June Ridout Memorial Cup Quarter Final Match, Valencia vs. FC Porto (Wed Jan 19)


                             Valencia  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-2-2-2 C
                          James Burns  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK D_James
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                             Bauer DF  |  DF L_Jones
                           M_Woods MF  |  MF M_Canete
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF J_Butland
                         L_Macleod MF  |  AM J_Gandolfini
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  AM S_Gerrard
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW Sheringham
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW M_Esposito
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB I_Cardoso
                           A_Nouri SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                        P_Thompson SUB |  SUB Tomas_Rosicky
                         M_Kikuchi SUB |  SUB Liel_Abada
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB G_Borges

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(vla) M_Woods with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  M_Woods curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Stam loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But D_James dives to his left
          ...  I think D_James just got a hand on that one
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 8  :(fcp) J_Butland curls the ball out wide to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  J_Pickford saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 9  :(vla) L_Macleod reads the run of B_Ivanovic
          ...  C_Dos_Passos with a well timed tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers didn't like it though
Min. 10 :(fcp) J_Butland plays a first time ball through the defence to Sheringham
          ...  A thundering drive by Sheringham !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 16 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  But Bauer with the fine tackle
Min. 18 :(vla) D_Suker with the nod to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a little chip!
          ...  But D_James pulls out a save of the game
Min. 20 :(vla) M_Barry with the diagonal pass W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  D_James has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_James is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 21 :(fcp) M_Esposito with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows D_E_Boyata a clean set of heals
          ...  Bauer takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 25 :(vla) L_Macleod with an intelligent ball to W_Jose
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Jose !
          ...  It's beaten D_James
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 26 :(vla) D_E_Boyata retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  W_Jose goes for the top corner !
          ...  D_James makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 26 :(vla) D_Suker nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_James with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  B_Kuipers gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind!
          ...  D_Suker takes it
          ...  D_James tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Mazzola
          ...  T_Stavos reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 27 :(vla) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by T_Stavos
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Suker has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 28 :(vla) D_Suker runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  T_Stavos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 32 :(fcp) M_Canete with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Esposito gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Ivanovic plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland drives it into the box!
          ...  Sheringham with the header
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  The fans are hurling abuse at the officials
Min. 33 :(vla) M_Barry 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_E_Boyata receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Sheringham slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 33 :(fcp) Sheringham runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Barry steals the ball of off him
Min. 34 :(vla) W_Jose flicks it past L_Jones
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  F_de_Boer with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over
          ...  B_Kuipers is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(vla) M_Woods with an inch perfect pass to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  D_James is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 42 :(vla) L_Macleod finds M_Woods with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_Woods with a powerful header !
          ...  But D_James pulls out a save of the game
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) M_Barry looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 46 :(vla) L_Macleod controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  D_Suker gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Suker tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  D_James parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 46 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  J_Pickford won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Woods feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Barry runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Barry with the overhead !
          ...  He hits the side netting

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

Min. 51 :(vla) L_Macleod looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Woods
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 52 :(fcp) L_Jones miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_Esposito though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  B_Ivanovic with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers will just give him a speaking to
Min. 54 :(vla) S_Mazzola drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But D_James parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 55 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Intercepted by C_Dos_Passos
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  S_Gerrard gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 59 :(fcp) Sheringham turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Sheringham drives it low !
          ...  J_Pickford won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(vla) D_Suker sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  F_de_Boer with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 63 :(vla) S_Mazzola is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  But T_Stavos slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 64 :(fcp) M_Canete plays in S_Gerrard with a beautiful ball
          ...  S_Gerrard hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Bauer gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 70 :(fcp) M_Canete with a reverse pass to F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer with the header !
          ...  J_Pickford makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 72 :(vla) D_E_Boyata finds the run of W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose drives it towards goal !
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 74 :(vla) S_Mazzola finds W_Jose on the edge of the box
          ...  W_Jose tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  D_James makes a good save
Min. 75 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Herbert will come on for F_de_Boer and play DF
Min. 75 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Canete
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(fcp) Liel_Abada replaces J_Gandolfini to play as a AM
Min. 75 :(vla) L_Macleod with a slick pass to M_Barry
          ...  L_Jones tackles cleanly
Min. 75 :(fcp) Liel_Abada with an incisive pass to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with the goal bound shot!
          ...  J_Pickford tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Pickford easily claims the ball!
Min. 77 :(fcp) Sheringham takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Jones
          ...  J_Pickford with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers warned him
          ...  B_Kuipers pauses
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Sheringham will take it
          ...  J_Pickford dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 FC Porto...
Min. 78 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 78 :(vla) M_Barry pushes it past the defender
          ...  Sheringham slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 78 :(vla) Bauer is forced to retreat
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Kikuchi will come on for S_Mazzola and play MF
Min. 79 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing L
Min. 79 :(vla) L_Macleod sidesteps E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert does well to get the tackle in
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet will come on for D_Suker and play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) A_Nouri comes on for J_Stam and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 84 :(vla) M_Woods gets to the by line and finds D_Trezeguet with a beautiful cross
          ...  T_Stavos pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 84 :(vla) B_Ivanovic pushes it past E_Herbert
          ...  Sheringham with the tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Kuipers
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) M_Woods with a smart pass to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_James with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!

*************  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          : W_Jose
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Ivanovic (58)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sheringham (77 pen), Bauer (78 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_James (26), F_de_Boer (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       9
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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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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Stam         DF   2  33   9   7  29 |  85   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  30   9  18 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  29  11  31 |  97   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  83   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  97   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  31  12   6  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 103   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  34   8   8  27 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
T_Stavos       DF   3  33  13   5  10 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32  12   5  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  32   5  19 |  79   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3  10  31  22  12 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Gerrard      AM   2   7  31  19  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Sheringham     FW   2   6   9  35  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  40  10  40
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  31   7  11  41 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liel_Abada     AM   1   1  25   3  30 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   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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