Elite League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Schalke 04 (Sun May 05)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Schalke 04
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 N
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                           S_Rossi GK  |  GK Paulo_Argenti
                         Cece_Pepe DF  |  DF B_Williams
                          M_Friedl DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                          A_Pieper DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                        A_Ibarguen DF  |  DF Klaus_Fichtel
                            G_Zola MF  |  MF Suat_Serdar
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF Luis_Palma
                      M_Sorrentino MF  |  MF Casemiro
                     L_Bittencourt AM  |  MF G_Hall
                            L_Riva FW  |  FW E_Collamarini
                           Y_Osako FW  |  FW Tatanka
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB Brad_Viner
                         G_Panucci SUB |  SUB Maya_Yoshida
                           A_Addey SUB |  SUB I_Gundogan
                               Usk SUB |  SUB B_Matuidi
                        D_Kownacki SUB |  SUB V_Bayo

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(shk) E_Collamarini brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Friedl
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Tatanka!
          ...  Tatanka with the shot on net !
          ...  S_Rossi saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 10 :(wbn) M_Sorrentino sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Riva
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Riva !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Sorrentino hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Zola gets a shot in
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 13 :(wbn) L_Riva takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  D_Epureanu goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 18 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel off the woodwork.
          ...  D_Epureanu picks up the deflection
          ...  D_Epureanu attempts the shot!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 19 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt knocks the ball past the lunge of Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  L_Bittencourt with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti tips it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 19 :(wbn) A_Ibarguen takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_Williams
          ...  J_Kounde takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  K_Clark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andy Banks looks relieved
Min. 20 :(wbn) Coutinho with a measured pass to Y_Osako
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  D_Epureanu looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 20 :(shk) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Tatanka seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Pieper with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 22 :(shk) Casemiro looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini with the attempt at goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 26 :(wbn) G_Zola looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Osako
          ...  Y_Osako swings in the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 27 :(shk) Suat_Serdar with an incisive pass to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  S_Rossi makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(wbn) L_Riva runs at Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  L_Riva bears down on goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 28 :(shk) Luis_Palma with the header on
          ...  He finds E_Collamarini in space
          ...  E_Collamarini hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 30 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Williams
          ...  B_Williams tries to beat S_Rossi from outside the area!
          ...  It floats over S_Rossi
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Schalke 04 go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 33 :(wbn) Coutinho has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Williams
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Riva!
          ...  The ball hits Casemiro in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 36 :(wbn) Werder Bremen are switching their playing style to N
Min. 36 :(shk) Luis_Palma cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Hall
          ...  G_Hall with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suat_Serdar hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Friedl clears the danger
Min. 38 :(wbn) Y_Osako beats Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Y_Osako with a blistering shot !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 38 :(shk) Casemiro looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Epureanu
          ...  D_Epureanu keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 39 :(shk) Casemiro sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suat_Serdar plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to E_Collamarini
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  S_Rossi gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 40 :(shk) Casemiro has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Friedl
          ...  He puts in B_Williams!
          ...  B_Williams aims for the top right corner !
          ...  S_Rossi gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suat_Serdar chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Cece_Pepe gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-1 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(wbn) G_Zola with a 50-yard pass to Y_Osako
          ...  G_Hall with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  K_Clark tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 49 :(wbn) M_Friedl flicks it past G_Hall
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Cleaned up by B_Williams
Min. 53 :(shk) Luis_Palma controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Friedl
          ...  He puts in Tatanka!
          ...  Tatanka drives the ball low !
          ...  But S_Rossi punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 62 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  G_Hall runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Ibarguen reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 63 :(wbn) M_Sorrentino looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Bittencourt
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Epureanu hits it out for a throw
Min. 64 :(shk) Luis_Palma runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  S_Rossi is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 65 :(wbn) M_Sorrentino with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Ibarguen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Ibarguen shoots towards goal !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 66 :(shk) B_Williams puts in E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini has a dig at goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Rossi moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 69 :(wbn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  L_Bittencourt seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Kounde goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 70 :(shk) Casemiro looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  D_Epureanu receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Epureanu has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with S_Rossi
          ...  He nutmegs S_Rossi
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  S_Rossi recovers to save it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Palma chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Pieper gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 71 :(shk) I_Gundogan replaces Luis_Palma and will play MF
Min. 72 :(shk) Up goes the substitution board - B_Matuidi on for Suat_Serdar as a MF
Min. 75 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Maya_Yoshida comes on for B_Williams to play DF
Min. 77 :(shk) V_Bayo will replace the useless Tatanka and will play FW
Min. 78 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards V_Bayo
          ...  V_Bayo with the shot !
          ...  S_Rossi fists it away
Min. 82 :(wbn) D_Kownacki is being prepared to come on
          ...  Y_Osako is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 84 :(shk) Casemiro can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to E_Collamarini
          ...  But A_Ibarguen slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 87 :(wbn) L_Riva is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Maya_Yoshida
Min. 87 :(wbn) Coutinho with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Riva
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Werder Bremen players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) A_Ibarguen flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Casemiro with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  K_Clark is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 90 :(shk) I_Gundogan finds B_Matuidi with a ball over the defence
          ...  B_Matuidi tries to beat S_Rossi from outside the area!
          ...  But S_Rossi comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 91 :(shk) G_Hall with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  M_Friedl bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 93 :(wbn) Coutinho drives it forward to L_Riva
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!

*************  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          : Coutinho
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : B_Williams (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Williams (30)
Sent Off             : Klaus_Fichtel (93)
Booked               : Casemiro (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       17
Off target           :           2        |       9
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          28        |       72
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       4
Fouls                :           4        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       18
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 0 - 1 Schalke 04
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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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S_Rossi        GK  39   5   4   1  10 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  33   7   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Friedl       DF   1  30   9   5  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  28   5   1  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  27   1  19  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
G_Zola         MF   2  12  34   4  13 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  33   9  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
M_Sorrentino   MF   2  12  29   6  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  29  20  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   5  30  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Panucci      DF   3  26   9   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  27  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Usk            MF   2  14  25   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  26  23 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  39   4   5   1  29 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  34  11   8  43 |  76   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
D_Epureanu     DF   1  34   9   9  33 |  94   0   3   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  80  20  25
J_Kounde       DF   2  31   6   2  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  30  23   5  41 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  50 -10
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  24  32   1  15 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Luis_Palma     MF   2   9  32  16  39 |  72   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Casemiro       MF   2  24  30   1  31 |  94   0   1   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  58  -2
G_Hall         MF   2  24  29   7  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  33  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  30  32 |  78   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Brad_Viner     GK  32   3   3   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  29   1   2  47 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
I_Gundogan     MF   2   3  30   1  28 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Matuidi      MF   1   7  28  17  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  27  12 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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