Euro Div 1, Sturm Graz vs. FC Basle (Sun Aug 19)


                           Sturm Graz  |  FC Basle
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 E
                       David Woolmore  |  Neil Griffiths
                                       |
                           H_Weber GK  |  GK H_Butt
                          A_Conway DF  |  DF M_Bresciano
                          M_Craine DF  |  DF J_Evans
                           S_Black DF  |  DF K_Bennett
                         A_Barness DF  |  DF N_Page_x04
                       Y_Jiangshan MF  |  MF Xabi_Alonso
                           J_Black MF  |  MF N_Reo-Coker
                           G_Frith MF  |  MF T_Walcott
                            N_Dyer MF  |  MF D_Norris
                      D_Blackstock FW  |  MF T_Elias_x16
                            L_West FW  |  FW N_Griffiths21
                                       |
                         A_Briotti SUB |  SUB N_Rimando
                           M_Rudan SUB |  SUB S_Stockdale
                          S_Davies SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                      J_Wright_x22 SUB |  SUB N_Porritt
                        Alan_Smith SUB |  SUB MS_Alvaro

Referee: P_Collina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(stu) A_Barness looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_West 
          ...  Blocked by M_Bresciano 
Min. 2  :(bas) N_Griffiths21 flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  N_Dyer gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Walcott drives it into the box! 
          ...  H_Weber comes out and claims it! 
Min. 7  :(stu) D_Blackstock beats N_Page_x04 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But J_Evans slides in 
Min. 11 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Bennett 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Dyer 
Min. 13 :(bas) K_Bennett looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Elias_x16 
          ...  T_Elias_x16 with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But H_Weber with the difficult save 
Min. 18 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Frith 
          ...  But K_Bennett wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 18 :(bas) J_Evans takes advantage of a mistake by D_Blackstock 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Evans with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  H_Weber gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 19 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Blackstock 
          ...  D_Blackstock hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 22 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  N_Reo-Coker latches onto the end of it 
          ...  N_Reo-Coker hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 23 :(stu) D_Blackstock with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  H_Butt with a deliberate foul 
          ...  P_Collina will want to speak to him 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from P_Collina 
          ...  Surely a Penalty! 
          ...  Given !! 
          ...  Sturm Graz can have few complaints there! 
          ...  D_Blackstock is the man who takes it 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put Sturm Graz in front! 
          ...  Sturm Graz 1-0 FC Basle...
Min. 24 :(bas) It looks as though FC Basle is now playing C 
Min. 25 :(bas) T_Walcott looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Norris 
          ...  D_Norris leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  H_Weber gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 27 :(stu) The ball is passed in from J_Black, he finds A_Conway 
          ...  A_Conway hits the ball first time! 
          ...  H_Butt fists it away 
Min. 29 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan cuts inside Xabi_Alonso 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Bresciano is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  P_Collina calls him over 
          ...  P_Collina is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 31 :(bas) T_Walcott holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees M_Bresciano in space! 
          ...  M_Bresciano belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Weber moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  H_Weber catches it with style! 
Min. 35 :(stu) M_Craine knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Bresciano 
          ...  M_Craine with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Butt moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 35 :(bas) N_Page_x04 with a measured ball to D_Norris 
          ...  D_Norris with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from H_Weber 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 38 :(stu) A_Conway is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 39 :(bas) D_Norris flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Frith with a reckless challenge 
          ...  P_Collina will want to speak to him 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  P_Collina had no choice there!! 
          ...  Neil Griffiths appluads the decision 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bas) N_Reo-Coker knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Craine slips 
          ...  T_Walcott gets to it! 
          ...  A_Barness with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 43 :(stu) D_Blackstock runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  N_Page_x04 had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 45 :(bas) N_Porritt replaces N_Griffiths21 and will play FW 
Min. 45 :(stu) A_Conway backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  D_Blackstock gets on the end of it 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Bresciano !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 45 :(stu) D_Blackstock gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Bresciano! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Elias_x16 with a bad challenge 
          ...  P_Collina will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sturm Graz 1-0 FC Basle

