PBEMFF Euro Wing League Division One, FC Basle vs. Borussia Dortmund (Sun Dec 09) FC Basle | Borussia Dortmund 3-5-2 P | 5-3-2 P Neil Griffiths | Drew Hill | H_Butt GK | GK T_Howard Matt_Clarke DF | DF P_Konchesky M_Bresciano DF | DF J_Charles W_Liang DF | DF Tal_B_Haim Xabi_Alonso MF | DF S_Rammel B_Ferguson MF | MF J_Winter T_Elias_x16 MF | MF P_Scholes T_Walcott MF | DF G_Coughlanx05 P_Skjelbred MF | MF P_Halmosi_x16 S_Sinclair FW | FW W_Xinxin N_Griffiths21 FW | FW A_DiStefano | J_Cesar SUB | SUB R_Weid'feller H_Wei SUB | SUB H_Aljofree L_Haliti SUB | SUB C_Miller JJ_Rousseau SUB | SUB D_Friio D_West SUB | SUB F_Kanoute Referee: G_Purty (England) Min. 2 :(dor) Curled in dangerously from P_Scholes to W_Xinxin ... W_Xinxin attempts a lob! ... The ball moves through the air! ... H_Butt moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... H_Butt looks dejected! ... Borussia Dortmund go ahead in this match now! ... FC Basle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 3 :(bas) The FC Basle manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 6 :(bas) T_Elias_x16 looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Sinclair ... A well-placed shot from S_Sinclair ! ... But T_Howard gets down well to tip the ball wide Min. 8 :(dor) P_Halmosi_x16 finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... Xabi_Alonso with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 9 :(bas) N_Griffiths21 controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... S_Rammel clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 10 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso runs at P_Konchesky ... He takes it past him ... P_Konchesky reacts well to win the ball back Min. 11 :(bas) T_Elias_x16 with an intelligent ball to N_Griffiths21 ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Rammel Min. 13 :(dor) W_Xinxin picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... W_Xinxin with the drive! ... But H_Butt punches it away Min. 19 :(bas) Matt_Clarke runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Bresciano ... M_Bresciano pounds a rocket on goal ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 30 :(dor) P_Halmosi_x16 runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to W_Xinxin ... W_Xinxin is clean through! ... H_Butt tries to make himself big ... He rounds H_Butt ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... FC Basle 0-2 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 31 :(bas) Matt_Clarke with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Griffiths21 gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... N_Griffiths21 drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with T_Howard ... He nutmegs T_Howard ... GOAL !! ... FC Basle 1-2 Borussia Dortmund ... Min. 33 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past S_Rammel ... Xabi_Alonso bears down on goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... T_Howard never had a chance! Min. 36 :(dor) G_Coughlanx05 has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_DiStefano collects the loose ball! ... Intercepted by S_Sinclair Min. 41 :(bas) T_Walcott had to stretch to reach the pass ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Konchesky Min. 41 :(bas) S_Sinclair comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... J_Charles with an ugly foul ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso finds S_Sinclair in the box ... S_Sinclair beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat T_Howard ... He tries to slide it past T_Howard ... T_Howard pulls off a save !! ... CORNER! ... Xabi_Alonso plays it into the danger area! ... P_Konchesky clears the danger Min. 46 :(bas) T_Walcott with a smart pass to W_Liang ... W_Liang attempts to nutmeg T_Howard! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Basle 1-2 Borussia Dortmund Min. 46 :(dor) A_DiStefano flicks it over B_Ferguson and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_DiStefano gets his head to the ball ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into H_Butt's arms ... Unlucky Min. 46 :(bas) M_Bresciano with an incisive pass to W_Liang ... S_Rammel is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... He is warned by G_Purty ... It’s just a warning Min. 49 :(bas) T_Walcott with a slick pass to T_Elias_x16 ... But S_Rammel puts the ball out of play Min. 57 :(dor) Tal_B_Haim with an incisive pass to S_Rammel ... S_Rammel with the cheeky shot! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And H_Butt reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... A_DiStefano chips the ball into the area! ... H_Butt makes the catch! Min. 57 :(bas) N_Griffiths21 is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... S_Rammel fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... G_Purty calls him over ... G_Purty tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 58 :(bas) S_Sinclair takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... P_Konchesky knocks the ball back to T_Howard ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past T_Howard! