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Season 28 Archive: Division 1, Week 7
Valencia 2 - 3 Sao Paulo FC
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Jun 16)
Valencia | Sao Paulo FC
4-1-2-2-1 E | 4-3-3 A
Andie Glen | Care Taker
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Kamikaze GK | GK Dante_Silva
D_E_Boyata DF | DF A_Pereira
B_Ivanovic DF | DF Baresi
E_Herbert DF | DF G_Hanley
J_Stam DF | DF Lizarazu
P_Niemeyer DM | MF Shane_Botwin
T_Huddlestone MF | MF Li_Chung
K_El_Ahmadi MF | MF Raul_Hierra
J_R_Riquelme AM | FW J_Greaves
Maradona AM | FW L_Massu
W_Jose FW | FW F_Totti
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Q_Atoo SUB | SUB Brad_Viner
O_Price SUB | SUB A_Britton
L_Macleod SUB | SUB B_Bjorksson
N_Kanu SUB | SUB S_Gerrard
M_Icardi SUB | SUB P_Aubameyang
Referee: P_Graham (Wales)
Min. 2 :(vla) E_Herbert with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... E_Herbert shapes up for a shot!
... But Dante_Silva just gets his fingers to that one
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 4 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme plays the early ball across the box to find D_E_Boyata in space
... D_E_Boyata with a bomb of a shot !
... But Dante_Silva punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that Dante_Silva got a touch
Min. 4 :(sao) Baresi looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Raul_Hierra
... Raul_Hierra attempts the shot!
... Kamikaze with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 7 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme leaves Lizarazu standing
... J_R_Riquelme drives the ball low !
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 8 :(sao) Raul_Hierra off the woodwork.
... L_Massu picks up the deflection
... L_Massu drives the shot in!
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... That's put Sao Paulo FC in front!
... Valencia 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 9 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play A
Min. 9 :(sao) Raul_Hierra brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... G_Hanley gets on the end of the pass
... P_Niemeyer rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 11 :(sao) L_Massu picks up a loose ball
... A scorcher of a shot from L_Massu !
... It floats over Kamikaze
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 13 :(sao) Raul_Hierra miskicks!
... He finds L_Massu though
... That was fortunate
... B_Ivanovic with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 17 :(sao) Raul_Hierra crosses in from the wing, he finds F_Totti in the box
... F_Totti flicks the header toward the far post!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 18 :(vla) B_Ivanovic runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to W_Jose
... W_Jose with a blistering shot !
... The fans get off there seats!
... Dante_Silva plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 19 :(sao) Li_Chung crosses to J_Greaves
... J_Greaves with the shot !
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... Valencia 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 21 :(sao) F_Totti flicks it past T_Huddlestone
... He runs forward
... B_Ivanovic with an awful challenge
... He could be off here!
... P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 22 :(sao) Shane_Botwin 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 J_Greaves
... J_Greaves attempts a low drive!
... But Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 24 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to T_Huddlestone
... T_Huddlestone flings a shot at goal !
... GOAL !!
... Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
... Valencia 1-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 24 :(sao) F_Totti beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds L_Massu
... Excellent sliding challenge from K_El_Ahmadi
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Niemeyer gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... G_Hanley with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 25 :(vla) Maradona sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Maradona drives it low !
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 27 :(vla) T_Huddlestone drives it forward to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme chases it through, he must score !
... But Dante_Silva dives to his left
... I think Dante_Silva just got a hand on that one
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past G_Hanley
... He knocks it to P_Niemeyer!
... P_Niemeyer hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... Dante_Silva pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_R_Riquelme
... D_E_Boyata gets something on it!
... Dante_Silva has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Dante_Silva reacts well to save!!!
Min. 29 :(vla) T_Huddlestone crosses to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Dante_Silva dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Dante_Silva beaten!
... CORNER!
... Maradona drives it into the box!
... Dante_Silva jumps well to claim it!
Min. 29 :(sao) Shane_Botwin pushes it past D_E_Boyata
... Shane_Botwin with the header !
... Kamikaze gets up well to catch that one
Min. 30 :(vla) Maradona runs at goal
... He spots the run of J_R_Riquelme
... He's played him in
... J_R_Riquelme fires off a right-footed shot !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 34 :(sao) Shane_Botwin 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!
... L_Massu receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Herbert
Min. 36 :(vla) D_E_Boyata finds J_R_Riquelme with a perfectly weighted pass
... J_R_Riquelme looks to see where Dante_Silva is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... Dante_Silva gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by Dante_Silva !!
