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Season 27 Archive: Division 1, Week 7
Valencia 1 - 0 Benfica
Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Benfica (Sun Dec 09)
Valencia | Benfica
4-1-3-1-1 E | 4-3-3 C
Andie Glen | Matias Finkelstein
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Kamikaze GK | GK F_Foster
A_Van_Buuren DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
D_E_Boyata DF | DF R_Tomassi
T_Stavos DF | DF M_Zeffane
B_Ivanovic DF | DF J_Foyth
P_Niemeyer DM | MF J_Wilshere
K_El_Ahmadi MF | MF J_Plasil
L_Macleod MF | MF J_Bolm
A_A_Messi MF | FW Stefano
J_R_Riquelme AM | FW Nathan_Dyer
W_Jose FW | FW B_Dugnutt
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Romero SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
J_Stam SUB | SUB S_Mannaerts
A_Nouri SUB | SUB E_Spence
T_Huddlestone SUB | SUB E_Knave
Christinoa SUB | SUB T_Erak
Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)
Min. 1 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 1 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with a precise pass to W_Jose
... W_Jose aims for the top right corner !
... F_Foster makes a difficult save
Min. 3 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren beats M_Zeffane
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
... A_Van_Buuren tries the shot !
... GOAL !!
... A quality strike
... Valencia go ahead in this match now!
... Valencia 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 3 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer loses T_Stavos
... Nathan_Dyer sees Kamikaze off his line !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 3 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... T_Stavos keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Yann_M_Vila fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK
... P_Niemeyer hoists it forward
... W_Jose gets on the end of it
... W_Jose hits a curling shot!
... F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... A_A_Messi lofts the ball in!
... F_Foster easily catches it!
Min. 4 :(vla) P_Niemeyer runs at the defence
... He nutmegs the defender
... He showed his class there
... P_Niemeyer with the header !
... But F_Foster smothers the ball.
Min. 5 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... B_Ivanovic gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... B_Ivanovic carves a shot towards goal !
... F_Foster won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 7 :(vla) A_A_Messi brings it under control
... He takes on M_Zeffane
... He gets past him!
... He puts in B_Ivanovic!
... M_Zeffane reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 9 :(vla) T_Stavos takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
... Can he make them pay?
... A cheeky lob from T_Stavos !
... But F_Foster tips it over
... CORNER!
... L_Macleod plays it into the danger area!
... R_Tomassi clears the danger
Min. 9 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme finds himself in acres of space
... M_Zeffane with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Andie Glen looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 10 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme beats R_Tomassi
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... J_R_Riquelme has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 11 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... W_Jose hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... F_Foster falls over
... But F_Foster is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 16 :(vla) A_A_Messi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... A_Van_Buuren keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... A_Van_Buuren looks to see where F_Foster is!
... He shoots!
... Wide of goal
Min. 17 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with an intelligent ball to L_Macleod
... Cleared by Yann_M_Vila
Min. 18 :(vla) L_Macleod has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past J_Foyth
... He puts in W_Jose!
... W_Jose tries to beat F_Foster from outside the area!
... The ball moves through the air!
... F_Foster moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... F_Foster catches it with style!
Min. 19 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme off the woodwork.
... B_Ivanovic picks up the deflection
... A well-placed shot from B_Ivanovic !
... F_Foster turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... A_A_Messi swings it in!
... F_Foster catches it!
Min. 19 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a flicked pass to J_Wilshere
... J_R_Riquelme is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... Yann_M_Vila hoists it forward
... Stefano gets on the end of it
... Stefano with a powerful diving header!
... Kamikaze with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 20 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Macleod in the box
... L_Macleod drives the ball low !
... But F_Foster makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 22 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks up
... He swings the ball right towards B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt aims for the top right corner !
... Kamikaze has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Kamikaze reacts well to save!!!
Min. 23 :(vla) L_Macleod with a precise ball to W_Jose
... W_Jose beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has F_Foster to beat!
... He nutmegs F_Foster
... It hits the upright!!
... F_Foster recovers to save it !!
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Niemeyer gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... J_R_Riquelme is unmarked
... J_R_Riquelme has a dig at goal!
