Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Aberdeen (Sun May 14)


                             Valencia  |  Aberdeen
                          4-3-0-2-1 E  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                        P_Senderos DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                        M_Valbuena DM  |  DM P_Niemeyer
                            F_Wood DM  |  MF Di_Maria
                     T_Huddlestone DM  |  MF H_Rutland
                           Saruman AM  |  MF R_Castias
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  AM Saddam_H
                           Stefano FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Higuita
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB D_Burford
                          W_A_Glen SUB |  SUB D_Marquinhos
                              Park SUB |  SUB J_McArthur
                         B_Wolford SUB |  SUB G_Puciato

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 2  :(vla) P_Shilton slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 11 :(vla) Saruman unselfishly heads the ball back to Stefano
          ...  Stefano tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_Anderson is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman crosses it in!
          ...  F_Wood with the header
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  D_Anderson never had a chance!
Min. 12 :(abn) P_Niemeyer plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  H_Rutland decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  H_Rutland rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 14 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with an incisive pass to Stefano
          ...  Stefano with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_Anderson saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 14 :(vla) Saruman has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Di_Maria
          ...  He puts in Stefano!
          ...  P_Niemeyer fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 16 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from F_Wood to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_Anderson just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 20 :(abn) Di_Maria kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Saddam_H gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Saddam_H tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  P_Shilton can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  P_Shilton makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 24 :(vla) M_Valbuena with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Stefano with a terrific drive !
          ...  D_Anderson with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 24 :(abn) P_Niemeyer with the diagonal pass J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy could have let it bounce!
          ...  But P_Shilton parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 27 :(vla) Saruman finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Niemeyer
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Anderson makes the catch!
Min. 28 :(abn) R_Castias sidesteps F_Wood
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But E_Johnson wins the tackle
Min. 29 :(abn) B_Bryn with the diagonal pass A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano rifles it to the far post !
          ...  P_Shilton makes a difficult save
Min. 30 :(vla) D_Criscrito knocks the ball past B_Bryn
          ...  D_Criscrito hits a great shot !
          ...  D_Anderson with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 31 :(abn) J_Conroy backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Saddam_H gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Criscrito plays the back pass
          ...  P_Shilton can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Castias swings it in!
          ...  P_Shilton reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 32 :(vla) F_Wood kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Conroy hits it out for a throw
Min. 35 :(vla) M_Valbuena sidesteps K_Tierney
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  B_Bryn with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 38 :(abn) A_Di_Stefano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Shilton!
          ...  T_Huddlestone brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Valbuena with a simple pass to Stefano
          ...  Stefano must beat D_Anderson!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) B_Bryn with a real burst of pace
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  A_Dali refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 45 :(vla) F_Wood with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Stefano sees D_Anderson off his line !
          ...  D_Anderson makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!

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

Min. 50 :(abn) H_Rutland beats D_Criscrito
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  F_Wood bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  B_Bryn hoists it forward
          ...  A_Di_Stefano gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Senderos slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano gets to it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Castias!
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Criscrito
Min. 52 :(abn) P_Niemeyer runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  J_Conroy latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  J_Conroy hits a curling shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 53 :(vla) M_Valbuena with a one-touch layoff to Saruman
          ...  Saruman fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 53 :(vla) Stefano sidesteps H_Rutland
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Di_Stefano bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  A_Dali just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  J_R_Riquelme swings it in
          ...  Stefano gets on the end of it
          ...  Stefano has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 55 :(vla) C_Smalling is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Van_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) F_Wood feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Stefano runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Stefano lobs D_Anderson!
          ...  D_Anderson heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 60 :(vla) M_Valbuena leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Stefano
          ...  But A_Pereira clears the ball to safety
Min. 60 :(abn) Saddam_H takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Saddam_H shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 62 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme pushes it past K_Tierney
          ...  K_Tierney reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 63 :(vla) M_Valbuena with a simple pass to Stefano
          ...  K_Tierney stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 65 :(vla) Park comes on for J_R_Riquelme and takes up a MF role
Min. 65 :(vla) C_Smalling is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  C_Smalling hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  D_Anderson has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_Anderson reacts well to save!!!
Min. 67 :(abn) R_Castias skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to B_Bryn
          ...  But F_Wood barges him off the ball
Min. 70 :(abn) G_Puciato comes on for A_Di_Stefano and takes up a FW role
Min. 71 :(abn) Saddam_H has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Saddam_H with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 72 :(abn) R_Castias sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H must beat P_Shilton!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Shilton arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That's put Aberdeen in front!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 73 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play A
Min. 75 :(abn) D_Burford replaces B_Bryn and will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) a big roar from the crowd as J_McArthur comes on for P_Niemeyer to play MF
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Valbuena with a precise pass to Park
          ...  Park with the crafty shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 80 :(vla) B_Wolford is being prepared to come on
          ...  Stefano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 81 :(abn) H_Rutland with a slick pass to G_Puciato
          ...  P_Senderos fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Malky McKay looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  G_Puciato drives it in
          ...  But P_Shilton tips it behind
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 84 :(vla) Saruman 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!
          ...  D_Criscrito receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Criscrito swings in the shot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 85 :(abn) Aberdeen altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 86 :(vla) M_Valbuena pushes it past the defender
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Valbuena !
          ...  But D_Anderson tips it behind
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(vla) M_Valbuena kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Wolford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Castias brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 93 :(vla) Park runs at J_McArthur
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  R_Castias robs him of the ball
Min. 93 :(abn) G_Puciato beats his marker
          ...  C_Smalling makes the challenge and clears the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Valbuena (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Huddlestone (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Castias
Scorers              : Saddam_H (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Niemeyer (14), B_Bryn (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       10
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Aberdeen
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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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P_Shilton      GK  34   6   5   3  18 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  29  12   5  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  29  11   7  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
E_Johnson      DF   1  28   8   5  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  28   5   6  32 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Valbuena     DM   2  12  29  10  45 |  94   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  70   5
F_Wood         DM   1  12  28   7  41 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20 -19
T_Huddlestone  DM   1  10  27  11  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Saruman        AM   2   7  27  24  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  27  21  34 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |  81   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  28   8   5  29 |  38   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
W_A_Glen       DF   2  27   7   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Park           MF   1   6  26   9  23 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  14  27  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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_Anderson     GK  39   4   1   5  19 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  30  12   9  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
B_Bryn         DF   2  29   8   8  31 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
K_Tierney      DF   3  28  11   7  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  27  12   7  14 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  16  27   5  22 |  76   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  29   5  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Rutland      MF   1   8  27  12  14 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  21
R_Castias      MF   2   9  27   9  29 |  94   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  35   0
Saddam_H       AM   2  20  27  24  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  28  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Higuita        GK  27   3   5   3  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burford      DF   1  28  13   5  12 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Marquinhos   DF   3  23   8   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  27   7  12 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  27  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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