Min. 41 :(sao) A_Pereira flicks the ball through
... L_Massu runs onto it!
... L_Massu attempts to drive it home!
... Kamikaze parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) G_Hanley 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!
... F_Totti receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... P_Niemeyer with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 44 :(sao) F_Totti flicks it past B_Ivanovic
... He runs forward
... F_Totti with the header !
... Kamikaze goes down well to save
Min. 45 :(vla) T_Huddlestone finds the run of Maradona
... Maradona tries to chip the ball over Dante_Silva!
... Dante_Silva gets his fingertips to it
Min. 45 :(sao) A_Pereira takes advantage of a mistake by E_Herbert
... Can he make them pay?
... A_Pereira hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Li_Chung plays it towards the near post!
... F_Totti makes a firm connection with his head
... Kamikaze fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 46 :(vla) D_E_Boyata turns past G_Hanley
... He has created space for himself now
... D_E_Boyata smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... Maradona chips the ball in towards the back post!
... It goes straight into the arms of Dante_Silva
Min. 47 :(vla) W_Jose with a 40-yard pass to T_Huddlestone
... The defender plays it back to Dante_Silva
... T_Huddlestone intercepts the back pass!
... He tries to dummy Dante_Silva
... He tries to slide it past Dante_Silva
... Dante_Silva pulls off a save !!
Min. 48 :(vla) W_Jose flicks it over Baresi's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... W_Jose runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... Dante_Silva fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 48 :(sao) Li_Chung finds L_Massu in the box
... But D_E_Boyata wins the ball with a sliding challenge
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Sao Paulo FC
Min. 46 :(sao) F_Totti takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
... It's a lucky break
... Maradona reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 47 :(vla) B_Ivanovic knocks the ball past L_Massu
... Lizarazu knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But P_Graham just turns away!
Min. 47 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme wins possession
... He plays the ball across to W_Jose
... G_Hanley rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... P_Graham pauses
... PENALTY !!
... W_Jose will take it
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... Valencia 2-2 Sao Paulo FC...
Min. 48 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing E
Min. 48 :(sao) F_Totti brings the ball into the opposing area
... L_Massu makes himself available
... P_Niemeyer muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Andie Glen looks relieved
... Care Taker is far from happy with that decision
Min. 49 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme crosses to J_Stam
... J_Stam has a dig at goal!
... Dante_Silva with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 50 :(vla) W_Jose runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Shane_Botwin wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 51 :(sao) Raul_Hierra is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to J_Greaves
... J_Greaves with a thundering shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... Shane_Botwin chips the ball in towards the back post!
... Raul_Hierra gets a shot in
... Kamikaze parries it
Min. 54 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme sees Dante_Silva off his line !
... Dante_Silva is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... Dante_Silva looks very relieved!
Min. 55 :(vla) O_Price takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace J_Stam as DF
Min. 55 :(sao) A_Britton is being prepared to come on
... Baresi is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 58 :(vla) B_Ivanovic runs at the defence
... He nutmegs A_Britton
... He showed his class there
... The ball hits Lizarazu in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 60 :(sao) P_Aubameyang takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace F_Totti as FW
Min. 61 :(vla) T_Huddlestone kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Maradona gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Lizarazu bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 64 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Maradona
... G_Hanley hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_R_Riquelme!
... Dante_Silva easily catches it!
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Macleod is being brought on
... Maradona is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as S_Gerrard comes on for Shane_Botwin to play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... J_R_Riquelme has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But it goes just over
Min. 66 :(vla) N_Kanu takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace W_Jose as FW
Min. 66 :(sao) S_Gerrard has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... P_Aubameyang gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... L_Macleod bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... P_Aubameyang bends it round the wall
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... GOAL !!
... What a great finish
... The Sao Paulo FC fans chant his name!
... Sao Paulo FC go ahead in this match now!
... Valencia 2-3 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 67 :(vla) Valencia will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 67 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC are switching their playing style to C
Min. 67 :(sao) J_Greaves dribbles it into the box
... J_Greaves hits a great shot !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 71 :(sao) A_Britton curls the ball out wide to J_Greaves
... O_Price goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 72 :(vla) P_Niemeyer picks out D_E_Boyata with the cross
... D_E_Boyata with a bicycle kick !
