Intercontinental Trophy, Al Nassr vs. New York City (Sat Mar 18)


                             Al Nassr  |  New York City
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 P
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                           A_Rossi GK  |  GK M_Freese
                           G_Konan DF  |  DF M_Amundsen
                        A_Gonzalez DF  |  DF B_Cufre
                      S_Al-Ghannam DF  |  DM K_Parks
                         A_Al-Amri DF  |  DF T_Alfaro
                      Luiz_Gustavo MF  |  DF T_Gray
                           Talisca MF  |  FW T_Andrade
                     Pity_Martinez MF  |  MF T_Magno
                      J_Masharipov MF  |  FW J_Jimenez
                      K_Al-Ghannam FW  |  MF G_Pereira
                           A_Yahya FW  |  MF M_Johnston
                                       |
                          D_Ospina SUB |  SUB L_Barraza
                            A_Madu SUB |  SUB T_Martins
                     N_Al-Boushail SUB |  SUB M_Pellegrini
                         A_Ghareeb SUB |  SUB K_O'Toole
                           M_Maran SUB |  SUB A_Jasson

Referee: Stuart_Attwell (Warwicksire)


Min. 4  :(nyc) J_Jimenez with a neat pass into T_Andrade 
          ...  From long range T_Andrade bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Rossi with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 8  :(aln) S_Al-Ghannam with a 40-yard pass to K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  T_Magno takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 10 :(aln) A_Yahya shoves T_Magno in the chest!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell sends him off the pitch !! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  J_Jimenez drives it under the wall 
          ...  But A_Rossi makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 10 :(nyc) J_Jimenez sidesteps A_Gonzalez 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  G_Konan with the tackle 
Min. 13 :(nyc) T_Andrade with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Jimenez 
          ...  J_Jimenez strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But A_Rossi stops that one easily 
Min. 18 :(nyc) B_Cufre whips the ball across to J_Jimenez 
          ...  J_Jimenez with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 19 :(nyc) K_Parks crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Gray in the box 
          ...  Intercepted by G_Konan 
Min. 21 :(nyc) M_Johnston 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 J_Jimenez 
          ...  Luiz_Gustavo cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 22 :(aln) G_Konan threads the through ball to K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  K_Al-Ghannam gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 23 :(aln) Talisca with the first time flick to K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  K_Al-Ghannam controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 24 :(aln) Talisca nutmegs M_Amundsen 
          ...  M_Johnston with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 25 :(nyc) T_Magno turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Jimenez 
          ...  J_Jimenez shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Rossi just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 30 :(aln) Talisca pulls it back to K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  J_Jimenez wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 31 :(aln) Talisca changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  But M_Amundsen barges him off the ball 
Min. 32 :(nyc) J_Jimenez chests it down 
          ...  But Luiz_Gustavo wins the tackle 
Min. 34 :(nyc) T_Gray takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  T_Gray heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But A_Rossi parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 40 :(aln) Talisca holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  K_Al-Ghannam with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But M_Freese with the difficult save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nyc) J_Jimenez with the first time flick to M_Johnston 
          ...  M_Johnston tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  A_Rossi dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Alfaro swings it in! 
          ...  A_Rossi comes out and claims it! 
Min. 44 :(aln) Luiz_Gustavo beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Gonzalez 
          ...  A_Gonzalez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Luiz_Gustavo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Masharipov with the header 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 46 :(aln) J_Masharipov miskicks! 
          ...  He finds K_Al-Ghannam though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  K_Al-Ghannam with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The New York City fans taunt him about that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Al Nassr 0-0 New York City

