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Season 21 Archive: Division 1, Week 6
Valencia 3 - 1 Manchester City
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Manchester City (Tue Oct 20)
Valencia | Manchester City
3-4-2-1 A | 4-3-3 A
Andie Glen | Scott Matthews
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K_Jensen GK | GK S_Scuffet
S_Logan DF | DF C_Barr
A_Carlos DF | DF M_Laursen
Henrique DF | DF E_Johnson
K_Richard MF | DF M_Nastasic
Y_Toure MF | MF A_Andanov
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF C_Fabregas
Maradona MF | MF Jinky
O_Ruggeri AM | FW S_Morison
P_Nedved AM | FW Yeboah
G_Puciato FW | FW A_Negredo
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J_Hart SUB | SUB P_Out
D_Criscrito SUB | SUB G_Griffiths
M_Friedrich SUB | SUB P_Do_Shaw
Reinaldo SUB | SUB Matheus
Stefano SUB | SUB D_Silva
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 1 :(mnc) C_Fabregas is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... C_Fabregas drives the shot in!
... K_Jensen blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 2 :(mnc) C_Barr flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... C_Barr shapes up for a shot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... K_Jensen tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... C_Fabregas plays it towards the near post!
... K_Jensen catches it!
Min. 3 :(vla) K_Richard plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... O_Ruggeri decides to go for goal instead!
... O_Ruggeri with a low drive through the rain!
... It comes back off the woodwork!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... GOAL !!
... That's given Valencia the lead!
... Valencia 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 4 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing C
Min. 4 :(mnc) A_Negredo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Logan
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 5 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to P_Nedved
... P_Nedved tries the lob from 30 yards !
... But S_Scuffet punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 5 :(mnc) A_Andanov chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Fabregas
... C_Fabregas with a scorcher of a shot !
... But K_Jensen makes an easy save
Min. 7 :(vla) P_Nedved barges the defender off the ball
... But he loses control of it
... M_Laursen hits it out for a throw
Min. 9 :(vla) Maradona cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to O_Ruggeri
... M_Laursen stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 11 :(mnc) C_Fabregas wins possession
... He plays the ball across to Yeboah
... Henrique wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 13 :(vla) S_Logan with a slick pass to Y_Abdessadki
... But E_Johnson wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 13 :(mnc) C_Fabregas lobs it over the defender
... C_Fabregas with the overhead !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 14 :(vla) K_Richard is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Maradona
... From long range Maradona bends the ball towards goal!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 14 :(mnc) M_Nastasic holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to Jinky
... The cross hits Jinky on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But K_Jensen makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 16 :(vla) Henrique looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 16 :(mnc) M_Nastasic with the header on
... He finds C_Barr in space
... Excellent sliding challenge by Y_Abdessadki
... He timed it well
Min. 17 :(mnc) S_Morison knocks the ball past Henrique
... S_Morison has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... K_Jensen watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 18 :(vla) Maradona has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Barr
... He puts in G_Puciato!
... Driven towards goal by G_Puciato !
... S_Scuffet saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 19 :(mnc) C_Barr plays it forward to A_Negredo
... A_Negredo has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... K_Jensen won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 20 :(mnc) C_Barr slides the ball across to A_Negredo
... Maradona gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 22 :(vla) Y_Toure looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to S_Logan
... M_Laursen wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 23 :(vla) P_Nedved knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Nastasic
... The cross hits P_Nedved on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... S_Scuffet guesses right
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Nedved sidesteps C_Barr
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... M_Laursen knocks the ball back to S_Scuffet
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past S_Scuffet!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... Y_Toure floats the ball in!
... Y_Abdessadki gets on the end of it
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 25 :(mnc) A_Andanov is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to S_Morison
... S_Morison fires off a right-footed shot !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Manchester City crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... That's got Manchester City back level!
... Valencia 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 26 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 29 :(mnc) M_Laursen hoofs it up field to find A_Negredo
... A_Negredo from 20 yards !
... K_Jensen heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 30 :(mnc) C_Fabregas beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Yeboah
... Yeboah tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 31 :(mnc) C_Fabregas fires over a low cross to S_Morison
... S_Morison tries to place it in the corner !
