June Ridout Memorial Cup Quarter Final, Valencia vs. AS Roma (Wed Aug 05)


                             Valencia  |  AS Roma
                              5-2-3 N  |  4-4-2 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                     D_Van_Don_Bur GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF J_Matip
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF Roberto
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF R_Lamie
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF A_Kilgour
                           A_Nouri DF  |  MF S_Gruber
                           Drexler MF  |  MF J_Afolabi
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF D_Ali
                            W_Jose FW  |  MF A_Silva
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                           Cantona FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                        Ji_Han_Sun SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                        D_E_Boyata SUB |  SUB S_Vettel
                           B_Green SUB |  SUB Ru_B_Perry
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB J_S_Veron
                        M_Bombarda SUB |  SUB S_Iversen

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 7  :(vla) T_Cruise with a short pass to find D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet shoots towards goal !
          ...  M_Neuer saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 10 :(vla) E_Herbert wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose drives it towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by T_Cruise
          ...  J_Matip gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 11 :(vla) Cantona runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Cantona flings a shot at goal !
          ...  M_Neuer narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 12 :(vla) J_Stam cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But A_Kilgour wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Youri has none of it.
Min. 13 :(vla) T_Cruise brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Trezeguet makes himself available
          ...  D_Trezeguet tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 14 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Drexler
          ...  Drexler is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has M_Neuer to beat
          ...  He nutmegs M_Neuer
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Valencia the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 15 :(vla) The Valencia manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 18 :(vla) E_Herbert plays the back pass
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Salah breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer!
          ...  D_Ali brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 19 :(vla) J_Stam plays a long ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  M_Neuer can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  M_Neuer makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 24 :(vla) Drexler heads the ball back to T_Cruise
          ...  J_Afolabi reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 24 :(asr) A_Silva chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio tries the shot !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur palms it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 25 :(vla) E_Herbert looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Cantona
          ...  Cantona drives it towards goal !
          ...  M_Neuer gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 25 :(asr) E_Dzeko beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
          ...  E_Dzeko unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur punches it away
Min. 27 :(asr) D_Ali hoists the ball across to D_Baggio
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Nouri takes possession
Min. 28 :(vla) T_Cruise hoofs it up field to find W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Neuer parries it
Min. 31 :(vla) D_Trezeguet cuts inside Roberto
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Trezeguet has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But M_Neuer just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 35 :(vla) D_Trezeguet with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_Lamie a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 37 :(vla) A_Nouri with a 50-yard pass to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It floats over M_Neuer
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 2-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 38 :(vla) T_Cruise with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
          ...  The cross hits W_Jose on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  M_Neuer with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 41 :(asr) E_Dzeko takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  E_Herbert takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 42 :(vla) E_Herbert with a simple pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with M_Neuer
          ...  He tries to slide it past M_Neuer
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(vla) Cantona beats his man
          ...  Cantona controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Neuer
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 2-1 AS Roma

Min. 55 :(asr) J_S_Veron is coming on for A_Silva and playing MF
Min. 59 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Nouri gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But D_Baggio slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 60 :(asr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Iversen will come on for D_Baggio and play FW
Min. 60 :(asr) S_Gruber sprints past M_Salah
          ...  J_Stam slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 61 :(vla) A_Nouri has it on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Nouri aims for the top right corner !
          ...  M_Neuer manages to turn it behind
Min. 65 :(asr) M_Neuer looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 65 :(asr) A_Hugo is ready to come on to replace M_Neuer
          ...  Looks like he will play as a GK
Min. 66 :(vla) D_E_Boyata will replace M_Salah and play DF
Min. 66 :(vla) L_Macleod comes on for T_Cruise and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 66 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as M_Bombarda comes on for Cantona to play FW
Min. 66 :(asr) A_Kilgour with a slide rule pass to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 68 :(vla) L_Macleod with a short pass to find D_Trezeguet
          ...  J_Afolabi with a bad challenge
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
Min. 71 :(vla) J_Stam has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Matip
          ...  He puts in M_Bombarda!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Lamie
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Drexler swings it in!
          ...  It comes to M_Bombarda
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 71 :(asr) D_Ali passes the ball to S_Iversen
          ...  D_E_Boyata with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 74 :(vla) Drexler gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside J_Matip!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Drexler could have let it bounce!
          ...  A_Hugo beats the ball away
Min. 76 :(asr) J_Afolabi spots S_Iversen who is in acres of space
          ...  Blocked by A_Nouri
Min. 80 :(vla) D_E_Boyata drives it across the face of the goal D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Hugo grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 83 :(vla) D_Trezeguet with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  J_Matip tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Trezeguet tries to place the shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Hugo's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Hugo looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Nouri floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Hugo jumps well to claim it!
Min. 83 :(asr) S_Iversen takes on Drexler
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  W_Jose fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Youri wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 87 :(vla) L_Macleod skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Herbert
          ...  But R_Lamie with the fine tackle
Min. 87 :(asr) E_Dzeko flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  B_Ivanovic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) E_Dzeko breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Van_Don_Bur!
          ...  L_Macleod brings him down!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 92 :(vla) L_Macleod with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  A_Kilgour beats him to the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 100,671
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Drexler (14), J_Stam (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : M_Neuer
Scorers              : E_Herbert (18 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Ali (18)
Injured              : M_Neuer (65)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       3
Off target           :           9        |       0
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       5
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 1 AS Roma
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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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  36   2   7   5  23 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  60  20
J_Stam         DF   2  30   8   7  29 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  50  55
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Salah        DF   2  29   8   8  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  95   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  10
Drexler        MF   3   9  31   9  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  45
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  30   9  39 |  69   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  30  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  28  13 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Ji_Han_Sun     GK  33   3   1   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  31  11   9  11 |  26   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
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_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |  68   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  30   8   8  10 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Roberto        DF   3  29   9   9  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  28   8  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  15  27   6  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Ali          MF   3   9  26  15  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  28  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |  27   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Vettel       DF   1  24   8   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_S_Veron      MF   1   7  25  18  12 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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