Euro Div 2, Monaco vs. Athletico Madrid (Sun May 04) Monaco | Athletico Madrid 4-4-2 C | 4-1-4-1 C Andy Dsa | Stephen Gordon | S_Frey GK | GK M_Imhof Yana DF | DF A_Considne J_Tau DF | DF S_Gordon P_Nene_x10 DF | DF K_Svensson J_Locke DF | DF De_Pedro C_Jerome MF | DM D_Pizzaro M_Ocana MF | MF K_Arvhage G_Gartino MF | MF Vicente P_Black MF | MF C_Burke A_Johnson FW | MF J_Fleck Alan_Brazil FW | FW J_Vennegoor | C_Zotti SUB | SUB Nagarjuna A_Clarke SUB | SUB C_Cuellar M_Wilson SUB | SUB SJL_Garcia C_Makelele SUB | SUB R_Tamudo K_Yamaguchi SUB | SUB P_Mantorras Referee: C_Tango (Wales) Min. 1 :(mon) J_Tau looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Gartino ... K_Svensson takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 2 :(mon) G_Gartino is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Yana ... A_Considne slices it ... M_Imhof moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Ocana chips the ball in towards the back post! ... S_Gordon gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 5 :(ath) De_Pedro is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to D_Pizzaro ... D_Pizzaro with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But S_Frey punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 6 :(mon) M_Ocana with a slick pass to C_Jerome ... But D_Pizzaro with the fine tackle Min. 9 :(mon) G_Gartino has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Fleck ... He puts in P_Nene_x10! ... P_Nene_x10 drives it low ! ... M_Imhof heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 9 :(mon) P_Black takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Alan_Brazil ... J_Fleck with the tackle ... C_Tango will want to speak to him ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 10 :(mon) A_Johnson runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... K_Svensson goes in stud's first ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 11 :(mon) P_Black knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Gordon ... P_Black fires the shot in! ... M_Imhof watches it sail safely wide! Min. 16 :(mon) G_Gartino has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past D_Pizzaro ... He knocks it to C_Jerome! ... C_Jerome with a terrific drive ! ... M_Imhof gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 16 :(ath) K_Arvhage flicks the ball through ... J_Vennegoor runs onto it! ... A_Johnson with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 17 :(mon) C_Jerome knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Considne hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Jerome crosses it in! ... It comes to Alan_Brazil ... He gets the shot away ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 20 :(ath) C_Burke moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to J_Vennegoor ... J_Vennegoor keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 23 :(mon) M_Ocana runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Considne back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Ocana attempts to nutmeg M_Imhof! ... M_Imhof is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 28 :(ath) A_Considne moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to J_Vennegoor ... J_Vennegoor tries to chip the ball over S_Frey! ... S_Frey is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... S_Frey looks very relieved! Min. 28 :(mon) P_Black with electric pace ... He eases past J_Vennegoor ... A_Considne with a deliberate foul ... C_Tango will want to speak to him Min. 31 :(mon) J_Tau has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... C_Jerome gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Jerome with the side footed shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Athletico Madrid fans taunt him about that effort Min. 32 :(ath) D_Pizzaro with a slick pass to Vicente ... Vicente looks to see where S_Frey is! ... He shoots! ... But S_Frey palms it behind ... C_Tango has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 36 :(ath) D_Pizzaro is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to J_Vennegoor ... Yana wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 37 :(mon) Alan_Brazil sidesteps S_Gordon ... Alan_Brazil controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 39 :(ath) C_Burke with a slide rule pass to K_Arvhage ... Yana wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 40 :(ath) Vicente cuts the ball back to J_Vennegoor ... J_Vennegoor tries to catch the keeper out! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 42 :(mon) P_Nene_x10 sidesteps S_Gordon ... He showed great skill there ... What a shot from P_Nene_x10 ! ... It could go anywhere ... But M_Imhof smothers the ball. Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mon) P_Nene_x10 runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... A_Johnson latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... What a shot from A_Johnson ! ... It could go anywhere ... M_Imhof gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by M_Imhof !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 0-0 Athletico Madrid Min. 46 :(ath) J_Vennegoor jumps over J_Locke's challenge ... J_Vennegoor aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... He kisses his shirt!! