Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Marseille vs. Everton (Sun Sep 15)


                            Marseille  |  Everton
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 A
                             Lee Shaw  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK I_Turner
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF M_Kelly
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF T_Roberts
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF H_Badstuber
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  DM I_Falque
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF J_Henderson
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF R_Savage
                            D_Obua MF  |  AM D_Vazques
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW A_Carroll
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW Van_Tijkaan
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB E_Garay
                        Y_Sankhare SUB |  SUB D_Santon
                          L_Thomas SUB |  SUB M_Ozil
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB S_Gerrard

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 3  :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Obua hits it towards the far post!
          ...  I_Turner catches it!
Min. 7  :(msl) J_Digweed plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Digweed drives it low !
          ...  I_Turner gets his fingertips to it
Min. 8  :(msl) Z_Zidane beats C_Obasi
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Vazques
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 8  :(evn) M_Kelly hoofs it up field to find A_Carroll
          ...  Z_Zidane pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  H_Webb has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by H_Webb!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  R_Savage swings it in
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Halford forces him off the ball
Min. 9  :(msl) T_Taiwo sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged I_Turner
          ...  Marseille have snatched the lead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Everton ...
Min. 11 :(evn) H_Badstuber with a 40-yard pass to A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 12 :(msl) J_Digweed with a clever shimmy
          ...  But I_Falque slides in
Min. 12 :(evn) A_Carroll skips the challenge from D_Maicon
          ...  D_Maicon goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 16 :(msl) Douglas_Costa plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Douglas_Costa sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 19 :(evn) D_Vazques with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 21 :(evn) D_Vazques controls the ball with ease
          ...  D_Vazques tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  R_Higuita manages to turn it behind
Min. 22 :(msl) A_Marcos takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  I_Turner is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  I_Turner holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Marseille 2-0 Everton ...
Min. 23 :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 26 :(msl) Z_Zidane gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Roberts!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A thundering drive by Z_Zidane !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Marcos hits it into the box!
          ...  I_Turner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 27 :(msl) D_Obua with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past H_Badstuber
          ...  He knocks it to A_Marcos!
          ...  A_Marcos with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  I_Turner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 38 :(evn) I_Falque fires over a low cross to D_Vazques
          ...  But D_Maicon puts the ball out of play
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) L_Shawry takes on H_Badstuber
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  D_Vazques looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 45 :(evn) D_Vazques cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Carroll
          ...  J_Digweed fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 46 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  C_Obasi is easily beaten
          ...  Z_Zidane has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But I_Turner palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 47 :(msl) T_Taiwo gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 47 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  J_Henderson with a well timed tackle
          ...  H_Webb didn't like it though
Min. 49 :(msl) A_Marcos controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  J_Digweed gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Digweed lobs I_Turner!
          ...  I_Turner goes down well to save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 2-0 Everton

Min. 47 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But I_Turner tips it over
          ...  H_Webb has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to L_Shawry
          ...  L_Shawry runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  I_Turner parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 52 :(msl) A_Marcos lays the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  I_Turner was beaten there!
Min. 55 :(msl) T_Taiwo spits at R_Savage
          ...  H_Webb tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 58 :(msl) A_Marcos sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Douglas_Costa
          ...  T_Roberts wins the ball
Min. 58 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan sidesteps G_Halford
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Douglas_Costa with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan hits it over the wall
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 58 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats H_Badstuber
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  J_Henderson with the foul
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 59 :(evn) R_Savage with a glorious 60-yard pass to I_Falque
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Shawry and it had to be
Min. 63 :(evn) T_Roberts pulls it back to D_Vazques
          ...  D_Vazques chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 65 :(evn) A_Carroll takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  T_Taiwo gets to the ball first
Min. 66 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa plays it forward to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos goes for goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 67 :(msl) Z_Zidane sprints past the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 67 :(evn) R_Savage takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Obasi
          ...  J_Digweed bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 68 :(evn) R_Savage slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  But A_Marcos wins the ball
Min. 69 :(msl) A_Marcos makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  I_Falque takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 69 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 75 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa spots D_Obua who is in acres of space
          ...  D_Obua has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But I_Turner punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Kaboul replaces D_Maicon and will play DF
Min. 78 :(evn) E_Garay is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Obasi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is going to be brought on
          ...  Douglas_Costa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(evn) Up goes the substitution board - M_Ozil on for I_Falque as a MF
Min. 82 :(msl) Yeboah will replace the useless J_Digweed and will play FW
Min. 82 :(evn) S_Gerrard replaces A_Carroll to play as a FW
Min. 85 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa beats E_Garay
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  E_Garay reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 86 :(msl) Y_Kaboul pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Yeboah is clean through!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Roberts
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 111,715
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (9,22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (8), J_Digweed (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Vazques
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Everton
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           9        |       1
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 0 Everton
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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  37   2   2   2  34 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  12   3  24 |  82   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   8   3  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  55  44   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   8   7  15 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  95   0   1   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  15  68   9
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  24  11  25 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  68  21
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  32  28
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  72
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  86   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  13  -2  16
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Turner       GK  37   4   5   4  16 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  23  13  13  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Roberts      DF   2  23  10   9  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  23  10   8  39 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
H_Badstuber    DF   2  22   6   5  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
I_Falque       DM   3  13  23   9  19 |  84   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   7  23   9  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Savage       MF   2   7  23   6  15 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Vazques      AM   1   6  24  14  22 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  10   4 -11
A_Carroll      FW   2   7   6  25  38 |  86   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  24  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Garay        DF   2  25   5   5  21 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Santon       DF   2  23  10   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   7  25   7  18 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gerrard      FW   2   5  19  14  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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