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Season 24 Archive: Elite League, Week 21
Marseille 3 - 2 Valencia
Elite Football League Match, Marseille vs. Valencia (Sun Aug 27)
Marseille | Valencia
3-4-1-2 P | 4-1-4-1 A
Lee Shaw | Andie Glen
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R_Higuita GK | GK P_Shilton
L_Shawry DF | DF P_Senderos
L_Koscielny DF | DF W_A_Glen
S_Byram DF | DF E_Johnson
Y_Sankhare MF | DF W_Van_Boer
J_Fleck MF | DM Denilson
I_Perisic MF | MF J_R_Riquelme
M_Dickinson MF | MF T_Huddlestone
A_Marcos AM | MF D_Gaitnat
Z_Zidane FW | MF T_Cairney
J_Digweed FW | FW Saruman
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H_Lloris SUB | SUB J_Hart
M_Amoros SUB | SUB D_Criscrito
Douglas_Costa SUB | SUB C_Smalling
J_Lewis SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
Z_Ibrahimovic SUB | SUB Saddam_H
Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)
Min. 2 :(msl) J_Fleck holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to A_Marcos
... D_Gaitnat reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 7 :(msl) M_Dickinson jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to I_Perisic
... W_Van_Boer reads the play well
Min. 7 :(vla) Denilson spots J_R_Riquelme who is in acres of space
... J_R_Riquelme throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... R_Higuita won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 8 :(msl) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... J_Digweed gets onto the end of the pass!
... J_Digweed sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... P_Shilton saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 9 :(msl) I_Perisic sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... J_Fleck runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Fleck curls it towards the top corner !
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 9 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Digweed
... Saruman flings a shot at goal !
... The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 10 :(msl) Y_Sankhare controls it well
... He nutmegs W_Van_Boer
... He puts in Z_Zidane!
... Z_Zidane looks to see where P_Shilton is!
... He shoots!
... GOAL !!
... P_Shilton was left standing
... That's put Marseille in front!
... Marseille 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 11 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with an incisive pass to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen with a bomb of a shot !
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 14 :(vla) T_Cairney drives the ball across field
... It comes to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen hits a crisp volley!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 15 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from Denilson to W_Van_Boer
... L_Koscielny clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 16 :(vla) Saruman sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... Saruman tries to lob the keeper !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... GOAL !!
... Look at the delight on his face!
... Just look at the delight!!
... That's the equaliser!
... Marseille 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 20 :(msl) L_Koscielny with the heel pass to J_Fleck
... J_Fleck with a stunning strike !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... That's put Marseille ahead!
... Marseille 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 20 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is unmarked!
... S_Byram stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 21 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme leaves M_Dickinson standing
... J_R_Riquelme aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 22 :(msl) J_Fleck with a precise pass to L_Koscielny
... L_Koscielny fires off a left-footed shot !
... P_Shilton makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 24 :(msl) Y_Sankhare plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Fleck
... J_Fleck heads the ball towards goal !
... But P_Shilton gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck plays it into the danger area!
... P_Senderos gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 28 :(msl) A_Marcos kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... A delicate header from A_Marcos !
... P_Shilton won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 29 :(msl) Y_Sankhare skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Marcos
... A_Marcos carves a shot towards goal !
... But P_Shilton with the difficult save
Min. 29 :(vla) D_Gaitnat finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Y_Sankhare wins the ball
Min. 32 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Koscielny
... Saruman sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 33 :(msl) A_Marcos runs at the defence
... He nutmegs W_Van_Boer
... He showed his class there
... A_Marcos keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... But P_Shilton tips it over
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 34 :(vla) W_A_Glen is unmarked!
... W_A_Glen shoots towards goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... R_Higuita moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And into the net!
... GOAL !!
... Valencia have squared things up with that goal!
