Elite, Schalke 04 vs. Real Madrid (Wed Jan 04) Schalke 04 | Real Madrid 4-4-1-1 N | 4-4-2 N Peter Griffin | Ahmed Alrawi | L_Bowazski GK | GK L_Mulen L_A_Bahia DF | DF J_Martinez P_Huntington DF | DF J_Charlton B_Howedes DF | DF L_Roy T_Derijck DF | DF P_Rodriguez Lee_Ho MF | MF Preety P_Little MF | MF M_Krohn_Dehli Rui_Alex MF | MF R_Pletikosa T_Kunert MF | MF Saddam_H Gerd_Muller AM | FW J_T_Gavilán Taliyah FW | FW H_Postiga | T_Tapalovic SUB | SUB R_Locke P_Swanson SUB | SUB C_Berra A_Buzsaky SUB | SUB M_Camoranesi K_Thompson SUB | SUB Ki_Sung_Yueng Pato SUB | SUB R_Acquafresca Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland) Min. 1 :(rmd) R_Pletikosa with a short pass to find P_Rodriguez ... The ball hits P_Huntington in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 4 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past L_A_Bahia! ... He has some space now! ... P_Huntington takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 7 :(rmd) Preety with a precise pass to J_Charlton ... J_Charlton with the strike ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 12 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli finds H_Postiga in acres of space ... Excellent sliding challenge by L_A_Bahia ... He timed it well Min. 13 :(shk) T_Derijck unselfishly lays the ball back to Gerd_Muller ... Superbly timed tackle by P_Rodriguez ... He made it look easy Min. 13 :(rmd) H_Postiga slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... An audacious effort from H_Postiga ! ... But L_Bowazski comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 14 :(shk) Taliyah with a burst of pace ... Taliyah with a little chip! ... L_Mulen fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 14 :(shk) Lee_Ho pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... J_Charlton with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... C_Richmond reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... T_Derijck with the thundering drive ... Looks like it should be L_Mulen's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... L_Mulen looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 15 :(rmd) J_T_Gavilán rushes through the defence ... J_T_Gavilán drives it towards goal ! ... But L_Bowazski hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 19 :(shk) Taliyah beats P_Rodriguez ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Charlton ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 23 :(shk) Lee_Ho has it now ... He takes on J_Martinez ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Gerd_Muller! ... Gerd_Muller with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 24 :(shk) Taliyah finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... P_Rodriguez fouls badly ... C_Richmond warns him Min. 25 :(shk) Taliyah runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Martinez ... He showed his class there ... Saddam_H goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... C_Richmond calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Ahmed Alrawi looks relieved Min. 28 :(shk) Lee_Ho with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... M_Krohn_Dehli scythes the player down. ... Psycho! Min. 30 :(rmd) Preety knocks it forward ... L_A_Bahia slips ... Saddam_H gets to it! ... But T_Derijck comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 31 :(shk) Taliyah sidesteps J_Charlton ... He was too quick for his marker ... Cleaned up by J_Martinez Min. 33 :(shk) Taliyah takes advantage of a mistake by J_Charlton ... He runs towards goal ... J_T_Gavilán with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 35 :(shk) A defence splitting pass from Rui_Alex to P_Huntington ... P_Huntington runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 41 :(shk) P_Little fires over a low cross to Gerd_Muller ... But L_Roy wins the tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 47 :(shk) Taliyah plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... But J_Charlton wins the tackle Min. 47 :(rmd) H_Postiga beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Taliyah with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... H_Postiga drives it in ... L_Bowazski gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL !! ... That’s given Real Madrid the advantage! ... Schalke 04 0-1 Real Madrid ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-1 Real Madrid Min. 46 :(shk) Taliyah with electric pace ... He eases past J_Martinez ... P_Rodriguez is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... C_Richmond calls him over ... C_Richmond tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 47 :(rmd) H_Postiga finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... A powerful header from H_Postiga ! ... It looks good ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 50 :(rmd) H_Postiga with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... H_Postiga sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It floats over L_Bowazski ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 52 :(rmd) R_Pletikosa is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Saddam_H ... Cleared by P_Huntington Min. 54 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez with a short pass to find J_Martinez ... L_A_Bahia slices it ... L_Bowazski moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Krohn_Dehli chips the ball in towards the far post! ... P_Huntington clears the corner Min. 59 :(rmd) R_Pletikosa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... J_T_Gavilán gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_T_Gavilán lobs L_Bowazski! ... It floats over L_Bowazski ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 