Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Aston Villa (Sun Jan 24)


                             Valencia  |  Aston Villa
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                     D_Van_Don_Bur GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF Aldair
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF Ayala
                           M_Barry MF  |  DM M_Woods
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF Bebeto
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF E_Barreto
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF Romario
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW H_Kane
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                                       |
                            W_Hunt SUB |  SUB D_Gentenaar
                        D_E_Boyata SUB |  SUB G_Johnson
                           Eusebio SUB |  SUB C_Coventry
                            M_Ball SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB S_Donnelly

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(asv) M_Woods runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of H_Kane
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  J_Stam seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 5  :(asv) H_Kane runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  H_Kane tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario swings it in!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur easily catches it!
Min. 6  :(vla) J_Stam squares it to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with B_Roorda
          ...  He rounds B_Roorda
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 7  :(vla) A_Nouri curls the ball out wide to M_Bombarda
          ...  Aldair slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Bebeto heads it away
Min. 7  :(asv) Romario stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  A powerful shot by Romario !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Aston Villa in front!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 8  :(vla) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Valencia will now play A
Min. 8  :(asv) E_Barreto fires over a low cross to R_Sharp
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Sharp !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that D_Van_Don_Bur got a touch
Min. 8  :(vla) A_Nouri beats Aldair
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Romario tackles from behind
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 11 :(asv) H_Kane finds P_Livingstone on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  The ref consults with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  H_Kane places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He sends D_Van_Don_Bur the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Aston Villa...
Min. 12 :(vla) M_Kikuchi jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Kikuchi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  B_Roorda makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 14 :(asv) H_Kane with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  H_Kane runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 16 :(asv) Aldair loses his marker
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a nasty foul
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 19 :(asv) M_Woods kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Salah wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Salah wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 20 :(asv) H_Kane takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  H_Kane has a go!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 23 :(vla) L_Macleod kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Aldair slices it
          ...  B_Roorda moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi swings it in!
          ...  Aldair clears the danger
Min. 23 :(asv) R_Sharp sprints past M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 25 :(vla) M_Barry with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Woods
          ...  Blocked by Aldair
Min. 25 :(asv) Romario volleys it forward. He finds R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur smothers the ball.
Min. 29 :(vla) J_Stam with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Woods a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Stam tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 35 :(vla) R_Tabatta plays in J_Stam with a beautiful ball
          ...  A delicate header from J_Stam !
          ...  It floats over B_Roorda
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 37 :(vla) M_Barry is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But P_Livingstone with the fine tackle
Min. 40 :(vla) L_Macleod puts in M_Salah
          ...  Romario pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  S_Youri will just give him a speaking to
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(asv) R_Sharp nutmegs the defender
          ...  M_Salah is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kane curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur catches it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(asv) Bebeto pass splits open the defence and finds H_Kane
          ...  But J_Stam spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 47 :(asv) Romario takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Romario aims for the top right corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur was caught out there
          ...  Valencia 1-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 52 :(vla) R_Tabatta sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Salah
          ...  But P_Livingstone slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 52 :(asv) H_Kane sidesteps R_Tabatta
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_Ivanovic fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He is warned by S_Youri
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 53 :(asv) Romario picks up the pass
          ...  Romario carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 55 :(vla) D_E_Boyata will replace the useless B_Ivanovic and will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Eusebio will come on for M_Kikuchi and play MF
Min. 58 :(asv) E_Barreto hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Kane latches onto it!
          ...  H_Kane with the header !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bebeto plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Woods
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Cissokho swings it in!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur easily catches it!
Min. 59 :(vla) D_Trezeguet finds a hole in the defence
          ...  E_Barreto with an awful challenge
          ...  S_Youri called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 65 :(vla) W_Jose replaces D_Trezeguet and will play FW
Min. 66 :(vla) Eusebio with a penetrating pass to W_Jose
          ...  Aldair slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 66 :(asv) Ayala with a pinpoint pass to M_Woods
          ...  A_Nouri with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 66 :(asv) A defence splitting pass from Ayala to R_Sharp
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Stam
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Stam gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 66 :(vla) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  M_Salah is through!
          ...  Ayala with a deliberate foul
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
Min. 67 :(asv) H_Kane lobs it over J_Stam
          ...  H_Kane could have let it bounce!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him!
Min. 68 :(vla) R_Tabatta pass splits open the defence and finds W_Jose
          ...  But A_Cissokho sweeps up the threat
Min. 69 :(vla) M_Bombarda beats Ayala
          ...  M_Bombarda chases it through, he must score !
          ...  B_Roorda heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 70 :(asv) Bebeto with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Eusebio takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Youri signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Woods hoists it forward
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Nouri slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 70 :(asv) H_Kane beats A_Nouri
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Nouri reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 74 :(vla) Eusebio bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda must beat B_Roorda!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(asv) G_Johnson is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Cissokho is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) C_Coventry will replace M_Woods and play DM
Min. 75 :(asv) S_Donnelly replaces an unhappy H_Kane and will play as a FW
Min. 79 :(vla) Eusebio plays in J_Stam with a beautiful ball
          ...  But P_Livingstone barges him off the ball
Min. 80 :(asv) Aston Villa's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 84 :(vla) W_Jose is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_E_Boyata
          ...  But Ayala sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) L_Macleod takes on Romario
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  L_Macleod tries to chip the ball over B_Roorda!
          ...  The shot slips through B_Roorda's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Valencia have pulled one back!
          ...  Valencia 2-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 90 :(asv) Romario runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 92 :(asv) P_Livingstone with a probing pass to S_Donnelly
          ...  D_E_Boyata knocks the ball back to D_Van_Don_Bur
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_Van_Don_Bur!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario crosses it in!
          ...  R_Sharp tries to place the shot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

*************  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          : L_Macleod
Scorers              : J_Stam (29), L_Macleod (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Van_Don_Bur (11), D_Trezeguet (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Romario (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Romario (7,47), H_Kane (11 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Romario (8)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 3 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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  37   2   7   5  23 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  31  11   7  22 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  31   9   7  29 |  95   0   4   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  60 -10   5
A_Nouri        DF   1  29  12   6  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Salah        DF   2  29   8   9  22 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  29   7  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  29   9  30 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
R_Tabatta      MF   2  22  27  16  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  32  11   9  11 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  29  11  21 |  38   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  27   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  30  10 |  28   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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B_Roorda       GK  35   4   5   2  29 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  33  11   9  31 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
A_Cissokho     DF   2  31  12   7  12 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  31   9   4  11 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Ayala          DF   2  30  12   5  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Woods        DM   2  18  28   9  18 |  77   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Bebeto         MF   1  10  29   7  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Barreto      MF   1   9  29   9  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Romario        MF   2   8  27  22  37 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2  18  53
H_Kane         FW   1   8  10  33  33 |  77   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  30  50
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Gentenaar    GK  31   3   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  27   9   7  18 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Coventry     DM   1  17  25   7  13 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  30  11  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  26  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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