Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Valencia (Sun May 03)


                            Marseille  |  Valencia
                              3-5-2 P  |  5-2-3 A
                             Lee Shaw  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF P_Hunter
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DF Henrique
                           J_Fleck MF  |  DF L_Inagzij
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF V_Wanyama
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF P_Nedved
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  FW M_Murphy
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW Yeboah
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB A_Carlos
                     K_Katsouranis SUB |  SUB Douglas
                            J_Cole SUB |  SUB Maradona
                          N_Nalise SUB |  SUB D_Sulejmani

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(vla) M_Murphy sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  G_Halford picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 6  :(msl) J_Fleck gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Z_Zidane is unmarked
          ...  Z_Zidane hits a great drive!
          ...  But L_Mulen dives to his left
          ...  I think L_Mulen just got a hand on that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 8  :(vla) D_Criscrito swings at A_Marcos
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 8  :(vla) A_Carlos is ready to come on to replace M_Murphy
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 9  :(msl) Douglas_Costa curls the ball out wide to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 10 :(vla) P_Nedved finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled L_Shawry
          ...  P_Nedved with a bicycle kick !
          ...  R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
Min. 13 :(msl) The ball runs loose!
          ...  J_Fleck seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Fleck hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  L_Mulen saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 14 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs L_Shawry
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A_Marcos with a well timed tackle
          ...  P_Graham didn't like it though
          ...  P_Graham warns him
Min. 16 :(msl) Douglas_Costa looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Fleck
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Fleck !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 19 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Digweed
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Inagzij
Min. 20 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa with a slide rule pass to J_Digweed
          ...  A_Carlos wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 20 :(vla) A_Carlos bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to V_Wanyama
          ...  V_Wanyama has a go!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Nedved
          ...  R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 23 :(vla) P_Nedved leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  R_Higuita goes down well to save
Min. 29 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic with the through ball to Yeboah
          ...  Cleared by G_Halford
Min. 30 :(msl) Y_Sankhare kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Digweed with the header !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  L_Mulen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 30 :(vla) V_Wanyama runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  What agility from R_Higuita
Min. 32 :(vla) V_Wanyama works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 34 :(msl) J_Digweed with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past P_Hunter
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Digweed !
          ...  L_Mulen with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 34 :(vla) V_Wanyama runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  V_Wanyama sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 38 :(msl) J_Digweed with a perfectly timed run
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Digweed !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 40 :(msl) Z_Zidane breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_Mulen!
          ...  Henrique brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) Y_Sankhare hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Halford latches onto it!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  V_Kompany hits it out for a throw
Min. 45 :(msl) Z_Zidane races into the box
          ...  He sees N_Ben_Khalifa lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  What a shot from N_Ben_Khalifa !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  L_Mulen blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 46 :(msl) L_Shawry with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Carlos
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Zidane!
          ...  P_Hunter cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 46 :(vla) P_Nedved with a slick pass to L_Inagzij
          ...  G_Halford is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 49 :(msl) J_Fleck beats P_Hunter
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Carlos looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

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

Min. 47 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa squares it to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Douglas_Costa with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 47 :(vla) P_Nedved jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  But N_Ben_Khalifa clears the danger
Min. 49 :(msl) J_Fleck with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But L_Mulen makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Sulejmani will replace Z_Ibrahimovic and play FW
Min. 56 :(vla) A_Carlos leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to D_Sulejmani
          ...  D_Sulejmani with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 58 :(vla) P_Nedved runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  T_Taiwo gets to the ball first
Min. 60 :(vla) Maradona is being prepared to come on
          ...  V_Wanyama is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 61 :(vla) V_Kompany with the cross-field pass to D_Sulejmani
          ...  Y_Sankhare with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from P_Graham
Min. 62 :(vla) D_Sulejmani with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past G_Halford
          ...  He knocks it to Yeboah!
          ...  Y_Sankhare gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 65 :(msl) P_Evra replaces L_Shawry and will play DF
Min. 65 :(msl) T_Taiwo jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 67 :(msl) P_Evra knocks the ball past Henrique
          ...  A_Carlos rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's P_Graham going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 67 :(vla) Yeboah takes advantage of a mistake by J_Fleck
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Yeboah aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  R_Higuita has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Higuita reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maradona chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Yeboah gets his head on it
          ...  R_Higuita dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 69 :(vla) P_Nedved floats the ball in to find D_Sulejmani
          ...  A left-footer by D_Sulejmani !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 70 :(msl) J_Cole replaces J_Fleck to play as a MF
Min. 72 :(msl) Douglas_Costa drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 80 :(msl) N_Nalise is being brought on
          ...  Z_Zidane is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 81 :(msl) A_Marcos plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  A_Marcos with a thundering drive!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 82 :(vla) D_Sulejmani knocks the ball past N_Nalise
          ...  A powerful header from D_Sulejmani !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 83 :(msl) Y_Sankhare plays in J_Digweed with a beautiful ball
          ...  J_Digweed with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  L_Mulen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 85 :(msl) J_Digweed plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Nalise
          ...  P_Hunter steals the ball of off him
Min. 87 :(msl) P_Evra with a precise pass to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  A delicate chip from N_Ben_Khalifa !
          ...  L_Mulen with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) Yeboah comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
          ...  They have used all of there substitutions
          ...  They will have to play on a man less!
Min. 91 :(msl) J_Digweed jumps over L_Inagzij's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Digweed launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  L_Mulen never had a chance!
Min. 92 :(msl) J_Digweed takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  J_Digweed has a go!
          ...  L_Mulen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 149,504
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : R_Higuita
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : L_Mulen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Criscrito (8)
Booked               : Henrique (40)
Injured              : Yeboah (89)
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 0 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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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  29   4   3  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  28   8   7  15 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Halford      DF   1  28   8   3  35 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  28  11  36 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  28   9  28 |  74   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  27  10  42 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  26  15  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  26  11  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  28  34 |  84   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  19
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  23  10   9  21 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  27   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  23   7  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   6  23  20 |  12   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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3   1 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  26  10   7  27 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
P_Hunter       DF   1  25  11   8  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  25  10   8  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Henrique       DF   1  24  10   8  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Inagzij      DF   1  23  10   6  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Wanyama      MF   1   6  24  17  19 |  64   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
P_Nedved       MF   1   7  23  22  17 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  25  12   8  42 |  88   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
Douglas        DF   2  24   9   8  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       MF   1  10  25  16  18 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  24  36 |  37   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
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