Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Barcelona (Sun Aug 08)


                             Valencia  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-2-3-1 C
                          James Burns  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                     D_Van_Don_Bur GK  |  GK T_Conner
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF Ramos
                             Bauer DF  |  DF D_Rose
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF C_Donaldson
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DM Adnan_Januzaj
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  DM A_McGeady
                           B_Green MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                         P_McGowan FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                        D_E_Boyata SUB |  SUB Marco_Rojo
                     D_Archambault SUB |  SUB Coutinho
                           Eusebio SUB |  SUB Robinho
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB P_B_E_Dybala

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(brc) K_Porborsky cuts inside P_Thompson
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  K_Porborsky looks to see where D_Van_Don_Bur is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 8  :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a measured ball to P_McGowan
          ...  But J_Miranda barges him off the ball
Min. 11 :(vla) L_Macleod takes advantage of a mistake by J_Miranda
          ...  L_Macleod heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 12 :(brc) The Barcelona manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 13 :(vla) B_Green looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan hits a great drive!
          ...  T_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 13 :(brc) A_Lallana plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A_Nouri takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 14 :(vla) R_Tabatta with a smart turn
          ...  But C_Donaldson spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 15 :(brc) A_McGeady with a well-controlled run
          ...  B_Green with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 15 :(brc) A_Lallana finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  A_Lallana with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 18 :(brc) A_Lallana looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  P_Thompson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lallana crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to R_V_Persie
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Van_Don_Bur
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 27 :(brc) K_Mbappe runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  B_Ivanovic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 28 :(vla) A_Nouri unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta with a blistering shot !
          ...  T_Conner goes down well to save
Min. 30 :(brc) Ramos sidesteps A_Nouri
          ...  A_Nouri reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 33 :(brc) D_Rose knocks it past A_Nouri and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Stam with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 35 :(brc) K_Porborsky races into the box
          ...  He sees C_Donaldson lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  C_Donaldson with a thundering shot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 40 :(vla) L_Macleod retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Stam latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Stam hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 40 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj hoists the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Stam hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) K_Mbappe breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Van_Don_Bur!
          ...  M_Kikuchi brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Rizzoli reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 47 :(vla) P_McGowan picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  D_Rose slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in

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

Min. 47 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj back heels to find K_Porborsky in space
          ...  M_Kikuchi rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 47 :(brc) D_Rose beats the defender
          ...  B_Green with the tackle
Min. 48 :(vla) L_Macleod finds P_McGowan in the box
          ...  K_Porborsky with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 48 :(brc) R_V_Persie controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs B_Ivanovic
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  R_Tabatta steals the ball of off him
Min. 49 :(vla) R_Tabatta finds P_McGowan with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with an awful challenge
Min. 52 :(vla) R_Tabatta sidesteps A_McGeady
          ...  R_Tabatta tries to beat T_Conner!
          ...  T_Conner gets up well to catch that one
Min. 55 :(brc) Marco_Rojo replaces an unhappy A_McGeady and will play as a DF
Min. 57 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Lallana
          ...  A_Lallana with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 61 :(brc) K_Mbappe moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Miranda
          ...  Bauer cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 65 :(brc) Up goes the substitution board - Robinho on for R_V_Persie as a MF
Min. 66 :(vla) L_Macleod retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Kikuchi gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Kikuchi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Rose gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 67 :(brc) K_Porborsky slides the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  B_Ivanovic anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 70 :(vla) M_Kikuchi controls the ball with ease
          ...  D_Rose tackles cleanly
Min. 73 :(vla) R_Tabatta has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Rose
          ...  He puts in J_Stam!
          ...  J_Stam aims for the top right corner !
          ...  T_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 75 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala will come on for Adnan_Januzaj and play AM
Min. 75 :(brc) K_Mbappe is too quick for the defence
          ...  But A_Nouri puts the ball out of play
Min. 77 :(vla) R_Tabatta with a flicked pass to A_Nouri
          ...  A_Nouri gets his head to the ball !
          ...  T_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 77 :(brc) A_Lallana runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  P_Thompson tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Rizzoli!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from N_Rizzoli
Min. 77 :(brc) K_Mbappe nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Thompson
Min. 79 :(vla) Eusebio replaces L_Macleod to play as a MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet will replace the useless P_McGowan and will play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) D_E_Boyata is being brought on
          ...  Bauer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 84 :(vla) A_Nouri is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) B_Green is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  R_Tabatta latches onto the ball
          ...  R_Tabatta has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  T_Conner is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 90 :(brc) Ramos drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Robinho
          ...  Robinho with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  The shot slips through D_Van_Don_Bur's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 92 :(vla) B_Green with a slide rule pass to R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  What agility from T_Conner
Min. 92 :(brc) Robinho crosses to A_Lallana
          ...  A_Lallana tries to beat D_Van_Don_Bur from outside the area!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Barcelona have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Barcelona ...

*************  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              : L_Macleod (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Green (15), M_Kikuchi (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lallana (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Lallana (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :          12        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 Barcelona
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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  38   2   7   5  23 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  32  12   7  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  32   9   7  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Bauer          DF   2  31  10   5  32 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  30  12   6  21 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
B_Green        MF   2  16  29   6  30 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  29  11  31 |  81   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  28  17  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  15
P_McGowan      FW   2  10   9  40  16 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Archambault  MF   3   7  30  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  30  11  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Conner       GK  38   3   3   2  32 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  33  12   8  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Rose         DF   1  29  11   7  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   1  26  12   8  41 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Adnan_Januzaj  DM   3  13  32  11  23 |  77   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_McGeady      DM   1  18  29  12  29 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2  10  32  15  31 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  29   9  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  29   9  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  36  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  30  11   7  30 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  30   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Robinho        MF   1   8  29   8  23 |  27   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_B_E_Dybala   AM   2   6   9  30  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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