Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Werder Bremen (Thu Apr 22)


                           Schalke 04  |  Werder Bremen
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-3-2-1 P
                           Andy Banks  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                              Hugo DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF F_Beijmo
                     Klaus_Fichtel DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                            G_Hall DF  |  MF F_Kainz
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF K_Moehwald
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF P_Erras
                     Omar_Mascarel MF  |  AM J_Ledley
                        M_Esposito FW  |  AM L_Bittencourt
                            A_Gray FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                                       |
                          L_Mckeon SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                            M_Madl SUB |  SUB E_Henderson
                        P_McNamara SUB |  SUB Calmac
                             I_Spy SUB |  SUB E_Stranger
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB G_Weah

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(wbn) P_Erras runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  K_Moehwald latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  K_Moehwald has a go!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 3  :(wbn) E_Bergkamp with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Suat_Serdar
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Erras swings it in!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel clears the corner
Min. 4  :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel with an intelligent ball to M_Esposito
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Erras
Min. 9  :(wbn) F_Beijmo hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Ekstrand latches onto it!
          ...  J_Ekstrand hits the ball first time!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Paulo_Argenti dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Paulo_Argenti beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ledley swings it in!
          ...  Hugo wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 10 :(shk) M_Esposito jumps over F_Beijmo's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Ekstrand gets to the ball first
Min. 11 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp beats B_Williams
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  B_Williams goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 12 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Gray
          ...  L_Augustinson reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 14 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt takes advantage of a mistake by Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But B_Williams clears the danger
Min. 15 :(shk) Suat_Serdar with a pinpoint pass to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito with a thundering drive!
          ...  J_Pavlenka fists it away
Min. 15 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand beats D_Epureanu
          ...  B_Williams muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 21 :(shk) A_Gray takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Ekstrand
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Gray bears down on goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 21 :(shk) M_Esposito takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  K_Moehwald rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andy Banks looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Omar_Mascarel swings it in
          ...  M_Esposito takes control of it!
          ...  J_Zanetti reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 26 :(wbn) J_Ledley plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Bittencourt decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Suat_Serdar
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Zanetti makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 27 :(shk) Hugo reads the run of A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray with the drive!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 29 :(wbn) P_Erras is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to F_Kainz
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  F_Kainz swings it in
          ...  L_Bittencourt takes control of it!
          ...  G_Hall with the tackle
Min. 31 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt runs into space
          ...  Hugo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 36 :(wbn) F_Beijmo with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  F_Beijmo with the shot !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 41 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand sidesteps D_Epureanu
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Epureanu reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 42 :(shk) G_Hall with the header on
          ...  He finds A_Gray in space
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Gray !
          ...  J_Pavlenka watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray tries to chip the ball over J_Pavlenka!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 46 :(wbn) F_Beijmo finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  F_Beijmo with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 50 :(shk) Suat_Serdar plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Hugo keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Hugo hits a curling shot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 55 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel with the header on
          ...  He finds M_Esposito in space
          ...  But F_Beijmo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 59 :(shk) A_Gray takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  K_Moehwald reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 59 :(shk) B_Williams beats F_Beijmo
          ...  J_Zanetti with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  He's off!
Min. 59 :(wbn) E_Henderson will replace F_Kainz and play DF
Min. 60 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to B_Williams
          ...  B_Williams with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suat_Serdar plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Gray gets a shot in
          ...  But J_Pavlenka reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on J_Pavlenka anyway
Min. 61 :(shk) T_Kroos is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 66 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Williams
          ...  L_Augustinson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 66 :(shk) A_Gray breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  L_Bittencourt brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 67 :(shk) A_Gray finds himself in a good position
          ...  J_Ekstrand with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Stadio shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Suat_Serdar passes to G_Hall
          ...  G_Hall fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka watches it sail wide!
Min. 68 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the shot !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti palms it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 69 :(shk) I_Spy is being prepared to come on
          ...  Omar_Mascarel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) M_Madl is coming on for B_Williams and will play DF
Min. 71 :(shk) O_Ighalo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Gray as FW
Min. 71 :(shk) G_Hall bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito attempts a lob!
          ...  J_Pavlenka catches the ball
Min. 72 :(wbn) J_Ledley nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Epureanu fouls badly
          ...  M_Stadio will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 72 :(wbn) P_Erras looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Bergkamp
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Kroos
Min. 77 :(shk) M_Esposito holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Epureanu
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Epureanu !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 79 :(shk) O_Ighalo slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  But J_Ekstrand wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Stadio has none of it.
Min. 80 :(shk) T_Kroos nutmegs the defender
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  E_Bergkamp picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 82 :(shk) I_Spy has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past E_Henderson
          ...  He knocks it to T_Kroos!
          ...  T_Kroos leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(shk) Suat_Serdar with a simple pass to O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Pavlenka got a touch

*************  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          : Hugo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Epureanu (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : F_Beijmo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Zanetti (59), L_Bittencourt (66)
Booked               : K_Moehwald (21), J_Ekstrand (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       4
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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  35   4   5   1  29 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  30  13   9  42 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Williams     DF   3  29  10   7  43 |  71   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  29   8   8  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  26  21   5  41 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
G_Hall         DF   2  22  27   7  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  22  28   1  15 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  27  22  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Omar_Mascarel  MF   1  20  27   1  28 |  70   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  29  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
A_Gray         FW   3   7   9  28  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Mckeon       GK  28   1   7   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  29   9   7  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  27   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   8  26   5  12 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   9   8  26  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  34   3   1   2  21 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  32  12  10  41 |  60   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  31  12   7  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
F_Beijmo       DF   3  30  13   8  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10  10
L_Augustinson  DF   2  30   7   6  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  30  15  33 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  20  29  12  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
P_Erras        MF   2  17  28   1  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Ledley       AM   1   7  29  17  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  26  19  28 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  30  34 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  27   9   7  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Calmac         MF   2   7  27  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  27  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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