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Season 18 Archive: Elite FA Cup, 2nd Round
Valencia 3 - 1 Manchester Utd
Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, Valencia vs. Manchester Utd (Wed Apr 23)
Valencia | Manchester Utd
4-2-3-1 A | 4-3-3 N
Andie Glen | Derek Purvis
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I_Turner GK | GK M_Marshall
J_Conroy DF | DF Sergio_Ramos
D_Criscrito DF | DF J_O_Shea
Ciaran_Clark DF | DF C_Puyol
P_Swanson DF | DF Ben_Barcley
K_Richard MF | MF J_Quigg
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF A_Johnson
O_Ruggeri AM | MF Z_Zidane
J_Gandolfini AM | FW A_Little
Raul AM | FW G_Hooper
J_Portillo FW | FW H_Larsson
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Kindonga SUB | SUB Tom_Clements
C_Barr SUB | SUB L_Nyatanga
K_Kong SUB | SUB G_Gattuso
Ridoutska SUB | SUB M_Klosenbeger
Pezza SUB | SUB G_Marilungo
Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)
Min. 4 :(vla) D_Criscrito is unmarked!
... D_Criscrito with the crafty shot!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... Lets see if Valencia can hang onto that lead!
... Valencia 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 6 :(vla) Ciaran_Clark runs at the defence
... C_Puyol makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 12 :(mnu) A_Johnson has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past J_Conroy
... He knocks it to A_Little!
... Launched towards the top corner by A_Little !
... Saved by I_Turner
Min. 13 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley chests it down
... P_Swanson gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(vla) J_Gandolfini can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Raul
... Ben_Barcley brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But J_Underhill waves play on!!!
Min. 20 :(vla) K_Richard slides it through the middle to J_Portillo
... A_Little gets to the ball first
Min. 24 :(vla) K_Richard floats the ball in to find O_Ruggeri
... The ball comes in high
... O_Ruggeri beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
... He just has M_Marshall to beat
... He rounds M_Marshall
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... GOAL!!
... Valencia 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 26 :(vla) P_Swanson beats C_Puyol
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
... But J_O_Shea comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 27 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
... O_Ruggeri with the drive!
... M_Marshall just watches float over the bar!
Min. 27 :(mnu) Z_Zidane gets to the by line and finds H_Larsson with a beautiful cross
... H_Larsson chases it through, he must score !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 31 :(vla) Raul moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to J_Conroy
... A wicked drive by J_Conroy !
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... J_Gandolfini lofts the ball in!
... O_Ruggeri loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... GOAL !!
... M_Marshall was left standing
... Valencia 3-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 31 :(mnu) A_Johnson gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside D_Criscrito!
... He has some space now!
... D_Criscrito reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 32 :(mnu) H_Larsson is first to the ball
... Raul goes in stud's first
... That looked malicious
... He deserves punishment for that!
... J_Underhill calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(mnu) J_Quigg plays a long ball to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper goes for the top corner !
... But I_Turner stops that one easily
Min. 37 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley sidesteps his marker
... He showed great skill there
... Ben_Barcley with a bomb of a shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... I_Turner is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... H_Larsson hits it into the box!
... I_Turner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 38 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sprints forward with the ball
... O_Ruggeri aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But M_Marshall palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 38 :(vla) J_Gandolfini with a pinpoint pass to Raul
... Z_Zidane with the high feet
... He received a good talking to from J_Underhill
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Raul floats it forward
... O_Ruggeri latches onto the end of it
... O_Ruggeri with the 40 yard drive !
... But M_Marshall makes a superb stop down low
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Raul!
... The danger is dealt with by Sergio_Ramos
Min. 39 :(vla) D_Criscrito holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy with the cheeky shot!
... M_Marshall has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... M_Marshall reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki hits it towards the far post!
... Raul loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... M_Marshall gets the finger tips to it
... And puts it over
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki swings it in!
... O_Ruggeri tries to place the shot!
... M_Marshall won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 39 :(mnu) G_Hooper nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... G_Hooper with a low drive through the rain!
... But I_Turner palms it behind
... J_Underhill has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 41 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki finds Raul with a perfectly weighted pass
... Raul with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 41 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper with a terrific drive !
