Euro Premiership, Real Betis vs. Sturm Graz (Sun Sep 27) Real Betis | Sturm Graz 4-4-2 C | 4-1-3-2 C Oliver Doyle | David Woolmore | T_Stemmer GK | GK H_Weber S_Kelly DF | DF Pele Lima DF | DF C_Lundekvam J_Collins DF | DF J_D'Laryea W_Liang DF | DF J_Martinez Stuart_McCall MF | DM S_Williams_13 C_Ronaldo MF | MF Y_Jiangshan B_Ferguson MF | MF J_Black R_Jenkins_x13 MF | MF N_Dyer A_More FW | FW L_West Z_Jaziri FW | FW D_Blackstock | S_Loach SUB | SUB A_Briotti D_Baggio SUB | SUB S_Black L_Wiliamson SUB | SUB R_Gasmi K_Andrews SUB | SUB J_Hatch G_Batistuta SUB | SUB J_Borgetti Referee: P_Jones (Wales) Min. 5 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri sprints past the defender ... But C_Lundekvam clears the danger Min. 6 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri sprints past the defender ... C_Lundekvam scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 8 :(rbt) Lima is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Z_Jaziri ... Z_Jaziri with the punt towards goal! ... But H_Weber tips it over ... P_Jones has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 13 :(stu) D_Blackstock flicks it over A_More's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... D_Blackstock has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But T_Stemmer punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 14 :(stu) S_Williams_13 off the woodwork. ... Pele picks up the deflection ... W_Liang wins the ball Min. 14 :(rbt) B_Ferguson with a one-touch layoff to W_Liang ... J_Martinez with a superb challenge ... P_Jones has given the free kick the other way! ... P_Jones wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 15 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri is first to the loose ball ... Z_Jaziri hits a crisp volley! ... The fans get off there seats! ... H_Weber plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 15 :(stu) S_Williams_13 holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Martinez ... J_Collins read the danger and stops the pass Min. 18 :(rbt) C_Ronaldo fires over a low cross to Z_Jaziri ... A delicate header from Z_Jaziri ! ... H_Weber tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 19 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri with the towering header to J_Collins ... But he loses control of it ... J_Black hits it out for a throw Min. 20 :(rbt) B_Ferguson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Z_Jaziri ... Excellent sliding challenge from Pele ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Stuart_McCall plays it into the danger area! ... The ball finds its way to R_Jenkins_x13 ... He gets the shot away ... But H_Weber just gets his fingers to that one ... P_Jones has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 20 :(stu) L_West finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... A delicate header from L_West ! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered home! ... That’s put Sturm Graz ahead! ... Real Betis 0-1 Sturm Graz ... Min. 20 :(rbt) Real Betis made the switch to a P strategy Min. 20 :(rbt) S_Kelly pulls it back to A_More ... J_Martinez with a well timed tackle ... P_Jones didn't like it though ... P_Jones calls him over ... P_Jones tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 24 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_More ... C_Lundekvam with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... The fans jeer him off! ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... Z_Jaziri bends it round the wall ... H_Weber with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 27 :(stu) J_Black with the cross-field pass to Y_Jiangshan ... Lima with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 28 :(stu) L_West with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... L_West lobs T_Stemmer! ... T_Stemmer gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 29 :(stu) J_Martinez loses his marker! ... J_Martinez tries to beat T_Stemmer! ... It hits off a defender! ... T_Stemmer is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Dyer ... R_Jenkins_x13 clears the danger Min. 33 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... S_Williams_13 is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 33 :(stu) S_Williams_13 is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 33 :(stu) R_Gasmi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Williams_13 ... He'll play as a DM ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 37 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan with the diagonal pass D_Blackstock ... Lima wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 38 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_More ... A_More aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It hits off a defender! ... H_Weber is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Jenkins_x13 swings it in! ... H_Weber comes out and claims it! Min. 41 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Gasmi gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Kelly slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_More ... A_More with the side footed shot! ... H_Weber gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by H_Weber !! Min. 47 :(rbt) R_Jenkins_x13 takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... Pele wins the ball with a clear tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Real Betis 0-1 Sturm Graz Min. 49 :(rbt) R_Jenkins_x13 sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_More ... A_More with the crafty shot! ... But H_Weber reaches the ball. Good save Min. 52 :(stu) J_Black kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... But he loses control of it ... J_Collins belts it clear Min. 53 :(rbt) C_Ronaldo cuts the ball back to J_Collins ... D_Blackstock reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 54 :(stu) N_Dyer finds himself with plenty of time ... But W_Liang puts it in row Z! Min. 61 :(stu) Pele with the first time flick to Y_Jiangshan ... Y_Jiangshan with a thundering drive! ... T_Stemmer falls over ... But T_Stemmer is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 64 :(rbt) B_Ferguson pass splits open the defence and finds R_Jenkins_x13 ... R_Gasmi wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 68 :(rbt) B_Ferguson crosses in from