Euro Div 2, Monaco vs. Anderlecht (Sun Feb 17) Monaco | Anderlecht 3-1-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N Andy Dsa | Guido Boers | S_Frey GK | GK D_Zitka J_Locke DF | DF Mancini M_Mackay DM | DF K_Boulahrouz Yana DF | DF K_McKenna P_Nene_x10 DF | DF M_Spiranovic C_Jerome MF | MF D_Bent M_Ocana MF | MF R_Martinez P_Black MF | MF G_Lovre Alan_Brazil AM | MF L_Biglia_x13 A_Johnson FW | FW A_Wisse K_Yamaguchi FW | FW K_Vandenbergh | C_Zotti SUB | SUB V_Valdes A_Mayburry SUB | SUB C_Gibbs M_Wilson SUB | SUB J_Plasil G_Gartino SUB | SUB M_Retov Hundu SUB | SUB D_Forrest Referee: P_Alcock (England) Min. 3 :(and) G_Lovre passes the ball to D_Bent ... D_Bent has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... S_Frey with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 4 :(and) G_Lovre looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Spiranovic receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Locke bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 7 :(and) D_Bent finds K_McKenna with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_McKenna with the punt towards goal! ... S_Frey is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And S_Frey reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... G_Lovre floats the ball in! ... S_Frey fists it away! Min. 16 :(mon) P_Nene_x10 controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... Yana gets onto the end of the pass! ... Well executed sliding challenge from K_McKenna Min. 18 :(mon) Alan_Brazil crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Johnson in the box ... A_Johnson flicks the header toward the far post! ... D_Zitka with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 20 :(and) D_Bent sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Wisse ... M_Mackay with the tackle Min. 23 :(mon) K_Yamaguchi plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... K_Vandenbergh makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 24 :(and) K_McKenna gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Mancini ... A vicious shot by Mancini ! ... The shot slips through S_Frey's hands ... But S_Frey recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 29 :(mon) J_Locke looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Johnson receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... K_McKenna with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... P_Alcock signals that it is indirect ... P_Black swings it in ... A_Johnson gets on the end of it ... A_Johnson attempts a chip! ... GOAL !! ... His players jump on top of him ... Monaco have snatched the lead! ... Monaco 1-0 Anderlecht ... Min. 32 :(and) D_Bent has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Yana ... He knocks it to A_Wisse! ... J_Locke gathers up the loose ball Min. 39 :(and) G_Lovre sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to D_Bent ... D_Bent attempts a low drive! ... He hits the side netting Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mon) P_Nene_x10 kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Yamaguchi gets on the end of the pass ... M_Spiranovic with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 44 :(mon) A_Johnson with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Locke ... J_Locke tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 45 :(mon) K_Yamaguchi loses M_Spiranovic ... R_Martinez tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Alan_Brazil swings it in! ... D_Zitka easily claims the ball! Min. 46 :(and) D_Bent gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Spiranovic is unmarked ... M_Spiranovic chases it through, he must score ! ... The shot slips through S_Frey's hands ... But S_Frey recovers to save! ... He got away with that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 1-0 Anderlecht Min. 46 :(mon) C_Jerome controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Martinez ... He puts in Alan_Brazil! ... Alan_Brazil sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... D_Zitka was lucky there Min. 51 :(mon) K_Yamaguchi with an in swinging cross to Alan_Brazil ... K_McKenna read the danger and stops the pass Min. 53 :(and) K_McKenna curls the ball out wide to R_Martinez ... R_Martinez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 54 :(mon) M_Ocana with the through ball to K_Yamaguchi ... K_Yamaguchi hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 54 :(mon) S_Frey is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 54 :(mon) C_Zotti replaces S_Frey to play as a GK Min. 57 :(mon) C_Jerome turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Alan_Brazil ... Mancini with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 60 :(and) K_Vandenbergh flicks it over P_Nene_x10's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... K_Vandenbergh shapes up for a shot! ... C_Zotti just watches it drift out of play! Min. 61 :(mon) A_Johnson runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off K_McKenna back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... G_Lovre with a bad challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 62 :(and) A_Wisse barges P_Nene_x10 off the ball ... Yana wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 65 :(mon) A_Johnson flicks it past M_Spiranovic ... He runs forward ... A_Johnson has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... D_Zitka blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 66 :(mon) P_Black with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Johnson gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Spiranovic clears with a diving header Min. 67 :(mon) J_Locke kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... But K_Vandenbergh puts it in row Z! Min. 68 :(and) R_Martinez floats the ball in to find L_Biglia_x13 ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Biglia_x13 ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 68 :(mon) C_Jerome with the diagonal pass Alan_Brazil ... K_Boulahrouz with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 70 :(and) K_Boulahrouz has it on the edge of the box ... What a shot from K_Boulahrouz ! ... It could go anywhere ... C_Zotti with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 71 :(and) R_Martinez is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Spiranovic ... A left-footer by M_Spiranovic ! ... C_Zotti makes a good save Min. 75 :(and) R_Martinez brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Vandenbergh gets on the end of the pass ... K_Vandenbergh sees C_Zotti off his line ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... The Anderlecht fans go wild! