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Season 16 Archive: Elite League, Week 7
Valencia 1 - 0 Marseille
Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Marseille (Sun Jun 09)
Valencia | Marseille
4-5-1 C | 4-4-2 A
Andie Glen | Lee Shaw
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L_Bowazski GK | GK R_Higuita
J_Conroy DF | DF D_Maicon
C_Barr DF | DF G_Halford
W_A_Glen DF | DF T_Taiwo
Henrique DF | DF L_Shawry
Koki_Mizuno MF | MF L_Thomas
I_Muniain MF | MF A_Marcos
K_Richard MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF Douglas_Costa
O_Ruggeri MF | FW Z_Zidane
B_Wolford FW | FW Yeboah
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T_Snelders SUB | SUB S_Given
D_Moore SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul
C_Thomson SUB | SUB Y_Sankhare
E_Sno SUB | SUB D_Obua
Diaviera SUB | SUB S_Walsh
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 3 :(vla) W_A_Glen with a real burst of pace
... He leaves T_Taiwo behind
... W_A_Glen with a thundering shot!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 3 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes possession
... He has his back towards goal
... He turns well
... A delicate chip from Z_Zidane !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 4 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno looks up
... He swings the ball right towards C_Barr
... A delicate header from C_Barr !
... R_Higuita is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... R_Higuita looks very relieved!
Min. 5 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... B_Wolford latches onto it!
... Douglas_Costa with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 6 :(msl) A_Marcos miskicks!
... He finds L_Shawry though
... That was fortunate
... L_Shawry tries one from the edge of the box !
... But L_Bowazski just gets his fingers to that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno knocks the ball past D_Maicon
... Douglas_Costa is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... H_Webb tries to calm him down
Min. 9 :(msl) Douglas_Costa crosses to L_Thomas
... L_Thomas sends it flying towards goal!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... It's wide!
... That was a dismal effort!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 10 :(vla) C_Barr boots it towards I_Muniain
... I_Muniain attempts to drive it home!
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 10 :(msl) Z_Zidane has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past W_A_Glen!
... He has some space now!
... J_Conroy is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 11 :(vla) I_Muniain unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Wolford
... Fine tackle by D_Maicon
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 12 :(vla) B_Wolford takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Maicon
... G_Halford tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Koki_Mizuno plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 13 :(vla) B_Wolford nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... B_Wolford keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... R_Higuita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... I_Muniain chips the ball in towards the back post!
... R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 14 :(vla) J_Conroy runs at D_Maicon
... He takes it past him
... J_Conroy tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... Wide of goal
Min. 15 :(msl) R_Higuita is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 15 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as S_Given comes on for R_Higuita to play GK
Min. 16 :(vla) I_Muniain with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... W_A_Glen gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... W_A_Glen with a stunning strike !
... S_Given gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 22 :(vla) C_Barr lobs the ball over the defence
... W_A_Glen latches on to it
... D_Maicon knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But H_Webb just turns away!
Min. 24 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno boots it towards Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki tries to beat S_Given from outside the area!
... S_Given with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... Henrique lofts the ball in!
... S_Given reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 26 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... W_A_Glen is late with that one
... He gets up and shakes the players hand
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 27 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a bad back pass from I_Muniain
... W_A_Glen gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 29 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to B_Wolford
... B_Wolford curls the ball in on goal !
... S_Given with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 31 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... L_Bowazski with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 34 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sprints forward with the ball
... But G_Halford wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 35 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds B_Wolford
... B_Wolford has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
... Valencia go in front now with that goal!
... Valencia 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 36 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to A
Min. 38 :(msl) Z_Zidane sprints past the defender
... J_Conroy with a nasty foul
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
... The fans jeer him off!
Min. 38 :(vla) D_Moore is going to be brought on
... B_Wolford is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 40 :(msl) A_Marcos takes possession
... Knocks it past D_Moore
... He's through on goal
... But W_A_Glen clears the danger
Min. 40 :(msl) D_Maicon is rolling on the ground!
