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Season 17 Archive: Division 1, Week 2
Valencia 1 - 1 Hearts
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Hearts (Mon Sep 09)
Valencia | Hearts
4-4-1-1 A | 4-4-2 N
Andie Glen | Daniel Perry
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A_Boruc GK | GK S_Banks
W_A_Glen DF | DF W_Sagnol
J_Conroy DF | DF R_Ayala
C_Barr DF | DF R_Bratseth
D_Criscrito DF | DF P_Kuzmanovic
Sektioui MF | MF J_Obi_Mikel
E_Sno MF | MF K_Kong
M_Bidoudane MF | MF G_McSheffrey
Asier_Munoz MF | MF K_Katsouranis
O_Ruggeri AM | FW Messi
Eusebio FW | FW H_Kane
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T_Tapalovic SUB | SUB A_Basso
C_Cuellar SUB | SUB L_Roy
K_Richard SUB | SUB S_Hoffmeister
Y_Abdessadki SUB | SUB R_Radinski
Diaviera SUB | SUB D_Bunting
Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)
Min. 1 :(vla) O_Ruggeri lobs it over the defender
... O_Ruggeri smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 5 :(hts) H_Kane with a simple pass to Messi
... C_Barr intercepts the pass
Min. 7 :(vla) O_Ruggeri watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... K_Kong with the foul
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 10 :(hts) Messi with the kinky dribble
... Messi runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 13 :(hts) H_Kane latches onto the ball
... He has some space now
... H_Kane with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... A_Boruc saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 14 :(vla) E_Sno with a simple pass to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen swings in the shot!
... S_Banks with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 14 :(hts) K_Katsouranis is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to K_Kong
... A delicate header from K_Kong !
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Boruc moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 17 :(hts) Messi takes possession
... Knocks it past the defender
... He's through on goal
... O_Ruggeri with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with an intelligent ball to Eusebio
... Eusebio shoots towards goal !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 19 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats J_Obi_Mikel
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves K_Ippi
... O_Ruggeri aiming for the bottom corner !
... S_Banks makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 20 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... W_Sagnol pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 21 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets to the by line and finds J_Conroy with a beautiful cross
... But R_Ayala barges him off the ball
Min. 21 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel back heels to find Messi in space
... Messi breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round A_Boruc
... He nutmegs A_Boruc
... It hits the upright!!
... GOAL !!
... And Hearts are leading in the game now
... Valencia 0-1 Hearts ...
Min. 22 :(hts) G_McSheffrey uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... G_McSheffrey tries the shot !
... A_Boruc parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 25 :(vla) O_Ruggeri knocks it forward
... R_Bratseth slips
... W_A_Glen gets to it!
... W_A_Glen with the chance !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 25 :(hts) R_Ayala gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to H_Kane
... H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It's beaten A_Boruc
... It goes wide !!
Min. 26 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel has the ball
... He knocks the ball past W_A_Glen
... He puts in H_Kane!
... C_Barr slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 28 :(vla) E_Sno squares it to D_Criscrito
... D_Criscrito hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But S_Banks palms it behind
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 29 :(vla) Sektioui with the heel pass to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... D_Criscrito drives it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Banks
Min. 30 :(vla) W_A_Glen has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Messi
... He puts in Eusebio!
... Eusebio with a little chip!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 31 :(vla) Eusebio with the through ball to D_Criscrito
... D_Criscrito hits the ball first time!
... But S_Banks punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 31 :(hts) K_Kong with a probing pass to Messi
... From long range Messi bends the ball towards goal!
... A_Boruc just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 33 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past W_Sagnol!
... He has some space now!
... O_Ruggeri has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 34 :(hts) G_McSheffrey gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to K_Kong
... K_Kong hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But A_Boruc is equal to it
Min. 35 :(hts) H_Kane sidesteps J_Conroy
... He showed great skill there
... M_Bidoudane body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 36 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is first to the loose ball
... O_Ruggeri blasts it at the goal !
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... Valencia are back on level terms now!
... Valencia 1-1 Hearts ...
Min. 37 :(vla) E_Sno has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past R_Ayala
... He puts in J_Conroy!
... Cleaned up by R_Bratseth
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Sno sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... E_Sno with the cheeky shot!
