Elite Football League Cup Group Match, Valencia vs. Santos FC (Thu Oct 08)


                             Valencia  |  Santos FC
                            5-1-2-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK Rao
                            Sidnei DF  |  DF L_Alberto
                          A_Carlos DF  |  DF T_Mowbray
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF D_Moore
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF Josimar
                          Henrique DF  |  DM Emerson_Jr
                          Maradona MF  |  MF Koki_Mizuno
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  MF S_Marsden
                          P_Nedved AM  |  MF Rivaldo
                           Stefano FW  |  FW Stan_Matthews
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW Bar
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB A_Begovic
                           S_Logan SUB |  SUB Maldini
                         K_Richard SUB |  SUB R_Pletikosa
                           Y_Toure SUB |  SUB Muniesa
                      Y_Abdessadki SUB |  SUB Arnautovic

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 1  :(vla) Henrique swings at Koki_Mizuno
          ...  M_de_Vries has seen it!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_de_Vries had no choice there!!
          ...  Glyn Rigby appluads the decision
Min. 3  :(sfc) Emerson_Jr crosses to Bar
          ...  Bar tries to beat K_Jensen from outside the area!
          ...  But K_Jensen just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(vla) Stefano knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Koki_Mizuno with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 5  :(vla) Maradona moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stefano
          ...  A well-placed shot from Stefano !
          ...  Rao with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_Moore reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 9  :(vla) M_Friedrich hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Nedved latches onto it!
          ...  P_Nedved shoots towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Santos FC ...
Min. 10 :(vla) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Valencia will now play N
Min. 11 :(vla) P_Nedved with an in swinging cross to G_Puciato
          ...  But D_Moore clears the ball to safety
Min. 15 :(sfc) Bar knocks it past A_Carlos and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Bar with a stunning strike !
          ...  But K_Jensen makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 18 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of D_Criscrito
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Koki_Mizuno plays it back
          ...  Rao slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Criscrito curls it into the box!
          ...  Rao makes the catch!
Min. 20 :(sfc) D_Moore works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bar
          ...  Sidnei with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 20 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Josimar latches on to it
          ...  Josimar aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  K_Jensen with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 22 :(sfc) S_Marsden knocks the ball past A_Carlos
          ...  S_Marsden with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But K_Jensen hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 28 :(vla) Stefano jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Stefano with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Rao with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 28 :(sfc) T_Mowbray floats the ball in to find Rivaldo
          ...  A thundering drive by Rivaldo !
          ...  K_Jensen parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 30 :(vla) Stefano leaves D_Moore standing
          ...  T_Mowbray with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 31 :(vla) Maradona with a short pass to find D_Criscrito
          ...  But D_Moore slides in
Min. 32 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Bar
          ...  Sidnei dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 34 :(vla) D_Criscrito barges T_Mowbray off the ball
          ...  D_Criscrito shoots towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Rao's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 34 :(sfc) Bar takes advantage of a mistake by D_Criscrito
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Bar carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  K_Jensen saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 37 :(vla) Stefano sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Fine tackle by Josimar
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 38 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews knocks the ball past D_Criscrito
          ...  Stan_Matthews must beat K_Jensen!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 42 :(vla) P_Nedved back heels to find O_Ruggeri in space
          ...  Emerson_Jr slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sfc) S_Marsden finds L_Alberto in acres of space
          ...  L_Alberto with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Rivaldo!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Jensen
Min. 45 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits a great drive!
          ...  But K_Jensen palms it behind
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 46 :(vla) P_Nedved gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Alberto!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Josimar gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 46 :(sfc) D_Moore beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Stan_Matthews
          ...  A_Carlos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 49 :(vla) P_Nedved pushes it past D_Moore
          ...  P_Nedved has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But Rao makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 49 :(sfc) S_Marsden works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bar
          ...  Bar with a powerful header !
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in

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

Min. 46 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to D_Moore
          ...  M_Friedrich brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_de_Vries waves play on!!!
Min. 50 :(sfc) Arnautovic takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Stan_Matthews
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 50 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play P
Min. 51 :(vla) G_Puciato beats Emerson_Jr
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Puciato with the shot !
          ...  It floats over Rao
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 55 :(vla) S_Logan replaces O_Ruggeri and will play MF
Min. 55 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - K_Richard on for P_Nedved as a MF
Min. 55 :(sfc) Rivaldo 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 T_Mowbray
          ...  S_Logan rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
Min. 57 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr picks out Arnautovic with the cross
          ...  A_Carlos with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 59 :(vla) Stefano steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs L_Alberto
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Koki_Mizuno reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 60 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Puciato is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(sfc) R_Pletikosa is being brought on
          ...  Koki_Mizuno is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 62 :(vla) Sidnei looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Stefano
          ...  T_Mowbray reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 62 :(sfc) T_Mowbray with an inch perfect pass to Bar
          ...  Bar hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  K_Jensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 63 :(vla) S_Logan turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stefano
          ...  But L_Alberto sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play A
Min. 66 :(sfc) S_Marsden controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Sidnei
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  Bar attempts a chip!
          ...  But K_Jensen stops that one easily
Min. 67 :(vla) Maradona looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Sidnei
          ...  Sidnei looks to see where Rao is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 68 :(vla) Maradona miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Logan though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Blocked by R_Pletikosa
Min. 69 :(sfc) R_Pletikosa looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Alberto
          ...  But M_Friedrich comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 75 :(sfc) Maldini is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Alberto is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(sfc) R_Pletikosa pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Arnautovic is clean through!
          ...  M_Friedrich gathers up the loose ball
Min. 76 :(sfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Josimar is through!
          ...  Josimar fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 80 :(sfc) Arnautovic cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Arnautovic attempts to nutmeg K_Jensen!
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that K_Jensen got a touch
Min. 84 :(sfc) T_Mowbray takes advantage of a mistake by A_Carlos
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Mowbray with the shot !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And K_Jensen reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maldini plays it into the danger area!
          ...  K_Jensen easily catches it!
Min. 86 :(vla) Sidnei breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Rao!
          ...  S_Marsden brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sfc) R_Pletikosa has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Bar gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Bar attempts the shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 89 :(sfc) D_Moore with the towering header to Bar
          ...  Bar with a little chip!
          ...  K_Jensen makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 91 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  S_Marsden is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Friedrich (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Nedved (9)
Sent Off             : Henrique (1)
Booked               : Sidnei (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Bar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Koki_Mizuno (3), S_Marsden (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       17
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           4        |       12
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 0 Santos 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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  27   7   8  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -1
A_Carlos       DF   1  26  12   8  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  26  10   7  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Friedrich    DF   2  24  11   9  29 |  95   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 100  25   0
Henrique       DF   1  24  10   8  29 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Maradona       MF   1  10  25  16  18 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  24  21  19 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  23  22  17 |  59   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  40  45
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  28  39 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Logan        MF   3  27  10   8  36 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
K_Richard      MF   1   9  27   9  26 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Toure        MF   1   8  26   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  26   8  29 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos 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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Rao            GK  27   3   3   3  19 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  31  13   8  28 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
T_Mowbray      DF   2  28   9   5  29 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
D_Moore        DF   3  27  12  10  16 |  95   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10 -20
Josimar        DF   2  26  12   7  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
Emerson_Jr     DM   3  17  23  10  21 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  29   6  28 |  64   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  27   8  46 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  31  31 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Bar            FW   1   7   9  28  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
A_Begovic      GK  22   3   2   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maldini        DF   2  23   8   7  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  27   8  40 |  31   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Muniesa        MF   1   7  24   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   6   4  23  11 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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