... He isn't going to continue!
Min. 40 :(msl) Y_Kaboul comes on for D_Maicon and takes up a DF role
Min. 41 :(vla) K_Richard sprints forward with the ball
... Superbly timed tackle by Y_Kaboul
... He made it look easy
Min. 42 :(msl) Z_Zidane runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... A powerful shot by Z_Zidane !
... L_Bowazski gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) K_Richard knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Ben_Khalifa
... Douglas_Costa hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri lofts the ball in!
... T_Taiwo wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 45 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa drives it forward to Z_Zidane
... A scorcher of a shot from Z_Zidane !
... But L_Bowazski makes a fine save
Min. 46 :(vla) O_Ruggeri takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... Y_Kaboul takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 48 :(vla) K_Richard spots D_Moore who is in acres of space
... T_Taiwo makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri hits it towards the far post!
... S_Given comes out and claims it!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Marseille
Min. 47 :(vla) W_A_Glen unselfishly lays the ball back to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki with a powerful header !
... The shot slips through S_Given's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 51 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps his marker
... Driven towards goal by Z_Zidane !
... L_Bowazski makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 51 :(msl) Yeboah spits at L_Bowazski
... H_Webb warned him
Min. 52 :(vla) E_Sno is being prepared to come on
... Koki_Mizuno is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 53 :(vla) K_Richard turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri attempts a lob!
... S_Given just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 56 :(msl) A_Marcos curls the ball out wide to Yeboah
... Yeboah hits a curling shot!
... But L_Bowazski is equal to it
Min. 59 :(vla) O_Ruggeri kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... T_Taiwo wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 60 :(vla) K_Richard beats G_Halford
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... K_Richard pounds a rocket on goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Given
Min. 60 :(msl) L_Thomas crosses to N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 61 :(msl) Douglas_Costa puts in Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... L_Bowazski parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 63 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from N_Ben_Khalifa to Yeboah
... But D_Moore puts it in row Z!
Min. 64 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a bad back pass from Henrique
... Yeboah strikes a wicked curler !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 68 :(vla) I_Muniain is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to D_Moore
... Y_Kaboul takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(msl) Z_Zidane turns on a sixpence
... Z_Zidane unleashes a pile driver !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 72 :(vla) C_Barr knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Thomas
... G_Halford with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 73 :(vla) D_Moore knocks the ball past G_Halford
... But Y_Kaboul wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 73 :(msl) A_Marcos with a neat pass into Y_Kaboul
... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Moore
Min. 74 :(msl) Douglas_Costa volleys it forward. He finds Z_Zidane
... C_Barr cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 76 :(msl) A_Marcos with the diagonal pass Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane with the punt towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 77 :(vla) W_A_Glen takes on 3 men
... W_A_Glen drives it towards goal !
... But S_Given makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 80 :(msl) D_Obua replaces L_Thomas to play as a MF
Min. 81 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds his way through
... He bears down on goal
... Z_Zidane with his head down lets it go !
... L_Bowazski makes a good save
Min. 82 :(msl) Y_Kaboul has it now
... He takes on E_Sno
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Z_Zidane!
... Z_Zidane carves a shot towards goal !
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 87 :(msl) T_Taiwo comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
... He's unable to continue
... And they have used all three of their substitutions
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) E_Sno sidesteps L_Shawry
... E_Sno with a powerful downward header!
... But S_Given makes an easy save
Min. 88 :(msl) Douglas_Costa miskicks!
... He finds Yeboah though
... That was fortunate
... Yeboah could have let it bounce!
... But L_Bowazski with the difficult save
Min. 89 :(vla) K_Richard gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Y_Abdessadki is unmarked
... A skilful effort from Y_Abdessadki !
... S_Given with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 91 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up
... He sees Douglas_Costa in space!
