Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Liverpool (Tue Oct 21)


                             Valencia  |  Liverpool
                              5-4-1 D  |  5-4-1 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                          I_Turner GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF Kuzmanovic
                          A_Carlos DF  |  DF S_Proedl
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF V_Van_Dyke
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF G_Piqué
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF Ki_Sung_Yueng
                        F_J_Torres MF  |  MF P_Rossi
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF S_Arrache
                          P_Nedved MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                        J_Portillo FW  |  FW A_Bagsy
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB A_McGregor
                           S_Logan SUB |  SUB A_Mayfair
                          E_Cavani SUB |  SUB Gazeau
                     Z_Ibrahimovic SUB |  SUB D_Albertini
                           E_Dzeko SUB |  SUB M_Bangura

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with the nod to J_Portillo
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Bagsy
Min. 4  :(vla) P_Nedved drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Y_Abdessadki
          ...  G_Piqué gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 10 :(lpl) V_Van_Dyke gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy fires a shot at goal !
          ...  I_Turner fists it away
Min. 17 :(vla) K_Richard with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Kuzmanovic
          ...  He knocks it to J_Portillo!
          ...  V_Van_Dyke brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 18 :(lpl) S_Arrache threads the through ball to S_Proedl
          ...  K_Richard tackles from behind
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 19 :(lpl) S_Proedl takes possession
          ...  P_Nedved fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(vla) F_J_Torres cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Arrache with the tackle
Min. 27 :(lpl) P_Rossi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Bagsy keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Bagsy curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  I_Turner parries it
Min. 30 :(vla) P_Nedved knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  V_Van_Dyke with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 32 :(lpl) S_Arrache is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  A_Bagsy latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Bagsy is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round I_Turner
          ...  He slips it underneath I_Turner
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Liverpool go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 33 :(lpl) Liverpool's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 36 :(lpl) S_Arrache finds A_Bagsy with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  A_Carlos picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 38 :(vla) P_Nedved beats Kuzmanovic
          ...  V_Van_Dyke with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  J_Portillo drives it under the wall
          ...  T_Peterson makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Peterson fists it away!
Min. 41 :(vla) K_Richard sidesteps V_Van_Dyke
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  G_Piqué plays the back pass
          ...  T_Peterson can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Peterson makes the catch!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(vla) F_J_Torres with a precise ball to D_Criscrito
          ...  D_Criscrito hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Peterson with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!

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

Min. 49 :(vla) J_Portillo with a clever shimmy
          ...  S_Proedl bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  P_Graham warned him
Min. 50 :(vla) J_Portillo uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Kuzmanovic
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 52 :(vla) F_J_Torres flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  S_Proedl with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 55 :(vla) E_Cavani comes on for F_J_Torres and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as Z_Ibrahimovic comes on for Y_Abdessadki to play FW
Min. 55 :(vla) E_Dzeko will replace P_Nedved and play FW
Min. 55 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to A
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Maicon moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_McGrain
          ...  But V_Van_Dyke comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 55 :(lpl) V_Van_Dyke unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Rossi
          ...  J_Okore pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 60 :(vla) D_McGrain looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  S_Proedl with a deliberate foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  P_Graham tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  A_Carlos hoists it forward
          ...  J_Portillo gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Portillo blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 61 :(vla) E_Dzeko beats G_Piqué
          ...  Kuzmanovic cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 63 :(lpl) Ki_Sung_Yueng with a probing through ball A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 65 :(lpl) A_Mayfair replaces an unhappy S_Proedl and will play as a DF
Min. 67 :(lpl) Gazeau is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Zappa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 67 :(lpl) Ki_Sung_Yueng finds the run of V_Van_Dyke
          ...  K_Richard with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  P_Graham will just give him a speaking to
Min. 70 :(vla) J_Portillo runs at V_Van_Dyke
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  V_Van_Dyke fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 72 :(lpl) M_Bangura is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Bagsy is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(lpl) Gazeau is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Arrache
          ...  D_Criscrito plays the back pass
          ...  I_Turner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Arrache drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Carlos reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 79 :(vla) E_Dzeko flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Kuzmanovic fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 81 :(lpl) Ki_Sung_Yueng hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_Rossi latches onto it!
          ...  But Z_Ibrahimovic barges him off the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lpl) Gazeau is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Bangura
          ...  D_Maicon tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Rossi hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of I_Turner
Min. 90 :(lpl) V_Van_Dyke spits at A_Carlos
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 92 :(vla) D_Criscrito steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Mayfair with the tackle
Min. 94 :(vla) E_Cavani with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Kuzmanovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 95,994
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Portillo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Richard (18), P_Nedved (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : A_Bagsy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Bagsy (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Proedl (60), Kuzmanovic (79), V_Van_Dyke (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       4
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           2        |       3
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :           6        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Liverpool
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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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I_Turner       GK  39   4   5   4  16 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  28  13   3  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  25  11   8  42 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  25  10   7  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
D_McGrain      DF   1  24  12   7  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Okore        DF   3  23   5   6  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Richard      MF   1   9  26   9  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  25  11  23 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  25   8  29 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  23  22  17 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  26  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  26  10   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   2   9  10  25  26 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  25  35 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   6   6  23  34 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Peterson     GK  34   1   2   1  10 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  24   8   5  30 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -2
S_Proedl       DF   2  24   5   6  37 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
V_Van_Dyke     DF   1  23   8   6  30 |  98   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  38  18
G_Piqué        DF   2  22   9   6  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  22   8   7  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  27  11  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Rossi        MF   2   8  27  10  37 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  26   9  38 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  26   2  19 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  25  15 |  76   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20   0  31
A_McGregor     GK  23   5   2   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mayfair      DF   2  23   8   5  29 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gazeau         MF   1   4  24   7  29 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Albertini    MF   2   7  23  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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