EFA Cup 3rd Round, Olympiakos vs. Sturm Graz (Wed May 07)


                           Olympiakos  |  Sturm Graz
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-1-3-1-1 E
                        Trond Sollied  |  David Woolmore
                                       |
                           C_Doyle GK  |  GK H_Weber
                          A_Rogers DF  |  DF Pele
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF C_Lundekvam
                      M_Louis-Jean DF  |  DF S_Black
                            C_Doig DF  |  DF J_Martinez
                           P_Evans MF  |  DM N_Morais
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF J_Black
                       X_Xxxxxxx03 MF  |  MF N_Dyer
                       X_Xxxxxxx04 MF  |  MF Y_Jiangshan
                          G_Taylor FW  |  AM A_Lallana
                           S_Dobie FW  |  FW D_Blackstock
                                       |
                         P_Gerrard SUB |  SUB A_Briotti
                       X_Xxxxxxx02 SUB |  SUB A_Barness
                           J_Perch SUB |  SUB J_Hatch
                            E_Jess SUB |  SUB C_Preuss
                       X_Xxxxxxx05 SUB |  SUB J_Borgetti

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(stu) A defence splitting pass from N_Dyer to D_Blackstock 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Morgan 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 1  :(oly) P_Evans knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  J_Black is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Ippi 
Min. 4  :(stu) N_Morais brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Blackstock gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Louis-Jean takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 5  :(stu) C_Lundekvam hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Blackstock latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Blackstock with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 7  :(oly) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  P_Evans is through! 
          ...  Y_Jiangshan with a superb challenge 
          ...  K_Ippi has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  David Woolmore looks relieved 
Min. 8  :(oly) X_Xxxxxxx04 sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  K_Commons runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Commons with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  H_Weber with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Evans! 
          ...  H_Weber jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 8  :(oly) W_Morgan knocks the ball back to C_Doyle 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Olympiakos 0-1 Sturm Graz ...
Min. 8  :(oly) P_Evans lays the ball back to G_Taylor 
          ...  D_Blackstock with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  K_Ippi calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  X_Xxxxxxx03 floats it forward 
          ...  G_Taylor latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Taylor attempts a chip! 
          ...  H_Weber falls over 
          ...  But H_Weber is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 12 :(stu) N_Morais moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Blackstock 
          ...  D_Blackstock lobs C_Doyle! 
          ...  The shot slips through C_Doyle's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something 
          ...  That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by the ref! 
Min. 13 :(oly) A_Rogers sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Taylor 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Taylor ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  H_Weber plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 13 :(stu) C_Lundekvam is on the ground 
          ...  He looks in agony 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 13 :(stu) A_Barness is ready to come on to replace C_Lundekvam 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 16 :(stu) D_Blackstock leaves W_Morgan standing 
          ...  D_Blackstock pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But C_Doyle smothers the ball. 
Min. 20 :(stu) J_Black plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  J_Black with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 21 :(stu) A_Lallana loses C_Doig 
          ...  A_Lallana strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  C_Doyle gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 23 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  A_Lallana gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Lallana ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 24 :(stu) N_Morais races into the box 
          ...  He sees D_Blackstock lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  D_Blackstock has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But C_Doyle comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 31 :(oly) W_Morgan with an inch perfect pass to S_Dobie 
          ...  S_Dobie with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But H_Weber smothers the ball. 
Min. 32 :(stu) D_Blackstock cuts inside C_Doig 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Rogers slices it 
          ...  C_Doyle moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Black chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Lallana gets his head on it 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  K_Ippi talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Olympiakos 0-2 Sturm Graz ...
Min. 34 :(stu) J_Black holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Black 
          ...  S_Black with the shot on net ! 
          ...  C_Doyle parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 36 :(stu) J_Black runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  N_Dyer latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A cracking drive from N_Dyer ! 
          ...  C_Doyle with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 37 :(stu) S_Black takes advantage of a mistake by P_Evans 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  S_Black with a thundering drive! 
          ...  C_Doyle saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 39 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan finds D_Blackstock with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Blackstock attempts a chip! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  C_Doyle never had a chance! 
Min. 40 :(stu) N_Dyer jumps over W_Morgan's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_Dyer with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(stu) D_Blackstock runs at P_Evans 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Blackstock bears down on goal! 
          ...  C_Doyle just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 47 :(stu) J_Black spits at P_Evans 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 49 :(stu) J_Black is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Rogers seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Olympiakos 0-2 Sturm Graz

