Division Two League Match, Atletico Madrid vs. Valencia (Sun Feb 18)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 L  |  5-2-1-2 L
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                           G_Banks GK  |  GK D_Hear
                         G_Pancaro DF  |  DF C_Soares
                       C_Donaldson DF  |  DF A_Mateju
                          F_Benali DF  |  DF R_Zdravkov
                       G_Pallister DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                          H_Ziyech MF  |  DF Carlos_Jnr
                           Anthony MF  |  DM Hierro
                        Z_Socrates MF  |  DM S_Busquets
                           P_Foden MF  |  MF Thiago_S
                        M_Rashford FW  |  FW C_Ronaldo
                       E_Bocacillo FW  |  FW P_Minuti
                                       |
                     Filippo_Berti SUB |  SUB Ceasar
                         Zabaletta SUB |  SUB S_Adarkwa
                          Maddison SUB |  SUB A_Hazzard
                         M_Sissoko SUB |  SUB M_Franchu
                         E_Panilla SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(vla) The Valencia manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 3  :(amd) C_Donaldson looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Rashford
          ...  S_Ramos with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 6  :(amd) C_Donaldson sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Zdravkov gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 7  :(vla) C_Soares with a slide rule pass to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  G_Banks narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 9  :(amd) F_Benali steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Mateju
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Mateju reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 16 :(vla) S_Busquets looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Foden had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 19 :(vla) A_Mateju finds Carlos_Jnr on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Rashford with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 22 :(amd) H_Ziyech looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Rashford
          ...  R_Zdravkov takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 24 :(amd) M_Rashford loses his marker
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Hierro takes possession
Min. 24 :(vla) S_Busquets finds P_Minuti with a ball over the defence
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Foden belts it clear
Min. 25 :(amd) M_Rashford takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Benali
          ...  Thiago_S reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(amd) P_Foden kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  F_Benali gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Busquets brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 32 :(amd) Z_Socrates with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Rashford
          ...  But S_Ramos barges him off the ball
Min. 33 :(amd) H_Ziyech with a one-touch layoff to E_Bocacillo
          ...  S_Ramos cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 33 :(vla) Thiago_S hoofs it up field to find P_Minuti
          ...  Fine tackle by F_Benali
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 37 :(amd) Anthony runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  E_Bocacillo latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  R_Zdravkov cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 38 :(amd) M_Rashford gets possession in his own half
          ...  But C_Soares clears the ball to safety
Min. 38 :(vla) Hierro drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Minuti
          ...  F_Benali forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Carlos_Jnr lofts the ball in!
          ...  G_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 42 :(vla) R_Zdravkov looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Soares
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Rashford
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amd) E_Bocacillo makes the tackle
          ...  A_Mateju gathers up the loose ball
Min. 43 :(vla) Thiago_S with an inch perfect pass to P_Minuti
          ...  Anthony fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 43 :(amd) F_Benali floats the ball in to find M_Rashford
          ...  S_Ramos is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  B_Kuipers refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 49 :(amd) P_Foden with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Soares
          ...  S_Ramos with an awful challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Valencia

Min. 47 :(amd) Anthony moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Rashford
          ...  S_Ramos cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 47 :(vla) C_Ronaldo controls the ball with ease
          ...  Z_Socrates with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(vla) P_Minuti with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows G_Pallister a clean set of heals
          ...  P_Foden beats him to the ball
Min. 53 :(vla) R_Zdravkov runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  R_Zdravkov hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Atletico Madrid fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 55 :(vla) S_Adarkwa will replace C_Soares and play DF
Min. 55 :(amd) M_Rashford nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Hierro stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Z_Socrates passes to E_Bocacillo
          ...  Carlos_Jnr plays the back pass
          ...  D_Hear can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Socrates swings it in!
          ...  Hierro reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 57 :(vla) P_Minuti picks up a loose ball
          ...  P_Minuti tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Banks dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Banks beaten!
Min. 61 :(vla) A_Hazzard is going to be brought on
          ...  Thiago_S is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) S_Busquets looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti with a little chip!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 67 :(amd) Z_Socrates gains control of the loose ball
          ...  S_Adarkwa with an ugly foul
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
Min. 69 :(vla) A_Hazzard with a 40-yard pass to C_Ronaldo
          ...  C_Donaldson seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 71 :(vla) Hierro beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves B_Kuipers
          ...  M_Rashford with a bad challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 73 :(amd) C_Donaldson has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Mateju
          ...  He puts in Z_Socrates!
          ...  S_Ramos with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(amd) Z_Socrates looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Rashford
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Hierro
Min. 77 :(amd) H_Ziyech with a glorious long pass to M_Rashford
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Zdravkov
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 78 :(amd) C_Donaldson hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Foden collects the loose ball!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Hierro
Min. 79 :(vla) A_Hazzard flicks the ball through
          ...  C_Ronaldo runs onto it!
          ...  P_Foden wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 79 :(amd) E_Bocacillo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  C_Ronaldo tugs on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  B_Kuipers has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by B_Kuipers!
Min. 83 :(vla) M_Franchu is being brought on
          ...  S_Busquets is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 83 :(vla) T_Trezeguet is coming on for C_Ronaldo and playing FW
Min. 85 :(vla) R_Zdravkov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  R_Zdravkov aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Banks moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Have Valencia stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 86 :(amd) Anthony runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Rashford
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Zdravkov hits it out for a throw
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Wanda Metropolitano Stadium
Attendance           : 55,000
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : P_Foden
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Foden (16), Anthony (43), Z_Socrates (47), M_Rashford (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Zdravkov (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Zdravkov (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Ramos (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           0        |       5
Off target           :           0        |       3
On target            :           0        |       2
Possession           :          30        |       70
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       17
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 0 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Banks        GK  31   3   1   3  12 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pancaro      DF   2  29   5   3  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   1  28  13   8  41 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
F_Benali       DF   3  27  10   9  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_Pallister    DF   2  27   8   8  12 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Ziyech       MF   2   1  28   1  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Anthony        MF   2   2  27   4  47 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Z_Socrates     MF   3   8  26  12  11 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
P_Foden        MF   3   9  26   9  23 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
M_Rashford     FW   2   7   9  27  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
E_Bocacillo    FW   1   3   2  26  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filippo_Berti  GK  28   4   5   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zabaletta      DF   1  25   4   9  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maddison       MF   1   7  26   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2   6  26   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Panilla      FW   1   5   3  25  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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D_Hear         GK  22   4   4   2  14 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  29   7  11  28 |  59   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  29   9   8  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  28   6   9  20 |  97   0   5   1   0   2   1   0   0   0 100  10  25
S_Ramos        DF   2  27   2   1  46 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
Carlos_Jnr     DF   1  23   5   4  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Hierro         DM   1  27  10   7  33 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
S_Busquets     DM   2  17  26   1  28 |  87   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  29   8  29 |  65   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Ronaldo      FW   1   3   2  29  31 |  87   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  28  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Ceasar         GK  17   2   3   2  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Adarkwa      DF   2  23   9   5  32 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  30   2  26 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Franchu      DM   3  15  27   6  32 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  27  38 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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