Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Arsenal (Sun Jan 05)


                             Valencia  |  Arsenal
                              5-4-1 C  |  5-4-1 N
                           Andie Glen  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK D_James
                           O_Price DF  |  DF Henrique
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF D_Burn
                        P_Niemeyer MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                         E_Jackson MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                         J_J_Jones SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                           S_Bould SUB |  SUB P_Evra
                           B_Green SUB |  SUB E_Spence
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB P_Crouch
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB Edouard

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(vla) M_Kikuchi looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at D_James
          ...  He dinks it over D_James
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 4  :(arn) S_Matthews runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Anelka
          ...  E_Herbert fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 8  :(vla) W_Jose gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Jose with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 9  :(arn) D_Rocastle finds D_Burn on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Burn hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But T_Flowers stops that one easily
Min. 14 :(vla) L_Macleod retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  E_Herbert gets on the end of it
          ...  E_Herbert attempts a lob!
          ...  D_James falls over
          ...  But D_James is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 16 :(vla) P_Niemeyer sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  E_Jackson runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  E_Jackson sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 18 :(vla) W_Jose takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  W_Jose uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  D_James parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 21 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a slick pass to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 22 :(vla) E_Jackson with the through ball to M_Kikuchi
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Burn
Min. 22 :(arn) T_Cruise is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to N_Anelka
          ...  A_Nouri gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 23 :(vla) E_Jackson looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Jose
          ...  D_Burn wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 23 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a neat pass into D_Rocastle
          ...  E_Herbert brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But N_Alexander waves play on!!!
Min. 25 :(arn) T_Cruise plays in C_Blewitt with a beautiful ball
          ...  W_Jose with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  N_Alexander tries to calm him down
Min. 31 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the ball
          ...  But C_Blewitt wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 32 :(vla) A_Nouri backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of it
          ...  W_Jose aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Jackson gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds O_Price
          ...  S_Ramos with a reckless challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 38 :(arn) P_Evra is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Matthews is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) L_Macleod moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Evra takes possession

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Arsenal

Min. 52 :(vla) M_Salah shoves C_Blewitt in the chest!!
          ...  N_Alexander has seen it!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 53 :(vla) L_Macleod looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  W_Jose receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A left-footer by W_Jose !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past D_James
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 54 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play A
Min. 58 :(vla) O_Price squares it to W_Jose
          ...  C_Blewitt slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Nouri tries to place the shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 59 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  D_James was beaten there!
Min. 60 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as P_Crouch comes on for D_Rocastle to play FW
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka looks to see where T_Flowers is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_Flowers just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 63 :(vla) L_Macleod holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Nouri
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Nouri !
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(vla) S_Bould is being brought on
          ...  J_Stam is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - M_Barry on for M_Kikuchi as a MF
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Jose is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 68 :(vla) E_Jackson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  He puts in S_Bould!
          ...  S_Bould goes for the top corner !
          ...  But D_James makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 73 :(vla) D_Trezeguet gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Henrique!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Henrique reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 74 :(arn) P_Crouch finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A skilful effort from P_Crouch !
          ...  T_Flowers with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 75 :(arn) P_Crouch steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  The ball hits O_Price in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 76 :(vla) M_Barry pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Barry with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  D_James can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  D_James makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 78 :(vla) L_Macleod holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_Blewitt
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 82 :(arn) T_Cruise sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 84 :(arn) E_Spence comes on for T_Cruise and takes up a MF role
Min. 86 :(vla) A_Nouri off the woodwork.
          ...  D_Trezeguet picks up the deflection
          ...  D_Trezeguet cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 87 :(vla) M_Barry looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards E_Jackson
          ...  E_Jackson has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) E_Spence has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Burn collects the loose ball!
          ...  But S_Bould wins the ball
Min. 90 :(arn) C_Chambers slices it
          ...  D_James moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Valencia 3-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 91 :(vla) L_Macleod with a real burst of pace
          ...  But P_Evra slides in two footed.
          ...  N_Alexander has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 92 :(vla) The ball goes loose!
          ...  P_Niemeyer gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  P_Niemeyer drives the shot in!
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 92 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop is through!
          ...  E_Herbert with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  N_Alexander wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 93 :(vla) S_Bould with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  S_Bould drives the ball low !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!

*************  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          : E_Jackson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Jackson (16), W_Jose (53), C_Chambers (90 og)
Sent Off             : M_Salah (52)
Booked               : E_Herbert (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cruise
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Ramos (38)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       4
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       4
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 3 - 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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  30  13   8  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Stam         DF   2  29   8   7  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  20   6
E_Herbert      DF   1  28   7  11  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  18  24
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  18  30   5  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
E_Jackson      MF   3   7  29   7  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  31
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  28   8  30 |  66   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  66   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  43
J_J_Jones      GK  29   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  27   8   5  22 |  29   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  21
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  37   2   2   3  26 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  30  12   9  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  30   7   7  40 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
C_Blewitt      DF   3  29   7   6  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
D_Burn         DF   2  27   9  12  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  85   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  29  10  21 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  38   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  26  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  29  12  10  21 |  57   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Spence       MF   2  10  28  10  40 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  28  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Edouard        FW   3   7   5  25  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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