Elite FA Cup Group Match, Valencia vs. Real Madrid (Wed Nov 24)


                             Valencia  |  Real Madrid
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Burns  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK J_Reina
                             Bauer DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF Beckenbauer
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF Platini
                           M_Woods MF  |  MF Tardelli
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  MF Juan_Callejon
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW H_Kane
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB Zo_Flora
                        D_E_Boyata SUB |  SUB D_Carvajal
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB A_Arrondel
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB J_Kimmich
                           D_Suker SUB |  SUB H_Sanchez

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(rmd) Platini with a slick pass to K_Benzema
          ...  J_Stam seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 8  :(rmd) H_Kane turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  M_Kikuchi is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  K_Clark just wants to lecture him
Min. 10 :(vla) M_Kikuchi runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet drives the ball low !
          ...  J_Reina catches the ball
Min. 10 :(rmd) K_Benzema runs with pace at the defence
          ...  K_Benzema with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Real Madrid ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 11 :(rmd) The Real Madrid manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 13 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Thompson back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Juan_Callejon with a thundering drive!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 17 :(rmd) T_Alderweirel looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  T_Alderweirel tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Real Madrid fans to celebrate!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 18 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play L
Min. 26 :(rmd) P_Livingstone drives it forward to Tardelli
          ...  Bauer fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Juan_Callejon hoists it forward
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it
          ...  But A_Nouri with the fine tackle
Min. 33 :(rmd) Platini has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Nouri
          ...  He puts in K_Benzema!
          ...  M_Barry had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(vla) S_Mazzola kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Kikuchi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Alderweirel wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 34 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli fires over a low cross to K_Benzema
          ...  P_Thompson reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 36 :(rmd) Juan_Callejon sidesteps P_Thompson
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But M_Barry wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 40 :(vla) Bauer changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Trezeguet
          ...  P_Livingstone is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  J_Reina misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Kikuchi
          ...  T_Alderweirel reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 41 :(rmd) K_Benzema has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Nouri wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Barry takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Beckenbauer with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Kikuchi looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Alderweirel and it had to be

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-2 Real Madrid

Min. 46 :(rmd) P_Livingstone cuts the ball back to H_Kane
          ...  S_Mazzola with the foul
          ...  K_Clark just wants to lecture him
Min. 52 :(vla) W_Jose is first to the loose ball
          ...  W_Morgan intercepts the pass
Min. 58 :(vla) D_Trezeguet looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  But T_Alderweirel sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 62 :(rmd) K_Benzema with a probing pass to Platini
          ...  J_Stam rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  K_Clark refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 65 :(rmd) H_Kane takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past P_Thompson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Nouri
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 69 :(rmd) W_Morgan hoofs it up field to find K_Benzema
          ...  Bauer with a bad challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 74 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a slide rule pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  D_Trezeguet takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just J_Reina is between him and the goal
          ...  He lobs it over J_Reina
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 74 :(rmd) K_Benzema takes advantage of a mistake by A_Nouri
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  W_Jose with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 78 :(rmd) J_Kimmich replaces F_Ravanelli and will play MF
Min. 78 :(vla) M_Kikuchi takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Trezeguet
          ...  Juan_Callejon pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 79 :(vla) L_Macleod replaces an unhappy S_Mazzola and will play as a MF
Min. 79 :(rmd) Platini pulls it back to P_Livingstone
          ...  M_Woods read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Suker is coming on for D_Trezeguet and will play FW
Min. 80 :(rmd) A_Arrondel will come on for Beckenbauer and play DF
Min. 80 :(rmd) H_Sanchez takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace H_Kane as FW
Min. 80 :(rmd) K_Benzema takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
          ...  P_Thompson forces him off the ball
Min. 81 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_E_Boyata will come on for A_Nouri and play DF
Min. 83 :(vla) M_Woods looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Suker
          ...  A_Arrondel robs him of the ball
Min. 85 :(rmd) W_Morgan is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 87 :(rmd) K_Benzema cuts inside Bauer
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  The ball hits J_Stam in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) L_Macleod jumps over J_Kimmich's challenge
          ...  Tardelli with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  K_Clark signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Woods shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to J_Stam instead
          ...  But J_Kimmich puts the ball out of play
Min. 94 :(vla) L_Macleod beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  T_Alderweirel seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward

*************  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          : M_Kikuchi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Barry (33), Bauer (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : T_Alderweirel (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Benzema (10), T_Alderweirel (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tardelli (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       3
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           1        |       2
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 Real Madrid
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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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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -40   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Stam         DF   2  32   9   7  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  31  12   6  21 |  82   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -12 -22
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  29   9  18 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  29  21 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  29  11  31 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  39   2   3   1  18 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  34  11   9  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  33  10   8  21 |  81   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  31   9   9  31 |  95   0   5   0   0   1   1   0   0   0 100   0  25
W_Morgan       DF   3  29  12   7  10 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  12  35   9  21 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Platini        MF   3   5  32   7  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Tardelli       MF   3   7  31   6  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Juan_Callejon  MF   2   7  29   7  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  34  33 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  31  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  45
Zo_Flora       GK  26   1   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  33   9  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  33   4   8  12 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Kimmich      MF   2  15  33   1  14 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  29  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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