Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Real Madrid (Wed Jul 12)


                             Valencia  |  Real Madrid
                              5-4-1 P  |  4-3-3 E
                           Andie Glen  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK A_Zogbo
                        P_Senderos DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF Ronaldo
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF J_Flanagan
                         E_Johnson DF  |  MF Preety
                           Saruman MF  |  MF L_Copland
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  FW C_Arrache
                         D_Gaitnat MF  |  FW D_Nelisse
                          Saddam_H FW  |  FW Sheringham
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB R_Edgehill
                        W_Van_Boer SUB |  SUB J_Charlton
                          Denilson SUB |  SUB A_Schulz
                      J_R_Riquelme SUB |  SUB I_Falque
                     R_Chamgerlain SUB |  SUB Isco

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(vla) Saruman pushes it past the defender
          ...  Saruman hits a great shot !
          ...  A_Zogbo with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 1  :(rmd) Preety looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sheringham
          ...  P_Senderos is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 2  :(vla) T_Huddlestone beats B_Abdoulaye
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  K_Uddin reads the play well
Min. 2  :(rmd) L_Copland is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Preety
          ...  D_Criscrito with a deliberate foul
          ...  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
Min. 2  :(rmd) J_Flanagan takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  J_Flanagan with a powerful downward header!
          ...  P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 5  :(vla) Saddam_H finds a hole in the defence
          ...  B_Abdoulaye is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  N_Alexander shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  What's N_Alexander going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It looked like a penalty from here!!
          ...  Saddam_H places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He sends A_Zogbo the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Real Madrid...
Min. 7  :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa lobs it over D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  K_Uddin gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 12 :(rmd) Preety with a measured pass to Ronaldo
          ...  Ronaldo is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round P_Shilton
          ...  He slips it underneath P_Shilton
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Real Madrid are back on level terms now!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 12 :(vla) P_Senderos plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Sheringham with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 15 :(rmd) Preety nutmegs P_Senderos
          ...  Saddam_H hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Senderos wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 17 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic spits at N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 18 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_A_Glen
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with the block
Min. 19 :(vla) P_Senderos brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Saruman gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Ronaldo read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 20 :(vla) P_Senderos has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Flanagan
          ...  He puts in Saddam_H!
          ...  Saddam_H hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  A_Zogbo narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 22 :(rmd) J_Flanagan runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Gaitnat back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Flanagan has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But P_Shilton stops that one easily
Min. 25 :(vla) Saddam_H knocks it past Ronaldo and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  D_Nelisse with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 28 :(rmd) L_Copland holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Arrache
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Arrache !
          ...  P_Shilton with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Preety!
          ...  The ball comes to J_Flanagan
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  P_Shilton with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 29 :(vla) W_A_Glen kicks Preety!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 29 :(vla) W_Van_Boer replaces an unhappy Saddam_H and will play as a DF
Min. 29 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye 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!
          ...  D_Nelisse receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Nelisse !
          ...  But P_Shilton makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 30 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa skips the challenge from K_Uddin
          ...  A skilful effort from N_Ben_Khalifa !
          ...  A_Zogbo with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 31 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Nelisse
          ...  E_Johnson reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 33 :(vla) D_Gaitnat puts in Saruman
          ...  J_Flanagan dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 33 :(vla) W_Van_Boer holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Huddlestone
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 33 :(rmd) J_Charlton is being brought on
          ...  Sheringham is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 35 :(vla) Saruman spits at J_Flanagan
          ...  N_Alexander will just give him a speaking to
Min. 35 :(rmd) L_Copland with a glorious long pass to C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache tries to beat P_Shilton!
          ...  P_Shilton collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 38 :(vla) Saruman with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Saruman strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  A_Zogbo 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. 38 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Smalling
          ...  He puts in C_Arrache!
          ...  E_Johnson with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 40 :(vla) D_Gaitnat jumps over Ronaldo's challenge
          ...  K_Uddin clears with a diving header
Min. 41 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye spots J_Flanagan who is in acres of space
          ...  E_Johnson with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 41 :(rmd) L_Copland floats the ball in to find D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  P_Shilton won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with the heel pass to W_Van_Boer
          ...  Good sliding challenge from K_Uddin and it had to be
Min. 45 :(rmd) L_Copland runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ronaldo
          ...  Driven towards goal by Ronaldo !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Shilton was caught out there
          ...  And Real Madrid are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Real Madrid ...
Min. 46 :(vla) The Valencia manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 46 :(vla) Saruman takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Saruman with a blistering shot !
          ...  A_Zogbo can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  A_Zogbo has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?

