Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Valencia (Mon Mar 16)


                              Arsenal  |  Valencia
                              4-5-1 E  |  4-5-1 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                          Henrique DF  |  DF O_Price
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF J_Stam
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF E_Jackson
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF B_Green
                          E_Spence MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF M_Barry
                          P_Crouch FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB Ji_Han_Sun
                        C_Chambers SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                        S_Matthews SUB |  SUB P_Niemeyer
                          N_Anelka SUB |  SUB S_Mazzola
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(arn) S_Wiltord takes advantage of a mistake by O_Price
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Stam is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 5  :(vla) B_Green with a penetrating pass to M_Kikuchi
          ...  B_Yaga tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  S_Farina has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by S_Farina!
Min. 6  :(vla) W_Jose with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A powerful header from W_Jose !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 6  :(vla) B_Ivanovic spits at Henrique
          ...  S_Farina wants a quiet word
Min. 7  :(arn) Henrique hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto it!
          ...  P_Crouch with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 8  :(vla) M_Barry beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds W_Jose
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Ramos belts it clear
Min. 12 :(vla) J_Stam uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  J_Stam with a thundering shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_James palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Green chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_James easily claims the ball!
Min. 17 :(arn) E_Spence is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Cruise
          ...  T_Cruise with the attempt at goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 18 :(vla) L_Macleod floats the ball in to find W_Jose
          ...  A glorious effort by W_Jose !
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 19 :(arn) P_Crouch with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Stam a clean set of heals
          ...  L_Macleod with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Farina just wants to lecture him
Min. 20 :(arn) S_Wiltord flicks the ball through
          ...  P_Crouch runs onto it!
          ...  P_Crouch hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_Flowers reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Spence plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Stam wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 24 :(vla) E_Jackson puts in O_Price
          ...  O_Price hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 25 :(arn) T_Cruise beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Cruise !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 27 :(arn) T_Cruise runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs B_Ivanovic
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  T_Cruise drives it low !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 32 :(arn) B_Yaga has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Price
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Crouch !
          ...  T_Flowers saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 37 :(vla) W_Jose comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  A well-placed shot from W_Jose !
          ...  D_James is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Jackson with a perfectly timed run
          ...  The cross hits E_Jackson on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 41 :(vla) M_Barry finds the run of B_Green
          ...  D_Burn forces him off the ball
Min. 42 :(arn) D_Burn takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Burn lobs T_Flowers!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Flowers never had a chance!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) T_Cruise with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch with a powerful header !
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 49 :(arn) E_Spence finds S_Ramos in the box
          ...  S_Ramos hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) M_Kikuchi drives it across the face of the goal W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Valencia crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 47 :(vla) Valencia are switching their playing style to C
Min. 47 :(vla) M_Barry runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Jackson
          ...  E_Jackson rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  D_James with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 50 :(arn) Arsenal changed their strategy to play A
Min. 50 :(vla) E_Jackson finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Holding
Min. 51 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 51 :(vla) E_Herbert is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Ivanovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(arn) P_Crouch finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  P_Crouch unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 56 :(vla) M_Kikuchi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Henrique!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Kikuchi !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 58 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Wiltord is through!
          ...  Intercepted by M_Barry
Min. 59 :(vla) L_Macleod plays a long ball to D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata with a thundering volley!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  P_Crouch latches on to it
          ...  P_Crouch leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 60 :(vla) D_E_Boyata nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_E_Boyata tries to beat D_James!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 62 :(arn) P_Crouch hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  B_Yaga latches onto it!
          ...  B_Yaga sees T_Flowers off his line !
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 63 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a flicked pass to L_Macleod
          ...  B_Yaga with an awful challenge
          ...  S_Farina tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 65 :(arn) N_Anelka is ready to come on to replace B_Yaga
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 65 :(vla) P_Niemeyer comes on for B_Green and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Trezeguet will replace the useless W_Jose and will play FW
Min. 65 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a measured pass to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_James parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And D_James recovers to save!!
Min. 67 :(vla) O_Price plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  O_Price tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 68 :(vla) D_E_Boyata gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Burn!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_E_Boyata hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 70 :(arn) T_Cruise cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to R_Holding
          ...  R_Holding tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 71 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_Herbert
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But S_Farina waves play on!!!
Min. 72 :(vla) M_Barry kills the ball dead
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Henrique
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a glorious long pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a thundering volley!
          ...  D_James saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 78 :(vla) E_Jackson with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  E_Jackson gets up high for the header !
          ...  D_James saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 79 :(vla) P_Niemeyer is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  What agility from D_James
Min. 80 :(arn) Up goes the substitution board - C_Chambers on for Henrique as a DF
Min. 80 :(arn) S_Matthews is coming on for P_Bouba_Diop and will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) O_Price crosses into the box, finding M_Barry
          ...  R_Holding intercepts the pass
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Niemeyer jumps over D_Burn's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  P_Niemeyer with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) L_Macleod plays it forward to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 89 :(arn) C_Chambers gets to the by line and finds P_Crouch with a beautiful cross
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Stam
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by J_Stam
Min. 90 :(vla) L_Macleod picks up the pass
          ...  E_Spence rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 92 :(vla) E_Jackson looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A great volley from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 125,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Crouch
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : O_Price (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Jose (46), O_Price (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Stam (3)
Injured              : B_Ivanovic (51)
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       20
Off target           :           9        |       10
On target            :           4        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       2
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  37   2   2   3  26 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  31  12   9  29 |  84   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Holding      DF   1  31   8   6  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
S_Ramos        DF   2  30   7   7  40 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
D_Burn         DF   2  27   9  12  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  84   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Spence       MF   2  10  28  10  40 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Wiltord      MF   3  10  25   8  41 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  29  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  18
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  26  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  31  13   8  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  10  31
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  30  11   9  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  29   8   7  29 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
E_Jackson      MF   3   7  30   7  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  28   8  30 |  96   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   1
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  69   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
Ji_Han_Sun     GK  33   3   1   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  18  30   5  22 |  27   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  26   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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