Division Two League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Manchester Utd (Sun Jul 22)


                           Schalke 04  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 N
                         Ian McNamara  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Rafael
                     Papakoli_Diop DF  |  DF P_Hoskins
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF K_Gunter
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF G_Johnson
                           T_Grant DF  |  DF Ben_Barcley
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF S_Sidwell
                            Rocket MF  |  MF A_Drury
                           D_Solga MF  |  MF R_Taiwo
                         W_Dustice MF  |  AM J_J_Okocha
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                         B_Dugnutt FW  |  FW Brian_Lavery
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB Tom_Clements
                          S_Garcia SUB |  SUB D_McDonald
                     O_Lindenbergh SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                          N_Nalise SUB |  SUB Van_Tijkaan
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB A_Ribbery

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 3  :(mnu) R_Taiwo with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Arnautovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Bellamy reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 4  :(shk) W_Dustice is unmarked!
          ...  P_Hoskins knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But B_Kuipers just turns away!
Min. 7  :(mnu) A_Drury is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Johnson
          ...  But E_Herbert comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 12 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Brian_Lavery latches onto the end of it
          ...  Brian_Lavery with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away
Min. 13 :(shk) T_Grant looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Dugnutt
          ...  J_J_Okocha goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 15 :(mnu) R_Taiwo unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Johnson
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  G_Johnson picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with N_Winneke
          ...  He tries to flick it past N_Winneke
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 17 :(mnu) A_Drury is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  G_Johnson latches onto the end of it
          ...  A thundering drive by G_Johnson !
          ...  N_Winneke turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Drury drives it into the box!
          ...  L_Jones wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 21 :(mnu) Arnautovic steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Papakoli_Diop
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Papakoli_Diop reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 23 :(shk) K_Commons with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Solga
          ...  D_Solga lobs Rafael!
          ...  But Rafael tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 23 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery 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!
          ...  But E_Herbert wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but B_Kuipers has none of it.
Min. 24 :(mnu) A_Drury with a slide rule pass to Arnautovic
          ...  W_Dustice with an ugly foul
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  B_Kuipers lectures him
Min. 24 :(mnu) R_Taiwo has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Jones
          ...  He puts in Arnautovic!
          ...  Arnautovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  N_Winneke won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  And Manchester Utd are leading in the game now
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 25 :(shk) Schalke 04 restructured their strategy to A
Min. 26 :(mnu) P_Hoskins with a short pass to find J_J_Okocha
          ...  J_J_Okocha with the shot on net !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 27 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha with a one-touch layoff to S_Sidwell
          ...  S_Sidwell could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 31 :(shk) E_Herbert hits a hard pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  Ben_Barcley is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 33 :(mnu) R_Taiwo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_J_Okocha
          ...  J_J_Okocha gets up high for the header !
          ...  N_Winneke turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_J_Okocha chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 35 :(shk) E_Herbert hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  L_Jones latches onto it!
          ...  L_Jones tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  B_Kuipers talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 35 :(mnu) Arnautovic plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Papakoli_Diop wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Taiwo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Winneke
Min. 37 :(mnu) A_Drury with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Brian_Lavery
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Jones
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 41 :(shk) K_Commons has it now
          ...  He takes on K_Gunter
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Dugnutt!
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a blistering shot !
          ...  Rafael is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) J_J_Okocha with a penetrating pass to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 45 :(mnu) Arnautovic with a flashy move
          ...  Arnautovic sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Drury floats the ball in!
          ...  Arnautovic loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  That's given Manchester Utd the advantage!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 48 :(shk) C_Bellamy holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones with a powerful header !
          ...  Rafael parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!

