Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Hearts (Sun Dec 17)


                           Schalke 04  |  Hearts
                          4-1-3-1-1 A  |  4-4-2 N
                         Ian McNamara  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK S_Bartram
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF S_Van_Doorn
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                        M_Reiziger DF  |  DF R_Meadow
                          J_Height DM  |  MF E_Manson
                           D_Solga MF  |  MF E_Cantona
                            Rocket MF  |  MF Kelvin
                     O_Lindenbergh MF  |  MF L_Cubas
                           Adriano AM  |  FW Amauri
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW Puskas
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB P_Gulacsi
                       Daley_Blind SUB |  SUB Y_Vern
                         G_Zelalem SUB |  SUB I_Black
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB Sergio
                         G_Neutral SUB |  SUB D_Bunting

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(hts) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Hearts will now play A
Min. 5  :(hts) L_Cubas flicks the ball through
          ...  Amauri runs onto it!
          ...  Amauri with the shot on net !
          ...  T_Courtois parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 6  :(hts) R_Meadow with the towering header to Puskas
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Reiziger
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 7  :(hts) E_Cantona finds Amauri with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Rocket is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(hts) Kelvin holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Puskas
          ...  Puskas with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  T_Courtois guesses right
Min. 8  :(hts) Puskas breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Courtois!
          ...  C_Bellamy brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  B_Kuipers sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 8  :(hts) Kelvin brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Kelvin tries the shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 10 :(hts) Amauri beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Amauri hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But T_Courtois palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 11 :(hts) E_Manson with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A delicate header from E_Manson !
          ...  But T_Courtois tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 15 :(shk) D_Solga looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Adriano
          ...  S_Van_Doorn fouls badly
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  B_Kuipers refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 16 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop knocks it past A_Van_Buuren and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Papakoli_Diop attempts to drive it home!
          ...  S_Bartram takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 17 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren finds the run of E_Manson
          ...  E_Manson with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Courtois makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 18 :(hts) P_Sweeper knocks it past L_Jones and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But J_Height sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 23 :(shk) D_Solga beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Solga lobs S_Bartram!
          ...  But S_Bartram dives to his left
          ...  I think S_Bartram just got a hand on that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 24 :(shk) D_Solga kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Adriano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Adriano with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_Bartram makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(hts) L_Cubas looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Amauri
          ...  But L_Jones sweeps up the threat
Min. 28 :(hts) E_Cantona uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  E_Herbert brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 29 :(shk) D_Solga holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Papakoli_Diop
          ...  Papakoli_Diop sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  S_Bartram falls over
          ...  But S_Bartram is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 30 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh plays it forward to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert drives the ball low !
          ...  S_Bartram guesses right
Min. 33 :(shk) J_Height with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Van_Buuren goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 34 :(shk) D_Solga squares it to E_Herbert
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Van_Buuren and it had to be
Min. 38 :(hts) E_Manson with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_Cubas
          ...  L_Cubas hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 41 :(shk) Rocket with a penetrating pass to M_Reiziger
          ...  But Puskas clears the danger
Min. 41 :(hts) Puskas is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Cantona
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Rocket
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Cantona curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Papakoli_Diop
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(shk) E_Herbert runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  E_Herbert flings a shot at goal !
          ...  S_Bartram can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_Bartram makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 45 :(shk) G_Zelalem is coming on and Adriano is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 46 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Amauri
          ...  J_Height anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 48 :(hts) E_Manson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Puskas
          ...  A cracking drive from Puskas !
          ...  It floats over T_Courtois
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 49 :(shk) D_Solga is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Height
          ...  J_Height with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_Bartram with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 49 :(hts) L_Cubas with an intelligent ball to Amauri
          ...  A cracking drive from Amauri !
          ...  T_Courtois with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !

