Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Schalke 04 (Mon Nov 10)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Schalke 04
                            3-1-3-3 C  |  4-1-3-2 N
                         Derek Purvis  |  Scott Phillips
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK F_Foster
                          J_O_Shea DF  |  DF Sidnei
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF D_O_Dea
                             Silas DF  |  DF A_Birindelli
                        L_Nyatanga DM  |  DF J_Zanetti
                         J_Forrest MF  |  DM G_Driver
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF S_Marlet
                          Z_Zidane MF  |  MF Lee_Ho
                        Sheringham FW  |  MF A_Cejudo
                          G_Hooper FW  |  FW L_Massu
                         H_Larsson FW  |  FW Y_Mizuno
                                       |
                        M_Marshall SUB |  SUB B_Chin
                           C_Puyol SUB |  SUB M_Flano
                           J_Quigg SUB |  SUB Gago
                     M_Klosenbeger SUB |  SUB K_Dalglish
                           J_Defoe SUB |  SUB G_Hurst

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(mnu) Fernandinho backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of it
          ...  Sheringham drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Manchester Utd fans!!
          ...  That's put Manchester Utd ahead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 2  :(mnu) P_Hoskins knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Hoskins with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But F_Foster tips it over
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 5  :(shk) L_Massu runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Z_Zidane with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  K_Clark shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 5  :(shk) Sidnei miskicks!
          ...  He finds L_Massu though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  L_Massu aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 8  :(shk) A_Cejudo with the heel pass to L_Massu
          ...  J_Forrest robs him of the ball
Min. 11 :(shk) S_Marlet is first to the ball
          ...  S_Marlet hits a great drive!
          ...  Tom_Clements dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Forrest wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 21 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga with the cross-field pass to Sheringham
          ...  A_Birindelli clears with a diving header
Min. 22 :(shk) Sidnei turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Y_Mizuno
          ...  Y_Mizuno is clean through!
          ...  He rounds Tom_Clements
          ...  He dinks it over Tom_Clements
          ...  Tom_Clements reacts well to save !!
Min. 23 :(shk) G_Driver takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Mizuno
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Hooper takes possession
Min. 25 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga volleys it forward. He finds Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham hits a great drive!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Forrest crosses it in!
          ...  F_Foster makes the catch!
Min. 29 :(mnu) J_Forrest cuts inside J_Zanetti
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_O_Dea takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 29 :(mnu) H_Larsson takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Zanetti
          ...  L_Massu with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Clark calls him over
          ...  K_Clark is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 30 :(mnu) Z_Zidane with a penetrating pass to H_Larsson
          ...  H_Larsson pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 31 :(shk) Schalke 04 restructured their strategy to E
Min. 31 :(shk) A_Cejudo lobs it over J_O_Shea
          ...  A_Cejudo tries to beat Tom_Clements from outside the area!
          ...  Tom_Clements just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 32 :(mnu) Sheringham jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Sheringham !
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 35 :(shk) Y_Mizuno sprints past Silas
          ...  Y_Mizuno bears down on goal!
          ...  But Tom_Clements comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 35 :(mnu) Z_Zidane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  H_Larsson gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Sidnei body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  K_Clark calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 37 :(shk) Lee_Ho looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_O_Dea
          ...  D_O_Dea carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 38 :(shk) Lee_Ho passes the ball to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans taunt him!
Min. 39 :(shk) D_O_Dea plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  P_Hoskins bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) J_O_Shea looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 43 :(shk) L_Massu cuts inside L_Nyatanga
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  L_Massu attempts to nutmeg Tom_Clements!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 46 :(mnu) H_Larsson stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  H_Larsson belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Manchester Utd ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 48 :(shk) A_Cejudo runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Tom_Clements won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(mnu) J_Forrest with an inch perfect pass to P_Hoskins
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Hoskins !
          ...  Saved by F_Foster
Min. 46 :(shk) Y_Mizuno knocks it past L_Nyatanga and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Nyatanga reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 48 :(mnu) Sheringham takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Sidnei with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Clark reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Fernandinho drives it under the wall
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_Defoe takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Hooper
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 54 :(mnu) Fernandinho is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Sheringham
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Sidnei looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 55 :(mnu) C_Puyol is coming on for Silas and will play DF
Min. 55 :(mnu) Sheringham 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!