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

Min. 48 :(mnu) G_Johnson nutmegs K_Commons, he continues to run forward
          ...  G_Johnson curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 50 :(mnu) D_McDonald will replace the useless Ben_Barcley and will play DF
Min. 53 :(mnu) Arnautovic barges T_Grant off the ball
          ...  W_Dustice with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 55 :(mnu) A_Ribbery takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Brian_Lavery
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(shk) K_Commons with a flicked pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  R_Taiwo with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 59 :(shk) D_Solga with a probing pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat Rafael
          ...  He dinks it over Rafael
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 59 :(mnu) K_Gunter takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 60 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan will replace the useless J_J_Okocha and will play FW
Min. 60 :(shk) K_Commons takes advantage of a mistake by K_Gunter
          ...  K_Commons with the crafty shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 61 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan controls it with ease
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 63 :(mnu) A_Drury with a 40-yard pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  L_Jones brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 66 :(mnu) R_Taiwo looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Arnautovic
          ...  L_Jones robs him of the ball
Min. 69 :(mnu) A_Ribbery with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Grant behind
          ...  A_Ribbery cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke parries it
Min. 70 :(shk) S_Garcia replaces an unhappy Papakoli_Diop and will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh is coming on and Rocket is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(shk) Up goes the substitution board - N_Nalise on for C_Bellamy as a FW
Min. 70 :(shk) K_Commons with a simple pass to W_Dustice
          ...  W_Dustice with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Rafael has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Rafael reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Papakoli_Diop lofts the ball in!
          ...  Rafael easily catches it!
Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Drury feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Van_Tijkaan runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Van_Tijkaan leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  N_Winneke fists it away
Min. 74 :(shk) D_Solga runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of L_Jones
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Jones !
          ...  Rafael gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 76 :(shk) K_Commons with a probing through ball N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise hits a curling shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice swings it in!
          ...  Rafael makes the catch!
Min. 77 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 78 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Johnson
          ...  He puts in B_Dugnutt!
          ...  B_Dugnutt heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Rafael tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 78 :(mnu) R_Taiwo lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  A_Ribbery latches on to it
          ...  A_Ribbery unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 79 :(mnu) S_Sidwell with a neat pass into A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  N_Winneke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  N_Winneke has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 83 :(shk) D_Solga turns past K_Gunter
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Solga has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 85 :(shk) N_Nalise takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  K_Gunter brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(shk) O_Lindenbergh pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  N_Nalise is clean through!
          ...  But P_Hoskins with the fine tackle
Min. 91 :(shk) N_Nalise with the dribble
          ...  D_McDonald is easily beaten
          ...  What a shot from N_Nalise !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  B_Kuipers talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans celebrate though!
          ...  That surely hands Schalke 04 victory!!
          ...  Schalke 04 3-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 92 :(shk) K_Commons jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Grant
          ...  T_Grant pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Rafael saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 94 :(mnu) K_Gunter boots it towards A_Ribbery
          ...  S_Garcia wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 76,028
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : L_Jones
Scorers              : L_Jones (35), B_Dugnutt (59), N_Nalise (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Dustice (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Arnautovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Arnautovic (24,45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Taiwo (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       9
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       19
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 3 - 2 Manchester Utd
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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 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  27  16   8  24 |  73   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  27   7   8  22 |  97   0   4   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  80   0  36
E_Herbert      DF   1  26   7  11  41 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  25   0
T_Grant        DF   2  24   9   7  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
K_Commons      MF   1   7  26  10  32 |  97   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  80  21
Rocket         MF   2  10  25  10  33 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Solga        MF   2  10  24  10  19 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35   6
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  23   6  42 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   6  23  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
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 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
O_Lindenbergh  MF   1   8  24   9  32 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  25  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Rafael         GK  30   2   2   2  20 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  25   9   5  10 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  24   7  10  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  24   8   7  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  24   7   8  41 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  25   8  11 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
A_Drury        MF   2   6  23   9  19 |  97   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  55 -20
R_Taiwo        MF   1   6  23   2  31 |  97   0   0   6   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  73  -2
J_J_Okocha     AM   1   9  23  15  13 |  63   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   6
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  25  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0 -20 -20  47
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Tom_Clements   GK  29   2   3   2  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McDonald     DF   1  24   8   8  21 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  25   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   9   8  26  22 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  24  21 |  39   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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