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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 7
Manchester City 2 - 2 Valencia
Elite Football League Match, Manchester City vs. Valencia (Mon May 29)
Manchester City | Valencia
4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-2-1 C
Scott Matthews | Andie Glen
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S_Scuffet GK | GK P_Shilton
M_Keown DF | DF P_Senderos
W_Reid DF | DF D_Criscrito
D_Boyata DF | DF E_Johnson
M_Rojo DF | DF W_Van_Boer
P_Do_Shaw MF | DM F_Wood
Jinky MF | MF T_Huddlestone
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF D_Gaitnat
M_Scholl MF | AM Saruman
G_Botti FW | AM J_R_Riquelme
E_Stranger FW | FW Stefano
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P_Out SUB | SUB J_Hart
M_Killagon SUB | SUB W_A_Glen
H_Van_Hus SUB | SUB M_Valbuena
D_Thomson SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
J_Roger SUB | SUB B_Wolford
Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)
Min. 1 :(mnc) Jinky holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to G_Botti
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... D_Criscrito hits it out for a throw
Min. 2 :(mnc) E_Stranger takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Wood
... E_Stranger belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... GOAL !!
... Runs off and slides on his knees!!
... The fans go wild!
... Manchester City have snatched the lead!
... Manchester City 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 3 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play A
Min. 5 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw brings it under control
... He takes on W_Van_Boer
... He gets past him!
... He puts in E_Stranger!
... D_Criscrito takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 5 :(vla) F_Wood is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to T_Huddlestone
... W_Reid pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 6 :(vla) D_Criscrito runs at goal
... He spots the run of E_Johnson
... He's played him in
... E_Johnson gets his head to the ball !
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... Saruman chips the ball into the area!
... Stefano gets his head on it
... S_Scuffet with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... Saruman swings it in!
... S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 7 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with a probing through ball J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 8 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Saruman
... Saruman hits the ball first time!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 9 :(vla) The ball rolls free!
... T_Huddlestone takes control of it on the half way line
... He sprints past the defenders!!
... T_Huddlestone attempts to drive it home!
... S_Scuffet with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 10 :(mnc) Jinky with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Do_Shaw gets on the end of the pass
... An audacious effort from P_Do_Shaw !
... 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!
... CORNER!
... M_Keown chips the ball in towards the back post!
... P_Shilton easily catches it!
Min. 13 :(mnc) M_Keown takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to W_Reid
... W_Reid is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But J_Hunye waves play on
... He just has to beat P_Shilton
... He rounds P_Shilton
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 16 :(vla) D_Gaitnat plays it forward to P_Senderos
... P_Senderos curls the ball in on goal !
... S_Scuffet just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 17 :(mnc) Jinky with a smart pass to M_Scholl
... M_Scholl tries the shot !
... P_Shilton just watches float over the bar!
Min. 17 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... J_R_Riquelme gets up high for the header !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... S_Scuffet grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 18 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Saruman
... Saruman is clean through!
... He rounds S_Scuffet
... He tries to flick it past S_Scuffet
... He falls over
... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki hoists the ball across to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger tries the lob from 30 yards !
... Over the bar
Min. 21 :(vla) W_Van_Boer holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Stefano
... A powerful header from Stefano !
... It looks good
... S_Scuffet with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 23 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a probing through ball G_Botti
... D_Criscrito slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 24 :(mnc) W_Reid holds the ball up
... He sees P_Do_Shaw in space!
... P_Do_Shaw with a terrific drive !
... P_Shilton makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 24 :(vla) Saruman with a slick pass to Stefano
... But D_Boyata wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... T_Huddlestone curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Scuffet
Min. 27 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to G_Botti
... P_Senderos gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 28 :(vla) S_Scuffet miskicks!
... J_R_Riquelme is takes control of the ball!
... G_Botti fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Hunye wants a word
... It's just a warning
Min. 29 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Y_Abdessadki!
... He has some space now!
