Elite League Match, Feyenoord vs. Juventus (Sun Dec 20)


                            Feyenoord  |  Juventus
                            3-2-3-2 E  |  5-3-2 E
                       Hamza Siddiqui  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                             Ramos DF  |  DF H_Berg
                              Dodo DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                          M_Babbel DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                          A_Davies DM  |  DF P_McGrath
                        R_Zdravkov DM  |  DF Maldini
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF R_LoftusCheek
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF T_Muller
                          J_Colmey MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                       D_Whitehall FW  |  FW Dyorkaeff
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB B_Friedel
                       M_Bossaerts SUB |  SUB Guilherme
                     Jesus_Cordoba SUB |  SUB M_Canete
                         A_Morelos SUB |  SUB Inacio
                         J_A_Vardy SUB |  SUB Raul

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 2  :(fyd) M_Babbel finds M_Esposito with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_Esposito with a little chip!
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a fine save
Min. 4  :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Muller
          ...  T_Muller with the shot on net !
          ...  Rafael makes a difficult save
Min. 6  :(fyd) L_Matthaus takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Whitehall
          ...  A_Barzagli wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 14 :(fyd) M_Esposito gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside P_McGrath!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Esposito hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But G_Buffon recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 15 :(fyd) M_Esposito with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves H_Berg behind
          ...  T_Muller with an awful challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Bundy called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  M_Esposito with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Feyenoord have snatched the lead!
          ...  Feyenoord 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 17 :(fyd) C_Makiadi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_McGrath
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Whitehall!
          ...  D_Whitehall lobs G_Buffon!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 20 :(fyd) C_Makiadi unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Whitehall
          ...  D_Whitehall beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat G_Buffon
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Buffon
          ...  G_Buffon dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 23 :(fyd) M_Esposito jumps over A_Barzagli's challenge
          ...  H_Berg knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But O_Bundy just turns away!
Min. 30 :(fyd) L_Matthaus with an incisive pass to M_Esposito
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_McGrath
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Matthaus!
          ...  G_Buffon catches it!
Min. 30 :(jvt) T_Muller whips the ball across to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse with a bicycle kick !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Juventus fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Feyenoord 1-1 Juventus ...
Min. 31 :(fyd) L_Matthaus gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past H_Berg!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Matthaus with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But G_Buffon reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on G_Buffon anyway
Min. 31 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff sidesteps Ramos
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Dyorkaeff with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 39 :(fyd) D_Whitehall gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Maldini!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Berg pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 40 :(jvt) M_Kruse knocks it past Ramos and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Davies gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 42 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek hoofs it up field to find M_Kruse
          ...  Dodo bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek with the cross-field pass to Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 44 :(jvt) P_McGrath holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_LoftusCheek
          ...  Dodo beats him to the ball
Min. 46 :(jvt) T_Muller hits a hard pass to F_Fazio
          ...  But M_Babbel reads the situation well and wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Feyenoord 1-1 Juventus

Min. 48 :(fyd) C_Makiadi has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Maldini
          ...  He puts in D_Whitehall!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Maldini
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Colmey plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Buffon catches it!
Min. 49 :(fyd) L_Matthaus with a short pass to find D_Whitehall
          ...  H_Berg wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 51 :(fyd) L_Matthaus 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 Ramos
          ...  P_McGrath anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 55 :(jvt) T_Muller pulls it back to Dyorkaeff
          ...  But M_Babbel wins the tackle
Min. 58 :(fyd) C_Makiadi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_McGrath
          ...  He puts in D_Whitehall!
          ...  But H_Berg wins the ball
Min. 59 :(fyd) J_Colmey gets to the by line and finds D_Whitehall with a beautiful cross
          ...  D_Whitehall fires the shot in!
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a fine save
Min. 60 :(fyd) J_A_Vardy replaces J_Colmey and will play MF
Min. 60 :(fyd) A_Davies hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Babbel latches onto it!
          ...  Maldini with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 61 :(jvt) T_Muller off the woodwork.
          ...  M_Kruse picks up the deflection
          ...  M_Kruse with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Saved by Rafael
Min. 62 :(fyd) Dodo takes advantage of a mistake by H_Berg
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Dodo flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Matthaus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon comes out and claims it!
Min. 66 :(fyd) L_Matthaus is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Whitehall
          ...  Maldini makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_A_Vardy hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 67 :(jvt) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Canete will come on for Maldini and play MF
Min. 69 :(jvt) M_Kruse with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  M_Babbel with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 71 :(jvt) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Juventus will now be playing P
Min. 72 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff with the shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 74 :(fyd) C_Makiadi races into the box
          ...  He sees J_A_Vardy lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_McGrath and it had to be
Min. 76 :(jvt) T_Muller looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Dyorkaeff
          ...  A wicked drive by Dyorkaeff !
          ...  But Rafael palms it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 78 :(jvt) M_Kruse with the Cruyff turn
          ...  M_Kruse tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  But Rafael is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 79 :(jvt) M_Canete with a glorious long pass to M_Kruse
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Babbel
Min. 80 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba is ready to come on to replace L_Matthaus
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(fyd) A_Morelos takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Zdravkov
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(jvt) Guilherme is ready to come on to replace H_Berg
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Dodo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Makiadi and it had to be
Min. 82 :(jvt) P_McGrath puts in R_LoftusCheek
          ...  R_LoftusCheek hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 84 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba with a slide rule pass to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy must beat G_Buffon!
          ...  G_Buffon makes a fine save
Min. 85 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Esposito
          ...  F_Fazio with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  O_Bundy refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 86 :(fyd) C_Makiadi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jesus_Cordoba
          ...  P_McGrath anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 86 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff takes advantage of a bad back pass from Dodo
          ...  Ramos takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(jvt) F_Fazio pass splits open the defence and finds Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Rafael looks very relieved!
Min. 89 :(fyd) C_Makiadi with a smart pass to J_A_Vardy
          ...  R_LoftusCheek slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 91 :(fyd) C_Makiadi with a first time pass
          ...  M_Esposito runs onto it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_McGrath
Min. 91 :(jvt) T_Muller brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Muller !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky swings it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Kruse
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But it whistles just past the post

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


Match Details
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Venue                : De Kuip
Attendance           : 93,000
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : C_Makiadi
Scorers              : M_Esposito (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Babbel (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : T_Muller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kruse (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Feyenoord     |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       12
Off target           :           2        |       7
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       14
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 1 - 1 Juventus
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Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  34   2   2   2  20 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  30   8   8  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Dodo           DF   3  29   5   7  33 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  27  10   7  33 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
A_Davies       DM   1  26   9   6  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Zdravkov     DM   3  25   5   9  20 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  30   4  10 |  96   0   1   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  80   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  28  10  20 |  84   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
J_Colmey       MF   3  11  26   7  31 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  29  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
D_Whitehall    FW   2   5   5  26  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossaerts    DF   2  25   7   7  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  26  10  11 |  12   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Morelos      MF   1   7   9  29  30 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      MF   2   7   5  28  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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G_Buffon       GK  38   2   3   1  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  32  12   7  21 |  84   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  32   9  11  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  32   8   5  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  31  12   8  12 |  96   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20   0
Maldini        DF   2  30  10   8  41 |  71   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  32   8  23 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  31  10  32 |  96   0   0   5   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  65   5
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  32  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   8   8  29  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Guilherme      DF   1  26   3   8  17 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  30   5  19 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raul           AM   1   9  26  22  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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