Elite League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Marseille (Sun Nov 20)


                           Schalke 04  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 E
                           Andy Banks  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK P_Assure
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                     Klaus_Fichtel DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                      Maya_Yoshida DF  |  DF A_Valencia
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF Bovan
                        F_Rijkaard MF  |  MF A_Oko_Flex
                           Romario MF  |  MF Roy_Kent
                         A_Hazzard MF  |  AM D_Upamecano
                     E_Collamarini FW  |  FW Thanatos
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB Jin_Sin_Ping
                       S_Stallbaum SUB |  SUB Omar_Little
                          J_Kounde SUB |  SUB R_Porteous
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB R_Parlour
                            V_Bayo SUB |  SUB Rolando_Silva

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 3  :(shk) Tatanka takes advantage of a mistake by A_Valencia
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Mark_Robinson clears with a diving header
Min. 3  :(msl) Roy_Kent with a measured ball to S_Bergwijn
          ...  From long range S_Bergwijn bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It floats over Paulo_Argenti
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Lets see if Marseille can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 6  :(msl) Thanatos flicks it past Romario
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Thanatos uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 11 :(shk) E_Collamarini finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 12 :(msl) S_Bergwijn barges Klaus_Fichtel off the ball
          ...  E_Collamarini with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Andy Banks looks relieved
Min. 16 :(msl) Thanatos plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But Maya_Yoshida wins the tackle
Min. 17 :(shk) Romario with a pinpoint pass to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 18 :(msl) S_Bergwijn with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Maya_Yoshida
          ...  He knocks it to Mark_Robinson!
          ...  Mark_Robinson with a powerful header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-3 Marseille ...
Min. 20 :(msl) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  S_Bergwijn is through!
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 22 :(msl) D_Upamecano sidesteps D_Epureanu
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Epureanu moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 24 :(msl) Bovan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Thanatos gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Williams gets to the ball first
Min. 25 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  A_Oko_Flex has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 30 :(shk) Schalke 04 altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 30 :(msl) Marseille altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 30 :(shk) Suat_Serdar plays the early ball across the box to find E_Collamarini in space
          ...  E_Collamarini has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  P_Assure is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  P_Assure saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 30 :(msl) D_Upamecano 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!
          ...  Thanatos receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Thanatos keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 32 :(msl) Thanatos turns on a sixpence
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel wins the ball
Min. 36 :(shk) B_Williams controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Tatanka gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Tatanka with the drive!
          ...  P_Assure gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario plays it into the danger area!
          ...  F_Rijkaard swings a leg at it!
          ...  P_Assure gathers it comfortably
Min. 38 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 42 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Bergwijn
          ...  Suat_Serdar with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  A_Oko_Flex floats it forward
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto the end of it
          ...  B_Williams with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-3 Marseille

Min. 46 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with a neat pass into S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Roy_Kent
          ...  Paulo_Argenti easily catches it!
Min. 48 :(shk) E_Collamarini sidesteps A_Valencia
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  E_Collamarini chases it through, he must score !
          ...  What agility from P_Assure
Min. 48 :(shk) F_Rijkaard is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 49 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Mark_Robinson
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Suat_Serdar
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Upamecano chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti easily catches it!
Min. 50 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Thanatos
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel gets to the ball first
Min. 57 :(shk) E_Collamarini stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki with the fine tackle
Min. 57 :(shk) B_Williams threads the through ball to Tatanka
          ...  Thanatos leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  J_Eriksson ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Daniel Perry looks relieved
Min. 58 :(msl) Roy_Kent plays in D_Upamecano with a beautiful ball
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 59 :(shk) Romario is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Williams
          ...  Thanatos reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 61 :(msl) Roy_Kent finds Thanatos in acres of space
          ...  Thanatos with a thundering shot!
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti with the difficult save
Min. 62 :(shk) E_Collamarini off the woodwork.
          ...  Tatanka picks up the deflection
          ...  Tatanka with a powerful downward header!
          ...  What agility from P_Assure
Min. 66 :(shk) B_Williams looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot slips through P_Assure's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 70 :(msl) R_Parlour replaces Bovan and will play MF
Min. 70 :(msl) D_Upamecano takes advantage of a mistake by D_Epureanu
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Upamecano tries the shot !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 71 :(shk) S_Stallbaum is coming on for D_Epureanu and playing DF
Min. 71 :(shk) Tatanka is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to B_Williams
          ...  Thanatos is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 72 :(shk) J_Kounde is ready to come on to replace B_Williams
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 72 :(msl) R_Parlour finds Thanatos in acres of space
          ...  Suat_Serdar clears with a diving header
Min. 75 :(shk) Casemiro replaces Suat_Serdar to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Omar_Little will come on for A_Valencia and play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) R_Porteous replaces M_A_Nastasic to play as a DF
Min. 77 :(shk) V_Bayo is ready to come on to replace Tatanka
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 79 :(shk) F_Rijkaard gains possession
          ...  F_Rijkaard tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But P_Assure smothers the ball.
Min. 81 :(msl) D_Upamecano controls it with ease
          ...  V_Bayo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 82 :(msl) Rolando_Silva will come on for Thanatos and play FW
Min. 82 :(msl) S_Bergwijn knocks the ball past the lunge of Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  S_Bergwijn aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 83 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Rolando_Silva
          ...  But Klaus_Fichtel with the fine tackle
Min. 84 :(msl) R_Parlour picks out Rolando_Silva with the cross
          ...  J_Kounde brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Eriksson waves play on!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) E_Collamarini jumps over A_Oko_Flex's challenge
          ...  R_Porteous clears with a diving header
Min. 88 :(msl) Roy_Kent is first to the ball
          ...  S_Stallbaum brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 92 :(shk) S_Stallbaum passes the ball to V_Bayo
          ...  V_Bayo has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  P_Assure is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 145,316
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : B_Williams
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : S_Bergwijn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (3), Thanatos (6), Mark_Robinson (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thanatos (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :          12        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 3 Marseille
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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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Paulo_Argenti  GK  38   4   5   1  29 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  32  11   7  43 |  74   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   9  33 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  28  22   5  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  28   1   2  47 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  30   1  15 |  77   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_Rijkaard     MF   2   1  30  23  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Romario        MF   2   8  29  22  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  29   2  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5   9  32  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  79   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
A_Hugo         GK  29   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  30  17  17  47 |  21   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Kounde       DF   2  29   6   2  28 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Casemiro       MF   2  23  29   1  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  26  12 |  15   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

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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P_Assure       GK  37   1   1   3  40 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  35  10   5  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  34   2   2  45 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  33   7   9  20 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Valencia     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Bovan          MF   3  10  32  13  43 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  29  10  23 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  12  29   6  23 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Upamecano    AM   3   8  27  20  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  36  22 |  84   0   1   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  18  -2  33
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  33  10 |  94   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
Jin_Sin_Ping   GK  29   5   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  30   8   3  44 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Porteous     DF   1  26   8   7  32 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
R_Parlour      MF   1   7  28   4  31 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  11   9  29  41 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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