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Season 21 Archive: Division 1, Week 8
Valencia 4 - 0 Arsenal
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Arsenal (Sun Nov 01)
Valencia | Arsenal
4-4-1-1 E | 5-4-1 E
Andie Glen | Adrian Dalmedo
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K_Jensen GK | GK D_James
D_Criscrito DF | DF D_Caicedo
M_Friedrich DF | DF S_Proedl
Henrique DF | DF J_Stam
Reinaldo DF | DF Stelvio
K_Richard MF | DF K_Rekik
Y_Toure MF | MF C_Makelele
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF M_Dembele
Maradona MF | MF B_Harley
P_Nedved AM | MF S_Davies
Stefano FW | FW D_Murphy
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J_Hart SUB | SUB I_Lawlor
S_Logan SUB | SUB S_Ramos
M_Hornschuh SUB | SUB Seitaridis
O_Ruggeri SUB | SUB H_Sabry
G_Puciato SUB | SUB A_Little
Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)
Min. 2 :(arn) J_Stam with the nod to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy fires off a right-footed shot !
... But K_Jensen palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 5 :(vla) D_Criscrito plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... P_Nedved decides to go for goal instead!
... J_Stam with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 6 :(vla) K_Richard plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Maradona decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Maradona with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But D_James parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 6 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... Stefano latches onto the ball
... M_Dembele is late with that one
... He gets up and shakes the players hand
... N_Alexander shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
... PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
... Stefano with the spot kick
... GOAL!!
... Valencia have snatched the lead!
... Valencia 1-0 Arsenal...
Min. 7 :(arn) D_Murphy beats his marker
... Reinaldo pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 8 :(arn) D_Murphy nutmegs Maradona, he continues to run forward
... A wicked drive by D_Murphy !
... K_Jensen manages to turn it behind
Min. 9 :(vla) K_Richard brings it under control
... He takes on D_Caicedo
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Criscrito!
... D_Criscrito with a scorcher of a shot !
... GOAL !!
... What a well worked goal!
... Valencia 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 10 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing C
Min. 10 :(arn) H_Sabry will replace the useless Stelvio and will play FW
Min. 11 :(arn) D_Murphy slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... But Henrique wins the ball
Min. 11 :(vla) P_Nedved runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Stam rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(vla) M_Friedrich with a pinpoint pass to Y_Toure
... Y_Toure with a powerful diving header!
... D_James makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 17 :(arn) B_Harley finds H_Sabry with a ball over the defence
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Y_Abdessadki looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 20 :(arn) D_Murphy gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Reinaldo!
... He has some space now!
... Stefano with an ugly foul
... N_Alexander will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Adrian Dalmedo looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 22 :(vla) The defender slips and falls over!
... K_Richard is through!
... K_Richard with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 22 :(arn) M_Dembele has it now
... He takes on M_Friedrich
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Murphy!
... D_Murphy with a graceful, looping effort !
... But K_Jensen punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 23 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside the defender!
... He has some space now!
... S_Proedl with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 26 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Maradona
... Maradona beats the offside trap!
... He looked offside to me
... D_James comes towards him
... He nutmegs D_James
... It hits the upright!!
... D_James recovers to save it !!
Min. 27 :(vla) Reinaldo bursts forward
... Reinaldo aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... D_James with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(vla) K_Richard kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... Stefano with the cheeky shot!
... Wide of goal
Min. 34 :(vla) M_Friedrich beats S_Davies
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
... The ball hits K_Rekik in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 35 :(vla) K_Richard with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Maradona gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Maradona sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 37 :(vla) Y_Toure is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki with a thundering shot!
... D_James makes a fine save
Min. 37 :(arn) H_Sabry runs at the defender
... The defender falls over
... Y_Toure wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Davies hits it towards the far post!
... K_Jensen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 38 :(vla) Reinaldo steps over the ball
... He nutmegs S_Proedl
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... S_Proedl slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... D_Criscrito hits it towards the far post!
