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Season 18 Archive: Division 1, Week 9
Valencia 0 - 1 Barcelona
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Barcelona (Sun May 04)
Valencia | Barcelona
4-5-1 A | 4-5-1 N
Andie Glen | Bryngar Myre
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I_Turner GK | GK Silvio_Proto
J_Conroy DF | DF G_Bale
C_Barr DF | DF G_Wilkinson
D_Criscrito DF | DF S_Gronkjaer
Ciaran_Clark DF | DF J_Myre
K_Kong MF | MF Joaquín
K_Richard MF | MF M_Essien
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF R_Kopa
Song_Billong MF | MF Gandolf
Ridoutska MF | MF S_Marlet
J_Portillo FW | FW Pele
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Kindonga SUB | SUB P_Shilton
P_Swanson SUB | SUB B_Myre
A_Cahil SUB | SUB C_Obradovic
O_Ruggeri SUB | SUB Saruman
M_Rasmussen SUB | SUB Y_Yiannicis
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 1 :(vla) J_Portillo cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... J_Portillo flings a shot at goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... Silvio_Proto plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 3 :(brc) Pele times his run well
... Pele lobs I_Turner!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 4 :(vla) Ridoutska finds Song_Billong with a perfectly weighted pass
... S_Gronkjaer gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 5 :(brc) Gandolf with the deft touch
... He takes it past D_Criscrito
... He knocks it to R_Kopa!
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... C_Barr picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 6 :(vla) K_Kong takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
... But R_Kopa slides in
Min. 7 :(vla) Ridoutska moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Ciaran_Clark
... Ciaran_Clark fires a shot at goal !
... Silvio_Proto parries it, he follows it up
... And Silvio_Proto recovers to save!!
Min. 7 :(brc) Gandolf crosses in from the wing, he finds G_Bale in the box
... J_Conroy reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 8 :(brc) Gandolf moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Pele
... But Song_Billong wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 9 :(vla) J_Portillo rushes through the defence
... J_Portillo with his head down lets it go !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 10 :(brc) S_Marlet with a reverse pass to R_Kopa
... R_Kopa sees I_Turner off his line !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 11 :(vla) K_Kong is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... D_Criscrito latches onto the end of it
... D_Criscrito with a low drive through the rain!
... But Silvio_Proto dives to his left
... I think Silvio_Proto just got a hand on that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 11 :(brc) Pele bursts forward
... Y_Abdessadki with a bad challenge
... A_Barken will want to speak to him
Min. 11 :(brc) G_Wilkinson is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Gronkjaer
... S_Gronkjaer with a bicycle kick !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 12 :(brc) Gandolf takes advantage of a mistake by Ciaran_Clark
... That mistake could prove costly
... Gandolf attempts to drive it home!
... But I_Turner makes an easy save
Min. 14 :(brc) R_Kopa finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... R_Kopa attempts a lob!
... What agility from I_Turner
Min. 15 :(brc) Gandolf plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Pele decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... A cheeky lob from Pele !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 17 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Song_Billong
... A thundering drive by Song_Billong !
... Silvio_Proto fists it away
Min. 17 :(brc) M_Essien with a glorious long pass to Gandolf
... Gandolf rifles it to the far post !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 18 :(brc) S_Marlet back heels to find Pele in space
... Pele with the crafty shot!
... I_Turner collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 19 :(vla) J_Portillo finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... J_Portillo drives the ball low !
... But Silvio_Proto just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 21 :(brc) Gandolf gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past D_Criscrito!
... He has some space now!
... Gandolf drives it towards goal !
... I_Turner makes a good save
Min. 23 :(vla) K_Kong with the towering header to Song_Billong
... Song_Billong has a go!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Silvio_Proto never had a chance!
Min. 27 :(brc) Joaquín with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... S_Gronkjaer gets on the end of the pass
... Superbly timed tackle by Y_Abdessadki
... He made it look easy
Min. 29 :(brc) Gandolf slides the ball across to Pele
... Ciaran_Clark is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... Pele hits it hard
... GOAL !!
... The manager is delighted with that one
... Barcelona go ahead in this match now!
... Valencia 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 30 :(vla) It seems Song_Billong has switched to a AM
Min. 30 :(vla) K_Richard cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to J_Portillo
... G_Wilkinson with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 30 :(brc) Gandolf looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... Gandolf gets his head to the ball !
... But I_Turner reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on I_Turner anyway
Min. 31 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Portillo decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... J_Portillo with the shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Silvio_Proto never had a chance!
