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Season 20 Archive: Division 1, Week 21
Aston Villa 2 - 2 Valencia
Division One League Match, Aston Villa vs. Valencia (Sun Jul 05)
Aston Villa | Valencia
4-3-1-2 C | 4-2-2-2 A
John O Brien | Andie Glen
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T_Sorensen GK | GK K_Jensen
J_Esparza DF | DF Sidnei
H_Westermann DF | DF A_Carlos
M_Laursen DF | DF P_Hunter
D_Sloan DF | DF Henrique
J_Crujff MF | MF Y_Toure
O_Curkovic MF | MF V_Wanyama
Adnan_Januzaj MF | AM O_Ruggeri
J_Gandolfini AM | AM J_Hernandez
B_Wolford FW | FW Stefano
P_Di_Canio FW | FW G_Puciato
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M_Taibi SUB | SUB J_Hart
O_Bolzoni SUB | SUB D_Criscrito
I_Jesus SUB | SUB Maradona
N_Kalavee SUB | SUB P_Nedved
DJ_Hart SUB | SUB D_Sulejmani
Referee: C_Tango (Wales)
Min. 1 :(asv) B_Wolford runs at the defence
... He nutmegs P_Hunter
... He showed his class there
... B_Wolford attempts to nutmeg K_Jensen!
... K_Jensen with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 1 :(vla) V_Wanyama 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 Stefano
... Stefano with a terrific drive !
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... That's put Valencia in front!
... Aston Villa 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 2 :(asv) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Aston Villa will now play A
Min. 3 :(asv) H_Westermann slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... H_Westermann with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... K_Jensen saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 4 :(asv) J_Gandolfini slides the ball across to O_Curkovic
... O_Curkovic with the punt towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... GOAL !!
... That was unfortunate
... Aston Villa have squared things up with that goal!
... Aston Villa 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 6 :(asv) O_Curkovic moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to B_Wolford
... A_Carlos reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 6 :(vla) V_Wanyama gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... The cross hits V_Wanyama on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... He is dancing round the corner flag!
... That's put Valencia in front!
... Aston Villa 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 7 :(asv) J_Esparza moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to P_Di_Canio
... P_Di_Canio hits the ball first time!
... K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 7 :(vla) Y_Toure reads the run of V_Wanyama
... M_Laursen cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 8 :(vla) O_Ruggeri breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Sorensen!
... B_Wolford brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 12 :(asv) M_Laursen has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Carlos
... He puts in D_Sloan!
... Henrique gathers up the loose ball
Min. 13 :(asv) P_Di_Canio steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Henrique makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Gandolfini plays it into the danger area!
... K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 16 :(vla) J_Hernandez has the ball
... He knocks the ball past D_Sloan
... He puts in G_Puciato!
... G_Puciato tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Y_Toure floats the ball in!
... T_Sorensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 17 :(vla) Stefano takes on M_Laursen
... He runs past him
... Stefano blasts it at the goal !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 19 :(asv) J_Gandolfini sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to M_Laursen
... M_Laursen with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... K_Jensen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 20 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps H_Westermann
... That was too easy
... O_Ruggeri rifles it at the goal !
... T_Sorensen takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 21 :(vla) Stefano takes possession
... Knocks it past D_Sloan
... He's through on goal
... Stefano attempts a lob!
... T_Sorensen with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 24 :(asv) O_Curkovic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Sloan gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Henrique wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 28 :(vla) O_Ruggeri finds his way through
... A wicked drive by O_Ruggeri !
... But T_Sorensen punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... V_Wanyama drives it into the box!
... T_Sorensen catches it!
Min. 30 :(vla) A_Carlos skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Hernandez
... J_Hernandez drives the shot in!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 31 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with the deft touch
... He takes it past M_Laursen
... He knocks it to V_Wanyama!
... V_Wanyama with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... T_Sorensen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 32 :(vla) V_Wanyama plays the early ball across the box to find G_Puciato in space
... G_Puciato hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 33 :(asv) J_Gandolfini takes on 3 men
... J_Gandolfini fires the shot in!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 33 :(vla) J_Hernandez works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
... G_Puciato tries to place it in the corner !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... T_Sorensen never had a chance!
Min. 35 :(asv) J_Gandolfini hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... O_Curkovic latches onto it!
... O_Curkovic from 20 yards !
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 36 :(asv) O_Curkovic brings it under control
... He takes on A_Carlos
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Adnan_Januzaj!