... D_James catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal made the switch to a A strategy
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 2-0 Arsenal
Min. 47 :(arn) C_Makelele catches K_Richard with an elbow!
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... K_Richard floats it forward
... Stefano latches onto the end of it
... Stefano with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... D_James claws it off the line
... N_Alexander consults his assistant
... GOAL !!
... Valencia 3-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 49 :(arn) S_Davies takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to H_Sabry
... Launched towards the top corner by H_Sabry !
... But K_Jensen punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 50 :(vla) D_Criscrito with a short pass to find Y_Abdessadki
... K_Rekik brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But N_Alexander waves play on!!!
Min. 51 :(arn) H_Sabry jumps over Y_Abdessadki's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... H_Sabry tries to place it in the corner !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 54 :(arn) H_Sabry with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... H_Sabry with a terrific drive !
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 55 :(vla) S_Logan comes on for M_Friedrich and takes up a DF role
Min. 55 :(vla) P_Nedved looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to Stefano
... The defence has gone to sleep
... Stefano is all alone
... D_James comes towards him
... He nutmegs D_James
... It goes wide!!
Min. 55 :(arn) H_Sabry sidesteps K_Richard
... He was too quick for his marker
... H_Sabry with the chance !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from S_Logan to P_Nedved
... P_Nedved beats the offside trap!
... He runs at D_James
... He nutmegs D_James
... GOAL !!
... But it's been disallowed. The linesman spotted a foul
Min. 61 :(arn) D_Murphy breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on K_Jensen!
... K_Richard brings him down!
... N_Alexander lectures him
Min. 62 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with the heel pass to Maradona
... Maradona with the 40 yard drive !
... D_James parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 64 :(vla) P_Nedved finds the run of Stefano
... Stefano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 65 :(vla) O_Ruggeri replaces an unhappy P_Nedved and will play as a AM
Min. 65 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with the dribble
... He's through on goal
... O_Ruggeri hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... Valencia 4-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 66 :(vla) Maradona is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki rifles it at the goal !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 67 :(arn) H_Sabry with a burst of pace
... S_Logan brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But N_Alexander waves play on!!!
Min. 69 :(vla) D_Criscrito steps over the ball
... He nutmegs S_Proedl
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... S_Proedl reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(vla) G_Puciato is coming on for Stefano and playing FW
Min. 70 :(vla) S_Logan slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... H_Sabry reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 72 :(vla) K_Richard has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past S_Proedl
... He puts in O_Ruggeri!
... The ball comes in high
... O_Ruggeri beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
... He just has D_James to beat
... He nutmegs D_James
... It hits the upright!!
... D_James recovers to save it !!
Min. 72 :(arn) M_Dembele is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to H_Sabry
... Reinaldo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 78 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds G_Puciato
... J_Stam clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 79 :(arn) B_Harley has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Henrique
... He knocks it to H_Sabry!
... H_Sabry looks to see where K_Jensen is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... K_Jensen can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... K_Jensen makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 80 :(vla) Reinaldo with a pinpoint pass to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri with a powerful header !
... But D_James smothers the ball.
Min. 81 :(arn) D_Murphy jumps over the defender's challenge
... D_Murphy hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 83 :(vla) D_Criscrito is first to the ball
... D_Criscrito lobs D_James!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_James beaten!
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri floats the ball in!
... D_Caicedo wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 85 :(vla) O_Ruggeri has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past K_Rekik
... He knocks it to G_Puciato!
... Cleaned up by D_Caicedo
Min. 86 :(vla) G_Puciato knocks it past J_Stam and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... G_Puciato with the shot !
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 86 :(arn) H_Sabry slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... Henrique read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 87 :(arn) H_Sabry sidesteps Maradona
... A powerful header from H_Sabry !
... It looks good
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by D_Murphy!
