June Ridout Memorial Cup Match 1, Newcastle vs. Valencia (Wed May 13)


                            Newcastle  |  Valencia
                              4-5-1 A  |  5-2-3 A
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK D_Van_Don_Bur
                           A_Ramos DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF J_Stam
                          D_Yedlin DF  |  DF A_Nouri
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  DF M_Salah
                           Robinho MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF M_Barry
                          J_Cruyff MF  |  FW W_Jose
                         B_Matuidi MF  |  FW M_Bombarda
                        O_Bierhoff FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                            W_Hunt SUB |  SUB R_Ceni
                            T_Haas SUB |  SUB D_E_Boyata
                          F_Moussa SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                            W_Zaha SUB |  SUB H_Higuim
                      Y_Van_Der_Vu SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 2  :(nwt) B_Matuidi brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  O_Bierhoff gets on the end of the pass
          ...  O_Bierhoff with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 7  :(vla) M_Bombarda runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Bombarda fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Valencia go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 8  :(vla) Valencia switch to playing C
Min. 9  :(vla) W_Jose kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  O_Bierhoff with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 9  :(vla) M_Bombarda with the kinky dribble
          ...  M_Bombarda with a powerful diving header!
          ...  T_Conner gets up well to catch that one
Min. 10 :(nwt) Robinho drives it forward to B_Matuidi
          ...  J_Stam seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 15 :(nwt) J_Cruyff with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Ivanovic
          ...  J_Stam gathers up the loose ball
Min. 15 :(vla) M_Barry picks out D_Trezeguet with the cross
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets up high for the header !
          ...  T_Conner can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  T_Conner has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 17 :(nwt) A_Ramos beats A_Nouri
          ...  But M_Bombarda comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 22 :(vla) D_Trezeguet takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Nouri
          ...  A_Nouri launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 23 :(nwt) Robinho beats E_Herbert
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Stam tackles cleanly
Min. 25 :(vla) T_Cruise knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Karnak
          ...  S_Logan rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits it hard
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Barry!
          ...  I_Hart wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 27 :(vla) M_Bombarda steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Bombarda !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 28 :(nwt) O_Bierhoff plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  O_Bierhoff aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 28 :(nwt) B_Matuidi plays it forward to J_Cruyff
          ...  M_Salah tackles from behind
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  O_Bierhoff drives it in
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 30 :(vla) E_Herbert backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Yedlin wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 34 :(nwt) B_Matuidi has it on the edge of the box
          ...  B_Matuidi tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Cruyff
          ...  A_Nouri gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 34 :(vla) M_Barry has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Hart
          ...  He puts in E_Herbert!
          ...  E_Herbert hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 38 :(nwt) O_Bierhoff jumps over M_Barry's challenge
          ...  O_Bierhoff hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur never had a chance!
Min. 38 :(vla) M_Bombarda spots D_Trezeguet who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Karnak with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 41 :(vla) D_Trezeguet gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 42 :(vla) T_Cruise with a pinpoint pass to B_Ivanovic
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  I_Hart picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) T_Cruise controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  M_Bombarda gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  I_Hart cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 45 :(vla) M_Bombarda sprints past D_Yedlin
          ...  M_Bombarda has a dig at goal!
          ...  T_Conner gets his fingertips to it

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

Min. 46 :(nwt) A_Karnak finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 47 :(nwt) K_Porborsky plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  K_Porborsky curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a good save
Min. 50 :(nwt) K_Porborsky has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Ivanovic
          ...  He puts in O_Bierhoff!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Stam looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 50 :(vla) T_Cruise drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 52 :(vla) B_Ivanovic brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Ramos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Trezeguet!
          ...  D_Trezeguet could have let it bounce!
          ...  But T_Conner parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 52 :(nwt) J_Cruyff with a real burst of pace
          ...  T_Cruise is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
          ...  Tony Glendinning is far from happy with that decision
Min. 59 :(nwt) B_Matuidi runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  B_Matuidi looks to see where D_Van_Don_Bur is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 60 :(vla) D_Trezeguet takes on I_Hart
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  K_Porborsky fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Hunye calls him for a talk
Min. 62 :(nwt) Robinho backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Karnak latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Karnak tries the shot !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 63 :(vla) D_Trezeguet nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_Ramos with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  J_Hunye warned him
Min. 64 :(nwt) Robinho plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Logan keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  S_Logan with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 66 :(vla) D_E_Boyata replaces M_Salah to play as a DF
Min. 66 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as H_Higuim comes on for M_Barry to play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) Cantona is coming on for W_Jose and playing FW
Min. 66 :(vla) M_Bombarda skips the challenge from A_Ramos
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Bombarda !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 71 :(vla) D_Trezeguet barges D_Yedlin off the ball
          ...  D_Trezeguet unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 72 :(vla) T_Cruise slides the ball across to H_Higuim
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Logan hits it out for a throw
Min. 80 :(vla) Cantona drives it forward to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert with the header !
          ...  But T_Conner makes a fine save
Min. 82 :(nwt) There's going to be a change
          ...  F_Moussa will come on for K_Porborsky and play MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) Y_Van_Der_Vu is being prepared to come on
          ...  O_Bierhoff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 82 :(nwt) W_Zaha will replace the useless Robinho and will play MF
Min. 85 :(vla) M_Bombarda hoofs it up field to find D_E_Boyata
          ...  Y_Van_Der_Vu beats him to the ball
Min. 87 :(vla) D_E_Boyata has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Ramos
          ...  He puts in Cantona!
          ...  D_Yedlin rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Hunye going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with a precise pass to A_Nouri
          ...  A_Nouri keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But T_Conner makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 88 :(vla) M_Bombarda lashes out at F_Moussa
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 93 :(vla) H_Higuim backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets on the end of it
          ...  D_E_Boyata has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_Conner makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 100,000
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : B_Matuidi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Bierhoff (9), S_Logan (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Bombarda (7)
Sent Off             : M_Bombarda (88)
Booked               : M_Salah (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Newcastle    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           2        |       9
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       15
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Conner       GK  35   3   3   2  32 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Ramos        DF   2  27   9   8  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  27   7   6  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Logan        DF   2  26  10   5  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
D_Yedlin       DF   1  25  10   6  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  28   8  21 |  83   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -10
Robinho        MF   1   7  27   8  23 |  83   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  26  15  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruyff       MF   2  10  25  18  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  25  16  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  28  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  26  12   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   6  27  19  23 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   8  26  19  12 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Van_Der_Vu   FW   3   8   7  26  32 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  35   2   7   5  23 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  40  20
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Stam         DF   2  29   8   7  29 |  95   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  10
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  28   7  32 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  89   0   1   1   0   6   1   0   1   0  10   0  45
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
R_Ceni         GK  36   2   2   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  30  11   9  11 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  27  10  42 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  28  13 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
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