Euro Div 1, Feyenoord vs. Sturm Graz (Sun Oct 21)


                            Feyenoord  |  Sturm Graz
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 A
                        Wayne Laundon  |  David Woolmore
                                       |
                        M_Petkovic GK  |  GK H_Weber
                         I_Cordoba DF  |  DF A_Barness
                         M_Salgado DF  |  DF C_Lundekvam
                       J_Valgaeren DF  |  DF S_Black
                         A_Arbeloa DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                           N_Skoog MF  |  DM N_Dyer
                        M_Thompson MF  |  AM J_Wright_x22
                        H_Ben_Arfa MF  |  MF J_Black
                        F_Fabregas MF  |  MF G_Frith
                      Ahmed_Elrich FW  |  FW D_Blackstock
                         M_Proctor FW  |  FW L_West
                                       |
                       Z_Malkowski SUB |  SUB A_Briotti
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB M_Rudan
                         P_Ritchie SUB |  SUB Y_Jiangshan
                       MD_Meridias SUB |  SUB S_Davies
                            K_Seol SUB |  SUB J_Borgetti

Referee: D_Foster (England)


Min. 1  :(fey) N_Skoog has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Barness 
          ...  He puts in M_Thompson! 
          ...  M_Thompson with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 4  :(stu) L_West nutmegs A_Arbeloa, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Valgaeren 
Min. 5  :(fey) H_Ben_Arfa is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  F_Fabregas latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Dyer brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But D_Foster waves play on!!! 
Min. 6  :(fey) J_Valgaeren sidesteps his marker 
          ...  C_Lundekvam with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Wayne Laundon looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich drives it in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Lets see if Feyenoord can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Feyenoord 1-0 Sturm Graz ...
Min. 10 :(fey) N_Skoog threads the through ball to M_Proctor 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Proctor ! 
          ...  But H_Weber palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 14 :(fey) N_Skoog finds the run of F_Fabregas 
          ...  A_Barness plays it back 
          ...  H_Weber slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Fabregas hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Barness reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 14 :(stu) D_Blackstock beats M_Salgado 
          ...  D_Blackstock shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Feyenoord fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 22 :(stu) J_Wright_x22 with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  J_Wright_x22 rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Feyenoord 1-1 Sturm Graz ...
Min. 28 :(fey) M_Thompson barges S_Black off the ball 
          ...  M_Thompson hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 28 :(stu) J_Black with a measured ball to S_Black 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Black ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 33 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich runs at J_Martinez 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Lundekvam 
Min. 34 :(stu) J_Wright_x22 finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Valgaeren 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Wright_x22 ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 36 :(fey) M_Proctor with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Martinez 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Salgado plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  H_Weber easily claims the ball! 
Min. 37 :(fey) M_Proctor steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Barness 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Black scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  D_Foster refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 39 :(fey) M_Proctor beats S_Black 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Barness gets to the ball first 
Min. 41 :(stu) J_Martinez changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_West 
          ...  A vicious shot by L_West ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Petkovic makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 42 :(fey) M_Thompson looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards H_Ben_Arfa 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  H_Weber pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Skoog curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to Ahmed_Elrich 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  H_Weber won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 42 :(stu) D_Blackstock slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  J_Valgaeren fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich sidesteps J_Martinez 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Barness makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 47 :(fey) M_Thompson takes advantage of a mistake by S_Black 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Lundekvam makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Fabregas curls it into the box! 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich gets a shot in 
          ...  H_Weber tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Black reads it well and clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Feyenoord 1-1 Sturm Graz