... K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) K_Richard is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... Maradona latches onto the ball
... But he loses control of it
... K_Rekik hits it out for a throw
************* 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 : K_Richard (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (6 pen,47), D_Criscrito (9), O_Ruggeri (65)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Stefano (20)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : D_Murphy
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : C_Makelele (47)
Booked : M_Dembele (6), J_Stam (11)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 10
Off target : 7 | 6
On target : 14 | 4
Possession : 62 | 38
Corners : 2 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 1
Fouls : 7 | 11
Key Tackles : 7 | 8
Key Passes : 21 | 6
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Final Score : Valencia 4 - 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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K_Jensen GK 38 4 5 3 18 | 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 27 10 7 27 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 21
M_Friedrich DF 2 24 11 9 29 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
Henrique DF 1 24 11 8 29 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Reinaldo DF 1 24 10 6 20 | 92 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 5
K_Richard MF 1 9 27 9 26 | 92 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 1
Y_Toure MF 1 8 26 4 32 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 26 8 29 | 92 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 6
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 92 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
P_Nedved AM 1 7 24 22 17 | 66 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Stefano FW 2 9 8 28 39 | 71 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 -2 41
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Logan DF 3 27 10 8 36 | 36 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_Hornschuh DF 1 23 4 5 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 24 21 19 | 26 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 30
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 26 42 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 21
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 28 2 2 3 26 | 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 25 8 6 47 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
S_Proedl DF 2 25 5 6 37 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
J_Stam DF 2 24 8 6 29 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -12 -22
Stelvio DF 2 23 10 6 23 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Rekik DF 1 23 6 2 12 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
C_Makelele MF 2 11 25 9 30 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
M_Dembele MF 1 10 24 6 42 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
B_Harley MF 1 6 24 6 33 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
S_Davies MF 2 10 23 8 13 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
D_Murphy FW 2 10 8 25 37 | 92 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -4
I_Lawlor GK 20 2 5 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Ramos DF 2 24 7 6 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seitaridis MF 2 8 24 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Sabry FW 1 4 5 25 25 | 82 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 20 0 10
A_Little FW 2 7 7 24 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Valencia | Arsenal
4-4-1-1 E | 5-4-1 E
Andie Glen | Adrian Dalmedo
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K_Jensen GK | GK D_James
D_Criscrito DF | DF D_Caicedo
M_Friedrich DF | DF S_Proedl
Henrique DF | DF J_Stam
Reinaldo DF | DF Stelvio
K_Richard MF | DF K_Rekik
Y_Toure MF | MF C_Makelele
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF M_Dembele
Maradona MF | MF B_Harley
P_Nedved AM | MF S_Davies
Stefano FW | FW D_Murphy
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J_Hart SUB | SUB I_Lawlor
S_Logan SUB | SUB S_Ramos
M_Hornschuh SUB | SUB Seitaridis
O_Ruggeri SUB | SUB H_Sabry
G_Puciato SUB | SUB A_Little
Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)
Min. 2 :(arn) J_Stam with the nod to D_Murphy
... D_Murphy fires off a right-footed shot !
... But K_Jensen palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 5 :(vla) D_Criscrito plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... P_Nedved decides to go for goal instead!
... J_Stam with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 6 :(vla) K_Richard plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Maradona decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Maradona with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But D_James parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 6 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... Stefano latches onto the ball
... M_Dembele is late with that one
... He gets up and shakes the players hand
... N_Alexander shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
... PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
... Stefano with the spot kick
... GOAL!!
... Valencia have snatched the lead!
... Valencia 1-0 Arsenal...
Min. 7 :(arn) D_Murphy beats his marker
... Reinaldo pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 8 :(arn) D_Murphy nutmegs Maradona, he continues to run forward
... A wicked drive by D_Murphy !
... K_Jensen manages to turn it behind
Min. 9 :(vla) K_Richard brings it under control
... He takes on D_Caicedo
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Criscrito!
... D_Criscrito with a scorcher of a shot !
... GOAL !!
... What a well worked goal!
