Thursday, April 14, 2011

Champions League QF: Inter Milan vs Schalke Recap (2nd Leg)

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Inter Milan vs Schalke


Raul scores the 1st goal
photo from uefa.com
Raul proves that he still got it, scoring the 1st goal of the match.  With brilliant ball control, he beat the goalkeeper and netted in his 71st Champions League goal.  Throughout the match, he posed quite a threat to Inter’s defense and goalie.  He was either making shots or setting them up. 
Inter equalized with a goal from Thiago Motta
photo from uefa.com
Inter's Lucio tried to convert with a header the corner kick from Sneijder.  But the ball deflected onto a Schalke player (sorry, couldn't tell who it was) and Thiago Motta was just in the right place to give the ball a tap to score the equalizer.

Raul sets up Schalke's 2nd goal.  He definitely is still an attacking force to reckon with.
photo from uefa.com
But then Schalke ended any of Inter’s hope of even just trying to salvage some pride from a 5-2 defeat in the 1st leg when Raul, executed a clever move of chipping the ball forward, giving  Howedes the chance to break away and score their 2nd goal.

Schalke moves to next round and faces Manchester United.  Speaking of Man U, Sir Alex Ferguson was seen watching the Inter Milan-Schalke game at the stands.  I guess he we sizing up his next opponent.

Final Aggregate Score:
Inter Milan: 3
Schalke: 7

Here are the numbers:
Schalke

Internazionale
2
Goals scored
1
4
Attempts on target
5
2
Attempts off target
10
7
Corners
12
23' 48''
Possession (time)
34' 43''
40
Possession (%)
60
26
Fouls committed
13
3
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
0

Goals:
            45th minute – Raul Gonzales (Schalke)
            49th minute – Thiago Motta (Inter Milan)
            81st minute – Benedikt Howedes (Schalke)

Yellow Cards:
            Lucio (Inter Milan)
            Raul Gonzales (Schalke)
            Thiago Motta (Inter Milan)
            Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Schalke)
            Lukas Schmitz (Schalke)
            Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan)

Read 1st Leg Match Preview Here
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Read 2nd Leg Match Preview Here

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