Ramsey Wing Premiership, FC Zenit vs. VfB Stuttgart (Sun Aug 15)


                             FC Zenit  |  VfB Stuttgart
                          3-1-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                              Stadium  |  Peter Spall
                                       |
                           N_Abbey GK  |  GK T_Holmes
                         Sun_Jihai DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                          M_Dorsin DF  |  DF E_Beaumont
                             Boban DM  |  DF P_Nene
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF D_Opare
                         C_T_Mamam MF  |  MF WilsonPalacis
                       F_Ljungberg AM  |  MF D_Capel
                           Machado MF  |  MF G_Elber_x12
                          L_Ponzio MF  |  MF N_Kidman
                          W_Rooney FW  |  FW M_Bridge
                           D_Clare FW  |  FW W_Spicer
                                       |
                            A_Pihl SUB |  SUB J_Ricardo
                          J_Curtis SUB |  SUB K_Oala
                           E_Banga SUB |  SUB V_Lia
                        J_Collison SUB |  SUB M_Rhodes
                        Young_Owen SUB |  SUB A_Nahilator

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(zen) D_Clare with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  A_Barzagli forces him off the ball 
Min. 8  :(zen) Machado changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Vidic 
          ...  D_Opare gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 13 :(vfb) P_Nene rushes through the defence 
          ...  L_Ponzio pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Stadium looks relieved 
          ...  Peter Spall is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 16 :(zen) M_Dorsin looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 16 :(vfb) WilsonPalacis swings at Machado 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 17 :(zen) Boban is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Machado 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Machado ! 
          ...  But T_Holmes tips it behind 
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 26 :(zen) L_Ponzio is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  That puts FC Zenit ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  FC Zenit 1-0 VfB Stuttgart ...
Min. 31 :(vfb) A_Barzagli turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to W_Spicer 
          ...  W_Spicer tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 32 :(zen) M_Dorsin is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to F_Ljungberg 
          ...  But A_Barzagli reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 34 :(zen) N_Vidic beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  N_Vidic tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But T_Holmes just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 36 :(zen) C_T_Mamam plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  C_T_Mamam gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  T_Holmes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 38 :(vfb) D_Opare reads the run of W_Spicer 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Dorsin 
Min. 39 :(zen) Boban is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Clare 
          ...  G_Elber_x12 dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vfb) D_Capel with a simple pass to M_Bridge 
          ...  F_Ljungberg robs him of the ball 
Min. 45 :(zen) M_Dorsin sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_T_Mamam 
          ...  C_T_Mamam controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 47 :(zen) N_Vidic takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  N_Vidic hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  T_Holmes was beaten there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Zenit 1-0 VfB Stuttgart

