Division Two League Match, Valencia vs. Manchester Utd (Mon Jul 22)


                             Valencia  |  Manchester Utd
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 P
                         Steve Talbot  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          Petrovic GK  |  GK J_Leighton
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF V_Lindelof
                        H_Onderlei DF  |  DF L_Shaw
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF G_Bergomi
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF M_Kelly
                        M_Langerak DM  |  DM R_Keane
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF D_Gore
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF L_Sharpe
                           L_Yamal MF  |  MF F_Pellistri
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  AM D_Luca
                       C_Balotelli FW  |  FW N_Fuellkrug
                                       |
                             G_Roy SUB |  SUB G_Kobel
                         H_Odoffin SUB |  SUB W_Kambwala
                         H_Maguire SUB |  SUB K_Porborsky
                        S_Busquets SUB |  SUB L_Tarasso
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB Neymar_Jnr

Referee: B_McMaster (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(mnu) D_Luca curls the ball out wide to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  A glorious effort by N_Fuellkrug !
          ...  Petrovic manages to turn it behind
Min. 4  :(mnu) L_Sharpe runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Luca
          ...  D_Irwin steals the ball of off him
Min. 5  :(mnu) G_Bergomi sprints past the defender
          ...  G_Bergomi aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Petrovic plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 7  :(vla) L_Yamal with the diagonal pass P_Viera
          ...  From long range P_Viera bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 9  :(mnu) M_Kelly plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Fuellkrug keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  N_Fuellkrug with the chance !
          ...  Petrovic tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 10 :(vla) L_Yamal 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!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just J_Leighton is between him and the goal
          ...  He dinks it over J_Leighton
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  G_Bergomi somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 12 :(vla) H_Onderlei sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Yamal
          ...  L_Sharpe fouls badly
          ...  B_McMaster will want to speak to him
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from B_McMaster
Min. 13 :(mnu) L_Sharpe sidesteps M_Langerak
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But D_Irwin clears the danger
Min. 15 :(vla) T_Lee gets to the by line and finds Jose_A_Reyes with a beautiful cross
          ...  G_Bergomi clears with a diving header
Min. 18 :(vla) Jose_A_Reyes runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes swings in the shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 25 :(vla) D_Irwin sidesteps M_Kelly
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  M_Kelly recovers to win the ball back
Min. 25 :(mnu) D_Gore is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 31 :(mnu) R_Keane with a probing pass to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  N_Fuellkrug flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Petrovic saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 42 :(vla) J_Grealish 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 C_Balotelli
          ...  C_Balotelli from 20 yards !
          ...  J_Leighton gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 42 :(mnu) D_Gore unselfishly lays the ball back to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  M_Langerak with the high feet
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 42 :(mnu) M_Kelly with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Luca
          ...  But T_Lee wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnu) N_Fuellkrug sidesteps H_Onderlei
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Irwin gathers up the loose ball
Min. 44 :(mnu) D_Luca finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  D_Luca flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But Petrovic punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 46 :(vla) N_Pepe will replace the useless Jose_A_Reyes and will play FW