... Valencia 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 10 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing C
Min. 10 :(arn) H_Sabry will replace the useless Stelvio and will play FW
Min. 11 :(arn) D_Murphy slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... But Henrique wins the ball
Min. 11 :(vla) P_Nedved runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Stam rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(vla) M_Friedrich with a pinpoint pass to Y_Toure
... Y_Toure with a powerful diving header!
... D_James makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 17 :(arn) B_Harley finds H_Sabry with a ball over the defence
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Y_Abdessadki looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 20 :(arn) D_Murphy gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Reinaldo!
... He has some space now!
... Stefano with an ugly foul
... N_Alexander will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Adrian Dalmedo looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 22 :(vla) The defender slips and falls over!
... K_Richard is through!
... K_Richard with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 22 :(arn) M_Dembele has it now
... He takes on M_Friedrich
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Murphy!
... D_Murphy with a graceful, looping effort !
... But K_Jensen punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 23 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside the defender!
... He has some space now!
... S_Proedl with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 26 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Maradona
... Maradona beats the offside trap!
... He looked offside to me
... D_James comes towards him
... He nutmegs D_James
... It hits the upright!!
... D_James recovers to save it !!
Min. 27 :(vla) Reinaldo bursts forward
... Reinaldo aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... D_James with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(vla) K_Richard kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Stefano gets on the end of the pass
... Stefano with the cheeky shot!
... Wide of goal
Min. 34 :(vla) M_Friedrich beats S_Davies
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
... The ball hits K_Rekik in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 35 :(vla) K_Richard with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Maradona gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Maradona sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 37 :(vla) Y_Toure is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki with a thundering shot!
... D_James makes a fine save
Min. 37 :(arn) H_Sabry runs at the defender
... The defender falls over
... Y_Toure wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Davies hits it towards the far post!
... K_Jensen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 38 :(vla) Reinaldo steps over the ball
... He nutmegs S_Proedl
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... S_Proedl slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... D_Criscrito hits it towards the far post!
... D_James catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) Arsenal made the switch to a A strategy
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 2-0 Arsenal
Min. 47 :(arn) C_Makelele catches K_Richard with an elbow!
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... K_Richard floats it forward
... Stefano latches onto the end of it
... Stefano with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... D_James claws it off the line
... N_Alexander consults his assistant
... GOAL !!
... Valencia 3-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 49 :(arn) S_Davies takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to H_Sabry
... Launched towards the top corner by H_Sabry !
... But K_Jensen punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 50 :(vla) D_Criscrito with a short pass to find Y_Abdessadki
... K_Rekik brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But N_Alexander waves play on!!!
Min. 51 :(arn) H_Sabry jumps over Y_Abdessadki's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... H_Sabry tries to place it in the corner !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 54 :(arn) H_Sabry with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... H_Sabry with a terrific drive !
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 55 :(vla) S_Logan comes on for M_Friedrich and takes up a DF role
Min. 55 :(vla) P_Nedved looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to Stefano
... The defence has gone to sleep
... Stefano is all alone
... D_James comes towards him
... He nutmegs D_James
... It goes wide!!
Min. 55 :(arn) H_Sabry sidesteps K_Richard
... He was too quick for his marker
... H_Sabry with the chance !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from S_Logan to P_Nedved
... P_Nedved beats the offside trap!
... He runs at D_James
... He nutmegs D_James
... GOAL !!
... But it's been disallowed. The linesman spotted a foul
Min. 61 :(arn) D_Murphy breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on K_Jensen!
... K_Richard brings him down!
... N_Alexander lectures him
Min. 62 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with the heel pass to Maradona
... Maradona with the 40 yard drive !
... D_James parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 64 :(vla) P_Nedved finds the run of Stefano
... Stefano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 65 :(vla) O_Ruggeri replaces an unhappy P_Nedved and will play as a AM
Min. 65 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with the dribble
... He's through on goal
... O_Ruggeri hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He runs towards the fans!
... And slides on his knees!
