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Season 26 Archive: Division 1, Week 1
Valencia 0 - 1 Marseille
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Marseille (Wed Apr 25)
Valencia | Marseille
3-3-0-3-1 P | 4-4-2 A
Andie Glen | Lee Shaw
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Valdivia GK | GK R_Higuita
P_Senderos DF | DF L_Shawry
C_Smalling DF | DF L_Koscielny
J_Paintsil DF | DF J_Pedro
Saddam_H DM | DF S_Byram
P_Niemeyer DM | MF Y_Sankhare
Kak DM | MF I_Perisic
Saruman AM | MF M_Dickinson
J_R_Riquelme AM | MF P_Viera
N_Schulz AM | FW Z_Zidane
D_Rortugal FW | FW A_Di_Stefano
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Kamikaze SUB | SUB H_Lloris
E_Johnson SUB | SUB F_Le_Boeuf
W_Van_Boer SUB | SUB N_Kante
B_Ivanovic SUB | SUB C_Ridout
M_Murphy SUB | SUB A_Carroll
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 2 :(msl) P_Viera loses his marker
... C_Smalling with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 3 :(vla) Kak finds Saddam_H in the box
... A left-footer by Saddam_H !
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 3 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... I_Perisic latches onto the end of it
... The ball hits P_Senderos in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 4 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Kak is through!
... Kak keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 8 :(vla) J_Paintsil takes possession
... J_Paintsil with the shot on net !
... R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 9 :(vla) Saddam_H kills the ball dead
... Saddam_H with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 10 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes on J_Paintsil
... He runs past him
... Z_Zidane with a powerful diving header!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Y_Sankhare crosses it in!
... I_Perisic gets his head on it
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 11 :(vla) Kak controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... Saruman gets onto the end of the pass!
... Good sliding challenge from L_Koscielny and it had to be
Min. 15 :(vla) P_Niemeyer moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Rortugal
... A great volley from D_Rortugal !
... R_Higuita has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... R_Higuita reacts well to save!!!
Min. 18 :(msl) P_Viera bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Pedro
... J_Pedro with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Valencia fans taunt him!
Min. 19 :(msl) M_Dickinson is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to A_Di_Stefano
... P_Senderos pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 19 :(msl) Z_Zidane watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... J_Paintsil gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(vla) Saruman beats his man
... Saruman tries to catch the keeper out!
... But R_Higuita palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 28 :(msl) S_Byram holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to A_Di_Stefano
... A skilful effort from A_Di_Stefano !
... Looks like it should be Valdivia's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Valdivia looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Dickinson chips the ball in towards the back post!
... J_Paintsil heads it away
Min. 29 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... P_Senderos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... F_De_Bleeckere lectures him
Min. 29 :(msl) M_Dickinson can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane shoots towards goal !
... But Valdivia tips it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 30 :(vla) Kak spits at Z_Zidane
... He could be off here!
... F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 31 :(vla) J_Paintsil drives it across the face of the goal D_Rortugal
... D_Rortugal fires the shot in!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 35 :(msl) Z_Zidane nutmegs C_Smalling, he continues to run forward
... A glorious effort by Z_Zidane !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 38 :(vla) Saruman kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... N_Schulz gets on the end of the pass
... N_Schulz must beat R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 39 :(vla) Saddam_H with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... Cleaned up by J_Pedro
Min. 40 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Z_Zidane is through!
... J_Paintsil with a deliberate foul
... F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
... FREE KICK!
... I_Perisic shapes to shoot
... He plays it to Z_Zidane instead
... Z_Zidane tries to beat R_Higuita!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... I_Perisic drives it into the box!
... The ball finds its way to A_Di_Stefano
... He gets the shot away
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... P_Viera drives it into the box!
... Y_Sankhare loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... Valdivia watches it sail wide!
Min. 40 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano is unmarked!
... P_Niemeyer clears with a diving header
Min. 41 :(msl) S_Byram takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rortugal
... S_Byram with a terrific drive !
... Valdivia falls over
... But Valdivia is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... A_Di_Stefano belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 45 :(msl) P_Viera can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano with a bicycle kick !
... GOAL !!
... Valdivia was caught out there
... That's put Marseille in front!
... Valencia 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 46 :(vla) Valencia restructured their strategy to A
Min. 47 :(msl) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... A_Di_Stefano gets onto the end of the pass!
... Saruman with a bad challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Marseille
Min. 49 :(vla) D_Rortugal beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... D_Rortugal tries the shot !
... R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 50 :(vla) E_Johnson is going to be brought on
... P_Senderos is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Murphy is ready to come on to replace D_Rortugal
... Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(msl) I_Perisic with a one-touch layoff to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 55 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is going to be brought on
... J_Paintsil is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Kak!
