IWC Group 7, FC Basle vs. Leeds United (Sun Oct 19) FC Basle | Leeds United 4-4-2 A | 4-3-1-2 A Neil Griffiths | Tarl Smith | O_Ustari GK | GK B_Myhill J_Whiteley DF | DF T_Clarke CED_Griffiths DF | DF M_Pritchard A_Ravn DF | DF Cris J_Collins DF | DF Dmn_Hopkins Stuart_McCall MF | MF D_Schofield M_Uchida MF | MF Y_Lechkov Ben_Muirhead MF | MF Jonny_Howson T_Soares MF | AM A_Robinson N_Griffiths FW | FW A_Booth G_Statibuta FW | FW Sam_Jeromex19 | M_Hahnemann SUB | SUB N_Bennett W_Samuel SUB | SUB A_Holdsworth S_Simao SUB | SUB D_Mirfin J_Grisales SUB | SUB Eddie_Johnson B_McCarthy SUB | SUB M_Kezman Referee: G_Hegley (England) Min. 2 :(bas) Stuart_McCall with an in swinging cross to J_Collins ... Driven towards goal by J_Collins ! ... It's way wide ... The Leeds United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 2 :(lee) Jonny_Howson gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Whiteley Min. 5 :(bas) J_Collins looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to G_Statibuta ... G_Statibuta fires the shot in! ... He hits the side netting Min. 7 :(lee) D_Schofield plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Booth decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Booth with the strike ! ... O_Ustari just watches it drift out of play! Min. 8 :(bas) CED_Griffiths has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Pritchard ... He knocks it to G_Statibuta! ... M_Pritchard goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 11 :(bas) M_Uchida controls it well ... He nutmegs D_Schofield ... He puts in N_Griffiths! ... N_Griffiths drives it towards goal ! ... B_Myhill with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 12 :(bas) A_Ravn takes possession ... Knocks it past Cris ... He's through on goal ... A_Ravn with the chance ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... Lets see if FC Basle can hang onto that lead! ... FC Basle 1-0 Leeds United ... Min. 14 :(lee) D_Schofield runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Booth ... CED_Griffiths is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... O_Ustari misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Jonny_Howson hits it towards the far post! ... O_Ustari jumps well to claim it! Min. 18 :(lee) M_Pritchard picks out Jonny_Howson with the cross ... Jonny_Howson gets his head to the ball ! ... O_Ustari makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 18 :(bas) Stuart_McCall steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Pritchard ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Dmn_Hopkins stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... G_Hegley tells him to calm his game down a bit ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... G_Statibuta fires it towards the goal ... He hits the side netting Min. 20 :(lee) A_Booth knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Booth with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 22 :(lee) T_Clarke plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... CED_Griffiths reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 23 :(bas) Ben_Muirhead looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Uchida ... M_Uchida fires a shot at goal ! ... B_Myhill with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 23 :(lee) D_Schofield with a smart pass to Y_Lechkov ... J_Whiteley pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 25 :(lee) A_Robinson plays the early ball across the box to find Sam_Jeromex19 in space ... But J_Whiteley barges him off the ball Min. 27 :(bas) J_Collins races into the box ... He sees Ben_Muirhead lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Ben_Muirhead curls the ball in on goal ! ... But B_Myhill punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 28 :(lee) Dmn_Hopkins slides it through the middle to A_Booth ... But CED_Griffiths clears the danger Min. 30 :(bas) G_Statibuta chests it down ... G_Statibuta fires a shot at goal ! ... B_Myhill makes a difficult save Min. 31 :(bas) CED_Griffiths takes on 3 men ... CED_Griffiths looks to see where B_Myhill is! ... He shoots! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 33 :(bas) M_Uchida looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Statibuta ... T_Clarke with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 36 :(bas) A_Ravn finds himself in a good position ... A_Ravn with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 40 :(lee) D_Schofield gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Booth ... J_Whiteley brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 42 :(bas) J_Whiteley with a precise pass to N_Griffiths ... N_Griffiths with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits off a defender! ... B_Myhill is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Uchida chips the ball into the area! ... Ben_Muirhead gets his head on it ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 47 :(lee) Y_Lechkov 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 ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Basle 1-0 Leeds United Min. 46 :(lee) Y_Lechkov knocks the ball past J_Collins ... J_Whiteley gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Schofield crosses it in! ... It is cleared by CED_Griffiths Min. 48 :(lee) M_Pritchard flicks it past J_Collins ... He runs forward ... M_Pritchard with the side footed shot! ... O_Ustari with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 48 :(lee) A_Booth comes up lame after the wicked challenge. ... He's unable to continue Min. 48 :(lee) M_Kezman is ready to come on to replace A_Booth ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 49 :(bas) T_Soares is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to N_Griffiths ... N_Griffiths has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL !! