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Season 16 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group E Game 2

Schalke 04 2 - 4 Tottenham

Elite FA Cup Group Match, Schalke 04 vs. Tottenham (Sun Apr 07)


                           Schalke 04  |  Tottenham
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-5-1 C
                       Scott Phillips  |  Steff Warwick
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK J_César
                           D_O_Dea DF  |  DF S_Stallbaum
                         T_Derijck DF  |  DF M_Smith
                         T_Paralta DF  |  DF A_Stubbs
                       J_Talamonti DF  |  DF R_Delap
                            Lee_Ho MF  |  MF L_Talamonti
                          T_Kunert MF  |  MF F_J_Torres
                           R_Lopez MF  |  MF C_Keyworth
                             Messi FW  |  MF Jinky
                        J_Portillo FW  |  MF V_Wanyama
                           G_Hurst FW  |  FW P_Di_Canio
                                       |
                          H_Ahlert SUB |  SUB V_Valdes
                     A_Kitchingham SUB |  SUB P_Müller
                         Romagnoli SUB |  SUB S_Arrache
                        Almen_Abdi SUB |  SUB Rivaldo
                              Pato SUB |  SUB A_Bagsy

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(tth) R_Delap crosses into the box, finding F_J_Torres
          ...  G_Hurst with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Tottenham players
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  P_Di_Canio drives it under the wall
          ...  But F_Foster tips it behind
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(shk) G_Hurst plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  S_Stallbaum fouls badly
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
Min. 5  :(shk) Lee_Ho with a measured ball to Messi
          ...  Messi fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  J_César parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 5  :(tth) F_J_Torres with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Derijck
          ...  F_J_Torres with the strike !
          ...  F_Foster parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 10 :(tth) A_Stubbs has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Di_Canio collects the loose ball!
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  P_Di_Canio takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just F_Foster is between him and the goal
          ...  He nutmegs F_Foster
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  F_Foster recovers to save it !!
Min. 11 :(tth) C_Keyworth is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to L_Talamonti
          ...  L_Talamonti unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 14 :(shk) J_Talamonti runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Messi
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  F_J_Torres with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 14 :(tth) L_Talamonti moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Wanyama
          ...  V_Wanyama heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But F_Foster punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Delap drives it into the box!
          ...  F_Foster easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(tth) C_Keyworth 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 L_Talamonti
          ...  L_Talamonti attempts a low drive!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 19 :(shk) R_Lopez changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
          ...  J_Portillo has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_César just watches float over the bar!
Min. 19 :(tth) C_Keyworth with a short pass to find L_Talamonti
          ...  A left-footer by L_Talamonti !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  F_Foster dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And F_Foster tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Wanyama plays it into the danger area!
          ...  F_Foster catches it!
Min. 23 :(shk) J_Portillo is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Portillo with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Schalke 04 go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 25 :(shk) G_Hurst with a perfectly timed run
          ...  M_Smith with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 25 :(tth) F_J_Torres with a penetrating pass to S_Stallbaum
          ...  S_Stallbaum drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 26 :(tth) C_Keyworth is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  L_Talamonti latches onto the ball
          ...  Messi with an awful challenge
          ...  N_Alexander tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  F_J_Torres shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to V_Wanyama instead
          ...  V_Wanyama goes for goal !
          ...  But F_Foster makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 26 :(tth) C_Keyworth is first to the loose ball
          ...  C_Keyworth gets up high for the header !
          ...  F_Foster parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And F_Foster recovers to save!!
Min. 27 :(shk) J_Talamonti looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Portillo
          ...  M_Smith wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 28 :(tth) L_Talamonti retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  P_Di_Canio gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Di_Canio is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But N_Alexander waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat F_Foster
          ...  He tries to beat F_Foster
          ...  F_Foster dives on the ball !!
Min. 30 :(tth) L_Talamonti with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Kunert
          ...  He knocks it to P_Di_Canio!
          ...  D_O_Dea dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 31 :(tth) A_Stubbs knocks it forward
          ...  D_O_Dea slips
          ...  P_Di_Canio gets to it!
          ...  P_Di_Canio has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  That's pulled Tottenham level!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 32 :(shk) G_Hurst turns on a sixpence
          ...  G_Hurst with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But J_César makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 33 :(tth) L_Talamonti 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!
          ...  From long range L_Talamonti bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 34 :(tth) Jinky 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 P_Di_Canio
          ...  A powerful shot by P_Di_Canio !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 35 :(shk) J_Talamonti with a measured ball to Messi
          ...  Messi drives the ball low !
          ...  J_César with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 35 :(tth) F_Foster miss-kicks!
          ...  F_J_Torres is through!
          ...  F_J_Torres fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  F_Foster makes a good save
Min. 40 :(tth) F_J_Torres holds the ball up
          ...  He sees S_Stallbaum in space!
          ...  S_Stallbaum aims for the top right corner !
          ...  F_Foster makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(tth) F_J_Torres controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  C_Keyworth gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Talamonti wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 45 :(shk) G_Hurst with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  G_Hurst gets his head to the ball !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  J_César tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_César easily catches it!
Min. 46 :(tth) C_Keyworth has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Derijck
          ...  He puts in R_Delap!
          ...  R_Delap from 20 yards !
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Lets see if Tottenham can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-2 Tottenham ...
Min. 48 :(tth) P_Müller is ready to come on to replace M_Smith
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 49 :(tth) L_Talamonti with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Stallbaum
          ...  S_Stallbaum fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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

