Division Two League Match, Valencia vs. Sao Paulo FC (Wed Nov 15)


                             Valencia  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 E
                        Andrea Goitre  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                        Brad_Viner GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                          C_Soares DF  |  DF Danilo
                         P_Navarra DF  |  DF McKenna
                          A_Mateju DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                        R_Zdravkov DF  |  DF A_Obileye
                        F_Valverde MF  |  MF Christie
                         A_Hazzard MF  |  MF Roy_Kent
                          Thiago_S MF  |  MF Dani_Alves
                     G_Mamardashvi MF  |  MF P_McNamara
                         C_Ronaldo FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                          P_Minuti FW  |  FW Keane
                                       |
                             Krull SUB |  SUB Adrian
                            Hierro SUB |  SUB Exe_Palacios
                          T_Partey SUB |  SUB B_Venison
                         M_Franchu SUB |  SUB A_Margareti
                       T_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB F_Torres

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 2  :(vla) F_Valverde kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Ronaldo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Danilo hits it out for a throw
Min. 2  :(sao) Danilo feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Keane runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Keane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Brad_Viner beats the ball away
Min. 5  :(vla) Thiago_S changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Minuti
          ...  Danilo wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 6  :(sao) A_Hunter finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  A_Hunter swings in the shot!
          ...  Brad_Viner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 9  :(vla) G_Mamardashvi pulls it back to P_Minuti
          ...  Christie cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 11 :(sao) Roy_Kent drives it forward to Dani_Alves
          ...  Dani_Alves has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Brad_Viner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Brad_Viner is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 12 :(vla) F_Valverde is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to C_Soares
          ...  McKenna wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 13 :(sao) Roy_Kent turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Hunter
          ...  Intercepted by R_Zdravkov
Min. 14 :(sao) Dani_Alves with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Hazzard muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  O_Bundy signals that it is indirect
          ...  Dani_Alves passes to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s given Sao Paulo FC the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 16 :(sao) Christie with a measured ball to Keane
          ...  Keane attempts a chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Brad_Viner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Brad_Viner beaten!
Min. 17 :(vla) Thiago_S with a probing pass to P_Minuti
          ...  But Danilo wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but O_Bundy has none of it.
Min. 17 :(sao) Dani_Alves with the nod to Keane
          ...  A_Mateju forces him off the ball
Min. 18 :(vla) G_Mamardashvi finds C_Ronaldo in acres of space
          ...  A glorious effort by C_Ronaldo !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka palms it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 21 :(sao) Dani_Alves gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 22 :(vla) Thiago_S floats the ball in to find P_Minuti
          ...  A_Obileye plays the back pass
          ...  J_Pavlenka can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Valverde swings it in!
          ...  Christie heads it away
Min. 22 :(sao) Keane runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Soares back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Keane keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Brad_Viner gathers it comfortably
Min. 26 :(vla) Thiago_S drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Zdravkov
          ...  R_Zdravkov sees J_Pavlenka off his line !
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 27 :(sao) A_Hunter jumps over P_Navarra's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Hunter with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Brad_Viner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 28 :(vla) C_Ronaldo takes advantage of a mistake by McKenna
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Blocked by J_Nasazzi
Min. 28 :(sao) Christie runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Keane latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But P_Minuti wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 29 :(vla) C_Ronaldo flicks it over Danilo and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Ronaldo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 30 :(vla) Thiago_S with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  C_Ronaldo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Ronaldo with the crafty shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 35 :(sao) Roy_Kent controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs R_Zdravkov
          ...  He puts in A_Hunter!
          ...  C_Soares knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But O_Bundy just turns away!
Min. 36 :(vla) A_Mateju drives it forward to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a good save
Min. 39 :(sao) A_Hunter finds a hole in the defence
          ...  G_Mamardashvi tackles from behind
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(sao) Roy_Kent with a 40-yard pass to A_Hunter
          ...  A_Hunter tries to chip the ball over Brad_Viner!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Brad_Viner never had a chance!
Min. 42 :(sao) J_Nasazzi with the through ball to Keane
          ...  P_Navarra beats him to the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) G_Mamardashvi with a flicked pass to C_Ronaldo
          ...  A delicate chip from C_Ronaldo !
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 44 :(sao) McKenna runs at P_Navarra
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A great volley from McKenna !
          ...  Brad_Viner gathers it easily
Min. 46 :(vla) G_Mamardashvi jumps over Danilo's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Mamardashvi with a stunning strike !
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 48 :(sao) A_Hunter beats C_Soares
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_Navarra wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!

