Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Arsenal (Sun Aug 04)


                             Valencia  |  Arsenal
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-4-1 D
                           Andie Glen  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK D_James
                           O_Price DF  |  DF G_Collins
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF D_Burn
                        P_Niemeyer MF  |  DF J_Souttar
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                                       |
                            Q_Atoo SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                         E_Herbert SUB |  SUB R_Holding
                           A_Nouri SUB |  SUB E_Spence
                         M_Kikuchi SUB |  SUB P_Crouch
                          M_Icardi SUB |  SUB Ricardo

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 9  :(vla) O_Price sidesteps J_Souttar
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Murphy takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 12 :(arn) D_Rocastle controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Stam
          ...  He puts in D_Murphy!
          ...  O_Price with a nasty foul
Min. 14 :(vla) P_Niemeyer can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 15 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with a probing through ball W_Jose
          ...  D_Burn slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Ivanovic chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Rocastle retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop latches onto the end of it
          ...  O_Price with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 21 :(vla) D_E_Boyata cuts inside J_Souttar
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_E_Boyata with the header !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 24 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Blewitt
          ...  He puts in O_Price!
          ...  O_Price with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 27 :(vla) L_Macleod sidesteps D_Murphy
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Burn clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 28 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa heads the ball back to D_Rocastle
          ...  J_Stam wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop floats the ball in!
          ...  Kamikaze catches it!
Min. 31 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Souttar
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  W_Jose breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round D_James
          ...  He slips it underneath D_James
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 31 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a penetrating pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Kamikaze makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 32 :(vla) L_Macleod with a short pass to find D_E_Boyata
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_E_Boyata !
          ...  D_James saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 36 :(vla) T_Huddlestone changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Ivanovic
          ...  G_Collins pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 36 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a smart pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 39 :(arn) D_Rocastle sprints forward with the ball
          ...  T_Huddlestone rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  K_Ippi gave him a strong warning
Min. 41 :(vla) W_Jose turns on a sixpence
          ...  W_Jose swings in the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Ramos reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) O_Price flicks it past P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Murphy bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from K_Ippi

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

Min. 46 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with the through ball to J_Souttar
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by W_Jose !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 46 :(vla) W_Jose takes advantage of a mistake by C_Blewitt
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Murphy rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 52 :(arn) G_Collins knocks it forward
          ...  T_Huddlestone slips
          ...  D_Burn gets to it!
          ...  O_Price with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 53 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with the overhead !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 54 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga must beat Kamikaze!
          ...  Kamikaze was lucky there
Min. 56 :(vla) W_Jose steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_Murphy
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_Burn goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Price retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  But J_Souttar will cut out the threat
Min. 63 :(vla) T_Huddlestone spits at P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  K_Ippi tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(vla) E_Herbert replaces O_Price and will play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Kikuchi replaces T_Huddlestone and will play MF
Min. 65 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as P_Crouch comes on for J_Souttar to play FW
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Barry is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to W_Jose
          ...  S_Ramos wins the ball with ease
          ...  K_Ippi saw something no-one else did
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Barry drives it under the wall
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_James moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_James tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer crosses it in!
          ...  It is cleared by S_Ramos
Min. 69 :(arn) G_Collins finds N_Ben_Khalifa with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  K_Ippi talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Arsenal fans celebrate the goal
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is involved down on the touchline!!
          ...  He is shown the red card!
Min. 74 :(arn) D_Rocastle takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  M_Kikuchi with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 79 :(arn) D_Rocastle has it now
          ...  He takes on D_E_Boyata
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Yaga!
          ...  D_E_Boyata reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 80 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - M_Icardi on for W_Jose as a FW
Min. 80 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  D_Burn takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 81 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi slides the ball across to J_Stam
          ...  But G_Collins clears the danger
Min. 83 :(arn) R_Holding is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Collins is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) L_Macleod takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past C_Blewitt
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But S_Ramos slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 90 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the heel pass to D_E_Boyata
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Blewitt
          ...  He timed it well

*************  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          : D_E_Boyata
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Price (16), T_Huddlestone (63), M_Kikuchi (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Burn (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Murphy (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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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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Kamikaze       GK  37   7   2   2  20 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  30  12   8  26 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  29  11   8  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  29  11   7  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  28   8   7  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  18  29   5  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  29  11  19 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  11  29   7  15 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  81   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
Q_Atoo         GK  30   3   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  28   7  11  41 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  27  11   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  27   8  30 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  25  31 |  12   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  36   2   2   3  26 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  30  10   7  19 |  84   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  29   7   7  40 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  28   7   6  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  27   9  11  21 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
J_Souttar      DF   3  25   7   8  33 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  29  12  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  28  10  12 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  28  10  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Murphy       FW   2  11   8  28  37 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   5
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  30   8   6  22 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Spence       MF   2   9  28   9  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  28  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  25  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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