Elite FA Cup Group Match, Schalke 04 vs. Valencia (Wed Dec 01)


                           Schalke 04  |  Valencia
                            4-3-2-1 C  |  4-4-2 P
                           Andy Banks  |  James Burns
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                        B_Williams DF  |  DF J_Stam
                       S_Stallbaum DF  |  DF Bauer
                     Klaus_Fichtel DF  |  DF A_Nouri
                            Hansel DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                       Suat_Serdar MF  |  MF M_Barry
                       Amine_Harit MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                     Omar_Mascarel MF  |  MF R_Tabatta
                           Romario AM  |  MF S_Mazzola
                           T_Kroos AM  |  FW W_Jose
                           Tatanka FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                            Adrian SUB |  SUB Coupet
                          R_Carlos SUB |  SUB D_E_Boyata
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB M_Woods
                            G_Hall SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB D_Suker

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(vla) S_Mazzola beats S_Stallbaum
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Mazzola attempts to drive it home!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  That's given Valencia the lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 5  :(shk) T_Kroos has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stam
          ...  He puts in Tatanka!
          ...  Tatanka attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  J_Pickford looks relieved there!
Min. 6  :(vla) D_Trezeguet uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Romario rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the thundering drive
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 11 :(shk) Amine_Harit looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  T_Kroos receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Kroos with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 11 :(vla) S_Mazzola lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Bauer latches on to it
          ...  Bauer rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It floats over Paulo_Argenti
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 12 :(shk) Romario with a 50-yard pass to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  J_Pickford makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 13 :(shk) Tatanka skips the challenge from M_Kikuchi
          ...  Tatanka with the shot !
          ...  J_Pickford makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 14 :(vla) S_Mazzola holds the ball up
          ...  He sees W_Jose in space!
          ...  W_Jose sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 16 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel jumps over Bauer's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Stam reads the play well
Min. 16 :(vla) M_Kikuchi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Trezeguet decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Romario with a deliberate foul
          ...  D_Skomina will want to speak to him
Min. 17 :(shk) S_Stallbaum sidesteps M_Barry
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Stallbaum hits a great shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Pickford's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Pickford looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amine_Harit hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Pickford jumps well to claim it!
Min. 17 :(vla) D_Trezeguet pushes it past Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 20 :(shk) Romario with a probing pass to Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 21 :(shk) S_Stallbaum could get a shot on goal here
          ...  A_Nouri with an awful challenge
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over
          ...  D_Skomina is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the through ball to W_Jose
          ...  But Hansel with the fine tackle
Min. 24 :(shk) Romario runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos tries the shot !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Thompson with a neat pass into W_Jose
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel takes possession
Min. 26 :(vla) R_Tabatta controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Romario
          ...  He puts in D_Trezeguet!
          ...  T_Kroos with a bad challenge
          ...  D_Skomina will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 27 :(shk) Romario breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pickford!
          ...  S_Mazzola brings him down!
          ...  D_Skomina calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  Suat_Serdar hoists it forward
          ...  Omar_Mascarel gets on the end of it
          ...  Omar_Mascarel tries the shot !
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Pickford makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 39 :(shk) T_Kroos moves forward
          ...  A_Nouri with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 40 :(shk) T_Kroos takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Stam
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Kroos with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  J_Pickford makes a difficult save
Min. 40 :(vla) R_Tabatta brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Trezeguet makes himself available
          ...  T_Kroos knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  D_Skomina blows up for a foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  S_Mazzola swings it in
          ...  M_Kikuchi gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Kikuchi with a thundering volley!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 41 :(vla) M_Kikuchi sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(shk) Suat_Serdar with a probing pass to S_Stallbaum
          ...  S_Stallbaum with the drive!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Kikuchi gains control of the loose ball
          ...  Omar_Mascarel with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  S_Mazzola plays it short to M_Kikuchi
          ...  M_Kikuchi with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-1 Valencia

Min. 48 :(shk) Klaus_Fichtel plays it forward to Suat_Serdar
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a two footed challenge!!
          ...  D_Skomina stops play
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 48 :(vla) D_Suker is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Barry is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 49 :(shk) Suat_Serdar knocks it forward
          ...  J_Stam slips
          ...  Amine_Harit gets to it!
          ...  Amine_Harit has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 51 :(shk) T_Kroos with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves J_Stam behind
          ...  T_Kroos with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Pickford's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Pickford looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 51 :(vla) W_Jose with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Tatanka behind
          ...  Fine tackle by Hansel
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 53 :(shk) S_Stallbaum sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Tatanka
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Stam
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 54 :(vla) W_Jose finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Omar_Mascarel
          ...  W_Jose with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Suker beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Suker unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Thompson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti easily catches it!
Min. 56 :(vla) D_Suker beats his marker
          ...  S_Stallbaum forces him off the ball
Min. 58 :(vla) D_Suker finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi crosses it in!
          ...  S_Stallbaum gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 59 :(shk) Tatanka turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Bauer cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 62 :(shk) T_Kroos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Romario gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Romario gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 63 :(shk) Amine_Harit controls it with ease
          ...  Amine_Harit curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on J_Pickford anyway
Min. 68 :(shk) S_Stallbaum takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Stallbaum !
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 69 :(shk) R_Carlos is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Williams is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 69 :(vla) S_Mazzola pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  W_Jose is clean through!
          ...  S_Stallbaum plays it back
          ...  Paulo_Argenti slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bauer crosses it in!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti easily catches it!
Min. 70 :(shk) O_Ighalo is going to be brought on
          ...  Tatanka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(shk) Casemiro takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Suat_Serdar
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 71 :(shk) Amine_Harit crosses in from the wing, he finds O_Ighalo in the box
          ...  O_Ighalo lobs J_Pickford!
          ...  J_Pickford claws it off the line
          ...  D_Skomina consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Schalke 04 the lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 79 :(shk) Schalke 04's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 79 :(vla) L_Macleod is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Mazzola is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 81 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_E_Boyata will come on for A_Nouri and play DF
Min. 82 :(shk) Casemiro bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Hansel
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Stam
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 82 :(vla) J_Stam chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Suker
          ...  Omar_Mascarel steals the ball of off him
Min. 83 :(shk) Amine_Harit skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 84 :(shk) Romario runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by D_E_Boyata !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 85 :(vla) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by Casemiro
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from O_Ighalo
Min. 86 :(vla) R_Tabatta controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  W_Jose gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Amine_Harit forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod swings it in!
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 87 :(shk) Omar_Mascarel runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 87 :(vla) W_Jose slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  W_Jose with a stunning strike !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 114,466
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Amine_Harit (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Amine_Harit (49), O_Ighalo (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Kroos (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : S_Mazzola
Scorers              : S_Mazzola (2)
Sent Off             : D_Trezeguet (48)
Booked               : A_Nouri (21)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          14        |       10
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 2 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  36   4   5   1  29 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  31  11   7  43 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  29  17  16  47 |  96   0   3   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  27  22   5  41 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
Hansel         DF   2  26   1   1  19 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  29   1  15 |  73   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2   9  28  17  28 |  96   0   1   3   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  50  30
Omar_Mascarel  MF   1  20  27   1  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Romario        AM   2   8  28  22  37 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  27  22  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  28  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  30  12   6  11 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Casemiro       MF   2  23  28   1  31 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hall         MF   2  23  27   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ighalo       FW   1   9   8  26  21 |  24   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  25

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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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  33   9   7  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  31  12   6  21 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  28  17  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  81   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  29  21 |  50   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  30   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  29  11  31 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  46   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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