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Season 17 Archive: Division 1, Week 10
Valencia 0 - 1 Marseille
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Marseille (Mon Dec 02)
Valencia | Marseille
4-4-1-1 E | 4-4-2 N
Andie Glen | Lee Shaw
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A_Boruc GK | GK R_Higuita
W_A_Glen DF | DF D_Maicon
D_Criscrito DF | DF G_Halford
C_Cuellar DF | DF L_Koscielny
C_Barr DF | DF L_Shawry
S_Davies MF | MF L_Thomas
Sektioui MF | MF A_Marcos
E_Sno MF | MF Douglas_Costa
K_Richard MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
O_Ruggeri AM | FW Z_Zidane
H_Postiga FW | FW J_Digweed
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T_Tapalovic SUB | SUB S_Given
J_Conroy SUB | SUB T_Taiwo
A_Wisdom SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul
Y_Abdessadki SUB | SUB D_Obua
Diaviera SUB | SUB Yeboah
Referee: A_Wiley (England)
Min. 1 :(vla) S_Davies has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past G_Halford
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... D_Maicon tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Richard chips the ball in towards the far post!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 2 :(vla) Sektioui with a reverse pass to S_Davies
... A glorious effort by S_Davies !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 3 :(msl) D_Maicon with the deft touch
... He takes it past C_Barr
... He knocks it to N_Ben_Khalifa!
... N_Ben_Khalifa with the 40 yard drive !
... But A_Boruc palms it behind
... A_Wiley has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 4 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa back heels to find D_Maicon in space
... But C_Cuellar comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 5 :(msl) A_Marcos finds L_Shawry with a perfectly weighted pass
... A scorcher of a shot from L_Shawry !
... A_Boruc makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 6 :(msl) L_Shawry with a reverse pass to J_Digweed
... C_Barr cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 8 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... A powerful header from O_Ruggeri !
... It looks good
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 11 :(vla) C_Barr with the deft touch
... He takes it past L_Shawry
... He knocks it to H_Postiga!
... L_Shawry moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 12 :(vla) K_Richard looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to C_Barr
... L_Shawry goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 13 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Z_Zidane lobs A_Boruc!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... L_Thomas floats the ball in!
... W_A_Glen reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 15 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds his way through
... They tried to play the offside trap
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a graceful, looping effort !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 16 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa punches K_Richard off the ball
... The linesman is flagging
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 17 :(vla) O_Ruggeri 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!
... O_Ruggeri drives the shot in!
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 17 :(msl) L_Thomas is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed bears down on goal!
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 19 :(msl) Douglas_Costa kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... L_Shawry gets on the end of the pass
... C_Cuellar read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 20 :(vla) E_Sno sprints forward with the ball
... E_Sno uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... R_Higuita falls over
... But R_Higuita is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 21 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... W_A_Glen with a superb challenge
... A_Wiley has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 22 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from O_Ruggeri to K_Richard
... K_Richard cracks a laser towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had R_Higuita beaten!
Min. 24 :(msl) A_Marcos sidesteps E_Sno
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Sektioui leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 25 :(vla) The ball is passed in from K_Richard, he finds H_Postiga
... A thundering drive by H_Postiga !
... R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 34 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa has it now
... He takes on D_Criscrito
... He gets past him!
... He puts in A_Marcos!
... D_Criscrito goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 36 :(vla) Sektioui has it now
... He takes on L_Shawry
... He gets past him!
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... L_Thomas makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Davies hits it towards the far post!
... D_Criscrito gets something on it!
... R_Higuita watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 39 :(msl) A_Marcos leaves D_Criscrito standing
... C_Cuellar dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) Sektioui controls it well
... He nutmegs Douglas_Costa
... He puts in W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 44 :(vla) H_Postiga turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... Brilliantly taken away by G_Halford !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 45 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - J_Conroy on for D_Criscrito as a DF
Min. 45 :(vla) S_Davies gets to the by line and finds Sektioui with a beautiful cross
... Sektioui attempts to nutmeg R_Higuita!
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Marseille
Min. 46 :(vla) H_Postiga runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... But L_Koscielny wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 47 :(vla) S_Davies with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to H_Postiga
... H_Postiga hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(vla) E_Sno knocks it forward
... D_Maicon slips
... Sektioui gets to it!
... Sektioui tries to lob the keeper !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 51 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... O_Ruggeri drives the shot in!
... Over the bar
Min. 51 :(msl) L_Thomas kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane with the crafty shot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... A_Boruc tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Z_Zidane chips the ball into the area!
... A_Boruc easily claims the ball!
Min. 54 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside A_Marcos!
... He has some space now!
... O_Ruggeri curls it towards the top corner !
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 55 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 55 :(vla) H_Postiga plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... H_Postiga gets up high for the header !
