Elite FA Cup Groups, Schalke 04 vs. Inter Milan (Wed Jun 13)


                           Schalke 04  |  Inter Milan
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-2-1-2 E
                         Ian McNamara  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF C_Kickaball
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF J_Tavernier
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                           T_Grant DF  |  DF G_Angella
                           D_Solga MF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                     O_Lindenbergh MF  |  MF E_Francescoli
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF Josh_Millwate
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  AM B_Matuidi
                          O_Ighalo FW  |  FW I_Gabilondo
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB G_Ochoa
                          S_Garcia SUB |  SUB A_Ranocchia
                           Adriano SUB |  SUB D_DeRossi
                            Rocket SUB |  SUB P_Nedved
                          N_Nalise SUB |  SUB F_Inzaghi

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 3  :(irm) M_Cassetti tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 6  :(shk) O_Ighalo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Ekstrand!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Angella wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Solga crosses it in!
          ...  T_Grant gets his head on it
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 10 :(shk) D_Solga 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 T_Grant
          ...  But J_Tavernier wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 10 :(irm) Josh_Millwate knocks the ball past L_Jones
          ...  Josh_Millwate drives it low !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 12 :(irm) Josh_Millwate takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Cassetti
          ...  L_Jones fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  O_Bundy wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 12 :(irm) G_Angella turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  G_Angella rifles it at the goal !
          ...  N_Winneke is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 16 :(shk) D_Solga moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones with the strike !
          ...  A_Peruzzi gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 19 :(irm) B_Matuidi looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Ekstrand
          ...  Papakoli_Diop makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 21 :(shk) C_Bellamy takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  C_Bellamy with the crafty shot!
          ...  A_Peruzzi fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 28 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Dugnutt decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Kickaball
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 29 :(shk) L_Jones pushes it past I_Gabilondo
          ...  C_Kickaball cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 29 :(irm) J_Tavernier is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 30 :(shk) W_Dustice has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Gabilondo
          ...  He puts in C_Bellamy!
          ...  C_Bellamy with a powerful header !
          ...  A_Peruzzi falls over
          ...  But A_Peruzzi is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 31 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh drives it forward to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Peruzzi's hands
          ...  But A_Peruzzi recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 33 :(shk) Papakoli_Diop turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Papakoli_Diop with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 35 :(irm) E_Francescoli feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Juanfran runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A glorious effort by Juanfran !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
Min. 38 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Ighalo
          ...  Josh_Millwate makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 40 :(shk) D_Solga crosses to O_Lindenbergh
          ...  O_Lindenbergh aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Peruzzi parries it
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(irm) B_Matuidi looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 45 :(irm) G_Angella with a real burst of pace
          ...  L_Jones takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 46 :(irm) J_Tavernier leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 48 :(irm) E_Francescoli has it now
          ...  He takes on T_Grant
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Angella!
          ...  G_Angella aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  N_Winneke gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Angella swings it in!
          ...  N_Winneke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 49 :(shk) B_Dugnutt takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Angella
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Ekstrand looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 1-1 Inter Milan

