Division One League Match, Valencia vs. FC Porto (Wed Feb 06)


                             Valencia  |  FC Porto
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-3-1-2 E
                           Andie Glen  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK P_Lattuada
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF C_Barr
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF Maxi
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                              Carr DF  |  MF D_Pereira
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF R_Neves
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  MF G_Fofana
                          Maradona MF  |  AM M_James
                         L_Macleod MF  |  FW A_Langlitz
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW J_Garner
                                       |
                             Krull SUB |  SUB T_Stavos
                           O_Price SUB |  SUB L_Jones
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB A_Silva
                     T_Huddlestone SUB |  SUB S_Winzor
                        Christinoa SUB |  SUB G_Mixon

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 3  :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds D_E_Boyata
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_E_Boyata !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Lattuada looks dejected
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 4  :(vla) D_E_Boyata plays the back pass
          ...  Kamikaze can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 5  :(vla) A_Van_Buuren picks out Maradona with the cross
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Obasi
Min. 5  :(fcp) J_Garner flicks it past Maradona
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets to the ball first
Min. 7  :(vla) W_Jose looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod hits a great drive!
          ...  But P_Lattuada punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 11 :(vla) J_Stam hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  W_Jose latches onto it!
          ...  W_Jose with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Lattuada's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  P_Lattuada looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 13 :(fcp) M_James skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Garner
          ...  J_Garner with a thundering volley!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 15 :(vla) Maradona is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose tries to beat P_Lattuada!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 18 :(vla) Maradona brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Barr
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Macleod!
          ...  L_Macleod has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Valencia go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Valencia 2-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 19 :(vla) W_Jose finds the space intelligently
          ...  C_Barr with a nasty foul
          ...  J_Hunye will just give him a speaking to
Min. 22 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_James
          ...  He puts in D_E_Boyata!
          ...  D_E_Boyata controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  Valencia 3-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 22 :(fcp) J_Garner punches A_Van_Buuren off the ball
          ...  J_Hunye tries to calm him down
Min. 28 :(fcp) C_Barr breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Kamikaze!
          ...  J_Stam brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 28 :(vla) O_Price is being brought on
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 36 :(fcp) Maxi turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Maxi with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But Kamikaze just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) O_Price squares it to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren tries to chip the ball over P_Lattuada!
          ...  P_Lattuada gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 49 :(vla) O_Price controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  O_Price throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But P_Lattuada punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 3-1 FC Porto

Min. 52 :(vla) W_Jose with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  W_Jose has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Valencia 4-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 54 :(fcp) D_Pereira has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Nouri!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But O_Price wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Hunye has none of it.
Min. 55 :(fcp) G_Fofana holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_James
          ...  M_James carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It floats over Kamikaze
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 57 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  P_Lattuada gathers it comfortably
Min. 60 :(vla) T_Huddlestone takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Maradona
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(vla) W_Jose with a Cruyff turn
          ...  M_James takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 62 :(vla) T_Huddlestone finds A_Van_Buuren with a ball over the defence
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with the side footed shot!
          ...  P_Lattuada gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Valencia 5-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 64 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  W_Jose is clean through!
          ...  He rounds P_Lattuada
          ...  He dinks it over P_Lattuada
          ...  P_Lattuada reacts well to save !!
Min. 66 :(fcp) G_Fofana races into the box
          ...  He sees S_Bradley lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Kamikaze pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Hunye just wants to lecture him
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Langlitz takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Valencia 5-2 FC Porto...
Min. 69 :(fcp) M_James hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Pereira latches onto it!
          ...  D_Pereira tries the shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Kamikaze is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_James swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to A_Langlitz
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Kamikaze falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Kamikaze looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_James!
          ...  D_Pereira gets a shot in
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 70 :(fcp) L_Jones takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Bradley as DF
Min. 70 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 71 :(fcp) Maxi looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Pereira
          ...  D_Pereira with a blistering shot !
          ...  But Kamikaze tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Neves
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 78 :(fcp) J_Garner with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  J_Garner hits a great drive!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 80 :(vla) Christinoa is ready to come on to replace W_Jose
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 83 :(vla) Christinoa makes the tackle
          ...  C_Barr plays the back pass
          ...  P_Lattuada can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi hits it towards the far post!
          ...  C_Barr reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 83 :(fcp) R_Neves looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Maxi
          ...  Maxi with the shot on net !
          ...  Kamikaze gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 84 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with a glorious long pass to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  P_Lattuada gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 85 :(vla) L_Macleod reads the run of Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 85 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from R_Neves to M_James
          ...  M_James tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Kamikaze with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 86 :(vla) L_Macleod has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Maxi
          ...  He puts in A_Nouri!
          ...  C_Barr is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(fcp) J_Garner runs forward
          ...  O_Price with the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) J_Garner knocks it forward
          ...  Carr slips
          ...  L_Jones gets to it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Nouri belts it clear
Min. 90 :(vla) Carr with a glorious long pass to D_E_Boyata
          ...  But C_Obasi wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Hunye has none of it.
Min. 90 :(fcp) M_James kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Obasi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_E_Boyata takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!

*************  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          : K_El_Ahmadi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_E_Boyata (3,22), L_Macleod (18), W_Jose (52), A_Van_Buuren (62)
Sent Off             : J_Stam (28)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : A_Langlitz
Scorers              : D_E_Boyata (4 og), A_Langlitz (66 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Barr (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           3        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          16        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 5 - 2 FC Porto
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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 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  32  12   8  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  35
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  40 -20  60
A_Nouri        DF   1  27  11   6  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   7  29 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  28  21  34 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  95   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Maradona       MF   1  11  27  17  18 |  64   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  35
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  84   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  43
Krull          GK  25   2   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  67   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  28  11   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  31   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  11   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  26

Player Statistics - FC Porto
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_Lattuada     GK  30   3   2   1  42 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  32  13  10  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
C_Obasi        DF   2  29  11   8  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  29   8   8  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Bradley      DF   2  27  13   7  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  29   7  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
R_Neves        MF   2   5  29   4  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  27   7  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_James        AM   2  11  25  14  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10 -14
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  28  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  28  11 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
T_Stavos       GK   3  27  12   5  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  27   7   8  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Winzor       MF   3  20  25  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  28  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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