... R_Higuita falls over
... But R_Higuita is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 58 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats D_Maicon
... He muscled him off the ball
... O_Ruggeri throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... A_Wiley has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Koscielny spits at C_Barr
... He could be off here!
... A_Wiley reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 59 :(msl) L_Koscielny with a 40-yard pass to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane rifles it at the goal !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 60 :(vla) E_Sno sidesteps L_Shawry
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... L_Koscielny brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 62 :(vla) H_Postiga runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... But he loses control of it
... L_Shawry hits it out for a throw
Min. 62 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa lays the ball back to Douglas_Costa
... C_Cuellar gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... N_Ben_Khalifa crosses it in!
... Z_Zidane makes a firm connection with his head
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 63 :(vla) E_Sno sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to H_Postiga
... L_Shawry pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 63 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves A_Wiley
... L_Koscielny pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
... An early bath or him then!
Min. 64 :(vla) J_Conroy with a flicked pass to H_Postiga
... H_Postiga drives the ball low !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 65 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki is coming on for Sektioui and playing MF
Min. 67 :(vla) C_Cuellar finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... Launched towards the top corner by C_Cuellar !
... It's beaten R_Higuita
... It goes wide !!
Min. 68 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... H_Postiga gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... H_Postiga aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... R_Higuita can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 72 :(msl) T_Taiwo will come on for D_Maicon and play DF
Min. 73 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... H_Postiga collects the loose ball!
... H_Postiga uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua is ready to come on to replace L_Thomas
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(msl) A_Marcos moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane has a dig at goal!
... A_Boruc collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 76 :(msl) A_Marcos plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... A_Marcos tries the lob from 30 yards !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 77 :(msl) G_Halford has it now
... He takes on J_Conroy
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Digweed!
... C_Barr brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 77 :(msl) G_Halford swings an elbow
... He caught K_Richard full in the face
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 78 :(vla) S_Davies with a one-touch layoff to H_Postiga
... A well-placed shot from H_Postiga !
... R_Higuita saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 79 :(vla) W_A_Glen volleys it forward. He finds H_Postiga
... H_Postiga fires off a left-footed shot !
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... S_Davies curls it into the box!
... The ball finds its way to C_Cuellar
... He gets the shot away
... R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 80 :(vla) Diaviera is coming on for H_Postiga and will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is being prepared to come on
... J_Digweed is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) K_Richard knocks it past D_Obua and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... K_Richard shapes up for a shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 82 :(vla) S_Davies with a glorious 60-yard pass to Diaviera
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... L_Shawry hits it out for a throw
Min. 82 :(msl) Yeboah finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... Yeboah has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Boruc moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And into the net!
... GOAL !!
... That surely hands Marseille victory!!
... Valencia 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 83 :(vla) S_Davies has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past T_Taiwo
... He puts in W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen pounds a rocket on goal !
... R_Higuita can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 83 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds Z_Zidane on the edge of the box
... Z_Zidane tries to beat A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... A_Boruc makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 85 :(vla) J_Conroy 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!
... Diaviera receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Diaviera with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) D_Obua with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Yeboah gets on the end of the pass
... Yeboah tries to catch the keeper out!
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 90 :(vla) S_Davies takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen attempts a lob!
... R_Higuita makes a fine save
Min. 91 :(vla) J_Conroy with a probing pass to O_Ruggeri
... D_Obua with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 92 :(msl) The defender slips and falls over!
... Douglas_Costa is through!
... A cheeky lob from Douglas_Costa !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 71,389
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : S_Davies
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Sektioui (24)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : L_Shawry (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Yeboah (82)
Sent Off : L_Koscielny (63)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 26 | 14
Off target : 13 | 7
On target : 13 | 7
Possession : 59 | 41
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 11
Key Passes : 22 | 15
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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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 12 17
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
C_Cuellar DF 2 25 7 9 41 | 94 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 2
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0
S_Davies MF 2 3 32 2 22 | 94 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 84 8
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 66 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 34 0
E_Sno MF 1 10 26 9 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 4 -12
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -20 -8 6
H_Postiga FW 1 1 1 30 24 | 81 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 11 9 21 | 49 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
A_Wisdom DF 2 21 19 8 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 28 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
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 37 2 2 2 34 | 94 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0
D_Maicon DF 2 27 13 3 24 | 73 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
G_Halford DF 1 27 8 3 35 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 32 20
L_Koscielny DF 2 25 9 7 36 | 64 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2 -10
L_Shawry DF 2 25 8 7 15 | 94 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 115 12 8
L_Thomas MF 1 7 26 6 18 | 76 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 25 15 32 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 25 10 42 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 24 11 25 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 9
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 7 26 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
J_Digweed FW 1 7 8 26 19 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 27 4 3 31 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 13 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 36
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Valencia | Marseille
4-4-1-1 E | 4-4-2 N
Andie Glen | Lee Shaw
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A_Boruc GK | GK R_Higuita
W_A_Glen DF | DF D_Maicon
D_Criscrito DF | DF G_Halford
C_Cuellar DF | DF L_Koscielny
C_Barr DF | DF L_Shawry
S_Davies MF | MF L_Thomas
Sektioui MF | MF A_Marcos
E_Sno MF | MF Douglas_Costa
K_Richard MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
O_Ruggeri AM | FW Z_Zidane
H_Postiga FW | FW J_Digweed
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T_Tapalovic SUB | SUB S_Given
J_Conroy SUB | SUB T_Taiwo
A_Wisdom SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul
Y_Abdessadki SUB | SUB D_Obua
Diaviera SUB | SUB Yeboah
Referee: A_Wiley (England)
Min. 1 :(vla) S_Davies has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past G_Halford
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... D_Maicon tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Richard chips the ball in towards the far post!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 2 :(vla) Sektioui with a reverse pass to S_Davies
... A glorious effort by S_Davies !
