Division Two League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Borussia Dortmund (Sun May 24)


                           Schalke 04  |  Borussia Dortmund
                          3-1-3-1-2 A  |  5-3-1-1 N
                           Andy Banks  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                        Ini_Kamoze GK  |  GK S_Maier
                         K_Femenia DF  |  DF R_Song
                              Hugo DF  |  DF Danilo
                        J_Richards DF  |  DF Lazo
                          Thiago_C DM  |  DF M_Reiziger
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  DF L_Rongifo
                      Rou_Reynolds MF  |  MF D_Alli
                        P_McNamara MF  |  MF A_Del_Piero
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  MF Dembele
                      Tito_Santana FW  |  AM Shaqiri
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW S_Radacanu
                                       |
                          J_Hunter SUB |  SUB P_Check
                            M_Madl SUB |  SUB M_Motta
                            Inacio SUB |  SUB Martins_Indi
                             I_Spy SUB |  SUB J_Height
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB Gil

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 3  :(shk) Tito_Santana takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Cleaned up by Danilo
Min. 3  :(bor) Dembele boots it towards S_Radacanu
          ...  Hugo with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 5  :(shk) K_Femenia leaves R_Song standing
          ...  K_Femenia carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  S_Maier makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 5  :(bor) Shaqiri barges Hugo off the ball
          ...  Shaqiri uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from Ini_Kamoze
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 6  :(bor) D_Alli knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Richards
          ...  D_Alli throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Ini_Kamoze dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shaqiri crosses it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Del_Piero
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Alli curls it into the box!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes the catch!
Min. 11 :(shk) Tito_Santana takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  Tito_Santana has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  S_Maier makes a fine save
Min. 11 :(bor) Shaqiri turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Shaqiri has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze dives to his left
          ...  I think Ini_Kamoze just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 12 :(bor) A_Del_Piero is too quick for the defence
          ...  Ini_Kamoze with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Shaqiri bends it round the wall
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off Ini_Kamoze's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 13 :(shk) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Schalke 04 will now be playing C
Min. 13 :(bor) Dembele with the dribble
          ...  Hugo is easily beaten
          ...  Dembele with the header !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Ini_Kamoze anyway
Min. 14 :(shk) Thiago_C with an inch perfect pass to R_Bentley
          ...  Danilo steals the ball of off him
Min. 15 :(shk) G_Karagounis holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Tito_Santana
          ...  Tito_Santana with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through S_Maier's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 15 :(bor) A_Del_Piero with a neat pass into Shaqiri
          ...  Tito_Santana with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Atkinson
Min. 15 :(bor) Shaqiri runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of S_Radacanu
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  S_Radacanu with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Ini_Kamoze guesses right
Min. 16 :(bor) Shaqiri plays the early ball across the box to find Dembele in space
          ...  P_McNamara with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 18 :(bor) D_Alli has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Bentley
          ...  He knocks it to Dembele!
          ...  Dembele smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shaqiri drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Reiziger with the header
          ...  Ini_Kamoze is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze looks very relieved!
Min. 19 :(bor) A_Del_Piero with a 50-yard pass to D_Alli
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Alli !
          ...  The shot slips through Ini_Kamoze's hands
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 21 :(bor) Shaqiri unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Radacanu
          ...  K_Femenia gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 23 :(bor) S_Radacanu runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Thiago_C with the tackle
Min. 25 :(shk) Tito_Santana gets to the by line and finds J_Gandolfini with a beautiful cross
          ...  J_Gandolfini drives the ball low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 26 :(shk) Hugo lays the ball back to Tito_Santana
          ...  S_Radacanu with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 28 :(bor) D_Alli miskicks!
          ...  He finds Danilo though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Danilo is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But M_Atkinson waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat Ini_Kamoze
          ...  He rounds Ini_Kamoze
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 32 :(shk) Rou_Reynolds drives it across the face of the goal J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini attempts a low drive!
          ...  S_Maier with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 32 :(bor) Shaqiri looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Alli
          ...  D_Alli attempts a low drive!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 33 :(shk) J_Gandolfini brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Bentley rifles it at the goal !
          ...  S_Maier turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_C curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Song reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 34 :(bor) Danilo finds S_Radacanu with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Richards with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  M_Atkinson wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 36 :(bor) A_Del_Piero runs at R_Bentley
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Del_Piero uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  The shot slips through Ini_Kamoze's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 38 :(bor) D_Alli crosses into the box, finding S_Radacanu
          ...  From long range S_Radacanu bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze with the difficult save
Min. 39 :(shk) P_McNamara looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the crafty shot!
