Division One League Match, Valencia vs. FC Porto (Sun Dec 11)


                             Valencia  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 T  |  5-4-1 C
                          James Burns  |  Derek Ritchie
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK I_Casillas
                         A_Obileye DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                           T_Forou DF  |  DF J_A_Boumsong
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF E_Baily
                          M_Gorgon DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                           M_Barry MF  |  DF A_Bastoni
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF S_Winzor
                            W_Jose FW  |  MF Liel_Abada
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW M_McKay
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB D_De_Gea
                          S_Cooper SUB |  SUB C_C_Vickers
                           Y_Stamm SUB |  SUB Juan_Callejon
                     Jesus_Cordoba SUB |  SUB M_Esposito
                           D_Suker SUB |  SUB G_Borges

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(fcp) J_Gandolfini hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_McKay collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_McKay fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be Bonner's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Bonner looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Barry gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 4  :(fcp) N_Vidic chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Gandolfini
          ...  But T_Forou clears the danger
Min. 8  :(vla) L_Macleod with a 50-yard pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  M_McKay takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 13 :(fcp) S_Winzor plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Bastoni decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Bastoni has a dig at goal!
          ...  Bonner gathers it easily
Min. 17 :(fcp) A_Bastoni plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  A_Bastoni belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 24 :(fcp) E_Baily holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Bonner makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 25 :(vla) T_Kroos runs at E_Baily
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  T_Kroos with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  I_Casillas moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  I_Casillas looks dejected!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 27 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a probing pass to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 30 :(fcp) S_Gerrard has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  An audacious effort from M_McKay !
          ...  Bonner makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 31 :(fcp) S_Gerrard with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows A_Obileye a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Gorgon takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 32 :(vla) M_Barry has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Bastoni with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 34 :(vla) M_Barry kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Tabatta gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Bastoni goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 40 :(fcp) M_McKay with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  But M_Barry wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_A_Boumsong boots it towards J_Gandolfini
          ...  B_Chilwell muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  J_Underhill refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  S_Winzor bends it in
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play A

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 FC Porto

Min. 46 :(vla) W_Jose slides the ball across to M_Gorgon
          ...  M_Gorgon with the crafty shot!
          ...  I_Casillas with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 46 :(fcp) M_McKay takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_McKay with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Bonner is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Bonner looks very relieved!
Min. 49 :(fcp) S_Winzor cuts inside M_Gorgon
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  B_Chilwell reads the play well
Min. 51 :(fcp) The ball is passed in from S_Winzor, he finds J_A_Boumsong
          ...  A left-footer by J_A_Boumsong !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 52 :(vla) W_Jose runs forward
          ...  A_Bastoni brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 54 :(fcp) C_Jullien with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past T_Forou
          ...  C_Jullien has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Bonner is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 55 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 61 :(vla) M_Barry finds D_Trezeguet with a ball over the defence
          ...  Liel_Abada with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Barry swings it in
          ...  D_Trezeguet takes control of it!
          ...  The cross hits D_Trezeguet on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  I_Casillas makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 62 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Bonner plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 64 :(fcp) S_Gerrard pass splits open the defence and finds N_Vidic
          ...  N_Vidic unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Bonner makes a difficult save
Min. 64 :(fcp) E_Baily falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 64 :(fcp) C_C_Vickers is ready to come on to replace E_Baily
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 65 :(fcp) Juan_Callejon takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Gerrard as MF
Min. 65 :(vla) R_Tabatta miskicks!
          ...  He finds T_Kroos though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  C_Jullien bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 68 :(fcp) C_Jullien with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_McKay lobs Bonner!
          ...  But Bonner punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 70 :(fcp) M_McKay flicks it over A_Obileye's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_McKay heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 71 :(fcp) C_Jullien with a short pass to find M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay with the shot on net !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Valencia 1-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 72 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 72 :(fcp) Liel_Abada brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_McKay uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 73 :(fcp) A_Bastoni with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Bastoni !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 74 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a precise pass to M_McKay
          ...  L_Macleod forces him off the ball
Min. 75 :(fcp) Liel_Abada pulls it back to C_Jullien
          ...  M_Barry is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 77 :(fcp) Liel_Abada with the first time flick to Juan_Callejon
          ...  Juan_Callejon with the header !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 83 :(fcp) Juan_Callejon chests it down
          ...  Juan_Callejon rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) L_Macleod 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!
          ...  D_Trezeguet receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  C_Jullien rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Underhill going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 90 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Juan_Callejon is through!
          ...  T_Forou stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 91 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Winzor
          ...  W_Jose with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Gandolfini swings it in
          ...  M_McKay takes control of it!
          ...  M_McKay curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Bonner with the acrobatic 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          : M_Barry
Scorers              : T_Kroos (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Forou (90), W_Jose (91)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_McKay (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Jullien (54), M_McKay (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Liel_Abada (61)
Injured              : E_Baily (64)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       20
Off target           :           0        |       11
On target            :           3        |       9
Possession           :          25        |       75
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       17
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 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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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |  92   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  25   8   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Stamm        DF   3  25   8   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  28  11  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  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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I_Casillas     GK  30   1   2   1  25 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  29   5   4  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  28  10  11  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Baily        DF   3  28   8   9  41 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  27   7   5  29 |  92   0   2   2   1   1   1   0   0   0  40  40  25
A_Bastoni      DF   2  23   8  10  23 |  92   0   3   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  32  22  12 |  92   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  32  19  21 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Winzor       MF   3  24  29  11  22 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  31  21 |  92   0   1   0   0  10   1   0   0   0  20   0  45
D_De_Gea       GK  29   4   1   4  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  29   2   2  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Juan_Callejon  MF   2   7  29   8  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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