the wing, he finds A_More in the box ... A_More hits a crisp volley! ... H_Weber fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 70 :(stu) S_Black is coming on for L_West and playing DF Min. 70 :(rbt) R_Jenkins_x13 holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to B_Ferguson ... B_Ferguson gets up high for the header ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 71 :(rbt) Lima gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_D'Laryea! ... He has some space now! ... Lima has a go! ... H_Weber tips it over ... CORNER! ... S_Kelly crosses it in! ... H_Weber fists it away! Min. 71 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan races into the box ... He sees Pele lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Pele tries to place it in the corner ! ... T_Stemmer is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... T_Stemmer looks very relieved! Min. 74 :(rbt) A_More gets possession in his own half ... R_Gasmi tackles cleanly Min. 75 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_More ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_D'Laryea ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... A_More plays it towards the near post! ... H_Weber reads it well, and claims it! Min. 75 :(stu) R_Gasmi nutmegs A_More ... R_Gasmi with the punt towards goal! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And T_Stemmer reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Y_Jiangshan chips the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to J_Martinez ... He gets the shot away ... But T_Stemmer stops that one easily Min. 79 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Z_Jaziri ... Z_Jaziri swings in the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Stuart_McCall lofts the ball in! ... J_D'Laryea heads it away Min. 82 :(rbt) W_Liang beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... Pele wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 83 :(stu) R_Gasmi wins possession ... He plays the ball across to J_Black ... But Lima puts the ball out of play Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to D_Blackstock ... W_Liang with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 89 :(rbt) R_Jenkins_x13 runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... C_Ronaldo latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... R_Gasmi with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 91 :(rbt) The ball is passed in from C_Ronaldo, he finds R_Jenkins_x13 ... A cheeky lob from R_Jenkins_x13 ! ... H_Weber guesses right Min. 93 :(stu) J_Martinez runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... D_Blackstock latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A_More intercepts the pass ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio Benito Villamarin Attendance : 33,701 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Betis Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Jenkins_x13 Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Lima (27), W_Liang (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sturm Graz Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Weber (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_West (20) Sent Off : C_Lundekvam (24) Booked : J_Martinez (20) Injured : S_Williams_13 (33) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Betis | Sturm Graz Attempts on Goal : 13 | 8 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 10 Key Tackles : 8 | 10 Key Passes : 18 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Real Betis 0 - 1 Sturm Graz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Real Betis Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Stemmer GK 28 1 1 1 11 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kelly DF 1 25 12 8 42 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 31 0 Lima DF 1 25 12 8 36 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -14 -3 -26 J_Collins DF 1 23 11 11 44 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 W_Liang DF 1 22 8 6 21 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 -4 -4 Stuart_McCall MF 1 8 28 8 12 | 98 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 C_Ronaldo MF 1 4 25 21 29 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 B_Ferguson MF 1 11 25 12 26 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 72 2 R_Jenkins_x13 MF 1 9 15 10 15 | 98 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 84 16 A_More FW 1 9 11 25 16 | 98 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -4 -30 -4 Z_Jaziri FW 1 9 9 26 15 | 98 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 34 S_Loach GK 14 1 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Baggio DF 1 20 8 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Wiliamson MF 1 7 25 11 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Andrews MF 1 7 19 8 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Batistuta FW 1 7 8 21 21 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Weber GK 29 1 1 1 30 | 98 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 Pele DF 1 22 10 11 38 | 98 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 74 33 2 C_Lundekvam DF 1 25 12 8 40 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 20 20 J_D'Laryea DF 1 22 12 8 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Martinez DF 1 22 11 8 36 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 28 6 S_Williams_13 DM 1 9 15 10 26 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 Y_Jiangshan MF 1 7 26 4 32 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 8 J_Black MF 1 10 28 9 33 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 15 0 N_Dyer MF 1 14 24 7 12 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_West FW 1 9 12 23 19 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 D_Blackstock FW 1 9 9 28 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 8 A_Briotti GK 12 1 1 1 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Black DF 1 22 11 9 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gasmi DM 1 10 22 11 41 | 65 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 105 51 38 J_Hatch MF 1 11 22 9 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Borgetti FW 1 7 7 17 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1254056407 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35