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Season 17 Archive: Elite League Cup 2nd Round
Valencia 5 - 4 Schalke 04
Elite Football League Cup 2nd Round Match, Valencia vs. Schalke 04 (Wed Oct 30)
Valencia | Schalke 04
4-1-4-1 A | 3-1-3-1-2 A
Andie Glen | Scott Phillips
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A_Boruc GK | GK F_Foster
J_Conroy DF | DF N_Golanski
W_A_Glen DF | DF D_O_Dea
D_Criscrito DF | DF T_Paralta
C_Cuellar DF | DM V_Jones
A_Wisdom DM | MF Zheng_Zhi
S_Davies MF | MF Lee_Ho
Sektioui MF | MF R_Lopez
E_Sno MF | AM J_M_Jurado
K_Richard MF | FW P_McGowan
H_Postiga FW | FW G_Hurst
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T_Tapalovic SUB | SUB H_Ahlert
C_Barr SUB | SUB Sidnei
M_Bidoudane SUB | SUB T_Kunert
O_Ruggeri SUB | SUB P_Hartley
Diaviera SUB | SUB Pato
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 2 :(vla) H_Postiga steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Intercepted by D_O_Dea
Min. 2 :(vla) E_Sno spits at J_M_Jurado
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 3 :(shk) D_O_Dea is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to J_M_Jurado
... J_M_Jurado blasts it at the goal !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 3 :(vla) C_Cuellar leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to H_Postiga
... J_M_Jurado with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... H_Postiga drives it under the wall
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 6 :(vla) K_Richard with a neat pass into H_Postiga
... H_Postiga shoots towards goal !
... But F_Foster punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 7 :(shk) V_Jones sidesteps his marker
... V_Jones with the shot on net !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... That's put Schalke 04 ahead!
... Valencia 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 8 :(shk) R_Lopez gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to G_Hurst
... G_Hurst hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 9 :(vla) K_Richard pushes it past D_O_Dea
... K_Richard with a screamer of a shot !
... F_Foster with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 9 :(shk) R_Lopez moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to D_O_Dea
... Good sliding challenge from W_A_Glen and it had to be
Min. 10 :(shk) J_M_Jurado has the ball
... He knocks the ball past A_Wisdom
... He puts in G_Hurst!
... G_Hurst with the crafty shot!
... But A_Boruc punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 11 :(vla) S_Davies gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds W_A_Glen
... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Paralta
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... Sektioui plays it towards the near post!
... J_Conroy gets his head on it
... F_Foster was lucky there
Min. 11 :(shk) D_O_Dea barges the defender off the ball
... But W_A_Glen barges him off the ball
Min. 12 :(vla) Sektioui heads the ball back to E_Sno
... But N_Golanski wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 13 :(vla) Sektioui runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to H_Postiga
... A delicate chip from H_Postiga !
... But F_Foster punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 15 :(vla) A_Wisdom miskicks!
... He finds H_Postiga though
... That was fortunate
... H_Postiga fires the shot in!
... F_Foster turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... S_Davies lofts the ball in!
... H_Postiga gets on the end of it
... F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... Sektioui swings it in!
... S_Davies gets to it!
... F_Foster tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 17 :(shk) Lee_Ho sidesteps J_Conroy
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Lee_Ho fires off a right-footed shot !
... But A_Boruc palms it behind
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 19 :(vla) E_Sno has a go!
... It hits the defender
... H_Postiga collects the loose ball!
... J_M_Jurado steals the ball of off him
Min. 19 :(shk) J_M_Jurado sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_M_Jurado tries to beat A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 20 :(vla) K_Richard beats his man
... K_Richard hits the ball on the bounce !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 23 :(vla) C_Cuellar hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... H_Postiga latches onto it!
... N_Golanski wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 23 :(shk) R_Lopez 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 G_Hurst
... G_Hurst with a stunning strike !
... But A_Boruc punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 23 :(vla) S_Davies with a pinpoint pass to H_Postiga
... R_Lopez with an ugly foul
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 24 :(shk) P_McGowan skips the challenge from D_Criscrito
... P_McGowan with the punt towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... A_Boruc acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... R_Lopez swings it in!
... C_Cuellar reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 26 :(vla) Sektioui off the woodwork.
... K_Richard picks up the deflection
... K_Richard looks to see where F_Foster is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 26 :(shk) G_Hurst sidesteps C_Cuellar
... A thundering drive by G_Hurst !