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

Min. 46 :(vla) Thiago_S looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Ronaldo
          ...  C_Ronaldo with a powerful header !
          ...  J_Pavlenka fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 46 :(sao) J_Nasazzi sidesteps his marker
          ...  J_Nasazzi with the crafty shot!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 49 :(vla) Thiago_S stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Thiago_S drives the shot in!
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Pavlenka
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 59 :(sao) P_McNamara is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Christie
          ...  Christie sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 60 :(vla) A_Hazzard miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_Ronaldo though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Roy_Kent intercepts the pass
Min. 60 :(sao) Roy_Kent looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Dani_Alves
          ...  R_Zdravkov slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 63 :(vla) G_Mamardashvi finds P_Minuti in the box
          ...  P_Minuti beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  J_Pavlenka comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Pavlenka
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets a foot to it !!
Min. 64 :(sao) J_Nasazzi flicks the ball through
          ...  Keane runs onto it!
          ...  Keane aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Christie swings it in!
          ...  Keane swings a leg at it!
          ...  Brad_Viner falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Brad_Viner looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 65 :(sao) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Sao Paulo FC will now be playing C
Min. 65 :(vla) A_Hazzard kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Minuti gets on the end of the pass
          ...  From long range P_Minuti bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 66 :(vla) F_Valverde with a smart pass to Thiago_S
          ...  J_Nasazzi wins the ball
Min. 69 :(sao) Keane finds himself in acres of space
          ...  C_Soares robs him of the ball
Min. 70 :(vla) T_Partey will replace A_Hazzard and play MF
Min. 72 :(vla) F_Valverde crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Minuti in the box
          ...  Blocked by J_Nasazzi
Min. 74 :(vla) The ball is passed in from A_Mateju, he finds C_Ronaldo
          ...  C_Ronaldo shoots towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 74 :(sao) P_McNamara finds the run of Keane
          ...  An audacious effort from Keane !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 75 :(vla) Hierro is coming on for R_Zdravkov and playing DF
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Franchu is being prepared to come on
          ...  Thiago_S is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(vla) T_Partey with a smart pass to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 77 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as Exe_Palacios comes on for A_Hunter to play DF
Min. 77 :(vla) A_Mateju takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  The ball hits Exe_Palacios in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 77 :(vla) C_Ronaldo breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  A_Obileye brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(sao) Roy_Kent lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Keane latches on to it
          ...  Keane with a thundering shot!
          ...  Brad_Viner can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Brad_Viner makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 79 :(sao) P_McNamara has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Hierro takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 80 :(vla) T_Trezeguet takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Ronaldo as FW
Min. 82 :(sao) Keane takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Hierro with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 82 :(sao) Roy_Kent hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Keane latches onto it!
          ...  But A_Mateju wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) G_Mamardashvi plays the early ball across the box to find T_Trezeguet in space
          ...  T_Trezeguet with the punt towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka was lucky there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 107,914
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Thiago_S
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Hazzard (14), G_Mamardashvi (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Keane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Hunter (14), Keane (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Obileye (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :          20        |       16
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 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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Brad_Viner     GK  31   3   3   2  23 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  29   7  11  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Navarra      DF   1  29   6   9  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  29   8   8  30 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  28   6   9  20 |  78   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  30   2  10 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  30   2  26 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  29   8  29 |  78   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
G_Mamardashvi  MF   2   5  29   4  30 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48   3
C_Ronaldo      FW   1   3   2  29  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  28  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Krull          GK  28   2   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hierro         DF   1  27  10   7  33 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Partey       MF   1   3  29   1  28 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Franchu      MF   3  15  27   6  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  27  38 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  33   8   8  32 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
McKenna        DF   1  31  16   1  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  31   9   6  41 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  29   8   2  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Christie       MF   3   9  32   6  32 |  94   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  12  30   6  23 |  94   0   1   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  30  11  12 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  29   7  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  30  42 |  80   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  20  55
Keane          FW   1   3   4  30  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Adrian         GK  29   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  30   7   5  28 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Venison      DF   1  27   2   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Margareti    MF   1   8  23  10  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Torres       FW   1   5   8  25  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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