Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, Marseille vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Oct 30)


                            Marseille  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 A
                             Lee Shaw  |  Peter Griffin
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK L_Bowazski
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF P_Swanson
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF T_Derijck
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                          N_Stiles DF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF Rui_Alex
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF P_Little
                           T_Woods MF  |  MF A_Buzsaky
                         I_Tiramek MF  |  AM K_Thompson
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW H_Henriksson
                           S_Walsh FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                           C_Weale SUB |  SUB T_Tapalovic
                              Pepe SUB |  SUB M_Abel
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB E_Quagliarela
                            P_Ince SUB |  SUB T_Kunert
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB Nasim_Khalifa

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 2  :(msl) A_Marcos hits a hard pass to S_Walsh 
          ...  From long range S_Walsh bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  L_Bowazski blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 4  :(shk) C_Metzelder changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Thompson 
          ...  L_Shawry reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Buzsaky plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  H_Henriksson tries to place the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  That’s given Schalke 04 the lead! 
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 5  :(shk) P_Swanson looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Buzsaky receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Buzsaky attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 6  :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to S_Walsh 
          ...  S_Walsh hits the ball first time! 
          ...  L_Bowazski just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 6  :(shk) P_Little with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Thompson 
          ...  K_Thompson with the header ! 
          ...  R_Higuita gathers it comfortably 
Min. 8  :(shk) The ball is passed in from P_Little, he finds H_Henriksson 
          ...  S_Walsh wins the ball with ease 
          ...  S_Youri saw something no-one else did 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 11 :(msl) I_Tiramek with the header on 
          ...  He finds S_Walsh in space 
          ...  S_Walsh fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 12 :(shk) H_Henriksson finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by T_Taiwo !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 15 :(msl) J_Digweed with the dribble 
          ...  J_Digweed chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  L_Bowazski with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 20 :(msl) I_Tiramek takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Digweed 
          ...  P_Swanson knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But S_Youri just turns away! 
Min. 22 :(shk) Taliyah sidesteps D_Maicon 
          ...  Taliyah flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 24 :(msl) T_Woods sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  I_Tiramek runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  C_Metzelder with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 27 :(msl) S_Walsh takes advantage of a mistake by P_Swanson 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Rui_Alex with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 27 :(shk) Rui_Alex is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to Taliyah 
          ...  N_Stiles with the tackle 
Min. 28 :(shk) C_Metzelder runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Maicon forces him off the ball 
Min. 29 :(msl) A_Marcos flicks it over A_Buzsaky and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Marcos with the header ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 30 :(shk) K_Thompson with an intelligent ball to Taliyah 
          ...  Taliyah with a little chip! 
          ...  R_Higuita beats the ball away 
Min. 31 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps C_Metzelder 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Digweed with a thundering volley! 
          ...  L_Bowazski beats the ball away 
Min. 31 :(shk) K_Thompson plays a long ball to H_Henriksson 
          ...  But T_Taiwo slides in two footed. 
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 32 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps B_Howedes 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Digweed looks to see where L_Bowazski is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But L_Bowazski just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 32 :(msl) Douglas_Costa runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  H_Henriksson fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 33 :(msl) A_Marcos has it now 
          ...  He takes on C_Metzelder 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Walsh! 
          ...  T_Derijck gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 34 :(msl) S_Walsh gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past B_Howedes! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Derijck wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 36 :(shk) P_Swanson hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Henriksson latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Henriksson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  R_Higuita blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 37 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  Douglas_Costa curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  L_Bowazski makes a difficult save 
Min. 40 :(shk) Rui_Alex sidesteps J_Digweed 
          ...  D_Maicon rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s S_Youri going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(msl) Douglas_Costa drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Walsh 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Walsh ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 47 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds J_Digweed with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Derijck 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 48 :(msl) I_Tiramek looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Marcos 
          ...  P_Swanson forces him off the ball 
Min. 49 :(msl) J_Digweed flicks it past B_Howedes 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_Digweed has a go! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 0-1 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(shk) B_Howedes backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  H_Henriksson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Henriksson heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rui_Alex hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Higuita catches it! 
Min. 47 :(msl) A_Marcos with an inch perfect pass to J_Digweed 
          ...  B_Howedes gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 48 :(msl) S_Walsh finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Metzelder picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 50 :(shk) P_Swanson looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Buzsaky 
          ...  D_Maicon steals the ball of off him 
Min. 51 :(msl) A_Marcos spits at Rui_Alex 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 53 :(shk) Rui_Alex takes advantage of a mistake by D_Maicon 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A cracking drive from Rui_Alex ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 54 :(shk) C_Metzelder crosses into the box, finding Taliyah 
          ...  D_Maicon wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 56 :(shk) C_Metzelder is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to B_Howedes 
          ...  D_Maicon pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 58 :(shk) T_Derijck with a 50-yard pass to Taliyah 
          ...  D_Maicon reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 59 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds N_Stiles in acres of space 
          ...  N_Stiles has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s got Marseille back level! 