... A_Boruc watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 27 :(vla) K_Richard looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Sektioui
... Sektioui attempts the shot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... F_Foster tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... S_Davies curls it into the box!
... E_Sno gets something on it!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 28 :(vla) Sektioui beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds C_Cuellar
... C_Cuellar with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 29 :(vla) S_Davies with the deft touch
... He takes it past T_Paralta
... He knocks it to E_Sno!
... But D_O_Dea sweeps up the threat
Min. 31 :(vla) K_Richard is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... J_Conroy latches onto the ball
... D_O_Dea gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 33 :(vla) C_Cuellar could get a shot on goal here
... But N_Golanski clears the ball to safety
Min. 33 :(shk) N_Golanski with a neat pass into J_M_Jurado
... J_M_Jurado throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 35 :(vla) H_Postiga cuts inside T_Paralta
... He worked that well
... H_Postiga throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... Sektioui hits it towards the far post!
... S_Davies gets his head on it
... But he somehow misses
... The Schalke 04 fans laugh at him
Min. 35 :(shk) T_Paralta skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Lee_Ho
... Lee_Ho drives it towards goal !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 36 :(vla) S_Davies hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... W_A_Glen latches onto it!
... W_A_Glen fires off a right-footed shot !
... F_Foster makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 37 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from K_Richard to Sektioui
... Sektioui attempts a low drive!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... F_Foster dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had F_Foster beaten!
Min. 38 :(vla) A_Wisdom breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on F_Foster!
... Zheng_Zhi brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... H_Webb calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... S_Davies plays it short to A_Wisdom
... A_Wisdom runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... F_Foster acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... E_Sno hits it into the box!
... It comes to H_Postiga
... He fires it towards to goal
... F_Foster makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 41 :(vla) C_Cuellar kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... D_Criscrito gets on the end of the pass
... D_Criscrito launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It floats over F_Foster
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) G_Hurst finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled W_A_Glen
... G_Hurst with the shot !
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Boruc moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... GOAL !!
... A_Boruc looks dejected!
... Valencia 0-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 44 :(vla) K_Richard finds A_Wisdom with a ball over the defence
... A_Wisdom tries to chip the ball over F_Foster!
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... Valencia 1-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 45 :(vla) S_Davies looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to Sektioui
... But N_Golanski clears the danger
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Schalke 04
Min. 47 :(vla) E_Sno flicks it over D_O_Dea and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... E_Sno has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... GOAL !!
... Rifled into the top corner!
... That's got Valencia back level!
... Valencia 2-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 48 :(vla) H_Postiga takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... H_Postiga tries the lob from 30 yards !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 48 :(shk) P_McGowan with the dribble
... He's through on goal
... P_McGowan drives it towards goal !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 50 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is coming on for E_Sno and will play AM
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Bidoudane is going to be brought on
... Sektioui is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 51 :(vla) K_Richard runs into space
... V_Jones wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 52 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs at N_Golanski
... He takes it past him
... O_Ruggeri with a blistering shot !
... GOAL !!
... F_Foster was well beaten there!
... That's given Valencia the lead!
... Valencia 3-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 52 :(vla) C_Barr takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Davies
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 52 :(vla) A_Wisdom seems to have switched to a DF role
Min. 52 :(shk) Schalke 04 made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 52 :(shk) R_Lopez with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to D_O_Dea
... But J_Conroy will cut out the threat
Min. 53 :(vla) C_Cuellar with a slick pass to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 53 :(shk) Lee_Ho unselfishly lays the ball back to J_M_Jurado
... J_M_Jurado with the drive!
... A_Boruc with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 54 :(shk) N_Golanski with a real burst of pace
... N_Golanski strikes a wicked curler !
... A_Boruc saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 55 :(shk) P_McGowan breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on A_Boruc!
... A_Wisdom brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... H_Webb reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 62 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats J_M_Jurado
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves H_Webb
... O_Ruggeri shapes up for a shot!
... F_Foster collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 63 :(shk) R_Lopez fires over a low cross to G_Hurst
... G_Hurst with a thundering volley!
... But A_Boruc dives to his left
... I think A_Boruc just got a hand on that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 68 :(vla) O_Ruggeri pushes it past N_Golanski
... O_Ruggeri with a little chip!
... GOAL !!
... Rifled into the top corner!
... He runs off to the Valencia fans to celebrate!
... Valencia 4-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 68 :(shk) Zheng_Zhi has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Zheng_Zhi with a little chip!
