Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Aberdeen vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Mar 09)


                             Aberdeen  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 L
                          Dan Haldane  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                        M_Desailly DF  |  DF M_Friedl
                       K_Raikonnen DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                         C_Jullien DF  |  DF Ander_Brugge
                        J_Cuadrado MF  |  MF Klaus_Fichtel
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF Doriva
                        Dani_Alves MF  |  MF N_Stiles
                      Gio_Staricco MF  |  MF Endo
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW E_Collamarini
                         T_Roberts FW  |  FW D_Ferguson
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB I_Casillas
                         L_DeDoorn SUB |  SUB M_Babbel
                         Ridoutski SUB |  SUB Luis_Palma
                           C_Manga SUB |  SUB Eberechi_Eze
                        Ryan_Field SUB |  SUB A_Belotti

Referee: B_McMaster (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(abn) M_Overmars pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  T_Roberts is clean through!
          ...  Doriva beats him to the ball
Min. 4  :(shk) D_Ferguson sidesteps Dani_Alves
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Cleared by G_McQueen
Min. 9  :(abn) K_Raikonnen knocks the ball back to M_Neuer
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 10 :(abn) Gio_Staricco kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Dani_Alves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Kounde gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 13 :(shk) Endo beats K_Raikonnen
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Desailly hits it out for a throw
Min. 14 :(abn) J_Cuadrado finds R_Bentley with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Friedl knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But B_McMaster just turns away!
Min. 21 :(shk) Endo curls the ball out wide to E_Collamarini
          ...  G_McQueen plays the back pass
          ...  M_Neuer can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Endo chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_McQueen reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 21 :(abn) T_Roberts bursts forward
          ...  E_Collamarini is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 23 :(shk) J_Kounde flicks the ball through
          ...  D_Ferguson runs onto it!
          ...  M_Desailly with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(abn) Gio_Staricco plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Roberts decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  But D_Epureanu clears the ball to safety
Min. 35 :(abn) R_Bentley flicks it over J_Kounde's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But Doriva wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 37 :(shk) E_Collamarini loses G_McQueen
          ...  G_McQueen recovers to win the ball back
Min. 38 :(abn) Dani_Alves holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Roberts
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel gets to the ball first
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(shk) D_Epureanu puts in E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini with the header !
          ...  But M_Neuer tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Neuer easily claims the ball!
Min. 48 :(abn) R_Bentley nutmegs Endo, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Kounde with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 49 :(shk) D_Epureanu kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Endo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Gio_Staricco reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 55 :(shk) N_Stiles sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 55 :(abn) T_Roberts takes advantage of a mistake by D_Epureanu
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Endo with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  B_McMaster calls him for a talk
Min. 65 :(shk) Ander_Brugge runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Collamarini
          ...  G_McQueen brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 69 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as M_Babbel comes on for Ander_Brugge to play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Aberdeen will now play A
Min. 71 :(shk) Luis_Palma is coming on and Klaus_Fichtel is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 72 :(shk) Eberechi_Eze is being brought on
          ...  N_Stiles is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 72 :(abn) Gio_Staricco beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley hits a great shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Epureanu
Min. 72 :(shk) Luis_Palma squares it to M_Babbel
          ...  But M_Desailly wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but B_McMaster has none of it.
Min. 73 :(shk) A_Belotti is coming on for E_Collamarini and will play FW
Min. 74 :(shk) D_Ferguson cuts inside C_Jullien
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Ferguson hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 75 :(abn) L_DeDoorn will replace K_Raikonnen and play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Up goes the substitution board - Ridoutski on for J_Cuadrado as a MF
Min. 75 :(abn) C_Manga takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Dani_Alves as MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Ryan_Field is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Bentley is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(shk) Schalke 04 changed their strategy to play D
Min. 75 :(shk) A_Belotti knocks it past L_DeDoorn and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Belotti tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  M_Neuer gathers it comfortably
Min. 76 :(shk) Endo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Ferguson
          ...  L_DeDoorn beats him to the ball
Min. 77 :(abn) Ryan_Field runs into space
          ...  Ryan_Field sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 78 :(abn) Ridoutski skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Ryan_Field
          ...  Ryan_Field curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But G_Bailey comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 79 :(shk) Endo controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_DeDoorn
          ...  He puts in D_Ferguson!
          ...  G_McQueen is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  M_Neuer misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Eberechi_Eze swings it in!
          ...  A_Belotti swings a leg at it!
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) M_Desailly takes on 3 men
          ...  M_Desailly tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  G_Bailey with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 91 :(shk) Luis_Palma has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Desailly
          ...  He puts in A_Belotti!
          ...  A_Belotti fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  Aberdeen 0-3 Schalke 04 ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 131,968
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Gio_Staricco
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Desailly (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Belotti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Raikonnen (9 og), D_Ferguson (74), A_Belotti (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Kounde (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       6
Off target           :           2        |       0
On target            :           2        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       10
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 0 - 3 Schalke 04
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  34   2   5   5  31 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  35   1   9  30 |  92   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 150   0   0
M_Desailly     DF   1  35   8   4  47 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  48  -2   3
K_Raikonnen    DF   2  31   1   3  43 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  30   7   5  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  33   2  30 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   5  32   2  47 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  31  12  12 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  31   3  21 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  32  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  31  25 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
V_Mannone      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  33   1   3  43 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   2   1  27   5  17 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
C_Manga        MF   3   9  26  13  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ryan_Field     FW   1   9  10  26  43 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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G_Bailey       GK  34   1   5   5   9 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  35   9   9  33 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  90  30   0
M_Friedl       DF   1  32   9   5  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   2  32   7   2  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  13  -2
Ander_Brugge   DF   1  29   9   2  22 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
Klaus_Fichtel  MF   2  32  23   5  41 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Doriva         MF   2  28  28  11  21 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
N_Stiles       MF   2  18  31   1  24 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Endo           MF   1  18  30   5  26 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5  10  34  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Ferguson     FW   1   4   1  31  41 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
I_Casillas     GK  31   1   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   2  29   2   4  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luis_Palma     MF   2   9  33  16  39 |  20   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Eberechi_Eze   MF   1   6  30  18  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Belotti      FW   2   1   5  30  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
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