... G_Botti with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 31 :(mnc) M_Rojo with the first time pass to G_Botti
... G_Botti runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 35 :(mnc) Jinky lays the ball back to G_Botti
... G_Botti unleashes a pile driver !
... P_Shilton makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 36 :(vla) Stefano knocks the ball past the defender
... Stefano with the attempt at goal!
... But S_Scuffet punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 38 :(vla) F_Wood turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to T_Huddlestone
... W_Reid robs him of the ball
Min. 40 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
... E_Stranger seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... D_Gaitnat with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... P_Do_Shaw shapes to shoot
... He plays it to M_Keown instead
... But P_Senderos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... M_Scholl lofts the ball in!
... G_Botti gets something on it!
... P_Shilton saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 41 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... A left-footer by Y_Abdessadki !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 41 :(vla) D_Gaitnat holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to Stefano
... Stefano tries one from the edge of the box !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) M_Scholl with the heel pass to Jinky
... Jinky shapes up for a shot!
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 47 :(mnc) M_Scholl controls it well
... He nutmegs P_Senderos
... He puts in G_Botti!
... G_Botti has a go!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Valencia
Min. 46 :(vla) P_Senderos pulls it back to D_Gaitnat
... D_Gaitnat gets his head to the ball !
... But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on S_Scuffet anyway
Min. 47 :(vla) Saruman cuts through the defence
... Saruman with a powerful diving header!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 50 :(vla) F_Wood gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Saruman is unmarked
... E_Stranger with a nasty foul
... J_Hunye will want to speak to him
Min. 51 :(vla) Stefano flicks it over M_Scholl and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Stefano with the 40 yard drive !
... S_Scuffet gets his fingertips to it
Min. 53 :(mnc) Jinky puts in E_Stranger
... E_Johnson wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 55 :(vla) W_A_Glen is being prepared to come on
... P_Senderos is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 59 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw has it now
... He takes on W_A_Glen
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Boyata!
... D_Boyata sends it flying towards goal!
... P_Shilton with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 59 :(vla) Saruman is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Stefano
... Stefano tries to chip the ball over S_Scuffet!
... S_Scuffet with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to G_Botti
... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Huddlestone
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw chips the ball in towards the back post!
... E_Stranger with the shot!
... GOAL !!
... It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
... Manchester City 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 64 :(vla) Saruman with a probing pass to Stefano
... Stefano curls it towards the top corner !
... GOAL !!
... S_Scuffet has to pick the ball out of the net
... Manchester City 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Valbuena is being prepared to come on
... F_Wood is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 70 :(vla) B_Wolford is going to be brought on
... Stefano is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(vla) Saruman nutmegs M_Keown
... M_Keown goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 71 :(vla) D_Criscrito with the first time flick to J_R_Riquelme
... A powerful header from J_R_Riquelme !
... It looks good
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... GOAL !!
... S_Scuffet looks dejected!
... That's the equaliser!
... Manchester City 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 72 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to C
Min. 72 :(mnc) E_Stranger turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... But W_A_Glen puts it in row Z!
Min. 73 :(vla) B_Wolford gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Jinky!
... He has some space now!
... B_Wolford attempts to nutmeg S_Scuffet!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 75 :(vla) T_Huddlestone sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... J_R_Riquelme runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Rojo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 76 :(vla) Saruman holds the ball up
... He sees D_Criscrito in space!
... But M_Rojo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... B_Wolford floats the ball in!
... S_Scuffet jumps well to claim it!
Min. 79 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to G_Botti
... M_Valbuena with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Hunye calls him over
... J_Hunye is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(mnc) E_Stranger skips the challenge from Saruman
... E_Stranger aims for the top right corner !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with a simple pass to M_Scholl
... Good sliding challenge from W_Van_Boer
Min. 88 :(vla) S_Scuffet miskicks!
... B_Wolford is takes control of the ball!
... B_Wolford hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... S_Scuffet has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... S_Scuffet reacts well to save!!!
Min. 90 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger is in acres of space!
... He looked offside to me
... He tries to round P_Shilton
... He slips it underneath P_Shilton
... He hits it towards goal!
... wide!!