... But A_Boruc punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 70 :(vla) O_Ruggeri turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to H_Postiga
... H_Postiga with a bicycle kick !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 71 :(shk) R_Lopez plays a long ball to P_McGowan
... P_McGowan with a screamer of a shot !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... H_Webb talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Schalke 04 fans celebrate the goal
... Valencia 4-3 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 74 :(vla) M_Bidoudane 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 O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri with a terrific drive !
... The ball moves through the air!
... F_Foster moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And into the net!
... GOAL !!
... It's his 3rd of the game!!
... Valencia 5-3 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 75 :(shk) Sidnei will come on for N_Golanski and play DF
Min. 75 :(vla) A_Wisdom with a glorious 60-yard pass to H_Postiga
... V_Jones with the foul
... H_Webb ignores the protests for a card
... Scott Phillips looks relieved
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... O_Ruggeri floats it forward
... J_Conroy latches onto the end of it
... Superbly timed tackle by D_O_Dea
... He made it look easy
Min. 76 :(shk) T_Kunert is going to be brought on
... Zheng_Zhi is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(vla) W_A_Glen brings it under control
... He takes on R_Lopez
... He gets past him!
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... Sidnei plays the back pass
... F_Foster can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... W_A_Glen chips the ball into the area!
... F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with a measured ball to H_Postiga
... But T_Paralta wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 77 :(shk) R_Lopez plays a first time ball through the defence to G_Hurst
... C_Barr goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 78 :(vla) D_Criscrito plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... O_Ruggeri decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Sidnei scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 79 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past T_Paralta!
... He has some space now!
... T_Kunert read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 80 :(shk) Pato replaces an unhappy P_McGowan and will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(shk) V_Jones drives the ball across field
... It comes to Pato
... A scorcher of a shot from Pato !
... GOAL !!
... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
... That's given Schalke 04 a lifeline!
... Valencia 5-4 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 83 :(shk) D_O_Dea runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to G_Hurst
... G_Hurst has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 87 :(vla) D_Criscrito takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... D_Criscrito drives it towards goal !
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 87 :(vla) H_Postiga beats Pato
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... T_Paralta with the tackle
... H_Webb will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) H_Postiga beats Sidnei
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... H_Postiga with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... F_Foster makes a good save
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 68,395
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Wisdom (44), E_Sno (47), O_Ruggeri (52,68,74)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : E_Sno (2), A_Wisdom (55)
Injured : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player : G_Hurst
Scorers : V_Jones (7), G_Hurst (43), P_McGowan (71), Pato (81)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : R_Lopez (23), Zheng_Zhi (38), Sidnei (78), T_Paralta (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal : 31 | 20
Off target : 12 | 7
On target : 19 | 13
Possession : 60 | 40
Corners : 7 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 4
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 11
Key Tackles : 4 | 14
Key Passes : 25 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 5 - 4 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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 11 9 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 8
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 12 8
D_Criscrito DF 2 24 10 7 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
C_Cuellar DF 2 24 7 9 41 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 56 21
A_Wisdom DF 2 21 19 8 34 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 22 34
S_Davies MF 2 3 32 2 22 | 53 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 9
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 51 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 9
E_Sno MF 1 10 26 9 30 | 51 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 10 27
K_Richard MF 1 9 24 9 26 | 95 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 80 10
H_Postiga FW 1 1 1 30 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
M_Bidoudane AM 2 8 24 13 27 | 44 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 44 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 20 32 113
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 0 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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F_Foster GK 30 2 4 4 16 | 95 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
N_Golanski DF 3 25 8 6 35 | 76 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 12 8
D_O_Dea DF 2 23 11 8 41 | 95 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 24 0
T_Paralta DF 2 22 3 2 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 10 -2
V_Jones DM 3 15 22 6 48 | 95 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 32 28
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 8 25 8 42 | 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -22 -22 -14
Lee_Ho MF 1 3 24 5 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
R_Lopez MF 1 3 24 4 20 | 95 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 102 -2
J_M_Jurado AM 2 6 23 16 18 | 95 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 12 11
P_McGowan FW 2 8 7 25 16 | 81 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
G_Hurst FW 2 5 7 25 35 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 62
H_Ahlert GK 16 1 1 1 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sidnei DF 2 24 7 7 22 | 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -2 -2
T_Kunert MF 1 7 23 2 21 | 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Hartley MF 3 7 22 8 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pato FW 2 5 6 22 24 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -20 -20 8
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Valencia | Schalke 04
4-1-4-1 A | 3-1-3-1-2 A
Andie Glen | Scott Phillips
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A_Boruc GK | GK F_Foster
J_Conroy DF | DF N_Golanski
W_A_Glen DF | DF D_O_Dea
D_Criscrito DF | DF T_Paralta
C_Cuellar DF | DM V_Jones
A_Wisdom DM | MF Zheng_Zhi
S_Davies MF | MF Lee_Ho
Sektioui MF | MF R_Lopez
E_Sno MF | AM J_M_Jurado
K_Richard MF | FW P_McGowan
H_Postiga FW | FW G_Hurst
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T_Tapalovic SUB | SUB H_Ahlert
C_Barr SUB | SUB Sidnei
M_Bidoudane SUB | SUB T_Kunert
O_Ruggeri SUB | SUB P_Hartley
Diaviera SUB | SUB Pato
Referee: H_Webb (England)
Min. 2 :(vla) H_Postiga steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... Intercepted by D_O_Dea
Min. 2 :(vla) E_Sno spits at J_M_Jurado
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 3 :(shk) D_O_Dea is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to J_M_Jurado
... J_M_Jurado blasts it at the goal !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 3 :(vla) C_Cuellar leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to H_Postiga
... J_M_Jurado with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... H_Postiga drives it under the wall
... But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 6 :(vla) K_Richard with a neat pass into H_Postiga
... H_Postiga shoots towards goal !
