Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Newcastle (Sun May 03)


                             Valencia  |  Newcastle
                            4-2-0-4 A  |  3-4-3 L
                           Andie Glen  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                     D_Van_Don_Bur GK  |  GK T_Conner
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF S_D_Gibson
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF A_Ramos
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF I_Hart
                            J_Stam DF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                         M_Kikuchi DM  |  MF Robinho
                         L_Macleod DM  |  MF A_Karnak
                            W_Jose FW  |  MF B_Matuidi
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW O_Bierhoff
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW Geminiho
                           Cantona FW  |  FW D_Burdisso
                                       |
                            R_Ceni SUB |  SUB W_Hunt
                           A_Nouri SUB |  SUB K_Fasan
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB W_Zaha
                          T_Cruise SUB |  SUB E_Huws
                          H_Higuim SUB |  SUB Y_Van_Der_Vu

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 2  :(vla) W_Jose flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  W_Jose with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  T_Conner fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 10 :(vla) D_E_Boyata passes the ball to M_Bombarda
          ...  Robinho with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  M_Kikuchi with the thundering drive
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Conner easily claims the ball!
Min. 14 :(nwt) B_Matuidi hoofs it up field to find A_Karnak
          ...  B_Ivanovic intercepts the pass
Min. 16 :(nwt) D_Burdisso with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Kikuchi a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Bombarda gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 19 :(nwt) I_Hart knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  D_Trezeguet fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  PENALTY !! Looked like a dive to me
          ...  But H_Webb has given it
          ...  O_Bierhoff will take it
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur saves it with ease!!
Min. 21 :(nwt) B_Matuidi with a probing through ball O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 21 :(vla) Cantona with a slick pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Geminiho tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  L_Macleod plays it short to Cantona
          ...  Cantona shapes up for a shot!
          ...  T_Conner parries it
Min. 23 :(vla) E_Herbert knocks the ball back to D_Van_Don_Bur
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 25 :(nwt) A_Karnak beats D_E_Boyata
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Karnak rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur manages to turn it behind
Min. 26 :(vla) M_Kikuchi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Bombarda
          ...  I_Hart makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Macleod
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets on the end of it
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 28 :(nwt) A_Ramos runs into space
          ...  D_E_Boyata cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 31 :(vla) L_Macleod with a first time pass
          ...  Cantona runs onto it!
          ...  Cantona aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi curls it into the box!
          ...  S_D_Gibson wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 31 :(nwt) Geminiho drives it forward to A_Karnak
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Herbert
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 34 :(nwt) Robinho drives it forward to Geminiho
          ...  M_Kikuchi tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  H_Webb has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by H_Webb!
          ...  He received a good talking to from H_Webb
Min. 36 :(vla) M_Kikuchi plays it forward to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 37 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a slick pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  T_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 38 :(nwt) Geminiho with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Herbert
          ...  Geminiho sees D_Van_Don_Bur off his line !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur looks very relieved!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps A_Karnak
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_D_Gibson wins the ball
Min. 43 :(nwt) S_D_Gibson chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Burdisso
          ...  E_Herbert anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 44 :(nwt) O_Bierhoff knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  O_Bierhoff has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_D_Gibson lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur comes out and claims it!
Min. 45 :(nwt) Robinho plays in O_Bierhoff with a beautiful ball
          ...  O_Bierhoff aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 48 :(vla) M_Bombarda beats A_Ramos
          ...  Robinho seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 49 :(vla) B_Ivanovic sprints past A_Ramos
          ...  A_Ramos does well to get the tackle in

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

Min. 48 :(vla) L_Macleod hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  W_Jose collects the loose ball!
          ...  W_Jose has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 50 :(nwt) O_Bierhoff steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Bombarda with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 58 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a probing pass to Cantona
          ...  But Geminiho with the fine tackle
Min. 59 :(vla) Cantona turns past A_Ramos
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Robinho with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 60 :(vla) M_Bombarda knocks it past A_Ramos and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Ramos is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 63 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a flicked pass to M_Bombarda
          ...  I_Hart brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 64 :(vla) D_Trezeguet with the dribble
          ...  I_Hart with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 66 :(vla) A_Nouri comes on for E_Herbert and takes up a DF role
Min. 66 :(vla) T_Cruise is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Trezeguet is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) H_Higuim replaces M_Bombarda and will play MF
Min. 71 :(vla) T_Cruise holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But T_Conner makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 71 :(nwt) A_Karnak squares it to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(vla) W_Jose takes advantage of a mistake by Robinho
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  W_Jose tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  T_Conner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Conner reacts well to save!!!
Min. 77 :(nwt) B_Matuidi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Karnak
          ...  J_Stam gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  D_E_Boyata runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But T_Conner reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 78 :(nwt) B_Matuidi unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Burdisso
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_E_Boyata
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 80 :(vla) D_E_Boyata knocks it forward
          ...  A_Ramos slips
          ...  W_Jose gets to it!
          ...  A delicate header from W_Jose !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a measured pass to W_Jose
          ...  S_D_Gibson brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 81 :(nwt) Curled in dangerously from I_Hart to D_Burdisso
          ...  L_Macleod tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  H_Webb calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 81 :(nwt) K_Porborsky plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Karnak decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But A_Nouri wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 82 :(nwt) W_Zaha is ready to come on to replace Robinho
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) There's going to be a change
          ...  Y_Van_Der_Vu will come on for D_Burdisso and play FW
Min. 82 :(nwt) Up goes the substitution board - E_Huws on for K_Porborsky as a MF
Min. 83 :(nwt) S_D_Gibson backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  O_Bierhoff gets on the end of it
          ...  O_Bierhoff with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur guesses right
Min. 84 :(nwt) A_Karnak runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Geminiho latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Driven towards goal by Geminiho !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a good save
Min. 85 :(vla) M_Kikuchi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Macleod
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Macleod !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(nwt) W_Zaha takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  W_Zaha with the strike !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Zaha plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Nouri clears the corner
Min. 90 :(vla) M_Kikuchi turns past A_Ramos
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Ramos reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 91 :(vla) H_Higuim with a real burst of pace
          ...  I_Hart gets in the way of the ball and clears!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 107,387
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kikuchi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Trezeguet (19), M_Bombarda (50), L_Macleod (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : I_Hart (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Herbert (23 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Robinho (10), Geminiho (21), A_Ramos (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  35   2   7   5  23 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  30  11   9  11 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  70   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20   0
J_Stam         DF   2  29   8   7  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Kikuchi      DM   1  15  28   9  30 |  95   0   0   7   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  50 -20
L_Macleod      DM   2   9  28  11  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  70   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  28  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
R_Ceni         GK  36   2   2   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  25   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  27  10  42 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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T_Conner       GK  35   3   3   2  32 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
S_D_Gibson     DF   1  27  11   8  12 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
A_Ramos        DF   2  27   9   8  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
I_Hart         DF   3  27   7   6  23 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  10   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  28   8  21 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Robinho        MF   1   7  27   8  23 |  86   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  26  15  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  25  16  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  28  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  27  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  38  28  23
D_Burdisso     FW   3   6   5  25  32 |  86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  25  10   6  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   8  26  19  12 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Huws         MF   2   7  25  19  38 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Y_Van_Der_Vu   FW   3   8   7  26  32 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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