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Season 24 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group H Game 2
Manchester City 0 - 0 Valencia
Elite FA Cup Group Match, Manchester City vs. Valencia (Wed May 24)
Manchester City | Valencia
4-4-2 N | 5-3-1-1 A
Scott Matthews | Andie Glen
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S_Scuffet GK | GK P_Shilton
D_Boyata DF | DF P_Senderos
M_Killagon DF | DF D_Criscrito
H_Van_Hus DF | DF E_Johnson
M_A_Nastasic DF | DF C_Smalling
M_Scholl MF | DF W_A_Glen
D_Thomson MF | MF M_Valbuena
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF F_Wood
Jinky MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
E_Stranger FW | AM J_R_Riquelme
J_Roger FW | FW Stefano
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P_Out SUB | SUB J_Hart
W_Reid SUB | SUB W_Van_Boer
M_Rojo SUB | SUB T_Huddlestone
Y_Abdessadki SUB | SUB Saruman
Midfielder01 SUB | SUB B_Wolford
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 3 :(vla) D_Criscrito with the Cruyff turn
... D_Criscrito with the side footed shot!
... S_Scuffet blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 4 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sprints past D_Thomson
... J_R_Riquelme with a thundering volley!
... S_Scuffet gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 8 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa brings the ball into the opposing area
... Stefano makes himself available
... M_A_Nastasic gets to the ball first
Min. 9 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... P_Do_Shaw has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... P_Shilton fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 9 :(vla) F_Wood finds Stefano in acres of space
... Stefano swings in the shot!
... But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 10 :(vla) D_Criscrito with a measured pass to M_Valbuena
... But M_Killagon clears the ball to safety
Min. 11 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... It hits off a defender!
... S_Scuffet is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Valbuena plays it towards the near post!
... S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 14 :(mnc) J_Roger with the towering header to M_Scholl
... But D_Criscrito reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 15 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to E_Stranger
... P_Senderos gets to the ball first
Min. 18 :(mnc) M_Scholl finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... M_Scholl hits the ball on the bounce !
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
Min. 18 :(vla) Stefano kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... N_Ben_Khalifa gets on the end of the pass
... N_Ben_Khalifa rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 19 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme controls it well
... He nutmegs Jinky
... He puts in W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen hits a great drive!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 20 :(mnc) J_Roger breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on P_Shilton!
... C_Smalling brings him down!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... A_Barken calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(mnc) J_Roger beats J_R_Riquelme
... He showed great skill there
... J_Roger throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... He hits the side netting
Min. 21 :(mnc) Jinky lays the ball back to D_Boyata
... F_Wood is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... A_Barken warns him
Min. 22 :(mnc) M_Scholl floats the ball in to find D_Boyata
... D_Boyata gets his head to the ball !
... Looks like it should be P_Shilton's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... P_Shilton looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 25 :(vla) W_A_Glen plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_A_Nastasic
Min. 27 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme takes on P_Do_Shaw
... He runs past him
... J_R_Riquelme aiming for the bottom corner !
... But S_Scuffet parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 29 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw drives it across the face of the goal J_Roger
... W_A_Glen makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by M_Scholl!
... It comes to E_Stranger
... He gets the shot away
... P_Shilton narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 31 :(mnc) Jinky finds his way through
... He has tremendous pace
... F_Wood with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 32 :(mnc) D_Thomson finds the run of E_Stranger
... P_Senderos gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 33 :(mnc) Jinky retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... E_Stranger latches onto the end of it
... D_Criscrito reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 35 :(vla) M_Valbuena reads the run of J_R_Riquelme
... E_Stranger with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 37 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a pinpoint pass to E_Stranger
... F_Wood takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 37 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa nutmegs D_Boyata
... M_A_Nastasic swings an elbow at his opponent!!
... That looked nasty!
... RED CARD!!
... A_Barken sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 37 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into Stefano
... Stefano tries to catch the keeper out!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 38 :(mnc) E_Stranger has time and space on the edge of the box
... But C_Smalling slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 38 :(mnc) D_Thomson with a short pass to find E_Stranger
... C_Smalling with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Scott Matthews looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 41 :(mnc) J_Roger turns nicely onto the ball
... M_Valbuena with an ugly foul
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Valbuena runs forward
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Jinky hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) Stefano kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... E_Johnson gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... M_Killagon knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But A_Barken just turns away!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Valencia
Min. 46 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from N_Ben_Khalifa to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme chases it through, he must score !