... But Y_Abdessadki puts the ball out of play
Min. 93 :(msl) A_Marcos finds himself in acres of space
... A_Marcos with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 94 :(msl) Yeboah turns past W_A_Glen
... He has created space for himself now
... Yeboah throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... L_Bowazski never had a chance!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 67,617
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : W_A_Glen
Scorers : B_Wolford (35)
Sent Off : J_Conroy (38)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : R_Higuita (15), D_Maicon (40), T_Taiwo (87)
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 18
Off target : 7 | 9
On target : 8 | 9
Possession : 56 | 44
Corners : 6 | 0
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 7
Key Tackles : 6 | 13
Key Passes : 14 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 1 - 0 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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L_Bowazski GK 31 5 4 6 15 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 24 11 9 21 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -9
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 55 24 1
W_A_Glen DF 2 24 10 9 27 | 98 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 12 17
Henrique DF 1 22 10 7 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
Koki_Mizuno MF 1 6 25 6 28 | 56 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
I_Muniain MF 1 9 24 7 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 8
K_Richard MF 1 9 24 9 26 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 17
O_Ruggeri MF 1 8 21 19 19 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 21
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 24 28 | 38 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
T_Snelders GK 28 2 3 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Moore DF 3 25 11 9 16 | 60 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 25 11 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Sno MF 1 9 26 8 30 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 0 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 37 2 2 2 34 | 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
D_Maicon DF 2 27 12 3 24 | 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 26 7 3 35 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 26 4 3 31 | 91 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 25 7 7 15 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -12
L_Thomas MF 1 7 26 6 18 | 84 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
A_Marcos MF 2 6 24 15 32 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 10 24 11 25 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 28 -19
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 24 10 42 | 98 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 48 0
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 7 26 34 | 98 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 83 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 58 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 12 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 25 11 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Walsh FW 1 2 8 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Valencia | Marseille
4-5-1 C | 4-4-2 A
Andie Glen | Lee Shaw
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L_Bowazski GK | GK R_Higuita
J_Conroy DF | DF D_Maicon
C_Barr DF | DF G_Halford
W_A_Glen DF | DF T_Taiwo
Henrique DF | DF L_Shawry
Koki_Mizuno MF | MF L_Thomas
I_Muniain MF | MF A_Marcos
K_Richard MF | MF N_Ben_Khalifa
Y_Abdessadki MF | MF Douglas_Costa
O_Ruggeri MF | FW Z_Zidane
B_Wolford FW | FW Yeboah
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T_Snelders SUB | SUB S_Given
D_Moore SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul
C_Thomson SUB | SUB Y_Sankhare
E_Sno SUB | SUB D_Obua
Diaviera SUB | SUB S_Walsh
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 3 :(vla) W_A_Glen with a real burst of pace
... He leaves T_Taiwo behind
... W_A_Glen with a thundering shot!
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 3 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes possession
... He has his back towards goal
... He turns well
... A delicate chip from Z_Zidane !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 4 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno looks up
... He swings the ball right towards C_Barr
... A delicate header from C_Barr !
... R_Higuita is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... R_Higuita looks very relieved!
Min. 5 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... B_Wolford latches onto it!
... Douglas_Costa with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 6 :(msl) A_Marcos miskicks!
... He finds L_Shawry though
... That was fortunate
... L_Shawry tries one from the edge of the box !
... But L_Bowazski just gets his fingers to that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno knocks the ball past D_Maicon
... Douglas_Costa is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... H_Webb tries to calm him down
Min. 9 :(msl) Douglas_Costa crosses to L_Thomas
... L_Thomas sends it flying towards goal!
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... It's wide!
... That was a dismal effort!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 10 :(vla) C_Barr boots it towards I_Muniain
... I_Muniain attempts to drive it home!
... But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 10 :(msl) Z_Zidane has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past W_A_Glen!
... He has some space now!
... J_Conroy is late with that one
... I think he was just trying to get to the ball
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 11 :(vla) I_Muniain unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Wolford
... Fine tackle by D_Maicon
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 12 :(vla) B_Wolford takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Maicon
... G_Halford tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... Koki_Mizuno plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 13 :(vla) B_Wolford nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... B_Wolford keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... R_Higuita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... I_Muniain chips the ball in towards the back post!