... Adnan_Januzaj hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... K_Jensen never had a chance!
Min. 37 :(vla) A_Carlos with an in swinging cross to Y_Toure
... But J_Gandolfini slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 38 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from G_Puciato to Y_Toure
... Y_Toure sends it flying towards goal!
... T_Sorensen has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... T_Sorensen reacts well to save!!!
Min. 39 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj with an incisive pass to P_Di_Canio
... Sidnei slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 39 :(vla) O_Ruggeri wins possession
... He plays the ball across to Stefano
... Stefano hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... T_Sorensen has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... T_Sorensen reacts well to save!!!
Min. 40 :(vla) O_Ruggeri fires over a low cross to J_Hernandez
... J_Hernandez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... T_Sorensen grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 41 :(asv) J_Gandolfini squares it to O_Curkovic
... But P_Hunter reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 41 :(vla) Stefano plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... M_Laursen is called for the holding foul
... Well spotted by the referee
... C_Tango warns him
Min. 42 :(asv) O_Curkovic has it now
... He takes on Sidnei
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Gandolfini!
... V_Wanyama reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 42 :(vla) Y_Toure with a short pass to find Stefano
... H_Westermann tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... C_Tango has stopped play
... Well spotted by C_Tango!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Andie Glen looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj takes advantage of a mistake by A_Carlos
... He runs towards goal
... Adnan_Januzaj with a thundering shot!
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 46 :(asv) J_Crujff takes on Sidnei
... He runs past him
... J_Crujff with a graceful, looping effort !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... K_Jensen never had a chance!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-2 Valencia
Min. 52 :(asv) J_Crujff can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... J_Crujff could have let it bounce!
... K_Jensen makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 58 :(vla) V_Wanyama sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... V_Wanyama hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The ball moves through the air!
... T_Sorensen moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... T_Sorensen tips it wide!
... CORNER!
... Sidnei hits it into the box!
... T_Sorensen easily catches it!
Min. 60 :(vla) Maradona takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Y_Toure
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(asv) P_Di_Canio beats his man
... P_Di_Canio has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_Crujff
... K_Jensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 62 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj has the ball
... He knocks the ball past P_Hunter
... He puts in J_Gandolfini!
... A cracking drive from J_Gandolfini !
... K_Jensen makes a good save
Min. 65 :(asv) I_Jesus is coming on for O_Curkovic and playing MF
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee replaces Adnan_Januzaj and will play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Criscrito is ready to come on to replace Sidnei
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 67 :(asv) D_Sloan is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... P_Hunter plays the back pass
... K_Jensen can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... I_Jesus hits it towards the far post!
... K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 67 :(vla) J_Hernandez kicks P_Di_Canio off the ball
... Well spotted by C_Tango
... C_Tango tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 69 :(vla) Stefano flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... Stefano hits a crisp volley!
... Wide of goal
Min. 70 :(vla) P_Nedved will come on for J_Hernandez and play AM
Min. 71 :(vla) D_Criscrito breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Sorensen!
... P_Di_Canio brings him down!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... C_Tango calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(vla) P_Hunter holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to G_Puciato
... D_Sloan is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... T_Sorensen misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... P_Nedved curls it into the box!
... T_Sorensen easily catches it!
Min. 73 :(asv) N_Kalavee jumps over D_Criscrito's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... N_Kalavee has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... Looks like it should be K_Jensen's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... K_Jensen looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 74 :(asv) J_Crujff lays the ball back to P_Di_Canio
... Maradona takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 75 :(asv) DJ_Hart is going to be brought on
... P_Di_Canio is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) N_Kalavee with a precise ball to J_Crujff
... J_Crujff with the strike !
... The ball moves through the air!
... K_Jensen moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Nedved crosses to Stefano
... Stefano sends it flying towards goal!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 77 :(vla) P_Nedved drives it across the face of the goal V_Wanyama
... V_Wanyama gets up high for the header !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 78 :(asv) J_Esparza works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to N_Kalavee
... N_Kalavee with a terrific drive !
... The net moves!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... And Aston Villa have squared it up late on!!
... Aston Villa 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 80 :(vla) G_Puciato knocks it past M_Laursen and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Driven towards goal by G_Puciato !
... But T_Sorensen gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by V_Wanyama!
... T_Sorensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 86 :(asv) D_Sloan is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... DJ_Hart latches onto the end of it
... DJ_Hart sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... But K_Jensen pulls out a save of the game
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asv) DJ_Hart nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... A_Carlos tackles cleanly
Min. 91 :(vla) P_Hunter makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... DJ_Hart stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 92 :(asv) N_Kalavee is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... K_Jensen dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had K_Jensen beaten!
