Elite FA Cup Group Match, Hearts vs. Schalke 04 (Wed May 24)


                               Hearts  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-3-1-1 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK Leo
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF Papakoli_Diop
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF J_Matip
                         R_Mancini DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                          E_Manson MF  |  DM Mo_Diame
                         E_Cantona MF  |  MF Rocket
                        J_Riquelme MF  |  MF Robertinho
                            Kelvin MF  |  MF Inacio
                            Amauri FW  |  AM G_Zelalem
                            Puskas FW  |  FW N_Nalise
                                       |
                       N_Cambiasso SUB |  SUB G_Pagliuca
                       David_Alaba SUB |  SUB F_Le_Boeuf
                           L_Cubas SUB |  SUB Adriano
                         R_Ekelund SUB |  SUB Robinho
                         D_Bunting SUB |  SUB Sansao

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 1  :(hts) Hearts are switching their playing style to P
Min. 1  :(hts) R_Mancini holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Puskas
          ...  Puskas hits a great shot !
          ...  But Leo punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Leo got a touch
Min. 3  :(hts) Kelvin holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Puskas
          ...  Puskas looks to see where Leo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 5  :(hts) R_Mancini pushes it past the defender
          ...  J_Matip intercepts the pass
Min. 6  :(hts) J_Riquelme wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Puskas
          ...  Puskas could have let it bounce!
          ...  Leo gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 6  :(shk) Mo_Diame is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 9  :(hts) A_Van_Buuren jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Puskas
          ...  Puskas sees Leo off his line !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 11 :(shk) N_Nalise with a well-controlled run
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 15 :(shk) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Mo_Diame is through!
          ...  Mo_Diame attempts the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through L_McCormick's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 16 :(hts) P_Evra skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Amauri
          ...  Amauri leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Leo tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 17 :(hts) Puskas beats J_Matip
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Hategan
          ...  Puskas with a stunning strike !
          ...  Leo makes a fine save
Min. 18 :(hts) Amauri kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Amauri tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Van_Doorn swings it in!
          ...  Leo fists it away!
Min. 19 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  P_Evra gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Evra runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But Leo makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 26 :(shk) Rocket has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He puts in N_Nalise!
          ...  N_Nalise with the drive!
          ...  L_McCormick makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 30 :(hts) Amauri cuts inside Mo_Diame
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Matip slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Evra curls it into the box!
          ...  Leo fists it away!
Min. 32 :(hts) Puskas nutmegs Mo_Diame
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 33 :(shk) Inacio sidesteps S_Van_Doorn
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A great volley from Inacio !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 34 :(shk) Rocket knocks the ball past P_Evra
          ...  Rocket shoots towards goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 37 :(shk) Inacio pushes it past the defender
          ...  Inacio with a thundering shot!
          ...  L_McCormick parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And L_McCormick recovers to save!!
Min. 40 :(hts) E_Cantona pulls it back to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Van_Buuren !
          ...  But Leo punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(hts) Amauri has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Kelvin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Kelvin swings in the shot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 43 :(shk) N_Nalise slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Nalise !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  L_McCormick looks relieved there!
Min. 45 :(hts) E_Manson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Kelvin gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Kelvin with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 47 :(hts) J_Riquelme unselfishly lays the ball back to E_Manson
          ...  The ball hits Papakoli_Diop in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 47 :(shk) G_Zelalem with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Puskas
          ...  S_Van_Doorn pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  O_Hategan has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by O_Hategan!
          ...  O_Hategan called him over for a strong verbal warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 0-0 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(hts) Amauri chests it down
          ...  But J_Matip clears the danger
Min. 49 :(shk) G_Zelalem kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  N_Nalise gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 50 :(hts) L_Cubas is coming on for E_Cantona and playing AM
Min. 50 :(hts) L_Cubas with a penetrating pass to Amauri
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Herbert
Min. 56 :(hts) David_Alaba is coming on for A_Van_Buuren and playing DF
Min. 56 :(hts) Kelvin with a first time pass
          ...  Amauri runs onto it!
          ...  Amauri with the overhead !
          ...  Leo watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 57 :(shk) E_Herbert plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Robertinho decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Robertinho tries to beat L_McCormick!
          ...  But L_McCormick punches it away
Min. 60 :(hts) D_Bunting is coming on and Puskas is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 61 :(hts) E_Manson has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Bunting collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Bunting with the chance !
          ...  Leo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 62 :(shk) Robertinho pulls it back to Mo_Diame
          ...  R_Mancini beats him to the ball
Min. 65 :(hts) J_Riquelme sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Bunting runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Bunting sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Leo claws it off the line
          ...  O_Hategan consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hearts go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 70 :(shk) F_Le_Boeuf is going to be brought on
          ...  Papakoli_Diop is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(hts) Kelvin looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 74 :(hts) D_Bunting runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Riquelme
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Riquelme !
          ...  But Leo palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 76 :(hts) David_Alaba moves forward
          ...  David_Alaba with a stunning strike !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Leo is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Manson crosses it in!
          ...  D_Bunting gets a shot in
          ...  Leo with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 81 :(shk) Inacio controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Evra
          ...  He puts in N_Nalise!
          ...  P_Evra with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Inacio fires it towards the goal
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 82 :(shk) Inacio is unmarked!
          ...  L_Cubas steals the ball of off him
Min. 86 :(hts) David_Alaba looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Bunting
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Mo_Diame takes possession
Min. 86 :(hts) Kelvin is unmarked!
          ...  Mo_Diame goes in stud's first
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  O_Hategan reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  P_Evra swings it in
          ...  R_Mancini gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Mancini sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Leo saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 87 :(hts) J_Riquelme is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Amauri latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Herbert with the tackle
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  Kelvin swings it in
          ...  Amauri gets on the end of it
          ...  But F_Le_Boeuf clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(hts) D_Bunting picks up the pass
          ...  D_Bunting with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he puts it wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 75,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : J_Riquelme (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Bunting (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Leo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Mo_Diame (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       4
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Final Score          : Hearts 1 - 0 Schalke 04
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Player Statistics - Hearts
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_McCormick    GK  39   2   3   2  17 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  29  13   5  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  28  12   8  25 |  58   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  40  25
P_Evra         DF   3  25  11  10  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
R_Mancini      DF   3  25  10   8  35 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
E_Manson       MF   1  10  27   9  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Cantona      MF   2   7  26  15  41 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Riquelme     MF   2   5  26   6  12 |  93   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   5
Kelvin         MF   2   7  25  12  36 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
Puskas         FW   2   7   5  24  21 |  62   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
N_Cambiasso    GK  31   4   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
David_Alaba    DF   3  23   7   7  22 |  35   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
L_Cubas        AM   3   8  24   8  11 |  41   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
R_Ekelund      MF   1  12  23  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |  31   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  27

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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Leo            GK  27   2   2   2  23 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  25  15   8  24 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
E_Herbert      DF   1  25   7  11  41 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Matip        DF   3  25   8   7  10 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  24   8   9  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Mo_Diame       DM   2  13  24   7  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
Rocket         MF   2  10  24  10  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Robertinho     MF   3   5  24   5  10 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Inacio         MF   2  13  23  12  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
G_Zelalem      AM   2   6  23  10  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
G_Pagliuca     GK  32   5   5   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  27  10   7  22 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  24  12  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Robinho        MF   1   7  24   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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