Elite FA Cup Quarter Final Match, Valencia vs. Barcelona (Wed Jun 28)


                             Valencia  |  Barcelona
                          3-3-1-2-1 A  |  5-3-2 A
                           Andie Glen  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK Romero
                        P_Senderos DF  |  DF B_Myre
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF G_Bale
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF J_Myre
                          Denilson DM  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                     N_Ben_Khalifa DM  |  DF J_Miranda
                     T_Huddlestone DM  |  MF B_Spencer
                          Saddam_H MF  |  MF Xavi
                           Saruman AM  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  FW M_Hunt
                     R_Chamgerlain FW  |  FW H_Son
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                        W_Van_Boer SUB |  SUB G_Wilkinson
                          W_A_Glen SUB |  SUB R_Kopa
                       D_Criscrito SUB |  SUB I_Muniain
                         J_A_Vardy SUB |  SUB Odegaard

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(brc) B_Myre chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Hunt
          ...  P_Senderos wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Hunt hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Shilton fists it away!
Min. 2  :(brc) H_Son runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off N_Ben_Khalifa back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  H_Son with a powerful header !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 3  :(vla) J_R_Riquelme beats J_Miranda
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 3  :(brc) Xavi with an in swinging cross to B_Myre
          ...  P_Senderos with the tackle
Min. 4  :(brc) B_Myre holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Hunt in space!
          ...  E_Johnson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 6  :(brc) M_Hunt slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  M_Hunt with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through P_Shilton's hands
          ...  But P_Shilton recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 6  :(vla) Saruman beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  B_Myre with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Saruman swings it in
          ...  R_Chamgerlain gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with the crafty shot!
          ...  But Romero punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 9  :(vla) Denilson moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with the chance !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 9  :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a measured pass to B_Myre
          ...  B_Myre with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman spotted a foul
Min. 10 :(vla) T_Huddlestone runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Hunt muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 12 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Miranda
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Smalling!
          ...  A powerful shot by C_Smalling !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Valencia fans sing his praises!
          ...  Valencia go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 12 :(vla) Valencia restructured their strategy to L
Min. 12 :(vla) Denilson shifts into the MF position in a tactical change
Min. 12 :(vla) It seems N_Ben_Khalifa has switched to a MF
Min. 12 :(vla) T_Huddlestone changes position to fill a MF slot
Min. 12 :(vla) interesting tactic change...
          ...  Saruman will now play as MF
Min. 12 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme has changed his position on the pitch to a MF
Min. 12 :(vla) Saddam_H breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Romero!
          ...  B_Spencer brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  J_Eriksson sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa bends it in
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Romero is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Johnson drives it into the box!
          ...  Romero fists it away!
Min. 14 :(brc) Xavi back heels to find M_Hunt in space
          ...  Denilson takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 15 :(brc) J_Myre with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Hunt
          ...  P_Senderos takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 16 :(brc) P_Shilton miskicks!
          ...  H_Son is takes control of the ball!
          ...  P_Senderos gathers up the loose ball
Min. 18 :(vla) Denilson controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Bale
          ...  He puts in Saruman!
          ...  Saruman is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has Romero to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past Romero
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 23 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Hunt
          ...  E_Johnson bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 29 :(vla) Saruman feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  T_Huddlestone runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gathers up the loose ball
Min. 41 :(vla) The ball goes loose!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But J_Miranda slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa with a simple pass to Saddam_H
          ...  J_Miranda forces him off the ball
Min. 44 :(vla) P_Senderos controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Bale
          ...  He puts in R_Chamgerlain!
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Chamgerlain !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Romero moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 45 :(brc) Xavi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Hunt latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning

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

Min. 47 :(vla) Saruman takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Intercepted by J_Myre
Min. 65 :(vla) W_A_Glen is being brought on
          ...  C_Smalling is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) J_A_Vardy is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Chamgerlain is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) Odegaard is being brought on
          ...  J_Miranda is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(brc) R_Kopa replaces Xavi to play as a MF
Min. 71 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps G_Bale
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_R_Riquelme attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 76 :(brc) Odegaard flicks it over T_Huddlestone and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  W_A_Glen slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 78 :(vla) W_A_Glen gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_Bale!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Bale does well to get the tackle in
Min. 80 :(brc) I_Muniain takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) J_A_Vardy beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_Myre makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Romero comes out and claims it!

*************  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          : P_Senderos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Smalling (12), Saruman (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Xavi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : B_Spencer (12)
Booked               : B_Myre (6)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       3
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       8
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 Barcelona
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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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P_Shilton      GK  35   6   5   3  18 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  29  12   5  31 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  28   8   6  29 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  20
E_Johnson      DF   1  28   8   5  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Denilson       MF   1  15  27   2  18 |  93   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  35   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  27  12  25 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   1
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  27  11  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Saddam_H       MF   2  20  28  24  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  27  24  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  27  21  34 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  26  20 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  28   6   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  27   7   8  31 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Criscrito    DM   2  29  11   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  26  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  33  14   6  30 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18   3
G_Bale         DF   2  30  11   7  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  29   9   7  39 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  28   8   8  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
J_Miranda      DF   2  27  10   7  21 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  12  29  12  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Xavi           MF   1   5  28   9  31 |  72   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  27  10  23 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   9   7  34  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Son          FW   2   8  10  26  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  29  10   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  14  30   8  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  27   8  24 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Odegaard       FW   2   4   5  26  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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