... K_Jensen falls over
... But K_Jensen is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 31 :(vla) O_Ruggeri breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on S_Scuffet!
... A_Andanov brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... G_Puciato drives it in
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... S_Scuffet palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki hits it into the box!
... S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 33 :(mnc) M_Laursen gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Y_Toure!
... He has some space now!
... G_Puciato with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 34 :(vla) Y_Toure looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... Y_Abdessadki receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Y_Abdessadki sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
Min. 36 :(vla) P_Nedved has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Nastasic
... He puts in O_Ruggeri!
... O_Ruggeri is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But H_Webb waves play on
... He just has to beat S_Scuffet
... He rounds S_Scuffet
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... GOAL!!
... Lets see if Valencia can hang onto that lead!
... Valencia 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 37 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 37 :(vla) Maradona sprints past M_Laursen
... Maradona hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But S_Scuffet dives to his left
... I think S_Scuffet just got a hand on that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 38 :(vla) O_Ruggeri holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to K_Richard
... K_Richard tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 39 :(vla) Maradona slides the ball across to G_Puciato
... G_Puciato tries the lob from 30 yards !
... S_Scuffet with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri swings it in!
... S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 40 :(vla) K_Richard with the deft touch
... He takes it past C_Barr
... He knocks it to Y_Abdessadki!
... But M_Laursen wins the tackle
Min. 40 :(mnc) A_Negredo knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Carlos
... A_Carlos recovers to win the ball back
Min. 42 :(vla) K_Richard brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Maradona gets on the end of the pass
... Maradona hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... S_Scuffet with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) O_Ruggeri fires over a low cross to P_Nedved
... But he loses control of it
... M_Laursen takes possession
Min. 45 :(vla) O_Ruggeri pushes it past E_Johnson
... O_Ruggeri tries to beat S_Scuffet!
... But he puts it well wide
... The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 45 :(mnc) C_Fabregas drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Jinky
... A great volley from Jinky !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... K_Jensen tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Jinky hits it into the box!
... It is cleared by Henrique
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 2-1 Manchester City
Min. 47 :(mnc) Yeboah with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past Y_Abdessadki
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Maradona looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 50 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - Stefano on for G_Puciato as a FW
Min. 50 :(mnc) S_Morison sidesteps his marker
... But Y_Toure slides in two footed.
... H_Webb has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 53 :(vla) P_Nedved kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... S_Logan gets on the end of the pass
... S_Logan with his head down lets it go !
... S_Scuffet with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 54 :(mnc) Jinky retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... S_Morison gets on the end of it
... Superbly timed tackle by Maradona
... He made it look easy
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Criscrito will come on for P_Nedved and play DF
Min. 57 :(mnc) S_Morison spots C_Fabregas who is in acres of space
... But he loses control of it
... A_Carlos takes possession
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri leaves C_Fabregas standing
... O_Ruggeri sends it flying towards goal!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 61 :(vla) Maradona runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... C_Barr gets to the ball first
Min. 63 :(mnc) C_Fabregas miskicks!
... He finds Yeboah though
... That was fortunate
... But O_Ruggeri wins the ball
Min. 64 :(vla) S_Logan with the first time pass to Stefano
... Stefano rifles it at the goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Friedrich will come on for O_Ruggeri and play DF
Min. 69 :(vla) K_Richard slides it through the middle to Stefano
... M_Nastasic gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 70 :(mnc) G_Griffiths is coming on for M_Nastasic and will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is going to be brought on
... Jinky is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Matheus is ready to come on to replace S_Morison
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 76 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki pushes it past G_Griffiths
... Y_Abdessadki hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into S_Scuffet's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 76 :(mnc) Yeboah kills the ball dead
... But M_Friedrich clears the danger
Min. 77 :(vla) D_Criscrito drives it forward to Stefano
... Stefano hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... S_Scuffet won't get to that!
... GOAL !!
... Pick that one out!!