... He has some space now!
... But C_Smalling slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 57 :(vla) Kak runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Kak has a go!
... R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(vla) C_Smalling with a well-controlled run
... L_Koscielny read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 59 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats E_Johnson
... He showed great skill there
... Z_Zidane with a bomb of a shot !
... But Valdivia tips it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 64 :(vla) Saruman squares it to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme goes for goal !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 64 :(msl) M_Dickinson hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... Z_Zidane collects the loose ball!
... Saddam_H with a deliberate foul
... He should be jailed for that
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Lee Shaw looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 65 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy carves a shot towards goal !
... Saved by R_Higuita
Min. 69 :(msl) Z_Zidane breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on Valdivia!
... Kak brings him down!
... F_De_Bleeckere wants a word
... It's just a warning
Min. 72 :(vla) Saruman looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme attempts a lob!
... But R_Higuita stops that one easily
Min. 73 :(vla) Saruman comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... Saruman with his head down lets it go !
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 74 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Saddam_H
... A powerful header from Saddam_H !
... It looks good
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 74 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... A_Di_Stefano rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 75 :(msl) M_Dickinson sprints past the defender
... B_Ivanovic wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 78 :(vla) N_Schulz runs at goal
... He spots the run of C_Smalling
... He's played him in
... C_Smalling tries to lob the keeper !
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Sankhare hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Z_Zidane latches onto it!
... C_Smalling gathers up the loose ball
Min. 79 :(msl) I_Perisic retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... P_Viera gets on the end of it
... P_Viera fires the shot in!
... But Valdivia tips it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 80 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf replaces L_Shawry to play as a DF
Min. 80 :(vla) M_Murphy beats J_Pedro
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... M_Murphy with a graceful, looping effort !
... But R_Higuita reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on R_Higuita anyway
Min. 81 :(vla) Saddam_H slides the ball across to M_Murphy
... I_Perisic with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 82 :(msl) N_Kante is being prepared to come on
... I_Perisic is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 84 :(msl) Y_Sankhare heads the ball back to F_Le_Boeuf
... F_Le_Boeuf drives the ball low !
... It takes a deflection!
... Valdivia is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... N_Kante curls it into the box!
... Valdivia fists it away!
Min. 85 :(msl) A_Carroll replaces A_Di_Stefano and will play FW
Min. 86 :(msl) A_Carroll flicks it over C_Smalling's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... B_Ivanovic with the block
Min. 87 :(vla) Saddam_H sprints past J_Pedro
... But F_Le_Boeuf sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 87 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... Y_Sankhare with the overhead !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(msl) N_Kante retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Carroll latches onto the end of it
... A_Carroll fires the shot in!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 94 :(msl) N_Kante with a 40-yard pass to A_Carroll
... Saddam_H wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Saruman
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : P_Senderos (19), Kak (30), Saruman (47)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Di_Stefano (45)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : I_Perisic (81)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 19
Off target : 5 | 14
On target : 12 | 5
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 0 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 12
Key Tackles : 9 | 4
Key Passes : 11 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 0 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia GK 37 2 2 1 42 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 30 12 5 31 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
C_Smalling DF 1 29 8 6 29 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
J_Paintsil DF 1 27 13 9 31 | 57 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 5
Saddam_H DM 2 20 28 25 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 7
P_Niemeyer DM 1 17 28 5 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Kak DM 2 16 26 9 41 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18 8
Saruman AM 2 7 28 24 30 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -22 8 -12
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 27 21 34 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
N_Schulz AM 1 7 26 16 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
D_Rortugal FW 3 10 9 28 21 | 52 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Kamikaze GK 34 7 2 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Johnson DF 1 29 9 6 31 | 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Van_Boer DF 1 29 6 6 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Ivanovic DF 3 26 10 7 22 | 39 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -10 -20
M_Murphy FW 1 13 14 29 26 | 44 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 32 9 8 15 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
L_Koscielny DF 2 30 11 7 36 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
J_Pedro DF 2 30 7 8 33 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
S_Byram DF 3 30 8 6 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
Y_Sankhare MF 3 9 32 12 36 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
I_Perisic MF 1 9 31 6 11 | 84 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -1
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 29 7 28 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
P_Viera MF 3 10 29 8 41 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 5
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 31 34 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
A_Di_Stefano FW 2 9 11 29 31 | 87 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 10 35
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 29 10 7 22 | 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 1
N_Kante MF 3 7 29 7 13 | 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
C_Ridout MF 3 8 28 4 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Carroll FW 2 8 7 27 38 | 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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Valencia | Marseille
3-3-0-3-1 P | 4-4-2 A
Andie Glen | Lee Shaw
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Valdivia GK | GK R_Higuita
P_Senderos DF | DF L_Shawry
C_Smalling DF | DF L_Koscielny
J_Paintsil DF | DF J_Pedro
Saddam_H DM | DF S_Byram
P_Niemeyer DM | MF Y_Sankhare
Kak DM | MF I_Perisic
Saruman AM | MF M_Dickinson
J_R_Riquelme AM | MF P_Viera
N_Schulz AM | FW Z_Zidane
D_Rortugal FW | FW A_Di_Stefano
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Kamikaze SUB | SUB H_Lloris
E_Johnson SUB | SUB F_Le_Boeuf
W_Van_Boer SUB | SUB N_Kante
B_Ivanovic SUB | SUB C_Ridout
M_Murphy SUB | SUB A_Carroll
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 2 :(msl) P_Viera loses his marker
... C_Smalling with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 3 :(vla) Kak finds Saddam_H in the box
... A left-footer by Saddam_H !