... R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 14 :(vla) J_Conroy runs at D_Maicon
... He takes it past him
... J_Conroy tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... Wide of goal
Min. 15 :(msl) R_Higuita is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 15 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as S_Given comes on for R_Higuita to play GK
Min. 16 :(vla) I_Muniain with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... W_A_Glen gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... W_A_Glen with a stunning strike !
... S_Given gets a hand to it!!
... But he slots in the rebound
... He has put it wide !!
... He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 22 :(vla) C_Barr lobs the ball over the defence
... W_A_Glen latches on to it
... D_Maicon knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But H_Webb just turns away!
Min. 24 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno boots it towards Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki tries to beat S_Given from outside the area!
... S_Given with a superb tip around the post
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
... CORNER!
... Henrique lofts the ball in!
... S_Given reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 26 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... W_A_Glen is late with that one
... He gets up and shakes the players hand
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 27 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a bad back pass from I_Muniain
... W_A_Glen gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 29 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to B_Wolford
... B_Wolford curls the ball in on goal !
... S_Given with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 31 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... L_Bowazski with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 34 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sprints forward with the ball
... But G_Halford wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 35 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds B_Wolford
... B_Wolford has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
... Valencia go in front now with that goal!
... Valencia 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 36 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to A
Min. 38 :(msl) Z_Zidane sprints past the defender
... J_Conroy with a nasty foul
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
... The fans jeer him off!
Min. 38 :(vla) D_Moore is going to be brought on
... B_Wolford is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 40 :(msl) A_Marcos takes possession
... Knocks it past D_Moore
... He's through on goal
... But W_A_Glen clears the danger
Min. 40 :(msl) D_Maicon is rolling on the ground!
... He isn't going to continue!
Min. 40 :(msl) Y_Kaboul comes on for D_Maicon and takes up a DF role
Min. 41 :(vla) K_Richard sprints forward with the ball
... Superbly timed tackle by Y_Kaboul
... He made it look easy
Min. 42 :(msl) Z_Zidane runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... A powerful shot by Z_Zidane !
... L_Bowazski gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) K_Richard knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Ben_Khalifa
... Douglas_Costa hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri lofts the ball in!
... T_Taiwo wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 45 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa drives it forward to Z_Zidane
... A scorcher of a shot from Z_Zidane !
... But L_Bowazski makes a fine save
Min. 46 :(vla) O_Ruggeri takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... Y_Kaboul takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 48 :(vla) K_Richard spots D_Moore who is in acres of space
... T_Taiwo makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri hits it towards the far post!
... S_Given comes out and claims it!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Marseille
Min. 47 :(vla) W_A_Glen unselfishly lays the ball back to Y_Abdessadki
... Y_Abdessadki with a powerful header !
... The shot slips through S_Given's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 51 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps his marker
... Driven towards goal by Z_Zidane !
... L_Bowazski makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 51 :(msl) Yeboah spits at L_Bowazski
... H_Webb warned him
Min. 52 :(vla) E_Sno is being prepared to come on
... Koki_Mizuno is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 53 :(vla) K_Richard turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri attempts a lob!
... S_Given just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 56 :(msl) A_Marcos curls the ball out wide to Yeboah
... Yeboah hits a curling shot!
... But L_Bowazski is equal to it
Min. 59 :(vla) O_Ruggeri kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... T_Taiwo wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 60 :(vla) K_Richard beats G_Halford
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... K_Richard pounds a rocket on goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... O_Ruggeri curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of S_Given
Min. 60 :(msl) L_Thomas crosses to N_Ben_Khalifa
... N_Ben_Khalifa with a scorcher of a shot !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 61 :(msl) Douglas_Costa puts in Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... L_Bowazski parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 63 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from N_Ben_Khalifa to Yeboah
... But D_Moore puts it in row Z!
