June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match, Valencia vs. Chelsea (Wed May 11)


                             Valencia  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          James Burns  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK C_Freamon
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF Dodo
                          Chellini DF  |  DF R_Porteous
                       B_Chillwell DF  |  DF Jo_Rankin_Cos
                          M_Gorgon DF  |  DF S_Cooper
                         L_Macleod MF  |  DM F_Ravenalli
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF D_Stankovic
                          Thiago_C MF  |  MF B_Dack
                           T_Kroos MF  |  AM Zeuz
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW M_Skiba
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                                       |
                        D_E_Boyata SUB |  SUB J_Ridout
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB L_Dixon
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB Mason_Mount
                         M_Kikuchi SUB |  SUB N_Barella
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB D_Milodovic

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 1  :(chs) B_Dack finds C_Hudson_Odoi in acres of space
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Bonner was left standing
          ...  That's given Chelsea the lead!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 5  :(chs) Zeuz with a first time pass
          ...  M_Skiba runs onto it!
          ...  Chellini takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 8  :(chs) M_Skiba kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Porteous gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Porteous fires the shot in!
          ...  But Bonner just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 13 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos with a measured ball to M_Skiba
          ...  But P_Thompson comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 18 :(vla) D_Suker finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  D_Suker attempts a lob!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 18 :(chs) Zeuz moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Dodo
          ...  B_Chillwell read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 21 :(vla) T_Kroos feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  W_Jose runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A left-footer by W_Jose !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  C_Freamon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  C_Freamon catches it with style!
Min. 23 :(vla) P_Thompson gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  W_Jose is unmarked
          ...  W_Jose curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But C_Freamon parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 23 :(chs) M_Skiba takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  M_Skiba bears down on goal!
          ...  Bonner goes down well to save
Min. 24 :(vla) L_Macleod backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  B_Chillwell gets on the end of it
          ...  B_Chillwell heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And C_Freamon reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Chellini lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Freamon comes out and claims it!
Min. 27 :(chs) R_Porteous controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  R_Porteous with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Bonner with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 29 :(chs) B_Dack runs at M_Gorgon
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Dack has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Bonner never had a chance!
Min. 29 :(vla) D_Suker runs at the defence
          ...  B_Dack goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  H_Webb refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  L_Macleod knocks it forward
          ...  Chellini gets on the end of it
          ...  Chellini hits a great shot !
          ...  C_Freamon gathers it comfortably
Min. 31 :(chs) F_Ravenalli runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Skiba
          ...  P_Thompson with the high feet
          ...  It's a RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 37 :(chs) D_Stankovic drives it forward to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Bonner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 38 :(chs) Zeuz sidesteps B_Chillwell
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  B_Chillwell slices it
          ...  Bonner moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_Ravenalli
          ...  The ball finds its way to S_Cooper
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_Ravenalli
          ...  Zeuz gets to it!
          ...  Bonner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 39 :(vla) M_Gorgon with the through ball to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with a thundering drive!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 39 :(vla) M_Gorgon punches D_Stankovic off the ball
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_Skiba gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Skiba runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Bonner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 43 :(vla) R_Tabatta hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Suker latches onto it!
          ...  Dodo with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 44 :(vla) D_Suker sidesteps S_Cooper
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Suker gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  C_Freamon looks relieved there!
Min. 44 :(chs) Zeuz sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Chellini intercepts the pass
Min. 46 :(chs) M_Skiba loses his marker!
          ...  B_Chillwell reads him well and hoofs it clear

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

Min. 47 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 50 :(vla) W_Jose skips the challenge from S_Cooper
          ...  W_Jose chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But C_Freamon punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 50 :(chs) D_Stankovic looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Hudson_Odoi
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But Bonner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 52 :(chs) Zeuz finds C_Hudson_Odoi with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_Gorgon wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 53 :(chs) Dodo changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Hudson_Odoi
          ...  B_Chillwell goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 54 :(chs) D_Stankovic with the first time flick to Zeuz
          ...  Zeuz looks to see where Bonner is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Bonner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Bonner beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Dack floats the ball in!
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos gets to it!
          ...  Bonner makes a difficult save
Min. 55 :(vla) T_Kroos looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta with the overhead !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into C_Freamon's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 57 :(vla) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by S_Cooper
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Suker tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  C_Freamon just watches float over the bar!
Min. 57 :(chs) F_Ravenalli retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Skiba latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Skiba carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Bonner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(chs) R_Porteous slides the ball across to M_Skiba
          ...  Chellini reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(chs) M_Skiba beats Chellini
          ...  Thiago_C fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 60 :(chs) F_Ravenalli plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Skiba
          ...  But B_Chillwell barges him off the ball
Min. 65 :(vla) R_Tabatta has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Gorgon gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Gorgon attempts to nutmeg C_Freamon!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 68 :(vla) Chellini is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 68 :(chs) C_Hudson_Odoi beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi attempts a low drive!
          ...  It's beaten Bonner
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 69 :(vla) Valencia switch to playing L
Min. 69 :(chs) Chelsea made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 70 :(chs) J_Ridout is coming on and C_Freamon is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play GK
Min. 70 :(chs) L_Dixon is being brought on
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Mason_Mount will come on for D_Stankovic and play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) N_Barella will replace Zeuz and play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Milodovic will replace the useless M_Skiba and will play FW
Min. 70 :(vla) Thiago_C pulls it back to R_Tabatta
          ...  D_Milodovic with the block
Min. 78 :(vla) Thiago_C kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Porteous clears with a diving header
Min. 78 :(vla) T_Kroos with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  L_Dixon fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Kroos is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 79 :(vla) Thiago_C with the through ball to D_Suker
          ...  Dodo anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Chillwell is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 82 :(chs) N_Barella 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!
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  B_Ivanovic beats him to the ball
Min. 85 :(vla) B_Ivanovic holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Kikuchi
          ...  B_Dack with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  H_Webb calls him over
          ...  H_Webb tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 86 :(vla) D_Trezeguet runs at R_Porteous
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) M_Kikuchi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Cooper!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Porteous dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 91 :(chs) C_Hudson_Odoi with the cross-field pass to D_Milodovic
          ...  Thiago_C brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But H_Webb waves play on!!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 104,454
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : B_Chillwell
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : P_Thompson (31)
Booked               : M_Gorgon (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : C_Hudson_Odoi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Hudson_Odoi (1,68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Dodo (43), B_Dack (85), C_Hudson_Odoi (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       5
Fouls                :          10        |       14
Key Tackles          :          12        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       18
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 Chelsea
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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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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  31   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
Chellini       DF   1  29  10   8  11 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -15
B_Chillwell    DF   2  27  13   8  31 |  84   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   5
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  28   9  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  27  22  30 |  82   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  34  12   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  11   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Freamon      GK  29   1   3   1  33 |  73   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Dodo           DF   3  31   5   7  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
R_Porteous     DF   1  26   8   7  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
Jo_Rankin_Cos  DF   2  25  12  10  21 |  73   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
S_Cooper       DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Ravenalli    DM   2   8  27   5  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Stankovic    MF   2   1  29   1  27 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Dack         MF   1   8  28  10  20 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  48  18
Zeuz           AM   1   1  27  15  29 |  73   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  27  32 |  73   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   3   8   4  25  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2   8  53
J_Ridout       GK  36   5   5   2  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mason_Mount    MF   2   7  26   7  12 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
N_Barella      AM   1   9  25   9  31 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Milodovic    FW   2   6   7  25  13 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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