... But F_Foster punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 7 :(shk) V_Jones sidesteps his marker
... V_Jones with the shot on net !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... He kisses his shirt!!
... He shows his love for the club!!
... The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
... That's put Schalke 04 ahead!
... Valencia 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 8 :(shk) R_Lopez gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to G_Hurst
... G_Hurst hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 9 :(vla) K_Richard pushes it past D_O_Dea
... K_Richard with a screamer of a shot !
... F_Foster with a great save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 9 :(shk) R_Lopez moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to D_O_Dea
... Good sliding challenge from W_A_Glen and it had to be
Min. 10 :(shk) J_M_Jurado has the ball
... He knocks the ball past A_Wisdom
... He puts in G_Hurst!
... G_Hurst with the crafty shot!
... But A_Boruc punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 11 :(vla) S_Davies gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds W_A_Glen
... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Paralta
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... Sektioui plays it towards the near post!
... J_Conroy gets his head on it
... F_Foster was lucky there
Min. 11 :(shk) D_O_Dea barges the defender off the ball
... But W_A_Glen barges him off the ball
Min. 12 :(vla) Sektioui heads the ball back to E_Sno
... But N_Golanski wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 13 :(vla) Sektioui runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to H_Postiga
... A delicate chip from H_Postiga !
... But F_Foster punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 15 :(vla) A_Wisdom miskicks!
... He finds H_Postiga though
... That was fortunate
... H_Postiga fires the shot in!
... F_Foster turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... S_Davies lofts the ball in!
... H_Postiga gets on the end of it
... F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... Sektioui swings it in!
... S_Davies gets to it!
... F_Foster tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 17 :(shk) Lee_Ho sidesteps J_Conroy
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Lee_Ho fires off a right-footed shot !
... But A_Boruc palms it behind
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 19 :(vla) E_Sno has a go!
... It hits the defender
... H_Postiga collects the loose ball!
... J_M_Jurado steals the ball of off him
Min. 19 :(shk) J_M_Jurado sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_M_Jurado tries to beat A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 20 :(vla) K_Richard beats his man
... K_Richard hits the ball on the bounce !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 23 :(vla) C_Cuellar hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... H_Postiga latches onto it!
... N_Golanski wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 23 :(shk) R_Lopez 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 G_Hurst
... G_Hurst with a stunning strike !
... But A_Boruc punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 23 :(vla) S_Davies with a pinpoint pass to H_Postiga
... R_Lopez with an ugly foul
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 24 :(shk) P_McGowan skips the challenge from D_Criscrito
... P_McGowan with the punt towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... A_Boruc acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... R_Lopez swings it in!
... C_Cuellar reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 26 :(vla) Sektioui off the woodwork.
... K_Richard picks up the deflection
... K_Richard looks to see where F_Foster is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 26 :(shk) G_Hurst sidesteps C_Cuellar
... A thundering drive by G_Hurst !
... A_Boruc watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 27 :(vla) K_Richard looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Sektioui
... Sektioui attempts the shot!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... F_Foster tips it wide !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... S_Davies curls it into the box!
... E_Sno gets something on it!