... S_Scuffet parries it
Min. 48 :(vla) F_Wood with the heel pass to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme with the cheeky shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 49 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to J_Roger
... C_Smalling swings an elbow at his opponent!!
... That looked nasty!
... A_Barken calls him over
... A_Barken tells him he has had enough warnings
... He has already been booked also!
... A_Barken shows him his second yellow!!
... RED CARD!!
Min. 51 :(vla) D_Criscrito nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... D_Criscrito has a go!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 52 :(vla) F_Wood pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... J_R_Riquelme is clean through!
... D_Thomson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 53 :(vla) W_A_Glen with a first time pass
... Stefano runs onto it!
... M_Killagon plays the back pass
... S_Scuffet can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... M_Valbuena crosses it in!
... S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 55 :(vla) W_Van_Boer is being brought on
... E_Johnson is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) Stefano plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... A well-placed shot from Stefano !
... S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 58 :(mnc) D_Thomson unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Scholl
... D_Criscrito cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 59 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme finds W_Van_Boer with a ball over the defence
... W_Van_Boer with the attempt at goal!
... Brilliant save from S_Scuffet
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 60 :(vla) Stefano has it now
... He takes on D_Boyata
... He gets past him!
... He puts in M_Valbuena!
... An audacious effort from M_Valbuena !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a smart pass to Jinky
... Jinky attempts a chip!
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 64 :(vla) D_Criscrito with an in swinging cross to Stefano
... D_Boyata with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 64 :(mnc) J_Roger breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on P_Shilton!
... M_Valbuena brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 65 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as Saruman comes on for J_R_Riquelme to play AM
Min. 67 :(vla) M_Valbuena finds Stefano with a perfectly weighted pass
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Killagon picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a mistake by P_Do_Shaw
... Can he make them pay?
... Saruman strikes a wicked curler !
... S_Scuffet can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... S_Scuffet has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 69 :(vla) Saruman finds F_Wood in the box
... F_Wood launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... S_Scuffet with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 70 :(vla) B_Wolford replaces Stefano to play as a FW
Min. 70 :(vla) B_Wolford lobs it over the defender
... B_Wolford gets his head to the ball !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... S_Scuffet was beaten there!
Min. 71 :(mnc) Jinky with an in swinging cross to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 71 :(vla) B_Wolford sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... M_Killagon is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 72 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a mistake by Jinky
... D_Boyata wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 73 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw flicks the ball through
... E_Stranger runs onto it!
... E_Stranger swings in the shot!
... P_Shilton just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 73 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past D_Boyata
... He knocks it to B_Wolford!
... But he loses control of it
... H_Van_Hus belts it clear
Min. 76 :(vla) D_Criscrito nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
... D_Criscrito hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... S_Scuffet with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Valbuena finds his way through
... He has tremendous pace
... D_Boyata gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(mnc) D_Thomson wins possession
... He plays the ball across to J_Roger
... P_Senderos beats him to the ball
Min. 78 :(vla) W_A_Glen sidesteps J_Roger
... He showed great skill there
... W_A_Glen hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... S_Scuffet gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 79 :(mnc) H_Van_Hus sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... H_Van_Hus tries to beat P_Shilton from outside the area!
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 79 :(vla) Saruman with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Senderos gets on the end of the pass
... P_Senderos has a dig at goal!
... S_Scuffet makes a fine save
Min. 81 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a smart turn
... M_Scholl with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 81 :(vla) Saruman finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Saruman tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
... S_Scuffet parries it
Min. 82 :(mnc) M_Scholl has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past W_Van_Boer
... He knocks it to J_Roger!
... A delicate chip from J_Roger !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(vla) Saruman steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Saruman drives the shot in!
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 84 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
... E_Stranger gains possesion and thinks about the shot
... B_Wolford is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... A_Barken signals that it is indirect
... Jinky shapes to shoot
... He plays it to E_Stranger instead
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... W_A_Glen hits it out for a throw
Min. 87 :(vla) W_A_Glen crosses into the box, finding B_Wolford
... B_Wolford hits a curling shot!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) P_Senderos runs at M_Scholl
... The defender slips and falls over
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... M_Killagon hits it out for a throw
Min. 89 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa crosses to B_Wolford
... B_Wolford blasts it at the goal !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 90 :(vla) B_Wolford takes possession
... Knocks it past M_Killagon
... He's through on goal
... A skilful effort from B_Wolford !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Scholl gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds H_Van_Hus
... But F_Wood reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 91 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa miskicks!
