Elite League Match, Inter Milan vs. Marseille (Sun Dec 16)


                          Inter Milan  |  Marseille
                              5-4-1 L  |  4-4-2 C
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                         A_Peruzzi GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         G_Angella DF  |  DF S_Byram
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF J_Pedro
                        M_Cassetti DF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                      G_Sigurdsson MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  MF P_Viera
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  MF N_Kante
                         D_DeRossi MF  |  FW Z_Zidane
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB S_Given
                       J_Tavernier SUB |  SUB F_Le_Boeuf
                     E_Francescoli SUB |  SUB I_Perisic
                         B_Matuidi SUB |  SUB C_Ridout
                          Juanfran SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(irm) G_Sigurdsson finds himself in a good position
          ...  G_Sigurdsson aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 8  :(msl) S_Byram with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows F_Inzaghi a clean set of heals
          ...  S_Mazzola tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  N_Kante hoists it forward
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of it
          ...  A cheeky lob from Z_Zidane !
          ...  It's beaten A_Peruzzi
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Marseille the lead!
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 9  :(irm) Inter Milan will now play A
Min. 11 :(irm) A_Pirlo with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows S_Byram a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Pirlo flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But R_Higuita comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 12 :(msl) Y_Sankhare had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  But A_Ranocchia wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but P_Graham has none of it.
Min. 14 :(msl) P_Viera hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane latches onto it!
          ...  A vicious shot by Z_Zidane !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Peruzzi never had a chance!
Min. 19 :(msl) L_Koscielny retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Pedro gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Ranocchia tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_Koscielny gets a shot in
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  A_Peruzzi plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 21 :(msl) M_Dickinson looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Peruzzi is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 22 :(irm) S_Mazzola turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi tries to beat R_Higuita!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(irm) G_Angella plays it forward to S_Mazzola
          ...  S_Mazzola has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  R_Higuita saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 34 :(irm) D_DeRossi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Inzaghi
          ...  Y_Sankhare muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 35 :(irm) F_Inzaghi with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Shawry
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 35 :(msl) P_Viera runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Dickinson
          ...  M_Dickinson with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  A_Peruzzi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson crosses it in!
          ...  F_de_Boer gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 37 :(msl) Y_Sankhare bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Z_Zidane
          ...  G_Angella with an awful challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  P_Graham calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 38 :(irm) F_Inzaghi sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But A_Di_Stefano slides in
Min. 42 :(msl) P_Viera knocks it forward
          ...  A_Ranocchia slips
          ...  A_Di_Stefano gets to it!
          ...  But C_Panucci sweeps up the threat
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-1 Marseille

Min. 46 :(irm) S_Mazzola controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  F_Inzaghi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a fine save
Min. 48 :(msl) Y_Sankhare chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Di_Stefano
          ...  But A_Pirlo barges him off the ball
Min. 49 :(irm) D_DeRossi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Sigurdsson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  R_Higuita just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 49 :(msl) M_Dickinson reads the run of J_Pedro
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by F_de_Boer
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 50 :(irm) D_DeRossi looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to F_Inzaghi
          ...  S_Byram cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 51 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano takes advantage of a mistake by G_Angella
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But M_Cassetti sweeps up the threat
Min. 52 :(msl) L_Shawry races into the box
          ...  He sees Y_Sankhare lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Y_Sankhare attempts the shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Peruzzi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Peruzzi easily catches it!
Min. 53 :(msl) M_Dickinson volleys it forward. He finds Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Peruzzi was beaten there!
Min. 56 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson cuts inside L_Shawry
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A_Di_Stefano goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Dragan Lobozinski looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson drives it in
          ...  R_Higuita with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 57 :(msl) P_Viera with a simple pass to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Peruzzi's hands
          ...  But A_Peruzzi recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 60 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson spots S_Mazzola who is in acres of space
          ...  But L_Shawry clears the ball to safety
Min. 64 :(msl) Y_Sankhare gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_Angella!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But C_Panucci spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 66 :(irm) S_Mazzola with an in swinging cross to G_Sigurdsson
          ...  G_Sigurdsson drives it low !
          ...  R_Higuita gathers it easily
Min. 68 :(irm) G_Angella squares it to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 72 :(irm) F_Inzaghi looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Mazzola
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Shawry hits it out for a throw
Min. 75 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - F_Le_Boeuf on for S_Byram as a DF
Min. 75 :(irm) F_Inzaghi sidesteps M_Dickinson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  F_Inzaghi fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Higuita's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  R_Higuita looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 78 :(msl) I_Perisic comes on for M_Dickinson and takes up a MF role
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a 50-yard pass to N_Kante
          ...  N_Kante drives it towards goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Peruzzi's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Peruzzi looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 79 :(irm) A_Ranocchia is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Angella
          ...  P_Viera gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 82 :(msl) A_Carroll is coming on and Z_Zidane is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 84 :(irm) E_Francescoli is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Sigurdsson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 85 :(irm) J_Tavernier takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Ranocchia as DF
Min. 87 :(irm) Juanfran replaces F_Inzaghi to play as a FW
Min. 87 :(msl) I_Perisic works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  C_Panucci with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(irm) S_Mazzola takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran rifles it at the goal !
          ...  R_Higuita has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Higuita is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 90 :(irm) S_Mazzola with the kinky dribble
          ...  L_Koscielny pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Sigurdsson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Mazzola (8), G_Angella (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : L_Shawry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Inter Milan    |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 0 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Peruzzi      GK  39   2   7   3  22 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  29  11   9  30 |  86   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  29   8   7  27 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  27  12  10  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
C_Panucci      DF   3  26  10   5  31 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   3  25   8   6  30 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  27  14  30 |  85   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -10  11
A_Pirlo        MF   1  13  26   7  11 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  26   7  33 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38   8
D_DeRossi      MF   3  10  26   4  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  29  43 |  88   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  22
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  27  11   7  33 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Francescoli  MF   1   4  26   5  23 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  25  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  27  31 |   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  34   9   8  15 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
L_Koscielny    DF   2  31  11   7  36 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
S_Byram        DF   3  31   9   6  32 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  31   8   8  33 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  32  12  36 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
M_Dickinson    MF   2  16  30   7  28 |  79   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
P_Viera        MF   3  10  30   8  41 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
N_Kante        MF   3   7  30   7  13 |  92   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   1
Z_Zidane       FW   2   9   8  32  34 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  30  31 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  30  10   7  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  32   6  11 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  28   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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