Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Valencia (Mon Oct 14)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Valencia
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  5-2-2-1 E
                          Dan Sellers  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                        J_Leighton GK  |  GK Petrovic
                       M_Blackwell DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                         G_Bergomi DF  |  DF J_Drummond
                        V_Lindelof DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                        W_Kambwala DF  |  DF S_Busquets
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  DM M_Ritchie
                           R_Keane MF  |  DM M_Langerak
                            D_Luca AM  |  MF L_Yamal
                       N_Fuellkrug FW  |  MF S_Veron
                     K_Jan_Huntlar FW  |  FW C_Balotelli
                                       |
                           G_Kobel SUB |  SUB G_Roy
                           M_Kelly SUB |  SUB H_Maguire
                            D_Gore SUB |  SUB Maxwell
                          L_Sharpe SUB |  SUB W_Brandt
                            A_Diaz SUB |  SUB Carbone

Referee: G_Ginchev (Bulgaria)


Min. 1  :(vla) Valencia made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 2  :(vla) Valencia restructured their strategy to A
Min. 2  :(vla) C_Balotelli skips the challenge from W_Kambwala
          ...  But M_Blackwell slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 4  :(mnu) R_Keane holds the ball up
          ...  He sees N_Fuellkrug in space!
          ...  M_Langerak gets to the ball first
Min. 4  :(vla) L_Yamal miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_Balotelli though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But G_Bergomi wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 4  :(mnu) R_Keane sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Veron with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He is warned by G_Ginchev
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 7  :(vla) L_Yamal retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  C_Balotelli latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Balotelli drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with J_Leighton
          ...  He dinks it over J_Leighton
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Valencia ahead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 11 :(mnu) D_Luca beats M_Ritchie
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A powerful header from D_Luca !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Petrovic makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 12 :(mnu) R_Keane squares it to K_Jan_Huntlar
          ...  What a shot from K_Jan_Huntlar !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 15 :(vla) L_Yamal with a short pass to find C_Balotelli
          ...  N_Fuellkrug with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 19 :(vla) S_Veron looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Balotelli
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Shaw
Min. 20 :(vla) A_Laporte takes advantage of a mistake by M_Blackwell
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  R_Keane tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Ginchev has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Ginchev!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 21 :(vla) M_Materazzi turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Blackwell reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Langerak chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Blackwell
Min. 23 :(mnu) R_Keane takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Laporte pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 23 :(vla) M_Langerak barges L_Shaw off the ball
          ...  But V_Lindelof clears the ball to safety
Min. 28 :(mnu) R_Keane with a glorious 60-yard pass to G_Bergomi
          ...  G_Bergomi looks to see where Petrovic is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 35 :(vla) S_Busquets with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  L_Yamal gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Yamal beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat J_Leighton
          ...  He rounds J_Leighton
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  J_Leighton manages to get to it !!
Min. 37 :(mnu) K_Jan_Huntlar threads the through ball to D_Luca
          ...  But A_Laporte clears the ball to safety
Min. 37 :(mnu) K_Jan_Huntlar breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Petrovic!
          ...  M_Ritchie brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 41 :(vla) L_Yamal with a burst of pace
          ...  L_Shaw with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Valencia players
          ...  He is warned by G_Ginchev
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) S_Veron is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Balotelli
          ...  W_Kambwala rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Ginchev going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 45 :(mnu) K_Porborsky reads the run of D_Luca
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Cannavaro
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 48 :(vla) M_Ritchie beats G_Bergomi
          ...  M_Ritchie gets up high for the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ritchie drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Leighton catches it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 1-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(mnu) N_Fuellkrug slides the ball across to V_Lindelof
          ...  F_Cannavaro goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 52 :(vla) S_Busquets kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  L_Yamal gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Yamal uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Leighton's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Leighton looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 54 :(mnu) M_Blackwell runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Lindelof
          ...  V_Lindelof hits a curling shot!
          ...  Petrovic gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 55 :(vla) L_Yamal with a reverse pass to C_Balotelli
          ...  R_Keane forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Yamal swings it in!
          ...  W_Kambwala reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 56 :(mnu) D_Gore is coming on for G_Bergomi and playing DF
Min. 59 :(mnu) D_Gore with the nod to K_Jan_Huntlar
          ...  M_Langerak fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 62 :(mnu) D_Luca is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_Jan_Huntlar
          ...  K_Jan_Huntlar with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But Petrovic with the difficult save
Min. 65 :(mnu) A_Diaz is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Fuellkrug is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 65 :(mnu) R_Keane with the through ball to D_Luca
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Langerak
Min. 68 :(vla) S_Busquets runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  C_Balotelli latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  C_Balotelli with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But J_Leighton smothers the ball.
Min. 69 :(vla) S_Busquets with the dribble
          ...  W_Kambwala with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 76 :(vla) C_Balotelli takes advantage of a bad back pass from V_Lindelof
          ...  W_Kambwala anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 77 :(mnu) D_Luca looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Diaz
          ...  F_Cannavaro reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 78 :(vla) J_Drummond with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Veron gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Blackwell gets to the ball first
Min. 84 :(vla) H_Maguire is ready to come on to replace A_Laporte
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 84 :(vla) W_Brandt will come on for L_Yamal and play MF
Min. 84 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Carbone will come on for C_Balotelli and play FW
Min. 85 :(vla) Maxwell replaces J_Drummond to play as a DF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnu) R_Keane finds D_Luca on the edge of the box
          ...  But F_Cannavaro slides in

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 99,280
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : R_Keane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Jan_Huntlar (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Keane (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : L_Yamal
Scorers              : C_Balotelli (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ritchie (37), M_Langerak (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Leighton     GK  32   4   3   4  27 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
M_Blackwell    DF   2  29   6   7  23 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
G_Bergomi      DF   2  29   2   2  28 |  59   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Lindelof     DF   2  28   6   3  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
L_Shaw         DF   2  28   2   1  47 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Kambwala     DF   2  26   7   1  36 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
K_Porborsky    MF   1  11  32   1  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Keane        MF   1  11  27   4  22 |  95   0   1   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  68  -2
D_Luca         AM   2   4  28  23  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
N_Fuellkrug    FW   1   1   3  28  42 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Jan_Huntlar  FW   2   8  10  26  47 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
G_Kobel        GK  29   2   3   4  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  27   5   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gore         DF   2   5  30   2  31 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Sharpe       MF   1   1  27   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diaz         FW   2   2   7  25  28 |  27   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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Petrovic       GK  35   4   5   5  40 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  28   7   3  28 |  87   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  27  19   1  27 |  88   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  27  11   5  15 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   1  27   6   1  16 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Busquets     DF   2  17  27   1  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Ritchie      DM   1  12  26   7  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Langerak     DM   1  21  25  11  43 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
L_Yamal        MF   1   1  30  17  27 |  87   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
S_Veron        MF   2   3  29   5  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Balotelli    FW   1   2   3  28  42 |  87   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  27   7   1  12 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxwell        DF   2  25   7  11  23 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Brandt       MF   2  17  25   1  32 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carbone        FW   1  16  16  28  28 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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