FA Cup Semi-Final, AT vs TIG
Athletico_Thistle vs Melbourne_Tigers
Venue: Hataitai_Park
Date : Sep 22 1996
Melbourne_Tigers won the toss and elected to kick-off.
Captains: G_Hagi (AT) and Miles_Orchard (TIG).
The weather is overcast.
The humidity is very high.
The pitch is wet.
There is a strong wind.
Athletico_Thistle Melbourne_Tigers
01. J_Lopetegui 01. Richard_Cross
02. R_Koeman 02. Detective_Polson
03. N_Jorginho 03. Roberto_Portalegre
04. L_Matthaus 04. Eduardo_Portalegre
05. G_Bachwald 05. Chris_Docknovich
06. D_Berkamp 06. Gary_McAllister
07. P_Futre 07. Rudi_Vata
08. G_Hagi 08. Miles_Orchard
09. J_Babeto 09. Raymond_Velacek
10. E_Cantona 10. Tony_Yeboah
11. H_Stoichkov 11. Theodore_Hoffman
12. P_Babb 12. John_Collins
13. F_Asprilla 13. The_Jury
14. D_Blind 14. Davy_Blaylock
1.29 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking along the left side
Gary_McAllister (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He knocks it to the right to Miles_Orchard.
L_Matthaus cuts it out.
3.56 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking through the centre
Miles_Orchard (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He knocks it to the left to Tony_Yeboah.
Tony_Yeboah (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He takes it himself.
He's tackled by L_Matthaus.
Tony_Yeboah is on the ground, apparently in pain!
Tony_Yeboah is injured!
He is carried off and John_Collins comes on to replace him.
7.51 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking through the centre
Miles_Orchard (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He takes it himself.
Miles_Orchard (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He knocks it into the penalty area to Rudi_Vata.
Rudi_Vata (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He flicks it into the penalty area to John_Collins.
John_Collins rushes onto the through ball.
He takes a shot!
It's a weak chip,
with little accuracy,
heading for the top-left corner.
J_Lopetegui looks distressed.
J_Lopetegui makes a lazy attempt.
It hits the upright!
And John_Collins is desperate to finish the rebound!
That is spectacular play.
John_Collins (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He volleys!
It's an open goal!!
It's a dreadful chip,
with no accuracy.
J_Lopetegui looks distressed.
J_Lopetegui makes a lazy attempt.
It goes wide of the upright. And that's a disgraceful attempt.
10.24 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking through the centre
G_Hagi (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He volleys!
It's a decent kick,
with no accuracy,
heading for the top-right corner.
Richard_Cross looks anxious.
Richard_Cross makes a poor attempt.
It goes over the crossbar. Oh dear, that's a pathetic shot.
15.01 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking
P_Futre (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He takes it himself.
He's tackled by Richard_Cross.
20.57 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking along the left side
Raymond_Velacek (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He has a go!
It's a decent drive,
with good accuracy,
heading for the top-left corner.
J_Lopetegui looks nervous.
J_Lopetegui makes a poor attempt.
J_Lopetegui gets a fingertip to it....
GOAL!!
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GOAL!! Scored by Raymond_Velacek in the 20th minute
Well, that's a dreadful effort by the keeper.
Athletico_Thistle 0 ( 0) vs Melbourne_Tigers 1 ( 0)
Raymond_Velacek 20
23.18 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking
E_Cantona (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He takes a shot!
It's a dreadful chip,
with wayward accuracy,
heading for the top-left corner.
Richard_Cross looks nervous.
Richard_Cross makes a reasonable attempt.
Richard_Cross gets a fingertip to it....
Richard_Cross makes the save.
29.45 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking through the centre
Chris_Docknovich (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He decides to run with it.
Chris_Docknovich (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He passes it through the centre to Gary_McAllister.
Gary_McAllister sprints onto the through ball.
He tries his luck!
It's a weak ball,
with no accuracy,
heading for the bottom-right corner.
J_Lopetegui looks distressed.
J_Lopetegui makes a lazy attempt.
It goes wide of the upright. My word, that's a dreadful effort.
29.55 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking along the right side
D_Berkamp (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He goes solo.
He's tackled by Gary_McAllister.
31.44 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking
G_Hagi (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He takes a shot!
It's a decent shot,
with wayward accuracy,
heading for the top-left corner.
Richard_Cross looks nervous.
Richard_Cross makes a reasonable attempt.
