Division Two League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Aberdeen (Sun Aug 03)


                           Schalke 04  |  Aberdeen
                              5-3-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                       Scott Phillips  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                            Sidnei DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                           D_O_Dea DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                           M_Flano DF  |  DF N_Wade
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  MF M_Le_Tissier
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF J_Tessem
                            Lee_Ho MF  |  MF H_Rutland
                          G_Driver MF  |  MF Kaka
                           G_Hurst FW  |  FW S_Lovell
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW J_Valdivia
                                       |
                          H_Ahlert SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                         T_Paralta SUB |  SUB I_Golac
                        K_Dalglish SUB |  SUB A_Alrawi
                        C_Keyworth SUB |  SUB T_Hurlock
                              Pato SUB |  SUB D_Murphy

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(shk) L_Massu finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Wade
          ...  L_Massu tries to beat T_Flowers!
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 2  :(shk) D_O_Dea sidesteps N_Wade
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Pereira gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 3  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_Tessem gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Tessem chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 5  :(abn) S_Lovell takes advantage of a mistake by D_O_Dea
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  S_Lovell rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  F_Foster gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by F_Foster !!
Min. 10 :(shk) D_O_Dea plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Valdivia
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 10 :(abn) J_Tessem gets to the by line and finds J_Valdivia with a beautiful cross
          ...  But M_Flano sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 15 :(shk) L_Massu knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Kaka with a deliberate foul
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 16 :(abn) W_A_Glen runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kaka
          ...  Kaka beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  F_Foster comes towards him
          ...  He rounds F_Foster
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Aberdeen the lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 17 :(abn) Aberdeen altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 25 :(abn) S_Lovell sidesteps M_Flano
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Zanetti takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 32 :(shk) G_Hurst with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past A_Pereira
          ...  J_Valdivia with the block
Min. 35 :(abn) S_Lovell nutmegs M_Flano
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Lovell !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 36 :(shk) L_Massu beats M_Le_Tissier
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  C_Azpilicueta wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 38 :(shk) G_Driver finds the run of Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Zheng_Zhi tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Flowers gets up well to catch that one
Min. 41 :(shk) A defence splitting pass from Zheng_Zhi to D_O_Dea
          ...  N_Wade reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shk) L_Massu beats W_A_Glen
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Azpilicueta with the block
Min. 46 :(shk) Sidnei looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Massu
          ...  W_A_Glen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver swings it in!
          ...  T_Flowers easily claims the ball!
Min. 47 :(abn) Kaka finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_O_Dea
          ...  Kaka hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  F_Foster makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-1 Aberdeen

Min. 50 :(shk) G_Hurst runs at the defence
          ...  G_Hurst looks to see where T_Flowers is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Flowers makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 55 :(abn) S_Lovell beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  L_Massu with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 57 :(shk) L_Massu barges H_Rutland off the ball
          ...  H_Rutland reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 57 :(shk) L_Massu plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Kaka is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 60 :(abn) I_Golac is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Wade is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(abn) T_Hurlock replaces an unhappy J_Tessem and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(abn) D_Murphy will replace S_Lovell and play FW
Min. 65 :(shk) T_Paralta is being brought on
          ...  D_O_Dea is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 66 :(abn) W_A_Glen with the diagonal pass C_Azpilicueta
          ...  M_Flano gathers up the loose ball
Min. 69 :(abn) Kaka with the first time flick to T_Hurlock
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Paralta
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 70 :(shk) Sidnei knocks it past M_Le_Tissier and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Sidnei goes for the top corner !
          ...  It floats over T_Flowers
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 73 :(shk) L_Massu is unmarked!
          ...  L_Massu uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Flowers has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 74 :(abn) Aberdeen will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Valdivia sidesteps Sidnei
          ...  But T_Paralta slides in
Min. 78 :(shk) C_Keyworth is coming on for Lee_Ho and playing MF
Min. 78 :(abn) Kaka with an intelligent ball to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  M_Le_Tissier looks to see where F_Foster is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 80 :(shk) L_Massu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from I_Golac
          ...  L_Massu gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 80 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Valdivia
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Paralta hits it out for a throw
Min. 81 :(shk) T_Paralta 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!
          ...  L_Massu receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Le_Tissier wins the ball well
          ...  C_Tango has given a free kick
Min. 82 :(shk) K_Dalglish is being brought on
          ...  Sidnei is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 83 :(shk) K_Dalglish finds the space intelligently
          ...  A powerful header from K_Dalglish !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 84 :(abn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Zanetti
          ...  G_Hurst with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Tango calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 84 :(abn) T_Hurlock jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Golac
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Hangeland
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka crosses it in!
          ...  F_Foster fists it away!
Min. 86 :(abn) D_Murphy sidesteps J_Zanetti
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Murphy !
          ...  F_Foster dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Hurlock swings it in!
          ...  A_Pereira gets on the end of it
          ...  F_Foster tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Le_Tissier hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Pereira with the header
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland crosses it in!
          ...  J_Zanetti gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) G_Hurst beats M_Le_Tissier
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Tango
          ...  G_Hurst has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Flowers is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_Flowers looks very relieved!
Min. 90 :(shk) G_Driver with a measured ball to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 91 :(abn) Kaka with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Zanetti
          ...  He knocks it to D_Murphy!
          ...  T_Paralta takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 49,107
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : L_Massu
Scorers              : L_Massu (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Massu (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Kaka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Kaka (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Schalke 04  |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :           4        |       9
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 1 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  31   2   4   4  16 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  25   7   8  22 |  85   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_O_Dea        DF   2  24  11   8  41 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flano        DF   1  24   5   1  33 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  23  10   9  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  10   8  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  26   8  42 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  25   5  32 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Driver       MF   1  10  24   5  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  25  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  24  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  24
H_Ahlert       GK  16   1   1   1  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Paralta      DF   2  23   3   2  22 |  28   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
K_Dalglish     DF   3   6  23  12  18 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Keyworth     MF   2  11  23   7  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pato           FW   2   5   6  23  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  34   2   2   1  27 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  26  10   9  27 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  26   9   8  13 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  25   8   5  25 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  23  11   7  14 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  27   8  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  24  16  27 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  24  11  14 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Kaka           MF   2   6  23  16  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  21
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  25  32 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  24  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hurlock      MF   1   8  22  17  37 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  24  37 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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