Min. 49 :(tth) Jinky takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Talamonti
          ...  L_Talamonti shapes up for a shot!
          ...  F_Foster blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 51 :(tth) F_J_Torres unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Stubbs
          ...  A_Stubbs tries the shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 56 :(shk) D_O_Dea with a precise pass to J_Portillo
          ...  C_Keyworth anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 56 :(tth) Jinky looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Di_Canio
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Di_Canio !
          ...  F_Foster with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 57 :(shk) D_O_Dea plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Hurst decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Keyworth
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 57 :(tth) R_Delap plays the early ball across the box to find P_Di_Canio in space
          ...  P_Di_Canio with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through F_Foster's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Schalke 04 1-3 Tottenham ...
Min. 58 :(tth) The Tottenham manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 59 :(tth) S_Stallbaum drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to F_J_Torres
          ...  F_J_Torres hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  F_Foster is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And F_Foster reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Talamonti chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Talamonti gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 62 :(shk) R_Lopez retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Messi latches onto the end of it
          ...  Messi leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  J_César gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 62 :(tth) P_Di_Canio plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But Messi wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 66 :(tth) L_Talamonti jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Di_Canio
          ...  P_Di_Canio attempts to drive it home!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 69 :(tth) Jinky wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Di_Canio
          ...  Messi hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Keyworth hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Talamonti reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 70 :(shk) Almen_Abdi comes on for Lee_Ho and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(tth) A_Bagsy replaces P_Di_Canio and will play FW
Min. 72 :(tth) S_Arrache is coming on for L_Talamonti and will play MF
Min. 73 :(tth) F_J_Torres with a flicked pass to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  F_Foster shouts at his defenders
          ...  Schalke 04 1-4 Tottenham ...
Min. 74 :(tth) S_Arrache has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Messi
          ...  He knocks it to V_Wanyama!
          ...  V_Wanyama with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The shot slips through F_Foster's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 75 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as Pato comes on for J_Portillo to play FW
Min. 76 :(tth) Jinky plays in S_Arrache with a beautiful ball
          ...  S_Arrache goes for the top corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 76 :(shk) Pato works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Hurst
          ...  P_Müller with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(tth) A_Bagsy picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  A_Bagsy with a stunning strike !
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  F_Foster makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 80 :(shk) A_Kitchingham will come on for D_O_Dea and play DF
Min. 80 :(shk) Almen_Abdi gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past C_Keyworth!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Almen_Abdi looks to see where J_César is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 80 :(tth) S_Arrache jumps over T_Derijck's challenge
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Talamonti
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 81 :(shk) Almen_Abdi lobs it over the defender
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Stallbaum
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Lopez plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_César makes the catch!
Min. 81 :(shk) T_Kunert skips the challenge from S_Stallbaum
          ...  J_César muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He is warned by N_Alexander
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  There was no doubt in N_Alexander's mind!
          ...  Messi places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Can Schalke 04 get back into the game now!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-4 Tottenham...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(tth) F_J_Torres looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Jinky
          ...  Jinky tries to beat F_Foster from outside the area!
          ...  He hits the side netting

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 48,933
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Messi
Scorers              : J_Portillo (23), Messi (81 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : P_Di_Canio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Di_Canio (31,57), R_Delap (46), A_Bagsy (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Müller (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Schalke 04   |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       29
Off target           :           3        |       11
On target            :           6        |       18
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       26
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 2 - 4 Tottenham
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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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F_Foster       GK  29   2   4   4  16 |  96  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  23  11   8  41 |  84   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
T_Derijck      DF   2  22  12   2  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Paralta      DF   2  22   3   2  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  21  11   7  13 |  96   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  36   0
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  24   5  32 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   6  23   2  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  23   4  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Messi          FW   1   8   7  26  18 |  96   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  30   0  45
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  25  25 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0 -20 -20   9
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  24  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
H_Ahlert       GK  16   1   1   1  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kitchingham  DF   1  20   4   6  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romagnoli      MF   3   6  22  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1   9  22  10  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Pato           FW   2   5   6  22  24 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_César        GK  35   4   4   3  10 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   3  25   7   7  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  12  10
M_Smith        DF   3  24  10   5  34 |  48   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  23   6   5  23 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   1
R_Delap        DF   2  22   8   9  34 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  32  28
L_Talamonti    MF   1   8  23  14  19 |  76   0   0   5   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  80  46
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  23  11  23 |  96   0   1   6   1   3   0   0   0   0  15  92  24
C_Keyworth     MF   2  11  23   7  22 |  96   0   2   5   1   1   0   0   0   0  50 100  28
Jinky          MF   3   7  23   7  41 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
V_Wanyama      MF   1   6  22  16  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  23  32 |  74   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  90
V_Valdes       GK  23   1   2   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Müller       DF   1  24   3   4  23 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  24   8  38 |  20   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  23   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  25  15 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
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