... I_Turner makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 42 :(vla) K_Richard threads the through ball to O_Ruggeri
... Z_Zidane with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Underhill calls him over
... J_Underhill tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) K_Richard with a measured ball to J_Gandolfini
... A skilful effort from J_Gandolfini !
... M_Marshall makes a fine save
Min. 46 :(mnu) C_Puyol is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper with the overhead !
... I_Turner makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 47 :(mnu) J_Quigg makes the tackle
... J_Quigg hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 48 :(vla) J_Gandolfini gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Sergio_Ramos!
... He has some space now!
... J_Gandolfini with the cheeky shot!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 3-0 Manchester Utd
Min. 47 :(vla) K_Richard passes the ball to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... M_Marshall with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 49 :(vla) J_Gandolfini whips the ball across to Ciaran_Clark
... Ciaran_Clark goes for goal !
... M_Marshall with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 50 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga is being prepared to come on
... Ben_Barcley is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(mnu) A_Little gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... A delicate chip from A_Little !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 51 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to J_Portillo
... A cheeky lob from J_Portillo !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... M_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 52 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with electric pace
... He eases past J_O_Shea
... O_Ruggeri hits a great drive!
... 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. 53 :(mnu) A_Johnson turns past J_Conroy
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Criscrito with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... There can only be one outcome!
... J_Underhill consults his assistant !!
... PENALTY !!
... A_Little is the man who takes it
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... Valencia 3-1 Manchester Utd...
Min. 55 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace H_Larsson as FW
Min. 59 :(vla) K_Richard beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... K_Richard aims for the top right corner !
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 59 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos takes advantage of a mistake by Ciaran_Clark
... That mistake could prove costly
... Sergio_Ramos has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... I_Turner collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 60 :(vla) There's going to be a change
... K_Kong will come on for Raul and play MF
Min. 60 :(mnu) G_Gattuso comes on for Z_Zidane and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Gandolfini
... A powerful shot by J_Gandolfini !
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 65 :(vla) Ridoutska replaces an unhappy J_Gandolfini and will play as a DM
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Criscrito spits at G_Gattuso
... He could be off!!
... J_Underhill calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(mnu) G_Hooper puts in J_Quigg
... J_Quigg rifles it at the goal !
... The shot slips through I_Turner's hands
... But I_Turner recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 69 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
... J_Portillo attempts the shot!
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 70 :(vla) Pezza will come on for J_Portillo and play FW
Min. 70 :(vla) Ciaran_Clark nutmegs L_Nyatanga
... Ciaran_Clark looks to see where M_Marshall is!
... He shoots!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... M_Marshall grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 73 :(vla) P_Swanson pushes it past the defender
... Blocked by L_Nyatanga
Min. 74 :(vla) P_Swanson breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on M_Marshall!
... C_Puyol brings him down!
... J_Underhill calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
... FREE KICK!
... J_Underhill signals that it is indirect
... Y_Abdessadki hoists it forward
... Pezza gets on the end of it
... Pezza sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... M_Marshall can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... M_Marshall has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 78 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga finds M_Klosenbeger with a perfectly weighted pass
... Ciaran_Clark plays it back
... I_Turner slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... A_Johnson chips the ball in towards the far post!
... I_Turner easily catches it!
Min. 81 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with a slide rule pass to Pezza
... A well-placed shot from Pezza !
... But M_Marshall palms it behind
... J_Underhill has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 82 :(vla) K_Richard has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Nyatanga
... He puts in Pezza!
... Pezza looks to see where M_Marshall is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 85 :(mnu) G_Gattuso is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to G_Hooper
... J_Conroy with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 86 :(vla) O_Ruggeri jumps over the defender's challenge
... O_Ruggeri looks to see where M_Marshall is!
... He shoots!
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) K_Kong plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Ciaran_Clark decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Ciaran_Clark is miles offside!
... The flag stays down
... M_Marshall tries to close down the angle
... He lobs it over M_Marshall
... It goes wide!!
Min. 90 :(vla) K_Kong looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri sends it flying towards goal!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Conroy hits it towards the far post!
