Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Aug 14)


                             Valencia  |  Schalke 04
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                          James Burns  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK Paulo_Argenti
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF B_Williams
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF R_Carlos
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF D_Epureanu
                          Chellini DF  |  DF Klaus_Fichtel
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF Suat_Serdar
                          Thiago_C MF  |  MF Romario
                              ToZe MF  |  MF G_Hall
                         R_Tabatta AM  |  MF N_Berti
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW A_Gray
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW Tatanka
                                       |
                         B_Freedle SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                       B_Chillwell SUB |  SUB S_Stallbaum
                         M_Kikuchi SUB |  SUB A_Davies
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB J_Hastie
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB V_Bayo

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 2  :(vla) Chellini flicks the ball through
          ...  R_Tabatta runs onto it!
          ...  R_Tabatta carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti never had a chance!
Min. 4  :(shk) G_Hall with a neat pass into A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray goes for goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 8  :(vla) T_Kroos steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Williams
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos crosses it in!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti easily claims the ball!
Min. 8  :(vla) T_Kroos beats Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves B_Kuipers
          ...  D_Epureanu with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  R_Tabatta floats it forward
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  W_Jose tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 9  :(shk) A_Gray with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows B_Ivanovic a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Gray with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Bonner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  That's put Schalke 04 in front!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 14 :(shk) B_Williams makes the tackle
          ...  Thiago_C with a pull on the shirt
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Tatanka with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  Bonner won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 15 :(shk) The ball is passed in from Romario, he finds R_Carlos
          ...  Chellini plays it back
          ...  Bonner slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Berti curls it into the box!
          ...  Tatanka with the header
          ...  Bonner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 20 :(shk) D_Epureanu leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans go wild!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 21 :(vla) Valencia made the switch to a L strategy
Min. 24 :(vla) W_Jose brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But D_Epureanu puts it in row Z!
Min. 36 :(vla) B_Ivanovic bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Suker
          ...  Cleared by G_Hall
Min. 38 :(vla) Thiago_C finds his way through
          ...  Driven towards goal by Thiago_C !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 38 :(vla) R_Tabatta knocks it past R_Carlos and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_Williams with a reckless challenge
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  B_Kuipers had no choice there!!
          ...  James Burns appluads the decision
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) ToZe gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Tatanka!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  ToZe fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 45 :(vla) P_Thompson boots it towards ToZe
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Klaus_Fichtel
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_C crosses it in!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti jumps well to claim it!
Min. 48 :(vla) R_Tabatta looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Jose
          ...  Klaus_Fichtel takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-2 Schalke 04

Min. 48 :(vla) ToZe with the diagonal pass R_Tabatta
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Tabatta !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 54 :(vla) T_Kroos passes the ball to W_Jose
          ...  Tatanka tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_E_Boyata curls it into the box!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti easily claims the ball!
Min. 59 :(shk) Tatanka beats D_E_Boyata
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  B_Ivanovic had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 60 :(shk) Schalke 04 are switching their playing style to D
Min. 60 :(vla) R_Tabatta looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 67 :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps D_Epureanu
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Epureanu moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 70 :(shk) V_Bayo is being prepared to come on
          ...  Tatanka is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(shk) S_Stallbaum replaces D_Epureanu to play as a DF
Min. 72 :(shk) A_Davies comes on for R_Carlos and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(shk) J_Hastie is being prepared to come on
          ...  Romario is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 77 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Hall
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Ivanovic!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti comes out and claims it!
Min. 77 :(shk) Suat_Serdar controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Gray gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Fine tackle by Chellini
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Barry is being brought on
          ...  R_Tabatta is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is ready to come on to replace D_Suker
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(vla) B_Chillwell is being brought on
          ...  P_Thompson is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 86 :(shk) Suat_Serdar turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Stallbaum
          ...  B_Ivanovic wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) M_Barry boots it towards ToZe
          ...  But G_Hall will cut out the threat
Min. 90 :(vla) W_Jose beats A_Gray
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Davies takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 91 :(vla) ToZe moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But A_Davies will cut out the threat
Min. 93 :(vla) Chellini lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Trezeguet latches on to it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Stallbaum and it had to be

*************  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          : R_Tabatta
Scorers              : D_E_Boyata (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gray (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Gray (9,20)
Sent Off             : B_Williams (38)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          13        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       5
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 2 Schalke 04
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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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Bonner         GK  31   1   2   2  32 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  34  12   9  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  34  12   7  22 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Chellini       DF   1  29  10   8  11 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  28   9  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
ToZe           MF   2  10  24  18  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Tabatta      AM   2  23  29  17  21 |  82   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  31  10 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
B_Freedle      GK  30   3   3   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Chillwell    DF   2  27  13   8  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  31   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  19  30   7  32 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Paulo_Argenti  GK  38   4   5   1  29 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
B_Williams     DF   3  32  11   7  43 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
R_Carlos       DF   3  31  12   6  11 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  31   9   9  33 |  74   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Klaus_Fichtel  DF   2  28  22   5  41 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Suat_Serdar    MF   2  23  30   1  15 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Romario        MF   2   8  29  22  37 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Hall         MF   2  23  28   7  29 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
N_Berti        MF   1   5  25   9  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  29  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
Tatanka        FW   3   7   9  29  32 |  73   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Hugo         GK  29   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   1  30  17  17  47 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
A_Davies       DF   1  27   9   6  30 |  22   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Hastie       MF   3  10  26   7  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bayo         FW   2  10   8  26  12 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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