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 59 :(shk) L_Bowazski is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on 
Min. 59 :(shk) T_Tapalovic is being prepared to come on 
          ...  L_Bowazski is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK 
Min. 60 :(shk) A_Buzsaky controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  H_Henriksson gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Taiwo wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 61 :(msl) I_Tiramek beats B_Howedes 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  I_Tiramek hits the ball first time! 
          ...  T_Tapalovic makes a difficult save 
Min. 61 :(shk) T_Derijck with a probing through ball C_Metzelder 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Stiles takes possession 
Min. 63 :(msl) A_Marcos with a penetrating pass to J_Digweed 
          ...  J_Digweed sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Tapalovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The deflection beat T_Tapalovic! 
          ...  That’s given Marseille the lead! 
          ...  Marseille 2-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 64 :(shk) H_Henriksson gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Taiwo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Henriksson from 20 yards ! 
          ...  R_Higuita just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 65 :(msl) Pepe takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace T_Taiwo as DF 
Min. 68 :(msl) A_Marcos cuts the ball back to Douglas_Costa 
          ...  P_Swanson with an over the top challenge 
          ...  He received a good talking to from S_Youri 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  T_Woods knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Digweed with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 69 :(msl) T_Woods squares it to I_Tiramek 
          ...  B_Howedes slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 69 :(shk) Taliyah nutmegs the defender 
          ...  N_Stiles reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Howedes plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Higuita catches it! 
Min. 70 :(msl) N_Stiles with a smart pass to L_Shawry 
          ...  L_Shawry sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 70 :(shk) Rui_Alex with the header on 
          ...  He finds K_Thompson in space 
          ...  K_Thompson with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Higuita parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 73 :(msl) S_Walsh miskicks! 
          ...  He finds I_Tiramek though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  B_Howedes makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 74 :(shk) A_Buzsaky lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Taliyah latches on to it 
          ...  Taliyah with the overhead ! 
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind 
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 75 :(shk) M_Abel is being prepared to come on 
          ...  C_Metzelder is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 75 :(shk) T_Kunert comes on for P_Little and takes up a MF role 
Min. 77 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Marcos is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 78 :(shk) K_Thompson sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to H_Henriksson 
          ...  H_Henriksson tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is coming on and J_Digweed is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 80 :(msl) T_Woods with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Abel 
Min. 81 :(msl) S_Walsh skips the challenge from P_Swanson 
          ...  S_Walsh attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  T_Tapalovic saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 82 :(shk) T_Derijck with a measured ball to Taliyah 
          ...  Taliyah with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 83 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with an incisive pass to S_Walsh 
          ...  S_Walsh aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 85 :(shk) T_Kunert with a first time pass 
          ...  K_Thompson runs onto it! 
          ...  K_Thompson pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  R_Higuita is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  R_Higuita looks very relieved! 
Min. 86 :(msl) I_Tiramek kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Walsh gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Walsh has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  T_Tapalovic never had a chance! 
Min. 86 :(shk) K_Thompson 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 Taliyah 
          ...  N_Stiles with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa kicks T_Kunert! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 89 :(shk) K_Thompson finds H_Henriksson on the edge of the box 
          ...  H_Henriksson blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But R_Higuita comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 91 :(shk) T_Derijck volleys it forward. He finds Taliyah 
          ...  Taliyah with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 57,269
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Douglas_Costa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Stiles (59), J_Digweed (63)
Sent Off             : N_Ben_Khalifa (89)
Booked               : S_Walsh (8), A_Marcos (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : H_Henriksson
Scorers              : H_Henriksson (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Henriksson (32)
Injured              : L_Bowazski (59)
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Match Statistics
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                               Marseille  |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       16
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :          13        |       12
Key Passes           :          18        |       23
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 1 Schalke 04
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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  33   2   2   2  34 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  24   4   3  31 |  69   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  24  12   3  24 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  23   7   7  15 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
N_Stiles       DF   2  20   5   4  24 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   1   0   0   0 100  12  28
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  22  14  32 |  81   0   0   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  78  -2
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  21   9  42 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   8
T_Woods        MF   1   9  22   1  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  22  11  36 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  23  19 |  84   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  52
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   0   1   0   0  18  30  34
C_Weale        GK  19   2   4   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepe           DF   1  20  12  11  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  21  10  25 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  10  10
P_Ince         MF   2   9  15   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  24  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
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_Bowazski     GK  30   5   4   6  15 |  63   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_Swanson      DF   2  21   9   5  25 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  36   0
T_Derijck      DF   2  21  12   2  29 |  95   0   3   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  48   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  20   7   6  23 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  19   6   7  30 |  79   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  24   0
Rui_Alex       MF   3   5  22  14  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  24   0
P_Little       MF   2   3  22   2  38 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Buzsaky      MF   2   6  21   4  20 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
K_Thompson     AM   2  11  19  14  30 |  95   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  16
H_Henriksson   FW   3   7   7  21  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  50
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  23  44 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -4
T_Tapalovic    GK  27   4   3   3  12 |  32   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Abel         DF   1  23   3   3  32 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -20 -20
E_Quagliarela  DF   2  19   8   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   6  22   2  21 |  16   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Nasim_Khalifa  FW   2   8   4  21  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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