... Wide of goal
Min. 39 :(hts) K_Katsouranis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... P_Kuzmanovic gets onto the end of the pass!
... P_Kuzmanovic gets up high for the header !
... The shot slips through A_Boruc's hands
... But A_Boruc recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 40 :(hts) G_McSheffrey beats his marker
... G_McSheffrey tries to catch the keeper out!
... A_Boruc parries it, he follows it up
... And A_Boruc recovers to save!!
Min. 41 :(hts) G_McSheffrey gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Messi is unmarked
... Messi has a dig at goal!
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 42 :(hts) H_Kane with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from C_Barr
... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Criscrito
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) Sektioui kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
... J_Conroy has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Bidoudane moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Hearts
Min. 48 :(vla) Sektioui with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past the defender
... J_Obi_Mikel with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Bidoudane plays in Eusebio with a beautiful ball
... Eusebio attempts a low drive!
... S_Banks won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 50 :(hts) Hearts changed their strategy to play P
Min. 52 :(vla) M_Bidoudane brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
... J_Conroy with a powerful downward header!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 55 :(hts) G_McSheffrey sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to P_Kuzmanovic
... P_Kuzmanovic drives it low !
... A_Boruc just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 56 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Eusebio is through!
... Eusebio tries to beat S_Banks from outside the area!
... S_Banks with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 58 :(hts) R_Radinski replaces an unhappy J_Obi_Mikel and will play as a MF
Min. 59 :(hts) L_Roy is being prepared to come on
... W_Sagnol is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 59 :(hts) Messi looks up
... He swings the ball right towards K_Kong
... From long range K_Kong bends the ball towards goal!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... A_Boruc looks relieved there!
Min. 60 :(vla) C_Cuellar is being brought on
... J_Conroy is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki replaces Asier_Munoz to play as a MF
Min. 60 :(hts) D_Bunting is coming on for Messi and playing FW
Min. 62 :(hts) P_Kuzmanovic runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to G_McSheffrey
... W_A_Glen with the tackle
Min. 63 :(hts) R_Radinski looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to D_Bunting
... A vicious shot by D_Bunting !
... A_Boruc makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(vla) Eusebio leaves L_Roy standing
... Eusebio has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... But S_Banks makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 65 :(vla) E_Sno flicks the ball through
... O_Ruggeri runs onto it!
... A vicious shot by O_Ruggeri !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... S_Banks dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had S_Banks beaten!
Min. 66 :(hts) G_McSheffrey sidesteps C_Cuellar
... Driven towards goal by G_McSheffrey !
... A_Boruc parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 68 :(vla) D_Criscrito with a one-touch layoff to O_Ruggeri
... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Roy
Min. 70 :(vla) E_Sno with the through ball to Eusebio
... A well-placed shot from Eusebio !
... S_Banks parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 74 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... O_Ruggeri gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But R_Radinski with the fine tackle
Min. 75 :(vla) Sektioui volleys it forward. He finds C_Barr
... C_Barr aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 77 :(hts) R_Radinski moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Bunting
... D_Bunting launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 79 :(hts) H_Kane dribbles it into the box
... H_Kane with the 40 yard drive !
... But A_Boruc makes a fine save
Min. 80 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Diaviera will come on for Eusebio and play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) O_Ruggeri knocks the ball past L_Roy
... O_Ruggeri hits the ball first time!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 80 :(hts) D_Bunting slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... D_Bunting curls it towards the top corner !
... A_Boruc with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 84 :(vla) M_Bidoudane sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... O_Ruggeri runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... O_Ruggeri beats the offside trap!
... He runs at S_Banks
... He dinks it over S_Banks
... S_Banks reacts well to save !!
... CORNER!
... M_Bidoudane lofts the ball in!
... S_Banks fists it away!
Min. 84 :(hts) K_Kong whips the ball across to L_Roy
... L_Roy could have let it bounce!
... It hits off a defender!
... A_Boruc is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Katsouranis plays it towards the near post!