Min. 90 :(vla) W_Van_Boer takes advantage of a mistake by M_Keown
... Can he make them pay?
... Jinky with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... J_Hunye warned him
Min. 90 :(vla) M_Valbuena whips the ball across to T_Huddlestone
... D_Boyata tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Gaitnat chips the ball in towards the back post!
... S_Scuffet makes the catch!
Min. 91 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki floats the ball in to find E_Stranger
... Saruman seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 110,208
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : P_Do_Shaw
Scorers : E_Stranger (2,62)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (64), J_R_Riquelme (71)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : D_Gaitnat (40), M_Valbuena (79)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 19
Off target : 8 | 9
On target : 8 | 10
Possession : 39 | 61
Corners : 3 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 2
Subs Used : 0 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 8
Key Tackles : 7 | 10
Key Passes : 20 | 17
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Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 2 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 | 93 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
M_Keown DF 3 26 12 7 21 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
W_Reid DF 2 24 6 9 41 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
D_Boyata DF 2 23 6 10 22 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
M_Rojo DF 1 23 6 8 20 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 29 8 25 | 93 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 75 6
Jinky MF 3 8 28 8 41 | 93 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 5
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 28 8 29 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
M_Scholl MF 2 10 27 10 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
G_Botti FW 1 8 9 27 32 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
E_Stranger FW 2 9 7 26 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 43
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Killagon DF 1 18 11 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Van_Hus DF 1 16 1 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Thomson MF 1 5 16 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Roger FW 2 5 8 13 31 | 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 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 57 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 93 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 35 0
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
W_Van_Boer DF 1 28 5 6 32 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
F_Wood DM 1 12 28 7 41 | 67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 27 11 19 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
D_Gaitnat MF 2 9 27 10 31 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 28 3
Saruman AM 2 7 27 24 30 | 93 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 55 3
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 27 21 34 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 22
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 72 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 46
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 27 7 8 31 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Valbuena DM 2 12 29 10 45 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 27 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Wolford FW 1 11 14 27 28 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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Manchester City | Valencia
4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-2-1 C
Scott Matthews | Andie Glen
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S_Scuffet GK | GK P_Shilton
M_Keown DF | DF P_Senderos
W_Reid DF | DF D_Criscrito
D_Boyata DF | DF E_Johnson
M_Rojo DF | DF W_Van_Boer
P_Do_Shaw MF | DM F_Wood
Jinky MF | MF T_Huddlestone
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF D_Gaitnat
M_Scholl MF | AM Saruman
G_Botti FW | AM J_R_Riquelme
E_Stranger FW | FW Stefano
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P_Out SUB | SUB J_Hart
M_Killagon SUB | SUB W_A_Glen
H_Van_Hus SUB | SUB M_Valbuena
D_Thomson SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
J_Roger SUB | SUB B_Wolford
Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)
Min. 1 :(mnc) Jinky holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to G_Botti
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... D_Criscrito hits it out for a throw
Min. 2 :(mnc) E_Stranger takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Wood
... E_Stranger belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... GOAL !!
... Runs off and slides on his knees!!
... The fans go wild!
... Manchester City have snatched the lead!
... Manchester City 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 3 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play A
Min. 5 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw brings it under control
... He takes on W_Van_Boer
... He gets past him!
... He puts in E_Stranger!
... D_Criscrito takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 5 :(vla) F_Wood is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to T_Huddlestone
... W_Reid pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 6 :(vla) D_Criscrito runs at goal
... He spots the run of E_Johnson
... He's played him in
... E_Johnson gets his head to the ball !
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... Saruman chips the ball into the area!
... Stefano gets his head on it
... S_Scuffet with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... Saruman swings it in!
... S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 7 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with a probing through ball J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 8 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Saruman
... Saruman hits the ball first time!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 9 :(vla) The ball rolls free!
... T_Huddlestone takes control of it on the half way line
... He sprints past the defenders!!
... T_Huddlestone attempts to drive it home!
... S_Scuffet with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 10 :(mnc) Jinky with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Do_Shaw gets on the end of the pass
... An audacious effort from P_Do_Shaw !