... He finds B_Wolford though
... That was fortunate
... B_Wolford heads the ball towards goal !
... But S_Scuffet tips it over
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 92 :(vla) M_Valbuena retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... Saruman latches onto the end of it
... Saruman drives it low !
... S_Scuffet is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : S_Scuffet
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : M_A_Nastasic (37)
Booked : M_Killagon (71)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : D_Criscrito (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : C_Smalling (49)
Booked : M_Valbuena (64), B_Wolford (84)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 27
Off target : 5 | 15
On target : 6 | 12
Possession : 27 | 73
Corners : 1 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 0 | 3
Fouls : 10 | 17
Key Tackles : 12 | 11
Key Passes : 17 | 22
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Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 0 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 39 5 1 4 41 | 94 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 0
D_Boyata DF 2 23 6 10 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 1
M_Killagon DF 1 18 11 3 31 | 94 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 98 -2 -2
H_Van_Hus DF 1 16 1 4 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
M_A_Nastasic DF 1 25 2 2 45 | 37 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 -10 -10
M_Scholl MF 2 10 27 10 22 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 10
D_Thomson MF 1 5 16 6 24 | 94 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 29 8 25 | 94 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 5
Jinky MF 3 8 28 8 41 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
E_Stranger FW 2 9 7 26 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
J_Roger FW 2 5 8 13 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Reid DF 2 24 6 9 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Rojo DF 1 23 6 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 28 8 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielder01 MF 1 1 1 1 10 | 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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P_Shilton GK 34 6 5 3 18 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 94 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 10 11
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
C_Smalling DF 1 28 8 5 29 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 -10 -10
W_A_Glen DF 2 27 7 8 31 | 94 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 20 7
M_Valbuena MF 2 12 29 10 45 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -1
F_Wood MF 1 12 28 7 41 | 94 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 27 12 25 | 94 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 1
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 27 21 34 | 67 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 16
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 72 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Van_Boer DF 1 28 5 6 32 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 27 11 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saruman AM 2 7 27 24 30 | 27 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 8
B_Wolford FW 1 11 14 27 28 | 22 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 7
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Manchester City | Valencia
4-4-2 N | 5-3-1-1 A
Scott Matthews | Andie Glen
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S_Scuffet GK | GK P_Shilton
D_Boyata DF | DF P_Senderos
M_Killagon DF | DF D_Criscrito
H_Van_Hus DF | DF E_Johnson
M_A_Nastasic DF | DF C_Smalling
M_Scholl MF | DF W_A_Glen
D_Thomson MF | MF M_Valbuena
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF F_Wood
Jinky MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
E_Stranger FW | AM J_R_Riquelme
J_Roger FW | FW Stefano
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P_Out SUB | SUB J_Hart
W_Reid SUB | SUB W_Van_Boer
M_Rojo SUB | SUB T_Huddlestone
Y_Abdessadki SUB | SUB Saruman
Midfielder01 SUB | SUB B_Wolford
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 3 :(vla) D_Criscrito with the Cruyff turn
... D_Criscrito with the side footed shot!
... S_Scuffet blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 4 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sprints past D_Thomson
... J_R_Riquelme with a thundering volley!
... S_Scuffet gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 8 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa brings the ball into the opposing area
... Stefano makes himself available
... M_A_Nastasic gets to the ball first
Min. 9 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... P_Do_Shaw has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... P_Shilton fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 9 :(vla) F_Wood finds Stefano in acres of space
... Stefano swings in the shot!
... But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 10 :(vla) D_Criscrito with a measured pass to M_Valbuena
... But M_Killagon clears the ball to safety
Min. 11 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... It hits off a defender!
... S_Scuffet is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Valbuena plays it towards the near post!
... S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 14 :(mnc) J_Roger with the towering header to M_Scholl
... But D_Criscrito reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 15 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to E_Stranger
... P_Senderos gets to the ball first
Min. 18 :(mnc) M_Scholl finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... M_Scholl hits the ball on the bounce !
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
Min. 18 :(vla) Stefano kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... N_Ben_Khalifa gets on the end of the pass
... N_Ben_Khalifa rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 19 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme controls it well
... He nutmegs Jinky
... He puts in W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen hits a great drive!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 20 :(mnc) J_Roger breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on P_Shilton!
