Elite Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Arsenal vs. Valencia (Wed Apr 03)


                              Arsenal  |  Valencia
                            4-4-1-1 N  |  4-3-3 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF O_Price
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF J_Stam
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF P_Niemeyer
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                            Bebeto MF  |  FW N_Kanu
                          I_Falque AM  |  FW W_Jose
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW M_Icardi
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB J_J_Jones
                           S_Ramos SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB Maradona
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB L_Macleod

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(arn) R_Holding takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  R_Holding goes for goal !
          ...  But Kamikaze punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Kamikaze got a touch
Min. 3  :(arn) T_Cruise kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Murphy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  What a shot from D_Murphy !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 4  :(arn) P_Evra unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Kamikaze blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 6  :(arn) I_Falque with a slide rule pass to D_Rocastle
          ...  A powerful header from D_Rocastle !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Kamikaze with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 6  :(vla) P_Niemeyer is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 6  :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_R_Riquelme will come on for P_Niemeyer and play MF
Min. 8  :(arn) G_Collins gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_E_Boyata!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A powerful header from G_Collins !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Kamikaze dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Kamikaze beaten!
Min. 9  :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps C_Blewitt
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Collins and it had to be
Min. 11 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Rocastle
          ...  He knocks it to M_Icardi!
          ...  M_Icardi tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  D_James makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 14 :(arn) T_Cruise finds himself in acres of space
          ...  D_E_Boyata tackles cleanly
Min. 17 :(vla) T_Huddlestone plays in N_Kanu with a beautiful ball
          ...  R_Holding with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 17 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu drives the ball low !
          ...  But D_James just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 18 :(arn) P_Evra turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  K_Clark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
Min. 21 :(vla) W_Jose finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Murphy with an ugly foul
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 22 :(arn) D_Rocastle sidesteps B_Ivanovic
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  B_Ivanovic does well to get the tackle in
Min. 24 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with a precise ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_James palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Price swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 25 :(arn) T_Cruise gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  That's put Arsenal in front!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 26 :(arn) D_Murphy takes on D_E_Boyata
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  But J_Stam puts the ball out of play
Min. 26 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  A wicked drive by K_El_Ahmadi !
          ...  But D_James parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 37 :(arn) I_Falque sidesteps B_Ivanovic
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  I_Falque hits a great drive!
          ...  Kamikaze saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 38 :(arn) G_Collins knocks the ball past O_Price
          ...  G_Collins gets up high for the header !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 42 :(vla) W_Jose with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  I_Falque fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(vla) O_Price slices it
          ...  Kamikaze moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 49 :(arn) S_Ramos is ready to come on to replace I_Falque
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 49 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Arsenal will now play D

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(arn) Bebeto turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Bebeto sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Kamikaze saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 59 :(arn) T_Cruise hits a hard pass to D_Murphy
          ...  O_Price with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 59 :(vla) W_Jose slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 59 :(vla) Maradona is coming on and W_Jose is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 60 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as L_Macleod comes on for M_Icardi to play MF
Min. 62 :(arn) T_Cruise looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Holding
          ...  B_Ivanovic takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 65 :(vla) Valencia will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 67 :(vla) Maradona cuts inside C_Blewitt
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  G_Collins stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 72 :(arn) S_Matthews hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  T_Cruise latches onto it!
          ...  J_Stam takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 73 :(arn) R_Holding looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  But B_Ivanovic will cut out the threat
Min. 77 :(arn) S_Matthews picks up the pass
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Ivanovic
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews lofts the ball in!
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 80 :(arn) T_Cruise pulls it back to Bebeto
          ...  J_Stam wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 84 :(arn) D_Murphy flicks it over J_Stam and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Clark calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind!
          ...  D_Murphy takes it
          ...  Kamikaze tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bebeto chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  O_Price gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 87 :(vla) N_Kanu with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  N_Kanu rifles it to the far post !
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  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          : T_Cruise (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rocastle (25), O_Price (48 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Holding (17), D_Murphy (21), I_Falque (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : B_Ivanovic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Niemeyer (6), W_Jose (59)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       0
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :           2        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       4
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 0 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  35   2   2   3  26 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  29   9   7  19 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
R_Holding      DF   1  29   8   6  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
C_Blewitt      DF   3  28   7   6  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  27  12  10  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  28  10  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  27   7  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
I_Falque       AM   3  15  28  10  19 |  49   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
D_Murphy       FW   2  11   8  27  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  28   7   7  40 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  29  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  25  21 |   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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Kamikaze       GK  36   7   2   2  20 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  28  11   7  22 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  28   8   6  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  29   5  22 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  25  31 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_J_Jones      GK  28   1   5   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  27   7  11  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  28  21  34 |  89   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       FW   1  11  27  17  18 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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