Min. 32 :(vla) J_Portillo sidesteps his marker
... That was too easy
... R_Kopa with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Andie Glen looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 33 :(brc) S_Marlet gains possession
... C_Barr dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 36 :(vla) K_Kong is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Song_Billong
... What a shot from Song_Billong !
... It could go anywhere
... Silvio_Proto with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 36 :(brc) I_Turner miss-kicks!
... Joaquín is through!
... The cross hits Joaquín on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 39 :(vla) K_Kong with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... K_Kong with the strike !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) J_Conroy knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Gronkjaer
... A vicious shot by J_Conroy !
... Silvio_Proto blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 45 :(brc) R_Kopa with a simple pass to Pele
... Pele with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Barcelona
Min. 47 :(brc) R_Kopa backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... S_Marlet latches onto the end of it
... S_Marlet with the shot on net !
... I_Turner makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 51 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to K_Kong
... G_Bale slices it
... Silvio_Proto moves quickly!!
... He can't get there!
... It inches just wide!
... CORNER!
... Ridoutska lofts the ball in!
... Silvio_Proto fists it away!
Min. 51 :(brc) J_Myre runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Myre smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... But I_Turner tips it over
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 53 :(brc) R_Kopa looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Gandolf
... D_Criscrito rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(brc) Gandolf takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to Pele
... Pele hits a great shot !
... I_Turner tips it wide for a corner
... CORNER!
... G_Wilkinson hits it into the box!
... I_Turner easily catches it!
Min. 54 :(vla) K_Kong hoofs it up field to find K_Richard
... What a shot from K_Richard !
... It could go anywhere
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 56 :(brc) M_Essien takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... A powerful header from M_Essien !
... It looks good
... I_Turner makes a difficult save
Min. 57 :(brc) M_Essien pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... R_Kopa is clean through!
... R_Kopa chases it through, he must score !
... But I_Turner punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is going to be brought on
... Y_Abdessadki is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 60 :(brc) Joaquín with a 50-yard pass to Pele
... C_Barr with an ugly foul
... That looked malicious
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(brc) Joaquín swings an elbow
... He caught O_Ruggeri full in the face
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 61 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... O_Ruggeri leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... Silvio_Proto falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 64 :(brc) Pele with a clever shimmy
... Pele with a screamer of a shot !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 65 :(brc) B_Myre is being prepared to come on
... J_Myre is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 66 :(brc) Pele gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside J_Conroy!
... He has some space now!
... But C_Barr wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 66 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps G_Wilkinson
... Joaquín with a pull on the shirt
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 67 :(vla) Song_Billong is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to J_Portillo
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... B_Myre picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(brc) Pele gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past J_Conroy!
... He has some space now!
... J_Portillo with a bad challenge
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 69 :(vla) Ridoutska with a 50-yard pass to J_Portillo
... Excellent sliding challenge by G_Bale
... He timed it well
Min. 72 :(vla) Song_Billong knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Bale
... Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Myre
Min. 72 :(brc) Gandolf with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to R_Kopa
... A thundering drive by R_Kopa !
... But I_Turner just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 73 :(vla) Ciaran_Clark is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri rifles it to the far post !
... But Silvio_Proto punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 75 :(brc) Saruman will replace the useless Pele and will play FW
Min. 75 :(vla) D_Criscrito pulls up
... That looks like his knee gave in!
... He won't be able to continue!
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Swanson replaces an unhappy D_Criscrito and will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(brc) Gandolf hits a hard pass to G_Wilkinson
... K_Richard stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 77 :(vla) P_Swanson runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... P_Swanson throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into Silvio_Proto's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 77 :(brc) Saruman sidesteps J_Conroy
... C_Barr forces him off the ball
Min. 78 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... C_Obradovic will come on for M_Essien and play DF
Min. 78 :(vla) K_Richard cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Ridoutska
... B_Myre cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 80 :(vla) Ridoutska turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
... G_Bale pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... A_Barken has stopped play
... Well spotted by A_Barken!
... A_Barken just wants to lecture him
Min. 81 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with a short pass to find K_Kong
... K_Kong could have let it bounce!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 85 :(vla) M_Rasmussen takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace J_Portillo as FW
Min. 87 :(brc) S_Marlet brings it under control
... He takes on Ciaran_Clark
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Saruman!
... Saruman beats the offside trap!
... He looked offside to me
... I_Turner comes towards him
... He dinks it over I_Turner
... Its heading in!
... C_Barr somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 87 :(vla) O_Ruggeri has time and space on the edge of the box
... S_Gronkjaer with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) P_Swanson runs at goal
... He spots the run of K_Richard
... He's played him in
... K_Richard with a powerful header !
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 91 :(brc) R_Kopa controls it well
... He nutmegs J_Conroy
... He puts in Saruman!