... But Dante_Silva comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 72 :(vla) T_Huddlestone is hobbling. He's unable to continue
... And they have used all three of their substitutions
Min. 73 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to L_Macleod
... L_Macleod curls it towards the top corner !
... Dante_Silva falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... Dante_Silva looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme drives it into the box!
... B_Ivanovic gets a shot in
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 73 :(sao) Raul_Hierra backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... J_Greaves gets on the end of it
... J_Greaves with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Kamikaze narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 74 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi runs into space
... K_El_Ahmadi rifles it at the goal !
... Dante_Silva has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Dante_Silva reacts well to save!!!
Min. 74 :(sao) Li_Chung with a Cruyff turn
... D_E_Boyata knocks the ball back to Kamikaze
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past Kamikaze!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by L_Massu
... Kamikaze easily catches it!
Min. 75 :(vla) The defender slips and falls over!
... L_Macleod is through!
... L_Macleod has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... Dante_Silva saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 78 :(sao) Li_Chung takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... O_Price slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 84 :(sao) Raul_Hierra beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Graham
... Raul_Hierra controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... Kamikaze tips it over
... CORNER!
... Raul_Hierra floats the ball in!
... G_Hanley tries to place the shot!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 85 :(sao) Lizarazu with the towering header to S_Gerrard
... A left-footer by S_Gerrard !
... But Kamikaze stops that one easily
Min. 87 :(sao) S_Gerrard finds L_Massu in acres of space
... A powerful header from L_Massu !
... It looks good
... Kamikaze falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... Kamikaze looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... L_Massu chips the ball into the area!
... Kamikaze makes the catch!
Min. 87 :(vla) O_Price looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_E_Boyata
... S_Gerrard tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... P_Graham has stopped play
... Well spotted by P_Graham!
... P_Graham calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pereira
... That mistake could prove costly
... A_Pereira moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 91 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme miskicks!
... He finds L_Macleod though
... That was fortunate
... L_Macleod tries the shot !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
************* 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 : K_El_Ahmadi
Scorers : T_Huddlestone (24), W_Jose (47 pen)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Ivanovic (21)
Injured : T_Huddlestone (72)
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player : Raul_Hierra (Man of the Match)
Scorers : L_Massu (8), J_Greaves (19), P_Aubameyang (66)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : G_Hanley (24), S_Gerrard (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal : 26 | 20
Off target : 9 | 6
On target : 17 | 14
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 5 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 5
Key Tackles : 9 | 6
Key Passes : 18 | 18
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Final Score : Valencia 2 - 3 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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Kamikaze GK 36 7 2 2 20 | 94 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
D_E_Boyata DF 2 29 11 8 11 | 94 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 10 16
B_Ivanovic DF 3 29 11 7 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 8 -1
E_Herbert DF 1 28 7 11 41 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
J_Stam DF 2 28 8 7 29 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
P_Niemeyer DM 1 18 29 5 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 29 11 19 | 75 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 35
K_El_Ahmadi MF 1 10 29 7 15 | 94 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 -15
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 28 21 34 | 94 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 40 15
Maradona AM 1 11 27 17 18 | 68 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
W_Jose FW 3 8 9 28 10 | 69 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 40
Q_Atoo GK 30 3 7 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Price DF 2 29 12 7 26 | 36 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
L_Macleod MF 2 9 27 11 31 | 26 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
N_Kanu FW 3 6 7 29 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
M_Icardi FW 1 7 7 25 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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Dante_Silva GK 39 1 7 3 22 | 94 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
A_Pereira DF 2 31 12 7 14 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 21
Baresi DF 1 31 11 8 21 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
G_Hanley DF 2 29 12 7 41 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 8 -1
Lizarazu DF 3 25 8 5 21 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 30 20
Shane_Botwin MF 2 7 29 9 20 | 68 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
Li_Chung MF 3 8 29 7 11 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Raul_Hierra MF 1 9 28 9 31 | 94 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 65 15
J_Greaves FW 3 8 7 29 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 42
L_Massu FW 1 7 11 28 13 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 41
F_Totti FW 2 6 11 28 42 | 63 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 11
Brad_Viner GK 26 3 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Britton DF 2 31 10 8 15 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Bjorksson MF 2 11 31 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Gerrard MF 2 6 28 17 21 | 26 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 3
P_Aubameyang FW 2 6 8 26 38 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
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Valencia | Sao Paulo FC
4-1-2-2-1 E | 4-3-3 A
Andie Glen | Care Taker
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Kamikaze GK | GK Dante_Silva
D_E_Boyata DF | DF A_Pereira
B_Ivanovic DF | DF Baresi
E_Herbert DF | DF G_Hanley
J_Stam DF | DF Lizarazu
P_Niemeyer DM | MF Shane_Botwin
T_Huddlestone MF | MF Li_Chung
K_El_Ahmadi MF | MF Raul_Hierra
J_R_Riquelme AM | FW J_Greaves
Maradona AM | FW L_Massu
W_Jose FW | FW F_Totti
|
Q_Atoo SUB | SUB Brad_Viner
O_Price SUB | SUB A_Britton
L_Macleod SUB | SUB B_Bjorksson
N_Kanu SUB | SUB S_Gerrard
M_Icardi SUB | SUB P_Aubameyang
Referee: P_Graham (Wales)
Min. 2 :(vla) E_Herbert with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... E_Herbert shapes up for a shot!