... But F_Foster dives to his left
... I think F_Foster just got a hand on that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Wilshere nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_R_Riquelme stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... That's his second booking !
... He's sent off!
Min. 27 :(bfa) J_Plasil has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past T_Stavos
... He puts in J_Bolm!
... J_Bolm with a scorcher of a shot !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 33 :(bfa) J_Bolm steps over the ball
... He nutmegs D_E_Boyata
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... J_Bolm curls the ball in on goal !
... Kamikaze makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 34 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Van_Buuren
... M_Zeffane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil hits it towards the far post!
... B_Dugnutt gets to it!
... Kamikaze fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 35 :(vla) A_A_Messi kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... L_Macleod gets on the end of the pass
... But J_Foyth wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 36 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren with a real burst of pace
... He leaves J_Foyth behind
... R_Tomassi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's S_Youri going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 36 :(vla) P_Niemeyer off the woodwork.
... A_Van_Buuren picks up the deflection
... J_Plasil scythes the player down.
... Like Joey Barton would!
... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(vla) A_A_Messi retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... K_El_Ahmadi gets on the end of it
... K_El_Ahmadi swings in the shot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) R_Tomassi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Wilshere decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... T_Stavos tackles cleanly
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Plasil gets to the by line and finds B_Dugnutt with a beautiful cross
... A_Van_Buuren makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 54 :(bfa) Stefano with the dribble
... He's through on goal
... A_A_Messi is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 55 :(vla) J_Stam is going to be brought on
... D_E_Boyata is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) W_Jose loses J_Foyth
... W_Jose has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... F_Foster saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak will replace Stefano and play AM
Min. 62 :(vla) L_Macleod knocks it forward
... M_Zeffane slips
... W_Jose gets to it!
... W_Jose sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But F_Foster stops that one easily
Min. 64 :(vla) B_Ivanovic runs at the defender
... The defender falls over
... B_Ivanovic tries to beat F_Foster!
... F_Foster makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 65 :(vla) T_Huddlestone is being prepared to come on
... A_A_Messi is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Erak with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from J_Stam
... T_Stavos intercepts the pass
Min. 66 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila floats the ball in to find B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But Kamikaze palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 67 :(vla) W_Jose jumps over R_Tomassi's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... W_Jose with a stunning strike !
... F_Foster just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 69 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to J_Wilshere
... J_Wilshere curls the ball in on goal !
... Saved by Kamikaze
Min. 70 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to T_Erak
... A wicked drive by T_Erak !
... Kamikaze makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 71 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with the header on
... He finds W_Jose in space
... M_Zeffane clears with a diving header
Min. 72 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to W_Jose
... W_Jose hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 73 :(vla) W_Jose hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... A_Van_Buuren latches onto it!
... B_Dugnutt reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Knave is coming on for J_Bolm and playing MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts replaces Yann_M_Vila to play as a DF
Min. 78 :(vla) L_Macleod takes advantage of a mistake by S_Mannaerts
... A vicious shot by L_Macleod !
... F_Foster makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 78 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at B_Ivanovic
... The defender slips and falls over
... Nathan_Dyer with a powerful header !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 80 :(vla) Christinoa is going to be brought on
... W_Jose is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from S_Mannaerts
... T_Huddlestone with a blistering shot !
... F_Foster has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... F_Foster reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Niemeyer
... Christinoa with the shot!
... But F_Foster palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt beats his marker
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Intercepted by B_Ivanovic
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) E_Knave has it now
... He takes on B_Ivanovic
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Wilshere!
... J_Wilshere has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... But Kamikaze gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil chips the ball into the area!
... It comes to J_Foyth
... He gets the shot away
... Kamikaze catches the ball
Min. 90 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren with a real burst of pace
... He shows R_Tomassi a clean set of heals
... A_Van_Buuren leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... F_Foster catches the ball
Min. 91 :(bfa) E_Knave is too quick for the defence
... E_Knave aiming for the bottom corner !
