Elite Play Off 1st Leg Match, Hearts vs. Schalke 04 (Thu Mar 16)


                               Hearts  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF J_Matip
                          P_A_Cocu DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF Ricadio
                          L_Holtby MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                         E_Cantona MF  |  MF Inacio
                          E_Manson MF  |  MF A_Addey
                            Kelvin MF  |  AM Adriano
                            Amauri FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                       G_Marilungo FW  |  FW N_Nalise
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi SUB |  SUB G_Banks
                         R_Mancini SUB |  SUB A_Arrondel
                        J_Riquelme SUB |  SUB L_Pablo
                           L_Cubas SUB |  SUB E_Petit
                         D_Bunting SUB |  SUB S_Corchia

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 7  :(shk) N_Nalise with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf gathers up the loose ball
Min. 9  :(hts) P_A_Cocu loses his marker
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 9  :(shk) R_Lewandowski sprints past S_Van_Doorn
          ...  R_Lewandowski aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It floats over L_McCormick
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Schalke 04 have snatched the lead!
          ...  Hearts 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 10 :(hts) Hearts altered their play to a E strategy
Min. 10 :(shk) Adriano is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Lewandowski
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by S_Van_Doorn !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 11 :(hts) E_Cantona flicks the ball through
          ...  P_A_Cocu runs onto it!
          ...  P_A_Cocu with the drive!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 15 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn runs into space
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Matip
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 16 :(shk) A_Addey with a burst of pace
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Adriano swings it in
          ...  N_Nalise gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Nalise heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  L_McCormick catches the ball
Min. 23 :(hts) Kelvin with a probing through ball G_Marilungo
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Marilungo !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 23 :(shk) Ricadio with a short pass to find R_Lewandowski
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Lewandowski !
          ...  But L_McCormick punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 24 :(shk) A_Addey jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Addey goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
          ...  Hearts 0-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 25 :(shk) Schalke 04 restructured their strategy to D
Min. 27 :(hts) P_A_Cocu with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Seb_Ferrira
          ...  Adriano takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 27 :(shk) Inacio has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Addey collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Addey chases it through, he must score !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 31 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A_Addey cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 32 :(hts) E_Manson sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  E_Herbert pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 42 :(shk) C_Makelele plays it forward to N_Nalise
          ...  E_Cantona with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Ian McNamara looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  C_Makelele passes to N_Nalise
          ...  P_A_Cocu slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 0-2 Schalke 04

Min. 48 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at L_Mulen
          ...  He tries to slide it past L_Mulen
          ...  L_Mulen pulls off a save !!
Min. 49 :(hts) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  L_Cubas will come on for E_Cantona and play MF
Min. 50 :(hts) P_A_Cocu with a clever shimmy
          ...  Intercepted by Seb_Ferrira
Min. 55 :(hts) Kelvin off the woodwork.
          ...  Amauri picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Matip wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 60 :(hts) The Hearts manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 60 :(hts) Kelvin is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  L_Cubas latches onto the ball
          ...  A delicate header from L_Cubas !
          ...  L_Mulen saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 62 :(hts) L_Cubas is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  A powerful header from F_Le_Boeuf !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 63 :(hts) R_Mancini is coming on for A_Van_Buuren and will play DF
Min. 64 :(shk) C_Makelele with the towering header to R_Lewandowski
          ...  P_A_Cocu brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_Stadio waves play on!!!
Min. 65 :(hts) D_Bunting is coming on for Amauri and playing FW
Min. 65 :(hts) E_Manson finds G_Marilungo in acres of space
          ...  Ricadio takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 68 :(hts) Kelvin takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Manson
          ...  Ricadio fouls badly
          ...  M_Stadio will want to speak to him
Min. 69 :(hts) G_Marilungo is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  D_Bunting latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Bunting has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  L_Mulen is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Bunting!
          ...  L_Mulen easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(shk) A_Arrondel comes on for E_Herbert and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(shk) L_Pablo is being prepared to come on
          ...  Inacio is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) There's going to be a change
          ...  E_Petit will come on for Adriano and play MF
Min. 73 :(shk) R_Lewandowski leaves S_Van_Doorn standing
          ...  L_Holtby with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  E_Petit shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to R_Lewandowski instead
          ...  R_Lewandowski sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  L_McCormick gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 74 :(hts) E_Manson with a 50-yard pass to F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_Mulen dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had L_Mulen beaten!
Min. 78 :(hts) G_Marilungo controls the ball with ease
          ...  Ricadio fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Stadio shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 85 :(hts) R_Mancini bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Bunting
          ...  J_Matip takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 87 :(shk) C_Makelele kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Lewandowski attempts to nutmeg L_McCormick!
          ...  L_McCormick makes a good save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(shk) C_Makelele off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Lewandowski picks up the deflection
          ...  The cross hits R_Lewandowski on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But L_McCormick palms it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 94 :(shk) E_Petit floats the ball in to find N_Nalise
          ...  P_A_Cocu slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Pablo floats the ball in!
          ...  L_McCormick reads it well, and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 65,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : E_Manson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Cantona (42), L_Holtby (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Lewandowski (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Lewandowski (9), A_Addey (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ricadio (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Hearts     |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           2        |       6
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Hearts 0 - 2 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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  29  13   5  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  28  12   8  25 |  65   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  28   7  10  30 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  27  10   7  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
L_Holtby       MF   2   7  27   8  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
E_Cantona      MF   2   7  26  15  41 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
E_Manson       MF   1  10  26   9  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Kelvin         MF   2   7  25  12  36 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  25  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mancini      DF   3  25  10   8  35 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Riquelme     MF   2   5  26   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cubas        MF   3   8  23   8  11 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3  10 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  25   7  11  41 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
J_Matip        DF   3  25   8   7  10 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  24   8   9  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  24   8   6  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  27   9  30 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Inacio         MF   2  13  23  12  22 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  23  10  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  21
Adriano        AM   1   8  24  12  43 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  26  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  20  56
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Banks        GK  27   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  24   3   7  12 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pablo        MF   1   7  23   8  11 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Petit        MF   1   7  23   6  21 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  25  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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