... A_Boruc reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 86 :(hts) D_Bunting makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... But W_A_Glen wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) C_Cuellar takes advantage of a mistake by L_Roy
... He runs towards goal
... R_Ayala body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 91 :(vla) C_Cuellar looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Diaviera
... R_Ayala clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 92 :(vla) Sektioui is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to M_Bidoudane
... But R_Ayala with the fine tackle
Min. 93 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 69,503
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : O_Ruggeri (36)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : O_Ruggeri (17), M_Bidoudane (35)
Injured : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player : Messi
Scorers : Messi (21)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : K_Kong (7)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Hearts
Attempts on Goal : 24 | 19
Off target : 15 | 8
On target : 9 | 11
Possession : 49 | 51
Corners : 2 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 5
Key Tackles : 5 | 7
Key Passes : 22 | 15
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Final Score : Valencia 1 - 1 Hearts
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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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 12 9
J_Conroy DF 2 24 11 9 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 1
D_Criscrito DF 2 24 10 7 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 16
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
E_Sno MF 1 9 26 8 30 | 96 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 1
M_Bidoudane MF 2 8 24 13 27 | 96 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 70 -2
Asier_Munoz MF 1 9 23 3 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 96 0 0 2 0 10 1 1 0 0 -2 22 49
Eusebio FW 2 7 2 31 39 | 82 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 27
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Cuellar DF 2 24 6 9 41 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 24 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Hearts
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks GK 37 5 1 4 11 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
W_Sagnol DF 2 28 9 1 22 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
R_Ayala DF 1 26 12 1 24 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 12 0
R_Bratseth DF 3 26 8 5 17 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Kuzmanovic DF 3 25 7 8 18 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
J_Obi_Mikel MF 2 7 26 9 32 | 60 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
K_Kong MF 1 5 26 9 18 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 22 8
G_McSheffrey MF 1 6 25 16 37 | 96 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 24
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 25 1 34 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Messi FW 1 8 7 26 18 | 62 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 12 38
H_Kane FW 1 7 9 23 33 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 17
A_Basso GK 16 5 5 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Roy DF 3 26 6 9 29 | 35 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
S_Hoffmeister DF 3 24 12 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Radinski MF 1 11 23 6 29 | 36 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
D_Bunting FW 1 2 8 24 31 | 34 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
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Valencia | Hearts
4-4-1-1 A | 4-4-2 N
Andie Glen | Daniel Perry
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A_Boruc GK | GK S_Banks
W_A_Glen DF | DF W_Sagnol
J_Conroy DF | DF R_Ayala
C_Barr DF | DF R_Bratseth
D_Criscrito DF | DF P_Kuzmanovic
Sektioui MF | MF J_Obi_Mikel
E_Sno MF | MF K_Kong
M_Bidoudane MF | MF G_McSheffrey
Asier_Munoz MF | MF K_Katsouranis
O_Ruggeri AM | FW Messi
Eusebio FW | FW H_Kane
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T_Tapalovic SUB | SUB A_Basso
C_Cuellar SUB | SUB L_Roy
K_Richard SUB | SUB S_Hoffmeister
Y_Abdessadki SUB | SUB R_Radinski
Diaviera SUB | SUB D_Bunting
Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)
Min. 1 :(vla) O_Ruggeri lobs it over the defender
... O_Ruggeri smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 5 :(hts) H_Kane with a simple pass to Messi
... C_Barr intercepts the pass
Min. 7 :(vla) O_Ruggeri watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... K_Kong with the foul
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 10 :(hts) Messi with the kinky dribble
... Messi runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 13 :(hts) H_Kane latches onto the ball
... He has some space now
... H_Kane with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... A_Boruc saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 14 :(vla) E_Sno with a simple pass to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen swings in the shot!
... S_Banks with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 14 :(hts) K_Katsouranis is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to K_Kong
... A delicate header from K_Kong !
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Boruc moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And goes out!
Min. 17 :(hts) Messi takes possession
... Knocks it past the defender
... He's through on goal
... O_Ruggeri with the tackle
... He left his foot in there!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with an intelligent ball to Eusebio
... Eusebio shoots towards goal !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 19 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats J_Obi_Mikel
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves K_Ippi
... O_Ruggeri aiming for the bottom corner !
