Elite League Cup Groups Match 3, Valencia vs. Inter Milan (Wed Nov 28)


                             Valencia  |  Inter Milan
                              5-4-1 E  |  4-4-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF C_Panucci
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                              Carr DF  |  MF S_Mazzola
                        P_Niemeyer MF  |  MF D_DeRossi
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF B_Matuidi
                         A_A_Messi MF  |  MF Josh_Millwate
                           H_Jones MF  |  FW I_Gabilondo
                        Christinoa FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                            Romero SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                        W_Van_Boer SUB |  SUB J_Tavernier
                      J_R_Riquelme SUB |  SUB A_Pirlo
                       K_El_Ahmadi SUB |  SUB E_Francescoli
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB F_Inzaghi

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 4  :(vla) J_Stam hits a hard pass to Christinoa
          ...  J_Ekstrand reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 4  :(irm) D_DeRossi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Carr
          ...  He puts in Juanfran!
          ...  D_E_Boyata rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's M_Stadio going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 6  :(vla) H_Jones holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren looks to see where A_Peruzzi is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 7  :(vla) A_Van_Buuren knocks it past M_Cassetti and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Van_Buuren hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 7  :(vla) Christinoa with a smart turn
          ...  D_DeRossi with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 12 :(vla) T_Huddlestone looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Nouri
          ...  A_Nouri with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 12 :(irm) Josh_Millwate hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  I_Gabilondo collects the loose ball!
          ...  I_Gabilondo attempts to nutmeg Kamikaze!
          ...  Kamikaze fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 14 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Carr is through!
          ...  C_Panucci with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(irm) D_DeRossi with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Carr a clean set of heals
          ...  D_DeRossi rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Kamikaze tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 18 :(vla) A_A_Messi takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Carr
          ...  Carr curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  A_Peruzzi gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by A_Peruzzi !!
Min. 18 :(irm) M_Cassetti makes himself available
          ...  M_Cassetti curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Kamikaze will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  That's given Inter Milan the lead!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 19 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing P
Min. 19 :(irm) Inter Milan are switching their playing style to D
Min. 21 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Christinoa latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_DeRossi with a bad challenge
          ...  M_Stadio will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  A_Van_Buuren plays it short to T_Huddlestone
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Ekstrand
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_A_Messi plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Peruzzi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 25 :(irm) I_Gabilondo sidesteps Carr
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  H_Jones clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 27 :(irm) B_Matuidi retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  I_Gabilondo gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Van_Buuren gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 32 :(irm) B_Matuidi kicks P_Niemeyer off the ball
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Stadio reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 38 :(vla) Christinoa finds his way through
          ...  M_Cassetti dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) A_A_Messi beats B_Matuidi
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Stadio
          ...  A_Ranocchia gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 44 :(irm) Josh_Millwate with the diagonal pass Juanfran
          ...  D_E_Boyata wins the ball
Min. 45 :(vla) A_Nouri with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Ekstrand
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Ranocchia

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Inter Milan

Min. 48 :(irm) Josh_Millwate holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Gabilondo
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Carr
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 55 :(vla) W_Van_Boer is being brought on
          ...  A_Nouri is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Niemeyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 65 :(vla) W_Jose replaces an unhappy Christinoa and will play as a FW
Min. 65 :(vla) T_Huddlestone reads the run of W_Jose
          ...  Juanfran tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Stadio has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Stadio!
          ...  M_Stadio refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 67 :(irm) A_Ranocchia plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Matuidi keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  B_Matuidi with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Kamikaze dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And Kamikaze tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Matuidi chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Stam belts it clear
Min. 68 :(irm) Juanfran loses D_E_Boyata
          ...  A_A_Messi with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  M_Stadio wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 69 :(vla) W_Jose with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Ekstrand a clean set of heals
          ...  W_Jose sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  A_Peruzzi saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 70 :(vla) H_Jones controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Stam gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Cassetti hits it out for a throw
Min. 76 :(vla) A_A_Messi runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  W_Jose hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 76 :(irm) Josh_Millwate beats A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  W_Van_Boer with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 82 :(irm) Josh_Millwate plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Juanfran decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Matuidi hits it into the box!
          ...  W_Van_Boer clears the corner
Min. 83 :(vla) W_Jose flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Ranocchia robs him of the ball
Min. 84 :(irm) A_Pirlo is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Mazzola is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 85 :(irm) J_Tavernier will replace the useless A_Ranocchia and will play DF
Min. 87 :(irm) F_Inzaghi replaces Juanfran to play as a FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) H_Jones brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  W_Jose makes himself available
          ...  W_Jose attempts a low drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Peruzzi moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 92 :(irm) F_Inzaghi is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  B_Matuidi latches onto the ball
          ...  D_E_Boyata with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  F_Inzaghi fires it towards the goal
          ...  Kamikaze with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Josh_Millwate hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to A_Pirlo
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Looks like it should be Kamikaze's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Kamikaze looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Matuidi chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Kamikaze jumps well to claim it!
Min. 92 :(irm) I_Gabilondo 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!
          ...  W_Van_Boer reads the game well and cuts out the pass!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 109,697
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : H_Jones
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Van_Boer (76), D_E_Boyata (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Cassetti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Cassetti (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_DeRossi (7), C_Panucci (14), B_Matuidi (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |  Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           2        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Inter Milan
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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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   6  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
A_Nouri        DF   1  26  11   6  21 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  28   5  22 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_A_Messi      MF   2   7  26  11  40 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Jones        MF   1   8  25   6  20 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romero         GK  34   1   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  30   6   6  32 |  38   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  28  21  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_El_Ahmadi    DM   1  10  28   7  15 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  27  10 |  28   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Peruzzi      GK  38   2   7   3  22 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  29  11   9  30 |  86   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  27  11   7  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20  20
C_Panucci      DF   3  26  10   5  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Cassetti     DF   3  25   8   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  35
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  26   7  33 |  85   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_DeRossi      MF   3  10  26   4  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  25  16  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
Josh_Millwate  MF   1   8  25   9  23 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  27  31 |  88   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  27  11   7  33 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  13  26   7  11 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Francescoli  MF   1   4  26   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  29  43 |   6   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
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