IWC Group 2, Inter Milan vs. Tottenham Hotspurs (Sun Sep 28)


                          Inter Milan  |  Tottenham Hotspurs
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                      Craig Pritchard  |  Ian Thompson
                                       |
                            D_Zoff GK  |  GK J_Lastuvka
                           S_Smith DF  |  DF A_Albiston
                     F_Beckenbauer DF  |  DF P_Nene
                              Xeno DF  |  DF Z_Yonghai
                         S_McNulty DF  |  DF Dede
                          R_Baggio DM  |  DM R_De_Silvax11
                        J_Vaclavek MF  |  MF Y_Zhe
                      C_Villarreal MF  |  MF S_Deisler
                          P_Romero MF  |  MF J_Lopez
                            A_Mutu FW  |  FW Jason_Bourne
                        D_Huckerby FW  |  FW M_Rosenberg
                                       |
                      R_Abbanzieri SUB |  SUB Gordon_Banks
                           E_Insua SUB |  SUB F_Grosso
                          P_Lawson SUB |  SUB D_Masstrovic
                          M_Viduka SUB |  SUB E_Smolarek
                           K_Nihat SUB |  SUB E_Brandaox22

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(tot) It looks as though Tottenham Hotspurs is now playing A 
Min. 5  :(int) J_Vaclavek slides the ball across to A_Mutu 
          ...  P_Nene cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 9  :(int) C_Villarreal takes advantage of a mistake by P_Nene 
          ...  C_Villarreal with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 10 :(int) R_Baggio unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Huckerby 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Huckerby ! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 10 :(tot) M_Rosenberg finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  M_Rosenberg has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 13 :(tot) R_De_Silvax11 gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Xeno! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Xeno recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 15 :(int) R_Baggio with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Baggio carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 17 :(int) F_Beckenbauer sprints past Z_Yonghai 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Albiston 
Min. 18 :(tot) R_De_Silvax11 knocks it forward 
          ...  Xeno slips 
          ...  Y_Zhe gets to it! 
          ...  The defender plays it back to D_Zoff 
          ...  Y_Zhe intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy D_Zoff 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Zoff 
          ...  D_Zoff does well to save it !! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Zhe lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Albiston loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But D_Zoff punches it away 
Min. 20 :(int) S_McNulty runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Nene back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_McNulty chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 21 :(int) R_Baggio finds A_Mutu with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Mutu ! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka gathers it comfortably 
Min. 27 :(int) A_Mutu gets possession in his own half 
          ...  Dede is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 28 :(int) J_Vaclavek with a neat pass into A_Mutu 
          ...  A_Mutu hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 30 :(tot) P_Nene slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  But Xeno wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lopez plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  P_Nene gets to it! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 33 :(tot) Y_Zhe feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  R_De_Silvax11 runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_De_Silvax11 tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  D_Zoff won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  That’s given Tottenham Hotspurs the advantage! 
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Tottenham Hotspurs ...
Min. 35 :(int) S_Smith with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  S_Smith with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The Inter Milan fans get off there seats! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The reason is unclear 
          ...  An angry fan runs onto the pitch!! 
          ...  And the police get him!! 
          ...  Disgraceful!! 
Min. 36 :(tot) J_Lopez sidesteps S_McNulty 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Xeno reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lopez curls it into the box! 
          ...  Xeno belts it clear 
Min. 39 :(tot) A_Albiston finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  R_Baggio wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 40 :(int) S_Smith reads the run of A_Mutu 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Y_Zhe 
Min. 41 :(int) R_Baggio with a 50-yard pass to D_Huckerby 
          ...  D_Huckerby blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But J_Lastuvka punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Lastuvka got a touch 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(int) C_Villarreal can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  Dede bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  M_Stadio calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 44 :(tot) J_Lopez with a first time pass 
          ...  Y_Zhe runs onto it! 
          ...  S_McNulty hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Deisler chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  P_Nene swings a leg at it! 
          ...  D_Zoff with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 45 :(int) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  D_Huckerby gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Huckerby pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Beckenbauer! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka fists it away! 
Min. 46 :(int) S_Smith has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past R_De_Silvax11 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Mutu! 
          ...  A_Albiston gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 48 :(int) F_Beckenbauer puts in D_Huckerby 
          ...  D_Huckerby gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 48 :(tot) S_Deisler knocks it forward 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer slips 
          ...  P_Nene gets to it! 
          ...  S_Smith gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Albiston chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Zoff catches it! 
Min. 48 :(int) F_Beckenbauer takes advantage of a mistake by A_Albiston 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Albiston with an awful challenge 
          ...  M_Stadio warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  R_Baggio passes to A_Mutu 
          ...  Jason_Bourne takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 49 :(int) F_Beckenbauer slides the ball across to S_McNulty 
          ...  S_McNulty has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Inter Milan 1-1 Tottenham Hotspurs ...
Min. 49 :(tot) S_Deisler has it now 
          ...  He takes on F_Beckenbauer 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Y_Zhe! 
          ...  Y_Zhe lobs D_Zoff! 
          ...  D_Zoff just watches it fly safely wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 1-1 Tottenham Hotspurs