... CORNER!
... N_Kalavee swings it in!
... K_Jensen jumps well to claim it!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Villa Park
Attendance : 65,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : J_Gandolfini
Scorers : O_Curkovic (4), N_Kalavee (78)
Sent Off : B_Wolford (8)
Booked : P_Di_Canio (71)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : V_Wanyama (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (1), V_Wanyama (6)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aston Villa | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 19
Off target : 9 | 8
On target : 9 | 11
Possession : 50 | 50
Corners : 4 | 5
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 9 | 3
Key Tackles : 4 | 10
Key Passes : 17 | 15
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Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Sorensen GK 38 4 4 1 15 | 93 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
J_Esparza DF 1 29 6 3 20 | 93 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
H_Westermann DF 2 29 5 3 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
M_Laursen DF 2 27 9 6 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
D_Sloan DF 2 24 10 4 19 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Crujff MF 2 6 26 10 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
O_Curkovic MF 1 5 25 9 30 | 66 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 21
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 24 9 23 | 66 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
J_Gandolfini AM 3 8 23 18 12 | 93 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 55 6
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 26 28 | 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -5
P_Di_Canio FW 1 8 5 24 32 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 4
M_Taibi GK 16 2 2 1 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Bolzoni DF 2 22 7 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Jesus MF 2 6 24 7 25 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 23 8 22 | 27 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 21
DJ_Hart FW 1 6 7 23 11 | 17 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 6
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 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
Sidnei DF 2 27 7 8 22 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
A_Carlos DF 1 25 12 8 42 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
P_Hunter DF 1 25 11 8 32 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
Henrique DF 1 24 10 8 29 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Y_Toure MF 1 8 26 4 32 | 61 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
V_Wanyama MF 1 7 24 17 19 | 93 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 20 35 31
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 23 21 19 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
J_Hernandez AM 1 7 23 18 26 | 71 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Stefano FW 2 9 8 28 39 | 93 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 33
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 26 42 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
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 26 10 7 27 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Nedved AM 1 7 23 22 17 | 22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Sulejmani FW 1 2 16 24 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Aston Villa | Valencia
4-3-1-2 C | 4-2-2-2 A
John O Brien | Andie Glen
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T_Sorensen GK | GK K_Jensen
J_Esparza DF | DF Sidnei
H_Westermann DF | DF A_Carlos
M_Laursen DF | DF P_Hunter
D_Sloan DF | DF Henrique
J_Crujff MF | MF Y_Toure
O_Curkovic MF | MF V_Wanyama
Adnan_Januzaj MF | AM O_Ruggeri
J_Gandolfini AM | AM J_Hernandez
B_Wolford FW | FW Stefano
P_Di_Canio FW | FW G_Puciato
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M_Taibi SUB | SUB J_Hart
O_Bolzoni SUB | SUB D_Criscrito
I_Jesus SUB | SUB Maradona
N_Kalavee SUB | SUB P_Nedved
DJ_Hart SUB | SUB D_Sulejmani
Referee: C_Tango (Wales)
Min. 1 :(asv) B_Wolford runs at the defence
... He nutmegs P_Hunter
... He showed his class there
... B_Wolford attempts to nutmeg K_Jensen!
... K_Jensen with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 1 :(vla) V_Wanyama 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 Stefano
... Stefano with a terrific drive !
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... That's put Valencia in front!
... Aston Villa 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 2 :(asv) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Aston Villa will now play A
Min. 3 :(asv) H_Westermann slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... H_Westermann with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... K_Jensen saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 4 :(asv) J_Gandolfini slides the ball across to O_Curkovic
... O_Curkovic with the punt towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... GOAL !!
... That was unfortunate
... Aston Villa have squared things up with that goal!
... Aston Villa 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 6 :(asv) O_Curkovic moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to B_Wolford
... A_Carlos reads it well
... This boy is a quality defender
... The crowd sing his praises
Min. 6 :(vla) V_Wanyama gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... The cross hits V_Wanyama on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... He is dancing round the corner flag!
... That's put Valencia in front!
... Aston Villa 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 7 :(asv) J_Esparza moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to P_Di_Canio
... P_Di_Canio hits the ball first time!
... K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 7 :(vla) Y_Toure reads the run of V_Wanyama
... M_Laursen cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 8 :(vla) O_Ruggeri breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Sorensen!