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 3 :(msl) D_Maicon with the deft touch
... He takes it past C_Barr
... He knocks it to N_Ben_Khalifa!
... N_Ben_Khalifa with the 40 yard drive !
... But A_Boruc palms it behind
... A_Wiley has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 4 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa back heels to find D_Maicon in space
... But C_Cuellar comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 5 :(msl) A_Marcos finds L_Shawry with a perfectly weighted pass
... A scorcher of a shot from L_Shawry !
... A_Boruc makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 6 :(msl) L_Shawry with a reverse pass to J_Digweed
... C_Barr cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 8 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... A powerful header from O_Ruggeri !
... It looks good
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 11 :(vla) C_Barr with the deft touch
... He takes it past L_Shawry
... He knocks it to H_Postiga!
... L_Shawry moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 12 :(vla) K_Richard looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to C_Barr
... L_Shawry goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 13 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Z_Zidane lobs A_Boruc!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... L_Thomas floats the ball in!
... W_A_Glen reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 15 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds his way through
... They tried to play the offside trap
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a graceful, looping effort !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 16 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa punches K_Richard off the ball
... The linesman is flagging
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 17 :(vla) O_Ruggeri 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!
... O_Ruggeri drives the shot in!
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 17 :(msl) L_Thomas is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He throws it to J_Digweed
... J_Digweed bears down on goal!
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 19 :(msl) Douglas_Costa kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... L_Shawry gets on the end of the pass
... C_Cuellar read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 20 :(vla) E_Sno sprints forward with the ball
... E_Sno uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... R_Higuita falls over
... But R_Higuita is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 21 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa can't keep control of it and loses possession!
... He goes in hard and wins it back!
... He creates some space for an opening!
... W_A_Glen with a superb challenge
... A_Wiley has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 22 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from O_Ruggeri to K_Richard
... K_Richard cracks a laser towards goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had R_Higuita beaten!
Min. 24 :(msl) A_Marcos sidesteps E_Sno
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Sektioui leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 25 :(vla) The ball is passed in from K_Richard, he finds H_Postiga
... A thundering drive by H_Postiga !
... R_Higuita makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 34 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa has it now
... He takes on D_Criscrito
... He gets past him!
... He puts in A_Marcos!
... D_Criscrito goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 36 :(vla) Sektioui has it now
... He takes on L_Shawry
... He gets past him!
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... L_Thomas makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Davies hits it towards the far post!
... D_Criscrito gets something on it!
... R_Higuita watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 39 :(msl) A_Marcos leaves D_Criscrito standing
... C_Cuellar dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) Sektioui controls it well
... He nutmegs Douglas_Costa
... He puts in W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 44 :(vla) H_Postiga turns well with ball
... He has some space now
... Brilliantly taken away by G_Halford !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 45 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - J_Conroy on for D_Criscrito as a DF
Min. 45 :(vla) S_Davies gets to the by line and finds Sektioui with a beautiful cross
... Sektioui attempts to nutmeg R_Higuita!
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Marseille
Min. 46 :(vla) H_Postiga runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... But L_Koscielny wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 47 :(vla) S_Davies with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to H_Postiga
... H_Postiga hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(vla) E_Sno knocks it forward
... D_Maicon slips
... Sektioui gets to it!
... Sektioui tries to lob the keeper !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 51 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... O_Ruggeri drives the shot in!
... Over the bar
Min. 51 :(msl) L_Thomas kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane with the crafty shot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... A_Boruc tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Z_Zidane chips the ball into the area!
... A_Boruc easily claims the ball!
Min. 54 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside A_Marcos!
... He has some space now!
... O_Ruggeri curls it towards the top corner !
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 55 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 55 :(vla) H_Postiga plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... H_Postiga gets up high for the header !
