Elite League Match, Santos FC vs. Marseille (Wed Mar 27)


                            Santos FC  |  Marseille
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 E
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK S_Given
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                          Leonardo DF  |  DF S_Byram
                         N_Subotic DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                             Bauer DF  |  DF M_Amoros
                           Draxler MF  |  DM M_Dickinson
                          Socrates MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                        Emerson_Jr MF  |  MF N_Kante
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF C_Ridout
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                             Bojan FW  |  FW M_Truk
                                       |
                               Leo SUB |  SUB H_Lloris
                             Oscar SUB |  SUB D_Jones
                         S_Marsden SUB |  SUB I_Perisic
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB J_Livermore
                               Bar SUB |  SUB F_Ousama

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes on Bauer
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Y_Sankhare throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Huth wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 2  :(msl) C_Ridout with a glorious long pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  R_Huth takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 4  :(msl) M_Dickinson with a smart pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  Santos FC 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 5  :(msl) M_Amoros kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_Koscielny gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Koscielny with a powerful header !
          ...  But A_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 6  :(sfc) Bojan nutmegs M_Amoros
          ...  Bojan tries to beat S_Given!
          ...  S_Given tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 7  :(sfc) Neymar_Jr gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Koscielny!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But F_Le_Boeuf spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 8  :(sfc) Bauer with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Byram
          ...  He knocks it to Neymar_Jr!
          ...  A left-footer by Neymar_Jr !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 9  :(sfc) Neymar_Jr takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Amoros
Min. 12 :(sfc) G_Karagounis has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Byram
          ...  He knocks it to Neymar_Jr!
          ...  S_Byram goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 12 :(msl) N_Kante takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Truk
          ...  M_Truk leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 14 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with a measured pass to Bojan
          ...  Bojan with a powerful header !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 17 :(sfc) Socrates unselfishly lays the ball back to Neymar_Jr
          ...  M_Amoros wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 17 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Leonardo
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
Min. 19 :(sfc) Bojan jumps over F_Le_Boeuf's challenge
          ...  But M_Amoros slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 20 :(msl) L_Koscielny has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Subotic
          ...  He puts in M_Truk!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Truk !
          ...  But A_Marshall dives to his left
          ...  I think A_Marshall just got a hand on that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 24 :(msl) C_Ridout finds Z_Zidane with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A thundering drive by Z_Zidane !
          ...  A_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 25 :(sfc) Bojan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Bojan drives the shot in!
          ...  S_Given watches it sail wide!
Min. 26 :(sfc) Bojan knocks the ball past F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  C_Ridout knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere blows up for a foul
Min. 28 :(sfc) Leonardo races into the box
          ...  He sees Neymar_Jr lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Neymar_Jr fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 30 :(msl) Y_Sankhare plays the early ball across the box to find N_Kante in space
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Bauer
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 40 :(msl) M_Dickinson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Truk
          ...  M_Truk attempts a chip!
          ...  But A_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Marshall got a touch
Min. 41 :(msl) M_Truk takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Neymar_Jr tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(sfc) Socrates brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Bojan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Truk 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. 42 :(sfc) Socrates wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Neymar_Jr
          ...  M_Amoros tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sfc) G_Karagounis cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Emerson_Jr
          ...  Emerson_Jr has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  S_Given gathers it easily
Min. 45 :(msl) It looks as though Marseille is now playing A
Min. 45 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr sidesteps L_Koscielny
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the overhead !
          ...  But S_Given smothers the ball.
Min. 46 :(sfc) Socrates races into the box
          ...  He sees Neymar_Jr lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  S_Byram picks up the loose ball and clears the danger