... B_Wolford brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 12 :(asv) M_Laursen has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Carlos
... He puts in D_Sloan!
... Henrique gathers up the loose ball
Min. 13 :(asv) P_Di_Canio steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Henrique makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... J_Gandolfini plays it into the danger area!
... K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 16 :(vla) J_Hernandez has the ball
... He knocks the ball past D_Sloan
... He puts in G_Puciato!
... G_Puciato tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Y_Toure floats the ball in!
... T_Sorensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 17 :(vla) Stefano takes on M_Laursen
... He runs past him
... Stefano blasts it at the goal !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 19 :(asv) J_Gandolfini sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to M_Laursen
... M_Laursen with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... K_Jensen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 20 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps H_Westermann
... That was too easy
... O_Ruggeri rifles it at the goal !
... T_Sorensen takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 21 :(vla) Stefano takes possession
... Knocks it past D_Sloan
... He's through on goal
... Stefano attempts a lob!
... T_Sorensen with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 24 :(asv) O_Curkovic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... D_Sloan gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Henrique wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 28 :(vla) O_Ruggeri finds his way through
... A wicked drive by O_Ruggeri !
... But T_Sorensen punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... V_Wanyama drives it into the box!
... T_Sorensen catches it!
Min. 30 :(vla) A_Carlos skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Hernandez
... J_Hernandez drives the shot in!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 31 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with the deft touch
... He takes it past M_Laursen
... He knocks it to V_Wanyama!
... V_Wanyama with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... T_Sorensen gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 32 :(vla) V_Wanyama plays the early ball across the box to find G_Puciato in space
... G_Puciato hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 33 :(asv) J_Gandolfini takes on 3 men
... J_Gandolfini fires the shot in!
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 33 :(vla) J_Hernandez works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
... G_Puciato tries to place it in the corner !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... T_Sorensen never had a chance!
Min. 35 :(asv) J_Gandolfini hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... O_Curkovic latches onto it!
... O_Curkovic from 20 yards !
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 36 :(asv) O_Curkovic brings it under control
... He takes on A_Carlos
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Adnan_Januzaj!
... Adnan_Januzaj hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... K_Jensen never had a chance!
Min. 37 :(vla) A_Carlos with an in swinging cross to Y_Toure
... But J_Gandolfini slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 38 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from G_Puciato to Y_Toure
... Y_Toure sends it flying towards goal!
... T_Sorensen has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... T_Sorensen reacts well to save!!!
Min. 39 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj with an incisive pass to P_Di_Canio
... Sidnei slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 39 :(vla) O_Ruggeri wins possession
... He plays the ball across to Stefano
... Stefano hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... T_Sorensen has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... T_Sorensen reacts well to save!!!
Min. 40 :(vla) O_Ruggeri fires over a low cross to J_Hernandez
... J_Hernandez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... T_Sorensen grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 41 :(asv) J_Gandolfini squares it to O_Curkovic
... But P_Hunter reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 41 :(vla) Stefano plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... M_Laursen is called for the holding foul
... Well spotted by the referee
... C_Tango warns him
Min. 42 :(asv) O_Curkovic has it now
... He takes on Sidnei
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Gandolfini!
... V_Wanyama reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 42 :(vla) Y_Toure with a short pass to find Stefano
... H_Westermann tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... C_Tango has stopped play
... Well spotted by C_Tango!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Andie Glen looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj takes advantage of a mistake by A_Carlos
... He runs towards goal
... Adnan_Januzaj with a thundering shot!
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 46 :(asv) J_Crujff takes on Sidnei
... He runs past him
... J_Crujff with a graceful, looping effort !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... K_Jensen never had a chance!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-2 Valencia
Min. 52 :(asv) J_Crujff can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... J_Crujff could have let it bounce!
... K_Jensen makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 58 :(vla) V_Wanyama sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... V_Wanyama hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The ball moves through the air!
... T_Sorensen moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... T_Sorensen tips it wide!
... CORNER!
... Sidnei hits it into the box!
... T_Sorensen easily catches it!
Min. 60 :(vla) Maradona takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Y_Toure
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(asv) P_Di_Canio beats his man
... P_Di_Canio has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_Crujff
... K_Jensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 62 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj has the ball
... He knocks the ball past P_Hunter
... He puts in J_Gandolfini!
... A cracking drive from J_Gandolfini !
