Division One League Match, Hearts vs. Schalke 04 (Fri Jun 24)


                               Hearts  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK F_Foster
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF M_Smith
                            P_Cocu DF  |  DF T_Kaizer
                         R_Mancini DF  |  DF J_Matip
                        M_Nastasic DF  |  DF Ricadio
                          Denilson MF  |  MF G_Driver
                         R_Castias MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                        J_McArthur MF  |  MF D_Pudil
                           L_Cubas MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                            Amauri FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                            Puskas FW  |  FW S_Corchia
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi SUB |  SUB P_Bonner
                      A_Van_Buuren SUB |  SUB T_Hoban
                          E_Manson SUB |  SUB V_Jones
                       Sven_Bender SUB |  SUB G_Strachan
                       G_Marilungo SUB |  SUB C_Canista

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(shk) S_Nasri plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Cruise decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  R_Mancini with an awful challenge
          ...  K_Clark tries to calm him down
Min. 5  :(hts) M_Nastasic is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Puskas
          ...  But G_Driver wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Clark has none of it.
Min. 11 :(hts) R_Castias works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Puskas
          ...  Puskas tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Cocu!
          ...  F_Foster easily claims the ball!
Min. 16 :(hts) Amauri hits a hard pass to Puskas
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Smith
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 25 :(hts) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Hearts will now play E
Min. 25 :(hts) Denilson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_Castias
          ...  J_Matip brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(hts) P_Cocu finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  P_Cocu tries the shot !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 27 :(shk) J_Matip holds the ball up
          ...  He sees R_Lewandowski in space!
          ...  R_Lewandowski with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  L_McCormick gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 30 :(shk) S_Nasri fires over a low cross to Ricadio
          ...  Ricadio hits a great drive!
          ...  L_McCormick makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Pudil with the shot!
          ...  But L_McCormick punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 41 :(hts) R_Mancini sidesteps M_Smith
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Matip takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(shk) R_Lewandowski beats S_Van_Doorn
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  M_Nastasic with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 44 :(shk) S_Nasri runs at S_Van_Doorn
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Nasri swings in the shot!
          ...  L_McCormick collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 45 :(hts) It seems Hearts are making a tactical change to A

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 0-0 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(hts) Denilson back heels to find Puskas in space
          ...  G_Driver takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 51 :(hts) P_Cocu with the nod to Puskas
          ...  R_Lewandowski stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 51 :(shk) S_Corchia takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past S_Van_Doorn
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  S_Corchia with a thundering shot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 53 :(hts) Amauri is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Amauri with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  F_Foster pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Cubas plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of F_Foster
Min. 55 :(hts) G_Marilungo will replace the useless Amauri and will play FW
Min. 56 :(shk) T_Cruise hoists the ball across to T_Kaizer
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Kaizer !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Pudil gets his head on it
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_McCormick dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had L_McCormick beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Matip
          ...  L_McCormick fists it away!
Min. 56 :(hts) J_McArthur picks out G_Marilungo with the cross
          ...  T_Cruise is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  K_Clark warns him
Min. 57 :(hts) Denilson sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  R_Mancini runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  From long range R_Mancini bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 60 :(shk) T_Hoban will replace the useless Ricadio and will play DF
Min. 60 :(shk) V_Jones is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Nasri is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 61 :(hts) L_Cubas finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  L_Cubas with a blistering shot !
          ...  F_Foster is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 63 :(hts) Sven_Bender replaces J_McArthur and will play MF
Min. 64 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Nastasic
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(shk) T_Cruise takes advantage of a mistake by S_Van_Doorn
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  T_Cruise belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  L_McCormick is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  And Schalke 04 are leading in the game now
          ...  Hearts 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 67 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn finds Puskas with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A thundering drive by Puskas !
          ...  The shot slips through F_Foster's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 70 :(hts) Puskas loses M_Smith
          ...  Puskas rifles it at the goal !
          ...  F_Foster with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 71 :(shk) V_Jones runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to R_Lewandowski
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with the block
Min. 72 :(shk) T_Hoban threads the through ball to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Mancini clears with a diving header
Min. 73 :(hts) Sven_Bender squares it to R_Castias
          ...  But T_Cruise wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 73 :(shk) T_Kaizer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Van_Buuren!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Van_Doorn makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 74 :(shk) V_Jones off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Lewandowski picks up the deflection
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the crafty shot!
          ...  But L_McCormick makes a fine save
Min. 75 :(hts) P_Cocu with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  P_Cocu hits a curling shot!
          ...  F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 76 :(shk) M_Smith is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 76 :(shk) G_Strachan is coming on and M_Smith is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 77 :(hts) L_Cubas drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to G_Marilungo
          ...  From long range G_Marilungo bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But F_Foster tips it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 77 :(shk) R_Lewandowski knocks the ball past A_Van_Buuren
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Van_Doorn hits it out for a throw
Min. 80 :(shk) D_Pudil with a 50-yard pass to R_Lewandowski
          ...  G_Marilungo with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  K_Clark refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 80 :(shk) D_Pudil lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  S_Corchia latches on to it
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Cocu
Min. 84 :(hts) R_Castias skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  R_Castias tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 85 :(hts) Sven_Bender gets to the by line and finds R_Mancini with a beautiful cross
          ...  R_Mancini has a dig at goal!
          ...  F_Foster dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Denilson!
          ...  G_Strachan wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 85 :(shk) G_Strachan knocks the ball past A_Van_Buuren
          ...  G_Strachan hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 86 :(shk) R_Lewandowski cuts inside Denilson
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Mancini
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(hts) G_Marilungo with a flicked pass to Puskas
          ...  T_Hoban knocks the ball back to F_Foster
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past F_Foster!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Sven_Bender
          ...  G_Marilungo gets a shot in
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 93 :(hts) G_Marilungo sidesteps R_Lewandowski
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A delicate header from G_Marilungo !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 93 :(shk) V_Jones is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to S_Corchia
          ...  A_Van_Buuren clears with a diving header
Min. 94 :(hts) G_Marilungo cuts inside V_Jones
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Matip

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 59,552
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Denilson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Nastasic (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : J_Matip (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Cruise (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Smith (76)
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Hearts 0 - 1 Schalke 04
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Player Statistics - Hearts
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_McCormick    GK  38   2   3   2  17 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  28  12   5  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Cocu         DF   2  26   7  10  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
R_Mancini      DF   3  24  10   8  35 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
M_Nastasic     DF   1  24   2   2  45 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -22
Denilson       MF   1  15  26   2  18 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  26   9  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  26   7  12 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Cubas        MF   3   8  23   7  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  26  29 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Puskas         FW   2   6   5  23  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  27  11   7  25 |  30   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Manson       MF   1   9  26   9  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sven_Bender    MF   2  10  23  11  43 |  31   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  25  29 |  39   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7

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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F_Foster       GK  35   2   4   4  16 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  28  11   6  34 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  26   6   4  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
J_Matip        DF   3  24   8   7  10 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Ricadio        DF   3  23   7   6  32 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Driver       MF   1  11  26   5  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  25   8  39 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  20
D_Pudil        MF   4   5  25   9  17 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
S_Nasri        MF   2   7  24   8  26 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  26  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  25  45 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hoban        DF   2  23   6   8  23 |  34   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
V_Jones        DM   3  15  24   6  48 |  34   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Strachan     DF   2   5   7  24  32 |  18   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  21
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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