... He hits the side netting
Min. 28 :(vla) Sektioui beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds C_Cuellar
... C_Cuellar with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 29 :(vla) S_Davies with the deft touch
... He takes it past T_Paralta
... He knocks it to E_Sno!
... But D_O_Dea sweeps up the threat
Min. 31 :(vla) K_Richard is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... J_Conroy latches onto the ball
... D_O_Dea gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 33 :(vla) C_Cuellar could get a shot on goal here
... But N_Golanski clears the ball to safety
Min. 33 :(shk) N_Golanski with a neat pass into J_M_Jurado
... J_M_Jurado throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 35 :(vla) H_Postiga cuts inside T_Paralta
... He worked that well
... H_Postiga throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... Sektioui hits it towards the far post!
... S_Davies gets his head on it
... But he somehow misses
... The Schalke 04 fans laugh at him
Min. 35 :(shk) T_Paralta skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Lee_Ho
... Lee_Ho drives it towards goal !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 36 :(vla) S_Davies hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... W_A_Glen latches onto it!
... W_A_Glen fires off a right-footed shot !
... F_Foster makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 37 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from K_Richard to Sektioui
... Sektioui attempts a low drive!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... F_Foster dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had F_Foster beaten!
Min. 38 :(vla) A_Wisdom breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on F_Foster!
... Zheng_Zhi brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... H_Webb calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Just past the halfway line
... S_Davies plays it short to A_Wisdom
... A_Wisdom runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... F_Foster acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... E_Sno hits it into the box!
... It comes to H_Postiga
... He fires it towards to goal
... F_Foster makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 41 :(vla) C_Cuellar kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... D_Criscrito gets on the end of the pass
... D_Criscrito launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It floats over F_Foster
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) G_Hurst finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled W_A_Glen
... G_Hurst with the shot !
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Boruc moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... GOAL !!
... A_Boruc looks dejected!
... Valencia 0-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 44 :(vla) K_Richard finds A_Wisdom with a ball over the defence
... A_Wisdom tries to chip the ball over F_Foster!
... GOAL !!
... He runs off and does a somersault
... Valencia 1-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 45 :(vla) S_Davies looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to Sektioui
... But N_Golanski clears the danger
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Schalke 04
Min. 47 :(vla) E_Sno flicks it over D_O_Dea and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... E_Sno has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... GOAL !!
... Rifled into the top corner!
... That's got Valencia back level!
... Valencia 2-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 48 :(vla) H_Postiga takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... H_Postiga tries the lob from 30 yards !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 48 :(shk) P_McGowan with the dribble
... He's through on goal
... P_McGowan drives it towards goal !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 50 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is coming on for E_Sno and will play AM
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Bidoudane is going to be brought on
... Sektioui is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 51 :(vla) K_Richard runs into space
... V_Jones wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 52 :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs at N_Golanski
... He takes it past him
... O_Ruggeri with a blistering shot !
... GOAL !!
... F_Foster was well beaten there!
... That's given Valencia the lead!
... Valencia 3-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 52 :(vla) C_Barr takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Davies
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 52 :(vla) A_Wisdom seems to have switched to a DF role
Min. 52 :(shk) Schalke 04 made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 52 :(shk) R_Lopez with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to D_O_Dea
... But J_Conroy will cut out the threat
Min. 53 :(vla) C_Cuellar with a slick pass to O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 53 :(shk) Lee_Ho unselfishly lays the ball back to J_M_Jurado
... J_M_Jurado with the drive!
... A_Boruc with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 54 :(shk) N_Golanski with a real burst of pace
... N_Golanski strikes a wicked curler !
... A_Boruc saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 55 :(shk) P_McGowan breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on A_Boruc!
... A_Wisdom brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... H_Webb reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 62 :(vla) O_Ruggeri beats J_M_Jurado
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves H_Webb
... O_Ruggeri shapes up for a shot!
... F_Foster collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 63 :(shk) R_Lopez fires over a low cross to G_Hurst
... G_Hurst with a thundering volley!
... But A_Boruc dives to his left
... I think A_Boruc just got a hand on that one
... H_Webb has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 68 :(vla) O_Ruggeri pushes it past N_Golanski
... O_Ruggeri with a little chip!
... GOAL !!
... Rifled into the top corner!
... He runs off to the Valencia fans to celebrate!
... Valencia 4-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 68 :(shk) Zheng_Zhi has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Zheng_Zhi with a little chip!