... Valencia 3-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 83 :(vla) Stefano runs at the defence
... He nutmegs E_Johnson
... He showed his class there
... E_Johnson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 87 :(vla) Y_Toure crosses to Maradona
... Good sliding challenge from G_Griffiths and it had to be
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Maradona has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Barr
... He puts in Stefano!
... E_Johnson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 105,899
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : O_Ruggeri (3,36), Stefano (77)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : C_Fabregas
Scorers : S_Morison (25)
Sent Off : A_Andanov (31)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 12
Off target : 8 | 4
On target : 12 | 8
Possession : 63 | 37
Corners : 3 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 3 | 6
Key Tackles : 11 | 12
Key Passes : 21 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 3 - 1 Manchester City
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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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K_Jensen GK 39 4 5 3 18 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
S_Logan DF 3 27 10 8 36 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
A_Carlos DF 1 26 12 8 42 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 20
Henrique DF 1 24 10 8 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 27 9 26 | 94 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 1
Y_Toure MF 1 8 26 4 32 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 26 8 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 10 8
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 94 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 40 11
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 24 21 19 | 67 0 1 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 20 20 42
P_Nedved AM 1 7 23 22 17 | 57 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 10
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 26 42 | 52 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 27 10 7 27 | 37 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 45 20
M_Friedrich DF 2 24 11 9 29 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Reinaldo DF 1 24 10 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stefano FW 2 9 8 28 39 | 42 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Scuffet GK 36 5 1 4 41 | 94 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 27 12 9 27 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
M_Laursen DF 2 27 9 6 30 | 94 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 10 0
E_Johnson DF 1 26 8 5 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
M_Nastasic DF 1 23 2 2 45 | 72 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
A_Andanov MF 2 7 27 7 25 | 31 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 -10 25 -10
C_Fabregas MF 3 7 26 12 29 | 94 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 11
Jinky MF 3 8 26 8 41 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 72 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 26
Yeboah FW 1 7 6 26 31 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -19
A_Negredo FW 1 1 9 23 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Griffiths DF 2 25 11 3 33 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 27 8 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
Matheus MF 1 7 25 3 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Silva MF 2 5 23 7 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Valencia | Manchester City
3-4-2-1 A | 4-3-3 A
Andie Glen | Scott Matthews
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K_Jensen GK | GK S_Scuffet
S_Logan DF | DF C_Barr
A_Carlos DF | DF M_Laursen
Henrique DF | DF E_Johnson
K_Richard MF | DF M_Nastasic
Y_Toure MF | MF A_Andanov
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF C_Fabregas
Maradona MF | MF Jinky
O_Ruggeri AM | FW S_Morison
P_Nedved AM | FW Yeboah
G_Puciato FW | FW A_Negredo
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J_Hart SUB | SUB P_Out
D_Criscrito SUB | SUB G_Griffiths
M_Friedrich SUB | SUB P_Do_Shaw
Reinaldo SUB | SUB Matheus
Stefano SUB | SUB D_Silva
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 1 :(mnc) C_Fabregas is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... C_Fabregas drives the shot in!
... K_Jensen blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 2 :(mnc) C_Barr flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... C_Barr shapes up for a shot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... K_Jensen tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... C_Fabregas plays it towards the near post!
... K_Jensen catches it!
Min. 3 :(vla) K_Richard plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... O_Ruggeri decides to go for goal instead!
... O_Ruggeri with a low drive through the rain!
... It comes back off the woodwork!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... GOAL !!
... That's given Valencia the lead!
... Valencia 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 4 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing C
Min. 4 :(mnc) A_Negredo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Logan
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 5 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to P_Nedved
... P_Nedved tries the lob from 30 yards !
... But S_Scuffet punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 5 :(mnc) A_Andanov chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Fabregas
... C_Fabregas with a scorcher of a shot !