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... B_Ferguson chips the ball into the area! ... Matt_Clarke tries to place the shot! ... Looks like it should be T_Howard's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... T_Howard looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... Xabi_Alonso drives it into the box! ... It is cleared by Tal_B_Haim Min. 60 :(bas) L_Haliti is going to be brought on ... T_Walcott is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 60 :(dor) P_Scholes crosses into the box, finding A_DiStefano ... H_Butt with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He got away with just a warning ... PENALTY !! ... W_Xinxin takes it ... He's put it over! Min. 61 :(bas) FC Basle switch to playing A Min. 64 :(dor) P_Halmosi_x16 with an in swinging cross to W_Xinxin ... W_Xinxin sends it flying towards goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 66 :(bas) S_Sinclair with a first time pass ... T_Elias_x16 runs onto it! ... T_Elias_x16 hits a curling shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Howard moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 66 :(dor) J_Winter looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... J_Winter with the goal bound shot! ... H_Butt with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 67 :(bas) P_Skjelbred holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Ferguson ... B_Ferguson tries one from the edge of the box ! ... The shot slips through T_Howard's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 67 :(dor) P_Scholes with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... P_Scholes uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 72 :(dor) P_Konchesky looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Tal_B_Haim ... Matt_Clarke rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... G_Purty shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 73 :(bas) L_Haliti sidesteps S_Rammel ... That was too easy ... Tal_B_Haim with the block Min. 74 :(bas) B_Ferguson runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to P_Skjelbred ... P_Skjelbred tries to place it in the corner ! ... But T_Howard punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... Xabi_Alonso drives it into the box! ... G_Coughlanx05 wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 83 :(bas) P_Skjelbred takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Haliti ... S_Rammel with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 85 :(bas) S_Sinclair with a burst of pace ... But he loses control of it ... P_Konchesky belts it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(dor) A_DiStefano plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... W_Xinxin keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... W_Xinxin has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 90 :(bas) The ball is passed in from B_Ferguson, he finds L_Haliti ... L_Haliti keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... T_Howard dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Jakob Park Attendance : 27,679 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basle Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Sinclair Scorers : N_Griffiths21 (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Xabi_Alonso (8), Matt_Clarke (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Borussia Dortmund Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Xinxin (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Xinxin (2,30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Charles (41), S_Rammel (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basle | Borussia Dortmund Attempts on Goal : 11 | 9 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 5 | 5 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 9 Key Tackles : 1 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Basle 1 - 2 Borussia Dortmund ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - FC Basle Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Butt GK 29 1 1 1 25 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Matt_Clarke DF 1 22 11 9 36 | 94 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 -4 60 -2 M_Bresciano DF 1 22 12 9 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 W_Liang DF 1 21 7 6 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Xabi_Alonso MF 1 11 24 10 32 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -14 1 -12 B_Ferguson MF 1 11 23 11 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 T_Elias_x16 MF 1 9 11 9 43 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 T_Walcott MF 1 7 23 7 20 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 P_Skjelbred MF 1 9 22 11 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 S_Sinclair FW 1 9 9 20 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 15 10 N_Griffiths21 FW 1 9 9 11 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -10 -10 29 J_Cesar GK 24 1 1 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Wei DF 1 19 15 11 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Haliti FW 1 2 2 18 33 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 JJ_Rousseau FW 1 8 9 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_West DF 1 18 6 4 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Howard GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 P_Konchesky DF 2 21 5 4 15 | 94 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 15 0 J_Charles DF 1 20 10 6 39 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 Tal_B_Haim DF 1 18 10 4 17 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 15 0 S_Rammel DF 1 16 8 6 30 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 53 -4 1 J_Winter MF 1 9 22 12 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 P_Scholes MF 1 10 20 11 40 | 94 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 2 G_Coughlanx05 DF 1 13 9 4 20 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 15 0 P_Halmosi_x16 MF 1 7 14 8 25 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 W_Xinxin FW 1 5 5 23 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 10 10 75 A_DiStefano FW 1 6 10 20 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 25 12 R_Weid'feller GK 14 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Aljofree DF 1 15 7 8 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Miller MF 1 10 18 11 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Friio MF 1 6 15 7 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Kanoute FW 2 6 9 19 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1197236718 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08