... M_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 91 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on I_Turner!
... Pezza brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 91 :(mnu) J_Quigg slides the ball across to C_Puyol
... C_Puyol hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But I_Turner punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 69,385
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : D_Criscrito (4), O_Ruggeri (24,31)
Sent Off : Pezza (91)
Booked : Raul (32), D_Criscrito (65)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : A_Little
Scorers : A_Little (53 pen)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Zidane (42), C_Puyol (74)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 13
Off target : 16 | 4
On target : 11 | 9
Possession : 58 | 42
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 10
Key Tackles : 3 | 5
Key Passes : 18 | 8
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Final Score : Valencia 3 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 12 9 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 13 10 26
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 24 8 8 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 10
P_Swanson DF 2 23 10 6 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 94 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 112 21
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 68 20
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 94 0 0 1 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 12 85
J_Gandolfini AM 3 8 21 17 12 | 68 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 56 10
Raul AM 1 7 20 19 30 | 63 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 10 7
J_Portillo FW 1 5 3 26 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Kindonga GK 24 5 6 5 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 25 12 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Kong MF 1 6 28 9 18 | 31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Ridoutska DM 2 15 23 7 34 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pezza FW 1 8 11 23 32 | 21 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 0
Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Marshall GK 25 1 2 3 32 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Sergio_Ramos DF 1 24 8 10 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 8
J_O_Shea DF 2 22 7 2 38 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -20 -20
C_Puyol DF 1 21 8 5 36 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 10 6
Ben_Barcley DF 3 20 6 8 41 | 53 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
J_Quigg MF 2 5 23 5 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 9
A_Johnson MF 2 6 22 16 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Z_Zidane MF 2 5 22 8 35 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10 -2
A_Little FW 2 7 6 23 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 0 37
G_Hooper FW 2 9 4 22 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 32
H_Larsson FW 2 6 7 22 42 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -19
Tom_Clements GK 26 2 3 2 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Nyatanga DF 2 21 13 7 29 | 41 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
G_Gattuso MF 2 5 21 4 29 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Klosenbeger FW 1 3 5 21 36 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Marilungo FW 2 5 8 24 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Valencia | Manchester Utd
4-2-3-1 A | 4-3-3 N
Andie Glen | Derek Purvis
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I_Turner GK | GK M_Marshall
J_Conroy DF | DF Sergio_Ramos
D_Criscrito DF | DF J_O_Shea
Ciaran_Clark DF | DF C_Puyol
P_Swanson DF | DF Ben_Barcley
K_Richard MF | MF J_Quigg
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF A_Johnson
O_Ruggeri AM | MF Z_Zidane
J_Gandolfini AM | FW A_Little
Raul AM | FW G_Hooper
J_Portillo FW | FW H_Larsson
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Kindonga SUB | SUB Tom_Clements
C_Barr SUB | SUB L_Nyatanga
K_Kong SUB | SUB G_Gattuso
Ridoutska SUB | SUB M_Klosenbeger
Pezza SUB | SUB G_Marilungo
Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)
Min. 4 :(vla) D_Criscrito is unmarked!
... D_Criscrito with the crafty shot!
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... Lets see if Valencia can hang onto that lead!
... Valencia 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 6 :(vla) Ciaran_Clark runs at the defence
... C_Puyol makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 12 :(mnu) A_Johnson has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past J_Conroy
... He knocks it to A_Little!
... Launched towards the top corner by A_Little !
... Saved by I_Turner
Min. 13 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley chests it down
... P_Swanson gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(vla) J_Gandolfini can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Raul
... Ben_Barcley brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But J_Underhill waves play on!!!
Min. 20 :(vla) K_Richard slides it through the middle to J_Portillo
... A_Little gets to the ball first
Min. 24 :(vla) K_Richard floats the ball in to find O_Ruggeri
... The ball comes in high
... O_Ruggeri beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
... He just has M_Marshall to beat
... He rounds M_Marshall
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... GOAL!!
... Valencia 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 26 :(vla) P_Swanson beats C_Puyol
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
... But J_O_Shea comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 27 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
... O_Ruggeri with the drive!
... M_Marshall just watches float over the bar!
