Elite League Cup Group Match 2, Arsenal vs. Valencia (Thu Oct 27)


                              Arsenal  |  Valencia
                              5-4-1 C  |  5-2-2-1 A
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK K_Jensen
                       G_Griffiths DF  |  DF S_Logan
                          J_Valera DF  |  DF M_Friedrich
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DF Henrique
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF P_Jones
                      L_Gasparotto DF  |  DF B_A_Hangeland
                          S_Parker MF  |  MF Drexler
                           C_Baker MF  |  MF Jese
                        Seitaridis MF  |  AM O_Ruggeri
                        R_Radinski MF  |  AM P_Nedved
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW K_Huntelaar
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                           K_Rekik SUB |  SUB D_Criscrito
                         M_Dembele SUB |  SUB T_Modise
                         T_Cairney SUB |  SUB Saruman
                           H_Sabry SUB |  SUB Sansao

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(vla) Jese sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But D_James hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 13 :(arn) S_Parker sidesteps P_Nedved
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But S_Logan will cut out the threat
Min. 15 :(arn) S_Ramos gains possession
          ...  S_Ramos hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  K_Jensen pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Ramos swings it in!
          ...  K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 18 :(vla) Henrique with a short pass to find K_Huntelaar
          ...  But S_Ramos wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Farina has none of it.
Min. 19 :(arn) R_Radinski gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds C_Baker
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Henrique
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 23 :(vla) Jese beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds K_Huntelaar
          ...  G_Griffiths beats him to the ball
Min. 30 :(arn) G_Griffiths with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  G_Griffiths fires the shot in!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 30 :(vla) Jese holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Ruggeri
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Ramos
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jese chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is cleared by S_Ramos
Min. 31 :(arn) Seitaridis turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Parker
          ...  S_Parker hits a great shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  K_Jensen acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Seitaridis floats the ball in!
          ...  K_Jensen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 32 :(vla) P_Jones changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a powerful header !
          ...  D_James falls over
          ...  But D_James is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 33 :(arn) R_Radinski finds J_Valera with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  P_Jones gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 34 :(arn) Seitaridis plays in D_Murphy with a beautiful ball
          ...  D_Murphy with the shot on net !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 35 :(arn) C_Baker unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Parker
          ...  But S_Logan sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 38 :(arn) G_Griffiths beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds R_Radinski
          ...  M_Friedrich wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 39 :(arn) S_Ramos skips the challenge from Jese
          ...  M_Friedrich reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 39 :(arn) R_Radinski is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Seitaridis
          ...  S_Logan goes in studs first
          ...  S_Farina wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 40 :(arn) C_Baker makes himself available
          ...  C_Baker sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Baker chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  K_Jensen catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(arn) S_Parker has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Henrique!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Logan slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Radinski
          ...  S_Ramos loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  K_Jensen tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Radinski chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  K_Jensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 47 :(vla) B_A_Hangeland is first to the ball
          ...  B_A_Hangeland goes for the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 48 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 48 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play L
Min. 48 :(arn) Seitaridis takes advantage of a mistake by B_A_Hangeland
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Logan dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!

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

Min. 47 :(arn) S_Parker leaves Henrique standing
          ...  P_Nedved with a deliberate foul
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 51 :(arn) C_Baker unselfishly heads the ball back to Seitaridis
          ...  Seitaridis curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  K_Jensen saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Parker curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Jensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 51 :(vla) K_Huntelaar has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Seitaridis with an over the top challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 54 :(vla) M_Friedrich sprints past G_Griffiths
          ...  G_Griffiths with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Criscrito will replace the useless Henrique and will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) M_Friedrich sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  P_Nedved runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Griffiths with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  S_Farina is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(vla) P_Nedved takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  J_Valera plays the back pass
          ...  D_James can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Valera gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 55 :(arn) D_Murphy sprints past M_Friedrich
          ...  M_Friedrich with an ugly foul
Min. 57 :(arn) S_Parker with a probing pass to D_Murphy
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_Criscrito !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 58 :(arn) Seitaridis with a measured pass to D_Sinclair
          ...  P_Jones forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Radinski hits it into the box!
          ...  K_Jensen catches it!
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Murphy beats Drexler
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Logan fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  S_Farina tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  R_Radinski passes to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 59 :(arn) D_Sinclair beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  B_A_Hangeland with a superb challenge
          ...  S_Farina has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 63 :(arn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by B_A_Hangeland
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  K_Huntelaar is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo is far from happy with that decision
Min. 65 :(vla) Saruman is going to be brought on
          ...  Drexler is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 66 :(vla) M_Friedrich cuts inside S_Ramos
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Friedrich fires the shot in!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved swings it in!
          ...  L_Gasparotto gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 70 :(arn) T_Cairney is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Gasparotto is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(arn) H_Sabry is coming on for R_Radinski and will play FW
Min. 75 :(vla) Sansao is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Huntelaar is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Jones brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Nedved gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Nedved hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It floats over D_James
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) T_Cairney boots it towards H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  K_Jensen makes a good save
Min. 91 :(arn) S_Parker races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Sinclair lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  D_Sinclair aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  K_Jensen just watches it fly safely wide!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 125,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ramos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Seitaridis (51), G_Griffiths (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : K_Jensen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_A_Hangeland (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Nedved (47), S_Logan (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           7        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_James        GK  29   2   2   3  26 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  26  11   3  33 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -1
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Ramos        DF   2  26   7   7  40 |  97   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  23   8   6  23 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Parker       MF   1  10  27  12  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
C_Baker        MF   2   5  26   6  13 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  25  16  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  25   6  29 |  79   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  24   7   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  24   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cairney      MF   2   7  23   7  21 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  26  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15

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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  28  10   8  36 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
M_Friedrich    DF   2  25  11   9  29 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30  21
Henrique       DF   1  25  11   8  29 |  59   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Jones        DF   2  24  11   6  28 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
B_A_Hangeland  DF   2  23  11   5  40 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
Drexler        MF   3   8  26   9  12 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jese           MF   2   5  26   7  41 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  25  21  19 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  24  22  17 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  18  24
K_Huntelaar    FW   2  10   8  31  37 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  28  11   7  27 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
T_Modise       MF   2  10  24  10  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        AM   2   7  26  23  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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