Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Hearts (Sun Oct 25)


                             Valencia  |  Hearts
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-3 N
                           Andie Glen  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                     D_Van_Don_Bur GK  |  GK Q_Atoo
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF Ricadio
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF R_Jordan
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF L_Gasparotto
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF H_Onderlei
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF C_Sibbald
                           Eusebio MF  |  MF M_Franchu
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF Sergio
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  FW A_Arshavin
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW Neves
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW D_Costa
                                       |
                      Jin_Sin_Ping SUB |  SUB V_Pogson
                           A_Nouri SUB |  SUB K_Ajer
                         E_Herbert SUB |  SUB A_A_Messi
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB A_Souda
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB A_Gemmel

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 7  :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  W_Jose attempts a low drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  That's given Valencia the lead!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Hearts ...
Min. 8  :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play C
Min. 8  :(vla) M_Barry shifts into the DM position in a tactical change
Min. 8  :(vla) It appears R_Tabatta is playing as a DM
Min. 10 :(vla) M_Salah controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Ricadio
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  W_Jose with a thundering volley!
          ...  Q_Atoo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Q_Atoo recovers to save!!
Min. 10 :(hts) M_Franchu has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Stam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Costa!
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Costa !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Sibbald chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_Barry wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 12 :(vla) R_Tabatta finds the run of W_Jose
          ...  A great volley from W_Jose !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Q_Atoo looks relieved there!
Min. 25 :(hts) C_Sibbald takes advantage of a mistake by D_E_Boyata
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  C_Sibbald with a powerful header !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 26 :(vla) Eusebio cuts inside R_Jordan
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Eusebio attempts the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through Q_Atoo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 27 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with the through ball to M_Salah
          ...  M_Salah runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 32 :(hts) A_Arshavin with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Ivanovic
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Franchu floats the ball in!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur comes out and claims it!
Min. 33 :(hts) Sergio knocks the ball past the lunge of D_E_Boyata
          ...  J_Stam gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 35 :(vla) M_Barry looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But Q_Atoo palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 37 :(vla) Eusebio turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 40 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a smart turn
          ...  But H_Onderlei with the fine tackle
Min. 42 :(vla) Eusebio with a 50-yard pass to W_Jose
          ...  Ricadio slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 42 :(hts) Sergio kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Arshavin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads the play well
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) R_Tabatta finds M_Bombarda with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Ricadio with the block
Min. 47 :(vla) Eusebio squares it to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It floats over Q_Atoo
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort

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

Min. 48 :(vla) B_Ivanovic plays the back pass
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Hearts ...
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Barry changes position to fill a MF slot
Min. 49 :(vla) R_Tabatta has changed his position on the pitch to a MF
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Barry runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of M_Salah
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  M_Salah has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(hts) Up goes the substitution board - K_Ajer on for R_Jordan as a DF
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Barry with a slick pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But Q_Atoo hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 52 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a slick pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Q_Atoo dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Q_Atoo beaten!
Min. 55 :(vla) A_Nouri is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Ivanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  L_Macleod will come on for M_Kikuchi and play MF
Min. 55 :(hts) A_Souda replaces A_Arshavin to play as a FW
Min. 56 :(hts) Neves flicks it over M_Salah's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_Tabatta is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 56 :(vla) Eusebio pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 56 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is coming on and Eusebio is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(hts) A_A_Messi is coming on for C_Sibbald and playing MF
Min. 60 :(hts) A_A_Messi leaves M_Barry standing
          ...  But L_Macleod with the fine tackle
Min. 66 :(hts) Ricadio sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Ricadio hits a great drive!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur parries it
Min. 68 :(hts) A_Souda plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Stam with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(vla) M_Bombarda is too quick for the defence
          ...  M_Bombarda with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 70 :(vla) L_Macleod skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda lobs Q_Atoo!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes a difficult save
Min. 74 :(hts) Neves runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Neves with a powerful header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur was caught out there
          ...  Hearts have snatched the lead!
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Hearts ...
Min. 79 :(hts) M_Franchu is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Sergio
          ...  J_Stam slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 85 :(vla) R_Tabatta jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  H_Onderlei looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 86 :(hts) Sergio takes advantage of a mistake by L_Macleod
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Nouri muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) M_Barry has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past K_Ajer
          ...  He knocks it to W_Jose!
          ...  W_Jose sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Q_Atoo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 88 :(hts) K_Ajer with a probing through ball Ricadio
          ...  R_Tabatta with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 89 :(hts) D_Costa has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Nouri
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Souda!
          ...  J_Stam with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 89 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 89 :(vla) W_Jose is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 89 :(hts) A_A_Messi with an in swinging cross to Sergio
          ...  D_E_Boyata forces him off the ball
Min. 91 :(vla) R_Tabatta with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  R_Tabatta fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Hearts fans taunt him!
Min. 93 :(hts) A_A_Messi beats R_Tabatta
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
          ...  D_Trezeguet is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 106,790
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : W_Jose (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Jose (7)
Sent Off             : J_Stam (89)
Booked               : R_Tabatta (56), A_Nouri (86)
Injured              : Eusebio (56)
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Neves
Scorers              : B_Ivanovic (48 og), Neves (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       4
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       1
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       5
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 2 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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  36   2   7   5  23 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  31  11   9  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  31  11   7  22 |  57   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20   0
J_Stam         DF   2  30   9   7  29 |  91   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  30 -10  -5
M_Salah        DF   2  29   8   9  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  29   9  30 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Eusebio        MF   1   5  29  11  21 |  58   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
M_Barry        MF   2  18  28   7  32 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  22  27  16  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  30  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Jin_Sin_Ping   GK  28   5   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  29  12   6  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  38   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Trezeguet    MF   3   7  10  29  21 |  37   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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Q_Atoo         GK  31   3   7   4  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  28   8   6  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
R_Jordan       DF   2  27   8   7  30 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  26   8   7  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
H_Onderlei     DF   1  25   9   5  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Sibbald      MF   2   8  28   8  30 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Franchu      MF   3  13  25   6  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Sergio         MF   2  11  25  12  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  27  32 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Neves          FW   1   5   6  27  43 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
D_Costa        FW   3   7   9  25  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
V_Pogson       GK  29   7   3   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ajer         DF   1  29  11   7  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_A_Messi      MF   2   7  28  11  40 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Souda        FW   2   6   8  26  31 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gemmel       FW   2   7   8  25  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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