crosses in from the wing, he finds Z_Zidane in the box
          ...  R_Bratseth seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 60 :(mnu) G_Hooper is being prepared to come on
          ...  Rabiu_Ibrahim is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 62 :(mnu) P_Leonard beats Y_Kaboul
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Leonard !
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(mnu) P_Leonard heads the ball back to D_Burford
          ...  G_Halford seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 66 :(msl) D_Obua plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Z_Zidane keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Robinson moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 67 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Z_Zidane with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Robinson moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Marseille 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 69 :(mnu) J_Quigg passes the ball to G_Marilungo
          ...  G_Marilungo with a thundering drive!
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Jenas drives it into the box!
          ...  G_Halford reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 71 :(msl) Z_Zidane heads the ball back to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But P_Robinson parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 71 :(msl) R_Higuita twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 71 :(msl) S_Given is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Higuita is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK
Min. 73 :(msl) Yeboah turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Douglas_Costa with a powerful header !
          ...  P_Robinson fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 74 :(msl) G_Halford rushes through the defence
          ...  A vicious shot by G_Halford !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(mnu) D_Burford with an intelligent ball to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Taiwo
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Burford lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Given jumps well to claim it!
Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Jenas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic goes for goal !
          ...  S_Given falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That puts Manchester Utd back in with a shout!
          ...  Marseille 2-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 77 :(mnu) G_Hooper with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  G_Hooper curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 78 :(msl) D_Maicon takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Taiwo
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 78 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds D_Obua with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Bratseth with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 80 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa will come on for Y_Sankhare and play MF
Min. 80 :(msl) D_Obua with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Maicon in space
          ...  D_Maicon tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 81 :(msl) Yeboah has space to run with the ball
          ...  A great volley from Yeboah !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  P_Robinson looks relieved there!
Min. 83 :(mnu) Y_Hussein leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to G_Marilungo
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa plays the back pass
          ...  S_Given can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Quigg plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Halford belts it clear
Min. 84 :(msl) Yeboah flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Yeboah with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  P_Robinson gathers it easily
Min. 86 :(msl) A_Marcos hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Yeboah latches onto it!
          ...  Yeboah with the crafty shot!
          ...  P_Robinson with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 87 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the nod to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah with the punt towards goal!
          ...  P_Robinson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) Douglas_Costa plays in A_Marcos with a beautiful ball
          ...  A_Marcos fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But P_Robinson punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 89 :(mnu) G_Hooper nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Maicon
Min. 91 :(msl) A_Marcos retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Z_Zidane latches onto the end of it
          ...  Cleared by P_Hunter
Min. 94 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  But D_Burford clears the ball to safety

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 107,268
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : A_Marcos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Marcos (11), Z_Zidane (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : R_Higuita (71)
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Ibrahimovic
Scorers              : Z_Ibrahimovic (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Hussein (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |   Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       11
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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 |  72   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  95   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  79   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  25  11  36 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  48  45
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  25  34 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  24  37
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  12  33
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |  23   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |  16   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  24  11  25 |  14   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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P_Robinson     GK  28   2   4   3  18 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
D_Burford      DF   1  23  11   5  12 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
P_Leonard      DF   2  23   7   4  34 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   8
J_O_Shea       DF   2  22   7   2  38 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
P_Hunter       DM   1  23  10   8  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  24   9  39 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  22  -2
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  23   8  37 |  56   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -11
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  23   5  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
Rabiu_Ibrahim  AM   1   6  23  18  23 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  23  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  15   0   3
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   5   6  23  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  53
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  25   8   5  17 |  44   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
J_Jenas        MF   1   2  24   4  33 |  39   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
G_Hooper       FW   2   9   4  22  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Lovenkrands  FW   3   9   8  21  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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