... Ciaran_Clark brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 91 :(vla) O_Ruggeri finds K_Kong in the box
... C_Obradovic fouls badly
... That looked malicious
... A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 75,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : K_Kong
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Ciaran_Clark (29), D_Criscrito (53), C_Barr (60), J_Portillo (68)
Injured : D_Criscrito (75)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : Gandolf (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Pele (29)
Sent Off : Joaquín (66)
Booked : C_Obradovic (91)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Barcelona
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 21
Off target : 9 | 8
On target : 8 | 13
Possession : 38 | 62
Corners : 1 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 4 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 10
Key Tackles : 9 | 8
Key Passes : 19 | 20
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Final Score : Valencia 0 - 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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I_Turner GK 39 4 5 4 16 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 12 9 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -5 -20 -12
C_Barr DF 2 25 12 9 27 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 -2 -2
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 6
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 24 8 8 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 10 6
K_Kong MF 1 6 28 9 18 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 2
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -5 4 -18
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 25 8 29 | 61 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 36 0
Song_Billong AM 3 6 23 17 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 12 17
Ridoutska MF 2 15 23 7 34 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
J_Portillo FW 1 5 3 26 25 | 86 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 16
Kindonga GK 24 5 6 5 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Swanson DF 2 23 10 6 25 | 19 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
A_Cahil DF 3 20 10 5 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 34 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 9
M_Rasmussen FW 2 5 11 23 37 | 9 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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Silvio_Proto GK 38 3 1 3 15 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
G_Bale DF 2 26 10 7 42 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
G_Wilkinson DF 1 25 9 7 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 12 0
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 25 7 7 12 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
J_Myre DF 2 24 8 7 39 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Joaquín MF 2 1 35 1 39 | 67 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 34 11
M_Essien MF 1 2 33 6 39 | 79 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 8
R_Kopa MF 2 13 26 7 23 | 95 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 48 25
Gandolf MF 2 18 25 8 19 | 95 0 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 96 25
S_Marlet MF 2 7 25 8 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 8
Pele FW 1 7 8 30 26 | 76 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 48
P_Shilton GK 29 6 5 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 27 12 5 30 | 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
C_Obradovic DF 2 24 5 7 20 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Saruman FW 2 6 24 22 30 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 28
Y_Yiannicis FW 1 3 6 23 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Valencia | Barcelona
4-5-1 A | 4-5-1 N
Andie Glen | Bryngar Myre
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I_Turner GK | GK Silvio_Proto
J_Conroy DF | DF G_Bale
C_Barr DF | DF G_Wilkinson
D_Criscrito DF | DF S_Gronkjaer
Ciaran_Clark DF | DF J_Myre
K_Kong MF | MF Joaquín
K_Richard MF | MF M_Essien
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF R_Kopa
Song_Billong MF | MF Gandolf
Ridoutska MF | MF S_Marlet
J_Portillo FW | FW Pele
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Kindonga SUB | SUB P_Shilton
P_Swanson SUB | SUB B_Myre
A_Cahil SUB | SUB C_Obradovic
O_Ruggeri SUB | SUB Saruman
M_Rasmussen SUB | SUB Y_Yiannicis
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 1 :(vla) J_Portillo cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... J_Portillo flings a shot at goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... Silvio_Proto plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 3 :(brc) Pele times his run well
... Pele lobs I_Turner!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 4 :(vla) Ridoutska finds Song_Billong with a perfectly weighted pass
... S_Gronkjaer gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 5 :(brc) Gandolf with the deft touch
... He takes it past D_Criscrito
... He knocks it to R_Kopa!
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... C_Barr picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 6 :(vla) K_Kong takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
... But R_Kopa slides in
Min. 7 :(vla) Ridoutska moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Ciaran_Clark
... Ciaran_Clark fires a shot at goal !
... Silvio_Proto parries it, he follows it up
... And Silvio_Proto recovers to save!!
Min. 7 :(brc) Gandolf crosses in from the wing, he finds G_Bale in the box
... J_Conroy reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 8 :(brc) Gandolf moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Pele
... But Song_Billong wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 9 :(vla) J_Portillo rushes through the defence
... J_Portillo with his head down lets it go !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 10 :(brc) S_Marlet with a reverse pass to R_Kopa
... R_Kopa sees I_Turner off his line !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 11 :(vla) K_Kong is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... D_Criscrito latches onto the end of it
... D_Criscrito with a low drive through the rain!