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Lets see if Athletico Madrid can hang onto that lead! ... Monaco 0-1 Athletico Madrid ... Min. 47 :(mon) Monaco made the switch to a E strategy Min. 50 :(mon) M_Ocana takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Gartino ... De_Pedro slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 50 :(ath) K_Svensson takes advantage of a bad back pass ... M_Ocana is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... C_Tango calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 51 :(mon) Monaco restructured their strategy to C Min. 51 :(mon) C_Jerome picks out P_Black with the cross ... But K_Arvhage puts the ball out of play Min. 51 :(ath) C_Burke with a slick pass to De_Pedro ... J_Tau with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 56 :(ath) K_Svensson kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Vennegoor gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Gartino with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 56 :(ath) J_Vennegoor with a Cruyff turn ... J_Vennegoor curls the ball in on goal ! ... S_Frey is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 59 :(ath) S_Gordon beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... Yana with the tackle Min. 60 :(mon) C_Jerome with the first time pass to G_Gartino ... J_Fleck makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 61 :(ath) C_Burke has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past P_Nene_x10 ... He puts in J_Vennegoor! ... J_Vennegoor with the attempt at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... S_Frey dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had S_Frey beaten! Min. 68 :(ath) A defence splitting pass from K_Svensson to D_Pizzaro ... C_Jerome rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 73 :(mon) C_Jerome looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Alan_Brazil ... A powerful shot by Alan_Brazil ! ... M_Imhof with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 75 :(ath) C_Cuellar is coming on and J_Fleck is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 77 :(mon) P_Black changes position to fill a AM slot Min. 78 :(mon) G_Gartino beats De_Pedro ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... But C_Cuellar wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 80 :(mon) A_Johnson 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... S_Gordon cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 85 :(ath) K_Svensson finds D_Pizzaro in acres of space ... A wicked drive by D_Pizzaro ! ... S_Frey is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... S_Frey looks very relieved! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II Attendance : 18,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Jerome Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Gartino (56), C_Jerome (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Vennegoor (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Vennegoor (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Fleck (9), K_Svensson (10) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Athletico Madrid Attempts on Goal : 10 | 9 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 0 - 1 Athletico Madrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Yana DF 1 22 9 4 24 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 -10 -10 J_Tau DF 1 20 12 7 30 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 0 P_Nene_x10 DF 1 12 10 7 40 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 J_Locke DF 1 21 8 7 32 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 C_Jerome MF 1 9 22 10 30 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 41 3 M_Ocana MF 2 4 20 5 32 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 G_Gartino MF 1 7 18 13 27 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 41 -4 P_Black AM 2 10 19 13 41 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 A_Johnson FW 1 10 10 21 18 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 5 Alan_Brazil FW 1 6 10 20 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 C_Zotti GK 17 1 1 1 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Clarke DF 2 18 6 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 C_Makelele MF 1 10 17 5 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Yamaguchi FW 1 3 8 19 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Athletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Imhof GK 28 1 1 1 18 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 A_Considne DF 1 22 9 3 30 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 15 0 S_Gordon DF 1 21 12 6 36 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 K_Svensson DF 1 21 7 6 28 | 98 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 41 -4 De_Pedro DF 1 20 8 6 34 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 D_Pizzaro DM 1 11 23 12 29 | 98 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 30 7 K_Arvhage MF 1 9 24 8 43 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 0 Vicente MF 1 8 22 10 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 C_Burke MF 1 7 20 12 35 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 J_Fleck MF 1 8 17 5 12 | 79 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 6 6 J_Vennegoor FW 1 9 9 20 35 | 98 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 Nagarjuna GK 17 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Cuellar DF 1 18 9 9 28 | 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 10 10 SJL_Garcia MF 1 8 15 6 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Tamudo FW 1 8 6 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Mantorras FW 1 5 9 17 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1209935445 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08