... Valencia 4-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 66 :(vla) Maradona is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki rifles it at the goal !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 67 :(arn) H_Sabry with a burst of pace
... S_Logan brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But N_Alexander waves play on!!!
Min. 69 :(vla) D_Criscrito steps over the ball
... He nutmegs S_Proedl
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... S_Proedl reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(vla) G_Puciato is coming on for Stefano and playing FW
Min. 70 :(vla) S_Logan slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... H_Sabry reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 72 :(vla) K_Richard has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past S_Proedl
... He puts in O_Ruggeri!
... The ball comes in high
... O_Ruggeri beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
... He just has D_James to beat
... He nutmegs D_James
... It hits the upright!!
... D_James recovers to save it !!
Min. 72 :(arn) M_Dembele is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to H_Sabry
... Reinaldo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 78 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds G_Puciato
... J_Stam clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 79 :(arn) B_Harley has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Henrique
... He knocks it to H_Sabry!
... H_Sabry looks to see where K_Jensen is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... K_Jensen can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... K_Jensen makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 80 :(vla) Reinaldo with a pinpoint pass to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri with a powerful header !
... But D_James smothers the ball.
Min. 81 :(arn) D_Murphy jumps over the defender's challenge
... D_Murphy hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 83 :(vla) D_Criscrito is first to the ball
... D_Criscrito lobs D_James!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_James beaten!
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri floats the ball in!
... D_Caicedo wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 85 :(vla) O_Ruggeri has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past K_Rekik
... He knocks it to G_Puciato!
... Cleaned up by D_Caicedo
Min. 86 :(vla) G_Puciato knocks it past J_Stam and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... G_Puciato with the shot !
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 86 :(arn) H_Sabry slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... Henrique read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 87 :(arn) H_Sabry sidesteps Maradona
... A powerful header from H_Sabry !
... It looks good
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by D_Murphy!
... K_Jensen makes the catch!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) K_Richard is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... Maradona latches onto the ball
... But he loses control of it
... K_Rekik hits it out for a throw
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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 : K_Richard (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (6 pen,47), D_Criscrito (9), O_Ruggeri (65)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Stefano (20)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : D_Murphy
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : C_Makelele (47)
Booked : M_Dembele (6), J_Stam (11)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 10
Off target : 7 | 6
On target : 14 | 4
Possession : 62 | 38
Corners : 2 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 1
Fouls : 7 | 11
Key Tackles : 7 | 8
Key Passes : 21 | 6
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Final Score : Valencia 4 - 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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K_Jensen GK 38 4 5 3 18 | 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 27 10 7 27 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 21
M_Friedrich DF 2 24 11 9 29 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
Henrique DF 1 24 11 8 29 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Reinaldo DF 1 24 10 6 20 | 92 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 5
K_Richard MF 1 9 27 9 26 | 92 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 1
Y_Toure MF 1 8 26 4 32 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 26 8 29 | 92 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 6
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 92 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
P_Nedved AM 1 7 24 22 17 | 66 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Stefano FW 2 9 8 28 39 | 71 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 -2 41
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Logan DF 3 27 10 8 36 | 36 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_Hornschuh DF 1 23 4 5 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 24 21 19 | 26 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 30
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 26 42 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 21
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 28 2 2 3 26 | 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 25 8 6 47 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
S_Proedl DF 2 25 5 6 37 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
J_Stam DF 2 24 8 6 29 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -12 -22
Stelvio DF 2 23 10 6 23 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Rekik DF 1 23 6 2 12 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
C_Makelele MF 2 11 25 9 30 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
M_Dembele MF 1 10 24 6 42 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
B_Harley MF 1 6 24 6 33 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
S_Davies MF 2 10 23 8 13 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
D_Murphy FW 2 10 8 25 37 | 92 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -4
I_Lawlor GK 20 2 5 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Ramos DF 2 24 7 6 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seitaridis MF 2 8 24 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Sabry FW 1 4 5 25 25 | 82 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 20 0 10
A_Little FW 2 7 7 24 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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