Euro Premiership, Real Betis vs. FC Zenit (Sun Oct 18)


                           Real Betis  |  FC Zenit
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 N
                         Oliver Doyle  |  Matt Peacock
                                       |
                         T_Stemmer GK  |  GK N_Abbey
                           W_Liang DF  |  DF Boban
                              Lima DF  |  DF Sun_Jihai
                         J_Collins DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                           S_Kelly DF  |  DF M_Dorsin
                        B_Ferguson MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                     Stuart_McCall MF  |  MF C_T_Mamam
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF Machado
                     R_Jenkins_x13 DM  |  MF L_Ponzio
                            A_More FW  |  FW W_Rooney
                          Z_Jaziri FW  |  FW Young_Owen
                                       |
                           S_Loach SUB |  SUB A_Pihl
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB J_Evans
                       L_Wiliamson SUB |  SUB C_Makin
                         K_Andrews SUB |  SUB J_Collison
                       G_Batistuta SUB |  SUB V_Hleb

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 5  :(rbt) B_Ferguson nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But Sun_Jihai with the fine tackle 
Min. 5  :(zen) F_Ljungberg with the cross-field pass to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Stemmer dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Stemmer beaten! 
Min. 18 :(rbt) C_Ronaldo is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_More latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_More with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  N_Abbey falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  N_Abbey looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Stuart_McCall crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Jenkins_x13 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  N_Abbey won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 18 :(zen) Machado changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Boban 
          ...  Stuart_McCall with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  A_Wiley wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 18 :(zen) Machado flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Machado runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But T_Stemmer punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 23 :(rbt) A_More beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_More ! 
          ...  But N_Abbey pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 27 :(rbt) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo is through! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  N_Abbey with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 27 :(zen) L_Ponzio is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Dorsin latches onto the ball 
          ...  Lima is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 28 :(zen) C_T_Mamam bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to F_Ljungberg 
          ...  F_Ljungberg drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Stemmer falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 30 :(zen) T_Stemmer miss-kicks! 
          ...  Young_Owen is through! 
          ...  Young_Owen tries to chip the ball over T_Stemmer! 
          ...  T_Stemmer with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 31 :(zen) W_Rooney flicks it over S_Kelly and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  W_Rooney tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  T_Stemmer makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 32 :(rbt) R_Jenkins_x13 looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Jaziri 
          ...  Z_Jaziri tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Stuart_McCall chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  Boban belts it clear 
Min. 33 :(rbt) Lima with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  Lima runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 35 :(rbt) S_Kelly sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  Lima runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Boban slices it 
          ...  N_Abbey moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Stuart_McCall lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It is cleared by W_Rooney 
Min. 35 :(zen) F_Ljungberg beats Lima 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Wiley 
          ...  Z_Jaziri with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 36 :(zen) Sun_Jihai with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from W_Liang 
          ...  Sun_Jihai with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 38 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Z_Jaziri latches onto it! 
          ...  Boban slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 41 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past N_Vidic 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Ronaldo! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  N_Abbey tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Collins hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Abbey easily claims the ball! 
Min. 41 :(zen) Sun_Jihai gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  S_Kelly gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rbt) B_Ferguson looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_More 
          ...  A_More curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  N_Abbey heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 45 :(zen) Machado has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Kelly 
          ...  He puts in L_Ponzio! 
          ...  L_Ponzio hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  T_Stemmer tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Machado chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_T_Mamam loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 46 :(zen) C_T_Mamam looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Sun_Jihai 
          ...  S_Kelly gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 47 :(zen) L_Ponzio sidesteps S_Kelly 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But Z_Jaziri clears the ball to safety 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Betis 0-0 FC Zenit