... Marseille 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 35 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs towards the goal
... A_Marcos fouls
... That was disgusting
... C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... J_R_Riquelme fires it towards the goal
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 37 :(vla) W_A_Glen breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on R_Higuita!
... L_Koscielny brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... J_R_Riquelme hits it hard
... It hits off a defender!
... R_Higuita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Saruman plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 37 :(vla) Saruman skips the challenge from the defender
... L_Shawry gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... P_Senderos lofts the ball in!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 40 :(vla) Denilson with the heel pass to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 41 :(msl) Z_Zidane comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... Driven towards goal by Z_Zidane !
... But P_Shilton hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 41 :(vla) Denilson pulls it back to T_Cairney
... T_Cairney with the shot on net !
... But R_Higuita dives to his left
... I think R_Higuita just got a hand on that one
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 42 :(vla) Denilson drives it across the face of the goal T_Cairney
... T_Cairney tries to lob the keeper !
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Shawry
... He puts in W_Van_Boer!
... W_Van_Boer fires the shot in!
... R_Higuita parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 44 :(vla) Saruman has it now
... He takes on S_Byram
... He gets past him!
... He puts in T_Huddlestone!
... A skilful effort from T_Huddlestone !
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 46 :(vla) T_Cairney looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to T_Huddlestone
... Y_Sankhare with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... C_V_Carballo warns him
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... T_Cairney passes to E_Johnson
... A thundering drive by E_Johnson !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... R_Higuita acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... T_Cairney crosses it in!
... R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 46 :(vla) T_Huddlestone jumps over L_Shawry's challenge
... T_Huddlestone with the cheeky shot!
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 47 :(vla) T_Huddlestone beats M_Dickinson
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... T_Huddlestone with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... It's way wide
... The Marseille fans behind the goal spread their arms out
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 2-2 Valencia
Min. 46 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with an incisive pass to Saruman
... A wicked drive by Saruman !
... But R_Higuita tips it over
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(msl) M_Dickinson looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane hits a great shot !
... But P_Shilton is equal to it
Min. 51 :(msl) J_Fleck holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane unleashes a pile driver !
... P_Shilton parries it
Min. 52 :(msl) Y_Sankhare slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... E_Johnson with a deliberate foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... C_V_Carballo tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 53 :(msl) Y_Sankhare brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... He nutmegged P_Shilton
... That's given Marseille the lead!
... Marseille 3-2 Valencia ...
Min. 53 :(msl) A_Marcos with a probing pass to Y_Sankhare
... W_A_Glen with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Criscrito comes on for E_Johnson and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(vla) T_Cairney slides the ball across to D_Gaitnat
... D_Gaitnat strikes a wicked curler !
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 56 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past L_Shawry
... L_Shawry makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme floats the ball in!
... It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 60 :(msl) L_Shawry sidesteps W_A_Glen
... That was too easy
... L_Shawry hits a great drive!
... P_Shilton collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 60 :(vla) T_Huddlestone looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... A vicious shot by T_Huddlestone !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 60 :(vla) W_Van_Boer looks injured. He's been stretchered off
... He isn't going to continue
Min. 60 :(vla) C_Smalling is coming on for W_Van_Boer and will play DF
Min. 61 :(vla) T_Huddlestone takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Saruman
... Saruman is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has R_Higuita to beat
... He rounds R_Higuita
... He taps it towards the goal!
... R_Higuita manages to get to it !!
Min. 62 :(msl) Z_Zidane spots A_Marcos who is in acres of space
... A_Marcos with the chance !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 65 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa is being brought on
... T_Huddlestone is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... Denilson clears with a diving header
Min. 66 :(vla) Denilson with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen attempts a chip!
... R_Higuita can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 71 :(vla) C_Smalling takes advantage of a mistake by J_Fleck
... It's a lucky break
... C_Smalling tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... R_Higuita parries it
Min. 72 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa puts in D_Criscrito
... D_Criscrito fires off a left-footed shot !