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the FC Basle fans!! ... FC Basle 2-0 Leeds United ... Min. 50 :(bas) M_Uchida with the Cruyff turn ... D_Schofield wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Stuart_McCall ... T_Clarke clears the danger Min. 52 :(bas) M_Uchida is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Ravn latches onto the ball ... A_Ravn gets his head to the ball ! ... Brilliant save from B_Myhill ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 58 :(lee) Jonny_Howson with the nod to M_Kezman ... M_Kezman launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 59 :(bas) M_Uchida slides the ball across to G_Statibuta ... G_Statibuta with the strike ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 63 :(bas) Ben_Muirhead floats the ball in to find G_Statibuta ... Well executed sliding challenge from Cris Min. 65 :(lee) D_Schofield picks out T_Clarke with the cross ... T_Clarke curls it towards the top corner ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 66 :(bas) A_Ravn crosses to M_Uchida ... Dmn_Hopkins with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 69 :(lee) D_Schofield is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... D_Schofield has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 75 :(bas) T_Soares races into the box ... He sees N_Griffiths lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... N_Griffiths fires off a right-footed shot ! ... B_Myhill beats the ball away Min. 75 :(lee) D_Schofield has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Whiteley ... He puts in A_Robinson! ... A_Robinson tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... O_Ustari gathers it comfortably Min. 76 :(lee) D_Schofield slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... D_Schofield sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... O_Ustari blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 78 :(bas) G_Statibuta with the kinky dribble ... G_Statibuta smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But B_Myhill punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 79 :(bas) T_Soares crosses into the box, finding N_Griffiths ... Y_Lechkov fouls badly ... G_Hegley will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 81 :(lee) T_Clarke drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Pritchard ... J_Whiteley with a bad challenge ... G_Hegley will want to speak to him Min. 84 :(bas) B_Myhill miskicks! ... G_Statibuta is takes control of the ball! ... G_Statibuta with the attempt at goal! ... B_Myhill won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 86 :(lee) M_Kezman moves forward ... M_Kezman with a powerful diving header! ... O_Ustari falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(bas) CED_Griffiths lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Collins latches on to it ... J_Collins drives the ball low ! ... B_Myhill makes a difficult save Min. 91 :(bas) M_Uchida turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to N_Griffiths ... N_Griffiths hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... B_Myhill is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The ref seen a foul Min. 92 :(lee) M_Kezman is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... Sam_Jeromex19 latches onto the ball ... A_Ravn knobbles the attacking player. ... G_Hegley blows up for a foul ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 92 :(lee) Y_Lechkov off the woodwork. ... Sam_Jeromex19 picks up the deflection ... Sam_Jeromex19 attempts to drive it home! ... But it puts it well wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Jakob Park Attendance : 30,040 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basle Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : CED_Griffiths (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Ravn (12), N_Griffiths (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Ravn (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Schofield Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Lechkov (79) Injured : A_Booth (48) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Basle | Leeds United Attempts on Goal : 20 | 11 Off target : 9 | 7 On target : 11 | 4 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 8 | 5 Key Passes : 17 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Basle 2 - 0 Leeds United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - FC Basle Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Ustari GK 28 1 1 1 17 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 J_Whiteley DF 1 24 8 7 42 | 97 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 12 0 CED_Griffiths DF 1 23 9 4 21 | 97 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 24 2 A_Ravn DF 1 22 11 9 44 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 8 58 J_Collins DF 1 23 11 11 41 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 24 14 Stuart_McCall MF 1 8 27 8 14 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Uchida MF 1 4 24 10 18 | 97 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 70 22 Ben_Muirhead MF 1 6 22 9 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 34 24 T_Soares MF 1 10 23 5 41 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 N_Griffiths FW 1 9 9 23 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 72 G_Statibuta FW 1 7 6 25 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 M_Hahnemann GK 29 1 1 1 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Samuel DF 1 21 9 4 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Simao MF 1 9 23 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Grisales MF 1 6 20 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_McCarthy FW 1 3 6 19 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leeds United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Myhill GK 25 1 1 1 33 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 T_Clarke DF 1 22 12 5 15 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 2 M_Pritchard DF 1 21 8 7 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 12 12 Cris DF 1 19 10 5 44 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Dmn_Hopkins DF 1 19 10 8 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 0 D_Schofield MF 1 10 27 5 40 | 97 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 72 14 Y_Lechkov MF 1 10 19 6 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 8 -4 Jonny_Howson MF 1 10 17 9 45 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 A_Robinson AM 1 9 26 9 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 A_Booth FW 1 10 10 21 29 | 52 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -6 Sam_Jeromex19 FW 1 5 5 10 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 N_Bennett GK 19 1 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Holdsworth DF 1 18 5 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Mirfin MF 1 17 10 7 43 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie_Johnson AM 1 10 12 18 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kezman FW 1 4 12 15 28 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 2 -6 1224386006 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08