Elite League Match, Aberdeen vs. Valencia (Sun Jul 03)


                             Aberdeen  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                          Dan Haldane  |  James Burns
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK Bonner
                          A_Ramsey DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                            Aldair DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                             Balde DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF Chellini
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF M_Barry
                           E_Petit MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF T_Kroos
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                           J_Lukic SUB |  SUB B_Chillwell
                         K_Femenia SUB |  SUB R_Tabatta
                          Valverde SUB |  SUB Thiago_C
                         J_Pennant SUB |  SUB ToZe
                      Hakim_Ziyech SUB |  SUB W_Jose

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 1  :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Aldair
          ...  He knocks it to D_Trezeguet!
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  M_Neuer is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod floats the ball in!
          ...  Balde reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 2  :(abn) S_Pittman can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But Bonner makes an easy save
Min. 3  :(abn) S_Pittman skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Bentley
          ...  T_Kroos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 5  :(abn) E_Petit controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  S_Pittman gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Chellini
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 9  :(abn) E_Petit crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Bombarda in the box
          ...  Chellini wins the ball
Min. 12 :(abn) J_Shaddix takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda with the shot !
          ...  Bonner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 14 :(abn) Balde finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  But B_Ivanovic slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 14 :(vla) T_Kroos with a short pass to find D_Trezeguet
          ...  E_Petit pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from C_V_Carballo
Min. 14 :(vla) D_Trezeguet skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  But Balde wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod swings it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Kikuchi
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Neuer
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 22 :(abn) R_Bentley runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_E_Boyata brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_V_Carballo waves play on!!!
Min. 28 :(vla) M_Barry controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Shaddix
          ...  He puts in L_Macleod!
          ...  L_Macleod tries the shot !
          ...  But M_Neuer reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 28 :(abn) S_Pittman beats his man
          ...  P_Thompson tackles from behind
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 29 :(vla) M_Barry changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kroos
          ...  R_Bentley takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 32 :(abn) S_Pittman with the first time pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Bonner collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 35 :(abn) S_Pittman with a 40-yard pass to R_Bentley
          ...  Chellini cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 35 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with a glorious long pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  M_Neuer falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Valencia fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 37 :(abn) S_Pittman has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Ivanovic
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Bentley!
          ...  R_Bentley blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Bonner falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 38 :(vla) T_Kroos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Aldair slides in two footed.
          ...  C_V_Carballo has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 39 :(abn) S_Pittman with an in swinging cross to R_Bentley
          ...  Chellini makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 39 :(vla) M_Barry looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards T_Kroos
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Kroos !
          ...  M_Neuer saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 41 :(abn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  R_Bentley seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  R_Bentley with the shot on net !
          ...  But Bonner palms it behind
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(abn) S_Pittman moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley drives the shot in!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 48 :(vla) M_Kikuchi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_E_Boyata
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Balde looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) T_Kroos runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 47 :(vla) D_Suker plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  D_Suker sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  M_Neuer tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Shaddix reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 48 :(vla) T_Kroos turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  M_Neuer comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past M_Neuer
          ...  M_Neuer smothers the ball !!
Min. 49 :(abn) J_Shaddix with a precise pass to R_Bentley
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Macleod
Min. 51 :(abn) S_Pittman brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Bentley has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with Bonner
          ...  He tries to flick it past Bonner
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 53 :(abn) R_Bentley knocks it past D_E_Boyata and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Chellini gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 54 :(abn) S_Pittman takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_McQueen
          ...  G_McQueen tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But Bonner makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 56 :(vla) L_Macleod cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  L_Macleod has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Neuer never had a chance!
Min. 57 :(abn) D_Rocastle pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  E_Petit is clean through!
          ...  But Chellini puts it in row Z!
Min. 58 :(abn) A_Ramsey hoofs it up field to find J_Shaddix
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the block
Min. 59 :(vla) M_Barry holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Ivanovic
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  B_Ivanovic beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has M_Neuer to beat
          ...  He lobs it over M_Neuer
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 62 :(vla) B_Ivanovic bursts forward
          ...  But G_McQueen wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but C_V_Carballo has none of it.
Min. 63 :(abn) M_Bombarda runs forward
          ...  M_Bombarda rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But Bonner punches it away
Min. 65 :(abn) E_Petit is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 66 :(abn) S_Pittman kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Bentley with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The shot slips through Bonner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 69 :(abn) S_Pittman with an in swinging cross to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Bonner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Shaddix tries to place the shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him!
Min. 70 :(abn) Aberdeen made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 71 :(abn) M_Bombarda turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Bombarda drives it low !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 73 :(abn) M_Bombarda barges T_Kroos off the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Ivanovic hits it out for a throw
Min. 75 :(abn) K_Femenia will replace A_Ramsey and play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Valverde is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Pittman is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) J_Pennant is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Petit is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech is ready to come on to replace R_Bentley
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Barry sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Trezeguet runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by K_Femenia
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 79 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - ToZe on for T_Kroos as a MF
Min. 79 :(abn) J_Shaddix is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Rocastle
          ...  ToZe with an awful challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from C_V_Carballo
Min. 80 :(vla) W_Jose will replace D_Suker and play FW
Min. 84 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech takes advantage of a mistake by W_Jose
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But Bonner makes an easy save
Min. 86 :(vla) M_Barry with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Balde forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod drives it into the box!
          ...  Balde gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 87 :(abn) M_Bombarda pushes it past ToZe
          ...  ToZe does well to get the tackle in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) M_Bombarda with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  W_Jose with a well timed tackle
          ...  C_V_Carballo didn't like it though
Min. 91 :(abn) D_Rocastle plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Hakim_Ziyech decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 92 :(abn) M_Bombarda beats D_E_Boyata
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Bombarda with the goal bound shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 92 :(vla) ToZe loses his marker!
          ...  M_Bombarda goes in stud's first
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 117,099
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : S_Pittman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Bombarda (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Chellini
Scorers              : D_Suker (35)
Sent Off             : P_Thompson (28)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          20        |       12
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 0 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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_Neuer        GK  31   2   5   5  31 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  34   9   7  31 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Aldair         DF   2  33   9   4  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Balde          DF   3  32   7   8  22 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  31   1   8  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  33  12  40 |  78   0   0  11   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  90 -20
J_Shaddix      MF   3  13  32  19  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
E_Petit        MF   1   3  30   2  26 |  78   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   5  28   4  34 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   9  30  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
J_Lukic        GK  30   5   3   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  32   9   7  32 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  27   7  43 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pennant      MF   1   5  26   3  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  34  12   9  11 |  96   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Chellini       DF   1  29  10   8  11 |  96   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  31   9  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
M_Barry        MF   2  19  30   7  32 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  82   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
B_Chillwell    DF   2  27  13   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  28   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
ToZe           MF   2  10  24  19  31 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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