Elite League Cup Quarter Final Match, Real Madrid vs. Juventus (Wed Feb 26)


                          Real Madrid  |  Juventus
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-3-2 A
                      Gareth Williams  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                        D_Carvajal DF  |  DF S_Byram
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF H_Berg
                       F_Ravanelli MF  |  DF Maldini
                        A_Giordano MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                          Valverde MF  |  MF Granit_Xhaka
                       Matej_Vydra FW  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                         K_Benzema FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                                       |
                            L_Dita SUB |  SUB Kamikaze
                         W_Lavezzi SUB |  SUB J_Richards
                       Beckenbauer SUB |  SUB Drexler
                           Platini SUB |  SUB Raul
                             D_Foe SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 3  :(jvt) H_Berg with a slick pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor gets his head to the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Lets see if Juventus can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 4  :(jvt) Juventus altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 4  :(rmd) Matej_Vydra beats L_Koscielny
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Wisdom
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Valverde curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta makes the catch!
Min. 4  :(jvt) E_Adebayor with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  E_Adebayor with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  J_Reina is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-2 Juventus ...
Min. 6  :(rmd) Matej_Vydra pushes it past L_Koscielny
          ...  A_Wisdom dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 7  :(jvt) L_Koscielny spits at K_Tierney
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gary Hill looks relieved
Min. 8  :(rmd) A defence splitting pass from Valverde to K_Tierney
          ...  L_Koscielny stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 8  :(jvt) E_Adebayor pushes it past W_A_Glen
          ...  K_Tierney brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But N_Rizzoli waves play on!!!
Min. 17 :(rmd) K_Benzema is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Byram
Min. 19 :(jvt) Maldini with the through ball to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 22 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli knocks it forward
          ...  H_Berg slips
          ...  K_Benzema gets to it!
          ...  K_Benzema with a thundering shot!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 22 :(jvt) A_Lombardo is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 22 :(jvt) A_Carroll will replace the useless A_Lombardo and will play FW
Min. 24 :(rmd) A_Giordano looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Matej_Vydra
          ...  L_Koscielny reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(jvt) K_El_Ahmadi moves forward
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 26 :(jvt) A_Carroll kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Tierney slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 30 :(rmd) K_Tierney swings an elbow
          ...  He caught Granit_Xhaka full in the face
          ...  N_Rizzoli will just give him a speaking to
Min. 30 :(jvt) L_Koscielny has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Berg collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Berg attempts a low drive!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  J_Reina never had a chance!
Min. 31 :(jvt) M_Dickinson lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Carroll latches on to it
          ...  A_Carroll hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Reina is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 32 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli runs at A_Wisdom
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  L_Koscielny knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But N_Rizzoli just turns away!
Min. 36 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_A_Vardy
          ...  What a shot from J_A_Vardy !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta was beaten there!
Min. 37 :(jvt) A_Wisdom flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_A_Vardy wins the ball with ease
          ...  N_Rizzoli saw something no-one else did
Min. 39 :(jvt) Granit_Xhaka knocks it forward
          ...  T_Alderweirel slips
          ...  A_Wisdom gets to it!
          ...  A_Wisdom goes for the top corner !
          ...  J_Reina gets up well to catch that one
Min. 40 :(rmd) W_A_Glen with a measured ball to K_Benzema
          ...  M_Dickinson is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 41 :(rmd) Valverde takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  L_Koscielny with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  N_Rizzoli tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(jvt) M_Dickinson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor attempts to nutmeg J_Reina!
          ...  J_Reina falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Reina looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That completes his hat trick!!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-3 Juventus ...
Min. 45 :(jvt) A_Carroll takes advantage of a bad back pass from W_A_Glen
          ...  A_Carroll hits a great shot !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Madrid 0-3 Juventus

Min. 46 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Dickinson
          ...  He puts in K_Benzema!
          ...  A_Wisdom wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 49 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra with the kinky dribble
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Wisdom
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ravanelli hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Matej_Vydra
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta makes an easy save
Min. 55 :(rmd) Valverde has it now
          ...  He takes on K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Matej_Vydra!