... But R_Higuita tips it behind
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 74 :(vla) D_Gaitnat plays a long ball to D_Criscrito
... L_Shawry beats him to the ball
Min. 75 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Saruman
... An audacious effort from Saruman !
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 76 :(vla) Saruman runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Denilson
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... L_Shawry picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 77 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with a slide rule pass to Saruman
... Saruman with the overhead !
... R_Higuita is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 79 :(vla) C_Smalling gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Saruman
... Saruman sees R_Higuita off his line !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 80 :(msl) M_Amoros is coming on for S_Byram and will play DF
Min. 80 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
... D_Criscrito is through!
... D_Criscrito has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Senderos has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past M_Amoros
... He knocks it to W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen with a little chip!
... R_Higuita gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 82 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is being prepared to come on
... I_Perisic is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 82 :(vla) W_A_Glen moves forward
... M_Dickinson with a bad challenge
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic is coming on for J_Digweed and will play FW
Min. 86 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from J_R_Riquelme to C_Smalling
... C_Smalling must beat R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita beats the ball away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) Saruman spits at M_Amoros
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 91 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from Douglas_Costa to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane tries to beat P_Shilton from outside the area!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 92 :(vla) W_A_Glen sprints past M_Amoros
... W_A_Glen shapes up for a shot!
... R_Higuita with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stade Veladrome
Attendance : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Z_Zidane (10,53), J_Fleck (20)
Sent Off : L_Koscielny (37)
Booked : A_Marcos (35), M_Dickinson (82)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Saruman
Scorers : Saruman (16), W_A_Glen (34)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Saruman (90)
Injured : W_Van_Boer (60)
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Match Statistics
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Marseille | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 32
Off target : 3 | 15
On target : 13 | 17
Possession : 38 | 62
Corners : 1 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 8
Key Tackles : 7 | 3
Key Passes : 14 | 22
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Final Score : Marseille 3 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 97 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 31 8 8 15 | 97 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
L_Koscielny DF 2 30 10 7 36 | 37 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 15 -5
S_Byram DF 3 29 8 6 32 | 83 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 31 11 36 | 97 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 0
J_Fleck MF 1 6 31 9 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 30
I_Perisic MF 1 9 30 6 11 | 85 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 29 7 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
A_Marcos AM 2 7 28 16 32 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 10
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 30 34 | 97 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 20 30 76
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 29 19 | 88 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Amoros DF 2 27 9 7 42 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 29 11 42 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
J_Lewis MF 3 7 23 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 9 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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P_Shilton GK 35 6 5 3 18 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 28 7 8 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
W_Van_Boer DF 1 28 6 6 32 | 63 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -15
Denilson DM 1 15 28 2 18 | 97 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -20
J_R_Riquelme MF 3 6 27 21 34 | 97 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 9
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 27 11 19 | 68 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
D_Gaitnat MF 2 9 27 10 31 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
T_Cairney MF 2 7 23 8 21 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
Saruman FW 2 7 27 24 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 8 1 1 0 0 -2 18 37
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 39 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
C_Smalling DF 1 28 8 6 29 | 34 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 12 27 12 25 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Saddam_H FW 2 20 28 24 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Marseille | Valencia
3-4-1-2 P | 4-1-4-1 A
Lee Shaw | Andie Glen
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R_Higuita GK | GK P_Shilton
L_Shawry DF | DF P_Senderos
L_Koscielny DF | DF W_A_Glen
S_Byram DF | DF E_Johnson
Y_Sankhare MF | DF W_Van_Boer
J_Fleck MF | DM Denilson
I_Perisic MF | MF J_R_Riquelme
M_Dickinson MF | MF T_Huddlestone
A_Marcos AM | MF D_Gaitnat
Z_Zidane FW | MF T_Cairney
J_Digweed FW | FW Saruman
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H_Lloris SUB | SUB J_Hart
M_Amoros SUB | SUB D_Criscrito
Douglas_Costa SUB | SUB C_Smalling
J_Lewis SUB | SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
Z_Ibrahimovic SUB | SUB Saddam_H
Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)
Min. 2 :(msl) J_Fleck holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to A_Marcos
... D_Gaitnat reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 7 :(msl) M_Dickinson jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to I_Perisic
... W_Van_Boer reads the play well
Min. 7 :(vla) Denilson spots J_R_Riquelme who is in acres of space
... J_R_Riquelme throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... R_Higuita won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 8 :(msl) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... J_Digweed gets onto the end of the pass!