... Kamikaze just watches float over the bar!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : W_Jose (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Van_Buuren (3)
Sent Off : J_R_Riquelme (26)
Booked : A_A_Messi (54)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : F_Foster
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Yann_M_Vila (3), J_Plasil (36)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 24 | 14
Off target : 5 | 5
On target : 19 | 9
Possession : 61 | 39
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 4 | 6
Key Passes : 19 | 9
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Final Score : Valencia 1 - 0 Benfica
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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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Kamikaze GK 35 7 2 2 20 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
A_Van_Buuren DF 2 31 12 8 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 20 0 36
D_E_Boyata DF 2 28 10 8 11 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Stavos DF 3 27 12 5 10 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
B_Ivanovic DF 3 27 11 7 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
P_Niemeyer DM 1 17 28 5 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 25
K_El_Ahmadi MF 1 10 28 7 15 | 93 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 1
L_Macleod MF 2 9 27 11 31 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
A_A_Messi MF 2 7 26 11 40 | 66 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 28 21 34 | 26 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 0 0
W_Jose FW 3 8 9 27 10 | 81 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 10 37
Romero GK 34 1 2 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Stam DF 2 27 8 6 29 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
A_Nouri DF 1 26 11 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 28 11 19 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Christinoa FW 3 9 7 26 42 | 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster GK 39 2 4 4 16 | 93 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 32 14 8 22 | 77 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 -2
R_Tomassi DF 1 30 8 7 37 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 29 10 7 31 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
J_Foyth DF 1 29 12 6 42 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
J_Wilshere MF 2 20 30 12 19 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
J_Plasil MF 1 7 30 10 19 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
J_Bolm MF 2 11 29 13 32 | 76 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
Stefano FW 2 9 8 30 39 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 29 31 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
B_Dugnutt FW 1 5 6 24 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 0 15
Z_Alomerovic GK 29 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Mannaerts DF 2 27 9 5 12 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Spence MF 2 9 28 9 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Knave MF 3 7 24 10 21 | 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
T_Erak AM 2 6 6 27 21 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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Valencia | Benfica
4-1-3-1-1 E | 4-3-3 C
Andie Glen | Matias Finkelstein
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Kamikaze GK | GK F_Foster
A_Van_Buuren DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
D_E_Boyata DF | DF R_Tomassi
T_Stavos DF | DF M_Zeffane
B_Ivanovic DF | DF J_Foyth
P_Niemeyer DM | MF J_Wilshere
K_El_Ahmadi MF | MF J_Plasil
L_Macleod MF | MF J_Bolm
A_A_Messi MF | FW Stefano
J_R_Riquelme AM | FW Nathan_Dyer
W_Jose FW | FW B_Dugnutt
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Romero SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
J_Stam SUB | SUB S_Mannaerts
A_Nouri SUB | SUB E_Spence
T_Huddlestone SUB | SUB E_Knave
Christinoa SUB | SUB T_Erak
Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)
Min. 1 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 1 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with a precise pass to W_Jose
... W_Jose aims for the top right corner !
... F_Foster makes a difficult save
Min. 3 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren beats M_Zeffane
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
... A_Van_Buuren tries the shot !
... GOAL !!
... A quality strike
... Valencia go ahead in this match now!
... Valencia 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 3 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer loses T_Stavos
... Nathan_Dyer sees Kamikaze off his line !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 3 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... T_Stavos keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... Yann_M_Vila fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK
... P_Niemeyer hoists it forward
... W_Jose gets on the end of it
... W_Jose hits a curling shot!
... F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... A_A_Messi lofts the ball in!
... F_Foster easily catches it!
Min. 4 :(vla) P_Niemeyer runs at the defence
... He nutmegs the defender
... He showed his class there
... P_Niemeyer with the header !
... But F_Foster smothers the ball.
Min. 5 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... B_Ivanovic gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... B_Ivanovic carves a shot towards goal !
... F_Foster won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 7 :(vla) A_A_Messi brings it under control
... He takes on M_Zeffane
... He gets past him!
... He puts in B_Ivanovic!
... M_Zeffane reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 9 :(vla) T_Stavos takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
... Can he make them pay?
... A cheeky lob from T_Stavos !
... But F_Foster tips it over
... CORNER!
... L_Macleod plays it into the danger area!
