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Season 19 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3

Valencia 2 - 0 Chelsea

Elite League Cup Group Match 3, Valencia vs. Chelsea (Wed Aug 13)


                             Valencia  |  Chelsea
                              3-5-2 P  |  4-3-3 A
                           Andie Glen  |  Dan Williams
                                       |
                          I_Turner GK  |  GK B_Trautmann
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                         Samba_Sow DF  |  DF M_Richards
                          A_Carlos DF  |  DF S_Pressley
                         K_Richard MF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF R_Lopez
                        F_J_Torres MF  |  MF P_Little
                         O_Ruggeri MF  |  MF A_Cejudo
                         P_Lejeune MF  |  FW Fabinhioski
                        J_Portillo FW  |  FW Gerd_Muller
                          E_Cavani FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB P_Medhurst
                           S_Logan SUB |  SUB T_Silva
                              Raul SUB |  SUB M_Izzet
                            M_Isco SUB |  SUB B_Stancu
                     Z_Ibrahimovic SUB |  SUB Nasim_Khalifa

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 1  :(chs) R_Lopez drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Gerd_Muller
          ...  Gerd_Muller attempts the shot!
          ...  But I_Turner punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 2  :(chs) A_Cejudo back heels to find Fabinhioski in space
          ...  Fabinhioski has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 3  :(chs) Juanfran nutmegs P_Lejeune
          ...  Juanfran hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But I_Turner dives to his left
          ...  I think I_Turner just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(chs) P_Little cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fabinhioski
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Carlos
Min. 6  :(chs) A_Cejudo looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Gerd_Muller
          ...  But A_Carlos barges him off the ball
Min. 7  :(chs) P_Little with a smart pass to Juanfran
          ...  Fine tackle by F_J_Torres
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 8  :(chs) A_Cejudo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Fabinhioski
          ...  J_Portillo with an over the top challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Fabinhioski drives it in
          ...  I_Turner parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Pressley plays it towards the near post!
          ...  I_Turner comes out and claims it!
Min. 8  :(chs) R_Lopez crosses in from the wing, he finds Gerd_Muller in the box
          ...  Gerd_Muller aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  I_Turner gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 11 :(chs) P_Little with the first time pass to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat I_Turner
          ...  He tries to flick it past I_Turner
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 12 :(vla) E_Cavani turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A delicate header from E_Cavani !
          ...  B_Trautmann claws it off the line
          ...  M_de_Vries consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Valencia the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 13 :(vla) P_Lejeune sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  O_Ruggeri runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  O_Ruggeri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  B_Trautmann gets his fingertips to it
Min. 17 :(chs) The ball is passed in from R_Lopez, he finds Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski attempts the shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 19 :(chs) Gerd_Muller loses his marker
          ...  Gerd_Muller tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 20 :(vla) P_Lejeune sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  E_Cavani runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  E_Cavani with the shot on net !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Maicon chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  B_Trautmann fists it away!
Min. 22 :(chs) R_Lopez with a probing through ball Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  J_Portillo is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 23 :(vla) P_Lejeune wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Richard
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 24 :(vla) J_Portillo cuts inside Juanfran
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Portillo with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 27 :(chs) Alvaro_Rubio with an incisive pass to Gerd_Muller
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Carlos
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 29 :(vla) J_Portillo moves forward
          ...  J_Portillo attempts to nutmeg B_Trautmann!
          ...  B_Trautmann with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 31 :(vla) Samba_Sow brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Pressley
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Lejeune!
          ...  P_Lejeune beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  B_Trautmann comes towards him
          ...  He tries to beat B_Trautmann
          ...  B_Trautmann dives on the ball !!
Min. 31 :(chs) Fabinhioski kills the ball dead
          ...  Y_Abdessadki with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is warned by M_de_Vries
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  P_Little plays it short to Juanfran
          ...  A cracking drive from Juanfran !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Lopez
          ...  I_Turner easily claims the ball!
Min. 32 :(chs) Gerd_Muller with the nod to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  A wicked drive by Alvaro_Rubio !
          ...  It floats over I_Turner
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 33 :(chs) A_Cejudo runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Gerd_Muller
          ...  Gerd_Muller with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  What agility from I_Turner
Min. 34 :(vla) Samba_Sow with a slick pass to F_J_Torres
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Alvaro_Rubio
Min. 34 :(chs) M_Richards with the through ball to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But I_Turner pulls out a save of the game
Min. 39 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Richard
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Richard !
          ...  But B_Trautmann makes a fine save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) R_Lopez moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Juanfran
          ...  D_Maicon clears with a diving header
Min. 47 :(vla) F_J_Torres hoists the ball across to E_Cavani
          ...  A delicate header from E_Cavani !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 47 :(chs) R_Lopez with a flicked pass to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 48 :(chs) R_Lopez with a first time pass
          ...  Gerd_Muller runs onto it!