Min. 47 :(stu) J_Black with a clever shimmy 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich fouls badly 
          ...  D_Foster will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  D_Blackstock bends it in 
          ...  M_Petkovic saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 50 :(fey) The ball is passed in from M_Thompson, he finds Ahmed_Elrich 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  H_Weber with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 50 :(stu) G_Frith looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_West 
          ...  L_West fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 52 :(stu) G_Frith with a penetrating pass to C_Lundekvam 
          ...  C_Lundekvam with a thundering drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  Sturm Graz have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Feyenoord 1-2 Sturm Graz ...
Min. 53 :(fey) Ahmed_Elrich beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  H_Weber makes a fine save 
Min. 55 :(fey) H_Ben_Arfa with a slide rule pass to F_Fabregas 
          ...  But C_Lundekvam clears the danger 
Min. 57 :(fey) N_Skoog slides the ball across to M_Thompson 
          ...  M_Thompson attempts a chip! 
          ...  H_Weber parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 58 :(stu) J_Black brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Blackstock gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Blackstock blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 61 :(stu) J_Martinez brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Arbeloa 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Blackstock! 
          ...  But J_Valgaeren will cut out the threat 
Min. 67 :(fey) M_Thompson moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Skoog 
          ...  N_Dyer goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 67 :(stu) J_Black gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  L_West is unmarked 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Valgaeren and it had to be 
Min. 68 :(fey) F_Fabregas lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  I_Cordoba latches on to it 
          ...  I_Cordoba hits a great shot ! 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Weber's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 75 :(fey) F_Fabregas kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Ahmed_Elrich gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Barness cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 79 :(stu) D_Blackstock beats J_Valgaeren 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Blackstock has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 80 :(stu) J_Martinez plays the early ball across the box to find D_Blackstock in space 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Blackstock ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dyer hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Wright_x22 swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Blackstock 
          ...  M_Petkovic fists it away! 
Min. 82 :(fey) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  J_Martinez wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 84 :(fey) I_Cordoba hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  H_Ben_Arfa latches onto it! 
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Ben_Arfa ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Salgado plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  H_Weber fists it away! 
Min. 84 :(stu) C_Lundekvam runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Blackstock 
          ...  D_Blackstock with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 85 :(stu) N_Dyer with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Wright_x22 gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Wright_x22 unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 86 :(stu) A_Barness is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Blackstock 
          ...  D_Blackstock gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic stops that one easily 
Min. 87 :(fey) M_Thompson flicks it over A_Barness's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Wright_x22 fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  D_Foster ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  David Woolmore looks relieved 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(stu) D_Blackstock nutmegs the defender 
          ...  D_Blackstock from 20 yards ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 92 :(stu) A_Barness flicks the ball through 
          ...  J_Wright_x22 runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Wright_x22 with the overhead ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Petkovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Petkovic beaten! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : De Kuip
Attendance           : 33,669
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Ahmed_Elrich (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ahmed_Elrich (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Valgaeren (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Sturm Graz Match Info
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Best player          : J_Wright_x22
Scorers              : J_Wright_x22 (22), C_Lundekvam (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Lundekvam (6)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Feyenoord  |    Sturm Graz
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 1 - 2 Sturm Graz
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Player Statistics - Feyenoord
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_Petkovic     GK  25   1   1   1  10 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
I_Cordoba      DF   1  21  12   8  43 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
M_Salgado      DF   1  20  14   7  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Valgaeren    DF   1  18  12   9  30 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  47  -4  -4
A_Arbeloa      DF   1  18   9   6  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Skoog        MF   1   9  24   8  34 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
M_Thompson     MF   1   4  23  10  34 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  45   9
H_Ben_Arfa     MF   1  11  21  19  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
F_Fabregas     MF   1  12  19  21  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ahmed_Elrich   FW   1  10   8  19  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0 -10 -10  38
M_Proctor      FW   2   9  15  14  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Z_Malkowski    GK  13   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  16  11   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ritchie      DF   1  16  10   9   1 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
MD_Meridias    MF   1  10  17   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Seol         FW   1   6  13  12  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sturm Graz
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Weber        GK  28   1   1   1  29 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
A_Barness      DF   1  20   8   3  25 |  94   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  85  40  10
C_Lundekvam    DF   1  24  11   8  39 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  29  11  38
S_Black        DF   1  21  10   9  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0   2
J_Martinez     DF   1  20  10   7  33 |  94   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  45   0
N_Dyer         DM   1  12  20   6  17 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  15   0
J_Wright_x22   AM   1   3  11  10  17 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  54
J_Black        MF   1   9  25   8  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
G_Frith        MF   1   7  24   7  29 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
D_Blackstock   FW   1   8   8  24  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
L_West         FW   1   8  11  20  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  10  10  14
A_Briotti      GK  15   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rudan        DF   2  19   5   6  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Jiangshan    MF   1   6  22   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Davies       MF   1   8  16   5  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Borgetti     FW   1   7   7  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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