... But Dante_Silva just gets his fingers to that one
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 4 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme plays the early ball across the box to find D_E_Boyata in space
... D_E_Boyata with a bomb of a shot !
... But Dante_Silva punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that Dante_Silva got a touch
Min. 4 :(sao) Baresi looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Raul_Hierra
... Raul_Hierra attempts the shot!
... Kamikaze with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 7 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme leaves Lizarazu standing
... J_R_Riquelme drives the ball low !
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 8 :(sao) Raul_Hierra off the woodwork.
... L_Massu picks up the deflection
... L_Massu drives the shot in!
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... That's put Sao Paulo FC in front!
... Valencia 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 9 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play A
Min. 9 :(sao) Raul_Hierra brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... G_Hanley gets on the end of the pass
... P_Niemeyer rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 11 :(sao) L_Massu picks up a loose ball
... A scorcher of a shot from L_Massu !
... It floats over Kamikaze
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 13 :(sao) Raul_Hierra miskicks!
... He finds L_Massu though
... That was fortunate
... B_Ivanovic with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 17 :(sao) Raul_Hierra crosses in from the wing, he finds F_Totti in the box
... F_Totti flicks the header toward the far post!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 18 :(vla) B_Ivanovic runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to W_Jose
... W_Jose with a blistering shot !
... The fans get off there seats!
... Dante_Silva plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 19 :(sao) Li_Chung crosses to J_Greaves
... J_Greaves with the shot !
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... Valencia 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 21 :(sao) F_Totti flicks it past T_Huddlestone
... He runs forward
... B_Ivanovic with an awful challenge
... He could be off here!
... P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 22 :(sao) Shane_Botwin 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 J_Greaves
... J_Greaves attempts a low drive!
... But Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 24 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to T_Huddlestone
... T_Huddlestone flings a shot at goal !
... GOAL !!
... Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
... Valencia 1-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 24 :(sao) F_Totti beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds L_Massu
... Excellent sliding challenge from K_El_Ahmadi
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Niemeyer gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... G_Hanley with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 25 :(vla) Maradona sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... Maradona drives it low !
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 27 :(vla) T_Huddlestone drives it forward to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme chases it through, he must score !
... But Dante_Silva dives to his left
... I think Dante_Silva just got a hand on that one
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past G_Hanley
... He knocks it to P_Niemeyer!
... P_Niemeyer hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... Dante_Silva pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_R_Riquelme
... D_E_Boyata gets something on it!
... Dante_Silva has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Dante_Silva reacts well to save!!!
Min. 29 :(vla) T_Huddlestone crosses to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Dante_Silva dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Dante_Silva beaten!
... CORNER!
... Maradona drives it into the box!
... Dante_Silva jumps well to claim it!
Min. 29 :(sao) Shane_Botwin pushes it past D_E_Boyata
... Shane_Botwin with the header !
... Kamikaze gets up well to catch that one
Min. 30 :(vla) Maradona runs at goal
... He spots the run of J_R_Riquelme
... He's played him in
... J_R_Riquelme fires off a right-footed shot !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 34 :(sao) Shane_Botwin 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!
... L_Massu receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Herbert
Min. 36 :(vla) D_E_Boyata finds J_R_Riquelme with a perfectly weighted pass
... J_R_Riquelme looks to see where Dante_Silva is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... Dante_Silva gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by Dante_Silva !!
