Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Valencia (Mon Mar 05)


                          Inter Milan  |  Valencia
                              5-3-2 E  |  5-4-1 N
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                          A_Julian GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                       V_Mosthovoy DF  |  DF P_Senderos
                       S_Gronkjaer DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                       J_Tavernier DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF Saruman
                          R_Stokes MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                           L_Clark MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                          Diaviera FW  |  MF N_Schulz
                            Yeboah FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                                       |
                           J_Reina SUB |  SUB Z_Stonewall
                           D_Sloan SUB |  SUB E_Johnson
                      G_Sigurdsson SUB |  SUB P_Niemeyer
                         D_DeRossi SUB |  SUB T_Huddlestone
                       I_Gabilondo SUB |  SUB D_Rortugal

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(irm) D_Damjanovic with the kinky dribble
          ...  W_Van_Boer takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 4  :(vla) J_Paintsil runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Saruman latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Yeboah rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 9  :(irm) R_Stokes looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Damjanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Paintsil clears the corner
Min. 11 :(irm) L_Clark beats N_Schulz
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Paintsil with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Bundy just wants to lecture him
Min. 14 :(vla) M_Murphy beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Ranocchia brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But O_Bundy waves play on!!!
Min. 23 :(irm) A_Ranocchia has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Smalling
          ...  He puts in Diaviera!
          ...  W_Van_Boer with the tackle
Min. 23 :(vla) N_Schulz sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Saruman
          ...  S_Gronkjaer wins the ball
Min. 30 :(irm) R_Stokes beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Yeboah
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Van_Boer
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 31 :(vla) M_Murphy sidesteps S_Gronkjaer
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Murphy looks to see where A_Julian is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 31 :(irm) D_Damjanovic cuts the ball back to S_Gronkjaer
          ...  Saruman knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  O_Bundy blows up for a foul
          ...  O_Bundy warns him
Min. 34 :(vla) B_Yaga runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs S_Gronkjaer
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Yeboah
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Smalling drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Julian catches it!
Min. 36 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy with a slick pass to R_Stokes
          ...  W_Van_Boer wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) D_Rortugal is coming on for M_Murphy and playing FW
Min. 46 :(irm) Diaviera is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy lectures him
Min. 49 :(irm) Yeboah runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Paintsil back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Paintsil reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 49 :(irm) L_Clark chips the ball over the defence and finds Yeboah
          ...  J_Paintsil with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  O_Bundy tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-0 Valencia

Min. 47 :(vla) W_Van_Boer picks out N_Schulz with the cross
          ...  N_Schulz attempts a lob!
          ...  A_Julian tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to B_Ivanovic
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  A_Julian falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 53 :(vla) D_Rortugal controls it with ease
          ...  A_Ranocchia clears with a diving header
Min. 55 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Huddlestone will come on for Saruman and play MF
Min. 56 :(irm) Yeboah pushes it past B_Ivanovic
          ...  From long range Yeboah bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 62 :(vla) D_Rortugal with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  D_Rortugal with a thundering volley!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Julian never had a chance!
Min. 64 :(vla) T_Huddlestone finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  F_de_Boer with a bad challenge
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 65 :(irm) Yeboah plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Clark decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  L_Clark with a thundering volley!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 66 :(vla) N_Schulz slides the ball across to T_Huddlestone
          ...  But J_Tavernier sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 67 :(irm) R_Stokes knocks it past J_Paintsil and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Stokes !
          ...  Kamikaze gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 70 :(irm) Diaviera jumps over T_Huddlestone's challenge
          ...  P_Senderos muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  O_Bundy is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 74 :(vla) W_Van_Boer with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  S_Gronkjaer fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 75 :(vla) E_Johnson replaces P_Senderos and will play DF
Min. 79 :(irm) S_Gronkjaer runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs B_Yaga
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Paintsil leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 81 :(vla) T_Huddlestone miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Rortugal though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Rortugal with a little chip!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Julian's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 83 :(vla) T_Huddlestone works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 85 :(vla) D_Rortugal sidesteps S_Gronkjaer
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  S_Gronkjaer hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Schulz floats the ball in!
          ...  F_de_Boer reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 86 :(irm) D_Sloan is coming on and V_Mosthovoy is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 87 :(irm) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Sigurdsson will come on for R_Stokes and play MF
Min. 87 :(irm) D_DeRossi takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Diaviera as DM
Min. 87 :(irm) Yeboah drives it forward to J_Tavernier
          ...  D_Rortugal anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(irm) D_Sloan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Yeboah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  E_Johnson takes possession
Min. 90 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sprints past the defender
          ...  A_Ranocchia with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ranocchia
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Yeboah (4), F_de_Boer (64), D_Damjanovic (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : W_Van_Boer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Paintsil (49), P_Senderos (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       5
Off target           :           2        |       4
On target            :           1        |       1
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 0 - 0 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Julian       GK  35   5   6   2  10 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  31  11   7  18 |  90   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  30   8   8  12 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  28  10   9  30 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  28   7   7  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Tavernier    DF   3  27  11   7  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   9  32   8  47 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  30   9  18 |  91   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
L_Clark        MF   2   7  27  16  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Diaviera       FW   1   8  11  29  21 |  91   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  28  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  -1
J_Reina        GK  33   2   3   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  28  10   4  19 |   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  27  14  30 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_DeRossi      DM   3  10  26   4  21 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |   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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Kamikaze       GK  34   7   2   2  20 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  30  12   5  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Smalling     DF   1  29   8   6  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  29   6   6  32 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  10   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  27  13   9  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  26  10   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Saruman        MF   2   7  28  24  30 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  27  21  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  27   8  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  25  16  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_Murphy       FW   1  13  14  29  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Z_Stonewall    GK  28   2   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  29   9   6  31 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  28   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  36   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  28  21 |  50   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
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