... C_Smalling brings him down!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... A_Barken calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(mnc) J_Roger beats J_R_Riquelme
... He showed great skill there
... J_Roger throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... He hits the side netting
Min. 21 :(mnc) Jinky lays the ball back to D_Boyata
... F_Wood is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... A_Barken warns him
Min. 22 :(mnc) M_Scholl floats the ball in to find D_Boyata
... D_Boyata gets his head to the ball !
... Looks like it should be P_Shilton's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... P_Shilton looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 25 :(vla) W_A_Glen plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_A_Nastasic
Min. 27 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme takes on P_Do_Shaw
... He runs past him
... J_R_Riquelme aiming for the bottom corner !
... But S_Scuffet parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 29 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw drives it across the face of the goal J_Roger
... W_A_Glen makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by M_Scholl!
... It comes to E_Stranger
... He gets the shot away
... P_Shilton narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 31 :(mnc) Jinky finds his way through
... He has tremendous pace
... F_Wood with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 32 :(mnc) D_Thomson finds the run of E_Stranger
... P_Senderos gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 33 :(mnc) Jinky retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... E_Stranger latches onto the end of it
... D_Criscrito reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 35 :(vla) M_Valbuena reads the run of J_R_Riquelme
... E_Stranger with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 37 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a pinpoint pass to E_Stranger
... F_Wood takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 37 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa nutmegs D_Boyata
... M_A_Nastasic swings an elbow at his opponent!!
... That looked nasty!
... RED CARD!!
... A_Barken sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 37 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into Stefano
... Stefano tries to catch the keeper out!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 38 :(mnc) E_Stranger has time and space on the edge of the box
... But C_Smalling slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 38 :(mnc) D_Thomson with a short pass to find E_Stranger
... C_Smalling with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Scott Matthews looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 41 :(mnc) J_Roger turns nicely onto the ball
... M_Valbuena with an ugly foul
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Valbuena runs forward
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Jinky hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) Stefano kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... E_Johnson gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... M_Killagon knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But A_Barken just turns away!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Valencia
Min. 46 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from N_Ben_Khalifa to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme chases it through, he must score !
... S_Scuffet parries it
Min. 48 :(vla) F_Wood with the heel pass to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme with the cheeky shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 49 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to J_Roger
... C_Smalling swings an elbow at his opponent!!
... That looked nasty!
... A_Barken calls him over
... A_Barken tells him he has had enough warnings
... He has already been booked also!
... A_Barken shows him his second yellow!!
... RED CARD!!
Min. 51 :(vla) D_Criscrito nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... D_Criscrito has a go!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... S_Scuffet never had a chance!
Min. 52 :(vla) F_Wood pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... J_R_Riquelme is clean through!
... D_Thomson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 53 :(vla) W_A_Glen with a first time pass
... Stefano runs onto it!
... M_Killagon plays the back pass
... S_Scuffet can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... M_Valbuena crosses it in!
... S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 55 :(vla) W_Van_Boer is being brought on
... E_Johnson is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) Stefano plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... A well-placed shot from Stefano !
... S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 58 :(mnc) D_Thomson unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Scholl
... D_Criscrito cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 59 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme finds W_Van_Boer with a ball over the defence
... W_Van_Boer with the attempt at goal!
... Brilliant save from S_Scuffet
... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 60 :(vla) Stefano has it now
... He takes on D_Boyata
... He gets past him!
... He puts in M_Valbuena!
... An audacious effort from M_Valbuena !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a smart pass to Jinky
... Jinky attempts a chip!
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 64 :(vla) D_Criscrito with an in swinging cross to Stefano
... D_Boyata with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 64 :(mnc) J_Roger breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on P_Shilton!
... M_Valbuena brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 65 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as Saruman comes on for J_R_Riquelme to play AM
Min. 67 :(vla) M_Valbuena finds Stefano with a perfectly weighted pass
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Killagon picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a mistake by P_Do_Shaw
... Can he make them pay?
... Saruman strikes a wicked curler !
... S_Scuffet can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... S_Scuffet has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 69 :(vla) Saruman finds F_Wood in the box
... F_Wood launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... S_Scuffet with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 70 :(vla) B_Wolford replaces Stefano to play as a FW
Min. 70 :(vla) B_Wolford lobs it over the defender
... B_Wolford gets his head to the ball !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... S_Scuffet was beaten there!