... But K_Jensen makes an easy save
Min. 7 :(vla) P_Nedved barges the defender off the ball
... But he loses control of it
... M_Laursen hits it out for a throw
Min. 9 :(vla) Maradona cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to O_Ruggeri
... M_Laursen stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 11 :(mnc) C_Fabregas wins possession
... He plays the ball across to Yeboah
... Henrique wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 13 :(vla) S_Logan with a slick pass to Y_Abdessadki
... But E_Johnson wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 13 :(mnc) C_Fabregas lobs it over the defender
... C_Fabregas with the overhead !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 14 :(vla) K_Richard is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to Maradona
... From long range Maradona bends the ball towards goal!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 14 :(mnc) M_Nastasic holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to Jinky
... The cross hits Jinky on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But K_Jensen makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 16 :(vla) Henrique looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 16 :(mnc) M_Nastasic with the header on
... He finds C_Barr in space
... Excellent sliding challenge by Y_Abdessadki
... He timed it well
Min. 17 :(mnc) S_Morison knocks the ball past Henrique
... S_Morison has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... K_Jensen watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 18 :(vla) Maradona has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Barr
... He puts in G_Puciato!
... Driven towards goal by G_Puciato !
... S_Scuffet saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 19 :(mnc) C_Barr plays it forward to A_Negredo
... A_Negredo has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... K_Jensen won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 20 :(mnc) C_Barr slides the ball across to A_Negredo
... Maradona gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 22 :(vla) Y_Toure looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to S_Logan
... M_Laursen wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 23 :(vla) P_Nedved knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Nastasic
... The cross hits P_Nedved on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... S_Scuffet guesses right
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Nedved sidesteps C_Barr
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... M_Laursen knocks the ball back to S_Scuffet
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past S_Scuffet!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... Y_Toure floats the ball in!
... Y_Abdessadki gets on the end of it
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 25 :(mnc) A_Andanov is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to S_Morison
... S_Morison fires off a right-footed shot !
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Manchester City crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... That's got Manchester City back level!
... Valencia 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 26 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 29 :(mnc) M_Laursen hoofs it up field to find A_Negredo
... A_Negredo from 20 yards !
... K_Jensen heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 30 :(mnc) C_Fabregas beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Yeboah
... Yeboah tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 31 :(mnc) C_Fabregas fires over a low cross to S_Morison
... S_Morison tries to place it in the corner !
... K_Jensen falls over
... But K_Jensen is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 31 :(vla) O_Ruggeri breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on S_Scuffet!
... A_Andanov brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... G_Puciato drives it in
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... S_Scuffet palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki hits it into the box!
... S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 33 :(mnc) M_Laursen gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Y_Toure!
... He has some space now!
... G_Puciato with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 34 :(vla) Y_Toure looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... Y_Abdessadki receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Y_Abdessadki sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
Min. 36 :(vla) P_Nedved has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Nastasic
... He puts in O_Ruggeri!
... O_Ruggeri is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But H_Webb waves play on
... He just has to beat S_Scuffet
... He rounds S_Scuffet
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... GOAL!!
... Lets see if Valencia can hang onto that lead!
... Valencia 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 37 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 37 :(vla) Maradona sprints past M_Laursen
... Maradona hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But S_Scuffet dives to his left
... I think S_Scuffet just got a hand on that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 38 :(vla) O_Ruggeri holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to K_Richard
... K_Richard tries to beat S_Scuffet from outside the area!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 39 :(vla) Maradona slides the ball across to G_Puciato
... G_Puciato tries the lob from 30 yards !
... S_Scuffet with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri swings it in!
... S_Scuffet easily catches it!
Min. 40 :(vla) K_Richard with the deft touch
... He takes it past C_Barr
... He knocks it to Y_Abdessadki!
... But M_Laursen wins the tackle
Min. 40 :(mnc) A_Negredo knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Carlos
... A_Carlos recovers to win the ball back
Min. 42 :(vla) K_Richard brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Maradona gets on the end of the pass
... Maradona hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... S_Scuffet with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) O_Ruggeri fires over a low cross to P_Nedved
... But he loses control of it
... M_Laursen takes possession
Min. 45 :(vla) O_Ruggeri pushes it past E_Johnson
... O_Ruggeri tries to beat S_Scuffet!
... But he puts it well wide
... The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 45 :(mnc) C_Fabregas drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Jinky
... A great volley from Jinky !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... K_Jensen tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Jinky hits it into the box!
