Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Oct 04)


                             Valencia  |  Schalke 04
                              4-5-1 A  |  4-5-1 L
                           Andie Glen  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK F_Foster
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF D_O_Dea
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF A_Birindelli
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF J_Matip
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF S_Marlet
                           Y_Toure MF  |  MF G_Cooper
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF V_Jones
                          Maradona MF  |  MF Gago
                         O_Ruggeri MF  |  MF K_Dalglish
                           Stefano FW  |  FW L_Massu
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB R_Edgehill
                            Sidnei SUB |  SUB B_Hangeland
                          Henrique SUB |  SUB R_Lokvenc
                          P_Nedved SUB |  SUB G_Driver
                         G_Puciato SUB |  SUB Y_Mizuno

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(shk) S_Marlet sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Birindelli
          ...  K_Richard with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 6  :(vla) O_Ruggeri heads the ball back to Y_Toure
          ...  Y_Toure hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But F_Foster makes a fine save
Min. 6  :(shk) L_Massu knocks it past D_Criscrito and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Ramos with a deliberate foul
          ...  M_McCurry will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(shk) S_Marlet holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Cooper
          ...  S_Ramos reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 10 :(shk) S_Marlet cuts the ball back to G_Cooper
          ...  Stefano with an ugly foul
          ...  M_McCurry will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 10 :(vla) Maradona slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  S_Marlet with a nasty foul
          ...  M_McCurry will want to speak to him
          ...  M_McCurry warns him
Min. 13 :(vla) Maradona knocks the ball past C_Smalling
          ...  Maradona sees F_Foster off his line !
          ...  F_Foster makes a fine save
Min. 16 :(shk) Gago breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on K_Jensen!
          ...  O_Ruggeri brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_McCurry reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 18 :(shk) D_O_Dea with the cross-field pass to G_Cooper
          ...  S_Logan with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 26 :(shk) K_Dalglish has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Matip gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But S_Logan wins the tackle
Min. 28 :(vla) Y_Toure has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Massu
          ...  He puts in Stefano!
          ...  Stefano with the cheeky shot!
          ...  F_Foster gathers it easily
Min. 28 :(shk) D_O_Dea chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Cooper
          ...  D_Criscrito with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_McCurry
Min. 29 :(shk) K_Dalglish takes advantage of a mistake by M_Friedrich
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Stefano with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  M_McCurry warned him
Min. 32 :(vla) Stefano beats J_Matip
          ...  But D_O_Dea comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 35 :(vla) Maradona finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Matip
          ...  Maradona shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 35 :(shk) L_Massu takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into V_Jones
          ...  Y_Toure body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 36 :(shk) D_O_Dea has it on the edge of the box
          ...  O_Ruggeri with an awful challenge
          ...  M_McCurry calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Gago fires it towards the goal
          ...  But K_Jensen palms it behind
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 36 :(vla) M_Friedrich tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 39 :(shk) Gago sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Dalglish
          ...  Y_Toure with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_McCurry calls him over
          ...  M_McCurry tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(shk) D_O_Dea with a 50-yard pass to K_Dalglish
          ...  S_Logan with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) Maradona looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Stefano
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Smalling
          ...  He made it look easy

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Schalke 04

Min. 48 :(shk) Gago beats S_Logan
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Maradona with a clumsy challenge
Min. 50 :(vla) The ball is passed in from Stefano, he finds Maradona
          ...  Maradona drives it low !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 53 :(vla) Maradona runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Stefano latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Stefano goes for the top corner !
          ...  F_Foster gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Y_Toure
          ...  F_Foster reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 58 :(shk) K_Dalglish with a one-touch layoff to Gago
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Ramos
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 65 :(vla) Sidnei replaces D_Criscrito and will play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - Henrique on for M_Friedrich as a DF
Min. 69 :(shk) V_Jones plays it forward to L_Massu
          ...  Henrique plays the back pass
          ...  K_Jensen can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Jones drives it into the box!
          ...  K_Jensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 70 :(vla) G_Puciato takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Stefano
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as B_Hangeland comes on for D_O_Dea to play DF
Min. 70 :(shk) Y_Mizuno will come on for L_Massu and play FW
Min. 70 :(shk) V_Jones back heels to find S_Marlet in space
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Y_Abdessadki
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 76 :(shk) G_Driver is being brought on
          ...  S_Marlet is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 78 :(shk) K_Dalglish is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Mizuno
          ...  Sidnei knocks the ball back to K_Jensen
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past K_Jensen!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Dalglish curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Jensen easily claims the ball!
Min. 81 :(vla) Y_Toure finds S_Logan in the box
          ...  Gago reads the play well
Min. 81 :(shk) V_Jones leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to G_Driver
          ...  G_Driver attempts the shot!
          ...  K_Jensen with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Jensen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 82 :(vla) Maradona takes on C_Smalling
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  But J_Matip reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps G_Cooper
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  O_Ruggeri unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 92 :(shk) Gago takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Dalglish
          ...  Henrique reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 93 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki finds G_Puciato with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  G_Puciato keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Matip clears the danger
Min. 93 :(shk) V_Jones plays a first time ball through the defence to Y_Mizuno
          ...  S_Logan cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 107,280
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Maradona
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Richard (1), S_Ramos (6), Stefano (10), O_Ruggeri (16), Y_Toure (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : F_Foster (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Friedrich (36 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       2
Off target           :           4        |       0
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           5        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :           7        |       16
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  27  10   8  36 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  26  10   7  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  24  11   9  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  24   7   7  40 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
K_Richard      MF   1   9  27   9  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Y_Toure        MF   1   8  26   4  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -17
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  26   8  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Maradona       MF   1  10  25  16  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  24  21  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  28  39 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  27   7   8  22 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  24  10   8  29 |  28   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   7  23  22  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19

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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F_Foster       GK  34   2   4   4  16 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  26  12   8  41 |  71   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Birindelli   DF   2  26   1   1  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  25   8   5  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  23   8   7  10 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  27   8  22 |  77   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  25  13  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Jones        MF   3  15  23   6  48 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Gago           MF   2   5  23  15  37 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  25  13 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Edgehill     GK  26   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  25  10   8  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
R_Lokvenc      DF   3  21  15   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Driver       MF   1  10  25   5  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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