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Season 24 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group H Game 1

Valencia 0 - 0 Arsenal

Elite FA Cup Group Match, Valencia vs. Arsenal (Wed May 17)


                             Valencia  |  Arsenal
                          4-3-1-1-1 P  |  6-3-1 D
                           Andie Glen  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK D_James
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF A_Hansen
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF J_Valera
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF G_Collins
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF D_Sinclair
                            F_Wood DM  |  DF S_Ramos
                     N_Ben_Khalifa DM  |  DF C_Blewitt
                     T_Huddlestone DM  |  MF S_Parker
                         D_Gaitnat MF  |  MF J_Butland
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  MF S_Malbranque
                           Stefano FW  |  FW Taliyah
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                        P_Senderos SUB |  SUB Marco_Rojo
                         E_Johnson SUB |  SUB Bebeto
                        M_Valbuena SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet
                         B_Wolford SUB |  SUB Freddy_Abu

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(vla) J_R_Riquelme works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stefano
          ...  Taliyah with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 11 :(arn) S_Parker spots J_Butland who is in acres of space
          ...  F_Wood plays the back pass
          ...  P_Shilton can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Parker curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Criscrito gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 16 :(arn) J_Valera sidesteps W_A_Glen
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  W_A_Glen reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 19 :(vla) C_Smalling beats G_Collins
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  The ball hits S_Ramos in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 19 :(vla) Stefano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  S_Ramos brings him down!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 20 :(vla) Stefano with a 50-yard pass to W_A_Glen
          ...  J_Valera with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 23 :(vla) F_Wood with a first time pass
          ...  Stefano runs onto it!
          ...  But G_Collins sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 25 :(vla) Stefano controls the ball with ease
          ...  D_Sinclair gathers up the loose ball
Min. 26 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps D_Sinclair
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Ramos pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Underhill called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 34 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme barges the defender off the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Blewitt hits it out for a throw
Min. 36 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with the kinky dribble
          ...  C_Blewitt tackles cleanly
Min. 40 :(arn) S_Malbranque has space to run with the ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Gaitnat
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland hits it towards the far post!
          ...  W_Van_Boer clears the danger
Min. 41 :(arn) J_Butland leaves Stefano standing
          ...  J_R_Riquelme body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  J_Underhill called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 42 :(arn) S_Malbranque turns past W_Van_Boer
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But C_Smalling wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) S_Malbranque picks out J_Valera with the cross
          ...  W_Van_Boer fouls badly
Min. 44 :(vla) Stefano skips the challenge from J_Valera
          ...  D_Sinclair is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 47 :(arn) S_Parker lobs it over the defender
          ...  W_A_Glen with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!

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

Min. 46 :(vla) Stefano finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  S_Ramos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 50 :(arn) G_Collins holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah hits a curling shot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 51 :(vla) T_Huddlestone takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  But J_Valera spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 55 :(vla) P_Senderos takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace W_A_Glen as DF
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Sinclair picks up a loose ball
          ...  P_Senderos tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 62 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  But A_Hansen clears the ball to safety
Min. 62 :(arn) Taliyah finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  W_Van_Boer intercepts the pass
Min. 63 :(arn) Taliyah 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!
          ...  Stefano takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Underhill just wants to lecture him
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Valbuena is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 68 :(arn) J_Butland retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of it
          ...  But P_Senderos clears the danger
Min. 70 :(arn) S_Parker can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Butland
          ...  D_Gaitnat goes in studs first
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Underhill
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Butland knocks it forward
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Van_Boer
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Hansen!
          ...  P_Shilton catches it!
Min. 80 :(vla) B_Wolford is being brought on
          ...  Stefano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(arn) Marco_Rojo is coming on for G_Collins and will play DF
Min. 81 :(vla) B_Wolford jumps over A_Hansen's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Valera tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Valbuena floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Ramos reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 85 :(vla) M_Valbuena lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_Valera with the block
Min. 86 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with a probing pass to B_Wolford
          ...  But S_Ramos puts the ball out of play
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) Taliyah steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs W_Van_Boer
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_Criscrito with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Underhill calls him for a talk

*************  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          : W_Van_Boer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_A_Glen (47), P_Senderos (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ramos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Ramos (19), J_Valera (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           0        |       1
Off target           :           0        |       1
On target            :           0        |       0
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       12
Key Passes           :           4        |       4
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 Arsenal
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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 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  29  11   7  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  28   8   5  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  28   5   6  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  27   7   8  31 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
F_Wood         DM   1  12  28   7  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  DM   1  11  27  12  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  DM   1  10  27  11  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gaitnat      MF   2   9  27  10  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  27  21  34 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  29  39 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  29  12   5  31 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
E_Johnson      DF   1  28   8   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Valbuena     MF   2  12  29  10  45 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  14  27  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_James        GK  30   2   2   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  27   6  10  19 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
G_Collins      DF   2  26   9   7  19 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  26   7   7  40 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
C_Blewitt      DF   3  25   7   6  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Parker       MF   1  10  27  12  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  26  11  41 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  26  10  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  27  44 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  25  10   7  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  26   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  26  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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