Division One League Match, Valencia vs. AC Milan (Thu Sep 26)


                             Valencia  |  AC Milan
                            4-2-3-1 A  |  5-1-2-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF D_A_Cole
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF Hugo
                        P_Niemeyer DM  |  DF Ricadio
                          S_Winzor DM  |  DM N_Ben_Khalifa
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF Leroy_Fer
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF Jese
                           M_Barry MF  |  FW Pezza
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW E_Richardson
                                       |
                         J_J_Jones SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                           O_Price SUB |  SUB J_Richards
                       K_El_Ahmadi SUB |  SUB A_Giordano
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB Imbula
                        Christinoa SUB |  SUB M_Martinelli

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(amn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  AC Milan will now play A
Min. 10 :(vla) W_Jose pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  W_Jose curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 13 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Ricadio a clean set of heals
          ...  D_E_Boyata hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  M_Steklenburg won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 14 :(amn) N_Ben_Khalifa sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_E_Boyata wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 15 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with a neat pass into S_Winzor
          ...  S_Winzor tries to beat M_Steklenburg from outside the area!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Niemeyer!
          ...  S_Winzor tries to place the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had M_Steklenburg beaten!
Min. 18 :(vla) W_Jose with the dribble
          ...  Hugo is easily beaten
          ...  W_Jose flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg never had a chance!
Min. 18 :(amn) N_Ben_Khalifa with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  D_E_Boyata slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 20 :(amn) Leroy_Fer with a one-touch layoff to E_Richardson
          ...  E_Herbert knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Poll just turns away!
Min. 23 :(vla) A_Nouri leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to S_Winzor
          ...  But Leroy_Fer wins the ball
Min. 27 :(amn) Jese with the first time pass to Pezza
          ...  S_Winzor is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  G_Poll ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  E_Richardson drives it in
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the header on
          ...  He finds S_Winzor in space
          ...  S_Winzor attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Steklenburg
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 32 :(amn) Jese holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Pezza
          ...  Pezza with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 33 :(vla) T_Huddlestone controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_A_Cole
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  W_Jose with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg palms it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 37 :(amn) N_Ben_Khalifa crosses in from the wing, he finds D_A_Cole in the box
          ...  D_A_Cole aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 41 :(vla) D_E_Boyata takes advantage of a mistake by Pezza
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But Y_Mina wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Steklenburg miss-kicks!
          ...  W_Jose is through!
          ...  W_Jose has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  M_Steklenburg narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety

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

Min. 47 :(vla) M_Kikuchi threads the through ball to S_Winzor
          ...  Ricadio gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 47 :(amn) Leroy_Fer brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_E_Boyata
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Ben_Khalifa!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Kamikaze parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 48 :(amn) Leroy_Fer plays the early ball across the box to find Hugo in space
          ...  Hugo beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Kamikaze
          ...  He lobs it over Kamikaze
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 55 :(vla) O_Price is coming on and B_Ivanovic is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 61 :(vla) T_Huddlestone reads the run of W_Jose
          ...  D_A_Cole with a bad challenge
Min. 62 :(vla) W_Jose retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  E_Herbert latches onto the end of it
          ...  Hugo with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from G_Poll
Min. 63 :(amn) Hugo pushes it past the defender
          ...  M_Barry with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Jese fires it towards the goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leroy_Fer swings it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_A_Cole
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Kamikaze was lucky there
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Macleod is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Niemeyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) L_Macleod with a precise pass to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose hits the ball first time!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 69 :(vla) D_E_Boyata beats P_McGrath
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Hugo takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  Christinoa will come on for W_Jose and play FW
Min. 75 :(vla) L_Macleod hoists the ball across to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa with the crafty shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg watches it sail wide!
Min. 77 :(amn) Pezza has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But A_Nouri will cut out the threat
Min. 80 :(vla) M_Kikuchi hoists the ball across to E_Herbert
          ...  D_A_Cole knocks the ball back to M_Steklenburg
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past M_Steklenburg!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Christinoa plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg easily catches it!
Min. 84 :(vla) M_Kikuchi skips the challenge from Hugo
          ...  M_Kikuchi shapes up for a shot!
          ...  What agility from M_Steklenburg
Min. 85 :(vla) D_E_Boyata holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Huddlestone
          ...  T_Huddlestone beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has M_Steklenburg to beat!
          ...  He tries to flick it past M_Steklenburg
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 87 :(amn) Y_Mina spots Pezza who is in acres of space
          ...  What a shot from Pezza !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Kamikaze with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) L_Macleod with a probing through ball D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata attempts a lob!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg stops that one easily
Min. 91 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the heel pass to A_Nouri
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Jese
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 92 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the first time flick to E_Herbert
          ...  P_McGrath knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Poll just turns away!
Min. 94 :(vla) T_Huddlestone takes advantage of a mistake by D_A_Cole
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  T_Huddlestone with the shot on net !
          ...  M_Steklenburg is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 94 :(vla) S_Winzor beats P_McGrath
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Poll
          ...  Y_Mina with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 107,161
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_E_Boyata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Barry (63)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Steklenburg
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Hugo (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 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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Kamikaze       GK  37   7   2   2  20 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  29  11   8  11 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   6
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  29  11   7  22 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  28   7  11  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  18  29   5  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Winzor       DM   3  21  25  11  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  29  11  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   2
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  28   8  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  72   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
J_J_Jones      GK  29   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  30  12   8  26 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  11  29   7  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  29   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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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M_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  29  12   7  12 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  29   9  11  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
Y_Mina         DF   3  29   8  10  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Hugo           DF   2  27  13   9  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
Ricadio        DF   3  27   8   6  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  DM   1  12  29  12  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  11  28   9  36 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Jese           MF   2   5  28   7  41 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  26  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
E_Richardson   FW   2   5  11  26  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Hunter       GK  29   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  27   6   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Giordano     MF   3  11  26  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         AM   1  10  26  16  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  26  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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