... S_Banks makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 20 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... W_Sagnol pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 21 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets to the by line and finds J_Conroy with a beautiful cross
... But R_Ayala barges him off the ball
Min. 21 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel back heels to find Messi in space
... Messi breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round A_Boruc
... He nutmegs A_Boruc
... It hits the upright!!
... GOAL !!
... And Hearts are leading in the game now
... Valencia 0-1 Hearts ...
Min. 22 :(hts) G_McSheffrey uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... G_McSheffrey tries the shot !
... A_Boruc parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 25 :(vla) O_Ruggeri knocks it forward
... R_Bratseth slips
... W_A_Glen gets to it!
... W_A_Glen with the chance !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 25 :(hts) R_Ayala gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to H_Kane
... H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... It's beaten A_Boruc
... It goes wide !!
Min. 26 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel has the ball
... He knocks the ball past W_A_Glen
... He puts in H_Kane!
... C_Barr slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 28 :(vla) E_Sno squares it to D_Criscrito
... D_Criscrito hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But S_Banks palms it behind
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 29 :(vla) Sektioui with the heel pass to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... D_Criscrito drives it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Banks
Min. 30 :(vla) W_A_Glen has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Messi
... He puts in Eusebio!
... Eusebio with a little chip!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 31 :(vla) Eusebio with the through ball to D_Criscrito
... D_Criscrito hits the ball first time!
... But S_Banks punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 31 :(hts) K_Kong with a probing pass to Messi
... From long range Messi bends the ball towards goal!
... A_Boruc just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 33 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past W_Sagnol!
... He has some space now!
... O_Ruggeri has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 34 :(hts) G_McSheffrey gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to K_Kong
... K_Kong hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But A_Boruc is equal to it
Min. 35 :(hts) H_Kane sidesteps J_Conroy
... He showed great skill there
... M_Bidoudane body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 36 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is first to the loose ball
... O_Ruggeri blasts it at the goal !
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... Valencia are back on level terms now!
... Valencia 1-1 Hearts ...
Min. 37 :(vla) E_Sno has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past R_Ayala
... He puts in J_Conroy!
... Cleaned up by R_Bratseth
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Sno sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... E_Sno with the cheeky shot!
... Wide of goal
Min. 39 :(hts) K_Katsouranis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... P_Kuzmanovic gets onto the end of the pass!
... P_Kuzmanovic gets up high for the header !
... The shot slips through A_Boruc's hands
... But A_Boruc recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 40 :(hts) G_McSheffrey beats his marker
... G_McSheffrey tries to catch the keeper out!
... A_Boruc parries it, he follows it up
... And A_Boruc recovers to save!!
Min. 41 :(hts) G_McSheffrey gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Messi is unmarked
... Messi has a dig at goal!
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
... K_Ippi has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 42 :(hts) H_Kane with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from C_Barr
... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Criscrito
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) Sektioui kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
... J_Conroy has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Bidoudane moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Hearts
Min. 48 :(vla) Sektioui with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past the defender
... J_Obi_Mikel with an ugly foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Bidoudane plays in Eusebio with a beautiful ball
... Eusebio attempts a low drive!
... S_Banks won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 50 :(hts) Hearts changed their strategy to play P
Min. 52 :(vla) M_Bidoudane brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
... J_Conroy with a powerful downward header!
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 55 :(hts) G_McSheffrey sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to P_Kuzmanovic
... P_Kuzmanovic drives it low !
... A_Boruc just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 56 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Eusebio is through!
... Eusebio tries to beat S_Banks from outside the area!
... S_Banks with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 58 :(hts) R_Radinski replaces an unhappy J_Obi_Mikel and will play as a MF
Min. 59 :(hts) L_Roy is being prepared to come on
... W_Sagnol is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 59 :(hts) Messi looks up
... He swings the ball right towards K_Kong
... From long range K_Kong bends the ball towards goal!
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... A_Boruc looks relieved there!
Min. 60 :(vla) C_Cuellar is being brought on
... J_Conroy is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki replaces Asier_Munoz to play as a MF
Min. 60 :(hts) D_Bunting is coming on for Messi and playing FW
Min. 62 :(hts) P_Kuzmanovic runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to G_McSheffrey
... W_A_Glen with the tackle
Min. 63 :(hts) R_Radinski looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to D_Bunting
... A vicious shot by D_Bunting !
