Elite FA Cup Group Match, Valencia vs. Newcastle (Fri Oct 23)


                             Valencia  |  Newcastle
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  5-4-1 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK P_Shilton
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF P_Evra
                          Henrique DF  |  DF A_Hinkel
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF A_Mariappa
                          Maradona MF  |  DF L_Jones
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  MF N_Schulz
                          P_Nedved AM  |  MF R_Pires
                            M_Isco AM  |  MF M_Oakley
                           Stefano FW  |  MF L_Robert
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW G_Roberts
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                          A_Carlos SUB |  SUB D_F_Rodrigues
                         K_Richard SUB |  SUB S_McEveley
                           Y_Toure SUB |  SUB Leonardo
                      Y_Abdessadki SUB |  SUB E_Cavani

Referee: B_Kupu (Australia)


Min. 1  :(vla) P_Nedved runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of G_Puciato
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Hinkel
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maradona crosses it in!
          ...  G_Puciato with the shot!
          ...  P_Shilton with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Criscrito plays it into the danger area!
          ...  P_Shilton catches it!
Min. 4  :(nwt) M_Oakley has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Isco
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Robert!
          ...  L_Robert shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 6  :(nwt) P_Evra with the dribble
          ...  Henrique is easily beaten
          ...  P_Evra with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 14 :(nwt) L_Robert looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Henrique with an awful challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 17 :(nwt) C_Obasi changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Roberts
          ...  G_Roberts has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But K_Jensen gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Robert chips the ball into the area!
          ...  K_Jensen easily catches it!
Min. 18 :(vla) D_Criscrito runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off L_Jones back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  P_Evra goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 23 :(vla) Maradona flicks it over L_Jones and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Maradona tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  P_Shilton parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 23 :(vla) M_Friedrich beats L_Jones
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Obasi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 27 :(vla) M_Isco takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  M_Isco unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  P_Shilton with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 28 :(nwt) G_Roberts plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  G_Roberts bears down on goal!
          ...  K_Jensen fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 30 :(nwt) A_Hinkel has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Reinaldo
          ...  He knocks it to M_Oakley!
          ...  Reinaldo fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 34 :(nwt) L_Robert passes the ball to M_Oakley
          ...  P_Nedved plays the back pass
          ...  K_Jensen can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Pires floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Jensen
Min. 35 :(nwt) G_Roberts brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  G_Roberts tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  K_Jensen makes a difficult save
Min. 36 :(vla) Maradona runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Henrique
          ...  Henrique with the shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 36 :(nwt) R_Pires plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Roberts keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_Roberts fires the shot in!
          ...  Saved by K_Jensen
Min. 37 :(vla) Maradona is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Isco
          ...  But P_Evra puts it in row Z!
Min. 40 :(nwt) L_Robert drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Roberts
          ...  M_Friedrich anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 41 :(vla) G_Puciato finds his way through
          ...  C_Obasi slices it
          ...  P_Shilton moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by O_Ruggeri!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by A_Hinkel
Min. 41 :(nwt) L_Robert with a flicked pass to R_Pires
          ...  The cross hits R_Pires on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(nwt) M_Oakley with a flicked pass to G_Roberts
          ...  P_Nedved with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kupu warns him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Newcastle

Min. 46 :(vla) Maradona backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Stefano gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Hinkel gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 47 :(vla) P_Nedved sidesteps A_Hinkel
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Nedved !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Shilton dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat P_Shilton!
          ...  Valencia go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 47 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 47 :(nwt) P_Evra turns on a sixpence
          ...  P_Evra with a stunning strike !
          ...  But K_Jensen reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 49 :(vla) Stefano off the woodwork.
          ...  M_Friedrich picks up the deflection
          ...  M_Friedrich tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  P_Shilton parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 49 :(nwt) N_Schulz picks out M_Oakley with the cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Henrique
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Oakley floats the ball in!
          ...  K_Jensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 50 :(vla) K_Richard will come on for G_Puciato and play MF
Min. 50 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  P_Nedved latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  P_Nedved fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But P_Shilton makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 53 :(nwt) A_Hinkel with a neat pass into R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires with the shot !
          ...  K_Jensen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  K_Jensen has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 55 :(vla) Y_Toure will replace the useless M_Isco and will play MF
Min. 56 :(vla) Y_Toure plays it forward to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 57 :(vla) Reinaldo latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Reinaldo goes for the top corner !
          ...  P_Shilton has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  P_Shilton is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 57 :(vla) Maradona sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Nedved
          ...  M_Oakley takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Maradona swings it in
          ...  P_Nedved gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Mariappa slices it
          ...  P_Shilton moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Toure curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by A_Hinkel
Min. 59 :(nwt) A_Hinkel beats M_Friedrich
          ...  D_Criscrito reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 62 :(nwt) L_Jones 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  O_Ruggeri cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 65 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - Y_Abdessadki on for O_Ruggeri as a MF
Min. 65 :(nwt) Leonardo replaces N_Schulz to play as a MF
Min. 65 :(nwt) R_Pires is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Mariappa
          ...  But M_Friedrich spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 66 :(vla) Stefano whips the ball across to Reinaldo
          ...  What a shot from Reinaldo !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 69 :(nwt) Leonardo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Roberts decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  G_Roberts rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 70 :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Jones is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 74 :(vla) Maradona barges A_Hinkel off the ball
          ...  A_Hinkel makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Henrique curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of P_Shilton
Min. 74 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki 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!
          ...  Maradona receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Leonardo wins the ball well
          ...  B_Kupu has given a free kick
Min. 75 :(nwt) E_Cavani replaces G_Roberts to play as a FW
Min. 76 :(vla) Maradona sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Stefano
          ...  But E_Cavani slides in two footed.
          ...  B_Kupu has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Nedved with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows C_Obasi a clean set of heals
          ...  P_Nedved unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  P_Shilton can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  P_Shilton has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Nedved pushes it past D_F_Rodrigues
          ...  A_Mariappa with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 83 :(vla) Maradona hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Y_Abdessadki latches onto it!
          ...  M_Oakley with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  B_Kupu signals that it is indirect
          ...  Reinaldo plays it short to Stefano
          ...  But A_Mariappa wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(nwt) M_Oakley loses his marker!
          ...  But P_Nedved with the fine tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 107,589
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : P_Nedved (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Nedved (47), O_Ruggeri (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Henrique (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : G_Roberts
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Obasi (23), A_Mariappa (81), M_Oakley (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 Newcastle
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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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  27  10   7  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  24  11   9  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
Henrique       DF   1  24  10   8  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  18  19
Reinaldo       DF   1  24  10   6  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Maradona       MF   1  10  25  16  18 |  95   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  24  21  19 |  67   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  20
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  23  22  17 |  95   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  10  26
M_Isco         AM   2   8  22  19  31 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  28  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  26  12   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Richard      MF   1   9  27   9  26 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Toure        MF   1   8  26   4  32 |  38   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  26   8  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Shilton      GK  31   6   5   3  18 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  24  11   8  39 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
P_Evra         DF   3  23  11   9  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -14
A_Hinkel       DF   1  23  10  10  44 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
A_Mariappa     DF   2  23   9   9  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
L_Jones        DF   3  23   6   7  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  24  15  21 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  23  16  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
M_Oakley       MF   2  10  23  12  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
L_Robert       MF   1  12  23  10  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
G_Roberts      FW   1   9  10  23  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  26  13  11  34 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McEveley     DF   2  23  11   9  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leonardo       MF   1  12  23   4  35 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  25  26 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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