Elite Football League Match, Manchester City vs. Schalke 04 (Mon Apr 24)


                      Manchester City  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 E
                       Scott Matthews  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                           M_Keown DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF R_Klaven
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF Papakoli_Diop
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  DM J_Jurado
                             Jinky MF  |  MF D_Atkinson
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF Mo_Diame
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF Robinho
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW Sansao
                                       |
                             P_Out SUB |  SUB G_Banks
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                         H_Van_Hus SUB |  SUB Adriano
                         D_Thomson SUB |  SUB Rocket
                           J_Roger SUB |  SUB N_Nalise

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(mnc) E_Stranger with an incisive pass to G_Botti
          ...  R_Klaven tackles cleanly
Min. 5  :(mnc) E_Stranger flicks it over Efe_Sodje and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Efe_Sodje goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 9  :(shk) R_Lewandowski gets possession in his own half
          ...  Jinky with an awful challenge
Min. 10 :(shk) Mo_Diame with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past W_Reid
          ...  He knocks it to R_Lewandowski!
          ...  M_Rojo with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 14 :(mnc) E_Stranger breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Pagliuca!
          ...  R_Lewandowski brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(shk) Sansao takes advantage of a mistake by G_Botti
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A cheeky lob from Sansao !
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 21 :(mnc) M_Scholl turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Scholl attempts to nutmeg G_Pagliuca!
          ...  It floats over G_Pagliuca
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 23 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to M_Scholl
          ...  R_Klaven tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Rizzoli!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  W_Reid bends it round the wall
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 31 :(shk) J_Jurado brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Rojo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Lewandowski!
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Lewandowski !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 34 :(mnc) M_Scholl kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Fine tackle by Papakoli_Diop
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 34 :(shk) Mo_Diame threads the through ball to Papakoli_Diop
          ...  Papakoli_Diop fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 36 :(shk) D_Atkinson floats the ball in to find Robinho
          ...  Robinho with the drive!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks relieved there!
Min. 37 :(mnc) G_Botti beats J_Jurado
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  G_Botti aims for the top right corner !
          ...  G_Pagliuca with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 38 :(mnc) Jinky unselfishly heads the ball back to Y_Abdessadki
          ...  Y_Abdessadki with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca was caught out there
          ...  Manchester City have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 42 :(mnc) E_Stranger pushes it past the defender
          ...  E_Stranger with the crafty shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shk) D_Atkinson is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Sansao
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with the foul
          ...  N_Rizzoli will just give him a speaking to

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

Min. 48 :(mnc) M_Scholl has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Botti collects the loose ball!
          ...  G_Botti breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round G_Pagliuca
          ...  He tries to beat G_Pagliuca
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives on the ball !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl swings it in!
          ...  G_Botti gets his head on it
          ...  G_Pagliuca is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And G_Pagliuca reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jinky swings it in!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 48 :(shk) Robinho looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Lewandowski
          ...  But M_Rojo reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 51 :(shk) R_Lewandowski is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into S_Scuffet's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 53 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with the dribble
          ...  Efe_Sodje reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 54 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Stranger drives it towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Scholl!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 55 :(shk) F_Le_Boeuf turns on a sixpence
          ...  M_Rojo with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  D_Atkinson fires it towards the goal
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Mo_Diame!
          ...  S_Scuffet jumps well to claim it!
Min. 55 :(shk) Mo_Diame cuts the ball back to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski fires the shot in!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Jurado chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Keown gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 57 :(mnc) Jinky pushes it past the defender
          ...  A powerful header from Jinky !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The shot slips through G_Pagliuca's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 57 :(shk) R_Lewandowski nutmegs W_Reid, he continues to run forward
          ...  Jinky goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 57 :(mnc) G_Botti controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  J_Jurado pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Rizzoli!
          ...  N_Rizzoli refrained from booking him but had words
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Jinky passes to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  G_Pagliuca watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 58 :(mnc) G_Botti controls it with ease
          ...  G_Botti with the cheeky shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 62 :(mnc) M_Scholl takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  Mo_Diame with the tackle
Min. 62 :(shk) D_Atkinson brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Keown
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Lewandowski!
          ...  R_Lewandowski rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Scuffet's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 64 :(mnc) E_Stranger with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Efe_Sodje
          ...  E_Stranger hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 69 :(mnc) Jinky looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  Efe_Sodje clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 70 :(shk) E_Herbert comes on for R_Klaven and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(shk) Adriano will replace D_Atkinson and play AM
Min. 70 :(shk) N_Nalise replaces R_Lewandowski to play as a FW
Min. 71 :(mnc) G_Botti holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Jinky
          ...  But Adriano sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 72 :(mnc) M_Scholl nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Scholl curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Pagliuca moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 72 :(shk) Adriano steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Keown
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Rojo wins the ball
Min. 73 :(shk) Mo_Diame runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Keown
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Mo_Diame swings in the shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into S_Scuffet's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 75 :(mnc) Jinky with the header on
          ...  He finds E_Stranger in space
          ...  E_Stranger has a go!
          ...  G_Pagliuca is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 76 :(mnc) E_Stranger beats Sansao
          ...  E_Stranger with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw swings it in!
          ...  It is cleared by Papakoli_Diop
Min. 77 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop finds Sansao in acres of space
          ...  Sansao with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 78 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with the header on
          ...  He finds M_Scholl in space
          ...  Efe_Sodje cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 78 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop kicks P_Do_Shaw off the ball
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli had no choice there!!
          ...  Scott Matthews appluads the decision
Min. 79 :(shk) Robinho knocks it forward
          ...  M_Keown slips
          ...  Sansao gets to it!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 80 :(shk) Adriano floats the ball in to find N_Nalise
          ...  M_A_Nastasic fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 81 :(shk) F_Le_Boeuf takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  W_Reid with a reckless challenge
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(shk) F_Le_Boeuf with the Cruyff turn
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 87 :(mnc) M_Keown looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He received a good talking to from N_Rizzoli
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl tries to chip the ball over G_Pagliuca!
          ...  G_Pagliuca won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 88 :(shk) Mo_Diame brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Sansao gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Sansao with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 88 :(mnc) E_Stranger latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Adriano with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli lectures him
Min. 91 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Stranger
          ...  But Efe_Sodje slides in two footed.
          ...  N_Rizzoli has a look but waves "Play On!"

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 109,560
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Abdessadki (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Y_Abdessadki (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Rojo (55), Jinky (57), M_A_Nastasic (80), W_Reid (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Efe_Sodje
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Papakoli_Diop (78)
Booked               : R_Lewandowski (14), R_Klaven (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       12
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 Schalke 04
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet      GK  39   5   1   4  41 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  25  11   7  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
W_Reid         DF   2  24   6   9  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -1
M_Rojo         DF   1  23   6   8  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  18  18
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  28   8  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  28   8  41 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -1
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  27  10  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  27   8  29 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  20
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  23   6  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Van_Hus      DF   1  16   1   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Thomson      MF   1   5  16   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roger        FW   2   5   8  13  31 |   0   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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G_Pagliuca     GK  32   5   5   2  23 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   2  28 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  27  10   7  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
R_Klaven       DF   3  26   9   8  22 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  25  15   8  24 |  81   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   1   0  50   0  -9
J_Jurado       DM   1  15  25   7  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
D_Atkinson     MF   2   9  26   8  22 |  73   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  24   7  42 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
Robinho        MF   1   7  24   8  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  26  20 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   2
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Banks        GK  27   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  25   7  11  41 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adriano        AM   1   8  24  12  43 |  23   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  24  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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