Min. 46 :(stu) D_Blackstock gets possession in his own half 
          ...  D_Blackstock with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 47 :(stu) A_Lallana finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  A_Lallana flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Fine finish ! 
          ...  Olympiakos 0-3 Sturm Graz ...
Min. 50 :(stu) It seems Sturm Graz are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 50 :(stu) D_Blackstock plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Morgan 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 52 :(stu) J_Martinez can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  C_Doyle won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 52 :(oly) G_Taylor beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Martinez with the tackle 
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 53 :(oly) C_Doig with an intelligent ball to X_Xxxxxxx03 
          ...  A_Lallana with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 56 :(stu) N_Dyer hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Pele latches onto it! 
          ...  Pele with the shot ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 57 :(oly) P_Evans punches N_Dyer off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  J_Martinez knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Blackstock gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Blackstock flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Olympiakos 0-4 Sturm Graz ...
Min. 58 :(oly) W_Morgan has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Dyer! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Pele reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 58 :(stu) J_Black finds D_Blackstock with a ball over the defence 
          ...  W_Morgan knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  K_Ippi blows up for a foul 
          ...  K_Ippi ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Trond Sollied looks relieved 
Min. 58 :(stu) J_Martinez finds Y_Jiangshan in the box 
          ...  Y_Jiangshan bears down on goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 60 :(stu) J_Martinez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  D_Blackstock gets on the end of it 
          ...  But M_Louis-Jean wins the tackle 
Min. 65 :(stu) A_Lallana plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  W_Morgan gets to the ball first 
Min. 68 :(stu) J_Black finds D_Blackstock on the edge of the box 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Rogers 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 69 :(stu) D_Blackstock lobs it over the defender 
          ...  D_Blackstock with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But C_Doyle stops that one easily 
Min. 73 :(oly) S_Dobie is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to X_Xxxxxxx04 
          ...  Pele with a nasty foul 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(stu) Pele hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Lallana latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Lallana with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But C_Doyle is equal to it 
Min. 76 :(stu) N_Morais moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Black 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Rogers 
Min. 77 :(stu) S_Black with a neat pass into D_Blackstock 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Blackstock ! 
          ...  C_Doyle gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 78 :(stu) D_Blackstock lobs it over A_Rogers 
          ...  M_Louis-Jean takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 80 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan with a precise pass to A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with C_Doyle 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Doyle 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 82 :(stu) J_Black with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Rogers 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Lallana! 
          ...  A_Rogers does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 84 :(stu) D_Blackstock picks up a loose ball 
          ...  S_Dobie reads the play well 
Min. 85 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Pele gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Pele with the overhead ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(stu) J_Black wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pele 
          ...  But A_Rogers wins the tackle 
Min. 92 :(stu) S_Black holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Pele in space! 
          ...  K_Commons cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance           : 10,000
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Olympiakos Match Info
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Best player          : S_Dobie
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : P_Evans (57)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sturm Graz Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lallana (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Morgan (8 og), A_Lallana (32,47), D_Blackstock (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Black (47), Pele (73)
Injured              : C_Lundekvam (13)
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Match Statistics
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                              Olympiakos  |    Sturm Graz
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       25
Off target           :           0        |       14
On target            :           4        |       11
Possession           :          22        |       78
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :          14        |       1
Key Passes           :           6        |       25
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Final Score          : Olympiakos 0 - 4 Sturm Graz
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Player Statistics - Olympiakos
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Doyle        GK  21   1   1   1  18 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
A_Rogers       DF   1  17   4   3  24 |  96   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 108  15   0
W_Morgan       DF   1  17   9   8  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   5   0
M_Louis-Jean   DF   2  17   7   2  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
C_Doig         DF   2  17   5   6  38 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_Evans        MF   2   9  20   8  36 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   5 -10
K_Commons      MF   1   6  18   8  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19 -10  -5
X_Xxxxxxx03    MF   2  15  16   9  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
X_Xxxxxxx04    MF   2   9  16  15  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_Taylor       FW   1   7   5  20  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Dobie        FW   1   5   6  17  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  15   5
P_Gerrard      GK  19   1   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx02    DF   1  16  15   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Perch        DF   1  15  13  11  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Jess         MF   1   2  15   7  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Xxxxxxx05    FW   2   7  15  16  30 |   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  29   1   1   1  27 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Pele           DF   1  20   9  10  44 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  11  11   0
C_Lundekvam    DF   1  24  11   8  36 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Black        DF   1  21  11   9  33 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
J_Martinez     DF   1  21  10   8  34 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  90  10
N_Morais       DM   1  15  20   8  31 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  70  10
J_Black        MF   1  10  26   8  30 |  96   0   0   7   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4 120  -2
N_Dyer         MF   1  13  21   6  18 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45   7
Y_Jiangshan    MF   1   6  24   4  23 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
A_Lallana      AM   1  10  10  20  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  76
D_Blackstock   FW   1   8   9  25  28 |  96   0   0   0   0  10   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
A_Briotti      GK  15   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Barness      DF   1  20   9   3  26 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_Hatch        MF   1  10  20   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Preuss       MF   1   9  17  10  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Borgetti     FW   1   7   7  17  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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