Min. 27 :(mnu) Z_Zidane gets to the by line and finds H_Larsson with a beautiful cross
... H_Larsson chases it through, he must score !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 31 :(vla) Raul moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to J_Conroy
... A wicked drive by J_Conroy !
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... J_Gandolfini lofts the ball in!
... O_Ruggeri loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... GOAL !!
... M_Marshall was left standing
... Valencia 3-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 31 :(mnu) A_Johnson gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside D_Criscrito!
... He has some space now!
... D_Criscrito reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 32 :(mnu) H_Larsson is first to the ball
... Raul goes in stud's first
... That looked malicious
... He deserves punishment for that!
... J_Underhill calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(mnu) J_Quigg plays a long ball to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper goes for the top corner !
... But I_Turner stops that one easily
Min. 37 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley sidesteps his marker
... He showed great skill there
... Ben_Barcley with a bomb of a shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... I_Turner is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... H_Larsson hits it into the box!
... I_Turner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 38 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sprints forward with the ball
... O_Ruggeri aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But M_Marshall palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 38 :(vla) J_Gandolfini with a pinpoint pass to Raul
... Z_Zidane with the high feet
... He received a good talking to from J_Underhill
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Raul floats it forward
... O_Ruggeri latches onto the end of it
... O_Ruggeri with the 40 yard drive !
... But M_Marshall makes a superb stop down low
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Raul!
... The danger is dealt with by Sergio_Ramos
Min. 39 :(vla) D_Criscrito holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy with the cheeky shot!
... M_Marshall has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... M_Marshall reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki hits it towards the far post!
... Raul loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... M_Marshall gets the finger tips to it
... And puts it over
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki swings it in!
... O_Ruggeri tries to place the shot!
... M_Marshall won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 39 :(mnu) G_Hooper nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... G_Hooper with a low drive through the rain!
... But I_Turner palms it behind
... J_Underhill has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 41 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki finds Raul with a perfectly weighted pass
... Raul with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 41 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper with a terrific drive !
... I_Turner makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 42 :(vla) K_Richard threads the through ball to O_Ruggeri
... Z_Zidane with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... J_Underhill calls him over
... J_Underhill tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) K_Richard with a measured ball to J_Gandolfini
... A skilful effort from J_Gandolfini !
... M_Marshall makes a fine save
Min. 46 :(mnu) C_Puyol is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to G_Hooper
... G_Hooper with the overhead !
... I_Turner makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 47 :(mnu) J_Quigg makes the tackle
... J_Quigg hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 48 :(vla) J_Gandolfini gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside Sergio_Ramos!
... He has some space now!
... J_Gandolfini with the cheeky shot!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 3-0 Manchester Utd
Min. 47 :(vla) K_Richard passes the ball to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... M_Marshall with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 49 :(vla) J_Gandolfini whips the ball across to Ciaran_Clark
... Ciaran_Clark goes for goal !
... M_Marshall with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 50 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga is being prepared to come on
... Ben_Barcley is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(mnu) A_Little gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... A delicate chip from A_Little !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 51 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to J_Portillo
... A cheeky lob from J_Portillo !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... M_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 52 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with electric pace
... He eases past J_O_Shea
... O_Ruggeri hits a great drive!
... 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. 53 :(mnu) A_Johnson turns past J_Conroy
... He has created space for himself now
... D_Criscrito with a late tackle
... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
... There can only be one outcome!
... J_Underhill consults his assistant !!
... PENALTY !!
... A_Little is the man who takes it
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... Valencia 3-1 Manchester Utd...
Min. 55 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace H_Larsson as FW
Min. 59 :(vla) K_Richard beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... K_Richard aims for the top right corner !
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 59 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos takes advantage of a mistake by Ciaran_Clark
... That mistake could prove costly
... Sergio_Ramos has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... I_Turner collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 60 :(vla) There's going to be a change
... K_Kong will come on for Raul and play MF
Min. 60 :(mnu) G_Gattuso comes on for Z_Zidane and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Gandolfini
... A powerful shot by J_Gandolfini !
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 65 :(vla) Ridoutska replaces an unhappy J_Gandolfini and will play as a DM
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Criscrito spits at G_Gattuso
... He could be off!!
