Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Paris Saint Germain (Mon Jul 25)


                           Schalke 04  |  Paris Saint Germain
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  3-4-3 P
                         Ian McNamara  |  Darren Lamb
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK N_Douchez
                          T_Kaizer DF  |  DF T_Silva
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                           T_Hoban DF  |  DF Maxwell
                           Ricadio DF  |  MF L_Talamonti
                          G_Driver MF  |  MF Lucas
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF Y_Cabaye
                           S_Nasri MF  |  MF M_Verratti
                           D_Pudil AM  |  FW Bojan_Krkic
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW G_Beaumont
                         S_Corchia FW  |  FW J_Pastore
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                     Fabio_DaSilva SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                        K_Dalglish SUB |  SUB S_Lambese
                        G_Strachan SUB |  SUB T_Motta
                         C_Canista SUB |  SUB K_Coman

Referee: S_Bennett (England)


Min. 1  :(shk) Ricadio takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Pudil
          ...  D_Pudil with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But N_Douchez makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 2  :(shk) S_Nasri runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  T_Cruise latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  T_Cruise with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Schalke 04 can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 2  :(psg) Y_Cabaye with an incisive pass to Lucas
          ...  Lucas has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But F_Foster makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 3  :(shk) T_Cruise beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds S_Corchia
          ...  But Maxwell sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 4  :(psg) J_Pastore plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Beaumont keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_Beaumont has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 6  :(shk) R_Lewandowski holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Cruise
          ...  T_Silva slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 6  :(psg) L_Talamonti gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Lucas is unmarked
          ...  Driven towards goal by Lucas !
          ...  F_Foster blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 8  :(shk) T_Cruise with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Silva
          ...  He knocks it to S_Corchia!
          ...  T_Silva moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 8  :(psg) G_Beaumont cuts the ball back to Bojan_Krkic
          ...  Bojan_Krkic with his head down lets it go !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 12 :(shk) G_Driver is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  R_Lewandowski latches onto the ball
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But N_Douchez is equal to it
Min. 13 :(shk) T_Kaizer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Ricadio gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Bojan_Krkic belts it clear
Min. 14 :(psg) Lucas moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Beaumont
          ...  G_Beaumont has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot slips through F_Foster's hands
          ...  But F_Foster recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 19 :(psg) G_V_D_Wiel has it on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Cruise takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 22 :(shk) R_Lewandowski flicks it over Maxwell and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Lewandowski drives the shot in!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 24 :(psg) Lucas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Pastore gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Pastore with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But F_Foster palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 27 :(shk) S_Nasri miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Corchia though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A cracking drive from S_Corchia !
          ...  N_Douchez with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 28 :(shk) T_Kaizer runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Corchia
          ...  S_Corchia hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 30 :(shk) S_Corchia controls the ball with ease
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Corchia !
          ...  But N_Douchez parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 31 :(shk) T_Cruise volleys it forward. He finds S_Corchia
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Corchia !
          ...  N_Douchez catches the ball
Min. 31 :(psg) Bojan_Krkic finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Bojan_Krkic with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And F_Foster reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Talamonti plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Matip wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 36 :(shk) R_Lewandowski runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  T_Silva gets to the ball first
Min. 37 :(shk) R_Lewandowski punches G_Beaumont off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by S_Bennett
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  S_Bennett had no choice there!!
          ...  Darren Lamb appluads the decision
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Lucas hoists it forward
          ...  J_Pastore gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Pastore belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  F_Foster makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 41 :(psg) G_Beaumont with a first time pass
          ...  L_Talamonti runs onto it!
          ...  T_Hoban with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 42 :(psg) Y_Cabaye pushes it past T_Hoban
          ...  S_Corchia with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(psg) Y_Cabaye slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Y_Cabaye hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 44 :(shk) T_Cruise has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by T_Cruise !
          ...  N_Douchez with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 46 :(shk) G_Driver takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Silva
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 49 :(psg) G_Beaumont crosses into the box, finding Bojan_Krkic
          ...  Bojan_Krkic tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 1-0 Paris Saint Germain

