Elite League Match, Santos FC vs. Valencia (Sun May 09)


                            Santos FC  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-5-1 N
                           Glyn Rigby  |  James Burns
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_Van_Don_Bur
                          Leonardo DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                           T_Silva DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF Bauer
                          Agostini DF  |  DF J_Stam
                           Draxler MF  |  MF A_Shaw
                        J_Litmanen MF  |  MF Eusebio
                         Jairzinho MF  |  MF M_Barry
                        Emerson_Jr MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                               Bar FW  |  MF B_Green
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                        Lev_Yashin SUB |  SUB Jin_Sin_Ping
                         Ni_Na_Lee SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                         C_Blewitt SUB |  SUB R_Tabatta
                           Enrique SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                             Bojan SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(sfc) The ball rolls free!
          ...  F_de_Boer takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  P_McGowan forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Litmanen lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Leonardo
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Litmanen tries to place the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 2  :(sfc) T_Silva runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Eusebio takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  S_Farina calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 3  :(vla) P_McGowan beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But T_Silva sweeps up the threat
Min. 4  :(sfc) Neymar_Jr takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Neymar_Jr keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 5  :(sfc) Bar flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Bauer takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 6  :(sfc) Draxler bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Agostini
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_E_Boyata
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 6  :(vla) M_Kikuchi pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  P_McGowan is clean through!
          ...  P_McGowan hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Ederson can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Ederson makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 11 :(sfc) Bar gains possession
          ...  Bar shapes up for a shot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  That's given Santos FC the lead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 11 :(vla) B_Green controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Leonardo
          ...  He puts in M_Barry!
          ...  What a shot from M_Barry !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 15 :(vla) P_McGowan changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Green
          ...  B_Green tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Ederson claws it off the line
          ...  S_Farina consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Santos FC 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 17 :(vla) B_Green comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 17 :(vla) R_Tabatta is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Green is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 21 :(sfc) Agostini is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Litmanen
          ...  J_Litmanen tries to chip the ball over D_Van_Don_Bur!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 24 :(vla) R_Tabatta looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Ederson moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 26 :(vla) R_Tabatta lays the ball back to M_Barry
          ...  Bar with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 30 :(vla) P_McGowan nutmegs T_Silva, he continues to run forward
          ...  Emerson_Jr is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  S_Farina tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 32 :(sfc) J_Litmanen finds F_de_Boer on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Shaw with the block
Min. 33 :(vla) M_Barry dribbles it into the box
          ...  M_Barry with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Ederson dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Ederson beaten!
Min. 34 :(sfc) Jairzinho turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Bar
          ...  M_Kikuchi is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC changed their strategy to play P
Min. 35 :(sfc) Bar with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Barry
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 36 :(sfc) Jairzinho crosses in from the wing, he finds Bar in the box
          ...  Bar curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a fine save
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with a reverse pass to Bar
          ...  B_Ivanovic wins the ball with ease
          ...  S_Farina saw something no-one else did
          ...  S_Farina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 47 :(sfc) Leonardo is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Bar latches onto the ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Bauer
Min. 48 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the header on
          ...  He finds P_McGowan in space
          ...  Neymar_Jr knocks the ball back to Ederson
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Ederson!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Shaw!
          ...  Ederson easily catches it!
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Barry sidesteps Leonardo
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  M_Barry throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Ederson never had a chance!
Min. 53 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur catches the ball
Min. 55 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee is being prepared to come on
          ...  Agostini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 59 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Neymar_Jr has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(sfc) Bojan replaces an unhappy Bar and will play as a FW
Min. 60 :(vla) Eusebio is first to the loose ball
          ...  Blocked by T_Silva
Min. 61 :(sfc) J_Litmanen brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Neymar_Jr gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Neymar_Jr attempts the shot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur just watches float over the bar!
Min. 63 :(sfc) Bojan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Bauer makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 64 :(sfc) Draxler miskicks!
          ...  He finds Bojan though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Bojan has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 65 :(sfc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Santos FC will now be playing A
Min. 65 :(sfc) Bojan with a slick pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 70 :(sfc) Enrique will replace J_Litmanen and play MF
Min. 72 :(sfc) Enrique flicks the ball through
          ...  Emerson_Jr runs onto it!
          ...  Emerson_Jr blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur is equal to it
Min. 72 :(sfc) Bojan breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Van_Don_Bur!
          ...  M_Barry brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Enrique drives it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  And Santos FC are leading in the game now
          ...  Santos FC 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 73 :(sfc) Santos FC altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 79 :(vla) L_Macleod will replace the useless M_Kikuchi and will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet comes on for P_McGowan and takes up a FW role
Min. 82 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the shot on net !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 85 :(vla) Eusebio brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Silva
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Macleod!
          ...  L_Macleod drives the ball low !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 87 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is through on goal
          ...  A great volley from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  But Ederson tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 139,897
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Neymar_Jr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Bar (11), Enrique (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : P_McGowan
Scorers              : B_Green (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Ivanovic (46), M_Barry (72)
Injured              : B_Green (17)
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Match Statistics
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                            Santos FC     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       6
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  34  11  11  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
T_Silva        DF   1  33  10  10  42 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  32   8   8  27 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Agostini       DF   2  31  13  10  41 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  36   8  31 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Litmanen     MF   3   9  32   7  22 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Jairzinho      MF   1   9  30  11  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  29  11  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
Bar            FW   1   8  11  37  22 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  34  20 |  92   0   1   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  10  20
Lev_Yashin     GK  31   1   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  31   9   7  41 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  31   7   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Enrique        MF   1   1  28  17  26 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  31  12 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  37   2   7   5  23 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  32  11   9  11 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  32  11   7  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Bauer          DF   2  31  10   5  32 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  31   9   7  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Shaw         MF   1  25  10  10  30 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  30  11  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  29   7  32 |  92   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  29   9  30 |  80   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Green        MF   2  16  29   6  30 |  17   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
P_McGowan      FW   2  10   9  40  16 |  81   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Jin_Sin_Ping   GK  28   5   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  30  12   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  22  28  16  21 |  75   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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