Elite Divisional Play Off 2nd Leg Match, Valencia vs. Juventus (Wed Sep 19)


                             Valencia  |  Juventus
                          3-2-2-2-1 C  |  5-4-1 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                          Valdivia GK  |  GK Savic
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF H_Berg
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                             Fazio DF  |  DF Beckenbauer
                        P_Senderos DM  |  DF T_Gemmell
                        P_Niemeyer DM  |  DF Maldini
                          Saddam_H MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  MF A_Cejudo
                        D_Rortugal AM  |  MF S_Niguez
                        Christinoa FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                                       |
                          Kamikaze SUB |  SUB R_McGlinchy
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB C_Ferrara
                           H_Jones SUB |  SUB Paas_De_Boll
                         A_A_Messi SUB |  SUB W_Jose
                          M_Icardi SUB |  SUB A_Lombardo

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 1  :(vla) W_Van_Boer can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Savic gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme drives it into the box!
          ...  Savic easily claims the ball!
Min. 3  :(vla) T_Huddlestone wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Saddam_H
          ...  An audacious effort from Saddam_H !
          ...  But Savic with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets a shot in
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Savic tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by Beckenbauer
Min. 7  :(vla) W_Van_Boer takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Saddam_H
          ...  Beckenbauer is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Savic misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Gemmell wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 11 :(vla) D_Rortugal beats M_Kikuchi
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a curling shot!
          ...  But Savic is equal to it
Min. 12 :(vla) P_Senderos runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Christinoa
          ...  L_Macleod cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 14 :(vla) Saddam_H looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Rortugal
          ...  But T_Gemmell wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 15 :(vla) Saddam_H skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa hits a curling shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rortugal curls it into the box!
          ...  Savic makes the catch!
Min. 16 :(jvt) L_Macleod finds A_Cejudo with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  P_Senderos reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 17 :(vla) P_Niemeyer bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal flings a shot at goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 18 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_R_Riquelme controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Savic tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 22 :(jvt) G_Puciato gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Fazio!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Smalling plays the back pass
          ...  Valdivia can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Kikuchi!
          ...  Valdivia easily catches it!
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Senderos beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Senderos !
          ...  But Savic just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Savic fists it away!
Min. 26 :(jvt) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  G_Puciato is through!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  H_Webb wants a quiet word
Min. 27 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme finds Christinoa in acres of space
          ...  Christinoa with a thundering shot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 30 :(vla) Christinoa with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Maldini
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Savic catches it!
Min. 34 :(jvt) S_Niguez with an intelligent ball to M_Kikuchi
          ...  Fazio read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 39 :(vla) P_Senderos brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Saddam_H gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Puciato reads the play well
Min. 40 :(vla) Christinoa finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Macleod !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(jvt) L_Macleod sidesteps P_Senderos
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But W_Van_Boer clears the ball to safety

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Juventus

Min. 47 :(vla) Fazio holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa attempts the shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Savic plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 52 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Macleod
          ...  But D_Rortugal barges him off the ball
Min. 52 :(vla) T_Huddlestone works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Christinoa
          ...  S_Niguez pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 58 :(jvt) Maldini swings at Saddam_H
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  H_Webb calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 59 :(jvt) Beckenbauer is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on
Min. 59 :(jvt) C_Ferrara takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Beckenbauer
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 63 :(vla) Christinoa with the mazy run
          ...  G_Puciato with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from H_Webb
Min. 66 :(jvt) A_Cejudo with the header on
          ...  He finds H_Berg in space
          ...  H_Berg fires the shot in!
          ...  Valdivia makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(vla) Christinoa flicks it over C_Ferrara's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Maldini wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 69 :(vla) P_Senderos takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Smalling
          ...  C_Smalling uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 70 :(vla) P_Niemeyer backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Christinoa latches onto the end of it
          ...  Christinoa hits a great shot !
          ...  Savic makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 71 :(vla) M_Icardi takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Smalling as FW
Min. 71 :(vla) Valencia made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 74 :(vla) T_Huddlestone cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer crosses it in!
          ...  Savic reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Niemeyer finds M_Icardi on the edge of the box
          ...  But S_Niguez wins the tackle
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Icardi finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  G_Puciato takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 79 :(jvt) L_Macleod with the through ball to A_Cejudo
          ...  Saddam_H tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 80 :(vla) M_Icardi plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Icardi !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Savic never had a chance!
Min. 80 :(jvt) D_E_Boyata has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Van_Boer
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  G_Puciato has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 82 :(vla) T_Huddlestone changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H with the header !
          ...  But Savic punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 83 :(vla) T_Huddlestone sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Christinoa runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Kikuchi brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But H_Webb waves play on!!!
Min. 84 :(jvt) L_Macleod unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Niguez
          ...  S_Niguez with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But Valdivia parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 85 :(vla) D_Rortugal is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Christinoa
          ...  But T_Gemmell slides in
Min. 86 :(jvt) C_Ferrara loses his marker!
          ...  C_Ferrara leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Valdivia just watches float over the bar!
Min. 87 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a penetrating pass to M_Icardi
          ...  M_Icardi carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Savic just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 87 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Cejudo
          ...  Christinoa with an awful challenge
          ...  H_Webb tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Niguez passes to G_Puciato
          ...  But Fazio barges him off the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Saddam_H cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Icardi
          ...  M_Icardi with the overhead !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 88 :(jvt) L_Macleod with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Kikuchi
          ...  M_Icardi takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 90 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Rortugal runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Ferrara stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 91 :(jvt) D_E_Boyata has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Senderos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Maldini!
          ...  A glorious effort by Maldini !
          ...  Valdivia won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 92 :(vla) P_Senderos changes position to fill a DF slot
Min. 92 :(vla) interesting tactic change...
          ...  P_Niemeyer will now play as MF
Min. 92 :(vla) It seems Saddam_H has switched to a FW
Min. 92 :(vla) D_Rortugal changes position to fill a FW slot
Min. 92 :(jvt) Juventus will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 94 :(vla) Christinoa heads the ball back to P_Niemeyer
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_E_Boyata

*************  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          : J_R_Riquelme
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Saddam_H (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : Savic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Maldini (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Maldini (58)
Injured              : Beckenbauer (59)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       5
Off target           :           8        |       2
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           8        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           7        |       13
Key Passes           :          22        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Juventus
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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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Valdivia       GK  38   2   2   1  42 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  30   8   6  29 |  73   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  30   6   6  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
Fazio          DF   2  29   8  10  41 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  31  13   5  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  28   5  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Saddam_H       FW   2  20  29  25  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28  18
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  28  21  34 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  30
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  12
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  22
Kamikaze       GK  35   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  27  11   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Jones        MF   1   8  25   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_A_Messi      AM   2   7  26  11  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  25  31 |  23   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   3

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Savic          GK  36   2   7   3  10 |  96  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  28  11   7  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  28   9   7  21 |  61   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  27   4  10  42 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  27   9   7  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  98  18  53
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  27   8  30 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  96   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   9  27   8  10 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Niguez       MF   2   7  27   5  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  29  42 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
R_McGlinchy    GK  20   4   2   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ferrara      DF   2  27   8   6  22 |  35   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2   9  26   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  27  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   5   9  27  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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