Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Aberdeen (Mon Apr 20)


                           Schalke 04  |  Aberdeen
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-4-2 C
                       Scott Phillips  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                           D_O_Dea DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                      A_Birindelli DF  |  DF N_Wade
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  MF M_Le_Tissier
                          S_Marlet MF  |  MF S_Brown
                          G_Cooper MF  |  MF J_Tessem
                           V_Jones MF  |  MF H_Rutland
                        K_Dalglish MF  |  FW J_Valdivia
                           G_Hurst FW  |  FW D_Templeton
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                       B_Hangeland SUB |  SUB J_Ayden
                          G_Driver SUB |  SUB I_Golac
                          A_Cejudo SUB |  SUB Kaka
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB D_Murphy

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(shk) D_O_Dea races into the box
          ...  He sees G_Hurst lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  G_Hurst with the header !
          ...  But T_Flowers with the difficult save
Min. 6  :(shk) C_Smalling leaves W_A_Glen standing
          ...  From long range C_Smalling bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 6  :(shk) K_Dalglish brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  G_Hurst gets on the end of the pass
          ...  W_A_Glen tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  C_Richmond gave him a strong warning
Min. 9  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Templeton
          ...  But A_Ranocchia clears the danger
Min. 10 :(abn) J_Valdivia watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  S_Marlet fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_Richmond just wants to lecture him
Min. 11 :(shk) G_Cooper looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Dalglish
          ...  K_Dalglish with the cheeky shot!
          ...  What agility from T_Flowers
Min. 11 :(abn) H_Rutland takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into J_Valdivia
          ...  A_Ranocchia bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 12 :(shk) C_Smalling looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Dalglish
          ...  C_Azpilicueta cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 16 :(shk) K_Dalglish with a measured pass to G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper bears down on goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 16 :(shk) G_Hurst breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Flowers!
          ...  H_Rutland brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  G_Hurst fires it towards the goal
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 18 :(shk) G_Cooper with the through ball to G_Hurst
          ...  N_Wade with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  C_Richmond ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Dan Haldane looks relieved
Min. 19 :(abn) W_A_Glen cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Valdivia
          ...  But G_Hurst wins the ball
Min. 20 :(abn) J_Valdivia loses his marker
          ...  J_Valdivia with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But F_Foster tips it over
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 24 :(shk) A_Ranocchia beats W_A_Glen
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Ranocchia with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It floats over T_Flowers
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 24 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with the first time pass to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  V_Jones with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 26 :(abn) D_Templeton takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  C_Smalling gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 29 :(shk) G_Cooper with a probing through ball G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But T_Flowers just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 40 :(abn) W_A_Glen could get a shot on goal here
          ...  But D_O_Dea wins the ball
Min. 41 :(abn) H_Rutland finds the space intelligently
          ...  J_Ekstrand takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 42 :(shk) G_Cooper takes advantage of a mistake by D_Templeton
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Cooper !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Cooper chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) C_Smalling nutmegs W_A_Glen, he continues to run forward
          ...  C_Smalling rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Flowers was beaten there!

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

Min. 46 :(shk) A_Ranocchia is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Hurst
          ...  But A_Pereira sweeps up the threat
Min. 46 :(abn) J_Tessem with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  C_Azpilicueta gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But F_Foster reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 47 :(abn) J_Tessem with a measured ball to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  S_Marlet with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over
          ...  C_Richmond tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(shk) G_Hurst kills the ball dead
          ...  G_Hurst keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  T_Flowers goes down well to save
Min. 50 :(abn) H_Rutland looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem chases it through, he must score !
          ...  F_Foster makes a good save
Min. 55 :(shk) V_Jones jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  W_A_Glen slices it
          ...  T_Flowers moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hurst chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_Flowers reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 56 :(abn) S_Brown puts in D_Templeton
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Ranocchia
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Tessem swings it in!
          ...  F_Foster easily catches it!
Min. 59 :(shk) K_Dalglish holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Hurst
          ...  W_A_Glen gathers up the loose ball
Min. 60 :(shk) L_Massu comes on for G_Hurst and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Ayden is being brought on
          ...  A_Pereira is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(abn) Kaka is coming on for M_Le_Tissier and will play MF
Min. 60 :(abn) D_Murphy takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Templeton
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(abn) H_Rutland hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Murphy latches onto it!
          ...  D_Murphy flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But F_Foster just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 61 :(abn) Kaka turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Ayden
          ...  S_Marlet with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_Valdivia hoists it forward
          ...  J_Tessem gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Tessem with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 62 :(abn) Kaka finds J_Tessem on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Tessem uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  F_Foster guesses right
Min. 63 :(shk) D_O_Dea works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But T_Flowers just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(shk) B_Hangeland is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Smalling is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(shk) K_Dalglish kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_Massu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Brown cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 67 :(shk) B_Hangeland drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to V_Jones
          ...  V_Jones attempts a chip!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 68 :(shk) L_Massu feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  B_Hangeland runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Hangeland tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Schalke 04 have snatched the lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 69 :(abn) Aberdeen switch to playing A
Min. 72 :(abn) N_Wade sidesteps D_O_Dea
          ...  D_O_Dea fouls badly
          ...  C_Richmond will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 73 :(abn) J_Tessem picks out Kaka with the cross
          ...  Kaka hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  F_Foster watches it sail wide!
Min. 73 :(shk) L_Massu takes advantage of a mistake by J_Ayden
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  C_Azpilicueta rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over
          ...  C_Richmond is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(shk) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Cejudo will come on for V_Jones and play MF
Min. 75 :(shk) J_Ekstrand with a neat pass into B_Hangeland
          ...  But J_Ayden wins the ball
Min. 78 :(shk) K_Dalglish loses J_Ayden
          ...  W_A_Glen bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 83 :(shk) D_O_Dea is unmarked!
          ...  H_Rutland wins the ball
Min. 83 :(abn) H_Rutland sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Valdivia runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Ranocchia beats him to the ball
Min. 84 :(abn) H_Rutland takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Murphy
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Murphy !
          ...  F_Foster with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 85 :(abn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Brown is through!
          ...  S_Brown tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  F_Foster gathers it comfortably
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(abn) Kaka brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Wade gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Ekstrand with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 92 :(abn) J_Valdivia with the towering header to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 60,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ranocchia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Hangeland (68)
Sent Off             : S_Marlet (61)
Booked               : V_Jones (24), D_O_Dea (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Tessem
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Rutland (16), C_Azpilicueta (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |     Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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F_Foster       GK  33   2   4   4  16 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  26  11   8  41 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  38  18
C_Smalling     DF   1  25   8   5  29 |  67   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   6
A_Birindelli   DF   2  25   1   1  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  23  10   9  30 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   1
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  23  10   6  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  26   8  22 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  25  13  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
V_Jones        MF   3  15  23   6  48 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  23
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  26  35 |  62   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
R_Edgehill     GK  26   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  24  10   8  32 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
G_Driver       MF   1  10  25   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  24   8  10 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  25  13 |  33   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   5

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Flowers      GK  36   2   2   1  27 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  27  11  10  27 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  27   9   9  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
N_Wade         DF   2  26   8   6  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  25  11   7  14 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  28   8  22 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
S_Brown        MF   2   7  27  11  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  26  17  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  25  11  14 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  -2
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  25  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Templeton    FW   2   9   5  23  30 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ayden        DF   1  23  10   6  25 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           MF   2   7  24  17  32 |  33   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  25  37 |  33   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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