Elite FA Cup Group Match, Santos FC vs. Marseille (Mon Oct 01)


                            Santos FC  |  Marseille
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                         L_Alberto DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                         T_Mowbray DF  |  DF G_Halford
                             Oscar DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                        S_McEveley DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                           Emerson DM  |  MF L_Thomas
                          R_Tabata MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                           L_Clark MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                          Socrates MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                           Eusebio FW  |  FW Yeboah
                        Rummenigge FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                           Barbosa SUB |  SUB S_Given
                           Josimar SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                     B_Schinstiger SUB |  SUB Douglas_Costa
                        Ze_Roberto SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                     Stan_Matthews SUB |  SUB S_Walsh

Referee: D_McDonald (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(sfc) R_Tabata is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Eusebio
          ...  Eusebio fires a shot at goal !
          ...  R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 5  :(sfc) R_Tabata gets to the by line and finds Eusebio with a beautiful cross
          ...  Eusebio gets up high for the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 7  :(sfc) Socrates runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Socrates with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  R_Higuita blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 10 :(sfc) Socrates is through on goal
          ...  But L_Koscielny wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 13 :(sfc) S_McEveley with a flashy move
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Taiwo
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Socrates lofts the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 15 :(sfc) Socrates skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Socrates blasts it at the goal !
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 15 :(msl) L_Thomas turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Koscielny
          ...  L_Koscielny with the shot on net !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa lofts the ball in!
          ...  K_Jensen easily claims the ball!
Min. 16 :(sfc) Rummenigge comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Rummenigge !
          ...  R_Higuita won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That's given Santos FC the advantage!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 16 :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 16 :(sfc) S_McEveley takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Y_Sankhare wins the ball well
          ...  D_McDonald has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 17 :(msl) A_Marcos cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Yeboah
          ...  Oscar anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 18 :(msl) A_Marcos slides it through the middle to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah attempts to nutmeg K_Jensen!
          ...  K_Jensen parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 19 :(sfc) L_Alberto is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to L_Clark
          ...  L_Clark heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(sfc) R_Tabata off the woodwork.
          ...  Eusebio picks up the deflection
          ...  Eusebio has a dig at goal!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 26 :(msl) J_Digweed with electric pace
          ...  He eases past S_McEveley
          ...  But Oscar wins the tackle
Min. 31 :(sfc) Emerson finds Eusebio with a ball over the defence
          ...  Eusebio tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 32 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes advantage of a mistake by L_Alberto
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Eusebio with the block
Min. 34 :(sfc) R_Tabata with a precise pass to L_Clark
          ...  The cross hits L_Clark on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But R_Higuita punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 35 :(msl) L_Thomas feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Digweed runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Digweed drives it low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Lee Shaw
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Marseille ...
Min. 36 :(sfc) R_Tabata with the towering header to Emerson
          ...  Emerson with the punt towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(sfc) Rummenigge with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Rummenigge blasts it at the goal !
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(sfc) T_Mowbray finds Rummenigge with a ball over the defence
          ...  Rummenigge with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-1 Marseille