Min. 46 :(aln) A_Al-Amri lays the ball back to K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  K_Al-Ghannam with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  M_Freese narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 47 :(aln) A_Gonzalez volleys it forward. He finds A_Al-Amri 
          ...  A_Al-Amri with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  M_Freese just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 48 :(nyc) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  T_Magno seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  T_Magno tries to beat A_Rossi! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Alfaro floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Rossi easily claims the ball! 
Min. 50 :(nyc) J_Jimenez punches J_Masharipov off the ball 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 54 :(aln) Talisca pass splits open the defence and finds K_Al-Ghannam 
          ...  A cheeky lob from K_Al-Ghannam ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 56 :(nyc) T_Magno with the nod to J_Jimenez 
          ...  J_Jimenez tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 59 :(aln) Pity_Martinez with a flashy move 
          ...  Pity_Martinez shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  M_Freese is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  M_Freese looks very relieved! 
Min. 60 :(nyc) T_Martins replaces T_Gray to play as a DF 
Min. 60 :(nyc) M_Pellegrini will come on for G_Pereira and play MF 
Min. 60 :(nyc) A_Jasson replaces T_Andrade to play as a FW 
Min. 67 :(nyc) T_Magno brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Jimenez makes himself available 
          ...  J_Jimenez has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  That’s put New York City in front! 
          ...  Al Nassr 0-1 New York City ...
Min. 68 :(nyc) A_Jasson knocks the ball past A_Al-Amri 
          ...  A_Jasson aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 69 :(nyc) K_Parks skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Martins 
          ...  T_Martins hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 70 :(nyc) K_Parks will now play as DF 
Min. 70 :(nyc) M_Johnston moves to DM 
Min. 70 :(nyc) A_Jasson seems to have switched to a AM role 
Min. 71 :(nyc) K_O'Toole is being prepared to come on 
          ...  M_Amundsen is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 71 :(aln) A_Gonzalez looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Pity_Martinez 
          ...  Pity_Martinez hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  M_Freese with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 74 :(aln) Pity_Martinez lobs it over the defender 
          ...  K_Parks knocks the ball back to M_Freese 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past M_Freese! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Al-Ghannam chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Freese catches it! 
Min. 75 :(aln) Luiz_Gustavo plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Al-Ghannam keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Alfaro 
Min. 76 :(aln) K_Al-Ghannam with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Pellegrini with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell warns him 
Min. 80 :(nyc) New York City changed their strategy to play D 
Min. 81 :(nyc) J_Jimenez had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  J_Jimenez tries to beat A_Rossi from outside the area! 
          ...  But A_Rossi tips it over 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aln) Pity_Martinez beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Martins fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  Stuart_Attwell called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  Pity_Martinez drives it in 
          ...  But M_Freese just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Luiz_Gustavo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Konan with the header 
          ...  M_Freese makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 90 :(aln) G_Konan retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  K_Al-Ghannam latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A great volley from K_Al-Ghannam ! 
          ...  M_Freese makes a difficult save 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mrsool Park
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Al Nassr Match Info
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Best player          : K_Al-Ghannam
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Yahya (10)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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New York City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Jimenez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Jimenez (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Johnston (24), J_Jimenez (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Al Nassr  |    New York City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Al Nassr 0 - 1 New York City
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Player Statistics - Al Nassr
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Rossi        GK  30   1   1   1  28 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Konan        DF   1  29  12   8  25 |  92   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   3
A_Gonzalez     DF   1  29  10   9  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
S_Al-Ghannam   DF   1  28  13   7  29 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Al-Amri      DF   1  28   9   9  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Luiz_Gustavo   MF   1  13  29   8  37 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
Talisca        MF   1   4  29  12  23 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Pity_Martinez  MF   1   7  28  11  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Masharipov   MF   1   3  28  12  30 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_Al-Ghannam   FW   1   8  11  30  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
A_Yahya        FW   1  10  10  29  28 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
D_Ospina       GK  30   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Madu         DF   1  28   8  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Al-Boushail  DF   1  28  11   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ghareeb      MF   1  10  28   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Maran        FW   1   7  11  29  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - New York City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Freese       GK  30   1   1   1  28 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
M_Amundsen     DF   1  29  12   3  29 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
B_Cufre        DF   1  28  13   7  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Parks        DF   1  12  29   6  21 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
T_Alfaro       DF   1  28  10   4  32 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
T_Gray         DF   1  28  12   5  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
T_Andrade      FW   1   3  12  29  23 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
T_Magno        MF   1   6  30  12  29 |  92   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  58   1
J_Jimenez      FW   1   4  11  30  26 |  92   0   1   2   0   7   1   1   0   0  18  25  40
G_Pereira      MF   1   4  29  13  28 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Johnston     DM   1  10  28  10  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7   0
L_Barraza      GK  29   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Martins      DF   1  29  10   6  28 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   7   0   1
M_Pellegrini   MF   1   8  28  12  29 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_O'Toole      DF   1  27  12   2  22 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Jasson       AM   1   4  11  28  29 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8   9
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