Richard_Cross gets a fingertip to it....
GOAL!!
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GOAL!! Scored by G_Hagi in the 31st minute
And he's let the whole team down by clowning around in goals.
Athletico_Thistle 1 ( 0) vs Melbourne_Tigers 1 ( 0)
G_Hagi 31 Raymond_Velacek 20
35.51 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking along the right side
Raymond_Velacek (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He goes solo.
Raymond_Velacek (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He runs with it.
Raymond_Velacek (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He crosses it through the centre to Miles_Orchard.
Miles_Orchard struggles for position in the area.
He hits the cross!
It's a dreadful scissor-kick,
with little accuracy,
heading for the bottom-right corner.
J_Lopetegui looks distressed.
J_Lopetegui makes a lazy attempt.
It goes wide of the upright. Well, that really is terrible.
39.54 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking along the left side
Theodore_Hoffman (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He takes a shot!
It's a dreadful ball,
with wayward accuracy,
heading for the bottom-left corner.
J_Lopetegui looks anxious.
J_Lopetegui makes a poor attempt.
J_Lopetegui gets a fingertip to it....
J_Lopetegui makes the save.
42.14 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking along the left side
G_Bachwald (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He decides to run with it.
He's tackled by Chris_Docknovich.
44.44 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking along the right side
H_Stoichkov (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He takes it himself.
He's tackled by Eduardo_Portalegre.
45.08 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking through the centre
Raymond_Velacek (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He runs with it.
Raymond_Velacek (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He has a go!
It's a delicious ball,
with little accuracy,
heading for the top-left corner.
It's curling!
It hits L_Matthaus!!
J_Lopetegui looks nervous.
J_Lopetegui makes a poor attempt.
Ohhh! It hits the upright!
And John_Collins is desperate to finish the rebound!
John_Collins (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He has a go!
It's a weak kick,
with no accuracy,
heading for the top-left corner.
J_Lopetegui looks distressed.
J_Lopetegui makes a lazy attempt.
It goes over the crossbar. My word, that's a dreadful effort.
END-OF-HALF REPORT
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Athletico_Thistle 1 ( 0) vs Melbourne_Tigers 1 ( 0)
G_Hagi 31 Raymond_Velacek 20
Athletico_Thistle Melbourne_Tigers
46 Possession 53
0 Corners 0
0 Free Kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
3 Shots 8
1 Saves 1
0 Fouls 0
0 Bookings 0
0 Red Cards 0
47.04 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking
D_Berkamp (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He fires one in!
It's a weak kick,
with no accuracy.
Richard_Cross looks nervous.
Richard_Cross makes a poor attempt.
It goes wide of the upright. Oh dear, that's a pathetic shot.
48.41 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking along the right side
Gary_McAllister (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He takes it himself.
Gary_McAllister (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He fires one in!
It's a decent drive,
with little accuracy,
heading for the bottom-right corner.
It's curling!
J_Lopetegui looks unsure.
J_Lopetegui makes a poor attempt.
It goes wide of the upright. And that's a disgraceful attempt.
52.24 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking through the centre
Miles_Orchard (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He goes solo.
He's tackled by P_Futre.
But he comfortably beats the tackle!
Miles_Orchard (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He passes it to the right to Rudi_Vata.
G_Bachwald intercepts.
54.19 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking
G_Hagi (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He fires one in!
It's a decent kick,
with little accuracy,
heading for the top-right corner.
Richard_Cross looks nervous.
Richard_Cross makes a reasonable attempt.
It hits the crossbar!
And G_Hagi rushes in to finish the crumbs!
G_Hagi (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He flicks it into the penalty area to J_Babeto.
J_Babeto sprints onto the through ball.
He has a go!
It's a decent ball,
with average accuracy.
Richard_Cross looks distressed.
Richard_Cross makes a lazy attempt.
Richard_Cross gets a fingertip to it....
GOAL!!
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GOAL!! Scored by J_Babeto in the 54th minute
Oh dear, I cannot believe he let that goal in.
Athletico_Thistle 2 ( 1) vs Melbourne_Tigers 1 ( 1)
G_Hagi 31 Raymond_Velacek 20
J_Babeto 54
55.40 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking along the left side
Theodore_Hoffman (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He takes a shot!
It's a dreadful ball,
with wayward accuracy.
J_Lopetegui looks anxious.
J_Lopetegui makes a reasonable attempt.
J_Lopetegui gets a fingertip to it....
