Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, Werder Bremen vs. Marseille (Thu Nov 21)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Marseille
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 L
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                           Ronaldo DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                       G_Griffiths DF  |  DF G_Halford
                          S_Proedl DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                       C_Prandelli DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         B_Spencer MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                         C_Gemmell MF  |  MF L_Thomas
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                       R_O_Donovan AM  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                         D_Nelisse FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                           H_Sabry FW  |  FW Yeboah
                                       |
                           T_Wiese SUB |  SUB S_Given
                        J_Neeskens SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                          J_Plasil SUB |  SUB Douglas_Costa
                      M_Arnautovic SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                          G_Weasly SUB |  SUB J_Piere

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(wbn) Fernandinho finds H_Sabry in acres of space
          ...  T_Taiwo forces him off the ball
Min. 4  :(wbn) H_Sabry had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Farina just wants to lecture him
Min. 5  :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a mistake by Ronaldo
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Ronaldo does well to get the tackle in
Min. 6  :(msl) J_Digweed controls the ball with ease
          ...  But G_Griffiths slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Farina has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 7  :(msl) T_Taiwo takes advantage of a bad back pass from Ronaldo
          ...  C_Prandelli takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 14 :(wbn) D_Nelisse sidesteps D_Maicon
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 18 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  But D_Maicon spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 18 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Marshall!
          ...  B_Spencer brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(wbn) Fernandinho takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Digweed
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But L_Koscielny will cut out the threat
Min. 19 :(msl) A_Marcos with a 40-yard pass to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah attempts a chip!
          ...  A_Marshall gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 25 :(wbn) B_Spencer looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Proedl
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Yeboah takes possession
Min. 25 :(msl) J_Digweed beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  R_O_Donovan brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(wbn) G_Griffiths is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 27 :(msl) L_Thomas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Yeboah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Yeboah rifles it to the far post !
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by A_Marshall !!
Min. 36 :(wbn) C_Gemmell has it on the edge of the box
          ...  L_Koscielny wins the ball with ease
          ...  S_Farina saw something no-one else did
Min. 39 :(wbn) C_Gemmell with the heel pass to D_Nelisse
          ...  T_Taiwo cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 41 :(wbn) H_Sabry flicks it over D_Maicon and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Maicon does well to get the tackle in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) A_Marcos with the through ball to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  Ronaldo beats him to the ball
Min. 45 :(msl) L_Thomas with a reverse pass to Yeboah
          ...  S_Proedl with a terrible tackle
Min. 46 :(wbn) Fernandinho has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Taiwo
          ...  He puts in H_Sabry!
          ...  G_Halford goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 47 :(wbn) S_Proedl takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  T_Taiwo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 47 :(msl) L_Thomas with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  L_Thomas tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 48 :(wbn) B_Spencer drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to D_Nelisse
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Koscielny
Min. 48 :(msl) A_Marcos squares it to T_Taiwo
          ...  T_Taiwo attempts a chip!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 49 :(msl) J_Digweed knocks the ball past S_Proedl
          ...  Fernandinho steals the ball of off him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-0 Marseille

Min. 48 :(msl) L_Thomas holds the ball up
          ...  He sees J_Digweed in space!
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Digweed !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 49 :(wbn) Fernandinho takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Nelisse
          ...  G_Halford beats him to the ball
Min. 50 :(wbn) Fernandinho controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_O_Donovan gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_O_Donovan tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 52 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a bad back pass from Ronaldo
          ...  D_Nelisse with an over the top challenge
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
          ...  Lee Shaw is far from happy with that decision
Min. 56 :(wbn) H_Sabry finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  A_Marcos with the tackle
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Farina calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 59 :(wbn) B_Spencer finds D_Nelisse with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  D_Maicon stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 64 :(wbn) Fernandinho with the dribble
          ...  A_Marcos is easily beaten
          ...  But D_Maicon wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(msl) D_Maicon with the through ball to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  Fernandinho slices it
          ...  A_Marshall moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Koscielny plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_Halford as DF
Min. 72 :(msl) J_Digweed flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  G_Griffiths with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua will replace the useless Y_Sankhare and will play MF
Min. 76 :(wbn) D_Nelisse kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Spencer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa knocks the ball back to R_Higuita
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past R_Higuita!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Griffiths crosses it in!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 77 :(wbn) M_Arnautovic replaces an unhappy B_Spencer and will play as a MF
Min. 77 :(wbn) G_Weasly is coming on and D_Nelisse is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Piere is ready to come on to replace J_Digweed
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 80 :(msl) D_Obua turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah tries to beat A_Marshall!
          ...  A_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 81 :(msl) A_Marcos has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Griffiths
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Piere!
          ...  S_Proedl seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 85 :(msl) Yeboah sidesteps H_Sabry
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Prandelli with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) D_Obua cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Obua heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Marshall
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 90 :(msl) J_Piere sidesteps C_Gemmell
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Prandelli cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 92 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Maicon wins the ball
Min. 92 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  L_Koscielny with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  S_Farina gave him a strong warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 50,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : Fernandinho
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Spencer (18)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : D_Maicon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       7
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           0        |       4
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       15
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 0 - 0 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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  35   4   6   5  11 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  24  11   9  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  23  10   3  33 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  12   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  23   5   5  37 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Prandelli    DF   1  22  11   7  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  10  24  11  31 |  81   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  23  11  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Fernandinho    MF   2  11  22   9  19 |  97   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  48   0
R_O_Donovan    AM   1   4  21  11  39 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  29  42 |  81   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  24  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wiese        GK  20   4   4   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  23   8   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   6  24   9  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arnautovic   MF   1   9   8  22  39 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weasly       FW   1   6  11  20  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  13   3  24 |  97   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  85   0   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25   9   7  36 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  15   0  24
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  18   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
J_Piere        FW   1   6   7  20  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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