Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Aston Villa (Mon Apr 20)


                             Valencia  |  Aston Villa
                              4-2-4 L  |  4-3-1-2 N
                           Andie Glen  |  John O Brien
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK T_Sorensen
                          P_Hunter DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                          A_Carlos DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF D_Sloan
                         L_Inagzij DF  |  DF O_Bolzoni
                          Maradona MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                         O_Ruggeri MF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                          Diaviera FW  |  MF O_Curkovic
                          M_Murphy FW  |  AM J_Gandolfini
                     Z_Ibrahimovic FW  |  FW B_Wolford
                       D_Sulejmani FW  |  FW D_Rommedahl
                                       |
                        Pepe_Reina SUB |  SUB M_Taibi
                       D_Criscrito SUB |  SUB G_Locke
                           Douglas SUB |  SUB I_Jesus
                         V_Wanyama SUB |  SUB N_Kalavee
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB P_Di_Canio

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(vla) D_Sulejmani takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  H_Westermann forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Kompany chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Sorensen
Min. 2  :(vla) A_Carlos has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Laursen
          ...  He puts in M_Murphy!
          ...  A delicate header from M_Murphy !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him!
Min. 4  :(vla) D_Sulejmani with a 40-yard pass to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera fires the shot in!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 7  :(vla) D_Sulejmani 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  O_Curkovic gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 9  :(vla) M_Murphy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Murphy attempts a lob!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Sorensen dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Sorensen beaten!
Min. 10 :(vla) Diaviera flicks the ball through
          ...  Maradona runs onto it!
          ...  Maradona gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 12 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Maradona
          ...  He knocks it to O_Bolzoni!
          ...  M_Murphy stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  J_Hunye had no choice there!!
          ...  John O Brien appluads the decision
Min. 14 :(asv) M_Laursen passes the ball to D_Rommedahl
          ...  Intercepted by Z_Ibrahimovic
Min. 16 :(asv) B_Wolford loses his marker!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with the tackle
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Hunye will just give him a speaking to
Min. 23 :(asv) D_Rommedahl takes advantage of a mistake by L_Inagzij
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A delicate header from D_Rommedahl !
          ...  L_Mulen just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 33 :(asv) D_Sloan looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Sulejmani fouls badly
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  John O Brien looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 35 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from Z_Ibrahimovic to D_Sulejmani
          ...  M_Laursen forces him off the ball
Min. 37 :(asv) J_Gandolfini dribbles it into the box
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a stunning strike !
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 39 :(asv) B_Wolford takes advantage of a mistake by P_Hunter
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  V_Kompany with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 40 :(vla) D_Sulejmani takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  O_Bolzoni with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 41 :(asv) J_Crujff looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Gandolfini
          ...  D_Sulejmani with a bad challenge
          ...  J_Hunye will want to speak to him
Min. 41 :(vla) D_Sulejmani looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  H_Westermann takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 42 :(vla) D_Sulejmani plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Wolford belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Aston Villa

Min. 51 :(vla) D_Sulejmani sprints past the defender
          ...  H_Westermann cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 52 :(vla) Maradona sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera tries to beat T_Sorensen!
          ...  T_Sorensen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  T_Sorensen has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 55 :(vla) Yeboah is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Sulejmani is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 56 :(asv) D_Rommedahl 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  D_Rommedahl blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Aston Villa fans!
          ...  Aston Villa go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 57 :(vla) Valencia will now play A
Min. 58 :(vla) Yeboah with the through ball to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  H_Westermann tackles cleanly
Min. 60 :(vla) V_Wanyama is coming on and Maradona is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Criscrito comes on for P_Hunter and takes up a DF role
Min. 65 :(asv) P_Di_Canio is coming on for J_Gandolfini and playing FW
Min. 65 :(vla) V_Wanyama has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  O_Ruggeri gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  O_Ruggeri hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Sorensen tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Inagzij drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Sorensen easily catches it!
Min. 65 :(asv) J_Crujff is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the cheeky shot!
          ...  L_Mulen with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 66 :(asv) J_Crujff hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  O_Curkovic latches onto it!
          ...  D_Criscrito intercepts the pass
Min. 66 :(vla) Diaviera lobs it over the defender
          ...  D_Sloan fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 67 :(asv) J_Crujff is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Curkovic
          ...  O_Curkovic tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  L_Mulen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  L_Mulen looks dejected!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 68 :(asv) It seems Aston Villa are making a tactical change to C
Min. 68 :(asv) J_Crujff plays the early ball across the box to find D_Rommedahl in space
          ...  D_Rommedahl shapes up for a shot!
          ...  L_Mulen just watches float over the bar!
Min. 70 :(asv) I_Jesus will replace J_Crujff and play MF
Min. 70 :(asv) N_Kalavee replaces Adnan_Januzaj to play as a MF
Min. 70 :(vla) V_Wanyama hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Diaviera collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Di_Canio intercepts the pass
Min. 72 :(asv) O_Bolzoni with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from V_Kompany
          ...  D_Criscrito read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 73 :(asv) The ball is passed in from O_Curkovic, he finds B_Wolford
          ...  B_Wolford controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  L_Mulen guesses right
Min. 75 :(asv) D_Sloan has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Criscrito
          ...  He puts in O_Curkovic!
          ...  L_Inagzij gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 77 :(vla) V_Kompany with a one-touch layoff to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  T_Sorensen grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 79 :(asv) P_Di_Canio flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Criscrito with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 82 :(asv) I_Jesus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  What a shot from D_Rommedahl !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  L_Mulen tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Laursen
          ...  L_Mulen fists it away!
Min. 85 :(asv) P_Di_Canio has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Criscrito!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Yeboah with the high feet
          ...  J_Hunye tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) V_Wanyama plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Yeboah decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Sloan

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 109,900
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : V_Wanyama
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Murphy (12)
Booked               : D_Sulejmani (33), D_Criscrito (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rommedahl (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rommedahl (56), O_Curkovic (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Bolzoni (40), H_Westermann (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           1        |       6
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 Aston Villa
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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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3   1 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
P_Hunter       DF   1  25  11   8  32 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  25  11   8  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  25  10   8  33 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  23  10   6  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Maradona       MF   1  10  25  16  18 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  23  21  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -14
Diaviera       FW   1   8  10  27  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -8
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  24  36 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  26  10   7  27 |  26   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Douglas        DF   2  24   9   8  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Wanyama      MF   1   6  24  17  19 |  31   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Sorensen     GK  39   4   4   1  15 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  29   5   3  27 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
M_Laursen      DF   2  27   9   6  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  22   7  10  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  26  10  28 |  72   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  24   9  23 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  24   9  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  30  40
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   8  23  18  12 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  25  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Locke        DF   1  22   7   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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