... K_Jensen makes a good save
Min. 65 :(asv) I_Jesus is coming on for O_Curkovic and playing MF
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee replaces Adnan_Januzaj and will play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Criscrito is ready to come on to replace Sidnei
... Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 67 :(asv) D_Sloan is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... P_Hunter plays the back pass
... K_Jensen can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... I_Jesus hits it towards the far post!
... K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 67 :(vla) J_Hernandez kicks P_Di_Canio off the ball
... Well spotted by C_Tango
... C_Tango tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 69 :(vla) Stefano flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... Stefano hits a crisp volley!
... Wide of goal
Min. 70 :(vla) P_Nedved will come on for J_Hernandez and play AM
Min. 71 :(vla) D_Criscrito breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Sorensen!
... P_Di_Canio brings him down!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... C_Tango calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(vla) P_Hunter holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to G_Puciato
... D_Sloan is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... T_Sorensen misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... P_Nedved curls it into the box!
... T_Sorensen easily catches it!
Min. 73 :(asv) N_Kalavee jumps over D_Criscrito's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... N_Kalavee has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... Looks like it should be K_Jensen's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... K_Jensen looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 74 :(asv) J_Crujff lays the ball back to P_Di_Canio
... Maradona takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 75 :(asv) DJ_Hart is going to be brought on
... P_Di_Canio is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(asv) N_Kalavee with a precise ball to J_Crujff
... J_Crujff with the strike !
... The ball moves through the air!
... K_Jensen moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Nedved crosses to Stefano
... Stefano sends it flying towards goal!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 77 :(vla) P_Nedved drives it across the face of the goal V_Wanyama
... V_Wanyama gets up high for the header !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 78 :(asv) J_Esparza works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to N_Kalavee
... N_Kalavee with a terrific drive !
... The net moves!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... And Aston Villa have squared it up late on!!
... Aston Villa 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 80 :(vla) G_Puciato knocks it past M_Laursen and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Driven towards goal by G_Puciato !
... But T_Sorensen gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by V_Wanyama!
... T_Sorensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 86 :(asv) D_Sloan is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... DJ_Hart latches onto the end of it
... DJ_Hart sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... But K_Jensen pulls out a save of the game
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asv) DJ_Hart nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... A_Carlos tackles cleanly
Min. 91 :(vla) P_Hunter makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... DJ_Hart stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 92 :(asv) N_Kalavee is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... K_Jensen dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had K_Jensen beaten!
... CORNER!
... N_Kalavee swings it in!
... K_Jensen jumps well to claim it!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Villa Park
Attendance : 65,000
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player : J_Gandolfini
Scorers : O_Curkovic (4), N_Kalavee (78)
Sent Off : B_Wolford (8)
Booked : P_Di_Canio (71)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : V_Wanyama (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (1), V_Wanyama (6)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Aston Villa | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 19
Off target : 9 | 8
On target : 9 | 11
Possession : 50 | 50
Corners : 4 | 5
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 9 | 3
Key Tackles : 4 | 10
Key Passes : 17 | 15
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Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Sorensen GK 38 4 4 1 15 | 93 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
J_Esparza DF 1 29 6 3 20 | 93 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
H_Westermann DF 2 29 5 3 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
M_Laursen DF 2 27 9 6 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
D_Sloan DF 2 24 10 4 19 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Crujff MF 2 6 26 10 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
O_Curkovic MF 1 5 25 9 30 | 66 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 21
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 24 9 23 | 66 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
J_Gandolfini AM 3 8 23 18 12 | 93 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 55 6
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 26 28 | 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -5
P_Di_Canio FW 1 8 5 24 32 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 4
M_Taibi GK 16 2 2 1 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Bolzoni DF 2 22 7 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Jesus MF 2 6 24 7 25 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Kalavee MF 2 5 23 8 22 | 27 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 21
DJ_Hart FW 1 6 7 23 11 | 17 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 6
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 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
Sidnei DF 2 27 7 8 22 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
A_Carlos DF 1 25 12 8 42 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 20 0
P_Hunter DF 1 25 11 8 32 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
Henrique DF 1 24 10 8 29 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Y_Toure MF 1 8 26 4 32 | 61 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
V_Wanyama MF 1 7 24 17 19 | 93 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 20 35 31
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 23 21 19 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
J_Hernandez AM 1 7 23 18 26 | 71 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Stefano FW 2 9 8 28 39 | 93 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 33
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 26 42 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
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 26 10 7 27 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Nedved AM 1 7 23 22 17 | 22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
D_Sulejmani FW 1 2 16 24 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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