Divisional Play Off Match 2nd Leg, Werder Bremen vs. Manchester City (Fri Apr 03)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                          F_Beijmo DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                     L_Augustinson DF  |  DF Kommper
                       E_Henderson DF  |  DF K_Orsi
                       P_Bargfrede MF  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                          J_Ledley MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                           F_Kainz MF  |  MF Boriska
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW F_Inzaghi
                        D_Berbatov FW  |  FW L_Griffiths
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB Cloisten
                       N_Moisander SUB |  SUB La_Huntellio
                          O_Kauper SUB |  SUB Bebeto
                     Josh_Millwate SUB |  SUB Kelvin
                           M_Kruse SUB |  SUB T_A_Flo

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 3  :(mnc) L_Griffiths with a perfectly timed run
          ...  L_Griffiths must beat J_Pavlenka!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 4  :(wbn) F_Beijmo holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to L_Augustinson
          ...  Blocked by C_Fuchs
Min. 5  :(mnc) Boriska with a slick pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Pavlenka has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 7  :(wbn) D_Berbatov runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off F_Inzaghi back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Kommper cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 7  :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Boriska is through!
          ...  What a shot from Boriska !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 8  :(wbn) F_Beijmo runs forward
          ...  Boriska with a bad challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 10 :(wbn) J_Zanetti hoofs it up field to find D_Berbatov
          ...  L_Griffiths with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Ledley drives it in
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 13 :(wbn) F_Beijmo with a smart pass to D_Berbatov
          ...  K_Orsi plays it back
          ...  Hugo_Lloris slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Bargfrede!
          ...  F_Beijmo makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  Hugo_Lloris saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 15 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds P_Bargfrede
          ...  D_Gallagher dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 16 :(mnc) L_Griffiths holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Gallagher
          ...  D_Gallagher with a thundering shot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 24 :(wbn) M_Canete cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Kainz
          ...  F_Kainz tries to chip the ball over Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 33 :(wbn) F_Kainz with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  But D_Gallagher puts the ball out of play
Min. 37 :(wbn) D_Berbatov has space to run with the ball
          ...  D_Berbatov with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 39 :(wbn) J_Ledley turns past Kommper
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But C_Fuchs puts it in row Z!
Min. 41 :(wbn) D_Berbatov picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  D_Berbatov curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 42 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart boots it towards F_Inzaghi
          ...  E_Henderson wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_Augustinson
          ...  He puts in L_Griffiths!
          ...  L_Griffiths with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 45 :(wbn) F_Beijmo has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E_Bergkamp collects the loose ball!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart with a bad challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli will want to speak to him
Min. 46 :(wbn) F_Kainz takes advantage of a mistake by L_Griffiths
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  F_Kainz pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-0 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(wbn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  E_Bergkamp seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  E_Bergkamp hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 47 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Zanetti
          ...  He puts in L_Griffiths!
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Griffiths !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Manchester City fans chant his name!
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 48 :(mnc) D_Gallagher sidesteps E_Henderson
          ...  D_Gallagher tries to chip the ball over J_Pavlenka!
          ...  J_Pavlenka falls over
          ...  But J_Pavlenka is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 48 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  F_Inzaghi brings him down!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the thundering drive
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 49 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp runs at Kommper
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  E_Bergkamp attempts a chip!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Hugo_Lloris reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Kainz curls it into the box!
          ...  Kommper gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 49 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini is first to the loose ball
          ...  But E_Henderson slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 50 :(wbn) M_Canete pushes it past Kommper
          ...  Kommper goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 56 :(wbn) J_Zanetti has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Bergkamp !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 57 :(wbn) J_Ledley with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_Beijmo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Gallagher takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 60 :(wbn) M_Kruse is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Kainz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 61 :(wbn) M_Kruse runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Kruse hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 61 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  E_Henderson makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Orsi hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Pavlenka easily claims the ball!
Min. 65 :(wbn) Werder Bremen are switching their playing style to A
Min. 69 :(wbn) M_Canete slides it through the middle to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris reacts well to save!!!
Min. 70 :(mnc) D_Gallagher beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds F_Inzaghi
          ...  J_Zanetti with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  J_Gandolfini plays it short to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths with the drive!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks very relieved!
Min. 71 :(mnc) Boriska knocks it forward
          ...  F_Beijmo slips
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets to it!
          ...  The cross hits F_Inzaghi on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  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. 73 :(wbn) J_Ledley looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Berbatov
          ...  Fine tackle by K_Orsi
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 74 :(mnc) J_Gandolfini takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  J_Gandolfini tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks relieved there!
Min. 75 :(wbn) There's going to be a change
          ...  Josh_Millwate will come on for P_Bargfrede and play MF
Min. 75 :(wbn) M_Canete with a pinpoint pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  But K_Orsi wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but N_Rizzoli has none of it.
Min. 76 :(wbn) J_Ledley looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Josh_Millwate
          ...  Josh_Millwate looks to see where Hugo_Lloris is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris never had a chance!
          ...  Werder Bremen have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 77 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi sidesteps J_Zanetti
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the side footed shot!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 79 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Zanetti crosses it in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris comes out and claims it!
Min. 80 :(wbn) J_Ledley crosses into the box, finding E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 80 :(mnc) Boriska cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Boriska with the header !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  J_Pavlenka acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by F_Beijmo
Min. 82 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - La_Huntellio on for C_Fuchs as a DF
Min. 82 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Bebeto will come on for J_Gandolfini and play MF
Min. 82 :(mnc) T_A_Flo is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Griffiths is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 85 :(mnc) Bebeto feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Boriska runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A glorious effort by Boriska !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wbn) M_Kruse takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Kruse with a terrific drive !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 89 :(mnc) T_A_Flo with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves F_Beijmo behind
          ...  T_A_Flo unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka never had a chance!
Min. 92 :(wbn) M_Canete with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past La_Huntellio
          ...  He knocks it to J_Ledley!
          ...  From long range J_Ledley bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 92 :(mnc) D_Gallagher with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Orsi
          ...  K_Orsi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 92 :(wbn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  E_Bergkamp is through!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Ledley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Josh_Millwate (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Griffiths
Scorers              : L_Griffiths (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Boriska (8), F_Inzaghi (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       15
Off target           :          10        |       8
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 1 Manchester City
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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  32   3   1   2  21 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  30  12  10  41 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
F_Beijmo       DF   3  28  12   8  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
L_Augustinson  DF   2  28   7   6  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  26   8   7  21 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Bargfrede    MF   3   6  30   7  32 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  29   5  19 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  28  16  30 |  93   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  55  11
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  28  14  33 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   6  29  34 |  93   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  20  33
D_Berbatov     FW   2   9   8  27  37 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Moisander    DF   2  26   9  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kauper       MF   2   4  25  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josh_Millwate  MF   1   8  25   9  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  31  30 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Hugo_Lloris    GK  35   3   2   3  13 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  30   8  10  32 |  83   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  30   8   9  43 |  93   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10  20
Kommper        DF   1  28   9   8  32 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Orsi         DF   1  24   9   5  31 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  31   9  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  31   8  32 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  28  20  12 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Boriska        MF   1   8  24  17  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  18  10
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  30  43 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
L_Griffiths    FW   2   9   4  26  31 |  83   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  47
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  29   7  30 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kelvin         MF   2   7  27  13  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_A_Flo        FW   2   9   7  27  41 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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