... R_Tomassi clears the danger
Min. 9 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme finds himself in acres of space
... M_Zeffane with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Andie Glen looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 10 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme beats R_Tomassi
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... J_R_Riquelme has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 11 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... W_Jose hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... F_Foster falls over
... But F_Foster is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 16 :(vla) A_A_Messi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... A_Van_Buuren keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... A_Van_Buuren looks to see where F_Foster is!
... He shoots!
... Wide of goal
Min. 17 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with an intelligent ball to L_Macleod
... Cleared by Yann_M_Vila
Min. 18 :(vla) L_Macleod has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past J_Foyth
... He puts in W_Jose!
... W_Jose tries to beat F_Foster from outside the area!
... The ball moves through the air!
... F_Foster moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... F_Foster catches it with style!
Min. 19 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme off the woodwork.
... B_Ivanovic picks up the deflection
... A well-placed shot from B_Ivanovic !
... F_Foster turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... A_A_Messi swings it in!
... F_Foster catches it!
Min. 19 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a flicked pass to J_Wilshere
... J_R_Riquelme is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... Right on the edge of the box!
... Yann_M_Vila hoists it forward
... Stefano gets on the end of it
... Stefano with a powerful diving header!
... Kamikaze with a fantastic point blank save
... He gave the striker no chance
Min. 20 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Macleod in the box
... L_Macleod drives the ball low !
... But F_Foster makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 22 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks up
... He swings the ball right towards B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt aims for the top right corner !
... Kamikaze has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... Kamikaze reacts well to save!!!
Min. 23 :(vla) L_Macleod with a precise ball to W_Jose
... W_Jose beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has F_Foster to beat!
... He nutmegs F_Foster
... It hits the upright!!
... F_Foster recovers to save it !!
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Niemeyer gets to the by line
... He looks up and lobs in a cross
... J_R_Riquelme is unmarked
... J_R_Riquelme has a dig at goal!
... But F_Foster dives to his left
... I think F_Foster just got a hand on that one
... S_Youri has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Wilshere nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... J_R_Riquelme stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... That's his second booking !
... He's sent off!
Min. 27 :(bfa) J_Plasil has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past T_Stavos
... He puts in J_Bolm!
... J_Bolm with a scorcher of a shot !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 33 :(bfa) J_Bolm steps over the ball
... He nutmegs D_E_Boyata
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... J_Bolm curls the ball in on goal !
... Kamikaze makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 34 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past A_Van_Buuren
... M_Zeffane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil hits it towards the far post!
... B_Dugnutt gets to it!
... Kamikaze fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 35 :(vla) A_A_Messi kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... L_Macleod gets on the end of the pass
... But J_Foyth wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 36 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren with a real burst of pace
... He leaves J_Foyth behind
... R_Tomassi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... What's S_Youri going to give?
... He just waves play on!
Min. 36 :(vla) P_Niemeyer off the woodwork.
... A_Van_Buuren picks up the deflection
... J_Plasil scythes the player down.
... Like Joey Barton would!
... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(vla) A_A_Messi retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... K_El_Ahmadi gets on the end of it
... K_El_Ahmadi swings in the shot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(bfa) R_Tomassi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_Wilshere decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... T_Stavos tackles cleanly
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Benfica
Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Plasil gets to the by line and finds B_Dugnutt with a beautiful cross
... A_Van_Buuren makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 54 :(bfa) Stefano with the dribble
... He's through on goal
... A_A_Messi is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 55 :(vla) J_Stam is going to be brought on
... D_E_Boyata is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) W_Jose loses J_Foyth
... W_Jose has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... F_Foster saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak will replace Stefano and play AM
Min. 62 :(vla) L_Macleod knocks it forward
... M_Zeffane slips
... W_Jose gets to it!
... W_Jose sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But F_Foster stops that one easily
Min. 64 :(vla) B_Ivanovic runs at the defender
... The defender falls over
... B_Ivanovic tries to beat F_Foster!
... F_Foster makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 65 :(vla) T_Huddlestone is being prepared to come on
... A_A_Messi is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Erak with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from J_Stam
... T_Stavos intercepts the pass
Min. 66 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila floats the ball in to find B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... But Kamikaze palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 67 :(vla) W_Jose jumps over R_Tomassi's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... W_Jose with a stunning strike !
