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Season 38 Archive: Division 2, Week 21
Valencia 4 - 1 Sunderland
Division Two League Match, Valencia vs. Sunderland (Sun Nov 24)
Valencia | Sunderland
4-1-3-2 C | 4-4-2 P
Steve Talbot | John Gemmell
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Petrovic GK | GK A_Areola
A_Laporte DF | DF D_Jones
J_Drummond DF | DF Pique
M_Materazzi DF | DF Jo_Grayson
F_Cannavaro DF | DF Jambiniho
M_Langerak DM | MF J_Baez
L_Yamal MF | MF A_Campbell
L_Bittencourt MF | MF M_Sissoko
Z_Zidane MF | MF Babatunde
R_K_Muani FW | FW J_Maddison
C_Balotelli FW | FW M_Crickmore
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G_Roy SUB | SUB R_Clemance
A_Ibarguen SUB | SUB Ryan_Nyambe
Maxwell SUB | SUB J_Evans
S_Busquets SUB | SUB B_Robson
S_Mane SUB | SUB J_Vardy
Referee: M_Kapraly (Hungary)
Min. 1 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 1 :(vla) L_Yamal works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to L_Bittencourt
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Jambiniho hits it out for a throw
Min. 2 :(vla) M_Langerak runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Baez with a reckless challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... M_Kapraly lectures him
Min. 4 :(vla) Z_Zidane hoists the ball across to C_Balotelli
... M_Crickmore with the high feet
... M_Kapraly warns him
Min. 5 :(vla) L_Yamal 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!
... C_Balotelli receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Jones
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Z_Zidane chips the ball into the area!
... It comes to C_Balotelli
... He gets the shot away
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 5 :(vla) L_Bittencourt uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... Babatunde with the tackle
... That's got to be a yellow
... M_Kapraly will just give him a speaking to
... FREE KICK!
... L_Yamal drives it in
... But A_Areola punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 8 :(vla) L_Yamal is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... L_Bittencourt latches onto the ball
... L_Bittencourt tries the lob from 30 yards !
... GOAL !!
... Superb strike!
... His team mates join him in a celebration
... They dance around his shirt in delight!!
... That puts Valencia ahead!
... Now can they hang onto it!
... Valencia 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 9 :(sun) Sunderland will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 10 :(vla) M_Langerak gets to the by line and finds C_Balotelli with a beautiful cross
... C_Balotelli tries the lob from 30 yards !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!!
... And A_Areola tips it wide!
... Great goalkeeping!
... CORNER!
... J_Drummond plays it into the danger area!
... A_Areola fists it away!
Min. 10 :(sun) M_Sissoko takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Laporte
... J_Drummond with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 10 :(vla) M_Langerak passes the ball to C_Balotelli
... M_Crickmore with a deliberate foul
... M_Kapraly will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 12 :(vla) M_Langerak moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane flicks the header toward the far post!
... GOAL !!
... He is dancing round the corner flag!
... Valencia 2-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 14 :(vla) F_Cannavaro drives the ball across field
... It comes to C_Balotelli
... M_Crickmore slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 15 :(sun) M_Crickmore skips the challenge from M_Materazzi
... M_Crickmore launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... Looks like it should be Petrovic's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Petrovic looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Jones knocks it past A_Laporte and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... D_Jones with a powerful downward header!
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... Pique swings it in!
... Petrovic fists it away!
Min. 18 :(sun) J_Maddison sprints forward with the ball
... F_Cannavaro takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 20 :(sun) A_Campbell beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_Kapraly
... J_Drummond knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But M_Kapraly just turns away!
Min. 21 :(vla) J_Drummond 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 L_Bittencourt
... L_Bittencourt rifles it to the far post !
... A_Areola dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... L_Bittencourt chips the ball in towards the far post!
... M_Materazzi with the header
... A_Areola collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 22 :(vla) L_Yamal skips the challenge from D_Jones
... L_Yamal hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... GOAL !!
... A_Areola got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
... Valencia 3-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 22 :(sun) J_Baez finds the run of J_Maddison
... An audacious effort from J_Maddison !
... But Petrovic palms it behind
... M_Kapraly has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(sun) A_Campbell takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into M_Sissoko
... M_Sissoko has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 27 :(vla) L_Bittencourt with a perfectly timed run
... Jo_Grayson brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But M_Kapraly waves play on!!!
Min. 29 :(sun) M_Crickmore plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Intercepted by M_Materazzi
Min. 34 :(vla) R_K_Muani turns past Jambiniho
... He has created space for himself now
... A glorious effort by R_K_Muani !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 39 :(vla) A_Laporte finds the run of R_K_Muani
... D_Jones brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But M_Kapraly waves play on!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) Z_Zidane chips the ball over the defence and finds R_K_Muani
... R_K_Muani hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Areola moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... A_Areola catches it with style!
