Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Marseille (Sun Feb 16)


                          Inter Milan  |  Marseille
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                        Peter Griffin  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                           K_Ghost GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                             Breno DF  |  DF G_Halford
                       V_Mosthovoy DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                           M_Flano DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                        M_Valbuena DM  |  MF L_Thomas
                          R_Stokes MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                        Nuri_Sahin MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                          B_Brolin MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                              Tone FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                       I_Gabilondo FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                          R_Wright SUB |  SUB S_Given
                         E_Moretti SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                           D_Platt SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                       J_Hernandez SUB |  SUB Yeboah
                        P_Kluivert SUB |  SUB M_Jacques

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(msl) J_Digweed can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  V_Mosthovoy takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 4  :(msl) J_Digweed beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  J_Digweed has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But K_Ghost punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 9  :(irm) R_Stokes backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  V_Mosthovoy gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Taiwo takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 10 :(msl) A_Marcos looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  A_Marcos launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  K_Ghost can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  K_Ghost makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 13 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa crosses in from the wing, he finds Z_Zidane in the box
          ...  V_Mosthovoy gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 15 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with an inch perfect pass to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  K_Ghost dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had K_Ghost beaten!
Min. 17 :(irm) B_Brolin with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That's put Inter Milan in front!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 18 :(irm) It seems Inter Milan are making a tactical change to N
Min. 18 :(msl) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Marseille will now play A
Min. 20 :(irm) R_Stokes plays the early ball across the box to find B_Brolin in space
          ...  L_Koscielny with the block
Min. 20 :(msl) J_Digweed knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Flano
          ...  A delicate header from J_Digweed !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Marseille fans chant his name!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 25 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin with the nod to I_Gabilondo
          ...  An audacious effort from I_Gabilondo !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 26 :(irm) I_Gabilondo takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  I_Gabilondo drives it low !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 26 :(irm) Tone sidesteps L_Koscielny
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 27 :(irm) Breno with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Breno with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 29 :(irm) I_Gabilondo beats Z_Zidane
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Halford cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 31 :(irm) M_Flano looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti has a go!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 33 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds J_Digweed in the box
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by V_Mosthovoy
Min. 34 :(irm) Tone with a flashy move
          ...  Tone sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 35 :(msl) Z_Zidane gains control of the loose ball
          ...  Z_Zidane attempts the shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 36 :(irm) B_Brolin plays a long ball to Breno
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Taiwo
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Zanetti drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 38 :(irm) I_Gabilondo with a well-controlled run
          ...  I_Gabilondo swings in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 39 :(msl) J_Digweed flicks it over Breno's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Digweed sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  K_Ghost gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 41 :(msl) Z_Zidane breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on K_Ghost!
          ...  I_Gabilondo brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) L_Shawry passes the ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane must beat K_Ghost!
          ...  K_Ghost blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 1-1 Marseille

Min. 46 :(msl) J_Digweed finds his way through
          ...  J_Digweed hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But K_Ghost just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 46 :(irm) R_Stokes brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Digweed is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 47 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past L_Koscielny
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Nuri_Sahin sees R_Higuita off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Higuita was caught out there
          ...  That's put Inter Milan ahead!
          ...  Inter Milan 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 49 :(msl) L_Shawry looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits a curling shot!
          ...  But K_Ghost just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 51 :(msl) L_Shawry lays the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Zanetti forces him off the ball
Min. 52 :(msl) A_Marcos has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Flano
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed with a thundering volley!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 53 :(irm) Tone knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  T_Taiwo with the block
Min. 53 :(msl) T_Taiwo with the towering header to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane flings a shot at goal !
          ...  K_Ghost beats the ball away
Min. 54 :(msl) J_Digweed beats M_Flano
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  Breno wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere saw something no-one else did
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere warned him
Min. 59 :(irm) M_Flano is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 59 :(irm) E_Moretti is being brought on
          ...  M_Flano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin picks out Tone with the cross
          ...  A cheeky lob from Tone !
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 61 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds A_Marcos with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But M_Valbuena wins the ball
Min. 63 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin 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!
          ...  J_Zanetti receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_Zanetti has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 64 :(msl) J_Digweed skips the challenge from Breno
          ...  Tone swings an elbow at his opponent!!
          ...  That looked nasty!
          ...  He received a good talking to from F_De_Bleeckere
Min. 65 :(irm) Tone sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  L_Koscielny with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 67 :(irm) B_Brolin with a glorious long pass to Tone
          ...  Tone tries to chip the ball over R_Higuita!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 68 :(irm) Tone sidesteps G_Halford
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Tone goes for goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 69 :(irm) Tone takes advantage of a mistake by L_Thomas
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Digweed plays the back pass
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Brolin
          ...  R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 69 :(msl) Douglas_Costa fires over a low cross to L_Koscielny
          ...  L_Koscielny belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But K_Ghost smothers the ball.
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul replaces T_Taiwo to play as a DF
Min. 73 :(irm) R_Stokes kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Nuri_Sahin sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 73 :(msl) J_Digweed finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  J_Digweed gets up high for the header !
          ...  It's beaten K_Ghost
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 75 :(irm) P_Kluivert comes on for Tone and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(msl) Yeboah is being brought on
          ...  A_Marcos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 78 :(irm) D_Platt is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Stokes is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 79 :(irm) M_Valbuena bursts forward
          ...  Z_Zidane cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 80 :(irm) P_Kluivert takes advantage of a mistake by L_Shawry
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  P_Kluivert rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 81 :(irm) P_Kluivert runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  P_Kluivert with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 82 :(msl) J_Digweed looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the header !
          ...  But K_Ghost punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 83 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Thomas gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Breno brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) Z_Zidane pushes it past the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But K_Ghost tips it behind
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 91 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Yeboah
          ...  J_Zanetti takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 92 :(msl) L_Koscielny holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Yeboah in space!
          ...  Breno seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 80,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Nuri_Sahin
Scorers              : J_Zanetti (17), Nuri_Sahin (47)
Sent Off             : I_Gabilondo (41)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Flano (59)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Digweed (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |     Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 2 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  34   6   2   6  18 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Breno          DF   2  24   9  10  16 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  24  10   6  18 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  23  10   9  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  30   0  37
M_Flano        DF   1  23   5   1  33 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
M_Valbuena     DM   2  11  25  10  45 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  26   8  18 |  80   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  25   8  19 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  36  29
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  24   4  31 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  27  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   6   8  24  29 |  41   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -7
R_Wright       GK  27   1   2   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  22   4   6  25 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  24  10  25 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Hernandez    MF   1   7  22  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kluivert     FW   3   6   6  23  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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  38   2   2   2  34 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  74   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  26   8   7  15 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   8
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  27   6  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   2
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -20
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  94   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  15   0  41
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   6   1   1   0   0  13  10  52
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 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         MF   1   6   6  25  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Jacques      FW   2   7   8  17  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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