... F_Foster just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 69 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to J_Wilshere
... J_Wilshere curls the ball in on goal !
... Saved by Kamikaze
Min. 70 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to T_Erak
... A wicked drive by T_Erak !
... Kamikaze makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 71 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with the header on
... He finds W_Jose in space
... M_Zeffane clears with a diving header
Min. 72 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to W_Jose
... W_Jose hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... The referee talks to his assistant
... He waves play on
... Goal not given there!
... That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 73 :(vla) W_Jose hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... A_Van_Buuren latches onto it!
... B_Dugnutt reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Knave is coming on for J_Bolm and playing MF
Min. 76 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts replaces Yann_M_Vila to play as a DF
Min. 78 :(vla) L_Macleod takes advantage of a mistake by S_Mannaerts
... A vicious shot by L_Macleod !
... F_Foster makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 78 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer runs at B_Ivanovic
... The defender slips and falls over
... Nathan_Dyer with a powerful header !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 80 :(vla) Christinoa is going to be brought on
... W_Jose is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from S_Mannaerts
... T_Huddlestone with a blistering shot !
... F_Foster has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... F_Foster reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Niemeyer
... Christinoa with the shot!
... But F_Foster palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 82 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt beats his marker
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Intercepted by B_Ivanovic
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) E_Knave has it now
... He takes on B_Ivanovic
... He gets past him!
... He puts in J_Wilshere!
... J_Wilshere has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... But Kamikaze gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... J_Plasil chips the ball into the area!
... It comes to J_Foyth
... He gets the shot away
... Kamikaze catches the ball
Min. 90 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren with a real burst of pace
... He shows R_Tomassi a clean set of heals
... A_Van_Buuren leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... F_Foster catches the ball
Min. 91 :(bfa) E_Knave is too quick for the defence
... E_Knave aiming for the bottom corner !
... Kamikaze just watches float over the bar!
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : W_Jose (Man of the Match)
Scorers : A_Van_Buuren (3)
Sent Off : J_R_Riquelme (26)
Booked : A_A_Messi (54)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : F_Foster
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Yann_M_Vila (3), J_Plasil (36)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Valencia | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 24 | 14
Off target : 5 | 5
On target : 19 | 9
Possession : 61 | 39
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 4 | 6
Key Passes : 19 | 9
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Final Score : Valencia 1 - 0 Benfica
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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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Kamikaze GK 35 7 2 2 20 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
A_Van_Buuren DF 2 31 12 8 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 20 0 36
D_E_Boyata DF 2 28 10 8 11 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Stavos DF 3 27 12 5 10 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 0 5
B_Ivanovic DF 3 27 11 7 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 11
P_Niemeyer DM 1 17 28 5 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 25
K_El_Ahmadi MF 1 10 28 7 15 | 93 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 1
L_Macleod MF 2 9 27 11 31 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 10
A_A_Messi MF 2 7 26 11 40 | 66 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 38 -2
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 6 28 21 34 | 26 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 0 0
W_Jose FW 3 8 9 27 10 | 81 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 10 37
Romero GK 34 1 2 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Stam DF 2 27 8 6 29 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
A_Nouri DF 1 26 11 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Huddlestone MF 1 10 28 11 19 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Christinoa FW 3 9 7 26 42 | 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster GK 39 2 4 4 16 | 93 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 32 14 8 22 | 77 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 -2
R_Tomassi DF 1 30 8 7 37 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 29 10 7 31 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
J_Foyth DF 1 29 12 6 42 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
J_Wilshere MF 2 20 30 12 19 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
J_Plasil MF 1 7 30 10 19 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2
J_Bolm MF 2 11 29 13 32 | 76 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
Stefano FW 2 9 8 30 39 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 29 31 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
B_Dugnutt FW 1 5 6 24 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 0 15
Z_Alomerovic GK 29 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Mannaerts DF 2 27 9 5 12 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Spence MF 2 9 28 9 40 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Knave MF 3 7 24 10 21 | 17 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
T_Erak AM 2 6 6 27 21 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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