Division One League Match, Valencia vs. AC Milan (Sun Feb 12)


                             Valencia  |  AC Milan
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          James Burns  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK Fabianski
                         A_Obileye DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                           T_Forou DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                          S_Cooper DF  |  DF M_Pearson
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF Samir
                           M_Barry MF  |  DM L_Blokland
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF M_Ball
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF T_Cahill
                         R_Tabatta AM  |  MF Imbula
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW J_Snow
                                       |
                          M_Gorgon SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                           Y_Stamm SUB |  SUB B_Bailey
                          Thiago_C SUB |  SUB Colton_Yellow
                     Jesus_Cordoba SUB |  SUB W_Dustice
                           D_Suker SUB |  SUB A_Pessamunni

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(amn) R_Lewandowski has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  R_Lewandowski tries the shot !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 2  :(vla) A_Obileye runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs G_Fotheringam
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Pearson fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 5  :(vla) W_Jose flicks the ball through
          ...  D_Trezeguet runs onto it!
          ...  D_Trezeguet runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Fabianski won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That's put Valencia ahead!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 6  :(vla) T_Kroos pushes it past the defender
          ...  T_Kroos could have let it bounce!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 7  :(vla) D_Trezeguet sidesteps L_Blokland
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But M_Pearson slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 8  :(vla) W_Jose takes on Samir
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  W_Jose with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Brilliant save from Fabianski
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 9  :(vla) M_Barry runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 15 :(amn) J_Snow has it on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Snow tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Bonner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 16 :(vla) A_Obileye skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Trezeguet
          ...  M_Pearson goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 24 :(amn) M_Ball unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Lewandowski
          ...  A_Obileye gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Upulano crosses it in!
          ...  Bonner jumps well to claim it!
Min. 26 :(vla) T_Kroos beats G_Fotheringam
          ...  T_Upulano read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 26 :(amn) R_Lewandowski breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Bonner!
          ...  W_Jose brings him down!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 32 :(amn) G_Fotheringam sidesteps A_Obileye
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Fotheringam sees Bonner off his line !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 36 :(amn) T_Cahill controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_Snow gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Snow drives the shot in!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Valencia fans laugh at him
Min. 38 :(vla) D_Trezeguet with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past L_Blokland
          ...  D_Trezeguet tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And Fabianski tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos hits it towards the far post!
          ...  B_Chilwell swings a leg at it!
          ...  Fabianski makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 39 :(vla) R_Tabatta lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  W_Jose latches on to it
          ...  But T_Upulano wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 41 :(amn) T_Cahill finds J_Snow with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Obileye bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  G_Reddy tries to calm him down
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) R_Tabatta takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But L_Blokland reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 45 :(amn) AC Milan's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Barry leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to W_Jose
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Blokland takes possession
Min. 47 :(amn) M_Pearson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Chilwell
          ...  He knocks it to Imbula!
          ...  Imbula is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has Bonner to beat
          ...  He lobs it over Bonner
          ...  It goes over!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 2-0 AC Milan

Min. 49 :(vla) D_Trezeguet nutmegs T_Upulano
          ...  G_Fotheringam takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 57 :(amn) T_Cahill curls the ball out wide to J_Snow
          ...  T_Forou with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 57 :(amn) M_Ball finds T_Cahill on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Cahill attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 58 :(amn) M_Ball turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Fotheringam
          ...  T_Kroos with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 58 :(amn) L_Blokland controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Barry
          ...  He puts in J_Snow!
          ...  But T_Forou slides in
Min. 59 :(amn) T_Cahill looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Lewandowski
          ...  But S_Cooper wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 60 :(amn) B_Bailey is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Pearson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  Colton_Yellow will come on for L_Blokland and play DM
Min. 60 :(vla) R_Tabatta finds himself in acres of space
          ...  R_Tabatta has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 60 :(amn) T_Cahill with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past B_Chilwell
          ...  He knocks it to J_Snow!
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Snow !
          ...  Bonner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 62 :(amn) Colton_Yellow runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Cooper bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  G_Reddy lectures him
Min. 66 :(vla) R_Tabatta holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet attempts a lob!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Barry fires over a low cross to R_Tabatta
          ...  B_Bailey wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 70 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as A_Pessamunni comes on for J_Snow to play FW
Min. 70 :(amn) W_Dustice replaces M_Ball and will play MF
Min. 70 :(vla) W_Jose skips the challenge from B_Bailey
          ...  Samir reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 70 :(amn) T_Cahill finds A_Pessamunni with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Pessamunni with a thundering volley!
          ...  Bonner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 74 :(vla) B_Chilwell with a measured ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with the crafty shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Valencia 3-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 76 :(amn) W_Dustice picks out R_Lewandowski with the cross
          ...  A left-footer by R_Lewandowski !
          ...  Bonner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Imbula curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Obileye clears the corner
Min. 79 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba replaces R_Tabatta and will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Suker replaces an unhappy D_Trezeguet and will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(vla) Y_Stamm comes on for S_Cooper and takes up a DF role
Min. 85 :(vla) L_Macleod takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  L_Macleod tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 86 :(amn) G_Fotheringam brings it under control
          ...  He takes on B_Chilwell
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Lewandowski!
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
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                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 98,774
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : W_Jose (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (5), T_Kroos (6), W_Jose (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Jose (26), T_Kroos (58)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cahill
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Valencia 3 - 0 AC Milan
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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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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
S_Cooper       DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  85   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
R_Tabatta      AM   2  24  30  17  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  95   0   0   1   1   2   1   1   0   0  -2  28  28
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Stamm        DF   3  25   8   7  22 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  11  28   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  28  11  11 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  30  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabianski      GK  32   3   1   5  21 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  31   9  11  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  29  13   5  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  29  11  11  42 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Samir          DF   2  29   1   1  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Blokland     DM   1  28  21   1  38 |  64   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  30   4  23 |  74   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  29  11  31 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  40 -20
Imbula         MF   1  10  28  18  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  29  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  28  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bailey       DF   2  25   5  10  20 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DM   2  25   7   2  27 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  28   7  42 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  26  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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