Min. 64 :(msl) Yeboah takes advantage of a bad back pass from Henrique
... Yeboah strikes a wicked curler !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 68 :(vla) I_Muniain is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to D_Moore
... Y_Kaboul takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(msl) Z_Zidane turns on a sixpence
... Z_Zidane unleashes a pile driver !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 72 :(vla) C_Barr knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Thomas
... G_Halford with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 73 :(vla) D_Moore knocks the ball past G_Halford
... But Y_Kaboul wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 73 :(msl) A_Marcos with a neat pass into Y_Kaboul
... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Moore
Min. 74 :(msl) Douglas_Costa volleys it forward. He finds Z_Zidane
... C_Barr cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 76 :(msl) A_Marcos with the diagonal pass Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane with the punt towards goal!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 77 :(vla) W_A_Glen takes on 3 men
... W_A_Glen drives it towards goal !
... But S_Given makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 80 :(msl) D_Obua replaces L_Thomas to play as a MF
Min. 81 :(msl) Z_Zidane finds his way through
... He bears down on goal
... Z_Zidane with his head down lets it go !
... L_Bowazski makes a good save
Min. 82 :(msl) Y_Kaboul has it now
... He takes on E_Sno
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Z_Zidane!
... Z_Zidane carves a shot towards goal !
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 87 :(msl) T_Taiwo comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
... He's unable to continue
... And they have used all three of their substitutions
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) E_Sno sidesteps L_Shawry
... E_Sno with a powerful downward header!
... But S_Given makes an easy save
Min. 88 :(msl) Douglas_Costa miskicks!
... He finds Yeboah though
... That was fortunate
... Yeboah could have let it bounce!
... But L_Bowazski with the difficult save
Min. 89 :(vla) K_Richard gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... Y_Abdessadki is unmarked
... A skilful effort from Y_Abdessadki !
... S_Given with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 91 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa holds the ball up
... He sees Douglas_Costa in space!
... But Y_Abdessadki puts the ball out of play
Min. 93 :(msl) A_Marcos finds himself in acres of space
... A_Marcos with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 94 :(msl) Yeboah turns past W_A_Glen
... He has created space for himself now
... Yeboah throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it thumps off the woodwork !!
... And goes safely clear!
... L_Bowazski never had a chance!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 67,617
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : W_A_Glen
Scorers : B_Wolford (35)
Sent Off : J_Conroy (38)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : R_Higuita (15), D_Maicon (40), T_Taiwo (87)
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Marseille
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 18
Off target : 7 | 9
On target : 8 | 9
Possession : 56 | 44
Corners : 6 | 0
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 13 | 7
Key Tackles : 6 | 13
Key Passes : 14 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 1 - 0 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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L_Bowazski GK 31 5 4 6 15 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 24 11 9 21 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -9
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 55 24 1
W_A_Glen DF 2 24 10 9 27 | 98 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 12 17
Henrique DF 1 22 10 7 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
Koki_Mizuno MF 1 6 25 6 28 | 56 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
I_Muniain MF 1 9 24 7 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 8
K_Richard MF 1 9 24 9 26 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 1
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 17
O_Ruggeri MF 1 8 21 19 19 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 21
B_Wolford FW 1 11 13 24 28 | 38 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
T_Snelders GK 28 2 3 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Moore DF 3 25 11 9 16 | 60 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 25 11 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Sno MF 1 9 26 8 30 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 0 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 37 2 2 2 34 | 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
D_Maicon DF 2 27 12 3 24 | 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
G_Halford DF 1 26 7 3 35 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
T_Taiwo DF 2 26 4 3 31 | 91 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 25 7 7 15 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -12
L_Thomas MF 1 7 26 6 18 | 84 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
A_Marcos MF 2 6 24 15 32 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 10 24 11 25 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 28 -19
Douglas_Costa MF 2 7 24 10 42 | 98 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 48 0
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 7 26 34 | 98 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
Yeboah FW 1 6 6 25 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 83 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
Y_Kaboul DF 1 23 6 2 31 | 58 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 12 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 25 11 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Obua MF 2 11 23 8 31 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Walsh FW 1 2 8 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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