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Monaco 1-1 Anderlecht ... Min. 76 :(mon) G_Gartino is coming on for Alan_Brazil and will play MF Min. 76 :(and) A_Wisse sprints past J_Locke ... A_Wisse tries to beat C_Zotti! ... C_Zotti with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 77 :(and) Mancini looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Biglia_x13 ... Well executed sliding challenge from Yana Min. 78 :(mon) P_Black beats K_Vandenbergh ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves P_Alcock ... P_Black looks to see where D_Zitka is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 79 :(and) The ball is passed in from G_Lovre, he finds A_Wisse ... A thundering drive by A_Wisse ! ... But C_Zotti tips it over ... P_Alcock has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 80 :(mon) A_Johnson pushes it past the defender ... Mancini with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 80 :(and) Mancini plays in G_Lovre with a beautiful ball ... K_Yamaguchi is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 81 :(and) D_Bent flicks it past P_Black ... He runs forward ... D_Bent with a little chip! ... C_Zotti can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... C_Zotti has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 83 :(mon) K_Yamaguchi leaves his marker standing ... K_Boulahrouz gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 83 :(and) K_Vandenbergh holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Wisse ... A_Wisse hits a curling shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 87 :(and) K_McKenna sidesteps P_Nene_x10 ... He showed great skill there ... K_McKenna has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But C_Zotti palms it behind ... CORNER! ... R_Martinez drives it into the box! ... D_Bent gets on the end of it ... C_Zotti saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(and) Mancini nutmegs M_Mackay, he continues to run forward ... Mancini from 20 yards ! ... The shot slips through C_Zotti's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 90 :(and) R_Martinez looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Wisse ... A_Wisse lobs C_Zotti! ... C_Zotti can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... C_Zotti makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 91 :(mon) A_Johnson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past G_Lovre! ... He has some space now! ... A_Johnson with the 40 yard drive ! ... D_Zitka takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 91 :(and) G_Lovre looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_McKenna ... K_McKenna hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... C_Zotti saves it !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... K_McKenna plays it into the danger area! ... C_Zotti catches it! Min. 92 :(mon) G_Gartino with the header on ... He finds A_Johnson in space ... K_Boulahrouz with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... P_Alcock calls him for a talk ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II Attendance : 18,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Johnson (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Johnson (29) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Yamaguchi (80) Injured : S_Frey (54) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderlecht Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Martinez Scorers : K_Vandenbergh (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_McKenna (29), G_Lovre (61), K_Boulahrouz (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Anderlecht Attempts on Goal : 8 | 20 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 5 | 12 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 17 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 1 - 1 Anderlecht ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Frey GK 28 1 1 1 27 | 55 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 J_Locke DF 1 21 8 7 32 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 15 2 M_Mackay DM 1 19 11 4 34 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Yana DF 1 22 9 4 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_Nene_x10 DF 1 12 10 7 40 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Jerome MF 1 9 21 10 30 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Ocana MF 2 4 20 5 32 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 P_Black MF 2 10 19 13 41 | 93 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 2 Alan_Brazil AM 1 6 10 19 31 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 A_Johnson FW 1 10 10 21 18 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 44 K_Yamaguchi FW 1 3 8 19 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -2 C_Zotti GK 17 1 1 1 33 | 38 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134 0 0 0 A_Mayburry DF 1 20 7 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Wilson MF 2 13 17 7 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Gartino MF 1 7 18 13 27 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Hundu FW 1 10 10 16 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Anderlecht Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Zitka GK 29 1 1 1 28 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Mancini DF 1 20 11 9 14 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 30 7 K_Boulahrouz DF 1 20 12 10 37 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11 -4 1 K_McKenna DF 2 19 14 7 21 | 93 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 28 26 11 M_Spiranovic DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 10 D_Bent MF 1 9 23 9 17 | 93 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 60 14 R_Martinez MF 1 9 21 8 33 | 93 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 84 2 G_Lovre MF 1 9 20 8 16 | 93 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 71 -4 L_Biglia_x13 MF 1 8 11 8 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Wisse FW 1 12 12 21 13 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 K_Vandenbergh FW 1 8 8 18 16 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 54 15 34 V_Valdes GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gibbs DF 1 18 10 8 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Plasil MF 1 10 17 10 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Retov MF 1 10 17 3 1 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Forrest FW 1 6 8 17 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1203287776 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08