Min. 46 :(irm) Juanfran barges E_Herbert off the ball
          ...  But L_Jones wins the ball
Min. 47 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to B_Dugnutt
          ...  J_Ekstrand intercepts the pass
Min. 53 :(irm) B_Matuidi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Bellamy
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in I_Gabilondo!
          ...  O_Lindenbergh is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Ian McNamara looks relieved
Min. 54 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh volleys it forward. He finds B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Inter Milan fans taunt him!
Min. 55 :(shk) W_Dustice turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 56 :(shk) W_Dustice with a slide rule pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  From long range C_Bellamy bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 61 :(irm) E_Francescoli is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to B_Matuidi
          ...  B_Matuidi goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 62 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh plays a long ball to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round A_Peruzzi
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Peruzzi
          ...  A_Peruzzi smothers the ball !!
Min. 63 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  C_Bellamy latches onto it!
          ...  C_Bellamy tries the shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 64 :(shk) C_Bellamy finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  C_Bellamy with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  A_Peruzzi is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And A_Peruzzi reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Solga hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Peruzzi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 65 :(shk) C_Bellamy is too quick for the defence
          ...  C_Kickaball takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 65 :(shk) C_Bellamy sidesteps M_Cassetti
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  B_Matuidi tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 66 :(irm) C_Kickaball sidesteps L_Jones
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 69 :(irm) B_Matuidi runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Matuidi gets up high for the header !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 70 :(shk) S_Garcia is being brought on
          ...  Papakoli_Diop is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(shk) Adriano is ready to come on to replace O_Lindenbergh
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as N_Nalise comes on for C_Bellamy to play FW
Min. 70 :(shk) L_Jones with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Adriano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Adriano attempts the shot!
          ...  But A_Peruzzi hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 70 :(shk) B_Dugnutt picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  J_Tavernier with a clumsy challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 72 :(irm) I_Gabilondo finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  I_Gabilondo goes for the top corner !
          ...  N_Winneke takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 73 :(irm) E_Francescoli runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo shoots towards goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 75 :(shk) B_Dugnutt uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by B_Dugnutt !
          ...  A_Peruzzi guesses right
Min. 77 :(shk) D_Solga heads the ball back to N_Nalise
          ...  A vicious shot by N_Nalise !
          ...  A_Peruzzi makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(irm) B_Matuidi with an inch perfect pass to J_Tavernier
          ...  E_Herbert pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 79 :(shk) E_Herbert sidesteps J_Ekstrand
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But M_Cassetti reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 79 :(irm) I_Gabilondo skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  I_Gabilondo with the shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 81 :(irm) E_Francescoli slides the ball across to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  N_Winneke moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 82 :(irm) J_Ekstrand looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Francescoli
          ...  From long range E_Francescoli bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It floats over N_Winneke
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 84 :(shk) Adriano finds O_Ighalo in acres of space
          ...  J_Tavernier with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  W_Dustice bends it in
          ...  A_Peruzzi has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Peruzzi reacts well to save!!!
Min. 85 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Ranocchia will come on for C_Kickaball and play DF
Min. 85 :(irm) F_Inzaghi comes on for I_Gabilondo and takes up a FW role
Min. 85 :(shk) W_Dustice spots B_Dugnutt who is in acres of space
          ...  F_Inzaghi tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  O_Bundy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by O_Bundy!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(shk) B_Dugnutt retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  N_Nalise latches onto the end of it
          ...  Josh_Millwate gets to the ball first
Min. 86 :(irm) F_Inzaghi sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  F_Inzaghi flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Inter Milan fans!!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-2 Inter Milan ...
Min. 87 :(irm) The Inter Milan manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 77,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : O_Lindenbergh
Scorers              : M_Cassetti (3 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Josh_Millwate (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Josh_Millwate (10), F_Inzaghi (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Matuidi (65), J_Tavernier (70), F_Inzaghi (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |   Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 1 - 2 Inter Milan
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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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N_Winneke      GK  31   2   2   3  20 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  27  16   8  24 |  74   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
E_Herbert      DF   1  26   7  11  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  26   7   8  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
T_Grant        DF   2  24   9   7  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Solga        MF   2  10  24  10  19 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
O_Lindenbergh  MF   1   8  24   9  32 |  74   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70  10
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  23   6  42 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |  74   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  23
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  24  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   6  23  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   1
G_Banks        GK  28   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Garcia       DF   2  23   8   4  11 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  25  12  43 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
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 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Peruzzi      GK  38   2   7   3  22 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Kickaball    DF   1  29   7  10  32 |  89   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  27  11   7  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  27  11   7  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_Angella      DF   1  26  12  10  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
M_Cassetti     DF   3  25   8   6  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
E_Francescoli  MF   1   4  26   5  23 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
Josh_Millwate  MF   1   8  24   9  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  10  35
B_Matuidi      AM   1   6  25  16  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  58  20
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  89   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  26  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
G_Ochoa        GK  27   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  28  10   9  30 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_DeRossi      MF   3  10  26   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   7  25  23  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  28  43 |   6   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  33
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