IWC Group Eleven, Sturm Graz vs. Boca Juniors (Wed Sep 15)


                           Sturm Graz  |  Boca Juniors
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 T
                       David Woolmore  |  Matt Finkelstein
                                       |
                       S_Pletikosa GK  |  GK I_Akinfeev
                          A_Erbati DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                        J_D'Laryea DF  |  DF D_Watson
                       Y_Jiangshan MF  |  DF Cuthbert
                       C_Lundekvam DF  |  DF J_Krupoviesa
                        J_Martinez DF  |  MF N_Cardozo
                           R_Gasmi MF  |  MF D_de_Zeeuw
                            N_Dyer MF  |  MF M_Bergara
                      D_Blackstock FW  |  MF F_Gago
                         A_Lallana FW  |  FW G_Pazzini
                           J_White MF  |  FW LeStuffio
                                       |
                      Russ_Howarth SUB |  SUB Albert
                          A_McCann SUB |  SUB Herbert
                        S_Williams SUB |  SUB Luke_Sharry
                          C_Preuss SUB |  SUB M_Boselli
                            L_West SUB |  SUB E_Cantona

Referee: D_Foster (England)


Min. 1  :(boc) N_Cardozo turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini tries to chip the ball over S_Pletikosa! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 3  :(boc) LeStuffio cuts inside J_Martinez 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  R_Gasmi with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(stu) J_White runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 13 :(stu) J_White controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_de_Zeeuw 
          ...  He puts in C_Lundekvam! 
          ...  C_Lundekvam lobs I_Akinfeev! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev looks very relieved! 
Min. 16 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Dunne 
          ...  He puts in N_Dyer! 
          ...  But Cuthbert wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but D_Foster has none of it. 
Min. 23 :(stu) A_Lallana beats R_Dunne 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves D_Foster 
          ...  D_Watson anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 23 :(boc) Cuthbert with an inch perfect pass to G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini goes for goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Pletikosa's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 27 :(stu) N_Dyer races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_Martinez lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  J_Martinez is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But D_Foster waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat I_Akinfeev 
          ...  He rounds I_Akinfeev 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Sturm Graz have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Sturm Graz 1-0 Boca Juniors ...
Min. 28 :(stu) R_Gasmi sidesteps D_Watson 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Watson with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 29 :(stu) R_Gasmi 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 C_Lundekvam 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Lundekvam ! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 35 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan threads the through ball to N_Dyer 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Watson hits it out for a throw 
Min. 37 :(boc) D_Watson with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  N_Cardozo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But J_D'Laryea clears the danger 
Min. 38 :(stu) D_Blackstock beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  D_de_Zeeuw takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 39 :(stu) J_White off the woodwork. 
          ...  A_Lallana picks up the deflection 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Erbati! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev fists it away! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(stu) J_White sidesteps D_Watson 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_White with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 44 :(stu) D_Blackstock slides the ball across to R_Gasmi 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 44 :(boc) F_Gago looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Cuthbert 
          ...  C_Lundekvam wins the ball 
Min. 45 :(stu) Y_Jiangshan sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to N_Dyer 
          ...  N_Dyer goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 46 :(stu) A_Erbati whips the ball across to Y_Jiangshan 
          ...  F_Gago slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sturm Graz 1-0 Boca Juniors