... J_Digweed sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... P_Shilton saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 9 :(msl) I_Perisic sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... J_Fleck runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Fleck curls it towards the top corner !
... P_Shilton gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 9 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Digweed
... Saruman flings a shot at goal !
... The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 10 :(msl) Y_Sankhare controls it well
... He nutmegs W_Van_Boer
... He puts in Z_Zidane!
... Z_Zidane looks to see where P_Shilton is!
... He shoots!
... GOAL !!
... P_Shilton was left standing
... That's put Marseille in front!
... Marseille 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 11 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with an incisive pass to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen with a bomb of a shot !
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 14 :(vla) T_Cairney drives the ball across field
... It comes to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen hits a crisp volley!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 15 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from Denilson to W_Van_Boer
... L_Koscielny clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 16 :(vla) Saruman sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... Saruman tries to lob the keeper !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... GOAL !!
... Look at the delight on his face!
... Just look at the delight!!
... That's the equaliser!
... Marseille 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 20 :(msl) L_Koscielny with the heel pass to J_Fleck
... J_Fleck with a stunning strike !
... GOAL !!
... Hammered into the top corner!
... That's put Marseille ahead!
... Marseille 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 20 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is unmarked!
... S_Byram stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 21 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme leaves M_Dickinson standing
... J_R_Riquelme aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 22 :(msl) J_Fleck with a precise pass to L_Koscielny
... L_Koscielny fires off a left-footed shot !
... P_Shilton makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 24 :(msl) Y_Sankhare plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Fleck
... J_Fleck heads the ball towards goal !
... But P_Shilton gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... J_Fleck plays it into the danger area!
... P_Senderos gets up well
... And he heads it clear
Min. 28 :(msl) A_Marcos kills the ball dead
... Beautiful turn
... He could get a shot of here
... A delicate header from A_Marcos !
... P_Shilton won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 29 :(msl) Y_Sankhare skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Marcos
... A_Marcos carves a shot towards goal !
... But P_Shilton with the difficult save
Min. 29 :(vla) D_Gaitnat finds his way through
... He sets up the shot
... Y_Sankhare wins the ball
Min. 32 :(vla) Saruman takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Koscielny
... Saruman sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 33 :(msl) A_Marcos runs at the defence
... He nutmegs W_Van_Boer
... He showed his class there
... A_Marcos keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... But P_Shilton tips it over
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 34 :(vla) W_A_Glen is unmarked!
... W_A_Glen shoots towards goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... R_Higuita moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... It's beaten him!
... But it thumps the post!!
... And into the net!
... GOAL !!
... Valencia have squared things up with that goal!
... Marseille 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 35 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs towards the goal
... A_Marcos fouls
... That was disgusting
... C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... It's in a very dangerous position!
... J_R_Riquelme fires it towards the goal
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 37 :(vla) W_A_Glen breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on R_Higuita!
... L_Koscielny brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... He's off!!
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... J_R_Riquelme hits it hard
... It hits off a defender!
... R_Higuita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Saruman plays it into the danger area!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 37 :(vla) Saruman skips the challenge from the defender
... L_Shawry gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... P_Senderos lofts the ball in!
... R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 40 :(vla) Denilson with the heel pass to J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 41 :(msl) Z_Zidane comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... Driven towards goal by Z_Zidane !
