Elite FA Cup Quarter Final Match, Schalke 04 vs. Aberdeen (Wed Aug 10)


                           Schalke 04  |  Aberdeen
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  5-4-1 C
                           Andy Banks  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF Aldair
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF Balde
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF G_McQueen
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF R_Lamie
                     Klaus_Fichtel DM  |  DF M_Perin
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF S_Pittman
                          Casemiro MF  |  MF J_Shaddix
                           Romario MF  |  MF E_Petit
                        F_Rijkaard AM  |  MF Valverde
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB J_Lukic
                       S_Stallbaum SUB |  SUB D_Blind
                          A_Davies SUB |  SUB I_Sibillo
                           N_Berti SUB |  SUB J_Pennant
                            A_Gray SUB |  SUB M_Bombarda

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 1  :(abn) Valverde looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Bentley
          ...  Suat_Serdar cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 3  :(abn) S_Pittman plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Carlos hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Shaddix lofts the ball in!
          ...  B_Williams belts it clear
Min. 4  :(shk) F_Rijkaard with the kinky dribble
          ...  F_Rijkaard sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It floats over M_Neuer
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  That's put Schalke 04 ahead!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 6  :(shk) F_Rijkaard holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Williams
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by B_Williams !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 7  :(shk) T_Haas twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 7  :(shk) S_Stallbaum is coming on for T_Haas and playing DF
Min. 7  :(shk) Tatanka bursts forward
          ...  Valverde scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
Min. 8  :(shk) Paulo_Argenti is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 10 :(shk) F_Rijkaard with a slide rule pass to Romario
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Balde picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 11 :(shk) B_Williams with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  G_McQueen takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 12 :(abn) S_Pittman dribbles it into the box
          ...  S_Stallbaum with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
Min. 15 :(abn) J_Shaddix gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past S_Stallbaum!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Epureanu stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  C_V_Carballo called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 22 :(shk) B_Williams reads the run of Romario
          ...  G_McQueen wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 22 :(shk) D_Epureanu spits at Valverde
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over
          ...  C_V_Carballo tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(shk) B_Williams plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  B_Williams hits a crisp volley!
          ...  M_Neuer parries it
Min. 27 :(shk) Romario has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Balde
          ...  He knocks it to Tatanka!
          ...  Tatanka hits a great shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans go wild!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 30 :(abn) J_Shaddix leaves Klaus_Fichtel standing
          ...  Casemiro pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_V_Carballo has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_V_Carballo!
          ...  C_V_Carballo refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 31 :(shk) S_Stallbaum sidesteps J_Shaddix
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Pittman fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_V_Carballo shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 34 :(abn) S_Pittman looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards G_McQueen
          ...  R_Carlos cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 35 :(shk) S_Stallbaum squares it to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka hits a great drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  That is his 10th goal this season!!
          ...  Schalke 04 3-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 36 :(shk) Schalke 04 changed their strategy to play D
Min. 37 :(shk) Romario with a measured ball to S_Stallbaum
          ...  But R_Bentley slides in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(shk) F_Rijkaard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Tatanka
          ...  M_Perin stands his ground and wins the tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 3-0 Aberdeen

Min. 50 :(abn) R_Bentley looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Valverde
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel wins the ball
Min. 54 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Rijkaard
          ...  A powerful header from F_Rijkaard !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Neuer fists it away!
Min. 64 :(shk) Tatanka with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Balde
          ...  J_Shaddix with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 67 :(shk) Romario takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  E_Petit with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(shk) Suat_Serdar heads the ball back to R_Carlos
          ...  M_Perin rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  C_V_Carballo sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Tatanka hits it hard
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 70 :(shk) A_Gray replaces Tatanka and will play FW
Min. 70 :(abn) Aberdeen's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 72 :(shk) A_Davies is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Williams is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) N_Berti is coming on for Suat_Serdar and playing MF
Min. 75 :(abn) D_Blind takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Balde as DF
Min. 75 :(abn) I_Sibillo is going to be brought on
          ...  Aldair is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Pennant is coming on for S_Pittman and will play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) M_Bombarda is coming on and R_Bentley is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(abn) D_Blind spits at Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 76 :(shk) R_Carlos plays a first time ball through the defence to Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  D_Blind is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 78 :(shk) Casemiro finds N_Berti in the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Blind takes possession
Min. 80 :(abn) J_Pennant brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Bombarda gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Carlos reads the play well
Min. 85 :(shk) Casemiro controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 87 :(abn) M_Bombarda knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But D_Epureanu comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(abn) Valverde is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Bombarda
          ...  S_Stallbaum with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 93 :(shk) A_Davies hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Romario latches onto it!
          ...  J_Shaddix rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 141,814
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Tatanka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Rijkaard (4), Tatanka (27,35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Epureanu (22)
Injured              : T_Haas (7)
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Perin (68)
Booked               : G_McQueen (11), S_Pittman (31), E_Petit (67), D_Blind (75), J_Shaddix (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       0
Off target           :           4        |       0
On target            :           4        |       0
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       5
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       17
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       6
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 3 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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Paulo_Argenti  GK  38   4   5   1  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  32  11   7  43 |  74   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
R_Carlos       DF   3  31  12   6  11 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   9  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
T_Haas         DF   2  29  13   8  11 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DM   2  28  22   5  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  30   1  15 |  77   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Casemiro       MF   2  23  28   1  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Romario        MF   2   8  28  22  37 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
F_Rijkaard     AM   2   1  30  23  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  50  45
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
A_Hugo         GK  29   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  30  17  17  47 |  88   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Davies       DF   1  27   9   6  30 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Berti        MF   1   5  25   9  23 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  29  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  31   2   5   5  31 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -40   0   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  34   9   4  11 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Balde          DF   3  33   7   8  22 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  31   1   8  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
R_Lamie        DF   3  26   7  10  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Perin        DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  70   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -30 -30
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  33  12  40 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
E_Petit        MF   1   3  31   2  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Valverde       MF   3   9  27   7  43 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  77   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Lukic        GK  30   5   3   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Blind        DF   2  24   8   7  20 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
I_Sibillo      DF   1  22   9   1  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pennant      MF   1   5  26   3  21 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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