Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Hearts (Mon Sep 02)


                            Marseille  |  Hearts
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                             Lee Shaw  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK S_Banks
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF W_Sagnol
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF R_Ayala
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF L_Roy
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF R_Bratseth
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF J_Obi_Mikel
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF K_Kong
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF G_McSheffrey
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF Saruman
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW Messi
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW D_Bunting
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB P_Kuzmanovic
                         G_Halford SUB |  SUB S_Hoffmeister
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB K_Katsouranis
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB R_Radinski
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 4  :(msl) L_Thomas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  A great volley from J_Digweed !
          ...  S_Banks guesses right
Min. 9  :(hts) Saruman plays it forward to G_McSheffrey
          ...  G_McSheffrey with a blistering shot !
          ...  R_Higuita beats the ball away
Min. 11 :(hts) R_Ayala runs with pace at the defence
          ...  L_Koscielny wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 13 :(hts) Messi is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting with the chance !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 18 :(hts) D_Bunting passes the ball to R_Bratseth
          ...  R_Bratseth with a thundering drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  And Hearts are leading in the game now
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Hearts ...
Min. 27 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel flicks it past L_Koscielny
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with the cheeky shot!
          ...  R_Higuita takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 30 :(msl) L_Koscielny hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Maicon collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Roy with the tackle
Min. 31 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare fires a shot at goal !
          ...  S_Banks with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 35 :(hts) Saruman reads the run of Messi
          ...  Messi with the goal bound shot!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a difficult save
Min. 39 :(hts) D_Bunting gains control of the loose ball
          ...  L_Thomas with a well timed tackle
          ...  S_Farina didn't like it though
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) Z_Zidane times his run well
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Sagnol
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 45 :(hts) D_Bunting takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Bunting hits a great drive!
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-1 Hearts

Min. 47 :(hts) R_Bratseth controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_Koscielny
          ...  He puts in Saruman!
          ...  Saruman with the shot on net !
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 49 :(hts) D_Bunting plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But L_Koscielny barges him off the ball
Min. 50 :(msl) Douglas_Costa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Roy
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  Intercepted by R_Ayala
Min. 52 :(msl) Z_Zidane with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_Ayala a clean set of heals
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_McSheffrey
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Banks catches it!
Min. 52 :(hts) K_Kong with a short pass to find D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 53 :(hts) R_Bratseth times his run well
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Bratseth !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Kong!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 54 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  K_Kong with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 58 :(hts) K_Katsouranis will come on for K_Kong and play MF
Min. 58 :(msl) T_Taiwo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Bratseth
          ...  He knocks it to J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  S_Banks can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_Banks makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 59 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Bratseth as DF
Min. 60 :(hts) H_Kane takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Bunting
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 64 :(msl) L_Thomas has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Hoffmeister
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 64 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  Saruman tackles from behind
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 65 :(msl) D_Maicon sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 65 :(hts) H_Kane with a flashy move
          ...  The cross hits H_Kane on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  R_Higuita won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 69 :(msl) L_Shawry with a glorious 60-yard pass to Douglas_Costa
          ...  K_Katsouranis slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 70 :(msl) L_Koscielny sidesteps R_Ayala
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Cleared by W_Sagnol
Min. 72 :(msl) T_Taiwo with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  T_Taiwo with a little chip!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 73 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Taiwo
          ...  He knocks it to H_Kane!
          ...  D_Maicon with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(hts) K_Katsouranis holds the ball up
          ...  He sees R_Ayala in space!
          ...  R_Ayala with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Marseille 0-2 Hearts ...
Min. 77 :(hts) K_Katsouranis wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 78 :(msl) G_Halford is ready to come on to replace D_Maicon
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 78 :(msl) L_Koscielny brings it under control
          ...  He takes on W_Sagnol
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  S_Banks parries it
Min. 78 :(hts) H_Kane takes possession
          ...  L_Thomas is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 78 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with the cross-field pass to G_McSheffrey
          ...  But L_Koscielny wins the tackle
Min. 80 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa will come on for A_Marcos and play MF
Min. 82 :(msl) Yeboah is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Digweed is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 84 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past R_Ayala!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But S_Banks pulls out a save of the game
Min. 87 :(msl) L_Thomas with a smart pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the strike !
          ...  S_Banks makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 87 :(hts) G_McSheffrey unselfishly lays the ball back to Messi
          ...  L_Shawry intercepts the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  L_Shawry latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel tackles cleanly
Min. 91 :(msl) Z_Zidane runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off L_Roy back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A delicate chip from Z_Zidane !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_Banks never had a chance!
Min. 91 :(hts) G_McSheffrey back heels to find H_Kane in space
          ...  H_Kane with the overhead !
          ...  R_Higuita has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Higuita is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 113,669
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Maicon (73), L_Thomas (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ayala (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Bratseth (18), R_Ayala (76)
Sent Off             : Saruman (64)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |      Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 2 Hearts
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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 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  12   3  24 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25   9   7  36 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  24   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  25  11  36 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  85   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   8   3  35 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  24  11  25 |  13   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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S_Banks        GK  37   5   1   4  11 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
W_Sagnol       DF   2  28   9   1  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  26  12   1  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  15   0  28
L_Roy          DF   3  26   6   9  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  26   8   5  17 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  29
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  26   9  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12   9
K_Kong         MF   1   5  26   9  18 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   6  25  16  37 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24   8
Saruman        MF   2   6  23  21  30 |  67   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  14  -2
Messi          FW   1   8   7  26  18 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  32  28
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  24  31 |  63   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  20  64  23
P_Kuzmanovic   GK   3  25   7   8  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  24  12   9  31 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  25   1  34 |  35   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  44   0
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  23   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  23  33 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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