... But Silvio_Proto dives to his left
... I think Silvio_Proto just got a hand on that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 11 :(brc) Pele bursts forward
... Y_Abdessadki with a bad challenge
... A_Barken will want to speak to him
Min. 11 :(brc) G_Wilkinson is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Gronkjaer
... S_Gronkjaer with a bicycle kick !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 12 :(brc) Gandolf takes advantage of a mistake by Ciaran_Clark
... That mistake could prove costly
... Gandolf attempts to drive it home!
... But I_Turner makes an easy save
Min. 14 :(brc) R_Kopa finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... R_Kopa attempts a lob!
... What agility from I_Turner
Min. 15 :(brc) Gandolf plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Pele decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... A cheeky lob from Pele !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 17 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Song_Billong
... A thundering drive by Song_Billong !
... Silvio_Proto fists it away
Min. 17 :(brc) M_Essien with a glorious long pass to Gandolf
... Gandolf rifles it to the far post !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 18 :(brc) S_Marlet back heels to find Pele in space
... Pele with the crafty shot!
... I_Turner collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 19 :(vla) J_Portillo finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... J_Portillo drives the ball low !
... But Silvio_Proto just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 21 :(brc) Gandolf gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past D_Criscrito!
... He has some space now!
... Gandolf drives it towards goal !
... I_Turner makes a good save
Min. 23 :(vla) K_Kong with the towering header to Song_Billong
... Song_Billong has a go!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Silvio_Proto never had a chance!
Min. 27 :(brc) Joaquín with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... S_Gronkjaer gets on the end of the pass
... Superbly timed tackle by Y_Abdessadki
... He made it look easy
Min. 29 :(brc) Gandolf slides the ball across to Pele
... Ciaran_Clark is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... Pele hits it hard
... GOAL !!
... The manager is delighted with that one
... Barcelona go ahead in this match now!
... Valencia 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 30 :(vla) It seems Song_Billong has switched to a AM
Min. 30 :(vla) K_Richard cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to J_Portillo
... G_Wilkinson with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 30 :(brc) Gandolf looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... Gandolf gets his head to the ball !
... But I_Turner reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on I_Turner anyway
Min. 31 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Portillo decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... J_Portillo with the shot !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Silvio_Proto never had a chance!
Min. 32 :(vla) J_Portillo sidesteps his marker
... That was too easy
... R_Kopa with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Andie Glen looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 33 :(brc) S_Marlet gains possession
... C_Barr dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 36 :(vla) K_Kong is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Song_Billong
... What a shot from Song_Billong !
... It could go anywhere
... Silvio_Proto with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 36 :(brc) I_Turner miss-kicks!
... Joaquín is through!
... The cross hits Joaquín on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 39 :(vla) K_Kong with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... K_Kong with the strike !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) J_Conroy knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Gronkjaer
... A vicious shot by J_Conroy !
... Silvio_Proto blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 45 :(brc) R_Kopa with a simple pass to Pele
... Pele with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Barcelona
Min. 47 :(brc) R_Kopa backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... S_Marlet latches onto the end of it
... S_Marlet with the shot on net !
... I_Turner makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 51 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to K_Kong
... G_Bale slices it
... Silvio_Proto moves quickly!!
... He can't get there!
... It inches just wide!
... CORNER!
... Ridoutska lofts the ball in!
... Silvio_Proto fists it away!
Min. 51 :(brc) J_Myre runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Myre smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... But I_Turner tips it over
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 53 :(brc) R_Kopa looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Gandolf
... D_Criscrito rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(brc) Gandolf takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to Pele
... Pele hits a great shot !
... I_Turner tips it wide for a corner
... CORNER!
... G_Wilkinson hits it into the box!
... I_Turner easily catches it!
Min. 54 :(vla) K_Kong hoofs it up field to find K_Richard
... What a shot from K_Richard !
... It could go anywhere
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 56 :(brc) M_Essien takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... A powerful header from M_Essien !
... It looks good
... I_Turner makes a difficult save
Min. 57 :(brc) M_Essien pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... R_Kopa is clean through!
... R_Kopa chases it through, he must score !
... But I_Turner punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is going to be brought on
... Y_Abdessadki is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 60 :(brc) Joaquín with a 50-yard pass to Pele
... C_Barr with an ugly foul
... That looked malicious
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(brc) Joaquín swings an elbow
... He caught O_Ruggeri full in the face
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 61 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... O_Ruggeri leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... Silvio_Proto falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 64 :(brc) Pele with a clever shimmy
... Pele with a screamer of a shot !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 65 :(brc) B_Myre is being prepared to come on
... J_Myre is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 66 :(brc) Pele gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside J_Conroy!
... He has some space now!