Min. 47 :(vla) A_Ibarguen is coming on for F_Cannavaro and will play DF
Min. 47 :(sun) M_Sissoko looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_Maddison
... J_Maddison fires off a right-footed shot !
... It s going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And Petrovic reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... J_Maddison hits it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of Petrovic
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 3-0 Sunderland
Min. 51 :(vla) L_Yamal sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... R_K_Muani runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Baez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 51 :(sun) Babatunde has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Ibarguen
... He puts in M_Sissoko!
... M_Sissoko tries to beat Petrovic!
... But Petrovic punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 52 :(sun) M_Sissoko sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Babatunde
... Babatunde sees Petrovic off his line !
... Petrovic collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 55 :(vla) C_Balotelli with a measured ball to A_Laporte
... But D_Jones wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but M_Kapraly has none of it.
Min. 56 :(vla) C_Balotelli times his run well
... C_Balotelli looks to see where A_Areola is!
... He shoots!
... A_Areola parries it, he follows it up
... And A_Areola recovers to save!!
Min. 56 :(vla) L_Bittencourt has space to run with the ball
... A_Campbell with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... R_K_Muani knocks it forward
... A_Ibarguen gets on the end of it
... A_Ibarguen aims for the top right corner !
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 57 :(sun) J_Baez brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... M_Crickmore gets on the end of the pass
... But he loses control of it
... A_Ibarguen takes possession
Min. 58 :(vla) J_Drummond moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
... Jo_Grayson is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... A_Areola misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... L_Yamal plays it into the danger area!
... The ball finds its way to A_Ibarguen
... He gets the shot away
... It's way wide
... The Sunderland fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 59 :(vla) M_Langerak runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane with the overhead !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 59 :(vla) C_Balotelli finds the space intelligently
... J_Maddison with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 60 :(sun) Ryan_Nyambe will replace D_Jones and play DF
Min. 60 :(sun) B_Robson is being prepared to come on
... M_Sissoko is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) J_Vardy comes on for J_Maddison and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 64 :(vla) J_Drummond unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Balotelli
... Fine tackle by Pique
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Bittencourt runs at the defence
... He nutmegs Ryan_Nyambe
... He showed his class there
... Excellent sliding challenge from Pique
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 65 :(sun) B_Robson nutmegs M_Langerak, he continues to run forward
... But J_Drummond spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 69 :(sun) J_Vardy looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Crickmore
... Superbly timed tackle by A_Laporte
... He made it look easy
Min. 70 :(sun) M_Crickmore knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... M_Crickmore gets up high for the header !
... Petrovic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 71 :(vla) S_Mane is going to be brought on
... R_K_Muani is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 74 :(vla) A_Ibarguen turns nicely onto the ball
... A powerful shot by A_Ibarguen !
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(sun) M_Crickmore beats A_Laporte
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... M_Crickmore with the overhead !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 75 :(vla) Z_Zidane takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to M_Langerak
... A_Campbell with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
... He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 76 :(vla) C_Balotelli is first to the ball
... C_Balotelli hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... GOAL !!
... Valencia 4-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 79 :(sun) B_Robson beats J_Drummond
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_Kapraly
... B_Robson belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... Petrovic is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... GOAL !!
... Great strike!
... That helps put a little respectability into the scoreline!
... Valencia 4-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 81 :(vla) J_Drummond backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Ibarguen latches onto the end of it
... An audacious effort from A_Ibarguen !
... Over the bar
Min. 81 :(sun) B_Robson holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Babatunde
... A_Ibarguen reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 84 :(vla) L_Yamal is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... M_Langerak latches onto the end of it
... M_Langerak hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But A_Areola punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 85 :(sun) M_Crickmore headbutts L_Yamal!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 86 :(sun) B_Robson lobs the ball over the defence
... J_Vardy latches on to it
... J_Vardy drives the ball low !
... But Petrovic makes a fine save
Min. 87 :(vla) M_Materazzi with a glorious long pass to L_Bittencourt
... L_Bittencourt tries to beat A_Areola!
... A_Areola has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Areola is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) J_Baez back heels to find Jambiniho in space
... M_Langerak cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 90 :(vla) C_Balotelli stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... C_Balotelli blasts it at the goal !