... A_Boruc makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(vla) Eusebio leaves L_Roy standing
... Eusebio has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... But S_Banks makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 65 :(vla) E_Sno flicks the ball through
... O_Ruggeri runs onto it!
... A vicious shot by O_Ruggeri !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... S_Banks dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had S_Banks beaten!
Min. 66 :(hts) G_McSheffrey sidesteps C_Cuellar
... Driven towards goal by G_McSheffrey !
... A_Boruc parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 68 :(vla) D_Criscrito with a one-touch layoff to O_Ruggeri
... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Roy
Min. 70 :(vla) E_Sno with the through ball to Eusebio
... A well-placed shot from Eusebio !
... S_Banks parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 74 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... O_Ruggeri gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But R_Radinski with the fine tackle
Min. 75 :(vla) Sektioui volleys it forward. He finds C_Barr
... C_Barr aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 77 :(hts) R_Radinski moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Bunting
... D_Bunting launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 79 :(hts) H_Kane dribbles it into the box
... H_Kane with the 40 yard drive !
... But A_Boruc makes a fine save
Min. 80 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Diaviera will come on for Eusebio and play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) O_Ruggeri knocks the ball past L_Roy
... O_Ruggeri hits the ball first time!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 80 :(hts) D_Bunting slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... D_Bunting curls it towards the top corner !
... A_Boruc with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 84 :(vla) M_Bidoudane sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... O_Ruggeri runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... O_Ruggeri beats the offside trap!
... He runs at S_Banks
... He dinks it over S_Banks
... S_Banks reacts well to save !!
... CORNER!
... M_Bidoudane lofts the ball in!
... S_Banks fists it away!
Min. 84 :(hts) K_Kong whips the ball across to L_Roy
... L_Roy could have let it bounce!
... It hits off a defender!
... A_Boruc is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Katsouranis plays it towards the near post!
... A_Boruc reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 86 :(hts) D_Bunting makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... But W_A_Glen wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) C_Cuellar takes advantage of a mistake by L_Roy
... He runs towards goal
... R_Ayala body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 91 :(vla) C_Cuellar looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Diaviera
... R_Ayala clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 92 :(vla) Sektioui is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to M_Bidoudane
... But R_Ayala with the fine tackle
Min. 93 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 69,503
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : O_Ruggeri (36)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : O_Ruggeri (17), M_Bidoudane (35)
Injured : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player : Messi
Scorers : Messi (21)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : K_Kong (7)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Hearts
Attempts on Goal : 24 | 19
Off target : 15 | 8
On target : 9 | 11
Possession : 49 | 51
Corners : 2 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 5
Key Tackles : 5 | 7
Key Passes : 22 | 15
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Final Score : Valencia 1 - 1 Hearts
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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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 12 9
J_Conroy DF 2 24 11 9 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 1
D_Criscrito DF 2 24 10 7 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 16
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
E_Sno MF 1 9 26 8 30 | 96 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 1
M_Bidoudane MF 2 8 24 13 27 | 96 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 70 -2
Asier_Munoz MF 1 9 23 3 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 96 0 0 2 0 10 1 1 0 0 -2 22 49
Eusebio FW 2 7 2 31 39 | 82 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 27
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Cuellar DF 2 24 6 9 41 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 24 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Hearts
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks GK 37 5 1 4 11 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
W_Sagnol DF 2 28 9 1 22 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
R_Ayala DF 1 26 12 1 24 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 12 0
R_Bratseth DF 3 26 8 5 17 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Kuzmanovic DF 3 25 7 8 18 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
J_Obi_Mikel MF 2 7 26 9 32 | 60 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
K_Kong MF 1 5 26 9 18 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 22 8
G_McSheffrey MF 1 6 25 16 37 | 96 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 24
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 25 1 34 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Messi FW 1 8 7 26 18 | 62 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 12 38
H_Kane FW 1 7 9 23 33 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 17
A_Basso GK 16 5 5 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Roy DF 3 26 6 9 29 | 35 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
S_Hoffmeister DF 3 24 12 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Radinski MF 1 11 23 6 29 | 36 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
D_Bunting FW 1 2 8 24 31 | 34 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
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