Elite Play Off Final Match, Schalke 04 vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Mar 22)


                           Schalke 04  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-3-2 C
                         Ian McNamara  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK L_Bowazski
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF Douglas
                       Seb_Ferrira DF  |  DF P_Miranda
                           Ricadio DF  |  DF M_Pavlovic
                        C_Makelele MF  |  DF A_Hinkel
                            Inacio MF  |  MF Asier_Munoz
                           A_Addey MF  |  MF C_Gemmell
                           Adriano AM  |  MF B_Yaga
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                          N_Nalise FW  |  FW L_Fabiano
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB Leo
                        A_Arrondel SUB |  SUB M_Hornschuh
                           D_Solga SUB |  SUB D_Bentley
                         G_Zelalem SUB |  SUB C_Makiadi
                         S_Corchia SUB |  SUB M_Kobylanski

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(shk) A_Addey finds N_Nalise in the box
          ...  A_McLeish is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  L_Bowazski misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira drives it into the box!
          ...  L_Bowazski easily claims the ball!
Min. 8  :(shk) Adriano hoofs it up field to find N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise looks to see where L_Bowazski is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  L_Bowazski won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 25 :(wbn) P_Miranda looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp flings a shot at goal !
          ...  L_Mulen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 29 :(shk) N_Nalise beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  A_Hinkel cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 31 :(shk) C_Makelele controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Matip gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Matip !
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Bowazski easily catches it!
Min. 37 :(shk) A_Addey plays a long ball to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the punt towards goal!
          ...  L_Bowazski makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 37 :(shk) C_Makelele holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Inacio
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 39 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  A great volley from E_Bergkamp !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 52 :(shk) A_Addey pulls it back to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski could have let it bounce!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 52 :(wbn) L_Fabiano with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Seb_Ferrira behind
          ...  L_Fabiano with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Asier_Munoz chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by E_Herbert
Min. 53 :(shk) A_Addey takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Addey strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But L_Bowazski punches it away
Min. 53 :(wbn) B_Yaga gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  L_Fabiano is unmarked
          ...  L_Fabiano hits a crisp volley!
          ...  L_Mulen fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 54 :(shk) Inacio with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Douglas
          ...  Inacio throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  L_Bowazski tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ricadio lofts the ball in!
          ...  L_Bowazski jumps well to claim it!
Min. 59 :(shk) N_Nalise holds the ball up
          ...  He sees C_Makelele in space!
          ...  C_Gemmell with a superb challenge
          ...  J_Underhill has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 63 :(shk) A_Addey controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Gemmell
          ...  He puts in R_Lewandowski!
          ...  R_Lewandowski rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  L_Bowazski with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 66 :(wbn) A_Hinkel brings it under control
          ...  He takes on E_Herbert
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Bergkamp!
          ...  But J_Matip wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Asier_Munoz!
          ...  A_Addey clears the danger
Min. 68 :(shk) E_Herbert takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  E_Herbert with the crafty shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 68 :(wbn) C_Gemmell has it now
          ...  He takes on Seb_Ferrira
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Bergkamp!
          ...  J_Matip with a bad challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(shk) A_Arrondel comes on for J_Matip and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(shk) D_Solga comes on for Inacio and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(shk) G_Zelalem will replace Adriano and play MF
Min. 70 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp sprints past E_Herbert
          ...  A_Arrondel stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 74 :(wbn) D_Bentley is going to be brought on
          ...  Asier_Munoz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 74 :(shk) D_Solga with a slick pass to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert fires a shot at goal !
          ...  L_Bowazski saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 75 :(wbn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Hornschuh will come on for A_McLeish and play DF
Min. 78 :(wbn) C_Gemmell brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Bergkamp makes himself available
          ...  A_Arrondel beats him to the ball
Min. 82 :(wbn) L_Fabiano slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  E_Herbert is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  J_Underhill wants a quiet word
Min. 83 :(shk) R_Lewandowski runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Lewandowski goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans go wild!
          ...  Have Schalke 04 stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 83 :(wbn) M_Kobylanski is coming on for M_Pavlovic and playing FW
Min. 83 :(wbn) Werder Bremen altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 83 :(wbn) B_Yaga spits at C_Makelele
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) C_Gemmell gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  L_Fabiano is unmarked
          ...  L_Fabiano fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  L_Mulen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  L_Mulen has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 89 :(shk) G_Zelalem beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Hinkel fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Underhill calls him for a talk
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Zelalem plays it short to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise with the drive!
          ...  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 :(shk) Ricadio sidesteps Douglas
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A delicate header from Ricadio !
          ...  L_Bowazski falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 91 :(wbn) B_Yaga has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  L_Fabiano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But D_Solga spotted the danger and cleans up the play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 137,458
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Lewandowski (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Lewandowski (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Matip (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : L_Bowazski
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Bergkamp (37), C_Gemmell (59), B_Yaga (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       2
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3  10 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  25   7  11  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
J_Matip        DF   3  25   8   7  10 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  24   8   9  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  24   8   6  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  27   9  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Inacio         MF   2  13  23  12  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Addey        MF   2  11  23  10  32 |  96   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
Adriano        AM   1   8  24  12  43 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  26  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  22
G_Banks        GK  27   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  24   3   7  12 |  24   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Solga        MF   2   9  23  10  19 |  24   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Zelalem      MF   2   6  23  10  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  25  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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L_Bowazski     GK  39   5   4   6  15 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  26  11   6  26 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  26  10   8  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Miranda      DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  25   5   7  22 |  85   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  24  10  10  44 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Asier_Munoz    MF   1   9  27   3  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Gemmell      MF   3   9  26  12  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  26   8  35 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  26  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
L_Fabiano      FW   1   4  10  25  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Leo            GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  24   4   5  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bentley      MF   3  17  26   9  36 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   6  25   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kobylanski   FW   2   6   8  23  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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