... A_Areola with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 116,615
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : L_Yamal (Man of the Match)
Scorers : L_Bittencourt (8), Z_Zidane (12), L_Yamal (22), C_Balotelli (76)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Drummond (10)
Injured : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player : B_Robson
Scorers : B_Robson (79)
Sent Off : A_Campbell (75), M_Crickmore (85)
Booked :
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Sunderland
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 11
Off target : 8 | 4
On target : 12 | 7
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 2
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 10
Key Passes : 21 | 10
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Final Score : Valencia 4 - 1 Sunderland
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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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Petrovic GK 35 4 5 5 40 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
A_Laporte DF 1 29 7 3 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Drummond DF 2 27 19 1 27 | 96 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 38 -2
M_Materazzi DF 1 27 11 5 15 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
F_Cannavaro DF 1 27 6 1 16 | 47 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_Langerak DM 1 21 25 11 43 | 96 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 80 25
L_Yamal MF 1 1 30 17 27 | 96 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 20 100 50
L_Bittencourt MF 2 1 29 20 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Z_Zidane MF 1 3 27 20 28 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 25
R_K_Muani FW 1 3 5 30 40 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
C_Balotelli FW 1 2 3 28 42 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 40
G_Roy GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Ibarguen DF 2 28 1 19 29 | 49 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Maxwell DF 2 25 7 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Busquets MF 2 17 27 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Mane FW 2 7 8 27 30 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Sunderland
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_Areola GK 31 2 3 3 20 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
D_Jones DF 3 30 12 9 22 | 62 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Pique DF 1 28 7 5 38 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Jo_Grayson DF 1 26 12 8 13 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -20
Jambiniho DF 2 25 8 7 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Baez MF 1 12 28 2 28 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -20
A_Campbell MF 2 6 26 3 28 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 0 -10
M_Sissoko MF 2 6 26 6 33 | 62 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Babatunde MF 2 10 25 12 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
J_Maddison FW 2 7 9 29 30 | 62 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
M_Crickmore FW 1 7 9 28 31 | 87 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 10 -10 -5
R_Clemance GK 15 3 3 1 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan_Nyambe DF 1 29 13 7 32 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Evans DF 1 26 8 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Robson MF 1 9 28 11 41 | 34 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 25
J_Vardy FW 1 7 8 28 30 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
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Valencia | Sunderland
4-1-3-2 C | 4-4-2 P
Steve Talbot | John Gemmell
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Petrovic GK | GK A_Areola
A_Laporte DF | DF D_Jones
J_Drummond DF | DF Pique
M_Materazzi DF | DF Jo_Grayson
F_Cannavaro DF | DF Jambiniho
M_Langerak DM | MF J_Baez
L_Yamal MF | MF A_Campbell
L_Bittencourt MF | MF M_Sissoko
Z_Zidane MF | MF Babatunde
R_K_Muani FW | FW J_Maddison
C_Balotelli FW | FW M_Crickmore
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G_Roy SUB | SUB R_Clemance
A_Ibarguen SUB | SUB Ryan_Nyambe
Maxwell SUB | SUB J_Evans
S_Busquets SUB | SUB B_Robson
S_Mane SUB | SUB J_Vardy
Referee: M_Kapraly (Hungary)
Min. 1 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 1 :(vla) L_Yamal works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to L_Bittencourt
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Jambiniho hits it out for a throw
Min. 2 :(vla) M_Langerak runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_Baez with a reckless challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... M_Kapraly lectures him
Min. 4 :(vla) Z_Zidane hoists the ball across to C_Balotelli
... M_Crickmore with the high feet
... M_Kapraly warns him
Min. 5 :(vla) L_Yamal 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!
... C_Balotelli receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Jones
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Z_Zidane chips the ball into the area!
... It comes to C_Balotelli
... He gets the shot away
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 5 :(vla) L_Bittencourt uses his feet well to turn on the ball
... Babatunde with the tackle
... That's got to be a yellow
... M_Kapraly will just give him a speaking to
... FREE KICK!
... L_Yamal drives it in
... But A_Areola punches it away
... He commands his area so well
Min. 8 :(vla) L_Yamal is closed down
... He plays a quick pass under pressure
... L_Bittencourt latches onto the ball
... L_Bittencourt tries the lob from 30 yards !
... GOAL !!
... Superb strike!
... His team mates join him in a celebration
... They dance around his shirt in delight!!
... That puts Valencia ahead!
... Now can they hang onto it!
... Valencia 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 9 :(sun) Sunderland will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 10 :(vla) M_Langerak gets to the by line and finds C_Balotelli with a beautiful cross
... C_Balotelli tries the lob from 30 yards !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!!
... And A_Areola tips it wide!
... Great goalkeeping!
... CORNER!
... J_Drummond plays it into the danger area!
