Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Marseille (Mon Jan 30)


                             Valencia  |  Marseille
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-4-2 N
                           Andie Glen  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF C_Berra
                       K_Ramsteijn DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  MF J_Fleck
                        M_Valbuena MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                           Saruman MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  FW K_Huntelaar
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB H_Lloris
                         E_Johnson SUB |  SUB M_Amoros
                           Drexler SUB |  SUB I_Perisic
                              Park SUB |  SUB J_Mata
                            Sansao SUB |  SUB Z_Ibrahimovic

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 5  :(msl) Z_Zidane dribbles it into the box
          ...  C_Smalling with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 7  :(vla) J_Digweed flicks it over Z_Zidane's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  T_Taiwo reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 9  :(msl) Z_Zidane picks up the pass
          ...  Z_Zidane attempts a chip!
          ...  K_Jensen fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 10 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Digweed decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_Digweed could have let it bounce!
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Higuita
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 10 :(vla) J_Digweed sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Fleck with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere pauses
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Digweed steps up to take it
          ...  R_Higuita stops it!!
Min. 11 :(msl) M_Dickinson slides the ball across to A_Marcos
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Ramsteijn
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 17 :(vla) Saruman hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_R_Riquelme latches onto it!
          ...  M_Dickinson tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
Min. 19 :(msl) K_Huntelaar skips the challenge from D_Criscrito
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere waves play on!!!
Min. 20 :(msl) J_Fleck passes the ball to K_Huntelaar
          ...  K_Huntelaar has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That's given Marseille the lead!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 21 :(msl) Marseille will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 21 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme squares it to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  C_Berra knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere blows up for a foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 24 :(vla) J_Digweed takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past L_Shawry
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  C_Berra with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa hoists it forward
          ...  Saruman gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Shawry steals the ball of off him
Min. 28 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a thundering shot!
          ...  R_Higuita saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 30 :(vla) K_Ramsteijn takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past T_Taiwo
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Taiwo fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 32 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Criscrito
          ...  But C_Berra wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but F_De_Bleeckere has none of it.
Min. 36 :(vla) W_Van_Boer with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  K_Huntelaar clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 37 :(vla) S_Logan with a smart pass to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Fleck wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere saw something no-one else did
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Shawry
          ...  T_Taiwo with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  J_Digweed drives it in
          ...  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. 44 :(vla) Saruman with the first time pass to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Dickinson
Min. 45 :(vla) Saruman plays in N_Ben_Khalifa with a beautiful ball
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Valbuena curls it into the box!
          ...  C_Berra clears the danger
Min. 47 :(msl) Z_Zidane kicks N_Ben_Khalifa off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 48 :(msl) A_Marcos plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_Huntelaar decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 49 :(vla) K_Ramsteijn chips the ball over the defence and finds Saruman
          ...  But L_Shawry wins the tackle cleanly

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Marseille

Min. 46 :(vla) C_Smalling with the first time flick to M_Valbuena
          ...  M_Valbuena could have let it bounce!
          ...  Saved by R_Higuita
Min. 47 :(vla) M_Valbuena with the through ball to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 49 :(msl) M_Dickinson hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane latches onto it!
          ...  Z_Zidane with a stunning strike !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 55 :(vla) E_Johnson is coming on for D_Criscrito and playing DF
Min. 56 :(vla) K_Ramsteijn sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  K_Huntelaar with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Valencia players
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 57 :(msl) Z_Zidane barges C_Smalling off the ball
          ...  K_Ramsteijn wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 58 :(msl) A_Marcos fires over a low cross to Z_Zidane
          ...  K_Ramsteijn wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 61 :(msl) K_Huntelaar jumps over E_Johnson's challenge
          ...  K_Huntelaar blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 65 :(vla) Park is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Valbuena is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with a flicked pass to Saruman
          ...  Saruman hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 68 :(msl) L_Koscielny jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  W_Van_Boer takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 70 :(msl) A_Marcos slides it through the middle to K_Huntelaar
          ...  A skilful effort from K_Huntelaar !
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 72 :(msl) A_Marcos makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  But E_Johnson clears the danger
Min. 75 :(vla) Sansao is coming on for J_Digweed and playing FW
Min. 79 :(vla) Park beats L_Koscielny
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A delicate chip from Park !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  R_Higuita catches it with style!
Min. 80 :(msl) M_Amoros will replace the useless L_Koscielny and will play DF
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic replaces K_Huntelaar to play as a FW
Min. 87 :(msl) C_Berra backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic gets on the end of it
          ...  K_Ramsteijn slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Dickinson swings it in!
          ...  K_Jensen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa with a precise pass to S_Logan
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Logan !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?

*************  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          : K_Ramsteijn
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : K_Huntelaar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Huntelaar (20)
Sent Off             : J_Fleck (37)
Booked               : C_Berra (21), T_Taiwo (43), Z_Zidane (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       16
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  29  11   7  27 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  29  10   8  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  28  11  10  42 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  28   8   5  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  27   5   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Valbuena     MF   2  12  29  10  45 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  27  12  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
Saruman        MF   2   7  26  24  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  26  21  34 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -15
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |  79   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  28   8   5  31 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Drexler        MF   3   8  26   9  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Park           MF   1   6  26   9  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  32   4   4  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
C_Berra        DF   2  31   6   6  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
L_Shawry       DF   2  30   8   8  15 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  29  10   7  36 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  30   9  28 |  37   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  15 -10
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  29  11  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  28  16  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  28   7  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
K_Huntelaar    FW   2  10   8  32  37 |  89   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  20  46
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  29  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
H_Lloris       GK  26   2   3   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  26   9   7  42 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  29   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mata         MF   1  10  23   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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