Division One League Match, Tottenham vs. Juventus (Sun Jan 12)


                            Tottenham  |  Juventus
                            5-3-1-1 P  |  4-2-3-1 N
                         Levi Stephen  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                        A_R_Essien DF  |  DF S_Byram
                         E_Plummer DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                     John_McNamara DF  |  DF H_Berg
                        E_Typutryi DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                            Doriva DF  |  DM Granit_Xhaka
                           E_Gabor DM  |  DM M_Dickinson
                          S_Winzor DM  |  MF Drexler
                          D_McHale DM  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                           R_Pires MF  |  MF Park
                           Janssen FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                           K_Shand SUB |  SUB Kamikaze
                           S_Howey SUB |  SUB Maldini
                            Moreto SUB |  SUB Tardelli
                        P_Coutinho SUB |  SUB E_Adebayor
                        Ricardinho SUB |  SUB A_Lombardo

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 3  :(jvt) Park retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  H_Berg latches onto the end of it
          ...  H_Berg with the goal bound shot!
          ...  R_Ceni has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Ceni is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 5  :(tth) R_Pires takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Byram slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 6  :(jvt) Park curls the ball out wide to M_Dickinson
          ...  S_Winzor with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 10 :(jvt) Drexler controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  S_Byram gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  John_McNamara with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 11 :(jvt) Park feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Z_Zidane runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_McHale makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Park hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It is cleared by S_Winzor
Min. 13 :(jvt) Park with a measured ball to Drexler
          ...  What a shot from Drexler !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 14 :(tth) R_Pires beats Granit_Xhaka
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_Brych
          ...  L_Koscielny takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 14 :(tth) Doriva hoofs it up field to find E_Plummer
          ...  M_Dickinson with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Brych called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  E_Gabor shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Janssen instead
          ...  A_Wisdom is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Gabor chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta easily claims the ball!
Min. 16 :(jvt) S_Byram with a smart pass to L_Koscielny
          ...  John_McNamara with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Gary Hill looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 20 :(jvt) Park unselfishly lays the ball back to Granit_Xhaka
          ...  John_McNamara slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  A_R_Essien reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 21 :(tth) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  E_Plummer is through!
          ...  L_Koscielny slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(jvt) Z_Zidane runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off John_McNamara back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Z_Zidane pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  R_Ceni is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And R_Ceni reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka drives it into the box!
          ...  Doriva gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 22 :(tth) R_Pires finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Drexler
          ...  R_Pires with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Tottenham fans!!
          ...  That puts Tottenham ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Tottenham 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 23 :(jvt) Juventus are switching their playing style to A
Min. 23 :(tth) D_McHale is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to E_Typutryi
          ...  E_Typutryi is clean through, he is one on one with A_Zubizarreta
          ...  He nutmegs A_Zubizarreta
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 24 :(tth) S_Winzor has it now
          ...  He takes on H_Berg
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Plummer!
          ...  But Granit_Xhaka wins the ball
Min. 26 :(tth) Janssen sidesteps L_Koscielny
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Byram with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 27 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka pass splits open the defence and finds Z_Zidane
          ...  R_Pires with an awful challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 29 :(jvt) Z_Zidane with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  D_McHale intercepts the pass
Min. 30 :(tth) Doriva runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Janssen
          ...  Janssen bears down on goal!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Juventus fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 30 :(jvt) L_Koscielny moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_R_Essien hits it out for a throw
Min. 35 :(tth) D_McHale cuts through the defence
          ...  D_McHale with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  A_Zubizarreta saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 38 :(jvt) Drexler runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Plummer
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) Ricardinho is going to be brought on
          ...  D_McHale is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 46 :(tth) S_Winzor is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Janssen latches onto the ball
          ...  But Granit_Xhaka wins the tackle
Min. 48 :(tth) R_Pires hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E_Plummer collects the loose ball!
          ...  E_Plummer runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Zubizarreta's hands
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 1-0 Juventus

Min. 48 :(tth) E_Gabor beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  L_Koscielny beats him to the ball
Min. 50 :(tth) P_Coutinho takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Janssen
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 52 :(jvt) Park moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Berg
          ...  John_McNamara knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_Brych just turns away!
Min. 54 :(tth) R_Pires beats A_Wisdom
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Pires with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 55 :(tth) a big roar from the crowd as Moreto comes on for E_Typutryi to play DF
Min. 60 :(jvt) Park is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Granit_Xhaka
          ...  E_Plummer makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  M_Dickinson gets his head on it
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 62 :(tth) S_Winzor puts in Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho bears down on goal!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 64 :(jvt) Drexler finds S_Byram with a ball over the defence
          ...  John_McNamara muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
Min. 68 :(tth) Moreto with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Wisdom
          ...  He knocks it to Ricardinho!
          ...  Ricardinho controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 70 :(tth) R_Pires is first to the ball
          ...  R_Pires must beat A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 74 :(jvt) Park controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Drexler gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ricardinho is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 79 :(jvt) A_Wisdom slides the ball across to L_Koscielny
          ...  P_Coutinho leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 80 :(jvt) Maldini is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Byram is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 82 :(jvt) A_Lombardo is being prepared to come on
          ...  Z_Zidane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 83 :(jvt) Tardelli is ready to come on to replace M_Dickinson
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) Ricardinho can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  H_Berg reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 90 :(tth) The Tottenham manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 90 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows S_Winzor a clean set of heals
          ...  Moreto with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance           : 105,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Pires (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Pires (22)
Sent Off             : John_McNamara (64)
Booked               : R_Pires (27), Moreto (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : Park
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       4
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Tottenham 1 - 0 Juventus
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  36   2   2   7  30 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
A_R_Essien     DF   1  25  21   1  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  25  11  11  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
John_McNamara  DF   1  25   9  10  22 |  67   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  70 -10 -10
E_Typutryi     DF   1  25   9  10  12 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Doriva         DF   2  23  24  10  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Gabor        DM   2  19  26   5  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Winzor       DM   3  21  25  11  22 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
D_McHale       DM   2  17  24  12  28 |  45   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
R_Pires        MF   3   9  26  18  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2   8  34
Janssen        FW   2   7   6  25  32 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
K_Shand        GK  20   2   1   2  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  24  20   5  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moreto         DF   2  18  24   8  12 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
P_Coutinho     MF   2   7  25  16  31 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  28  40 |  49   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  26

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   3  34   9   7  32 |  83   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  33  11   8  36 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
H_Berg         DF   1  30  11   7  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Wisdom       DF   2  29  23   9  34 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Granit_Xhaka   DM   1  11  32   7  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
M_Dickinson    DM   2  16  31   7  28 |  86   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Drexler        MF   3   9  30   9  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  11  29   7  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Park           MF   1   6  29   9  23 |  94   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   9   8  34  34 |  85   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Kamikaze       GK  37   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  29   9   8  41 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Tardelli       MF   3   6  29   6  33 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   8   7  32  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  28  32 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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