J_Lopetegui makes the save.
66.05 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking along the right side
J_Babeto (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He goes solo.
J_Babeto (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He switches it through the centre to G_Hagi.
Eduardo_Portalegre cuts it out.
71.59 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking through the centre
Raymond_Velacek (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He has a go!
It's a weak kick,
with wayward accuracy,
heading for the bottom-left corner.
It hits L_Matthaus!!
J_Lopetegui looks anxious.
J_Lopetegui makes a poor attempt.
It goes wide of the upright for a corner.
Rudi_Vata takes the corner.
He switches it through the centre to Raymond_Velacek.
Raymond_Velacek jostles for position in the box.
He meets the cross!
It's a poor scissor-kick,
with little accuracy.
J_Lopetegui looks anxious.
J_Lopetegui makes a reasonable attempt.
Ohhh! It hits the crossbar!
74.11 mins ... Athletico_Thistle substitution
OFF: D_Berkamp
ON : P_Babb
74.55 mins ... G_Hagi (Athletico_Thistle) booked (two-footed tackle).
76.21 mins ... Athletico_Thistle attacking along the left side
G_Bachwald (Athletico_Thistle) has the ball.
He knocks it through the centre to P_Babb.
Gary_McAllister cuts it out.
78.36 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking
Theodore_Hoffman (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He crosses it through the centre to Raymond_Velacek.
Raymond_Velacek struggles for position in the area.
He hits the cross!
It's a weak header,
with wayward accuracy,
heading for the bottom-left corner.
J_Lopetegui looks distressed.
J_Lopetegui makes a lazy attempt.
J_Lopetegui gets a fingertip to it....
GOAL!!
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GOAL!! Scored by Raymond_Velacek in the 78th minute
My word, that's a pathetic dive.
Athletico_Thistle 2 ( 1) vs Melbourne_Tigers 2 ( 1)
G_Hagi 31 Raymond_Velacek 20
J_Babeto 54 Raymond_Velacek 78
90.48 mins ... Melbourne_Tigers attacking along the right side
Miles_Orchard (Melbourne_Tigers) has the ball.
He knocks it to Raymond_Velacek.
Raymond_Velacek sprints onto the through ball.
He takes a shot!
It's a powerful ball,
with fine accuracy,
heading for the top-left corner.
J_Lopetegui looks distressed.
J_Lopetegui makes a lazy attempt.
J_Lopetegui gets a fingertip to it....
GOAL!!
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GOAL!! Scored by Raymond_Velacek in the 90th minute
Well, I honestly don't thimk this keeper is here to play football.
Athletico_Thistle 2 ( 1) vs Melbourne_Tigers 3 ( 1)
G_Hagi 31 Raymond_Velacek 20
J_Babeto 54 Raymond_Velacek 78
Raymond_Velacek 90
END-OF-HALF REPORT
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Athletico_Thistle 2 ( 1) vs Melbourne_Tigers 3 ( 1)
G_Hagi 31 Raymond_Velacek 20
J_Babeto 54 Raymond_Velacek 78
Raymond_Velacek 90
Athletico_Thistle Melbourne_Tigers
42 Possession 57
0 Corners 1
0 Free Kicks 1
0 Penalties 0
6 Shots 14
2 Saves 1
1 Fouls 0
1 Bookings 0
0 Red Cards 0
Player Ratings
Athletico_Thistle
J_Lopetegui 17
R_Koeman 0
N_Jorginho 0
L_Matthaus 14
G_Bachwald -6
P_Babb -23
P_Futre -1
G_Hagi 58
J_Babeto 59
E_Cantona -45
H_Stoichkov -10
D_Berkamp -23
F_Asprilla 0
D_Blind 0
Melbourne_Tigers
Richard_Cross 33
Detective_Polson 0
Roberto_Portalegre 0
Eduardo_Portalegre 27
Chris_Docknovich 5
Gary_McAllister -31
Rudi_Vata 24
Miles_Orchard -5
Raymond_Velacek 60
John_Collins -45
Theodore_Hoffman -39
Tony_Yeboah 0
The_Jury 0
Davy_Blaylock 0
Player of the match is Raymond_Velacek (TIG)
$5K to TIG.
Melbourne_Tigers won.
$10K to Melbourne_Tigers.
Official crowd attendance is 4726.
The crowd is made up of 1006 home supporters
and 3720 away supporters.
Gate receipts total $23K.