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

Min. 53 :(rmd) Preety drives it across the face of the goal C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  P_Shilton can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Valencia 1-3 Real Madrid ...
Min. 54 :(rmd) Real Madrid restructured their strategy to D
Min. 54 :(vla) W_Van_Boer runs at Ronaldo
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Ronaldo
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa drives it into the box!
          ...  W_Van_Boer tries to place the shot!
          ...  A_Zogbo saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 54 :(vla) Saruman with a flicked pass to T_Huddlestone
          ...  Preety is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 55 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme replaces T_Huddlestone and will play MF
Min. 56 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with a smart pass to D_Gaitnat
          ...  K_Uddin plays it back
          ...  A_Zogbo slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Senderos
          ...  A_Zogbo comes out and claims it!
Min. 59 :(vla) D_Gaitnat slides the ball across to Saruman
          ...  A powerful header from Saruman !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  A_Zogbo won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 66 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme has space to run with the ball
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the overhead !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  N_Alexander talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Valencia fans celebrate though!
          ...  Valencia 2-3 Real Madrid ...
Min. 68 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is first to the ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Ronaldo
Min. 73 :(rmd) K_Uddin kicks Saruman off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by N_Alexander
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 76 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa runs into space
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Charlton hits it out for a throw
Min. 78 :(vla) Saruman 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!
          ...  Preety wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 79 :(rmd) I_Falque replaces Preety to play as a MF
Min. 79 :(vla) Saruman takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  B_Abdoulaye with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 81 :(rmd) Isco comes on for C_Arrache and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 82 :(vla) W_Van_Boer chests it down
          ...  J_Flanagan with a well timed tackle
          ...  N_Alexander didn't like it though
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 83 :(rmd) I_Falque kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Copland gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Copland with a terrific drive !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  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          : Saddam_H
Scorers              : Saddam_H (5 pen), J_R_Riquelme (66)
Sent Off             : W_A_Glen (29)
Booked               : D_Criscrito (2), E_Johnson (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Preety (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ronaldo (12,45), C_Arrache (53)
Sent Off             : D_Kuzmanovic (33), K_Uddin (73)
Booked               : B_Abdoulaye (5), Sheringham (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       15
Key Tackles          :           2        |       12
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 3 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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P_Shilton      GK  35   6   5   3  18 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  29  12   5  31 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  29  11   7  27 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_A_Glen       DF   2  28   7   8  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
C_Smalling     DF   1  28   8   6  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  28   8   5  31 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Saruman        MF   2   7  27  24  30 |  92   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -12
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  27  12  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  27  11  19 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Gaitnat      MF   2   9  27  10  31 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Saddam_H       FW   2  20  28  24  27 |  29   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  28   6   6  32 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Denilson       MF   1  15  28   2  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  27  21  34 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  26  20 |   0   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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A_Zogbo        GK  30   4   3   2  11 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  33   9   7  40 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
K_Uddin        DF   2  29  13   7  40 |  74   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 110  10  10
Ronaldo        DF   2  29  12   9  29 |  92   0   3   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  60   0  40
J_Flanagan     DF   2  23   8   4  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
Preety         MF   1  10  40   6  28 |  80   0   1   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  30   6  21 |  92   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   1
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  15  29   8  39 |  92   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
C_Arrache      FW   2  10   5  35  34 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   6  32  42 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  28  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
R_Edgehill     GK  27   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  35  14   8  18 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Schulz       DF   1  32  12  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  14  27   9  19 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Isco           FW   1   7  27   7  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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