... But P_Shilton hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 41 :(vla) Denilson pulls it back to T_Cairney
... T_Cairney with the shot on net !
... But R_Higuita dives to his left
... I think R_Higuita just got a hand on that one
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 42 :(vla) Denilson drives it across the face of the goal T_Cairney
... T_Cairney tries to lob the keeper !
... R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by R_Higuita !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Shawry
... He puts in W_Van_Boer!
... W_Van_Boer fires the shot in!
... R_Higuita parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 44 :(vla) Saruman has it now
... He takes on S_Byram
... He gets past him!
... He puts in T_Huddlestone!
... A skilful effort from T_Huddlestone !
... But R_Higuita palms it behind
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 46 :(vla) T_Cairney looks for options
... He knocks the ball across to T_Huddlestone
... Y_Sankhare with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... C_V_Carballo warns him
... FREE KICK
... Just inside there own half
... T_Cairney passes to E_Johnson
... A thundering drive by E_Johnson !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... R_Higuita acrobatically tips it over !!
... Great keeping!
... CORNER!
... T_Cairney crosses it in!
... R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 46 :(vla) T_Huddlestone jumps over L_Shawry's challenge
... T_Huddlestone with the cheeky shot!
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 47 :(vla) T_Huddlestone beats M_Dickinson
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... T_Huddlestone with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... It's way wide
... The Marseille fans behind the goal spread their arms out
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 2-2 Valencia
Min. 46 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with an incisive pass to Saruman
... A wicked drive by Saruman !
... But R_Higuita tips it over
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(msl) M_Dickinson looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane hits a great shot !
... But P_Shilton is equal to it
Min. 51 :(msl) J_Fleck holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane unleashes a pile driver !
... P_Shilton parries it
Min. 52 :(msl) Y_Sankhare slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... E_Johnson with a deliberate foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... C_V_Carballo tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 53 :(msl) Y_Sankhare brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
... Z_Zidane controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... He nutmegged P_Shilton
... That's given Marseille the lead!
... Marseille 3-2 Valencia ...
Min. 53 :(msl) A_Marcos with a probing pass to Y_Sankhare
... W_A_Glen with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Criscrito comes on for E_Johnson and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(vla) T_Cairney slides the ball across to D_Gaitnat
... D_Gaitnat strikes a wicked curler !
... The net bulges!
... OH!! He has hit the side netting
... Goal kick given
Min. 56 :(vla) D_Gaitnat with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past L_Shawry
... L_Shawry makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme floats the ball in!
... It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 60 :(msl) L_Shawry sidesteps W_A_Glen
... That was too easy
... L_Shawry hits a great drive!
... P_Shilton collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 60 :(vla) T_Huddlestone looks for options
... He decides to go it alone
... A vicious shot by T_Huddlestone !
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 60 :(vla) W_Van_Boer looks injured. He's been stretchered off
... He isn't going to continue
Min. 60 :(vla) C_Smalling is coming on for W_Van_Boer and will play DF
Min. 61 :(vla) T_Huddlestone takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Saruman
... Saruman is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has R_Higuita to beat
... He rounds R_Higuita
... He taps it towards the goal!
... R_Higuita manages to get to it !!
Min. 62 :(msl) Z_Zidane spots A_Marcos who is in acres of space
... A_Marcos with the chance !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 65 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa is being brought on
... T_Huddlestone is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(msl) Y_Sankhare takes on the defender
... He runs past the defender
... Denilson clears with a diving header
Min. 66 :(vla) Denilson with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to W_A_Glen
... W_A_Glen attempts a chip!
... R_Higuita can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 71 :(vla) C_Smalling takes advantage of a mistake by J_Fleck
... It's a lucky break
... C_Smalling tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... R_Higuita parries it
Min. 72 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa puts in D_Criscrito
... D_Criscrito fires off a left-footed shot !