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 47 :(vla) H_Onderlei runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Balotelli
          ...  L_Shaw with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 49 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from D_Gore to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  N_Pepe with a deliberate foul
          ...  B_McMaster will want to speak to him
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Langerak with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  L_Shaw wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 55 :(vla) S_Busquets will replace M_Langerak and play DM
Min. 55 :(vla) N_Pepe runs with pace at the defence
          ...  A thundering drive by N_Pepe !
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Leighton's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Leighton looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Grealish hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Laporte tries to place the shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Leighton's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Leighton looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Grealish
          ...  V_Lindelof gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 60 :(mnu) Neymar_Jnr is being brought on
          ...  N_Fuellkrug is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(vla) L_Yamal knocks it forward
          ...  G_Bergomi slips
          ...  C_Balotelli gets to it!
          ...  C_Balotelli with the header !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 63 :(mnu) F_Pellistri drives it across the face of the goal D_Luca
          ...  P_Viera fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  B_McMaster calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 64 :(vla) P_Viera with the diagonal pass N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe with the goal bound shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 64 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  D_Luca is through!
          ...  N_Pepe fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by B_McMaster
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 65 :(vla) P_Viera with the kinky dribble
          ...  An audacious effort from P_Viera !
          ...  But J_Leighton palms it behind
          ...  B_McMaster has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 67 :(mnu) R_Keane looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Sharpe
          ...  C_Balotelli stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  D_Luca drives it under the wall
          ...  Petrovic makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 67 :(mnu) L_Sharpe with a slide rule pass to Neymar_Jnr
          ...  Neymar_Jnr curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Petrovic moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 70 :(vla) A_Laporte brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But G_Bergomi clears the danger
Min. 71 :(vla) H_Maguire replaces H_Onderlei to play as a DF
Min. 71 :(vla) N_Pepe finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Luca
          ...  N_Pepe keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 75 :(vla) H_Odoffin is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Irwin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(mnu) Manchester Utd restructured their strategy to L
Min. 75 :(mnu) D_Luca plays the early ball across the box to find Neymar_Jnr in space
          ...  H_Maguire is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  B_McMaster warned him
Min. 79 :(vla) H_Odoffin runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Balotelli
          ...  But G_Bergomi wins the tackle
Min. 80 :(vla) P_Viera runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of C_Balotelli
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  C_Balotelli with the overhead !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Yamal drives it into the box!
          ...  P_Viera with the header
          ...  J_Leighton parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And J_Leighton recovers to save!!
Min. 80 :(mnu) Neymar_Jnr runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Neymar_Jnr gets up high for the header !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 87 :(mnu) Neymar_Jnr takes advantage of a mistake by H_Odoffin
          ...  P_Viera is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) C_Balotelli with a real burst of pace
          ...  A cheeky lob from C_Balotelli !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Lee hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Leighton makes the catch!
Min. 88 :(vla) J_Grealish drives it forward to C_Balotelli
          ...  L_Shaw is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  T_Lee knocks it forward
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Pepe fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 89 :(vla) N_Pepe steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Kelly
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  V_Lindelof with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  B_McMaster warned him
Min. 91 :(vla) C_Balotelli sidesteps V_Lindelof
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Kelly with the block

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 114,202
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_Irwin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : P_Viera (87)
Booked               : M_Langerak (42), C_Balotelli (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : G_Bergomi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Shaw (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :          10        |       2
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 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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Petrovic       GK  34   4   5   5  40 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  33   9   8  25 |  76   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
H_Onderlei     DF   1  31  10   5  13 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Lee          DF   1  29   9   2  25 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  28   7   3  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Langerak     DM   1  21  25  11  43 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  32  12  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Viera        MF   2   5  31  11  29 |  88   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10  10   0
L_Yamal        MF   1   1  29  17  27 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  46   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Balotelli    FW   1   2   3  27  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Odoffin      DF   2  26   7  10  12 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  26   7   1  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Busquets     DM   2  17  26   1  28 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   9  11  29  33 |  47   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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J_Leighton     GK  31   4   3   4  27 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
V_Lindelof     DF   2  28   6   3  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  28   2   1  47 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
G_Bergomi      DF   2  28   2   2  28 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
M_Kelly        DF   2  27   5   4  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
R_Keane        DM   1  11  27   4  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Gore         MF   2   5  29   2  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Sharpe       MF   1   1  27   4  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
F_Pellistri    MF   2   3  27   2  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Luca         AM   2   4  28  23  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
N_Fuellkrug    FW   1   1   3  28  42 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Kobel        GK  29   2   3   4  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Kambwala     DF   2  25   7   1  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Porborsky    DM   1  11  31   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Tarasso      MF   1   3  25   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Neymar_Jnr     FW   1   1   5  26  36 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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