... A_Areola fists it away!
Min. 10 :(sun) M_Sissoko takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Laporte
... J_Drummond with a bad challenge
... That looked malicious
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 10 :(vla) M_Langerak passes the ball to C_Balotelli
... M_Crickmore with a deliberate foul
... M_Kapraly will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 12 :(vla) M_Langerak moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane flicks the header toward the far post!
... GOAL !!
... He is dancing round the corner flag!
... Valencia 2-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 14 :(vla) F_Cannavaro drives the ball across field
... It comes to C_Balotelli
... M_Crickmore slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 15 :(sun) M_Crickmore skips the challenge from M_Materazzi
... M_Crickmore launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... Looks like it should be Petrovic's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Petrovic looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Jones knocks it past A_Laporte and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... D_Jones with a powerful downward header!
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... Pique swings it in!
... Petrovic fists it away!
Min. 18 :(sun) J_Maddison sprints forward with the ball
... F_Cannavaro takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 20 :(sun) A_Campbell beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_Kapraly
... J_Drummond knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But M_Kapraly just turns away!
Min. 21 :(vla) J_Drummond 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 L_Bittencourt
... L_Bittencourt rifles it to the far post !
... A_Areola dives towards his top let hand corner
... He's pushed that one just around the goal
... Super Stop !
... CORNER!
... L_Bittencourt chips the ball in towards the far post!
... M_Materazzi with the header
... A_Areola collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 22 :(vla) L_Yamal skips the challenge from D_Jones
... L_Yamal hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... GOAL !!
... A_Areola got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
... Valencia 3-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 22 :(sun) J_Baez finds the run of J_Maddison
... An audacious effort from J_Maddison !
... But Petrovic palms it behind
... M_Kapraly has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(sun) A_Campbell takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into M_Sissoko
... M_Sissoko has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... He hits the post
... He follows it up!
... But puts it wide!
... He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 27 :(vla) L_Bittencourt with a perfectly timed run
... Jo_Grayson brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But M_Kapraly waves play on!!!
Min. 29 :(sun) M_Crickmore plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Intercepted by M_Materazzi
Min. 34 :(vla) R_K_Muani turns past Jambiniho
... He has created space for himself now
... A glorious effort by R_K_Muani !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 39 :(vla) A_Laporte finds the run of R_K_Muani
... D_Jones brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But M_Kapraly waves play on!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) Z_Zidane chips the ball over the defence and finds R_K_Muani
... R_K_Muani hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... The ball moves through the air!
... A_Areola moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... A_Areola catches it with style!
Min. 47 :(vla) A_Ibarguen is coming on for F_Cannavaro and will play DF
Min. 47 :(sun) M_Sissoko looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to J_Maddison
... J_Maddison fires off a right-footed shot !
... It s going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And Petrovic reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... J_Maddison hits it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of Petrovic
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 3-0 Sunderland
Min. 51 :(vla) L_Yamal sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... R_K_Muani runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Baez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 51 :(sun) Babatunde has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past A_Ibarguen
... He puts in M_Sissoko!
... M_Sissoko tries to beat Petrovic!
... But Petrovic punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 52 :(sun) M_Sissoko sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Babatunde
... Babatunde sees Petrovic off his line !
... Petrovic collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 55 :(vla) C_Balotelli with a measured ball to A_Laporte
... But D_Jones wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but M_Kapraly has none of it.
Min. 56 :(vla) C_Balotelli times his run well
... C_Balotelli looks to see where A_Areola is!
... He shoots!
... A_Areola parries it, he follows it up
... And A_Areola recovers to save!!
Min. 56 :(vla) L_Bittencourt has space to run with the ball
... A_Campbell with an ugly foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... R_K_Muani knocks it forward
... A_Ibarguen gets on the end of it
... A_Ibarguen aims for the top right corner !
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 57 :(sun) J_Baez brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... M_Crickmore gets on the end of the pass
... But he loses control of it
... A_Ibarguen takes possession
Min. 58 :(vla) J_Drummond moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
... Jo_Grayson is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... A_Areola misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... L_Yamal plays it into the danger area!
... The ball finds its way to A_Ibarguen
... He gets the shot away
... It's way wide
... The Sunderland fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 59 :(vla) M_Langerak runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane with the overhead !