... 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!
... CORNER!
... M_Keown chips the ball in towards the back post!
... P_Shilton easily catches it!
Min. 13 :(mnc) M_Keown takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to W_Reid
... W_Reid is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But J_Hunye waves play on
... He just has to beat P_Shilton
... He rounds P_Shilton
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 16 :(vla) D_Gaitnat plays it forward to P_Senderos
... P_Senderos curls the ball in on goal !
... S_Scuffet just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 17 :(mnc) Jinky with a smart pass to M_Scholl
... M_Scholl tries the shot !
... P_Shilton just watches float over the bar!
Min. 17 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... J_R_Riquelme gets up high for the header !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... S_Scuffet grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 18 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Saruman
... Saruman is clean through!
... He rounds S_Scuffet
... He tries to flick it past S_Scuffet
... He falls over
... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki hoists the ball across to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger tries the lob from 30 yards !
... Over the bar
Min. 21 :(vla) W_Van_Boer holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Stefano
... A powerful header from Stefano !
... It looks good
... S_Scuffet with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 23 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a probing through ball G_Botti
... D_Criscrito slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 24 :(mnc) W_Reid holds the ball up
... He sees P_Do_Shaw in space!
... P_Do_Shaw with a terrific drive !
... P_Shilton makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 24 :(vla) Saruman with a slick pass to Stefano
... But D_Boyata wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... T_Huddlestone curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Scuffet
Min. 27 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to G_Botti
... P_Senderos gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 28 :(vla) S_Scuffet miskicks!
... J_R_Riquelme is takes control of the ball!
... G_Botti fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Hunye wants a word
... It's just a warning
Min. 29 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Y_Abdessadki!
... He has some space now!
... G_Botti with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 31 :(mnc) M_Rojo with the first time pass to G_Botti
... G_Botti runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But P_Shilton punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 35 :(mnc) Jinky lays the ball back to G_Botti
... G_Botti unleashes a pile driver !
... P_Shilton makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 36 :(vla) Stefano knocks the ball past the defender
... Stefano with the attempt at goal!
... But S_Scuffet punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 38 :(vla) F_Wood turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to T_Huddlestone
... W_Reid robs him of the ball
Min. 40 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
... E_Stranger seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... D_Gaitnat with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... P_Do_Shaw shapes to shoot
... He plays it to M_Keown instead
... But P_Senderos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... M_Scholl lofts the ball in!
... G_Botti gets something on it!
... P_Shilton saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 41 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... A left-footer by Y_Abdessadki !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 41 :(vla) D_Gaitnat holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to Stefano
... Stefano tries one from the edge of the box !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) M_Scholl with the heel pass to Jinky
... Jinky shapes up for a shot!
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 47 :(mnc) M_Scholl controls it well
... He nutmegs P_Senderos
... He puts in G_Botti!
... G_Botti has a go!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Valencia
Min. 46 :(vla) P_Senderos pulls it back to D_Gaitnat
... D_Gaitnat gets his head to the ball !
... But S_Scuffet reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on S_Scuffet anyway
Min. 47 :(vla) Saruman cuts through the defence
... Saruman with a powerful diving header!
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 50 :(vla) F_Wood gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Saruman is unmarked
... E_Stranger with a nasty foul
... J_Hunye will want to speak to him
Min. 51 :(vla) Stefano flicks it over M_Scholl and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Stefano with the 40 yard drive !
... S_Scuffet gets his fingertips to it
Min. 53 :(mnc) Jinky puts in E_Stranger
... E_Johnson wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 55 :(vla) W_A_Glen is being prepared to come on
... P_Senderos is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 59 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw has it now
... He takes on W_A_Glen
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Boyata!
... D_Boyata sends it flying towards goal!
... P_Shilton with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 59 :(vla) Saruman is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to Stefano
... Stefano tries to chip the ball over S_Scuffet!
... S_Scuffet with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 62 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to G_Botti
... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Huddlestone
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw chips the ball in towards the back post!