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 3 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... I_Perisic latches onto the end of it
... The ball hits P_Senderos in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 4 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Kak is through!
... Kak keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 8 :(vla) J_Paintsil takes possession
... J_Paintsil with the shot on net !
... R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 9 :(vla) Saddam_H kills the ball dead
... Saddam_H with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 10 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes on J_Paintsil
... He runs past him
... Z_Zidane with a powerful diving header!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Y_Sankhare crosses it in!
... I_Perisic gets his head on it
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 11 :(vla) Kak controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... Saruman gets onto the end of the pass!
... Good sliding challenge from L_Koscielny and it had to be
Min. 15 :(vla) P_Niemeyer moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Rortugal
... A great volley from D_Rortugal !
... R_Higuita has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... R_Higuita reacts well to save!!!
Min. 18 :(msl) P_Viera bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Pedro
... J_Pedro with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Valencia fans taunt him!
Min. 19 :(msl) M_Dickinson is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to A_Di_Stefano
... P_Senderos pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 19 :(msl) Z_Zidane watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... J_Paintsil gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 26 :(vla) Saruman beats his man
... Saruman tries to catch the keeper out!
... But R_Higuita palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 28 :(msl) S_Byram holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to A_Di_Stefano
... A skilful effort from A_Di_Stefano !
... Looks like it should be Valdivia's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Valdivia looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... M_Dickinson chips the ball in towards the back post!
... J_Paintsil heads it away
Min. 29 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... P_Senderos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
... F_De_Bleeckere lectures him
Min. 29 :(msl) M_Dickinson can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane shoots towards goal !
... But Valdivia tips it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 30 :(vla) Kak spits at Z_Zidane
... He could be off here!
... F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 31 :(vla) J_Paintsil drives it across the face of the goal D_Rortugal
... D_Rortugal fires the shot in!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 35 :(msl) Z_Zidane nutmegs C_Smalling, he continues to run forward
... A glorious effort by Z_Zidane !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 38 :(vla) Saruman kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... N_Schulz gets on the end of the pass
... N_Schulz must beat R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 39 :(vla) Saddam_H with the nutmeg
... He takes the ball forward
... Cleaned up by J_Pedro
Min. 40 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Z_Zidane is through!
... J_Paintsil with a deliberate foul
... F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
... FREE KICK!
... I_Perisic shapes to shoot
... He plays it to Z_Zidane instead
... Z_Zidane tries to beat R_Higuita!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... I_Perisic drives it into the box!
... The ball finds its way to A_Di_Stefano
... He gets the shot away
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... P_Viera drives it into the box!
... Y_Sankhare loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... Valdivia watches it sail wide!
Min. 40 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano is unmarked!
... P_Niemeyer clears with a diving header
Min. 41 :(msl) S_Byram takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rortugal
... S_Byram with a terrific drive !
... Valdivia falls over
... But Valdivia is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... A_Di_Stefano belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 45 :(msl) P_Viera can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano with a bicycle kick !
... GOAL !!
... Valdivia was caught out there
... That's put Marseille in front!
... Valencia 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 46 :(vla) Valencia restructured their strategy to A
Min. 47 :(msl) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... A_Di_Stefano gets onto the end of the pass!
... Saruman with a bad challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Marseille
Min. 49 :(vla) D_Rortugal beats one
... Goes past the second
... He keeps going
... fantastic skill!!
... D_Rortugal tries the shot !
... R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 50 :(vla) E_Johnson is going to be brought on
... P_Senderos is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Murphy is ready to come on to replace D_Rortugal
... Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 52 :(msl) I_Perisic with a one-touch layoff to A_Di_Stefano
... A_Di_Stefano sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 55 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is going to be brought on
... J_Paintsil is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past Kak!
... He has some space now!
... But C_Smalling slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 57 :(vla) Kak runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Kak has a go!