... It is cleared by Henrique
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 2-1 Manchester City
Min. 47 :(mnc) Yeboah with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past Y_Abdessadki
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Maradona looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 50 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - Stefano on for G_Puciato as a FW
Min. 50 :(mnc) S_Morison sidesteps his marker
... But Y_Toure slides in two footed.
... H_Webb has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 53 :(vla) P_Nedved kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... S_Logan gets on the end of the pass
... S_Logan with his head down lets it go !
... S_Scuffet with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 54 :(mnc) Jinky retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... S_Morison gets on the end of it
... Superbly timed tackle by Maradona
... He made it look easy
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Criscrito will come on for P_Nedved and play DF
Min. 57 :(mnc) S_Morison spots C_Fabregas who is in acres of space
... But he loses control of it
... A_Carlos takes possession
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri leaves C_Fabregas standing
... O_Ruggeri sends it flying towards goal!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 61 :(vla) Maradona runs forward
... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... C_Barr gets to the ball first
Min. 63 :(mnc) C_Fabregas miskicks!
... He finds Yeboah though
... That was fortunate
... But O_Ruggeri wins the ball
Min. 64 :(vla) S_Logan with the first time pass to Stefano
... Stefano rifles it at the goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Friedrich will come on for O_Ruggeri and play DF
Min. 69 :(vla) K_Richard slides it through the middle to Stefano
... M_Nastasic gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 70 :(mnc) G_Griffiths is coming on for M_Nastasic and will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is going to be brought on
... Jinky is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Matheus is ready to come on to replace S_Morison
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 76 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki pushes it past G_Griffiths
... Y_Abdessadki hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into S_Scuffet's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 76 :(mnc) Yeboah kills the ball dead
... But M_Friedrich clears the danger
Min. 77 :(vla) D_Criscrito drives it forward to Stefano
... Stefano hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... S_Scuffet won't get to that!
... GOAL !!
... Pick that one out!!
... Valencia 3-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 83 :(vla) Stefano runs at the defence
... He nutmegs E_Johnson
... He showed his class there
... E_Johnson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 87 :(vla) Y_Toure crosses to Maradona
... Good sliding challenge from G_Griffiths and it had to be
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Maradona has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Barr
... He puts in Stefano!
... E_Johnson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 105,899
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : O_Ruggeri (3,36), Stefano (77)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : C_Fabregas
Scorers : S_Morison (25)
Sent Off : A_Andanov (31)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 12
Off target : 8 | 4
On target : 12 | 8
Possession : 63 | 37
Corners : 3 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 3 | 6
Key Tackles : 11 | 12
Key Passes : 21 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 3 - 1 Manchester City
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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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K_Jensen GK 39 4 5 3 18 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
S_Logan DF 3 27 10 8 36 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
A_Carlos DF 1 26 12 8 42 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 20 20
Henrique DF 1 24 10 8 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 27 9 26 | 94 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 1
Y_Toure MF 1 8 26 4 32 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 26 8 29 | 94 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 10 8
Maradona MF 1 10 25 16 18 | 94 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 40 11
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 24 21 19 | 67 0 1 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 20 20 42
P_Nedved AM 1 7 23 22 17 | 57 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 10
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 26 42 | 52 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 27 10 7 27 | 37 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 45 20
M_Friedrich DF 2 24 11 9 29 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Reinaldo DF 1 24 10 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stefano FW 2 9 8 28 39 | 42 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Scuffet GK 36 5 1 4 41 | 94 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 27 12 9 27 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
M_Laursen DF 2 27 9 6 30 | 94 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 10 0
E_Johnson DF 1 26 8 5 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
M_Nastasic DF 1 23 2 2 45 | 72 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
A_Andanov MF 2 7 27 7 25 | 31 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 -10 25 -10
C_Fabregas MF 3 7 26 12 29 | 94 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 11
Jinky MF 3 8 26 8 41 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 72 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 26
Yeboah FW 1 7 6 26 31 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -19
A_Negredo FW 1 1 9 23 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Griffiths DF 2 25 11 3 33 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 27 8 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
Matheus MF 1 7 25 3 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Silva MF 2 5 23 7 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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