Min. 47 :(stu) N_Dyer unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Lundekvam 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 47 :(boc) M_Bergara knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Erbati slips 
          ...  N_Cardozo gets to it! 
          ...  N_Cardozo with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 48 :(stu) R_Gasmi cuts the ball back to J_White 
          ...  J_White with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 49 :(boc) F_Gago lays the ball back to D_Watson 
          ...  A_Erbati stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 53 :(stu) A_Lallana drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to D_Blackstock 
          ...  D_Blackstock with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be I_Akinfeev's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Sturm Graz 2-0 Boca Juniors ...
Min. 55 :(stu) D_Blackstock sidesteps G_Pazzini 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But D_Watson wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 56 :(boc) N_Cardozo breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on S_Pletikosa! 
          ...  D_Blackstock brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! 
Min. 56 :(stu) J_Martinez breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on I_Akinfeev! 
          ...  N_Cardozo brings him down! 
          ...  He is warned by D_Foster 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Foster signals that it is indirect 
          ...  R_Gasmi swings it in 
          ...  A_Lallana takes control of it! 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Lallana ! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev fists it away 
Min. 57 :(stu) J_Martinez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_de_Zeeuw 
          ...  He puts in R_Gasmi! 
          ...  R_Gasmi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  I_Akinfeev holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Sturm Graz 3-0 Boca Juniors ...
Min. 61 :(boc) N_Cardozo with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  Y_Jiangshan with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 61 :(boc) F_Gago is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to LeStuffio 
          ...  LeStuffio lobs S_Pletikosa! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 63 :(boc) M_Bergara takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Gasmi 
          ...  M_Bergara with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But S_Pletikosa palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 65 :(stu) A_Lallana has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Lallana with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 68 :(stu) J_White turns past M_Bergara 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  J_White leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  I_Akinfeev dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had I_Akinfeev beaten! 
Min. 73 :(stu) J_White knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Cuthbert gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Jiangshan lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Dunne wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 73 :(boc) G_Pazzini is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  R_Gasmi goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now 
Min. 73 :(boc) F_Gago runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Erbati intercepts the pass 
Min. 74 :(stu) A_Lallana leaves his marker standing 
          ...  LeStuffio with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  D_Foster calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Matt Finkelstein looks relieved 
Min. 75 :(stu) A_Lallana with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  D_de_Zeeuw with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 77 :(stu) A_Erbati has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_Erbati goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Sturm Graz 4-0 Boca Juniors ...
Min. 77 :(boc) LeStuffio sidesteps J_D'Laryea 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Martinez is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 79 :(boc) N_Cardozo looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to LeStuffio 
          ...  LeStuffio goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 86 :(boc) R_Dunne runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to LeStuffio 
          ...  LeStuffio with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Cardozo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Pazzini gets his head on it 
          ...  But S_Pletikosa tips it behind 
          ...  D_Foster has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 87 :(stu) J_White looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But I_Akinfeev tips it over 
          ...  D_Foster has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(boc) F_Gago brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_Lundekvam 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Cuthbert! 
          ...  C_Lundekvam reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 91 :(boc) M_Bergara is first to the loose ball 
          ...  M_Bergara with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  S_Pletikosa grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Arnold Schwartzenegger Stadion
Attendance           : 11,800
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Sturm Graz Match Info
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Best player          : J_Martinez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Martinez (27), D_Blackstock (53), R_Gasmi (57), A_Erbati (77)
Sent Off             : D_Blackstock (56), R_Gasmi (73)
Booked               : Y_Jiangshan (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Boca Juniors Match Info
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Best player          : F_Gago
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_de_Zeeuw (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sturm Graz  |    Boca Juniors
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Sturm Graz 4 - 0 Boca Juniors
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Player Statistics - Sturm Graz
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Pletikosa    GK  29   1   1   1  26 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
A_Erbati       DF   1  20   5   4  12 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  75  30  44
J_D'Laryea     DF   1  23  14   8  23 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
Y_Jiangshan    MF   1   7  27   4  32 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  50  26
C_Lundekvam    DF   1  26  12   9  40 |  92   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  28   0  10
J_Martinez     DF   1  24  12   8  41 |  92   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  51  40
R_Gasmi        MF   1  11  25  12  43 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   1   0 -10  10  26
N_Dyer         MF   1  14  26   7  12 |  92   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   2
D_Blackstock   FW   1   9  10  30  31 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   1   0 -10  15   8
A_Lallana      FW   1  12  13  25  39 |  92   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  49  20
J_White        MF   1   9  22  19   6 |  92   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  82  42
Russ_Howarth   GK  15   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McCann       DF   1  18   7   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Williams     MF   1   9  23  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Preuss       MF   1   9  17  10  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_West         FW   1  10  13  25  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Boca Juniors
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Akinfeev     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -60   0   0   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  23  11   4  20 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  24   0
D_Watson       DF   2  23  13  10  28 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  22   0
Cuthbert       DF   1  21  12  11  26 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  23   0
J_Krupoviesa   DF   1  20  10   3  31 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
N_Cardozo      MF   1   5  27  11  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -30 -14 -28
D_de_Zeeuw     MF   1  14  25  13  29 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  22  -4  -4
M_Bergara      MF   1   9  23   9  38 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  10
F_Gago         MF   1  11  22  13  21 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  29  52   0
G_Pazzini      FW   1   7  11  24  35 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
LeStuffio      FW   1   9   9  23  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Albert         GK  21   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Herbert        DF   1  20  12   6  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luke_Sharry    DF   1  18  22   9  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Boselli      MF   1  10  17  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cantona      FW   1   9  11  21  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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