Min. 46 :(shk) T_Cruise knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Cruise !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Paris Saint Germain fans taunt him!
Min. 48 :(psg) F_Foster miskicks!
          ...  Y_Cabaye is takes control of the ball!
          ...  J_Matip seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 52 :(shk) D_Pudil beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Bennett
          ...  D_Pudil with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 54 :(psg) J_Pastore jumps over Ricadio's challenge
          ...  J_Pastore with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  F_Foster falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 55 :(psg) G_V_D_Wiel finds M_Verratti in the box
          ...  M_Verratti launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Saved by F_Foster
Min. 58 :(psg) Y_Cabaye lays the ball back to J_Pastore
          ...  J_Pastore attempts to nutmeg F_Foster!
          ...  But F_Foster tips it over
          ...  S_Bennett has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 61 :(psg) M_Verratti turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Y_Cabaye
          ...  Y_Cabaye hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  F_Foster is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Cabaye chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Beaumont tries to place the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  F_Foster tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Verratti!
          ...  F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 65 :(psg) Y_Kaboul is being brought on
          ...  Maxwell is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(psg) S_Lambese is being brought on
          ...  Y_Cabaye is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(psg) K_Coman comes on for G_Beaumont and takes up a FW role
Min. 65 :(psg) Lucas takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  From long range Lucas bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  F_Foster saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 66 :(shk) D_Pudil gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Corchia
          ...  But S_Lambese wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ricadio crosses it in!
          ...  N_Douchez comes out and claims it!
Min. 66 :(psg) K_Coman flicks it over T_Kaizer and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_Coman fires a shot at goal !
          ...  F_Foster makes a good save
Min. 70 :(shk) K_Dalglish is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Pudil is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 70 :(psg) M_Verratti brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Bojan_Krkic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Bojan_Krkic flings a shot at goal !
          ...  F_Foster just watches float over the bar!
Min. 76 :(shk) S_Nasri gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds S_Corchia
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 77 :(shk) K_Dalglish bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Driver
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 78 :(psg) G_V_D_Wiel with an in swinging cross to Lucas
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Matip picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 79 :(psg) T_Silva runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  S_Corchia robs him of the ball
Min. 80 :(psg) Lucas holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Bojan_Krkic in space!
          ...  A well-placed shot from Bojan_Krkic !
          ...  Looks like it should be F_Foster's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  F_Foster looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 82 :(psg) K_Coman has it on the edge of the box
          ...  K_Coman hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 85 :(shk) T_Cruise with a pinpoint pass to S_Corchia
          ...  S_Corchia drives it low !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 87 :(psg) M_Verratti whips the ball across to K_Coman
          ...  A delicate chip from K_Coman !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) G_Driver with an incisive pass to T_Hoban
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Hoban !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 89 :(psg) M_Verratti has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Matip
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Lucas!
          ...  A skilful effort from Lucas !
          ...  F_Foster gathers it easily
Min. 90 :(shk) G_Driver jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Corchia
          ...  Y_Kaboul robs him of the ball
Min. 90 :(psg) L_Talamonti jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Lucas
          ...  But T_Hoban slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 91 :(shk) S_Nasri curls the ball out wide to T_Cruise
          ...  T_Cruise strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Paris Saint Germain fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 91 :(psg) Bojan_Krkic pushes it past S_Corchia
          ...  Ricadio with a clumsy challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 53,251
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cruise (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Cruise (2)
Sent Off             : R_Lewandowski (37)
Booked               : S_Corchia (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : Lucas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    | Paris Saint Germain
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       22
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :           7        |       13
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       18
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 0 Paris Saint Germain
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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  36   2   4   4  16 |  97  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  27   6   4  37 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Matip        DF   3  24   8   7  10 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
T_Hoban        DF   2  23   6   8  23 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Ricadio        DF   3  23   7   6  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_Driver       MF   1  11  26   5  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  26   8  39 |  97   0   1   4   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  40  27
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  25   8  26 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
D_Pudil        AM   4   5  25   9  17 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  26  20 |  37   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -4
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  25  45 |  97   0   1   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  18  -2  15
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabio_DaSilva  DF   1  23   9   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dalglish     AM   3   6  24  12  18 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
G_Strachan     FW   2   5   7  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Douchez      GK  32   2   2   7  30 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  26  10   9  42 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  24  11   5  20 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
Maxwell        DF   2  24   4   3  27 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Talamonti    MF   1   9  26  15  19 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  25  14  19 |  97   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  20
Y_Cabaye       MF   2  11  25  11  14 |  69   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
M_Verratti     MF   2   2  24   2  26 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -15
Bojan_Krkic    FW   3   8  23  15  15 |  97   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0   9
G_Beaumont     FW   1   9  23   7  26 |  69   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  11
J_Pastore      FW   2   6  23   3  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
R_Descamps     GK  21   6   6   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  27   6   2  31 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Lambese      MF   2  23   3   2  22 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
T_Motta        MF   1   9  25   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Coman        FW   2   9  23   9  28 |  28   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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