Min. 46 :(int) R_Baggio nutmegs A_Albiston 
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Baggio ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Romero plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to D_Huckerby 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 47 :(int) D_Huckerby sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Rosenberg with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  A_Mutu will take it 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put Inter Milan ahead! 
          ...  Inter Milan 2-1 Tottenham Hotspurs...
Min. 48 :(int) J_Vaclavek off the woodwork. 
          ...  A_Mutu picks up the deflection 
          ...  Dede dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 50 :(int) F_Beckenbauer gains possession 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer with a powerful header ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Lastuvka dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Lastuvka beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baggio hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to F_Beckenbauer 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  J_Lastuvka goes down well to save 
Min. 52 :(int) S_McNulty holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to Xeno 
          ...  Xeno cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Lastuvka dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Lastuvka beaten! 
Min. 56 :(int) S_McNulty with a 40-yard pass to D_Huckerby 
          ...  D_Huckerby has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baggio chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Smith makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  J_Lastuvka blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 58 :(tot) Z_Yonghai spits at F_Beckenbauer 
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Stadio 
Min. 59 :(int) R_Baggio with the nod to D_Huckerby 
          ...  Dede plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Lastuvka can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Baggio 
          ...  D_Huckerby gets to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Inter Milan 3-1 Tottenham Hotspurs ...
Min. 64 :(tot) S_Deisler hits a hard pass to Jason_Bourne 
          ...  R_Baggio wins the ball 
Min. 67 :(int) F_Beckenbauer crosses into the box, finding D_Huckerby 
          ...  D_Huckerby flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 70 :(int) J_Vaclavek lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Smith latches on to it 
          ...  R_De_Silvax11 pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 73 :(tot) Y_Zhe with the dribble 
          ...  S_McNulty is easily beaten 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 74 :(int) R_Baggio has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Z_Yonghai 
          ...  He puts in C_Villarreal! 
          ...  C_Villarreal shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Lastuvka's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 74 :(tot) P_Nene changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jason_Bourne 
          ...  But S_Smith wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 75 :(int) S_Smith with a measured ball to A_Mutu 
          ...  A_Mutu must beat J_Lastuvka! 
          ...  J_Lastuvka makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 76 :(tot) A_Albiston is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  But Xeno barges him off the ball 
Min. 77 :(int) S_Smith pass splits open the defence and finds F_Beckenbauer 
          ...  F_Beckenbauer sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  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. 78 :(tot) P_Nene changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jason_Bourne 
          ...  Jason_Bourne could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But D_Zoff makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 80 :(int) R_Baggio sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Mutu runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Mutu with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  Saved by J_Lastuvka 
Min. 81 :(int) R_Baggio floats the ball in to find D_Huckerby 
          ...  D_Huckerby rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(int) A_Mutu beats Dede 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Nene is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  P_Romero hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Mutu gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Deisler 
Min. 90 :(int) J_Vaclavek looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
Min. 90 :(int) P_Lawson is going to be brought on 
          ...  J_Vaclavek is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 90 :(int) S_Smith makes himself available 
          ...  S_Deisler with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio San Siro
Attendance           : 60,838
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : R_Baggio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Mutu (47 pen), S_McNulty (49), D_Huckerby (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_Vaclavek (90)
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Tottenham Hotspurs Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Zhe
Scorers              : R_De_Silvax11 (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Dede (27), P_Nene (89), S_Deisler (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Inter Milan  |    Tottenham Hotspurs
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       8
Off target           :          14        |       3
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          66        |       34
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          20        |       8
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 3 - 1 Tottenham Hotspurs
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Zoff         GK  30   1   1   1  34 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
S_Smith        DF   1  26  11   8  37 |  97   0   2   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  48  24
F_Beckenbauer  DF   1  25  20  15  11 |  97   0   1   3   1   3   0   0   0   0  20  56  26
Xeno           DF   1  23  11   8  39 |  97   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   2
S_McNulty      DF   1  22  12   7  18 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  13  24  52
R_Baggio       DM   1  15  35  16  18 |  97   0   2   7   1   2   0   0   0   0  40  79   4
J_Vaclavek     MF   1   9  41  11  18 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
C_Villarreal   MF   1   4  23  10  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
P_Romero       MF   1   9  23   8  19 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mutu         FW   1  14  13  27  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  68
D_Huckerby     FW   1   3   7  23  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  80
R_Abbanzieri   GK  25   1   1   1   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Insua        DF   1  20   8   7  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lawson       MF   1   9  17  13  33 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  10  10
M_Viduka       FW   1   9  12  23  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Nihat        FW   1   4   4  21  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspurs
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Lastuvka     GK  26   1   1   1  33 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0   0
A_Albiston     DF   1  23  12   7  23 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   0  12
P_Nene         DF   1  24  10   7  42 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0   7  20  10
Z_Yonghai      DF   1  23  12   8  12 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
Dede           DF   1  22  14   5  36 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  22  -4  -4
R_De_Silvax11  DM   1  13   9   6  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  22  12  51
Y_Zhe          MF   1   6  26  11  16 |  97   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  29  16  14
S_Deisler      MF   1  12  27   7  27 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  19  32  -4
J_Lopez        MF   1   8  25   8  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Jason_Bourne   FW   1   8   9  25  19 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  27   0  12
M_Rosenberg    FW   1   6  10  24  16 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -8
Gordon_Banks   GK  21   1   1   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Grosso       DF   1  21  15   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Masstrovic   DF   1  20   9   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Smolarek     MF   1  10  16   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Brandaox22   FW   1   6  11  12  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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