          ...  Gerd_Muller shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But I_Turner makes a fine save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with a slide rule pass to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 53 :(vla) F_J_Torres runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Ruggeri
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 53 :(chs) I_Turner miss-kicks!
          ...  Gerd_Muller is through!
          ...  But Samba_Sow puts the ball out of play
Min. 56 :(vla) Samba_Sow runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  J_Portillo latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  J_Portillo with a bicycle kick !
          ...  B_Trautmann heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 56 :(chs) A_Cejudo knocks it forward
          ...  D_Maicon slips
          ...  Fabinhioski gets to it!
          ...  Fabinhioski hits a crisp volley!
          ...  I_Turner parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Lopez chips the ball into the area!
          ...  I_Turner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 58 :(chs) Gerd_Muller loses D_Maicon
          ...  Gerd_Muller hits the ball first time!
          ...  But I_Turner parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 59 :(vla) J_Portillo finds himself in a good position
          ...  R_Lopez with the tackle
          ...  M_de_Vries will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  F_J_Torres passes to J_Portillo
          ...  J_Portillo hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 60 :(vla) S_Logan will come on for K_Richard and play DF
Min. 60 :(chs) B_Stancu comes on for Juanfran and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(chs) Gerd_Muller looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Gerd_Muller attempts a lob!
          ...  I_Turner just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 61 :(vla) E_Cavani leaves S_Pressley standing
          ...  E_Cavani looks to see where B_Trautmann is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 67 :(chs) A_Cejudo runs at S_Logan
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Maicon brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_de_Vries waves play on!!!
Min. 68 :(chs) M_Izzet takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace P_Little as MF
Min. 70 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Portillo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic aims for the top right corner !
          ...  B_Trautmann narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 72 :(chs) a big roar from the crowd as T_Silva comes on for S_Pressley to play DF
Min. 74 :(vla) Samba_Sow with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to P_Lejeune
          ...  P_Lejeune attempts the shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 76 :(vla) S_Logan looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 76 :(vla) M_Isco is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Logan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 77 :(vla) E_Cavani loses his marker
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Cavani !
          ...  But B_Trautmann tips it over
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 78 :(vla) D_Maicon with the cross-field pass to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani hits a great shot !
          ...  B_Trautmann just watches float over the bar!
Min. 84 :(vla) O_Ruggeri knocks the ball past M_Richards
          ...  O_Ruggeri tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  B_Trautmann catches the ball
Min. 84 :(vla) E_Cavani finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  M_Richards with an awful challenge
          ...  M_de_Vries will want to speak to him
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 87 :(vla) P_Lejeune takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But T_Silva puts it in row Z!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(chs) A_Cejudo flicks it past D_Maicon
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Cejudo !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  I_Turner was beaten there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 96,266
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cavani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Cavani (12,46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Portillo (8)
Injured              : S_Logan (76)
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Gerd_Muller
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Lopez (59), M_Richards (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |     Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       18
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       17
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 Chelsea
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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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I_Turner       GK  39   4   5   4  16 |  95  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  28  13   3  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Samba_Sow      DF   1  24  12   4  23 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  24  11   8  42 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
K_Richard      MF   1   9  25   9  26 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  25   8  29 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  24  11  23 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  23  20  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Lejeune      MF   3   6  23   7  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  26  25 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  10
E_Cavani       FW   2   9  10  24  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  49
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  26  10   7  36 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Raul           MF   1   7  21  19  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Isco         DF   2   8  19  18  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  25  35 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Trautmann    GK  27   2   1   2  14 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  23   8  10  36 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
M_Richards     DF   2  23   9   5  45 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
S_Pressley     DF   2  23   8   6  39 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  23   6   4  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  25   4  20 |  95   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
P_Little       MF   2   3  25   2  38 |  71   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  23   8  10 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  11  25  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
Gerd_Muller    FW   2   7   6  24  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   7
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  24  31 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
P_Medhurst     GK  22   2   2   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   2  23   8  11  36 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  24   7  25 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Stancu       FW   2   6  23  16  34 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nasim_Khalifa  FW   2   8   4  23  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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