          ...  Matej_Vydra runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta tips it over
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 57 :(jvt) Maldini with the diagonal pass E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with a thundering drive!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 58 :(jvt) A_Wisdom skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Granit_Xhaka
          ...  J_Reina pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  What's N_Rizzoli going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Good call ref!!
          ...  E_Adebayor places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Real Madrid 0-4 Juventus...
Min. 58 :(jvt) M_Dickinson spits at K_Tierney
          ...  N_Rizzoli ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Gary Hill looks relieved
Min. 59 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra runs into space
          ...  Matej_Vydra tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Zubizarreta dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And A_Zubizarreta tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ravanelli chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Adebayor wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 62 :(rmd) D_Carvajal is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to K_Benzema
          ...  L_Koscielny wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 67 :(jvt) M_Dickinson has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Carroll gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Carroll with a powerful header !
          ...  J_Reina gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 68 :(rmd) Valverde plays the early ball across the box to find F_Ravanelli in space
          ...  But A_Wisdom wins the ball
Min. 69 :(rmd) K_Tierney with a glorious 60-yard pass to W_A_Glen
          ...  S_Byram cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 70 :(rmd) D_Foe will come on for J_A_Vardy and play FW
Min. 71 :(jvt) Juventus will now play D
Min. 72 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  F_Ravanelli cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 74 :(rmd) K_Tierney with a slide rule pass to Matej_Vydra
          ...  But H_Berg reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 74 :(jvt) A_Carroll sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Carroll hits a great shot !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 79 :(rmd) Beckenbauer is coming on and K_Tierney is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 79 :(rmd) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Platini will come on for D_Carvajal and play DF
Min. 79 :(rmd) Valverde looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Matej_Vydra
          ...  H_Berg with an awful challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "VAR!!! VAR!!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 80 :(jvt) A_Carroll runs at Beckenbauer
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Beckenbauer reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 81 :(rmd) Platini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  K_Benzema gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_Benzema hits a curling shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 82 :(rmd) K_Benzema turns past H_Berg
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Maldini bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 82 :(jvt) L_Koscielny brings it under control
          ...  He takes on W_A_Glen
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Carroll!
          ...  W_A_Glen moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 84 :(rmd) Beckenbauer lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Matej_Vydra latches on to it
          ...  Matej_Vydra gets up high for the header !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 85 :(rmd) The ball goes loose!
          ...  K_Benzema seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Byram
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(jvt) A_Carroll runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Beckenbauer
Min. 91 :(jvt) A_Carroll latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  A_Carroll leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Santiago Bernabeu
Attendance           : 150,000
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Matej_Vydra
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (3,4,44,58 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Koscielny (41)
Injured              : A_Lombardo (22)
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Match Statistics
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                            Real Madrid   |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       14
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Real Madrid 0 - 4 Juventus
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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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J_Reina        GK  38   2   3   1  18 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  32  12   7  32 |  81   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  30   9  10  32 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  30   7   8  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  29   8   9  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  33   9  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Giordano     MF   3  11  26  10  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Valverde       MF   3   8  26   7  43 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  32  13 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  40
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  30  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  28  20 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  35  15   7  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  30   9   7  21 |  12   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Platini        DF   3   4  30   7  32 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Foe          FW   2   5   7  23  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Juventus
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_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  34  11   8  36 |  93   0   4   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 118  18  -2
S_Byram        DF   3  34   9   7  32 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  30  23   9  34 |  93   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120  20  30
H_Berg         DF   1  30  11   7  21 |  93   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  50  21
Maldini        DF   2  29   9   8  41 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  16  32   7  28 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  32   7  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  11  30   7  15 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Adebayor     FW   2   8   7  32  35 |  93   0   1   0   0   4   4   0   0   0  20   0 141
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  28  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Kamikaze       GK  37   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  27   6   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Drexler        MF   3   9  30   9  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul           AM   1   9  25  22  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  71   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  23
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