Elite FA Cup Semi Final Match, Marseille vs. Real Madrid (Thu Dec 19)


                            Marseille  |  Real Madrid
                              5-4-1 L  |  4-4-2 E
                             Lee Shaw  |  Ahmed Alrawi
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF J_Charlton
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF A_Schulz
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                          M_Amoros DF  |  MF Preety
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF M_Krohn_Dehli
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF S_Phelan
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF Saddam_H
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  FW J_T_Gavilán
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW Eusebio
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB A_Zogbo
                       L_Koscielny SUB |  SUB D_Kuzmanovic
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB M_Camoranesi
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB J_Fleck
                         J_Digweed SUB |  SUB C_Arrache

Referee: W_Stark (Germany)


Min. 1  :(rmd) Saddam_H with the dribble
          ...  G_Halford is easily beaten
          ...  Blocked by N_Ben_Khalifa
Min. 3  :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Maicon
Min. 6  :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Z_Zidane
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Amoros
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Preety lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to J_Charlton
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 18 :(rmd) A_Schulz has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Sankhare!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Taiwo anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 22 :(rmd) J_Charlton heads the ball back to J_T_Gavilán
          ...  J_T_Gavilán with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 33 :(msl) Z_Zidane lobs it over Saddam_H
          ...  A_Schulz tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  L_Mulen makes the catch!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) M_Amoros with a 40-yard pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  What a shot from Z_Zidane !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  L_Mulen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 45 :(rmd) The ball runs loose!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_T_Gavilán has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-0 Real Madrid

Min. 50 :(msl) A_Marcos runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  P_Rodriguez clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 52 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Martinez
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Zidane!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  W_Stark lectures him
Min. 53 :(rmd) Saddam_H runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Eusebio
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 54 :(rmd) Saddam_H flicks it over G_Halford and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But L_Shawry sweeps up the threat
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Shawry breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Mulen!
          ...  Eusebio brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  W_Stark reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 60 :(rmd) Saddam_H unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Krohn_Dehli
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli hits the ball first time!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 63 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán leaves D_Maicon standing
          ...  J_T_Gavilán sees R_Higuita off his line !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  R_Higuita grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 66 :(rmd) Preety with the through ball to Eusebio
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Taiwo
Min. 69 :(msl) Y_Sankhare swings an elbow
          ...  He caught S_Phelan full in the face
          ...  W_Stark tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 70 :(rmd) S_Phelan cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_T_Gavilán
          ...  From long range J_T_Gavilán bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul is ready to come on to replace L_Shawry
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 74 :(msl) D_Maicon breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Mulen!
          ...  J_T_Gavilán brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  W_Stark calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Obua will come on for Y_Sankhare and play MF
Min. 75 :(rmd) A_Schulz takes advantage of a mistake by M_Amoros
          ...  A_Schulz cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 78 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic will come on for J_Charlton and play DF
Min. 78 :(rmd) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  S_Phelan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  G_Halford with a bad challenge
          ...  W_Stark will want to speak to him
          ...  W_Stark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Lee Shaw looks relieved
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Preety swings it in
          ...  J_Charlton gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Charlton with the attempt at goal!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Digweed is coming on for Z_Zidane and will play FW
Min. 80 :(rmd) C_Arrache takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_T_Gavilán
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi replaces Preety to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(msl) Y_Kaboul reads the run of A_Marcos
          ...  A_Schulz slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 82 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi with a probing pass to C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  R_Higuita collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 84 :(msl) L_Thomas with a perfectly timed run
          ...  P_Rodriguez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rmd) S_Phelan with a slick pass to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio with the overhead !
          ...  R_Higuita beats the ball away
Min. 91 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Eusebio
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Y_Kaboul looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Digweed steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Real Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Eusebio is taking it!
          ...  He sends R_Higuita the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Marcos is taking it!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_Arrache is taking it!
          ...  He sends R_Higuita the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Real Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa is taking it!
          ...  He sends L_Mulen the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Saddam_H is taking it!
          ...  R_Higuita with the save!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Obua is taking it!
          ...  L_Mulen dives
          ...  And he tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Phelan is taking it!
          ...  R_Higuita tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Amoros is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Marseille 2-1 Real Madrid...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Krohn_Dehli steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!


          ...  Marseille wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Juventus Arena
Attendance           : 90,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : T_Taiwo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : A_Schulz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Eusebio (58), J_T_Gavilán (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Marseille   |    Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           1        |       10
Off target           :           0        |       6
On target            :           1        |       4
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :           3        |       8
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 0 Real Madrid
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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  38   2   2   2  34 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  13   3  24 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   8   7  15 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  23   8   7  42 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  27   6  18 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25  10   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  19   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
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 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  30   3   4  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  28  12   8  18 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  12   9
A_Schulz       DF   1  27  11  10  20 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  26   8   9  28 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Preety         MF   1   9  33   5  28 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Krohn_Dehli  MF   2   9  28  11  27 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  27  20  36 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Saddam_H       MF   2  18  24  22  27 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_T_Gavilán    FW   1   3   9  33  39 |  81   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
Eusebio        FW   2   7   2  31  39 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
A_Zogbo        GK  29   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  27   8   7  40 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Camoranesi   MF   1   4  31  10  34 |  10   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   5  26   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Arrache      FW   2   9   5  31  34 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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