Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Valencia vs. Sao Paulo FC (Wed Dec 16)


                             Valencia  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-3-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  James Houston
                                       |
                     D_Van_Don_Bur GK  |  GK S_T_Perry
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF Baresi
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF C_Irvine
                           M_Barry MF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF Shane_Botwin
                           Eusebio MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                         R_Tabatta MF  |  MF Christie
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW L_Massu
                                       |
                            W_Hunt SUB |  SUB M_Vesic
                         E_Herbert SUB |  SUB McKenna
                           Macheda SUB |  SUB Turnbull
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB P_Foden
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB D_Purvis

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 1  :(vla) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Valencia will now play A
Min. 3  :(vla) D_Trezeguet with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Pereira
          ...  He knocks it to M_Bombarda!
          ...  M_Bombarda with a little chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 5  :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Baresi takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 7  :(sao) Shane_Botwin kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Massu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Nouri
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard drives it into the box!
          ...  B_Ivanovic heads it away
Min. 14 :(sao) S_Gerrard is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves with the shot !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 15 :(vla) M_Barry with a short pass to find D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But S_T_Perry punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 15 :(sao) Shane_Botwin with a neat pass into L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu has a go!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 21 :(vla) M_Barry holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet drives it towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_T_Perry moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_T_Perry looks dejected!
          ...  That's given Valencia the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 22 :(vla) Valencia switch to playing C
Min. 22 :(vla) M_Barry moves in a DM position
Min. 22 :(vla) M_Kikuchi crosses into the box, finding M_Bombarda
          ...  A_Pereira makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 22 :(vla) D_E_Boyata is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 24 :(vla) M_Barry puts in M_Bombarda
          ...  M_Bombarda chases it through, he must score !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  S_T_Perry palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabatta swings it in!
          ...  L_Massu clears the corner
Min. 29 :(sao) L_Massu skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_E_Boyata takes possession
Min. 30 :(vla) M_Bombarda is unmarked!
          ...  A_Pereira cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 31 :(sao) A_Wan_Bissaka watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  M_Kikuchi is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  O_Hategan refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 33 :(sao) S_Gerrard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Stam with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  S_Gerrard swings it in
          ...  A_Pereira takes control of it!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 35 :(vla) M_Bombarda sidesteps Baresi
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) A_Pereira looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Greaves
          ...  But M_Kikuchi wins the tackle
Min. 45 :(vla) Eusebio sidesteps Shane_Botwin
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Eusebio with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  S_T_Perry never had a chance!
Min. 45 :(sao) S_Gerrard holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Irvine
          ...  J_Stam fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 49 :(sao) Shane_Botwin runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Barry back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Shane_Botwin with the strike !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 52 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with a perfectly timed run
          ...  J_Greaves reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 52 :(sao) Christie reads the run of J_Greaves
          ...  But B_Ivanovic clears the danger
Min. 55 :(vla) E_Herbert is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Stam is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) L_Macleod replaces an unhappy R_Tabatta and will play as a MF
Min. 58 :(sao) J_Greaves takes on 3 men
          ...  D_E_Boyata hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Macleod gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 59 :(vla) Eusebio with the first time flick to D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  O_Hategan talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Valencia fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 59 :(sao) Christie retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Pereira latches onto the end of it
          ...  The cross hits A_Pereira on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur parries it
Min. 61 :(vla) Eusebio feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_E_Boyata runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Wan_Bissaka
Min. 62 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Trezeguet is through!
          ...  But J_Greaves puts the ball out of play
Min. 63 :(vla) M_Barry runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka with a well timed tackle
          ...  O_Hategan didn't like it though
Min. 65 :(vla) W_Jose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Bombarda
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(vla) Eusebio holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose tries to beat S_T_Perry from outside the area!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  S_T_Perry is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to W_Jose
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  S_T_Perry guesses right
Min. 71 :(sao) C_Irvine sidesteps M_Barry
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Irvine gets up high for the header !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 72 :(vla) D_Trezeguet takes possession
          ...  J_Greaves tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 73 :(sao) S_Gerrard puts in C_Irvine
          ...  E_Herbert with a bad challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  O_Hategan calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 76 :(vla) W_Jose runs forward
          ...  J_Greaves with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 78 :(vla) W_Jose steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Greaves
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_Irvine gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Trezeguet lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_T_Perry easily catches it!
Min. 79 :(vla) Eusebio heads the ball back to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a difficult save
Min. 80 :(sao) McKenna takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(sao) Turnbull is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(sao) D_Purvis comes on for Christie and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(sao) L_Massu finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Eusebio
          ...  L_Massu has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 81 :(sao) Shane_Botwin finds the run of D_Purvis
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Nouri
Min. 82 :(vla) M_Kikuchi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  D_Trezeguet is unmarked
          ...  D_Trezeguet could have let it bounce!
          ...  S_T_Perry gets his fingertips to it
Min. 82 :(sao) Turnbull controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Greaves gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Herbert reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 84 :(sao) D_Purvis uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  E_Herbert with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 84 :(sao) D_Purvis sidesteps M_Kikuchi
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  L_Macleod slices it
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard swings it in!
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 87 :(sao) A_Pereira runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves fires the shot in!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  L_Macleod seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  L_Macleod has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_T_Perry plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 91 :(sao) Turnbull looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Greaves
          ...  Eusebio with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He received a good talking to from O_Hategan
Min. 91 :(sao) S_Gerrard with an in swinging cross to J_Greaves
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Greaves !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick

*************  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          : D_E_Boyata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (21), D_E_Boyata (59)
Sent Off             : E_Herbert (84)
Booked               : J_Stam (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Greaves
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     | Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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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  36   2   7   5  23 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  32  11   9  11 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60   0  25
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  31  11   7  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  31   9   7  29 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Nouri        DF   1  29  12   6  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Barry        DM   2  18  29   7  32 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  29   9  30 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  29  11  21 |  93   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
R_Tabatta      MF   2  22  27  16  21 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  10  40
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  30   7  11  41 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30  10  10
Macheda        DF   1  25   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  37   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  30  10 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  25

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_T_Perry      GK  33   2   2   2  22 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  33  13   8  14 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
Baresi         DF   1  33  11   8  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  32   7   4  23 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Irvine       DF   2  28  10   7  33 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   3  28  10   5  21 |  81   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  30   9  20 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  29  18  21 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Christie       MF   3   8  28   6  32 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   9   7  31  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  30  13 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
M_Vesic        GK  19   3   2   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
McKenna        DF   1  26  15   1  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Turnbull       MF   1   1  26   1  40 |  12   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
P_Foden        MF   3   9  25   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Purvis       FW   2   7  10  30  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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