Min. 41 :(sao) A_Pereira flicks the ball through
... L_Massu runs onto it!
... L_Massu attempts to drive it home!
... Kamikaze parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) G_Hanley 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!
... F_Totti receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... P_Niemeyer with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 44 :(sao) F_Totti flicks it past B_Ivanovic
... He runs forward
... F_Totti with the header !
... Kamikaze goes down well to save
Min. 45 :(vla) T_Huddlestone finds the run of Maradona
... Maradona tries to chip the ball over Dante_Silva!
... Dante_Silva gets his fingertips to it
Min. 45 :(sao) A_Pereira takes advantage of a mistake by E_Herbert
... Can he make them pay?
... A_Pereira hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Li_Chung plays it towards the near post!
... F_Totti makes a firm connection with his head
... Kamikaze fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 46 :(vla) D_E_Boyata turns past G_Hanley
... He has created space for himself now
... D_E_Boyata smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... Maradona chips the ball in towards the back post!
... It goes straight into the arms of Dante_Silva
Min. 47 :(vla) W_Jose with a 40-yard pass to T_Huddlestone
... The defender plays it back to Dante_Silva
... T_Huddlestone intercepts the back pass!
... He tries to dummy Dante_Silva
... He tries to slide it past Dante_Silva
... Dante_Silva pulls off a save !!
Min. 48 :(vla) W_Jose flicks it over Baresi's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... W_Jose runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... Dante_Silva fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 48 :(sao) Li_Chung finds L_Massu in the box
... But D_E_Boyata wins the ball with a sliding challenge
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Sao Paulo FC
Min. 46 :(sao) F_Totti takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
... It's a lucky break
... Maradona reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 47 :(vla) B_Ivanovic knocks the ball past L_Massu
... Lizarazu knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But P_Graham just turns away!
Min. 47 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme wins possession
... He plays the ball across to W_Jose
... G_Hanley rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... P_Graham pauses
... PENALTY !!
... W_Jose will take it
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... Valencia 2-2 Sao Paulo FC...
Min. 48 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing E
Min. 48 :(sao) F_Totti brings the ball into the opposing area
... L_Massu makes himself available
... P_Niemeyer muscles him off the ball
... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Andie Glen looks relieved
... Care Taker is far from happy with that decision
Min. 49 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme crosses to J_Stam
... J_Stam has a dig at goal!
... Dante_Silva with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 50 :(vla) W_Jose runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Shane_Botwin wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 51 :(sao) Raul_Hierra is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to J_Greaves
... J_Greaves with a thundering shot!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
... CORNER!
... Shane_Botwin chips the ball in towards the back post!
... Raul_Hierra gets a shot in
... Kamikaze parries it
Min. 54 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme sees Dante_Silva off his line !
... Dante_Silva is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... Dante_Silva looks very relieved!
Min. 55 :(vla) O_Price takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace J_Stam as DF
Min. 55 :(sao) A_Britton is being prepared to come on
... Baresi is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 58 :(vla) B_Ivanovic runs at the defence
... He nutmegs A_Britton
... He showed his class there
... The ball hits Lizarazu in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 60 :(sao) P_Aubameyang takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace F_Totti as FW
Min. 61 :(vla) T_Huddlestone kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Maradona gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Lizarazu bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 64 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Maradona
... G_Hanley hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_R_Riquelme!
... Dante_Silva easily catches it!
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Macleod is being brought on
... Maradona is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as S_Gerrard comes on for Shane_Botwin to play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with electric pace
... He eases past the defender
... J_R_Riquelme has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But it goes just over
Min. 66 :(vla) N_Kanu takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace W_Jose as FW
Min. 66 :(sao) S_Gerrard has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... P_Aubameyang gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... L_Macleod bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... P_Aubameyang bends it round the wall
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... GOAL !!
... What a great finish
... The Sao Paulo FC fans chant his name!
... Sao Paulo FC go ahead in this match now!
... Valencia 2-3 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 67 :(vla) Valencia will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 67 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC are switching their playing style to C
Min. 67 :(sao) J_Greaves dribbles it into the box
... J_Greaves hits a great shot !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 71 :(sao) A_Britton curls the ball out wide to J_Greaves
... O_Price goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 72 :(vla) P_Niemeyer picks out D_E_Boyata with the cross
... D_E_Boyata with a bicycle kick !
