Elite FA Cup Group Match, Marseille vs. Valencia (Wed Dec 21)


                            Marseille  |  Valencia
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 P
                         Daniel Perry  |  James Burns
                                       |
                          P_Assure GK  |  GK Bonner
                     Mark_Robinson DF  |  DF A_Obileye
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF T_Forou
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF S_Cooper
                        A_Valencia DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                       Seong_Gihun DM  |  MF M_Barry
                             Bovan MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                        A_Oko_Flex MF  |  MF R_Tabatta
                       D_Upamecano AM  |  MF T_Kroos
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW W_Jose
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        A_Bildeaux SUB |  SUB P_Thompson
                       Omar_Little SUB |  SUB M_Gorgon
                          Roy_Kent SUB |  SUB Jesus_Cordoba
                         R_Parlour SUB |  SUB Thiago_C
                     Rolando_Silva SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(vla) L_Macleod finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Mark_Robinson
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 3  :(msl) Aoyama_Hideki runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki drives the shot in!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 7  :(vla) D_Suker leaves A_Oko_Flex standing
          ...  D_Suker aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  P_Assure won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 11 :(vla) T_Kroos is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Suker
          ...  Mark_Robinson with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Burns looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  M_Barry passes to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  P_Assure with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 12 :(msl) D_Upamecano runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos shoots towards goal !
          ...  But Bonner reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 12 :(vla) S_Cooper has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  D_Suker attempts a lob!
          ...  P_Assure with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 13 :(vla) M_Barry with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  P_Assure can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  P_Assure makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 15 :(vla) L_Macleod finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  L_Macleod with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But P_Assure parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 16 :(vla) L_Macleod has it now
          ...  He takes on Seong_Gihun
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  D_Suker hits a great shot !
          ...  But P_Assure stops that one easily
Min. 17 :(msl) Mark_Robinson looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn shoots towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Marseille crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  That's put Marseille ahead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 31 :(msl) Thanatos finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  The cross hits Thanatos on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Bonner with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Oko_Flex!
          ...  A_Obileye gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 32 :(msl) S_Bergwijn takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  S_Bergwijn shoots towards goal !
          ...  Bonner with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 33 :(msl) Bovan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to A_Valencia
          ...  A_Valencia drives it towards goal !
          ...  Bonner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Bonner recovers to save!!
Min. 35 :(msl) Bovan cuts inside B_Chilwell
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  B_Chilwell goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 38 :(vla) The ball runs loose!
          ...  B_Chilwell seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  B_Chilwell hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  P_Assure gathers it comfortably
Min. 41 :(msl) Bovan pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Thanatos is clean through!
          ...  But R_Tabatta slides in two footed.
          ...  C_Tango has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 41 :(vla) T_Kroos beats A_Valencia
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Mark_Robinson with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) Seong_Gihun with a 50-yard pass to Thanatos
          ...  B_Chilwell takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 45 :(vla) M_Barry runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  Seong_Gihun anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Barry knocks it forward
          ...  Mark_Robinson slips
          ...  W_Jose gets to it!
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Jose !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Assure moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  P_Assure catches it with style!
Min. 47 :(vla) R_Tabatta with a smart turn
          ...  R_Tabatta uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But P_Assure with the difficult save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-0 Valencia

Min. 54 :(msl) S_Bergwijn flicks it over M_Barry's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries to beat Bonner from outside the area!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 54 :(vla) T_Kroos is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  T_Kroos hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Valencia fans!
          ...  Valencia are back level!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 55 :(msl) Thanatos knocks it past S_Cooper and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Thanatos attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Bonner palms it behind
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(vla) M_Barry drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  But Mark_Robinson clears the danger
Min. 60 :(vla) T_Kroos holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  But A_Valencia spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 63 :(msl) Mark_Robinson drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Thanatos
          ...  But W_Jose slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 63 :(vla) R_Tabatta looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Kroos
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with the high feet
          ...  C_Tango shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 64 :(vla) L_Macleod with a precise pass to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos with a powerful header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 64 :(msl) Bovan runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  S_Cooper with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 67 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex unselfishly heads the ball back to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos looks to see where Bonner is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 67 :(vla) D_Suker controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  T_Kroos gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  He's already on a yellow
          ...  Straight RED CARD!
Min. 70 :(msl) The ball runs loose!
          ...  D_Upamecano seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Upamecano with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 70 :(vla) T_Kroos looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  A_Oko_Flex takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 75 :(msl) Omar_Little is coming on and Aoyama_Hideki is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as Roy_Kent comes on for Seong_Gihun to play DM
Min. 75 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - R_Parlour on for A_Oko_Flex as a MF
Min. 75 :(msl) Rolando_Silva is being brought on
          ...  S_Bergwijn is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(msl) D_Upamecano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Cooper!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But T_Forou will cut out the threat
Min. 79 :(vla) Thiago_C is coming on for T_Kroos and will play MF
Min. 79 :(msl) Roy_Kent drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Parlour swings it in!
          ...  Rolando_Silva gets to it!
          ...  But Bonner with the difficult save
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is coming on for D_Suker and playing FW
Min. 81 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as M_Gorgon comes on for S_Cooper to play DF
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Barry gets to the by line and finds W_Jose with a beautiful cross
          ...  W_Jose curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  P_Assure falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Valencia fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Marseille 1-2 Valencia ...
Min. 82 :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Roy_Kent intercepts the pass
Min. 83 :(msl) Bovan with a penetrating pass to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Bonner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 83 :(vla) M_Gorgon brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Mark_Robinson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  W_Jose sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But P_Assure palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Jose hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Assure easily claims the ball!
Min. 84 :(vla) R_Tabatta is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But P_Assure palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 87 :(msl) Bovan with a slide rule pass to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Bonner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) M_Barry crosses into the box, finding D_Trezeguet
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Roy_Kent
Min. 90 :(vla) W_Jose nutmegs Omar_Little
          ...  W_Jose cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But P_Assure punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 91 :(msl) Thanatos finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  B_Chilwell with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_Tango warned him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 141,672
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Thanatos
Scorers              : S_Bergwijn (17)
Sent Off             : M_A_Nastasic (67)
Booked               : Mark_Robinson (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : W_Jose (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Kroos (54), W_Jose (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Marseille     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           9        |       12
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Marseille
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_Assure       GK  37   1   1   3  40 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  35  10   5  23 |  93   0   2   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  38  38  -2
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  34   7   9  20 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  34   2   2  45 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
A_Valencia     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Seong_Gihun    DM   1  18  29   3  28 |  77   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Bovan          MF   3  10  32  13  43 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  29  10  23 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
D_Upamecano    AM   3   8  28  20  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  36  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  33  10 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Bildeaux     GK  27   1   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  30   8   3  44 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roy_Kent       DM   1  12  29   6  23 |  16   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
R_Parlour      MF   1   7  28   4  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  11   9  29  41 |  16   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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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |  93   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  81   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  93   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  40  20  70
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  82   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  28  11  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  28   9  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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