Min. 71 :(mnc) Jinky with an in swinging cross to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 71 :(vla) B_Wolford sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... M_Killagon is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 72 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a mistake by Jinky
... D_Boyata wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 73 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw flicks the ball through
... E_Stranger runs onto it!
... E_Stranger swings in the shot!
... P_Shilton just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 73 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past D_Boyata
... He knocks it to B_Wolford!
... But he loses control of it
... H_Van_Hus belts it clear
Min. 76 :(vla) D_Criscrito nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
... D_Criscrito hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... S_Scuffet with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Valbuena finds his way through
... He has tremendous pace
... D_Boyata gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(mnc) D_Thomson wins possession
... He plays the ball across to J_Roger
... P_Senderos beats him to the ball
Min. 78 :(vla) W_A_Glen sidesteps J_Roger
... He showed great skill there
... W_A_Glen hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... S_Scuffet gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 79 :(mnc) H_Van_Hus sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... H_Van_Hus tries to beat P_Shilton from outside the area!
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 79 :(vla) Saruman with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Senderos gets on the end of the pass
... P_Senderos has a dig at goal!
... S_Scuffet makes a fine save
Min. 81 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a smart turn
... M_Scholl with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 81 :(vla) Saruman finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Saruman tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
... S_Scuffet parries it
Min. 82 :(mnc) M_Scholl has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past W_Van_Boer
... He knocks it to J_Roger!
... A delicate chip from J_Roger !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(vla) Saruman steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Saruman drives the shot in!
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 84 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
... E_Stranger gains possesion and thinks about the shot
... B_Wolford is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... A_Barken signals that it is indirect
... Jinky shapes to shoot
... He plays it to E_Stranger instead
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... W_A_Glen hits it out for a throw
Min. 87 :(vla) W_A_Glen crosses into the box, finding B_Wolford
... B_Wolford hits a curling shot!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) P_Senderos runs at M_Scholl
... The defender slips and falls over
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... M_Killagon hits it out for a throw
Min. 89 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa crosses to B_Wolford
... B_Wolford blasts it at the goal !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 90 :(vla) B_Wolford takes possession
... Knocks it past M_Killagon
... He's through on goal
... A skilful effort from B_Wolford !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Scholl gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds H_Van_Hus
... But F_Wood reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 91 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa miskicks!
... He finds B_Wolford though
... That was fortunate
... B_Wolford heads the ball towards goal !
... But S_Scuffet tips it over
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 92 :(vla) M_Valbuena retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... Saruman latches onto the end of it
... Saruman drives it low !
... S_Scuffet is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : S_Scuffet
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : M_A_Nastasic (37)
Booked : M_Killagon (71)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : D_Criscrito (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : C_Smalling (49)
Booked : M_Valbuena (64), B_Wolford (84)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 27
Off target : 5 | 15
On target : 6 | 12
Possession : 27 | 73
Corners : 1 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 0 | 3
Fouls : 10 | 17
Key Tackles : 12 | 11
Key Passes : 17 | 22
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Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 0 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 39 5 1 4 41 | 94 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 0
D_Boyata DF 2 23 6 10 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 1
M_Killagon DF 1 18 11 3 31 | 94 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 98 -2 -2
H_Van_Hus DF 1 16 1 4 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
M_A_Nastasic DF 1 25 2 2 45 | 37 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 -10 -10
M_Scholl MF 2 10 27 10 22 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 10
D_Thomson MF 1 5 16 6 24 | 94 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 29 8 25 | 94 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 5
Jinky MF 3 8 28 8 41 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
E_Stranger FW 2 9 7 26 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
J_Roger FW 2 5 8 13 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Reid DF 2 24 6 9 41 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Rojo DF 1 23 6 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 28 8 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielder01 MF 1 1 1 1 10 | 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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P_Shilton GK 34 6 5 3 18 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 94 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 10 11
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
C_Smalling DF 1 28 8 5 29 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 -10 -10
W_A_Glen DF 2 27 7 8 31 | 94 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 20 7
M_Valbuena MF 2 12 29 10 45 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -1
F_Wood MF 1 12 28 7 41 | 94 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 5
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 27 12 25 | 94 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 1
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 27 21 34 | 67 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 16
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 72 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Van_Boer DF 1 28 5 6 32 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 27 11 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saruman AM 2 7 27 24 30 | 27 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 8
B_Wolford FW 1 11 14 27 28 | 22 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 7
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