Min. 46 :(zen) W_Rooney breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on T_Stemmer! 
          ...  B_Ferguson brings him down! 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 46 :(zen) C_T_Mamam brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Sun_Jihai gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Lima cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 50 :(zen) W_Rooney runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Vidic 
          ...  A skilful effort from N_Vidic ! 
          ...  But T_Stemmer makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 52 :(zen) N_Vidic takes advantage of a mistake by Stuart_McCall 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  N_Vidic fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 54 :(zen) Machado hits a hard pass to F_Ljungberg 
          ...  F_Ljungberg hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But T_Stemmer tips it behind 
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 55 :(rbt) The Real Betis manager told his side to change to a P strategy 
Min. 58 :(rbt) A_More is first to the ball 
          ...  A_More fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  N_Abbey was lucky there 
Min. 58 :(zen) N_Vidic nutmegs J_Collins 
          ...  Lima with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 60 :(zen) Machado can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to F_Ljungberg 
          ...  F_Ljungberg sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  T_Stemmer beats the ball away 
Min. 61 :(zen) L_Ponzio plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Ponzio shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Stemmer falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 63 :(rbt) C_Ronaldo finds A_More with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Dorsin picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 63 :(zen) Sun_Jihai finds the space intelligently 
          ...  Sun_Jihai with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  T_Stemmer makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Sun_Jihai 
          ...  T_Stemmer catches it! 
Min. 63 :(zen) C_T_Mamam comes up lame after the wicked challenge. 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 63 :(zen) J_Collison is being brought on 
          ...  C_T_Mamam is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 68 :(zen) Machado is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Collison 
          ...  J_Collison looks to see where T_Stemmer is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  T_Stemmer blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 72 :(rbt) A_More pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Z_Jaziri is clean through! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Z_Jaziri ! 
          ...  N_Abbey just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 75 :(zen) F_Ljungberg races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Dorsin lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Dorsin with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Stemmer's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  T_Stemmer looks embarrassed! 
          ...  And FC Zenit are leading in the game now 
          ...  Real Betis 0-1 FC Zenit ...
Min. 76 :(rbt) R_Jenkins_x13 changes position to fill a MF slot 
Min. 76 :(rbt) C_Ronaldo is changing his role to a AM 
Min. 76 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Young_Owen 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Sun_Jihai takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 77 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Collins decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Collins could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  N_Abbey dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had N_Abbey beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Stuart_McCall floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_More 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  N_Abbey is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Stuart_McCall curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Kelly with the shot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  N_Abbey grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 80 :(zen) M_Dorsin plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  W_Rooney decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  W_Rooney uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!! 
          ...  He is winding the Real Betis fans up!! 
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers! 
          ...  Real Betis 0-2 FC Zenit ...
Min. 83 :(zen) Machado with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past S_Kelly 
          ...  He knocks it to Young_Owen! 
          ...  R_Jenkins_x13 with a nasty foul 
          ...  A_Wiley tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 84 :(zen) N_Vidic stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  N_Vidic fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Stemmer is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Collison plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Lima 
Min. 85 :(rbt) Stuart_McCall with the through ball to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  Sun_Jihai wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 85 :(zen) Young_Owen finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  Lima with the foul 
          ...  A_Wiley calls him over 
          ...  A_Wiley tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  A_Wiley shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(zen) F_Ljungberg takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Dorsin 
          ...  M_Dorsin has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 91 :(rbt) W_Liang skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  W_Liang with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But N_Abbey makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 92 :(zen) J_Collison puts in Boban 
          ...  Boban could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But T_Stemmer tips it over 
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Benito Villamarin
Attendance           : 34,444
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Real Betis Match Info
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Best player          : A_More
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : B_Ferguson (46), Lima (85)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Zenit Match Info
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Best player          : M_Dorsin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Dorsin (75), W_Rooney (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_T_Mamam (63)
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Match Statistics
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                              Real Betis  |    FC Zenit
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           6        |       3
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Real Betis 0 - 2 FC Zenit
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Player Statistics - Real Betis
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Stemmer      GK  28   1   1   1  11 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
W_Liang        DF   1  22   8   6  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Lima           DF   1  25  12   8  36 |  87   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  10 -10  -8
J_Collins      DF   1  23  11  11  44 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Kelly        DF   1  25  12   8  42 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  31   2
B_Ferguson     MF   1  11  26  12  26 |  48   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   7 -10
Stuart_McCall  MF   1   8  28   8  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30  15 -30
C_Ronaldo      AM   1   4  25  21  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  16
R_Jenkins_x13  MF   1   9  16  10  15 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  27   2
A_More         FW   1   9  11  25  16 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0 -30   2   4
Z_Jaziri       FW   1   9   9  26  15 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  52  34   4
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 - FC Zenit
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Abbey        GK  30   1   1   1  36 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  67   0   0   0
Boban          DF   1  25  21  17  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  65   0   8
Sun_Jihai      DF   1  24  19   9  30 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  63  30  40
N_Vidic        DF   1  24  21  18  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  30  42
M_Dorsin       DF   1  23  21  11  40 |  94   0   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  12  51  39
F_Ljungberg    MF   1  14  33  24   6 |  94   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  47  18
C_T_Mamam      MF   1   8  30  17  22 |  65   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39   2
Machado        MF   1   9  27   9  31 |  94   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  96   8
L_Ponzio       MF   1  23  24  11  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  10
W_Rooney       FW   1   8   8  28  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  27  35  30
Young_Owen     FW   1   6   7  16  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Pihl         GK  13   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Evans        DF   1  22  12  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makin        DF   1  18  10  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Collison     MF   1   9  18  10  29 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   8
V_Hleb         FW   1   5   8  15  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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