60 :(shk) Gerd_Muller takes advantage of a mistake by P_Rodriguez ... Can he make them pay? ... A scorcher of a shot from Gerd_Muller ! ... L_Mulen parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 64 :(shk) P_Huntington slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 64 :(shk) P_Swanson takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace P_Huntington as DF Min. 66 :(rmd) H_Postiga takes possession on the edge of the box ... P_Swanson fouls badly ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Peter Griffin looks relieved ... Ahmed Alrawi is far from happy with that decision Min. 68 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli with a slick pass to J_T_Gavilán ... J_T_Gavilán drives it towards goal ! ... L_Bowazski with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 72 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... But B_Howedes reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 72 :(shk) Rui_Alex beats P_Rodriguez ... He showed great skill there ... J_T_Gavilán with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... What a stupid booking that was ... That’s his second of the game ! ... He heads of towards the changing rooms Min. 77 :(rmd) H_Postiga nutmegs P_Swanson, he continues to run forward ... Good sliding challenge from B_Howedes Min. 80 :(shk) A_Buzsaky takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace T_Kunert as MF Min. 80 :(rmd) C_Berra will replace the useless L_Roy and will play DF Min. 80 :(rmd) R_Acquafresca is coming on for H_Postiga and will play FW Min. 82 :(rmd) M_Camoranesi is being brought on ... Preety is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 87 :(shk) B_Howedes sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Taliyah ... J_Charlton pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(rmd) J_Charlton finds P_Rodriguez with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Derijck with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... C_Richmond lectures him Min. 91 :(rmd) P_Rodriguez turns past L_A_Bahia ... He has created space for himself now ... Taliyah with a clumsy challenge ... C_Richmond wants a quiet word ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Veltins Arena Attendance : 35,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke 04 Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Huntington Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Taliyah (47) Injured : P_Huntington (64) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Charlton (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Postiga (47) Sent Off : J_T_Gavilán (72) Booked : J_Charlton (14), P_Rodriguez (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke 04 | Real Madrid Attempts on Goal : 5 | 8 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 18 | 16 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 5 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Schalke 04 0 - 1 Real Madrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Schalke 04 Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Bowazski GK 30 5 4 6 15 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0 L_A_Bahia DF 1 22 2 1 31 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 -20 -20 P_Huntington DF 2 22 3 2 27 | 68 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 B_Howedes DF 2 20 7 6 23 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 12 0 T_Derijck DF 2 21 12 2 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 12 0 Lee_Ho MF 1 3 22 5 32 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 P_Little MF 2 3 22 2 38 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Rui_Alex MF 3 5 22 14 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 T_Kunert MF 1 6 22 2 21 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerd_Muller AM 2 7 6 21 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Taliyah FW 2 6 6 23 44 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 6 T_Tapalovic GK 27 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Swanson DF 2 21 9 6 25 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Buzsaky MF 2 6 21 4 20 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Thompson MF 2 11 19 14 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pato FW 2 5 6 21 24 | 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Mulen GK 36 4 6 3 10 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 J_Martinez DF 1 28 3 4 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 J_Charlton DF 2 26 11 7 18 | 97 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 93 30 18 L_Roy DF 3 24 6 8 29 | 84 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 P_Rodriguez DF 2 24 7 9 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 10 -2 Preety MF 1 9 28 5 28 | 86 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Krohn_Dehli MF 2 9 25 11 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 R_Pletikosa MF 3 9 24 7 40 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 Saddam_H MF 2 17 22 21 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_T_Gavilán FW 1 3 9 30 39 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 6 H_Postiga FW 1 1 1 29 24 | 84 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 R_Locke GK 27 2 4 4 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Berra DF 2 25 5 6 32 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Camoranesi MF 1 4 28 9 34 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ki_Sung_Yueng MF 1 6 25 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Acquafresca FW 1 6 8 21 36 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1325716850 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08