... J_Underhill calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(mnu) G_Hooper puts in J_Quigg
... J_Quigg rifles it at the goal !
... The shot slips through I_Turner's hands
... But I_Turner recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 69 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
... J_Portillo attempts the shot!
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 70 :(vla) Pezza will come on for J_Portillo and play FW
Min. 70 :(vla) Ciaran_Clark nutmegs L_Nyatanga
... Ciaran_Clark looks to see where M_Marshall is!
... He shoots!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... M_Marshall grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 73 :(vla) P_Swanson pushes it past the defender
... Blocked by L_Nyatanga
Min. 74 :(vla) P_Swanson breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on M_Marshall!
... C_Puyol brings him down!
... J_Underhill calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
... FREE KICK!
... J_Underhill signals that it is indirect
... Y_Abdessadki hoists it forward
... Pezza gets on the end of it
... Pezza sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... M_Marshall can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... M_Marshall has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 78 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga finds M_Klosenbeger with a perfectly weighted pass
... Ciaran_Clark plays it back
... I_Turner slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... A_Johnson chips the ball in towards the far post!
... I_Turner easily catches it!
Min. 81 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with a slide rule pass to Pezza
... A well-placed shot from Pezza !
... But M_Marshall palms it behind
... J_Underhill has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 82 :(vla) K_Richard has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Nyatanga
... He puts in Pezza!
... Pezza looks to see where M_Marshall is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 85 :(mnu) G_Gattuso is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to G_Hooper
... J_Conroy with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 86 :(vla) O_Ruggeri jumps over the defender's challenge
... O_Ruggeri looks to see where M_Marshall is!
... He shoots!
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) K_Kong plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Ciaran_Clark decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Ciaran_Clark is miles offside!
... The flag stays down
... M_Marshall tries to close down the angle
... He lobs it over M_Marshall
... It goes wide!!
Min. 90 :(vla) K_Kong looks for options
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri sends it flying towards goal!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Conroy hits it towards the far post!
... M_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 91 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on I_Turner!
... Pezza brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 91 :(mnu) J_Quigg slides the ball across to C_Puyol
... C_Puyol hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But I_Turner punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 69,385
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : D_Criscrito (4), O_Ruggeri (24,31)
Sent Off : Pezza (91)
Booked : Raul (32), D_Criscrito (65)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : A_Little
Scorers : A_Little (53 pen)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Zidane (42), C_Puyol (74)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 13
Off target : 16 | 4
On target : 11 | 9
Possession : 58 | 42
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 10
Key Tackles : 3 | 5
Key Passes : 18 | 8
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Final Score : Valencia 3 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 12 9 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 13 10 26
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 24 8 8 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 10
P_Swanson DF 2 23 10 6 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 94 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 112 21
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 68 20
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 94 0 0 1 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 12 85
J_Gandolfini AM 3 8 21 17 12 | 68 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 56 10
Raul AM 1 7 20 19 30 | 63 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 10 7
J_Portillo FW 1 5 3 26 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Kindonga GK 24 5 6 5 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 25 12 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Kong MF 1 6 28 9 18 | 31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Ridoutska DM 2 15 23 7 34 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pezza FW 1 8 11 23 32 | 21 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 0
Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Marshall GK 25 1 2 3 32 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Sergio_Ramos DF 1 24 8 10 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 8
J_O_Shea DF 2 22 7 2 38 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -20 -20
C_Puyol DF 1 21 8 5 36 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 10 6
Ben_Barcley DF 3 20 6 8 41 | 53 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
J_Quigg MF 2 5 23 5 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 9
A_Johnson MF 2 6 22 16 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Z_Zidane MF 2 5 22 8 35 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10 -2
A_Little FW 2 7 6 23 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 0 37
G_Hooper FW 2 9 4 22 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 32
H_Larsson FW 2 6 7 22 42 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -19
Tom_Clements GK 26 2 3 2 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Nyatanga DF 2 21 13 7 29 | 41 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
G_Gattuso MF 2 5 21 4 29 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Klosenbeger FW 1 3 5 21 36 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Marilungo FW 2 5 8 24 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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