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

Min. 46 :(hts) Puskas with a neat pass into R_Meadow
          ...  R_Meadow heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 47 :(shk) L_Jones finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  E_Cantona with the tackle
Min. 48 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Puskas is clean through!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Jones
Min. 49 :(hts) Amauri knocks it past D_Solga and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But M_Reiziger clears the danger
Min. 50 :(hts) The ball is passed in from E_Cantona, he finds Amauri
          ...  Amauri with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Courtois has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Lets see if Hearts can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Hearts ...
Min. 51 :(hts) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Hearts will now play D
Min. 56 :(hts) R_Meadow controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  E_Cantona gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Cantona attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Saved by T_Courtois
Min. 58 :(hts) P_Sweeper sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Solga fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(hts) There's going to be a change
          ...  Y_Vern will come on for R_Meadow and play DF
Min. 60 :(shk) G_Zelalem takes advantage of a mistake by S_Van_Doorn
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by E_Manson
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 63 :(hts) Sergio is being brought on
          ...  E_Cantona is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(hts) L_Cubas with a flicked pass to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren has a dig at goal!
          ...  T_Courtois makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 69 :(hts) D_Bunting replaces an unhappy Puskas and will play as a FW
Min. 69 :(hts) Kelvin controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Solga
          ...  He puts in P_Sweeper!
          ...  D_Solga reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sergio drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Courtois comes out and claims it!
Min. 70 :(shk) Daley_Blind comes on for L_Jones and takes up a DF role
Min. 70 :(shk) G_Zelalem with an in swinging cross to D_Solga
          ...  S_Van_Doorn knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But B_Kuipers just turns away!
Min. 75 :(shk) Rocket leaves his marker standing
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Y_Vern
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Lindenbergh lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by Y_Vern
Min. 78 :(shk) G_Zelalem controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  O_Lindenbergh gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Kelvin
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rocket drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Bartram makes the catch!
Min. 79 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh knocks it forward
          ...  Kelvin slips
          ...  M_Reiziger gets to it!
          ...  M_Reiziger with a stunning strike !
          ...  S_Bartram won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 80 :(shk) Rocket knocks it forward
          ...  Y_Vern slips
          ...  Papakoli_Diop gets to it!
          ...  S_Van_Doorn fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over
          ...  B_Kuipers tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop passes to J_Height
          ...  J_Height flings a shot at goal !
          ...  S_Bartram makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 84 :(hts) Y_Vern takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 77,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : D_Solga
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Bellamy (8)
Booked               : Rocket (7), D_Solga (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : A_Van_Buuren (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Amauri (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Van_Doorn (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Schalke 04   |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       18
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 1 Hearts
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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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T_Courtois     GK  28   1   2   3  22 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  26  16   8  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
E_Herbert      DF   1  26   7  11  41 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
L_Jones        DF   3  25   7   8  22 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  23   6   6  21 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
J_Height       DM   3  14  23   7  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
D_Solga        MF   2   9  24  10  19 |  97   0   1   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  48   3
Rocket         MF   2  10  24  10  33 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
O_Lindenbergh  MF   1   8  24   9  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Adriano        AM   1   8  24  12  43 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Banks        GK  28   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  23   9   7  12 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zelalem      AM   2   6  23  10  21 |  52   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Neutral      FW   1   7   7  23  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Hearts
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_Bartram      GK  35   4   4   5  30 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  31  13   5  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  30  12   8  25 |  97   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  30   5
P_Sweeper      DF   2  30   6  11  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Meadow       DF   2  25  13   8  31 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
E_Manson       MF   1  10  27   9  24 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  40  26
E_Cantona      MF   2   7  26  15  41 |  67   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   5
Kelvin         MF   2   7  26  12  36 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
L_Cubas        MF   3   8  24   8  11 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
Puskas         FW   2   7   6  25  21 |  73   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Vern         DF   1  23  11   7  34 |  33   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
I_Black        DF   1  23   8   7  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sergio         MF   2  10  23  11  21 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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