... But R_Higuita tips it behind
... C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 74 :(vla) D_Gaitnat plays a long ball to D_Criscrito
... L_Shawry beats him to the ball
Min. 75 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Saruman
... An audacious effort from Saruman !
... But R_Higuita punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 76 :(vla) Saruman runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Denilson
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... L_Shawry picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 77 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with a slide rule pass to Saruman
... Saruman with the overhead !
... R_Higuita is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 79 :(vla) C_Smalling gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to Saruman
... Saruman sees R_Higuita off his line !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 80 :(msl) M_Amoros is coming on for S_Byram and will play DF
Min. 80 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
... D_Criscrito is through!
... D_Criscrito has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... He miskicks the ball
... He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Senderos has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past M_Amoros
... He knocks it to W_A_Glen!
... W_A_Glen with a little chip!
... R_Higuita gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 82 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is being prepared to come on
... I_Perisic is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 82 :(vla) W_A_Glen moves forward
... M_Dickinson with a bad challenge
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 85 :(msl) Z_Ibrahimovic is coming on for J_Digweed and will play FW
Min. 86 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from J_R_Riquelme to C_Smalling
... C_Smalling must beat R_Higuita!
... R_Higuita beats the ball away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) Saruman spits at M_Amoros
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 91 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from Douglas_Costa to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane tries to beat P_Shilton from outside the area!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 92 :(vla) W_A_Glen sprints past M_Amoros
... W_A_Glen shapes up for a shot!
... R_Higuita with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stade Veladrome
Attendance : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Z_Zidane (10,53), J_Fleck (20)
Sent Off : L_Koscielny (37)
Booked : A_Marcos (35), M_Dickinson (82)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Saruman
Scorers : Saruman (16), W_A_Glen (34)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Saruman (90)
Injured : W_Van_Boer (60)
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Match Statistics
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Marseille | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 16 | 32
Off target : 3 | 15
On target : 13 | 17
Possession : 38 | 62
Corners : 1 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 6 | 8
Key Tackles : 7 | 3
Key Passes : 14 | 22
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Final Score : Marseille 3 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita GK 39 2 2 2 34 | 97 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0
L_Shawry DF 2 31 8 8 15 | 97 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
L_Koscielny DF 2 30 10 7 36 | 37 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 15 -5
S_Byram DF 3 29 8 6 32 | 83 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Y_Sankhare MF 3 8 31 11 36 | 97 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 70 0
J_Fleck MF 1 6 31 9 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 30
I_Perisic MF 1 9 30 6 11 | 85 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Dickinson MF 2 15 29 7 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
A_Marcos AM 2 7 28 16 32 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 10
Z_Zidane FW 2 8 8 30 34 | 97 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 20 30 76
J_Digweed FW 1 8 9 29 19 | 88 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
H_Lloris GK 26 2 3 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Amoros DF 2 27 9 7 42 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Douglas_Costa MF 2 8 29 11 42 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
J_Lewis MF 3 7 23 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 9 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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P_Shilton GK 35 6 5 3 18 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
P_Senderos DF 1 29 12 5 31 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
W_A_Glen DF 2 28 7 8 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
E_Johnson DF 1 28 8 5 31 | 58 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
W_Van_Boer DF 1 28 6 6 32 | 63 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -15
Denilson DM 1 15 28 2 18 | 97 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -20
J_R_Riquelme MF 3 6 27 21 34 | 97 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 9
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 27 11 19 | 68 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 8
D_Gaitnat MF 2 9 27 10 31 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 1
T_Cairney MF 2 7 23 8 21 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
Saruman FW 2 7 27 24 30 | 97 0 0 2 0 8 1 1 0 0 -2 18 37
J_Hart GK 28 2 2 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Criscrito DF 2 29 11 7 27 | 39 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
C_Smalling DF 1 28 8 6 29 | 34 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
N_Ben_Khalifa MF 1 12 27 12 25 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Saddam_H FW 2 20 28 24 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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