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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 17

Valencia 0 - 2 FC Porto

Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. FC Porto (Sun Aug 06)


                             Valencia  |  FC Porto
                          3-2-2-2-1 E  |  4-2-1-1-2 E
                           Andie Glen  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                        P_Senderos DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF B_Moore
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                          Saddam_H DM  |  DF S_McEveley
                     N_Ben_Khalifa DM  |  DM G_Fofana
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                         D_Gaitnat MF  |  MF D_Pereira
                           Saruman AM  |  AM O_Ruggeri
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  FW D_Rommedahl
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  FW G_Agbonlahor
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Helton
                       D_Criscrito SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                          C_Moreno SUB |  SUB Gandolf
                          Denilson SUB |  SUB M_Isco
                          M_Icardi SUB |  SUB E_Adebayor

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 4  :(fcp) S_Winzor has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Van_Boer
          ...  He puts in P_Rodriguez!
          ...  P_Rodriguez shoots towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 5  :(vla) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Valencia will now play A
Min. 5  :(vla) J_A_Vardy nutmegs B_Moore
          ...  J_A_Vardy tries the shot !
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 11 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa beats B_Moore
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  A vicious shot by N_Ben_Khalifa !
          ...  D_Marshall guesses right
Min. 11 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  O_Ruggeri bears down on goal!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 14 :(fcp) D_Rommedahl runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  P_Shilton manages to turn it behind
Min. 16 :(fcp) S_Bradley wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Rodriguez
          ...  Blocked by W_Van_Boer
Min. 18 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to P
Min. 20 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Rodriguez behind
          ...  D_Gaitnat hits a great shot !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that D_Marshall got a touch
Min. 21 :(vla) P_Senderos with the first time flick to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy from 20 yards !
          ...  D_Marshall with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 27 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa passes the ball to P_Senderos
          ...  P_Senderos with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Senderos crosses it in!
          ...  D_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 31 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Moore
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_A_Vardy!
          ...  J_A_Vardy with the punt towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 32 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with a flicked pass to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  B_Moore clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 32 :(vla) Saruman breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  G_Agbonlahor brings him down!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 33 :(vla) Saruman knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Saruman chases it through, he must score !
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 33 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs T_Huddlestone
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  O_Ruggeri sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But P_Shilton punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 36 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez finds himself in acres of space
          ...  C_Smalling forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets a shot in
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  Valencia 0-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 37 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing D
Min. 37 :(fcp) S_Winzor gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rommedahl
          ...  C_Smalling slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 41 :(vla) D_Gaitnat passes the ball to Saruman
          ...  But S_Bradley with the fine tackle
Min. 41 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  W_Van_Boer with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_Stadio wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 42 :(vla) C_Smalling drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Saruman
          ...  Saruman aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) T_Huddlestone spits at P_Rodriguez
          ...  M_Stadio calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-2 FC Porto

Min. 52 :(vla) D_Gaitnat looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Huddlestone
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But D_Marshall dives to his left
          ...  I think D_Marshall just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Criscrito is being brought on
          ...  Saddam_H is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 56 :(vla) Denilson replaces T_Huddlestone and will play DM
Min. 58 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Bradley
          ...  S_Winzor with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  M_Stadio gave him a strong warning
Min. 60 :(vla) Saruman has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Winzor
          ...  He puts in J_R_Riquelme!
          ...  But B_Moore wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Stadio has none of it.
Min. 63 :(fcp) Gandolf replaces D_Pereira to play as a MF
Min. 63 :(fcp) It appears Gandolf is playing as a DM
Min. 65 :(vla) C_Moreno is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(fcp) C_Barr will replace B_Moore and play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Denilson is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_A_Vardy
          ...  G_Fofana takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  M_Stadio shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 67 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_A_Vardy
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Fofana
Min. 70 :(vla) P_Senderos leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  Gandolf with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  C_Smalling knocks it forward
          ...  W_Van_Boer gets on the end of it
          ...  W_Van_Boer shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Denilson
          ...  D_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 71 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa hoists the ball across to J_A_Vardy
          ...  A delicate chip from J_A_Vardy !
          ...  D_Marshall gets up well to catch that one
Min. 72 :(vla) C_Moreno works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Saruman
          ...  But S_Winzor sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 80 :(vla) Saruman kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_A_Vardy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A powerful header from J_A_Vardy !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 80 :(fcp) G_Fofana finds D_Rommedahl in the box
          ...  C_Smalling with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 81 :(fcp) G_Fofana hoofs it up field to find C_Barr
          ...  Intercepted by D_Criscrito
Min. 82 :(vla) D_Criscrito runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Fofana takes possession
Min. 84 :(vla) Saruman nutmegs S_Bradley, he continues to run forward
          ...  Saruman hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  D_Marshall won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 87 :(vla) P_Senderos has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Bradley
          ...  He puts in D_Gaitnat!
          ...  O_Ruggeri slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(vla) Saruman with a slide rule pass to D_Gaitnat
          ...  But S_Bradley clears the danger

*************  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          : Saruman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Smalling (80)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Marshall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Rodriguez (4), D_Rommedahl (36)
Sent Off             : G_Agbonlahor (32)
Booked               : G_Fofana (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       6
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 FC Porto
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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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P_Shilton      GK  35   6   5   3  18 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  29  12   5  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
C_Smalling     DF   1  28   8   6  29 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  28   6   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Saddam_H       DM   2  20  28  24  27 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  DM   1  12  27  12  25 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  27  11  19 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Gaitnat      MF   2   9  27  10  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Saruman        AM   2   7  27  24  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  27  21  34 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  26  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  29  11   7  27 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  23   9   8  32 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Denilson       DM   1  15  28   2  18 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  24  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Porto
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_Marshall     GK  39   7   5   7  14 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  33   9  10  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
B_Moore        DF   2  29  13  11  20 |  68   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  26  12   7  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
S_McEveley     DF   2  24  12   9  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  17  26   7  21 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  -2
S_Winzor       DM   3  20  24  10  22 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  27   7  32 |  66   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  25  22  19 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  27  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1  11   8  26  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  30  13  10  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gandolf        DM   2  20  29   8  19 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Isco         AM   2   8  23  20  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  28  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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