... E_Stranger with the shot!
... GOAL !!
... It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
... Manchester City 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 64 :(vla) Saruman with a probing pass to Stefano
... Stefano curls it towards the top corner !
... GOAL !!
... S_Scuffet has to pick the ball out of the net
... Manchester City 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Valbuena is being prepared to come on
... F_Wood is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 70 :(vla) B_Wolford is going to be brought on
... Stefano is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(vla) Saruman nutmegs M_Keown
... M_Keown goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 71 :(vla) D_Criscrito with the first time flick to J_R_Riquelme
... A powerful header from J_R_Riquelme !
... It looks good
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... GOAL !!
... S_Scuffet looks dejected!
... That's the equaliser!
... Manchester City 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 72 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to C
Min. 72 :(mnc) E_Stranger turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... But W_A_Glen puts it in row Z!
Min. 73 :(vla) B_Wolford gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Jinky!
... He has some space now!
... B_Wolford attempts to nutmeg S_Scuffet!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 75 :(vla) T_Huddlestone sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... J_R_Riquelme runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Rojo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 76 :(vla) Saruman holds the ball up
... He sees D_Criscrito in space!
... But M_Rojo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
... CORNER!
... B_Wolford floats the ball in!
... S_Scuffet jumps well to claim it!
Min. 79 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to G_Botti
... M_Valbuena with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Hunye calls him over
... J_Hunye is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(mnc) E_Stranger skips the challenge from Saruman
... E_Stranger aims for the top right corner !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with a simple pass to M_Scholl
... Good sliding challenge from W_Van_Boer
Min. 88 :(vla) S_Scuffet miskicks!
... B_Wolford is takes control of the ball!
... B_Wolford hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... S_Scuffet has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... S_Scuffet reacts well to save!!!
Min. 90 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger is in acres of space!
... He looked offside to me
... He tries to round P_Shilton
... He slips it underneath P_Shilton
... He hits it towards goal!
... wide!!
Min. 90 :(vla) W_Van_Boer takes advantage of a mistake by M_Keown
... Can he make them pay?
... Jinky with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... J_Hunye warned him
Min. 90 :(vla) M_Valbuena whips the ball across to T_Huddlestone
... D_Boyata tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... D_Gaitnat chips the ball in towards the back post!
... S_Scuffet makes the catch!
Min. 91 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki floats the ball in to find E_Stranger
... Saruman seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 110,208
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : P_Do_Shaw
Scorers : E_Stranger (2,62)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (64), J_R_Riquelme (71)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : D_Gaitnat (40), M_Valbuena (79)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 19
Off target : 8 | 9
On target : 8 | 10
Possession : 39 | 61
Corners : 3 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 2
Subs Used : 0 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 8
Key Tackles : 7 | 10
Key Passes : 20 | 17
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Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 2 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 | 93 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
M_Keown DF 3 26 12 7 21 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
W_Reid DF 2 24 6 9 41 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
D_Boyata DF 2 23 6 10 22 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
M_Rojo DF 1 23 6 8 20 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 29 8 25 | 93 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 75 6
Jinky MF 3 8 28 8 41 | 93 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 5
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 28 8 29 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
M_Scholl MF 2 10 27 10 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
G_Botti FW 1 8 9 27 32 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
E_Stranger FW 2 9 7 26 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 43
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Killagon DF 1 18 11 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Van_Hus DF 1 16 1 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Thomson MF 1 5 16 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Roger FW 2 5 8 13 31 | 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 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 57 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 1
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 93 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 35 0
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
W_Van_Boer DF 1 28 5 6 32 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
F_Wood DM 1 12 28 7 41 | 67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 27 11 19 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
D_Gaitnat MF 2 9 27 10 31 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 28 3
Saruman AM 2 7 27 24 30 | 93 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 55 3
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 27 21 34 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 22
Stefano FW 2 9 8 29 39 | 72 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 46
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 27 7 8 31 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Valbuena DM 2 12 29 10 45 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 27 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Wolford FW 1 11 14 27 28 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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