... R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 58 :(vla) C_Smalling with a well-controlled run
... L_Koscielny read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 59 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats E_Johnson
... He showed great skill there
... Z_Zidane with a bomb of a shot !
... But Valdivia tips it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 64 :(vla) Saruman squares it to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme goes for goal !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 64 :(msl) M_Dickinson hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... Z_Zidane collects the loose ball!
... Saddam_H with a deliberate foul
... He should be jailed for that
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Lee Shaw looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 65 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
... M_Murphy carves a shot towards goal !
... Saved by R_Higuita
Min. 69 :(msl) Z_Zidane breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on Valdivia!
... Kak brings him down!
... F_De_Bleeckere wants a word
... It's just a warning
Min. 72 :(vla) Saruman looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme attempts a lob!
... But R_Higuita stops that one easily
Min. 73 :(vla) Saruman comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... Saruman with his head down lets it go !
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 74 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Saddam_H
... A powerful header from Saddam_H !
... It looks good
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 74 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
... A_Di_Stefano rises above the defence to head the ball !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 75 :(msl) M_Dickinson sprints past the defender
... B_Ivanovic wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 78 :(vla) N_Schulz runs at goal
... He spots the run of C_Smalling
... He's played him in
... C_Smalling tries to lob the keeper !
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 78 :(msl) Y_Sankhare hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Z_Zidane latches onto it!
... C_Smalling gathers up the loose ball
Min. 79 :(msl) I_Perisic retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... P_Viera gets on the end of it
... P_Viera fires the shot in!
... But Valdivia tips it behind
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 80 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf replaces L_Shawry to play as a DF
Min. 80 :(vla) M_Murphy beats J_Pedro
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... M_Murphy with a graceful, looping effort !
... But R_Higuita reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on R_Higuita anyway
Min. 81 :(vla) Saddam_H slides the ball across to M_Murphy
... I_Perisic with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 82 :(msl) N_Kante is being prepared to come on
... I_Perisic is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 84 :(msl) Y_Sankhare heads the ball back to F_Le_Boeuf
... F_Le_Boeuf drives the ball low !
... It takes a deflection!
... Valdivia is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... N_Kante curls it into the box!
... Valdivia fists it away!
Min. 85 :(msl) A_Carroll replaces A_Di_Stefano and will play FW
Min. 86 :(msl) A_Carroll flicks it over C_Smalling's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... B_Ivanovic with the block
Min. 87 :(vla) Saddam_H sprints past J_Pedro
... But F_Le_Boeuf sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 87 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... Y_Sankhare with the overhead !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(msl) N_Kante retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Carroll latches onto the end of it
... A_Carroll fires the shot in!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 94 :(msl) N_Kante with a 40-yard pass to A_Carroll
... Saddam_H wins the ball!
... But he caught the player also!
... The ref gives nothing!
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Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Saruman
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : P_Senderos (19), Kak (30), Saruman (47)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : R_Higuita (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Di_Stefano (45)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : I_Perisic (81)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 19
Off target : 5 | 14
On target : 12 | 5
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 0 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 12
Key Tackles : 9 | 4
Key Passes : 11 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 0 - 1 Marseille
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia GK 37 2 2 1 42 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 30 12 5 31 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
C_Smalling DF 1 29 8 6 29 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
J_Paintsil DF 1 27 13 9 31 | 57 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 10 5
Saddam_H DM 2 20 28 25 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 7
P_Niemeyer DM 1 17 28 5 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Kak DM 2 16 26 9 41 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18 8
Saruman AM 2 7 28 24 30 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -22 8 -12
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 27 21 34 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
N_Schulz AM 1 7 26 16 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
D_Rortugal FW 3 10 9 28 21 | 52 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Kamikaze GK 34 7 2 2 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Johnson DF 1 29 9 6 31 | 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Van_Boer DF 1 29 6 6 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Ivanovic DF 3 26 10 7 22 | 39 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -10 -20
M_Murphy FW 1 13 14 29 26 | 44 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 32 9 8 15 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
L_Koscielny DF 2 30 11 7 36 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
J_Pedro DF 2 30 7 8 33 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 1
S_Byram DF 3 30 8 6 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 25
Y_Sankhare MF 3 9 32 12 36 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
I_Perisic MF 1 9 31 6 11 | 84 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -1
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 29 7 28 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
P_Viera MF 3 10 29 8 41 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 5
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 31 34 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
A_Di_Stefano FW 2 9 11 29 31 | 87 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 10 35
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F_Le_Boeuf DF 2 29 10 7 22 | 14 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 1
N_Kante MF 3 7 29 7 13 | 12 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
C_Ridout MF 3 8 28 4 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Carroll FW 2 8 7 27 38 | 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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