          ...  S_Maier gathers it easily
Min. 42 :(shk) J_Gandolfini with an in swinging cross to R_Bentley
          ...  L_Rongifo takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 42 :(bor) D_Alli holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Radacanu
          ...  S_Radacanu uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(shk) P_McNamara with a measured pass to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  S_Maier claws it off the line
          ...  M_Atkinson consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Schalke 04 in front!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 44 :(bor) Danilo spits at Hugo
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 46 :(bor) A_Del_Piero puts in R_Song
          ...  R_Song with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 53 :(shk) R_Bentley has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Lazo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Bentley flings a shot at goal !
          ...  S_Maier makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 54 :(shk) G_Karagounis has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Tito_Santana collects the loose ball!
          ...  Intercepted by R_Song
Min. 57 :(shk) G_Karagounis moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tito_Santana
          ...  But M_Reiziger will cut out the threat
Min. 57 :(bor) Lazo passes the ball to Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri with the overhead !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 63 :(shk) G_Karagounis with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  G_Karagounis hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Maier moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 66 :(shk) Rou_Reynolds is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Gandolfini latches onto the end of it
          ...  But Danilo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Rou_Reynolds
          ...  S_Maier catches it!
Min. 66 :(bor) Shaqiri takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Hugo
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  G_Karagounis dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 68 :(bor) Shaqiri beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Shaqiri with the strike !
          ...  The shot slips through Ini_Kamoze's hands
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 70 :(bor) M_Motta is going to be brought on
          ...  Lazo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(bor) A_Del_Piero with a short pass to find Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Ini_Kamoze got a touch
Min. 71 :(shk) G_Karagounis barges the defender off the ball
          ...  G_Karagounis hits a curling shot!
          ...  But S_Maier dives to his left
          ...  I think S_Maier just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 73 :(shk) R_Bentley knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Song with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 74 :(bor) Borussia Dortmund restructured their strategy to A
Min. 75 :(bor) J_Height is going to be brought on
          ...  Dembele is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(bor) Gil is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Radacanu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(shk) M_Madl is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Femenia is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(shk) O_Ighalo comes on for R_Bentley and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 81 :(shk) I_Spy takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Karagounis
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(bor) M_Motta with the nod to Shaqiri
          ...  P_McNamara is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 84 :(shk) Rou_Reynolds with a glorious 60-yard pass to Tito_Santana
          ...  L_Rongifo gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(bor) J_Height hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Song latches onto it!
          ...  R_Song hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 85 :(shk) Thiago_C loses his marker
          ...  The cross hits Thiago_C on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  S_Maier with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini crosses it in!
          ...  M_Motta gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bor) A_Del_Piero takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri with the overhead !
          ...  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
Min. 90 :(bor) J_Height volleys it forward. He finds Gil
          ...  Gil hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 100,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini
Scorers              : J_Gandolfini (25), R_Bentley (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McNamara (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : Shaqiri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Shaqiri (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Danilo (44), R_Song (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       22
Off target           :           2        |       10
On target            :          10        |       12
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       18
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 2 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
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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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Ini_Kamoze     GK  34   4   3   1  30 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  29   9   7  32 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Hugo           DF   2  28  13   9  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  28   6   7  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       DM   1  10  27   9  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  28   9  33 |  83   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
Rou_Reynolds   MF   2   7  26   9  11 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   7  26   7  33 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  33  -2
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  28  21  12 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  40  75
Tito_Santana   FW   3   8   8  28  20 |  93   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  25  10
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  28  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
J_Hunter       GK  29   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  27   9   6  22 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Inacio         DM   2  14  25  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   8  25   5  12 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   8  26  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  32   1   1   3  11 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  27   8   7  33 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Danilo         DF   2  27   7   8  32 |  93   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38 -12 -22
Lazo           DF   3  26   8   6  31 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  26   7   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
L_Rongifo      DF   2  25  10   6  32 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Alli         MF   1   8  25  13  21 |  93   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  20
A_Del_Piero    MF   2   6  25  12  11 |  93   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Dembele        MF   3   6  25   7  12 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
Shaqiri        AM   2   9  26  19  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  30  85
S_Radacanu     FW   3   6   5  25  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
P_Check        GK  31   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  28   8   6  32 |  21   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Martins_Indi   DF   1  25   7   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Height       MF   3  15  26   8  22 |  16   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Gil            FW   3   6   9  25  12 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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