Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Valencia (Sun Jun 09)


                          Inter Milan  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-4-1 A
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         A_Peruzzi GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                           F_Fazio DF  |  DF O_Price
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                       Eirik_Silva DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                       J_Tavernier DF  |  DF J_Stam
                       Luis_Garcia MF  |  DF A_Nouri
                      G_Sigurdsson MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                       D_Savicevic MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                         P_Naldini MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  MF Maradona
                       I_Gabilondo FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB Q_Atoo
                         G_Angella SUB |  SUB B_Ivanovic
                         D_DeRossi SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                     E_Francescoli SUB |  SUB L_Pablo
                          Juanfran SUB |  SUB N_Kanu

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 5  :(irm) Luis_Garcia unselfishly heads the ball back to I_Gabilondo
          ...  Maradona goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Eriksson warned him
Min. 6  :(vla) E_Herbert leaves F_Fazio standing
          ...  F_Fazio reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 7  :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  J_Ekstrand slices it
          ...  A_Peruzzi moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maradona hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Peruzzi catches it!
Min. 9  :(irm) I_Gabilondo comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Nouri
Min. 10 :(vla) T_Huddlestone gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 13 :(vla) T_Huddlestone finds Maradona on the edge of the box
          ...  Luis_Garcia seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 15 :(vla) T_Huddlestone wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 25 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  But Eirik_Silva wins the ball
Min. 30 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson with a slick pass to I_Gabilondo
          ...  J_Stam wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 34 :(vla) O_Price beats F_Fazio
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Eriksson
          ...  Luis_Garcia with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_R_Riquelme passes to W_Jose
          ...  Eirik_Silva with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 36 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme spots W_Jose who is in acres of space
          ...  W_Jose with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maradona crosses it in!
          ...  J_Tavernier gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 38 :(irm) P_Naldini drives it forward to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Kamikaze parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 39 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of O_Price
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  O_Price with the cheeky shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Peruzzi never had a chance!
Min. 40 :(irm) F_Fazio jumps over J_Stam's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Stam
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Savicevic curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Ekstrand gets to it!
          ...  Kamikaze just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(irm) F_Fazio unselfishly heads the ball back to I_Gabilondo
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Stam
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner

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

Min. 46 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson passes the ball to Luis_Garcia
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi tackles from behind
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  J_Eriksson sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 50 :(irm) P_Naldini sidesteps O_Price
          ...  P_Naldini attempts a low drive!
          ...  But Kamikaze is equal to it
Min. 50 :(vla) Maradona can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  A wicked drive by Maradona !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 53 :(vla) T_Huddlestone threads the through ball to J_Stam
          ...  J_Tavernier slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Huddlestone plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Tavernier wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 55 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_E_Boyata
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps J_Tavernier
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Blocked by F_Fazio
Min. 63 :(irm) D_Savicevic with a measured ball to G_Sigurdsson
          ...  G_Sigurdsson with a little chip!
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 63 :(vla) W_Jose runs towards the goal
          ...  W_Jose must beat A_Peruzzi!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 64 :(irm) Inter Milan changed their strategy to play E
Min. 64 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 65 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Macleod will come on for Maradona and play MF
Min. 65 :(irm) I_Gabilondo with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  O_Price cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 66 :(vla) N_Kanu is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Jose is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But Kamikaze hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 72 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Inzaghi
          ...  E_Herbert with the block
Min. 74 :(irm) F_Inzaghi pushes it past E_Herbert
          ...  O_Price fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 80 :(irm) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Francescoli will come on for Luis_Garcia and play MF
Min. 81 :(irm) D_Savicevic pushes it past the defender
          ...  D_Savicevic hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Kamikaze won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 83 :(irm) a big roar from the crowd as G_Angella comes on for J_Tavernier to play DF
Min. 83 :(irm) Juanfran is being brought on
          ...  F_Inzaghi is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) A_Nouri kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A powerful shot by J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 92 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson with an inch perfect pass to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran hits a curling shot!
          ...  Kamikaze with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 93 :(vla) A_Nouri unselfishly heads the ball back to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu chases it through, he must score !
          ...  A_Peruzzi gathers it easily

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 120,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Sigurdsson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Jose (63)
Sent Off             : K_El_Ahmadi (46)
Booked               : O_Price (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Inter Milan  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 0 - 1 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_Peruzzi      GK  39   2   7   3  22 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  29   8   5  30 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  28  11   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Eirik_Silva    DF   3  28   7   9  13 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  27  11   7  33 |  84   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   8  29   5  11 |  81   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  28  14  30 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
D_Savicevic    MF   1   8  28   9  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
P_Naldini      MF   1   4  27   9  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  29  43 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  27  12  10  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_DeRossi      MF   3  11  27   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Francescoli  MF   1   4  27   5  23 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  27  31 |  10   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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Kamikaze       GK  36   7   2   2  20 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  29  11   8  11 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  28   7  11  41 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  28   8   7  29 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  27  11   6  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  29  11  19 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  29   7  15 |  47   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  28  21  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Maradona       MF   1  11  27  17  18 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  67   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  53
Q_Atoo         GK  30   3   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  29  11   7  22 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Pablo        MF   1   8  25   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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