Min. 49 :(sfc) R_Tabata pass splits open the defence and finds Eusebio
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Halford
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 50 :(sfc) Santos FC's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 50 :(sfc) R_Tabata sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_McEveley
          ...  T_Taiwo takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 50 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Digweed is through!
          ...  J_Digweed tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  K_Jensen got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The ref seems to have seen something
Min. 51 :(sfc) L_Clark skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Eusebio
          ...  But L_Koscielny puts it in row Z!
Min. 55 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Eusebio as FW
Min. 55 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa has it on the edge of the box
          ...  But L_Alberto will cut out the threat
Min. 56 :(sfc) Emerson finds Rummenigge on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Halford clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 56 :(msl) A_Marcos takes on Emerson
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A delicate header from A_Marcos !
          ...  But K_Jensen comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 58 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa crosses to A_Marcos
          ...  Oscar wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 59 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to L_Thomas
          ...  L_Thomas has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  K_Jensen beats the ball away
Min. 60 :(sfc) Josimar will come on for L_Alberto and play DF
Min. 63 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Stan_Matthews with the header !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Marseille fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 65 :(sfc) B_Schinstiger comes on for R_Tabata and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(sfc) Oscar runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_McEveley
          ...  G_Halford goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 66 :(msl) Yeboah with the mazy run
          ...  Yeboah tries to beat K_Jensen from outside the area!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 67 :(msl) G_Halford has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Rummenigge gathers up the loose ball
Min. 68 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Y_Kaboul will come on for L_Shawry and play DF
Min. 68 :(sfc) Rummenigge breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Higuita!
          ...  A_Marcos brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  D_McDonald sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 69 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Halford
          ...  G_Halford goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(msl) D_Obua is being prepared to come on
          ...  Y_Sankhare is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(sfc) Josimar is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Stan_Matthews
          ...  T_Taiwo forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Emerson floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 71 :(sfc) S_McEveley kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Rummenigge gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Koscielny cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 71 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa cuts the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Schinstiger
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Digweed drives it into the box!
          ...  K_Jensen easily catches it!
Min. 73 :(sfc) Emerson is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Stan_Matthews latches onto the ball
          ...  The ball hits G_Halford in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 74 :(msl) L_Thomas is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 75 :(msl) S_Walsh takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Yeboah as FW
Min. 76 :(sfc) B_Schinstiger beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  B_Schinstiger with a thundering shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 76 :(sfc) Rummenigge beats N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  L_Koscielny with the foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Rummenigge drives it in
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 77 :(msl) J_Digweed controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  T_Mowbray with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  D_McDonald wants a quiet word
Min. 78 :(msl) G_Halford flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A thundering drive by G_Halford !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 80 :(sfc) B_Schinstiger changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stan_Matthews
          ...  Stan_Matthews with the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Rummenigge
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 81 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  S_Walsh latches onto the ball
          ...  A delicate header from S_Walsh !
          ...  K_Jensen makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 87 :(sfc) L_Clark has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Halford!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Clark runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(msl) G_Halford is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to L_Koscielny
          ...  But L_Clark reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 90 :(sfc) Emerson knocks it forward
          ...  T_Taiwo slips
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets to it!
          ...  T_Taiwo with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 91 :(msl) J_Digweed gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside S_McEveley!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Jensen with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  D_McDonald tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  PENALTY !! D_McDonald waves the Marseille players away
          ...  J_Digweed with the spot kick
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That surely hands Marseille victory!!
          ...  Santos FC 1-2 Marseille...
Min. 92 :(sfc) Socrates backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets on the end of it
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits a curling shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 79,449
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Rummenigge
Scorers              : Rummenigge (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (35,91 pen)
Sent Off             : A_Marcos (68)
Booked               : Y_Sankhare (16), G_Halford (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Santos FC  |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       11
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 2 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
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_Jensen       GK  38   4   5   3  18 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  27  12   7  28 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  24   8   5  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Oscar          DF   2  23  13   6  18 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
S_McEveley     DF   2  21  10   8  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Emerson        DM   2  12  25   7  40 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  37   8  29 |  67   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  64 -20
L_Clark        MF   2   6  23  14  37 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  12  17
Socrates       MF   2   7  22  12  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
Eusebio        FW   2   7   2  29  39 |  57   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  15   0  11
Rummenigge     FW   2   8   8  23  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  15   0  38
Barbosa        GK  20   4   2   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  23  11   7  23 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -20
B_Schinstiger  MF   2   2  28   3  39 |  27   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
Ze_Roberto     MF   1   3  26   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  27  31 |  37   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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  35   2   2   2  34 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  94   0   4   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  22  -1
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  24   9   7  36 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   1
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  24   6  18 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  56   8
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  24  10  36 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  70   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  14  -2
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  23  11  25 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  25  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  20  20  85
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 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  28
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