Elite League Match, Valencia vs. Benfica (Sun Dec 05)


                             Valencia  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 A
                          James Burns  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                             Bauer DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                           M_Barry MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF K_Commons
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  MF M_Verratti
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                        D_E_Boyata SUB |  SUB Exe_Palacios
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                           M_Woods SUB |  SUB T_Erak
                         R_Tabatta SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(vla) M_Barry threads the through ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  N_Winneke just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 4  :(bfa) M_Verratti squares it to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  J_Pickford is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Verratti lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Pickford catches it!
Min. 5  :(vla) D_Suker pushes it past M_Zeffane
          ...  S_Mannaerts rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6  :(vla) S_Mazzola is too quick for the defence
          ...  R_Tomassi takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 8  :(vla) W_Jose leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 12 :(vla) W_Jose nutmegs S_Mannaerts
          ...  W_Jose with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 13 :(vla) D_Suker picks up a loose ball
          ...  D_Suker hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  N_Winneke goes down well to save
Min. 14 :(vla) D_Suker turns on a sixpence
          ...  R_Tomassi with the block
Min. 14 :(bfa) K_Commons is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Bauer with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 15 :(bfa) I_Marcone holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 17 :(vla) L_Macleod is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  N_Winneke parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 20 :(bfa) R_Tomassi with a first time pass
          ...  S_Mannaerts runs onto it!
          ...  S_Mannaerts tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  J_Pickford parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 21 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  B_Dugnutt gets up high for the header !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 26 :(vla) L_Macleod with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Kikuchi
          ...  C_Ronaldo is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 27 :(vla) D_Suker skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  D_Suker cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But N_Winneke palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 32 :(vla) J_Stam has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Foyth
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  K_Commons fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 34 :(vla) M_Kikuchi cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with N_Winneke
          ...  He nutmegs N_Winneke
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  N_Winneke recovers to save it !!
Min. 35 :(vla) M_Kikuchi moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod with a thundering shot!
          ...  N_Winneke with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 36 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt rushes through the defence
          ...  B_Dugnutt attempts a lob!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 39 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  N_Winneke never had a chance!
Min. 39 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  J_Stam gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 41 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo with a 50-yard pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  S_Mazzola with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 42 :(vla) D_Suker with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  M_Zeffane cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 42 :(bfa) M_Verratti finds B_Dugnutt in the box
          ...  B_Dugnutt shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It floats over J_Pickford
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Trezeguet will come on for Nathan_Dyer and play FW
Min. 48 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows S_Mannaerts a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Kikuchi with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 48 :(bfa) M_Verratti back heels to find B_Dugnutt in space
          ...  A_Nouri with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

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

Min. 46 :(bfa) M_Verratti curls the ball out wide to R_Tomassi
          ...  A_Nouri reads the play well
Min. 47 :(bfa) M_Verratti plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Trezeguet decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Barry with the tackle
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Eriksson will just give him a speaking to
Min. 48 :(vla) A_Nouri times his run well
          ...  A_Nouri tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  N_Winneke is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Valencia go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Kikuchi flicks it over J_Foyth's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Zeffane hits it out for a throw
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Foyth plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Dugnutt decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a bicycle kick !
          ...  J_Pickford saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 54 :(vla) P_Thompson catches I_Marcone with an elbow!
          ...  J_Eriksson will just give him a speaking to
Min. 56 :(vla) Bauer with a first time pass
          ...  D_Suker runs onto it!
          ...  But J_Foyth slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Eriksson has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 56 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Trezeguet hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Exe_Palacios is being brought on
          ...  M_Zeffane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo holds the ball up
          ...  He sees I_Marcone in space!
          ...  I_Marcone gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 63 :(bfa) S_Mannaerts can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Pickford watches it sail wide!
Min. 64 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes advantage of a mistake by L_Macleod
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Bauer beats him to the ball
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Erak is coming on for M_Verratti and playing FW
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet pushes it past J_Stam
          ...  T_Trezeguet has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Verratti chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Pickford easily claims the ball!
Min. 68 :(vla) D_Suker runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of W_Jose
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  W_Jose hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 70 :(vla) W_Jose kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Kikuchi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Kikuchi has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  N_Winneke gets up well to catch that one
Min. 74 :(vla) M_Barry with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  A cheeky lob from W_Jose !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Kikuchi drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with the overhead !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Woods is being brought on
          ...  S_Mazzola is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) R_Tabatta is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Suker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(vla) D_E_Boyata is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Nouri is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(bfa) K_Commons with a precise ball to T_Trezeguet
          ...  J_Pickford with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Eriksson
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It looks as though B_Dugnutt will take it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Benfica...
Min. 86 :(vla) W_Jose is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Kikuchi
          ...  M_Kikuchi looks to see where N_Winneke is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) M_Kikuchi finds the run of R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Foyth wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger

*************  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          : M_Kikuchi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Nouri (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Mazzola (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt
Scorers              : I_Marcone (62), B_Dugnutt (81 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Mannaerts (5), C_Ronaldo (26), K_Commons (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 2 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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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  33   9   7  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  31  12   6  21 |  85   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20 -20   5
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  97   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  29  11  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  97   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -10
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  29  31 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  33  12   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  30   9  18 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tabatta      FW   2  23  28  17  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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N_Winneke      GK  37   2   2   3  20 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  64   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  35   9   7  37 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  34  14   7  42 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
K_Commons      MF   1   8  30  11  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  18
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
M_Verratti     MF   1   9  28  12  20 |  69   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  28   7   5  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   5  28  17  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  49   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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