Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Marseille vs. Tottenham (Mon Mar 10)


                            Marseille  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 P
                             Lee Shaw  |  Scott Stonehouse
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK J_Cesar
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF A_Stubbs
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF R_Delap
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF B_McNeill
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF Ki_Sung_Yueng
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF Rivaldo
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF Jinky
                            D_Obua MF  |  AM V_Wanyama
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                            Yeboah FW  |  FW D_Sulejmani
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB P_Bonner
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB A_Hinkel
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB L_Talamonti
                         D_Dougray SUB |  SUB P_Di_Canio
                         J_Digweed SUB |  SUB S_Warwick

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 1  :(msl) L_Thomas changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
          ...  A skilful effort from Z_Zidane !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 1  :(tth) D_Sulejmani finds the run of A_Anyukov
          ...  L_Koscielny with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 1  :(tth) R_Delap is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Sulejmani
          ...  L_Shawry rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's A_Wiley going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 2  :(tth) E_Johnson unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov hits the ball first time!
          ...  But R_Higuita palms it behind
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(msl) L_Koscielny drives it across the face of the goal Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane flings a shot at goal !
          ...  J_Cesar parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 5  :(msl) Z_Zidane loses B_McNeill
          ...  Z_Zidane fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Cesar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Cesar catches it with style!
Min. 5  :(tth) Jinky puts in D_Sulejmani
          ...  L_Koscielny with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 7  :(tth) A_Anyukov with the kinky dribble
          ...  A_Anyukov aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  But R_Higuita recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 8  :(msl) D_Obua sidesteps V_Wanyama
          ...  D_Obua with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 8  :(tth) B_McNeill finds himself in a good position
          ...  B_McNeill has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  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. 9  :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng puts in A_Anyukov
          ...  D_Obua with the high feet
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(msl) Z_Zidane lobs it over the defender
          ...  E_Johnson with the tackle
          ...  A_Wiley will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Wiley calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 13 :(msl) Yeboah plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Yeboah from 20 yards !
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Cesar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Cesar looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Halford curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Cesar catches it!
Min. 13 :(tth) Rivaldo has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Koscielny
          ...  He puts in D_Sulejmani!
          ...  But T_Taiwo slides in
Min. 14 :(tth) D_Sulejmani takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Sulejmani !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 16 :(msl) D_Obua with a slick pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  J_Cesar tries to close down the angle
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Cesar
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Marseille ahead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 17 :(msl) Marseille altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 17 :(tth) Tottenham's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 17 :(msl) Douglas_Costa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Jinky
          ...  He knocks it to Yeboah!
          ...  Yeboah hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 17 :(tth) B_McNeill chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Sulejmani
          ...  D_Sulejmani is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round R_Higuita
          ...  He lobs it over R_Higuita
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 18 :(msl) A_Marcos slides the ball across to L_Thomas
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Thomas !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 20 :(tth) Jinky with a slick pass to A_Stubbs
          ...  A_Stubbs bears down on goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 23 :(msl) A_Marcos has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Stubbs
          ...  He puts in Yeboah!
          ...  A_Stubbs moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 25 :(msl) Z_Zidane turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to beat J_Cesar!
          ...  J_Cesar gets up well to catch that one
Min. 26 :(msl) Yeboah finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  A powerful header from Yeboah !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 27 :(tth) Rivaldo gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Ki_Sung_Yueng
          ...  Blocked by Yeboah
Min. 32 :(tth) Jinky gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds D_Sulejmani
          ...  G_Halford with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 33 :(msl) Yeboah plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  A_Anyukov with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 39 :(msl) Yeboah flicks it over R_Delap's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  V_Wanyama takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 40 :(msl) Z_Zidane kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  A_Stubbs brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 41 :(tth) A_Anyukov beats Douglas_Costa
          ...  But L_Thomas barges him off the ball
Min. 42 :(msl) Douglas_Costa sidesteps A_Stubbs
          ...  A thundering drive by Douglas_Costa !
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Cesar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Cesar looks embarrassed!
          ...  Marseille 2-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(tth) Jinky with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past L_Koscielny
          ...  He knocks it to A_Anyukov!
          ...  D_Obua steals the ball of off him
Min. 45 :(tth) V_Wanyama looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Sulejmani
          ...  D_Sulejmani unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it over
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(msl) L_Koscielny hoofs it up field to find Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat J_Cesar
          ...  He tries to beat J_Cesar
          ...  J_Cesar dives on the ball !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 2-0 Tottenham