... But A_Boruc punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 70 :(vla) O_Ruggeri turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to H_Postiga
... H_Postiga with a bicycle kick !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 71 :(shk) R_Lopez plays a long ball to P_McGowan
... P_McGowan with a screamer of a shot !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... H_Webb talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Schalke 04 fans celebrate the goal
... Valencia 4-3 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 74 :(vla) M_Bidoudane 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 O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri with a terrific drive !
... The ball moves through the air!
... F_Foster moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And into the net!
... GOAL !!
... It's his 3rd of the game!!
... Valencia 5-3 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 75 :(shk) Sidnei will come on for N_Golanski and play DF
Min. 75 :(vla) A_Wisdom with a glorious 60-yard pass to H_Postiga
... V_Jones with the foul
... H_Webb ignores the protests for a card
... Scott Phillips looks relieved
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... O_Ruggeri floats it forward
... J_Conroy latches onto the end of it
... Superbly timed tackle by D_O_Dea
... He made it look easy
Min. 76 :(shk) T_Kunert is going to be brought on
... Zheng_Zhi is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(vla) W_A_Glen brings it under control
... He takes on R_Lopez
... He gets past him!
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... Sidnei plays the back pass
... F_Foster can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... Look at the relief on his face!!
... CORNER!
... W_A_Glen chips the ball into the area!
... F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with a measured ball to H_Postiga
... But T_Paralta wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 77 :(shk) R_Lopez plays a first time ball through the defence to G_Hurst
... C_Barr goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 78 :(vla) D_Criscrito plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... O_Ruggeri decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Sidnei scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
... Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 79 :(vla) O_Ruggeri gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past T_Paralta!
... He has some space now!
... T_Kunert read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 80 :(shk) Pato replaces an unhappy P_McGowan and will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(shk) V_Jones drives the ball across field
... It comes to Pato
... A scorcher of a shot from Pato !
... GOAL !!
... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
... That's given Schalke 04 a lifeline!
... Valencia 5-4 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 83 :(shk) D_O_Dea runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to G_Hurst
... G_Hurst has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 87 :(vla) D_Criscrito takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... D_Criscrito drives it towards goal !
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 87 :(vla) H_Postiga beats Pato
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... T_Paralta with the tackle
... H_Webb will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) H_Postiga beats Sidnei
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... H_Postiga with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... F_Foster makes a good save
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 68,395
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Wisdom (44), E_Sno (47), O_Ruggeri (52,68,74)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : E_Sno (2), A_Wisdom (55)
Injured : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player : G_Hurst
Scorers : V_Jones (7), G_Hurst (43), P_McGowan (71), Pato (81)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : R_Lopez (23), Zheng_Zhi (38), Sidnei (78), T_Paralta (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal : 31 | 20
Off target : 12 | 7
On target : 19 | 13
Possession : 60 | 40
Corners : 7 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 4
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 11
Key Tackles : 4 | 14
Key Passes : 25 | 14
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Final Score : Valencia 5 - 4 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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 11 9 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 8
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 12 8
D_Criscrito DF 2 24 10 7 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
C_Cuellar DF 2 24 7 9 41 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 56 21
A_Wisdom DF 2 21 19 8 34 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 22 34
S_Davies MF 2 3 32 2 22 | 53 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 9
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 51 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 9
E_Sno MF 1 10 26 9 30 | 51 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 10 27
K_Richard MF 1 9 24 9 26 | 95 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 80 10
H_Postiga FW 1 1 1 30 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 52
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 24 11 9 27 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
M_Bidoudane AM 2 8 24 13 27 | 44 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 44 0 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 20 32 113
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 0 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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F_Foster GK 30 2 4 4 16 | 95 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
N_Golanski DF 3 25 8 6 35 | 76 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 12 8
D_O_Dea DF 2 23 11 8 41 | 95 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 24 0
T_Paralta DF 2 22 3 2 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 10 -2
V_Jones DM 3 15 22 6 48 | 95 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 32 28
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 8 25 8 42 | 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -22 -22 -14
Lee_Ho MF 1 3 24 5 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
R_Lopez MF 1 3 24 4 20 | 95 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 102 -2
J_M_Jurado AM 2 6 23 16 18 | 95 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 15 12 11
P_McGowan FW 2 8 7 25 16 | 81 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
G_Hurst FW 2 5 7 25 35 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 62
H_Ahlert GK 16 1 1 1 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sidnei DF 2 24 7 7 22 | 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -2 -2
T_Kunert MF 1 7 23 2 21 | 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Hartley MF 3 7 22 8 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pato FW 2 5 6 22 24 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -20 -20 8
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