Elite FA Cup Group Match, Valencia vs. Inter Milan (Wed Jan 11)


                             Valencia  |  Inter Milan
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Burns  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK S_Rossi
                         A_Obileye DF  |  DF G_Angella
                           T_Forou DF  |  DF B_Buomo
                          S_Cooper DF  |  DF Z_Matteo
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF G_Pancaro
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF P_Naldini
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF B_Costacurta
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF Sancho
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF D_Albertini
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW J_Cummings
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW S_Mario
                                       |
                        P_Thompson SUB |  SUB G_Ochoa
                          M_Gorgon SUB |  SUB H_Ritramento
                     Jesus_Cordoba SUB |  SUB G_Zola
                          B_Robson SUB |  SUB M_Marchisio
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB L_Riva

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(vla) D_Trezeguet gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_Pancaro!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Z_Matteo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Angella reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 2  :(irm) Sancho squares it to S_Mario
          ...  S_Mario with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Inter Milan go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 3  :(irm) It looks as though Inter Milan is now playing D
Min. 3  :(irm) B_Costacurta looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Naldini
          ...  T_Forou makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 7  :(vla) S_Cooper with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past B_Costacurta
          ...  Sancho tackles cleanly
Min. 9  :(vla) S_Cooper with an intelligent ball to R_Tabatta
          ...  P_Naldini is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 10 :(vla) B_Chilwell looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  G_Pancaro reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 11 :(irm) G_Pancaro passes the ball to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings with a stunning strike !
          ...  Bonner parries it
Min. 14 :(vla) D_Suker with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  J_Cummings takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 18 :(vla) R_Tabatta flicks it past G_Angella
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But Z_Matteo sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 18 :(irm) J_Cummings with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves A_Obileye behind
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Dragan Lobozinski looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 26 :(vla) R_Tabatta skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But B_Buomo comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 28 :(vla) D_Trezeguet races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Barry lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_Barry keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 30 :(vla) R_Tabatta breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Rossi!
          ...  Z_Matteo brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(irm) B_Costacurta with a 50-yard pass to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings with the shot !
          ...  Bonner makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 40 :(irm) Sancho with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Cummings
          ...  A left-footer by J_Cummings !
          ...  But Bonner punches it away
Min. 40 :(irm) J_Cummings kicks T_Forou off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by S_Farina
          ...  S_Farina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 41 :(irm) G_Angella knocks it past T_Forou and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_Chilwell dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(irm) D_Albertini knocks it past R_Tabatta and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Tabatta reacts to stop the move going any further

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Inter Milan

Min. 48 :(vla) T_Forou with the mazy run
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Forou !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 57 :(vla) T_Kroos hoofs it up field to find D_Suker
          ...  Z_Matteo with a terrible tackle
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  B_Chilwell shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Trezeguet instead
          ...  D_Trezeguet has a go!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's pulled Valencia level!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 58 :(irm) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Inter Milan will now play C
Min. 61 :(vla) T_Kroos plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  S_Farina talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Valencia 2-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 62 :(irm) Sancho takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cummings
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Cummings !
          ...  Bonner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 66 :(vla) M_Barry kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cleared by G_Angella
Min. 67 :(vla) S_Cooper heads the ball back to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(irm) M_Marchisio takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Costacurta
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Barry with the through ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the drive!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Inter Milan fans laugh at him
Min. 76 :(irm) S_Mario with the dribble
          ...  T_Forou is easily beaten
          ...  S_Mario drives the shot in!
          ...  Bonner is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Amazing comeback!!
          ...  Inter Milan are all square and not long to go
          ...  Valencia 2-2 Inter Milan ...
Min. 78 :(vla) D_Trezeguet controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Naldini hits it out for a throw
Min. 79 :(vla) B_Robson comes on for T_Kroos and takes up a MF role
Min. 79 :(irm) Sancho sidesteps S_Cooper
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Sancho controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 80 :(vla) W_Jose is coming on for D_Trezeguet and playing FW
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Gorgon will come on for S_Cooper and play DF
Min. 83 :(irm) L_Riva replaces J_Cummings and will play FW
Min. 85 :(irm) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  H_Ritramento will come on for G_Angella and play DF
Min. 85 :(irm) G_Zola is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Naldini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(irm) D_Albertini beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds S_Mario
          ...  S_Mario belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Bonner gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Zola curls it into the box!
          ...  B_Chilwell gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 92 :(irm) L_Riva breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Bonner!
          ...  D_Suker brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 93 :(vla) W_Jose has it now
          ...  He takes on H_Ritramento
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Robson!
          ...  B_Robson has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it goes wide

*************  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          : D_Trezeguet
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (57), D_Suker (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Trezeguet (18), D_Suker (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : S_Mario (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Mario (2,76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Naldini (9), Z_Matteo (30), J_Cummings (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |  Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           2        |       7
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 2 Inter Milan
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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 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  85   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  29  17  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  83   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  30  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   8  23
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2   8  23
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  12   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
B_Robson       MF   1   9  27  11  41 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
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_Rossi        GK  39   5   4   1  10 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  32  13  11  21 |  89   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Buomo        DF   2  29   8   2  17 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Z_Matteo       DF   2  28   5   3  40 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
G_Pancaro      DF   2  28   5   3  34 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Naldini      MF   1   4  30   9  20 |  89   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
B_Costacurta   MF   2   6  29   7  32 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Sancho         MF   2   8  28  12  30 |  97   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
D_Albertini    MF   1   5  27   1  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   9  31  32 |  87   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  18  -2  18
S_Mario        FW   1   2   1  28  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
G_Ochoa        GK  29   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Ritramento   DF   1  28   5   5  28 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zola         MF   2  12  32   4  13 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Marchisio    MF   1   1  27   1  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  29  42 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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