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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 16

Marseille 5 - 1 Manchester City

Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Manchester City (Mon Jul 31)


                            Marseille  |  Manchester City
                              3-4-3 A  |  4-4-2 N
                             Lee Shaw  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF M_Keown
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                           J_Fleck MF  |  DF D_Boyata
                         I_Perisic MF  |  MF Jinky
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF M_Scholl
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF I_Dalca
                       K_Huntelaar FW  |  MF Y_Abdessadki
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW M_Skiba
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW G_Botti
                                       |
                          H_Lloris SUB |  SUB P_Out
                           C_Berra SUB |  SUB K_Rekik
                        Y_Sankhare SUB |  SUB M_Killagon
                          A_Marcos SUB |  SUB R_Da_Silva
                     Z_Ibrahimovic SUB |  SUB J_Roger

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 3  :(msl) J_Fleck controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  J_Digweed gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Digweed hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 3  :(mnc) Jinky with a measured ball to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti with the overhead !
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 4  :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a mistake by D_Boyata
          ...  P_Zabaleta tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_Cakir has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_Cakir!
Min. 7  :(msl) L_Shawry loses his marker
          ...  An audacious effort from L_Shawry !
          ...  S_Scuffet watches it sail wide!
Min. 8  :(msl) J_Fleck drives it forward to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 9  :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki beats J_Pedro
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Y_Abdessadki tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  R_Higuita won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 10 :(mnc) G_Botti knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Botti !
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Higuita
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 11 :(msl) I_Perisic with a short pass to find Z_Zidane
          ...  Driven towards goal by Z_Zidane !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Scuffet's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 12 :(msl) J_Fleck looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Fleck !
          ...  S_Scuffet parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  And Marseille are leading in the game now
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 12 :(mnc) M_Keown flicks it over J_Pedro and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Keown !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 13 :(msl) I_Perisic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Douglas_Costa
          ...  A cracking drive from Douglas_Costa !
          ...  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. 16 :(msl) Douglas_Costa drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  D_Boyata with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 18 :(mnc) Jinky finds G_Botti with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  G_Botti with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 19 :(mnc) I_Dalca runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Fleck
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Douglas_Costa fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Scott Matthews looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 21 :(msl) J_Fleck with the first time pass to L_Shawry
          ...  D_Boyata with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 26 :(mnc) D_Boyata is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba drives the shot in!
          ...  But R_Higuita stops that one easily
Min. 27 :(msl) Douglas_Costa looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Pedro
          ...  J_Pedro sees S_Scuffet off his line !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 30 :(msl) J_Digweed with a precise pass to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Douglas_Costa goes for the top corner !
          ...  But S_Scuffet makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 30 :(mnc) M_Skiba with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows L_Shawry a clean set of heals
          ...  Fine tackle by I_Perisic
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 31 :(msl) K_Huntelaar barges Y_Abdessadki off the ball
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Digweed swings a leg at it!
          ...  But S_Scuffet tips it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 36 :(msl) J_Fleck passes the ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the side footed shot!
          ...  But S_Scuffet just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to L_Koscielny
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 37 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps P_Zabaleta
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Z_Zidane keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 39 :(msl) M_Dickinson with a probing through ball J_Fleck
          ...  J_Fleck drives the shot in!
          ...  S_Scuffet with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 41 :(msl) Douglas_Costa 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 J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  S_Scuffet was lucky there
Min. 41 :(msl) J_Digweed bursts forward
          ...  Jinky tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) I_Perisic can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But it puts it well wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(msl) I_Perisic sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  I_Perisic has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
Min. 47 :(msl) M_Dickinson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Boyata
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  S_Scuffet with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  C_Cakir gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  That's a scandalous decision!
          ...  K_Huntelaar takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And Marseille are leading in the game now
          ...  Marseille 2-1 Manchester City...
Min. 49 :(msl) I_Perisic sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Marseille 3-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 50 :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 52 :(msl) I_Perisic turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  S_Scuffet with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  The ref consults his assistant !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_Huntelaar is the man who takes it
          ...  S_Scuffet saves it with ease!!
Min. 57 :(msl) L_Koscielny runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Dickinson
          ...  M_Dickinson looks to see where S_Scuffet is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 59 :(msl) L_Koscielny crosses in from the wing, he finds Z_Zidane in the box
