Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Mar 29)


                             Valencia  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          James Burns  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                         A_Obileye DF  |  DF Cece_Pepe
                           T_Forou DF  |  DF A_Pieper
                          S_Cooper DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF Coutinho
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF I_Gruev
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                         R_Tabatta AM  |  AM L_Bittencourt
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW M_Ducksch
                                       |
                        B_Chilwell SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                          M_Gorgon SUB |  SUB E_Henderson
                          Thiago_C SUB |  SUB M_Mbom
                     Jesus_Cordoba SUB |  SUB Jose_Callejon
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB N_Kapinga

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 3  :(wbn) L_Bittencourt beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Tabatta reads the play well
Min. 4  :(vla) M_Barry with the first time flick to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod drives the shot in!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka makes an easy save
Min. 6  :(vla) L_Macleod feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Cooper runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Cooper with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Valencia crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Valencia go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 7  :(vla) D_Suker has space to run with the ball
          ...  L_Augustinson wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 8  :(vla) L_Macleod puts in T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos from 20 yards !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on J_Pavlenka anyway
Min. 8  :(wbn) I_Gruev with the towering header to A_Ibarguen
          ...  A_Ibarguen attempts a lob!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 9  :(wbn) E_Stranger takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  L_Macleod with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 12 :(vla) W_Jose barges L_Augustinson off the ball
          ...  Cece_Pepe wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 13 :(wbn) Coutinho with an incisive pass to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 19 :(vla) L_Macleod runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Pieper back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  L_Macleod lobs J_Pavlenka!
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a good save
Min. 20 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Fernandes
          ...  But P_Thompson wins the ball
Min. 21 :(wbn) Coutinho plays it forward to E_Stranger
          ...  S_Cooper cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 22 :(vla) R_Tabatta takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  R_Tabatta shoots towards goal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod swings it in!
          ...  W_Jose with the header
          ...  J_Pavlenka has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pavlenka reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Augustinson gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 22 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Coutinho latches onto it!
          ...  T_Forou plays it back
          ...  Bonner slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Gruev chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Thompson heads it away
Min. 23 :(vla) W_Jose sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod with the side footed shot!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka tips it over
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 24 :(vla) T_Kroos with a pinpoint pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker gets up high for the header !
          ...  Saved by J_Pavlenka
Min. 24 :(wbn) E_Stranger flicks it past A_Obileye
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But T_Forou wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 25 :(vla) M_Barry controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Cece_Pepe
          ...  He puts in D_Suker!
          ...  D_Suker hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pavlenka moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Pavlenka catches it with style!
Min. 27 :(wbn) B_Fernandes whips the ball across to L_Bittencourt
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Bittencourt !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 30 :(wbn) B_Fernandes takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Ducksch
          ...  M_Ducksch drives it low !
          ...  Bonner gathers it comfortably
Min. 33 :(vla) D_Suker lobs it over A_Ibarguen
          ...  L_Augustinson intercepts the pass
Min. 34 :(vla) T_Kroos races into the box
          ...  He sees W_Jose lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  W_Jose rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans laugh at him
Min. 37 :(vla) R_Tabatta rushes through the defence
          ...  What a shot from R_Tabatta !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 39 :(vla) D_Suker finds himself in a good position
          ...  D_Suker has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  J_Pavlenka heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 42 :(vla) S_Cooper with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  S_Cooper with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  J_Pavlenka guesses right
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) R_Tabatta hoists the ball across to D_Suker
          ...  What a shot from D_Suker !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 45 :(vla) M_Barry moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  B_Fernandes gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 46 :(wbn) E_Stranger controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Barry
          ...  He puts in Coutinho!
          ...  D_Suker muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 46 :(wbn) M_Ducksch takes advantage of a mistake by T_Forou
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_Ducksch with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Bonner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Bonner is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Werder Bremen

Min. 49 :(vla) T_Kroos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose hits a great shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gathers it easily
Min. 50 :(vla) L_Macleod with a measured ball to R_Tabatta
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Ducksch
Min. 50 :(wbn) Coutinho crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Bittencourt in the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Obileye belts it clear
Min. 54 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  R_Tabatta is through!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Ibarguen
Min. 56 :(vla) L_Macleod with the dribble
          ...  A_Ibarguen is easily beaten
          ...  But A_Pieper wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 57 :(vla) W_Jose finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  I_Gruev with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 59 :(vla) W_Jose runs at B_Fernandes
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  L_Augustinson takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 60 :(wbn) L_Augustinson kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Ducksch gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Ducksch controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 62 :(wbn) E_Stranger sidesteps W_Jose
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  E_Stranger with the shot on net !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 63 :(wbn) E_Stranger sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Ducksch
          ...  M_Ducksch with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Bonner makes a good save
Min. 65 :(vla) M_Barry looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Kroos
          ...  Coutinho beats him to the ball
Min. 67 :(vla) D_Suker flicks it over L_Augustinson's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Suker attempts a lob!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 68 :(vla) T_Kroos takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Ibarguen hits it out for a throw
Min. 73 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe finds a hole in the defence
          ...  S_Cooper fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 75 :(wbn) N_Kapinga is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Ducksch is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 79 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba is coming on and R_Tabatta is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) D_Trezeguet is being brought on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(wbn) a big roar from the crowd as E_Henderson comes on for L_Augustinson to play DF
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Gorgon is ready to come on to replace T_Forou
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 81 :(wbn) a big roar from the crowd as M_Mbom comes on for Coutinho to play MF
Min. 83 :(vla) L_Macleod finds D_Trezeguet with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Mbom with the high feet
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 86 :(wbn) E_Henderson brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  P_Thompson with the two footed tackle!!
          ...  O_Bundy halts play
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 86 :(wbn) E_Stranger pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  E_Stranger hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Bonner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Bonner reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kapinga plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Bonner jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) M_Barry curls the ball out wide to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A_Ibarguen gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 89 :(wbn) E_Stranger finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  S_Cooper with the high feet
          ...  O_Bundy tries to calm him down
Min. 90 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba loses his marker
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba swings in the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 103,943
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : L_Macleod (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Cooper (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Suker (46), S_Cooper (73), P_Thompson (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ibarguen
Scorers              : A_Ibarguen (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :          13        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 Werder Bremen
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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  32   1   2   2  32 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  -2  28
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  94   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  60  15
T_Kroos        MF   3   8  28  22  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
R_Tabatta      AM   2  24  30  17  21 |  82   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  30  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  11  29   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  28  11  11 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  38   3   1   2  21 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  33   8   6  23 |  83   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  31   6   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pieper       DF   2  27   5   1  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  26   1  19  29 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60   0  25
Coutinho       MF   3   7  32   9  21 |  84   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
I_Gruev        MF   1   3  30   4  30 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Fernandes    MF   3  11  29   6  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  28  20  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   9  32  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  28  27 |  78   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  30   9   8  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mbom         MF   1   5  32   1  17 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   6  30   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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