          ...  Sheringham runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 55 :(shk) Lee_Ho with a first time pass
          ...  L_Massu runs onto it!
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Defoe
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 57 :(mnu) J_Forrest off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Defoe picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Defoe with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Nyatanga swings it in!
          ...  F_Foster easily catches it!
Min. 60 :(mnu) J_Quigg will replace Z_Zidane and play MF
Min. 65 :(shk) Y_Mizuno plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Y_Mizuno shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 66 :(mnu) H_Larsson with the Cruyff turn
          ...  H_Larsson has a go!
          ...  But F_Foster punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 67 :(mnu) C_Puyol can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham drives the shot in!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 68 :(shk) K_Dalglish is coming on for S_Marlet and will play MF
Min. 68 :(mnu) P_Hoskins unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Quigg
          ...  But A_Birindelli will cut out the threat
Min. 70 :(shk) G_Hurst is coming on and Y_Mizuno is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(shk) A_Cejudo changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti swings in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Tom_Clements tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Cejudo
          ...  J_Zanetti gets something on it!
          ...  Tom_Clements gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Dalglish lofts the ball in!
          ...  Lee_Ho with the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_O_Shea belts it clear
Min. 72 :(shk) M_Flano comes on for Sidnei and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 74 :(shk) J_Zanetti takes advantage of a mistake by P_Hoskins
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But J_O_Shea reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 76 :(shk) Lee_Ho with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Puyol
          ...  He knocks it to G_Driver!
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  G_Driver picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with Tom_Clements
          ...  He tries to slide it past Tom_Clements
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  Manchester Utd 2-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 77 :(shk) A_Cejudo is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst drives it low !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 78 :(mnu) P_Hoskins has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Birindelli
          ...  He knocks it to J_Defoe!
          ...  But J_Zanetti wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 79 :(shk) G_Driver runs at L_Nyatanga
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  G_Driver with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 80 :(shk) J_Zanetti runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Lee_Ho
          ...  J_Forrest with an over the top challenge
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 80 :(shk) L_Massu with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  L_Massu swings in the shot!
          ...  Tom_Clements fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 83 :(mnu) Sheringham sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Sheringham hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  Have Manchester Utd stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Manchester Utd 3-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 84 :(mnu) Sheringham beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds H_Larsson
          ...  H_Larsson aims for the top right corner !
          ...  F_Foster makes a difficult save
Min. 87 :(mnu) Sheringham takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Sheringham from 20 yards !
          ...  F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Quigg chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  F_Foster makes the catch!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shk) J_Zanetti pushes it past J_O_Shea
          ...  J_Zanetti tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 92 :(shk) K_Dalglish hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Hurst latches onto it!
          ...  G_Hurst hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans laugh at him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 54,522
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sheringham (1,83), H_Larsson (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Lee_Ho
Scorers              : L_Massu (5), G_Driver (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Massu (29), Sidnei (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Manchester Utd |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       19
Off target           :           6        |       11
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 3 - 2 Schalke 04
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  26   2   3   2  42 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_O_Shea       DF   2  23   7   2  38 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
P_Hoskins      DF   2  21   8   5  10 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Silas          DF   1  19  10   8  22 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Nyatanga     DM   2  21  13   7  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  24   8  37 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  23   9  25 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   1
Z_Zidane       MF   2   5  22   8  35 |  63   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Sheringham     FW   2   5   7  24  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   8   2   0   0   0   0  10  58
G_Hooper       FW   2   9   4  23  26 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Larsson      FW   2   6   7  22  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
M_Marshall     GK  25   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  22   8   5  36 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  24   5  30 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  22  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Defoe        FW   1   3   5  20  29 |  42   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1

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  32   2   4   4  16 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  26   7   8  22 |  75   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  33  -2
D_O_Dea        DF   2  25  11   8  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Birindelli   DF   2  25   1   1  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  24  10   9  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  11
G_Driver       DM   1  10  24   5  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  21
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  26   8  22 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  26   5  32 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0 -20  35 -19
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  23   8  10 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  25  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  26
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  23  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
B_Chin         GK  17   2   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Flano        DF   1  24   5   1  33 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gago           MF   2   5  23  15  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  25  35 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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