Min. 52 :(stu) L_West with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows D_Norris a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Norris recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 52 :(bas) Xabi_Alonso has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Craine 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in N_Porritt! 
          ...  N_Porritt hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  H_Weber is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  H_Weber looks very relieved! 
Min. 55 :(bas) N_Porritt lobs it over M_Craine 
          ...  N_Porritt sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  H_Weber saves it !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Reo-Coker chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  D_Blackstock wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 57 :(bas) N_Porritt runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  N_Porritt rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s the equaliser! 
          ...  Sturm Graz 1-1 FC Basle ...
Min. 58 :(bas) T_Walcott moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Porritt 
          ...  N_Porritt attempts to nutmeg H_Weber! 
          ...  H_Weber makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 63 :(stu) L_West loses M_Bresciano 
          ...  L_West with a little chip! 
          ...  H_Butt won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 65 :(bas) N_Reo-Coker with the diagonal pass N_Porritt 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Conway and it had to be 
Min. 67 :(bas) T_Walcott is too quick for the defence 
          ...  T_Walcott drives the shot in! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 68 :(bas) M_Bresciano is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Norris 
          ...  D_Norris drives the ball low ! 
          ...  H_Weber won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 69 :(stu) A_Conway hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  L_West latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Bresciano reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 70 :(stu) Sturm Graz's manager orders his side to play A 
Min. 71 :(bas) T_Walcott finds N_Porritt on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Craine with the block 
Min. 73 :(bas) N_Porritt flicks it over M_Craine and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Craine moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 74 :(bas) M_Bresciano looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Reo-Coker 
          ...  N_Reo-Coker hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 79 :(stu) N_Dyer with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past T_Elias_x16 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Blackstock! 
          ...  K_Bennett cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 81 :(bas) D_Norris with a measured ball to N_Porritt 
          ...  N_Porritt throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But H_Weber with the difficult save 
Min. 82 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan finds A_Conway with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Evans hits it out for a throw 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bas) N_Porritt gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  A_Barness stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 90 :(stu) L_West comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  J_Evans rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 91 :(bas) N_Page_x04 boots it towards D_Norris 
          ...  S_Black gets the foot in to win the ball 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Arnold Schwartzenegger Stadion
Attendance           : 11,800
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Sturm Graz Match Info
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Best player          : D_Blackstock
Scorers              : D_Blackstock (23 pen)
Sent Off             : G_Frith (39)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Basle Match Info
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Best player          : N_Porritt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Porritt (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Bresciano (29), T_Elias_x16 (45), J_Evans (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sturm Graz  |    FC Basle
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           2        |       9
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       15
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Final Score          : Sturm Graz 1 - 1 FC Basle
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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   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
A_Conway       DF   1  20  10   7  41 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  30   5
M_Craine       DF   1  21   9   3  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0   2
S_Black        DF   1  20  10   9  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Barness      DF   1  20   8   3  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  15   0
Y_Jiangshan    MF   1   6  22   4  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
J_Black        MF   1   9  24   8  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_Frith        MF   1   7  24   7  29 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
N_Dyer         MF   1  12  20   6  17 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  15   0
D_Blackstock   FW   1   8   8  24  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  27   0  28
L_West         FW   1   8  11  20  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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
S_Davies       MF   1   8  16   5  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wright_x22   MF   1   3  10  10  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alan_Smith     FW   1  10  13  20  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Basle
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_Butt         GK  29   1   1   1  25 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
M_Bresciano    DF   1  21  12   9  30 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  26   1
J_Evans        DF   1  20  10   8  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  26  -4   1
K_Bennett      DF   1  19  11   8  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  15   0
N_Page_x04     DF   1  12   9   7  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Xabi_Alonso    MF   1  10  23  10  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
N_Reo-Coker    MF   1   8  22  12   9 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
T_Walcott      MF   1   7  22   7  20 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
D_Norris       MF   1   6  21  10  13 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  29  15  12
T_Elias_x16    MF   1   9  11   9  43 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   1
N_Griffiths21  FW   1   9   9  11  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Rimando      GK  24   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Stockdale    DF   1  19   4   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   1   9  21   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Porritt      FW   1  10  10  21  29 |  49   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
MS_Alvaro      FW   1   5   8  19  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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