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 0-1 Marseille

Min. 48 :(msl) N_Kante looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Z_Zidane
          ...  R_Huth cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 50 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr moves to AM
Min. 50 :(msl) C_Ridout finds the space intelligently
          ...  C_Ridout hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  A_Marshall won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 51 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr moves forward
          ...  M_Dickinson fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 54 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bojan
          ...  S_Byram gathers up the loose ball
Min. 55 :(sfc) Oscar will come on for N_Subotic and play DF
Min. 55 :(msl) N_Kante with a pinpoint pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane has a dig at goal!
          ...  A_Marshall with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 56 :(sfc) Leonardo floats the ball in to find Neymar_Jr
          ...  A powerful header from Neymar_Jr !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  S_Given with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 57 :(msl) Curled in dangerously from M_Dickinson to Z_Zidane
          ...  Draxler with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 59 :(sfc) Draxler gets to the by line and finds Bojan with a beautiful cross
          ...  Bojan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged S_Given
          ...  Santos FC have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 60 :(sfc) S_Marsden is ready to come on to replace Draxler
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(sfc) Bojan has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Bojan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  S_Given parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_Given recovers to save!!
Min. 60 :(msl) M_Truk with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows G_Karagounis a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Truk with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 61 :(sfc) G_Karagounis retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Oscar gets on the end of it
          ...  But S_Byram slides in
Min. 63 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr nutmegs L_Koscielny
          ...  S_Byram with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(sfc) Bar comes on for Neymar_Jr and takes up a FW role
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 65 :(msl) C_Ridout cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Ridout tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 66 :(msl) Z_Zidane moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Ridout
          ...  But Oscar comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 71 :(msl) Z_Zidane turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  The cross hits Z_Zidane on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But A_Marshall tips it behind
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 73 :(sfc) Bar takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  What a shot from Bar !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Santos FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Santos FC 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 73 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play C
Min. 73 :(msl) Y_Sankhare brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Z_Zidane makes himself available
          ...  Z_Zidane unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But A_Marshall smothers the ball.
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Jones is coming on and S_Byram is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) C_Ridout has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Huth
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  R_Huth recovers to win the ball back
Min. 76 :(msl) F_Ousama is coming on for Z_Zidane and will play FW
Min. 76 :(sfc) S_Marsden cuts the ball back to Bojan
          ...  Bojan lobs S_Given!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 77 :(msl) I_Perisic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Dickinson
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 77 :(msl) M_Amoros with the through ball to M_Truk
          ...  M_Truk drives the ball low !
          ...  But A_Marshall reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 78 :(sfc) G_Karagounis takes on M_Amoros
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  M_Truk with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 83 :(sfc) G_Karagounis looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Emerson_Jr
          ...  D_Jones read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 84 :(sfc) S_Marsden has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Amoros
          ...  He puts in Bojan!
          ...  A powerful shot by Bojan !
          ...  S_Given just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) C_Ridout sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Jones
          ...  Leonardo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 92 :(sfc) Bar kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Karagounis gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  G_Karagounis from 20 yards !
          ...  S_Given beats the ball away
Min. 92 :(msl) I_Perisic with a slick pass to F_Ousama
          ...  F_Ousama sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  A_Marshall with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 150,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Bojan
Scorers              : Bojan (59), Bar (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Neymar_Jr (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (4)
Sent Off             : M_Truk (78)
Booked               : M_Amoros (42), M_Dickinson (51), S_Byram (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Santos FC     |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           8        |       10
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       15
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       17
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
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_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  31  11   8  43 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  30  10  10  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
N_Subotic      DF   2  30   8   8  33 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  27   9   5  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  31   8  31 |  61   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  30   8  12 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
Emerson_Jr     AM   3  18  27  11  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  27   8  33 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   8   7  30  20 |  66   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8  20
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  28  12 |  93   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  20  20  79
Leo            GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  30   8   9  31 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  31   9  46 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Casemiro       MF   3   7  29   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   7  10  32  22 |  27   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  35

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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S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  32  11   7  36 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Byram        DF   3  32   9   6  32 |  76   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  31  11   7  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  28   9   8  42 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  18  -2
M_Dickinson    DM   2  16  31   7  28 |  78   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0 -22  23 -22
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  33  12  36 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
N_Kante        MF   3   7  30   7  13 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  28   4  32 |  93   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   2
Z_Zidane       FW   2   9   8  32  34 |  77   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  75
M_Truk         FW   1   7   8  23  22 |  79   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  22
H_Lloris       GK  26   2   3   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Jones        DF   3  24  10   9  22 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  32   6  11 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Livermore    MF   1  11  23   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ousama       FW   2   6   7  23  30 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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