Min. 46 :(zen) F_Ljungberg cuts through the defence 
          ...  F_Ljungberg blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 48 :(vfb) D_Capel with the cross-field pass to A_Barzagli 
          ...  A_Barzagli goes for goal ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  N_Abbey palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kidman hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Abbey 
Min. 49 :(vfb) N_Kidman plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Bridge 
          ...  Machado is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 49 :(zen) Machado looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 49 :(zen) E_Banga will replace Machado and play MF 
Min. 51 :(zen) F_Ljungberg with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Capel 
          ...  He knocks it to C_T_Mamam! 
          ...  E_Beaumont gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 51 :(zen) M_Dorsin sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  E_Banga runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  E_Beaumont with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  N_Alexander will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 54 :(zen) D_Clare is first to the loose ball 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Opare takes possession 
Min. 55 :(zen) J_Curtis is being brought on 
          ...  M_Dorsin is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 55 :(zen) N_Vidic gains possession 
          ...  N_Vidic with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But T_Holmes parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 59 :(zen) L_Ponzio with a probing through ball D_Clare 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Kidman 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Ljungberg chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to W_Rooney 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 60 :(zen) Young_Owen will replace L_Ponzio and play FW 
Min. 66 :(zen) Boban holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Vidic 
          ...  N_Vidic launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 68 :(vfb) M_Bridge sidesteps Sun_Jihai 
          ...  M_Bridge hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 69 :(zen) Boban finds F_Ljungberg in acres of space 
          ...  F_Ljungberg has a go! 
          ...  But T_Holmes smothers the ball. 
Min. 73 :(vfb) N_Kidman is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Bridge 
          ...  C_T_Mamam with a superb challenge 
          ...  N_Alexander has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 76 :(zen) Sun_Jihai controls it with ease 
          ...  Sun_Jihai goes for goal ! 
          ...  But T_Holmes punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 77 :(zen) F_Ljungberg with a measured ball to W_Rooney 
          ...  E_Beaumont with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 79 :(zen) C_T_Mamam is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to N_Vidic 
          ...  N_Vidic with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 80 :(zen) J_Curtis kicks D_Opare off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by N_Alexander 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  N_Alexander sends him off the pitch !! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
Min. 80 :(zen) Boban plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_T_Mamam decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Capel fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He received a good talking to from N_Alexander 
Min. 82 :(zen) F_Ljungberg runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Sun_Jihai latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  D_Capel with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over 
          ...  N_Alexander tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 83 :(zen) Boban sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  P_Nene robs him of the ball 
Min. 86 :(vfb) G_Elber_x12 finds E_Beaumont with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Vidic 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 87 :(zen) Young_Owen with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  Young_Owen with the shot on net ! 
          ...  T_Holmes gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(zen) Young_Owen jumps over N_Kidman's challenge 
          ...  Young_Owen with a thundering volley! 
          ...  T_Holmes with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 89 :(zen) Boban gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Petrovsky
Attendance           : 17,000
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FC Zenit Match Info
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Best player          : N_Vidic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Clare (26)
Sent Off             : J_Curtis (80)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Machado (49)
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VfB Stuttgart Match Info
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Best player          : A_Barzagli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : WilsonPalacis (16)
Booked               : D_Capel (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Zenit  |    VfB Stuttgart
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       3
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           9        |       1
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       6
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Final Score          : FC Zenit 1 - 0 VfB Stuttgart
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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  31   1   1   1  41 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  71   0   0   0
Sun_Jihai      DF   1  25  21  10  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  35   0   8
M_Dorsin       DF   1  24  22  12  41 |  57   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  39   0
Boban          DM   1  26  23  17  28 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0
N_Vidic        DF   1  25  23  18  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  15   0  22
C_T_Mamam      MF   1   8  31  18  17 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   4  10
F_Ljungberg    AM   1  14  34  26  11 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   3  10
Machado        MF   1  10  29   9  37 |  51   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
L_Ponzio       MF   1  23  25  11  34 |  62   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
W_Rooney       FW   1   9   9  30  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_Clare        FW   1   4   4  28  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  22
A_Pihl         GK  12   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Curtis       DF   1  17   8   6  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
E_Banga        MF   1  10  18   9  38 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  30  30
J_Collison     MF   1   9  18  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Young_Owen     FW   1   6   7  16  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

Player Statistics - VfB Stuttgart
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_Holmes       GK  28   1   1   1  26 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   1  26   8   7  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  -2  -3 -22
E_Beaumont     DF   1  26  10   8  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
P_Nene         DF   1  26  12   8  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
D_Opare        DF   1  24  13   9  23 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  44   0
WilsonPalacis  MF   1  11  28  10  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
D_Capel        MF   1  10  28   9  35 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  10  -4
G_Elber_x12    MF   1   9  15   9  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  20   0
N_Kidman       MF   1   8  24  11  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_Bridge       FW   1   5  10  25  15 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
W_Spicer       FW   1   9  10  23  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -30 -30 -28
J_Ricardo      GK  20   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Oala         DF   1  21  11   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Lia          MF   1  10  25  12  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rhodes       MF   1   9  22   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nahilator    FW   1   9  11  20  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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