Min. 46 :(tth) V_Wanyama with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Halford
          ...  L_Koscielny with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 53 :(msl) L_Shawry looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  G_Halford receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Stubbs belts it clear
Min. 54 :(msl) A_Marcos plays it forward to D_Obua
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Obua !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 54 :(tth) D_Sulejmani runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 57 :(tth) Ki_Sung_Yueng with the cross-field pass to A_Anyukov
          ...  L_Shawry takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 58 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps E_Johnson
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Delap
Min. 61 :(tth) V_Wanyama pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  A_Anyukov is clean through!
          ...  G_Halford stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 66 :(msl) Z_Zidane gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But J_Cesar punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Cesar got a touch
Min. 70 :(tth) A_Hinkel is being brought on
          ...  A_Stubbs is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(tth) L_Talamonti is going to be brought on
          ...  Ki_Sung_Yueng is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(tth) P_Di_Canio will come on for Jinky and play FW
Min. 70 :(tth) D_Sulejmani beats his marker
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Halford
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul will come on for G_Halford and play DF
Min. 73 :(tth) P_Di_Canio loses his marker
          ...  A_Marcos with an ugly foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 73 :(tth) P_Di_Canio finds his way through
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Di_Canio !
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 74 :(msl) D_Obua has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Marcos collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Marcos hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  J_Cesar with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Dougray replaces Douglas_Costa to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(tth) Rivaldo takes advantage of a mistake by T_Taiwo
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Taiwo with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(msl) L_Thomas with a 40-yard pass to Yeboah
          ...  E_Johnson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 78 :(msl) Yeboah skips the challenge from P_Di_Canio
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Delap
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 79 :(msl) D_Dougray sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Marcos
          ...  The ball hits Rivaldo in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Digweed replaces Z_Zidane to play as a FW
Min. 81 :(msl) Yeboah sidesteps E_Johnson
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Delap goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 83 :(msl) D_Dougray beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  D_Dougray with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 87 :(tth) Rivaldo finds V_Wanyama with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Yeboah
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Johnson lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) A_Marcos turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Hinkel wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 90 :(msl) L_Thomas throws a punch
          ...  V_Wanyama slumps to the ground
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Wiley reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 91 :(msl) L_Thomas finds D_Obua on the edge of the box
          ...  But A_Hinkel sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 93 :(tth) P_Di_Canio looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to V_Wanyama
          ...  T_Taiwo plays the back pass
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Talamonti!
          ...  R_Higuita catches it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 141,618
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (16), Douglas_Costa (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Koscielny (1), D_Obua (9), G_Halford (61), A_Marcos (73), T_Taiwo (75), L_Thomas (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Rivaldo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           6        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 0 Tottenham
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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  38   2   2   2  34 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  88  18  18
L_Shawry       DF   2  26   8   7  15 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  22  -2
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  27   6  18 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  34  -1
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  34   6
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  28
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  98   0   1   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  13  42   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  27  34 |  84   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  20  20  82
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  30   0   3
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dougray      MF   1   7  18   9  19 |  19   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Cesar        GK  36   4   4   3  10 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  24   8   5  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  24   6   5  23 |  74   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   1
R_Delap        DF   2  23   8   9  34 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
B_McNeill      DF   2  22  10  10  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  26  11  26 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  24   8  37 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
Jinky          MF   3   7  24   7  41 |  74   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -20
V_Wanyama      AM   1   6  23  17  19 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  24  35 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  23  36 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
P_Bonner       GK  25   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  22  10  10  44 |  24   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Talamonti    MF   1   8  23  15  19 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  23  32 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  23  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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