          ...  But P_Zabaleta clears the ball to safety
Min. 59 :(mnc) G_Botti skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Jinky
          ...  L_Koscielny rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 59 :(mnc) G_Botti with a precise pass to M_Keown
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  M_Keown beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has R_Higuita to beat
          ...  He tries to flick it past R_Higuita
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 61 :(msl) Douglas_Costa whips the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  S_Scuffet tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 61 :(mnc) M_Keown changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Boyata
          ...  But M_Dickinson puts the ball out of play
Min. 63 :(msl) J_Pedro with a reverse pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Zabaleta
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 63 :(msl) I_Perisic knocks it forward
          ...  M_Scholl slips
          ...  K_Huntelaar gets to it!
          ...  G_Botti body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 64 :(msl) Z_Zidane is too quick for the defence
          ...  Cleared by Jinky
Min. 67 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at S_Scuffet
          ...  He lobs it over S_Scuffet
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 67 :(mnc) G_Botti turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  J_Pedro intercepts the pass
Min. 70 :(mnc) I_Dalca with a neat pass into G_Botti
          ...  But J_Pedro clears the danger
Min. 71 :(msl) I_Perisic swings at Y_Abdessadki
          ...  C_Cakir calls him for a talk
Min. 73 :(mnc) G_Botti gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Pedro!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Fleck pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 75 :(mnc) G_Botti leaves M_Dickinson standing
          ...  L_Koscielny is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!
Min. 77 :(mnc) G_Botti runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Dalca
          ...  But J_Pedro clears the ball to safety
Min. 78 :(mnc) Jinky turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Skiba
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Pedro
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 79 :(mnc) G_Botti beats J_Pedro
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  G_Botti hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Keown crosses it in!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 80 :(msl) C_Berra comes on for L_Shawry and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 82 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - Y_Sankhare on for Douglas_Costa as a MF
Min. 83 :(msl) K_Huntelaar beats P_Zabaleta
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Boyata is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_Scuffet misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck hits it into the box!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic clears the corner
Min. 85 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic will come on for Z_Zidane and play FW
Min. 86 :(msl) J_Digweed with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  M_A_Nastasic takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 87 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps P_Zabaleta
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  What a shot from J_Digweed !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Marseille fans chant his name!
          ...  Marseille 4-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) M_Keown rushes through the defence
          ...  M_Keown with a bicycle kick !
          ...  R_Higuita makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 89 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Fleck gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Fleck belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  S_Scuffet falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Marseille 5-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 90 :(msl) I_Perisic with a 40-yard pass to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Fleck (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Fleck (12,89), K_Huntelaar (47 pen), Z_Zidane (49), J_Digweed (87)
Sent Off             : L_Koscielny (75)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Botti
Scorers              : M_Keown (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Scuffet (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       9
Off target           :          13        |       5
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          21        |       9
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Final Score          : Marseille 5 - 1 Manchester City
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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  39   2   2   2  34 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  31   8   8  15 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Koscielny    DF   2  29  10   7  36 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -9
J_Pedro        DF   2  29   7   8  33 |  92   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   1
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  31   9  28 |  92   0   1   4   0   3   2   0   0   0  20  40  45
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  30   6  11 |  92   0   1   6   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  75   5
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  29  11  42 |  83   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  28   7  28 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  40  21
K_Huntelaar    FW   2  10   8  32  37 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  30  34 |  86   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |  92   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  33
H_Lloris       GK  26   2   3   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  32   6   6  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  30  12  36 |   9   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  28  16  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  92   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  26  12   7  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0 -20 -10   6
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  25   4   1  27 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  23   6  10  22 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  28   8  41 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  27  10  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Dalca        MF   3   9  14   5  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  28   8  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Skiba        FW   1   7   8  23  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  92   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30   8
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  25   7   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Killagon     DF   1  18  11   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Da_Silva     DF   1  20  14   5  21 |   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
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