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 59 :(vla) C_Balotelli finds the space intelligently
... J_Maddison with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 60 :(sun) Ryan_Nyambe will replace D_Jones and play DF
Min. 60 :(sun) B_Robson is being prepared to come on
... M_Sissoko is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) J_Vardy comes on for J_Maddison and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 64 :(vla) J_Drummond unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Balotelli
... Fine tackle by Pique
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Bittencourt runs at the defence
... He nutmegs Ryan_Nyambe
... He showed his class there
... Excellent sliding challenge from Pique
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 65 :(sun) B_Robson nutmegs M_Langerak, he continues to run forward
... But J_Drummond spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 69 :(sun) J_Vardy looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to M_Crickmore
... Superbly timed tackle by A_Laporte
... He made it look easy
Min. 70 :(sun) M_Crickmore knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... M_Crickmore gets up high for the header !
... Petrovic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 71 :(vla) S_Mane is going to be brought on
... R_K_Muani is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 74 :(vla) A_Ibarguen turns nicely onto the ball
... A powerful shot by A_Ibarguen !
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(sun) M_Crickmore beats A_Laporte
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... M_Crickmore with the overhead !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 75 :(vla) Z_Zidane takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to M_Langerak
... A_Campbell with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
... He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 76 :(vla) C_Balotelli is first to the ball
... C_Balotelli hits it
... This one could go anywhere !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... GOAL !!
... Valencia 4-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 79 :(sun) B_Robson beats J_Drummond
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_Kapraly
... B_Robson belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... Petrovic is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... GOAL !!
... Great strike!
... That helps put a little respectability into the scoreline!
... Valencia 4-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 81 :(vla) J_Drummond backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Ibarguen latches onto the end of it
... An audacious effort from A_Ibarguen !
... Over the bar
Min. 81 :(sun) B_Robson holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Babatunde
... A_Ibarguen reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 84 :(vla) L_Yamal is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... M_Langerak latches onto the end of it
... M_Langerak hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But A_Areola punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 85 :(sun) M_Crickmore headbutts L_Yamal!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 86 :(sun) B_Robson lobs the ball over the defence
... J_Vardy latches on to it
... J_Vardy drives the ball low !
... But Petrovic makes a fine save
Min. 87 :(vla) M_Materazzi with a glorious long pass to L_Bittencourt
... L_Bittencourt tries to beat A_Areola!
... A_Areola has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Areola is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) J_Baez back heels to find Jambiniho in space
... M_Langerak cuts out the pass
... That was close!
Min. 90 :(vla) C_Balotelli stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... C_Balotelli blasts it at the goal !
... A_Areola with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 116,615
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : L_Yamal (Man of the Match)
Scorers : L_Bittencourt (8), Z_Zidane (12), L_Yamal (22), C_Balotelli (76)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Drummond (10)
Injured : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player : B_Robson
Scorers : B_Robson (79)
Sent Off : A_Campbell (75), M_Crickmore (85)
Booked :
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Sunderland
Attempts on Goal : 20 | 11
Off target : 8 | 4
On target : 12 | 7
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 2
Yellow Cards : 1 | 1
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 10
Key Passes : 21 | 10
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Final Score : Valencia 4 - 1 Sunderland
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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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Petrovic GK 35 4 5 5 40 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
A_Laporte DF 1 29 7 3 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Drummond DF 2 27 19 1 27 | 96 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 38 -2
M_Materazzi DF 1 27 11 5 15 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
F_Cannavaro DF 1 27 6 1 16 | 47 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_Langerak DM 1 21 25 11 43 | 96 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 80 25
L_Yamal MF 1 1 30 17 27 | 96 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 20 100 50
L_Bittencourt MF 2 1 29 20 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Z_Zidane MF 1 3 27 20 28 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 25
R_K_Muani FW 1 3 5 30 40 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
C_Balotelli FW 1 2 3 28 42 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 40
G_Roy GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Ibarguen DF 2 28 1 19 29 | 49 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Maxwell DF 2 25 7 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Busquets MF 2 17 27 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Mane FW 2 7 8 27 30 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Sunderland
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_Areola GK 31 2 3 3 20 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
D_Jones DF 3 30 12 9 22 | 62 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Pique DF 1 28 7 5 38 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Jo_Grayson DF 1 26 12 8 13 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -20
Jambiniho DF 2 25 8 7 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Baez MF 1 12 28 2 28 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -20
A_Campbell MF 2 6 26 3 28 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 0 -10
M_Sissoko MF 2 6 26 6 33 | 62 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Babatunde MF 2 10 25 12 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
J_Maddison FW 2 7 9 29 30 | 62 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
M_Crickmore FW 1 7 9 28 31 | 87 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 10 -10 -5
R_Clemance GK 15 3 3 1 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan_Nyambe DF 1 29 13 7 32 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Evans DF 1 26 8 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Robson MF 1 9 28 11 41 | 34 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 25
J_Vardy FW 1 7 8 28 30 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
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