... But Dante_Silva comes out and dives at his feet
... That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 72 :(vla) T_Huddlestone is hobbling. He's unable to continue
... And they have used all three of their substitutions
Min. 73 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to L_Macleod
... L_Macleod curls it towards the top corner !
... Dante_Silva falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... Dante_Silva looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme drives it into the box!
... B_Ivanovic gets a shot in
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 73 :(sao) Raul_Hierra backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... J_Greaves gets on the end of it
... J_Greaves with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Kamikaze narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 74 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi runs into space
... K_El_Ahmadi rifles it at the goal !
... Dante_Silva has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Dante_Silva reacts well to save!!!
Min. 74 :(sao) Li_Chung with a Cruyff turn
... D_E_Boyata knocks the ball back to Kamikaze
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past Kamikaze!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by L_Massu
... Kamikaze easily catches it!
Min. 75 :(vla) The defender slips and falls over!
... L_Macleod is through!
... L_Macleod has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... Dante_Silva saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 78 :(sao) Li_Chung takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... O_Price slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 84 :(sao) Raul_Hierra beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves P_Graham
... Raul_Hierra controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... Kamikaze tips it over
... CORNER!
... Raul_Hierra floats the ball in!
... G_Hanley tries to place the shot!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 85 :(sao) Lizarazu with the towering header to S_Gerrard
... A left-footer by S_Gerrard !
... But Kamikaze stops that one easily
Min. 87 :(sao) S_Gerrard finds L_Massu in acres of space
... A powerful header from L_Massu !
... It looks good
... Kamikaze falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... Kamikaze looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... L_Massu chips the ball into the area!
... Kamikaze makes the catch!
Min. 87 :(vla) O_Price looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_E_Boyata
... S_Gerrard tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... P_Graham has stopped play
... Well spotted by P_Graham!
... P_Graham calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pereira
... That mistake could prove costly
... A_Pereira moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 91 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme miskicks!
... He finds L_Macleod though
... That was fortunate
... L_Macleod tries the shot !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
************* 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 : K_El_Ahmadi
Scorers : T_Huddlestone (24), W_Jose (47 pen)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : B_Ivanovic (21)
Injured : T_Huddlestone (72)
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player : Raul_Hierra (Man of the Match)
Scorers : L_Massu (8), J_Greaves (19), P_Aubameyang (66)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : G_Hanley (24), S_Gerrard (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal : 26 | 20
Off target : 9 | 6
On target : 17 | 14
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 5 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 5
Key Tackles : 9 | 6
Key Passes : 18 | 18
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Final Score : Valencia 2 - 3 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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Kamikaze GK 36 7 2 2 20 | 94 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
D_E_Boyata DF 2 29 11 8 11 | 94 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 10 16
B_Ivanovic DF 3 29 11 7 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 8 -1
E_Herbert DF 1 28 7 11 41 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
J_Stam DF 2 28 8 7 29 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
P_Niemeyer DM 1 18 29 5 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 29 11 19 | 75 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 35
K_El_Ahmadi MF 1 10 29 7 15 | 94 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 -15
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 28 21 34 | 94 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 40 15
Maradona AM 1 11 27 17 18 | 68 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
W_Jose FW 3 8 9 28 10 | 69 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 40
Q_Atoo GK 30 3 7 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Price DF 2 29 12 7 26 | 36 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
L_Macleod MF 2 9 27 11 31 | 26 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
N_Kanu FW 3 6 7 29 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
M_Icardi FW 1 7 7 25 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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Dante_Silva GK 39 1 7 3 22 | 94 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
A_Pereira DF 2 31 12 7 14 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 21
Baresi DF 1 31 11 8 21 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
G_Hanley DF 2 29 12 7 41 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 8 -1
Lizarazu DF 3 25 8 5 21 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 30 20
Shane_Botwin MF 2 7 29 9 20 | 68 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
Li_Chung MF 3 8 29 7 11 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0
Raul_Hierra MF 1 9 28 9 31 | 94 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 65 15
J_Greaves FW 3 8 7 29 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 42
L_Massu FW 1 7 11 28 13 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 41
F_Totti FW 2 6 11 28 42 | 63 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 11
Brad_Viner GK 26 3 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Britton DF 2 31 10 8 15 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
B_Bjorksson MF 2 11 31 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Gerrard MF 2 6 28 17 21 | 26 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 3
P_Aubameyang FW 2 6 8 26 38 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
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