... But C_Barr wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 66 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps G_Wilkinson
... Joaquín with a pull on the shirt
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 67 :(vla) Song_Billong is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to J_Portillo
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... B_Myre picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(brc) Pele gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past J_Conroy!
... He has some space now!
... J_Portillo with a bad challenge
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 69 :(vla) Ridoutska with a 50-yard pass to J_Portillo
... Excellent sliding challenge by G_Bale
... He timed it well
Min. 72 :(vla) Song_Billong knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Bale
... Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Myre
Min. 72 :(brc) Gandolf with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to R_Kopa
... A thundering drive by R_Kopa !
... But I_Turner just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 73 :(vla) Ciaran_Clark is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri rifles it to the far post !
... But Silvio_Proto punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 75 :(brc) Saruman will replace the useless Pele and will play FW
Min. 75 :(vla) D_Criscrito pulls up
... That looks like his knee gave in!
... He won't be able to continue!
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Swanson replaces an unhappy D_Criscrito and will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(brc) Gandolf hits a hard pass to G_Wilkinson
... K_Richard stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 77 :(vla) P_Swanson runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... P_Swanson throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into Silvio_Proto's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 77 :(brc) Saruman sidesteps J_Conroy
... C_Barr forces him off the ball
Min. 78 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... C_Obradovic will come on for M_Essien and play DF
Min. 78 :(vla) K_Richard cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Ridoutska
... B_Myre cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 80 :(vla) Ridoutska turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
... G_Bale pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... A_Barken has stopped play
... Well spotted by A_Barken!
... A_Barken just wants to lecture him
Min. 81 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with a short pass to find K_Kong
... K_Kong could have let it bounce!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 85 :(vla) M_Rasmussen takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace J_Portillo as FW
Min. 87 :(brc) S_Marlet brings it under control
... He takes on Ciaran_Clark
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Saruman!
... Saruman beats the offside trap!
... He looked offside to me
... I_Turner comes towards him
... He dinks it over I_Turner
... Its heading in!
... C_Barr somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 87 :(vla) O_Ruggeri has time and space on the edge of the box
... S_Gronkjaer with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) P_Swanson runs at goal
... He spots the run of K_Richard
... He's played him in
... K_Richard with a powerful header !
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 91 :(brc) R_Kopa controls it well
... He nutmegs J_Conroy
... He puts in Saruman!
... Ciaran_Clark brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 91 :(vla) O_Ruggeri finds K_Kong in the box
... C_Obradovic fouls badly
... That looked malicious
... A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 75,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : K_Kong
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Ciaran_Clark (29), D_Criscrito (53), C_Barr (60), J_Portillo (68)
Injured : D_Criscrito (75)
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : Gandolf (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Pele (29)
Sent Off : Joaquín (66)
Booked : C_Obradovic (91)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Barcelona
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 21
Off target : 9 | 8
On target : 8 | 13
Possession : 38 | 62
Corners : 1 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 4 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 10
Key Tackles : 9 | 8
Key Passes : 19 | 20
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Final Score : Valencia 0 - 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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I_Turner GK 39 4 5 4 16 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 12 9 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -5 -20 -12
C_Barr DF 2 25 12 9 27 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 -2 -2
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 6
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 24 8 8 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 10 6
K_Kong MF 1 6 28 9 18 | 95 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 2
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -5 4 -18
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 25 8 29 | 61 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 36 0
Song_Billong AM 3 6 23 17 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 12 17
Ridoutska MF 2 15 23 7 34 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
J_Portillo FW 1 5 3 26 25 | 86 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 16
Kindonga GK 24 5 6 5 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P_Swanson DF 2 23 10 6 25 | 19 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
A_Cahil DF 3 20 10 5 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 34 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 9
M_Rasmussen FW 2 5 11 23 37 | 9 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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Silvio_Proto GK 38 3 1 3 15 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
G_Bale DF 2 26 10 7 42 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
G_Wilkinson DF 1 25 9 7 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 12 0
S_Gronkjaer DF 2 25 7 7 12 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
J_Myre DF 2 24 8 7 39 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Joaquín MF 2 1 35 1 39 | 67 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 34 11
M_Essien MF 1 2 33 6 39 | 79 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 8
R_Kopa MF 2 13 26 7 23 | 95 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 48 25
Gandolf MF 2 18 25 8 19 | 95 0 0 8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 96 25
S_Marlet MF 2 7 25 8 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 8
Pele FW 1 7 8 30 26 | 76 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 48
P_Shilton GK 29 6 5 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 27 12 5 30 | 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
C_Obradovic DF 2 24 5 7 20 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
Saruman FW 2 6 24 22 30 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 28
Y_Yiannicis FW 1 3 6 23 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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