... R_Higuita falls over
... But R_Higuita is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 58 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats D_Maicon
... He muscled him off the ball
... O_Ruggeri throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... A_Wiley has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Koscielny spits at C_Barr
... He could be off here!
... A_Wiley reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 59 :(msl) L_Koscielny with a 40-yard pass to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane rifles it at the goal !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 60 :(vla) E_Sno sidesteps L_Shawry
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... L_Koscielny brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 62 :(vla) H_Postiga runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... But he loses control of it
... L_Shawry hits it out for a throw
Min. 62 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa lays the ball back to Douglas_Costa
... C_Cuellar gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... N_Ben_Khalifa crosses it in!
... Z_Zidane makes a firm connection with his head
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 63 :(vla) E_Sno sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to H_Postiga
... L_Shawry pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 63 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves A_Wiley
... L_Koscielny pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
... An early bath or him then!
Min. 64 :(vla) J_Conroy with a flicked pass to H_Postiga
... H_Postiga drives the ball low !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 65 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki is coming on for Sektioui and playing MF
Min. 67 :(vla) C_Cuellar finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... Launched towards the top corner by C_Cuellar !
... It's beaten R_Higuita
... It goes wide !!
Min. 68 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... H_Postiga gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... H_Postiga aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... R_Higuita can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 72 :(msl) T_Taiwo will come on for D_Maicon and play DF
Min. 73 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... H_Postiga collects the loose ball!
... H_Postiga uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua is ready to come on to replace L_Thomas
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(msl) A_Marcos moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane has a dig at goal!
... A_Boruc collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 76 :(msl) A_Marcos plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... A_Marcos tries the lob from 30 yards !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 77 :(msl) G_Halford has it now
... He takes on J_Conroy
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Digweed!
... C_Barr brings him down from behind!
... But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 77 :(msl) G_Halford swings an elbow
... He caught K_Richard full in the face
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 78 :(vla) S_Davies with a one-touch layoff to H_Postiga
... A well-placed shot from H_Postiga !
... R_Higuita saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 79 :(vla) W_A_Glen volleys it forward. He finds H_Postiga
... H_Postiga fires off a left-footed shot !
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... S_Davies curls it into the box!
... The ball finds its way to C_Cuellar
... He gets the shot away
... R_Higuita just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 80 :(vla) Diaviera is coming on for H_Postiga and will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is being prepared to come on
... J_Digweed is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) K_Richard knocks it past D_Obua and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... K_Richard shapes up for a shot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 82 :(vla) S_Davies with a glorious 60-yard pass to Diaviera
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... L_Shawry hits it out for a throw
Min. 82 :(msl) Yeboah finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... Yeboah has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Boruc moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And into the net!
... GOAL !!
... That surely hands Marseille victory!!
... Valencia 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 83 :(vla) S_Davies has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past T_Taiwo
... He puts in W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen pounds a rocket on goal !
... R_Higuita can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 83 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa finds Z_Zidane on the edge of the box
... Z_Zidane tries to beat A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... A_Boruc makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 85 :(vla) J_Conroy 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!
... Diaviera receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Diaviera with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) D_Obua with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Yeboah gets on the end of the pass
... Yeboah tries to catch the keeper out!
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 90 :(vla) S_Davies takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen attempts a lob!
... R_Higuita makes a fine save
Min. 91 :(vla) J_Conroy with a probing pass to O_Ruggeri
... D_Obua with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 92 :(msl) The defender slips and falls over!
... Douglas_Costa is through!
... A cheeky lob from Douglas_Costa !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 71,389
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : S_Davies
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Sektioui (24)
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : L_Shawry (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Yeboah (82)
Sent Off : L_Koscielny (63)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 26 | 14
Off target : 13 | 7
On target : 13 | 7
Possession : 59 | 41
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 11
Key Passes : 22 | 15
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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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 12 17
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 1
C_Cuellar DF 2 25 7 9 41 | 94 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 0 2
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0
S_Davies MF 2 3 32 2 22 | 94 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 84 8
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 66 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 34 0
E_Sno MF 1 10 26 9 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 4 -12
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -20 -8 6
H_Postiga FW 1 1 1 30 24 | 81 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 11 9 21 | 49 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
A_Wisdom DF 2 21 19 8 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 28 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
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 37 2 2 2 34 | 94 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 0 0
D_Maicon DF 2 27 13 3 24 | 73 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
G_Halford DF 1 27 8 3 35 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 32 20
L_Koscielny DF 2 25 9 7 36 | 64 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2 -10
L_Shawry DF 2 25 8 7 15 | 94 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 115 12 8
L_Thomas MF 1 7 26 6 18 | 76 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0
A_Marcos MF 2 7 25 15 32 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 25 10 42 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 11 24 11 25 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 9
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 7 26 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
J_Digweed FW 1 7 8 26 19 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 27 4 3 31 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 13 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 36
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