Elite FA Cup Groups Round 3, Valencia vs. Real Madrid (Wed Jan 08)


                             Valencia  |  Real Madrid
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 A
                           Andie Glen  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK J_Reina
                           O_Price DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF Beckenbauer
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF D_A_Cole
                           A_Nouri DF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                        P_Niemeyer MF  |  MF L_Copland
                         E_Jackson MF  |  MF Platini
                           B_Green MF  |  AM J_Gandolfini
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                         J_J_Jones SUB |  SUB L_Dita
                           S_Bould SUB |  SUB D_Kuzmanovic
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB M_Elliott
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB Valverde
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB S_Mane

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(vla) M_Kikuchi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_E_Boyata keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  J_Reina makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 4  :(vla) J_Stam with a 40-yard pass to W_Jose
          ...  Cleaned up by D_A_Cole
Min. 5  :(rmd) F_Ravanelli with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the chance !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  That's given Real Madrid the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 6  :(rmd) Real Madrid made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 6  :(rmd) D_A_Cole is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 9  :(rmd) K_Benzema knocks it past J_Stam and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Nouri slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 10 :(rmd) A defence splitting pass from L_Copland to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the crafty shot!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 12 :(vla) P_Niemeyer is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with his head down lets it go !
          ...  J_Reina makes a good save
Min. 13 :(vla) E_Jackson gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose is clean through, he is one on one with J_Reina
          ...  He dinks it over J_Reina
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  D_A_Cole somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 13 :(rmd) L_Copland finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  B_Green with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Platini floats it forward
          ...  Matej_Vydra latches onto the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Stam
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 15 :(vla) O_Price finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Platini had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  He is warned by M_Stadio
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 17 :(vla) M_Kikuchi skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  M_Kikuchi aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 19 :(rmd) K_Tierney works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
          ...  J_Stam slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Copland!
          ...  O_Price wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 19 :(vla) M_Kikuchi skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Matej_Vydra with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 21 :(vla) B_Green takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Ivanovic
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Carvajal belts it clear
Min. 28 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  M_Kikuchi attempts a low drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 29 :(rmd) L_Copland lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Matej_Vydra latches on to it
          ...  A delicate chip from Matej_Vydra !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Flowers moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 31 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Matej_Vydra gets on the end of it
          ...  B_Ivanovic with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Stadio reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 33 :(vla) M_Kikuchi whips the ball across to B_Green
          ...  F_Ravanelli knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Stadio just turns away!
Min. 42 :(vla) D_E_Boyata kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Kikuchi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Beckenbauer with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rmd) Platini unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Gandolfini
          ...  O_Price reads the play well
Min. 46 :(vla) J_Stam with an intelligent ball to B_Ivanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  J_Reina won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid

Min. 48 :(vla) W_Jose kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  W_Jose tries to chip the ball over J_Reina!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Reina's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Reina looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Ivanovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Reina jumps well to claim it!
Min. 49 :(vla) B_Ivanovic holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to E_Jackson
          ...  D_A_Cole makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 52 :(vla) O_Price unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Stam
          ...  D_A_Cole is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 54 :(rmd) D_Carvajal has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  K_Benzema gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Stam reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 59 :(rmd) L_Copland picks up the pass
          ...  L_Copland with the strike !
          ...  T_Flowers is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 61 :(vla) W_Jose runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  W_Jose hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 62 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Matej_Vydra decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Stam looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 65 :(vla) S_Bould replaces B_Ivanovic to play as a DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - M_Barry on for B_Green as a MF
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Trezeguet takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace W_Jose
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Kikuchi sidesteps Beckenbauer
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Kikuchi hits a great drive!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 66 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a simple pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the drive!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 68 :(vla) S_Bould steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs K_Tierney
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  K_Tierney moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 69 :(rmd) Beckenbauer floats the ball in to find F_Ravanelli
          ...  J_Stam with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Niemeyer sidesteps D_A_Cole
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Ravanelli
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 77 :(rmd) S_Mane is being brought on
          ...  K_Benzema is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 78 :(rmd) M_Elliott comes on for Beckenbauer and takes up a DF role
Min. 78 :(vla) S_Bould runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry lobs J_Reina!
          ...  J_Reina watches it sail wide!
Min. 79 :(rmd) Valverde is being prepared to come on
          ...  Platini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) P_Niemeyer lays the ball back to E_Jackson
          ...  M_Elliott had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 83 :(vla) J_Stam with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a thundering volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Reina dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Reina beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Reina catches it!
Min. 86 :(rmd) S_Mane with the kinky dribble
          ...  J_Stam body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) M_Kikuchi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_Carvajal
          ...  He knocks it to D_Trezeguet!
          ...  F_Ravanelli reads the situation well and wins the ball

*************  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              : M_Kikuchi (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Ivanovic (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Matej_Vydra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Matej_Vydra (5,10)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Matej_Vydra (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -40   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  30  13   8  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  30  11   8  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  29  11   7  22 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
J_Stam         DF   2  29   8   7  29 |  95   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  30   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  18  30   5  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
E_Jackson      MF   3   7  29   7  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  28   8  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0 -20  10  26
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  67   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
J_J_Jones      GK  29   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  27   8   5  22 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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  37   2   3   1  18 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  32  12   7  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  30   9  10  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  30   9   7  21 |  80   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  29   9  11  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  33   9  21 |  95   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  40   0
L_Copland      MF   1   9  33   7  21 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
Platini        MF   3   4  30   6  32 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  28  20  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  31  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  69
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  30  23 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  37   9   8  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Elliott      DF   1  25   7   5  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  26   7  43 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Mane         FW   2   6   8  25  30 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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