Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Replay Match, Marseille vs. Werder Bremen (Thu Nov 21)


                            Marseille  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-3 L
                             Lee Shaw  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK A_Marshall
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF S_Proedl
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF M_Pavlovic
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF B_Spencer
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF C_Erikinsfa
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  FW D_Nelisse
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW H_Sabry
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW M_Arnautovic
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB T_Wiese
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB Ronaldo
                          A_Marcos SUB |  SUB C_Gemmell
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB Fernandinho
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB Liedson

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 11 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Koscielny
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Koscielny !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 23 :(msl) Y_Sankhare spits at J_Plasil
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 23 :(msl) Z_Zidane breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Marshall!
          ...  D_Nelisse brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 24 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Douglas_Costa gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But B_Spencer comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 28 :(msl) L_Thomas knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Neeskens bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Lee Shaw looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 30 :(msl) J_Digweed with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  S_Proedl wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 30 :(wbn) B_Spencer hits a hard pass to M_Arnautovic
          ...  M_Arnautovic has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  R_Higuita was beaten there!
Min. 32 :(msl) J_Digweed gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Digweed blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Marshall's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 33 :(msl) T_Taiwo boots it towards J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed gets his head to the ball !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 35 :(wbn) A defence splitting pass from D_Nelisse to M_Arnautovic
          ...  M_Arnautovic with the punt towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 36 :(wbn) D_Nelisse plays it forward to H_Sabry
          ...  But T_Taiwo sweeps up the threat
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) L_Shawry has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  L_Thomas collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Thomas fires the shot in!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 44 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with an incisive pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  What agility from A_Marshall
Min. 44 :(msl) L_Koscielny sidesteps J_Neeskens
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  C_Erikinsfa with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 47 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a flicked pass to L_Thomas
          ...  A left-footer by L_Thomas !
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Marseille have snatched the lead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 47 :(wbn) H_Sabry beats G_Halford
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  H_Sabry blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  R_Higuita acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Arnautovic floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(msl) L_Thomas looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa with the drive!
          ...  A_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 50 :(wbn) It seems Werder Bremen are making a tactical change to A
Min. 51 :(msl) Douglas_Costa beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Douglas_Costa tries to beat A_Marshall!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 53 :(wbn) B_Spencer holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Plasil
          ...  J_Plasil unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 54 :(msl) J_Digweed plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  M_Arnautovic with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 55 :(wbn) M_Arnautovic leaves L_Koscielny standing
          ...  M_Arnautovic rifles it at the goal !
          ...  R_Higuita has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Higuita is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 56 :(msl) Douglas_Costa slides the ball across to J_Digweed
          ...  C_Erikinsfa leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Digweed bends it in
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 59 :(msl) J_Digweed with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Pavlovic behind
          ...  J_Digweed attempts to nutmeg A_Marshall!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 59 :(wbn) B_Spencer knocks it forward
          ...  L_Shawry slips
          ...  C_Erikinsfa gets to it!
          ...  C_Erikinsfa flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And R_Higuita tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Plasil chips the ball into the area!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 59 :(msl) Douglas_Costa turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Y_Sankhare
          ...  M_Arnautovic with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 60 :(wbn) J_Plasil with a reverse pass to D_Nelisse
          ...  L_Koscielny rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(msl) Douglas_Costa floats the ball in to find Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Marshall just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 64 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds his way through
          ...  Z_Zidane throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Marshall's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Marshall looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 65 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa pass splits open the defence and finds Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  A_Marshall pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Neeskens clears the corner
Min. 67 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a smart pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  A glorious effort by Z_Zidane !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 69 :(msl) J_Digweed picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  J_Digweed throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 70 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Digweed
          ...  B_Spencer with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_de_Vries ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  J_Digweed drives it in
          ...  But A_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Marshall got a touch
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul is coming on for T_Taiwo and playing DF
Min. 72 :(msl) Z_Zidane with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Griffiths
          ...  Z_Zidane swings in the shot!
          ...  A_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 73 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Digweed is through!
          ...  M_Pavlovic goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Thomas is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 77 :(wbn) Fernandinho is coming on for B_Spencer and will play MF
Min. 77 :(wbn) Liedson is coming on for D_Nelisse and playing FW
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed hits a great drive!
          ...  A_Marshall takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 78 :(wbn) G_Griffiths with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Y_Kaboul
          ...  He knocks it to J_Plasil!
          ...  Y_Kaboul reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is ready to come on to replace J_Digweed
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(wbn) Fernandinho plays it forward to J_Neeskens
          ...  But Douglas_Costa reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 82 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah hits a great shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Halford hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 82 :(wbn) J_Neeskens with the header on
          ...  He finds C_Erikinsfa in space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Douglas_Costa
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 84 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps Liedson
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Neeskens wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Zidane with a clever shimmy
          ...  Fernandinho is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) Liedson plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Y_Kaboul fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He is warned by M_de_Vries
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 91 :(msl) D_Obua races into the box
          ...  He sees L_Koscielny lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  What a shot from L_Koscielny !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But A_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 92 :(msl) Z_Zidane pass splits open the defence and finds Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  Marseille 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 93 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with the dribble
          ...  M_Pavlovic is easily beaten
          ...  Y_Sankhare with the chance !
          ...  But A_Marshall makes a fine save
Min. 93 :(wbn) Fernandinho 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!
          ...  H_Sabry receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  L_Koscielny reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 94 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds C_Erikinsfa
          ...  C_Erikinsfa controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 108,761
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Thomas (47), Yeboah (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Sankhare (23), L_Koscielny (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : B_Spencer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Arnautovic (59)
Booked               : D_Nelisse (23), J_Neeskens (28), C_Erikinsfa (44), Fernandinho (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       7
Off target           :          12        |       4
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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  37   2   2   2  34 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  74   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  12   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25   9   7  36 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  13  -2   7
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   8   7  15 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  96   0   0   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  98  26
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  32  49
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  96   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  48   1
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  96   0   0   1   1   6   0   0   0   0   0  32  27
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  82   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Marshall     GK  35   4   6   5  11 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  23  10   3  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -20
J_Neeskens     DF   1  23   8   6  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  10  -2
S_Proedl       DF   2  23   5   5  37 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  21   5   7  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  10  24  11  31 |  79   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  16 -20
J_Plasil       MF   1   6  24   9  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
C_Erikinsfa    MF   2   7  22  10  47 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   7
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  29  42 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  24  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Arnautovic   FW   1   9   8  22  39 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   0
T_Wiese        GK  20   4   4   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  24  11   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  23  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernandinho    MF   2  11  22   9  19 |  17   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
Liedson        FW   2   9   5  22  38 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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