Elite League Match, Marseille vs. Inter Milan (Sun Mar 17)


                            Marseille  |  Inter Milan
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-4-1 A
                           Care Taker  |  Dragan Lobozinski
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                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                           S_Byram DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF G_Angella
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                         I_Perisic MF  |  MF G_Sigurdsson
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF D_DeRossi
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF S_Mazzola
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  MF E_Francescoli
                      A_Di_Stefano FW  |  FW I_Gabilondo
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                       M_Friedrich SUB |  SUB C_Panucci
                       M_Dickinson SUB |  SUB B_Matuidi
                          C_Ridout SUB |  SUB Josh_Millwate
                            M_Truk SUB |  SUB Juanfran

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 6  :(msl) I_Perisic races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Di_Stefano lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with the shot !
          ...  A_Peruzzi with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 7  :(msl) I_Perisic changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare rifles it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 8  :(irm) Inter Milan altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 9  :(msl) I_Perisic with a slick pass to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano hits a great drive!
          ...  A_Peruzzi just watches float over the bar!
Min. 12 :(irm) S_Mazzola barges Y_Sankhare off the ball
          ...  S_Mazzola with a thundering drive!
          ...  But R_Higuita palms it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 14 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf with a glorious 60-yard pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  J_Ekstrand gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(irm) S_Mazzola bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to E_Francescoli
          ...  E_Francescoli flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 20 :(msl) I_Perisic looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But A_Peruzzi punches it away
Min. 23 :(irm) S_Mazzola looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  S_Mazzola tries to chip the ball over R_Higuita!
          ...  R_Higuita parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 24 :(irm) A_Ranocchia runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E_Francescoli
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  E_Francescoli with a powerful header !
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 26 :(irm) J_Ekstrand with a 50-yard pass to G_Angella
          ...  G_Angella with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 27 :(msl) Z_Zidane runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  But J_Ekstrand wins the ball
Min. 31 :(msl) I_Perisic puts in Z_Zidane
          ...  S_Mazzola is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  A_Peruzzi misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Peruzzi easily claims the ball!
Min. 32 :(msl) N_Kante picks out A_Di_Stefano with the cross
          ...  A_Di_Stefano drives it towards goal !
          ...  A_Peruzzi gets up well to catch that one
Min. 34 :(irm) E_Francescoli with a smart pass to I_Gabilondo
          ...  J_Pedro cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 38 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano runs at G_Angella
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Di_Stefano hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Care Taker
          ...  Marseille 2-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 38 :(irm) D_DeRossi with the first time flick to A_Ranocchia
          ...  Z_Zidane with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from N_Alexander
Min. 38 :(irm) J_Ekstrand flicks it over L_Koscielny and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Ekstrand attempts to nutmeg R_Higuita!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 39 :(msl) N_Kante beats M_Cassetti
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
          ...  N_Kante with a terrific drive !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Peruzzi's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 39 :(irm) I_Gabilondo sprints past S_Byram
          ...  S_Byram recovers to win the ball back
Min. 42 :(irm) I_Gabilondo kills the ball dead
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Pedro takes possession
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) L_Koscielny with a simple pass to J_Pedro
          ...  F_Fazio anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 44 :(irm) D_DeRossi with a reverse pass to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo swings in the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Higuita holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Marseille 2-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 45 :(irm) F_Fazio hoists the ball across to I_Gabilondo
          ...  Cleaned up by Z_Zidane
Min. 46 :(irm) E_Francescoli changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Gabilondo
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 48 :(msl) Z_Zidane turns on a sixpence
          ...  But F_Fazio wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but N_Alexander has none of it.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 2-1 Inter Milan

Min. 47 :(msl) N_Kante gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds I_Perisic
          ...  I_Perisic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  A_Peruzzi gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 47 :(irm) G_Angella finds the space intelligently
          ...  I_Perisic dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 49 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano with a perfectly timed run
          ...  J_Ekstrand cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 57 :(msl) I_Perisic skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Kante
          ...  N_Kante with the header !
          ...  A_Peruzzi with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 61 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf with the through ball to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Di_Stefano !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 65 :(irm) E_Francescoli with a reverse pass to I_Gabilondo
          ...  N_Kante is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 68 :(irm) E_Francescoli holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a good save
Min. 72 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Ekstrand
          ...  J_Ekstrand has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  R_Higuita parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 74 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Z_Zidane
          ...  F_Fazio beats him to the ball
Min. 75 :(msl) M_Friedrich replaces F_Le_Boeuf to play as a DF
Min. 78 :(msl) M_Dickinson is ready to come on to replace P_Viera
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 81 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano takes advantage of a mistake by M_Cassetti
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with a thundering drive!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 82 :(msl) M_Truk is being brought on
          ...  A_Di_Stefano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 83 :(irm) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  C_Panucci will come on for J_Ekstrand and play DF
Min. 84 :(msl) N_Kante drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to S_Byram
          ...  S_Byram cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 84 :(irm) C_Panucci lobs it over M_Dickinson
          ...  J_Pedro slices it
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 84 :(msl) M_Dickinson lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Z_Zidane latches on to it
          ...  E_Francescoli with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Care Taker looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 85 :(irm) S_Mazzola looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Gabilondo
          ...  M_Dickinson dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 86 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  Juanfran will come on for I_Gabilondo and play FW
Min. 86 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  B_Matuidi will come on for G_Sigurdsson and play MF
Min. 86 :(msl) M_Dickinson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_DeRossi
          ...  He knocks it to M_Friedrich!
          ...  But M_Cassetti wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to M_Truk
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Peruzzi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And A_Peruzzi tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson crosses it in!
          ...  M_Cassetti wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) M_Truk sidesteps his marker
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Truk !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Peruzzi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Y_Sankhare swings a leg at it!
          ...  But A_Peruzzi palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to J_Pedro
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But A_Peruzzi punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 145,809
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : I_Perisic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_Sankhare (7), A_Di_Stefano (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : I_Gabilondo
Scorers              : I_Gabilondo (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Francescoli (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Marseille     |  Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       12
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 1 Inter Milan
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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  39   2   2   2  34 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  32  11   7  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Byram        DF   3  32   9   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  31  10   7  22 |  78   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  31   8   9  33 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  33  12  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  30  75
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  32   6  11 |  95   0   1   6   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  75  10
P_Viera        MF   3  10  30   8  41 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
N_Kante        MF   3   7  30   7  13 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
Z_Zidane       FW   2   9   8  32  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  30  31 |  85   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  58
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  29  12  10  29 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  16  30   7  28 |  14   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  28   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Truk         FW   1   7   8  23  22 |  10   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  29  11   9  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  29   8   5  30 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  28  11   7  22 |  86   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10  20
G_Angella      DF   1  27  12  10  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Cassetti     DF   3  26   8   6  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  28  14  30 |  89   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_DeRossi      MF   3  11  27   4  21 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  26   7  33 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  -9
E_Francescoli  MF   1   4  26   5  23 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  89   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   3  27  10   5  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  25  16  21 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josh_Millwate  MF   1   8  25   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  27  31 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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