Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Jun 04)


                            Marseille  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                             Lee Shaw  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF R_Klaven
                           S_Byram DF  |  DF Papakoli_Diop
                           J_Fleck MF  |  DM J_Jurado
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF D_Atkinson
                         I_Perisic MF  |  MF Robinho
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  AM P_Coutinho
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW Sansao
                                       |
                          H_Lloris SUB |  SUB Leo
                           C_Berra SUB |  SUB J_Matip
                     Douglas_Costa SUB |  SUB Mo_Diame
                          A_Marcos SUB |  SUB Adriano
                         J_Digweed SUB |  SUB N_Nalise

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 2  :(shk) F_Le_Boeuf pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  R_Lewandowski is clean through!
          ...  R_Lewandowski hits a great shot !
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(msl) K_Huntelaar finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Efe_Sodje anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 5  :(msl) K_Huntelaar crosses to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  G_Pagliuca comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over G_Pagliuca
          ...  J_Jurado gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 8  :(msl) L_Shawry slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 8  :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  C_Berra will come on for L_Shawry and play DF
Min. 9  :(msl) K_Huntelaar with the kinky dribble
          ...  Efe_Sodje wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 9  :(shk) Papakoli_Diop with a penetrating pass to P_Coutinho
          ...  L_Koscielny with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 10 :(shk) R_Lewandowski picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  R_Lewandowski must beat R_Higuita!
          ...  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!
          ...  P_Coutinho plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 13 :(msl) S_Byram knocks it past Papakoli_Diop and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Byram shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it over
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 14 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Pedro
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Lewandowski!
          ...  R_Lewandowski rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Jurado
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 15 :(msl) I_Perisic hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane latches onto it!
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 16 :(shk) J_Jurado runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  R_Lewandowski latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  S_Byram slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(msl) J_Fleck hits a hard pass to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits a great drive!
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 21 :(msl) J_Fleck holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  But R_Klaven wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 21 :(shk) R_Higuita miss-kicks!
          ...  Sansao is through!
          ...  Sansao aims for the top right corner !
          ...  R_Higuita catches the ball
Min. 22 :(shk) Sansao controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  But M_Dickinson clears the ball to safety
Min. 24 :(shk) J_Jurado gets to the by line and finds Sansao with a beautiful cross
          ...  Sansao with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into R_Higuita's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 25 :(shk) D_Atkinson is through on goal
          ...  L_Koscielny rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 25 :(shk) F_Le_Boeuf pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Sansao is clean through!
          ...  Sansao attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 25 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  P_Coutinho rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  J_Eriksson refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 29 :(shk) Sansao takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past L_Koscielny
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Sansao keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 34 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Sansao
          ...  C_Berra gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 35 :(shk) Sansao back heels to find D_Atkinson in space
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 37 :(shk) D_Atkinson pass splits open the defence and finds Robinho
          ...  Robinho hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But R_Higuita palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 38 :(shk) R_Lewandowski sidesteps C_Berra
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  M_Dickinson takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Sansao drives it in
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into R_Higuita's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 39 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop beats L_Koscielny
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  From long range Papakoli_Diop bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 42 :(msl) J_Fleck lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  K_Huntelaar latches on to it
          ...  D_Atkinson makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Efe_Sodje wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 42 :(shk) Robinho hoists the ball across to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the crafty shot!
          ...  But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) I_Perisic takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Sankhare
          ...  But F_Le_Boeuf puts it in row Z!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-0 Schalke 04

Min. 47 :(shk) D_Atkinson with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows L_Koscielny a clean set of heals
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Atkinson !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 50 :(msl) The ball rolls free!
          ...  K_Huntelaar takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 57 :(shk) Sansao takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Sansao shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 59 :(shk) P_Coutinho cuts the ball back to J_Jurado
          ...  J_Fleck with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 59 :(shk) Robinho plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Lewandowski keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a thundering volley!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 60 :(msl) I_Perisic plays the early ball across the box to find K_Huntelaar in space
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
          ...  That's put Marseille ahead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 61 :(shk) It looks as though Schalke 04 is now playing A
Min. 65 :(msl) L_Koscielny with a slick pass to J_Fleck
          ...  J_Fleck breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round G_Pagliuca
          ...  He rounds G_Pagliuca
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 66 :(msl) K_Huntelaar brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  K_Huntelaar with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to K_Huntelaar
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 69 :(msl) J_Fleck with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has G_Pagliuca to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Pagliuca
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets a foot to it !!
Min. 70 :(shk) J_Matip replaces Papakoli_Diop and will play DF
Min. 70 :(shk) There's going to be a change
          ...  Mo_Diame will come on for J_Jurado and play DM
Min. 70 :(shk) N_Nalise will come on for R_Lewandowski and play FW
Min. 72 :(shk) Sansao beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Sansao must beat R_Higuita!
          ...  But R_Higuita palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 73 :(msl) J_Fleck backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  K_Huntelaar latches onto the end of it
          ...  K_Huntelaar tries the shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 74 :(msl) J_Fleck runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Z_Zidane
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Z_Zidane leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 75 :(shk) Robinho crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Nalise in the box
          ...  N_Nalise fires the shot in!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 76 :(msl) K_Huntelaar with the mazy run
          ...  But Efe_Sodje slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Eriksson has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 77 :(msl) Z_Zidane retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Dickinson gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Dickinson swings in the shot!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
Min. 79 :(shk) D_Atkinson takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Nalise
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Byram
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 81 :(shk) D_Atkinson looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sansao
          ...  But S_Byram slides in
Min. 82 :(msl) A_Marcos is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Dickinson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(shk) Sansao plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  R_Higuita with the foul
          ...  What's J_Eriksson going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !! That's another outrageous decision!!
          ...  Sansao places the ball on the spot!
          ...  R_Higuita pulls off the save!!
Min. 85 :(msl) J_Digweed is coming on and Z_Zidane is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) P_Coutinho brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Nalise gets on the end of the pass
          ...  From long range N_Nalise bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 89 :(msl) A_Marcos times his run well
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Marcos !
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 89 :(shk) R_Klaven turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sansao
          ...  Sansao goes for 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

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 146,306
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : K_Huntelaar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Huntelaar (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Dickinson (38)
Injured              : L_Shawry (8)
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Sansao
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       18
Off target           :           4        |       11
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       1
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 0 Schalke 04
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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 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  31   8   8  15 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  29  10   7  36 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  29   7   8  33 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   3  29   8   6  32 |  92   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  31   9  28 |  92   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  30  11  36 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  30   6  11 |  92   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  28   7  28 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
K_Huntelaar    FW   2  10   8  32  37 |  92   0   1   1   0   6   1   0   0   0  20  10  37
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  30  34 |  86   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
H_Lloris       GK  26   2   3   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  31   6   6  32 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  29  11  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  28  16  32 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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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G_Pagliuca     GK  32   5   5   2  23 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  29   4   2  28 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  27  10   7  22 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Klaven       DF   3  27   9   8  22 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  25  15   8  24 |  71   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
J_Jurado       DM   1  15  25   7  28 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
D_Atkinson     MF   2   9  26   8  22 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
Robinho        MF   1   7  24   8  23 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
P_Coutinho     AM   2   7  24  15  31 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  26  20 |  71   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   8   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   1
Leo            GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  25   8   7  10 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       DM   2  13  24   7  42 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  24  12  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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