Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Manchester City (Sun Nov 04)


                             Valencia  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  4-4-2 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF W_Reid
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF M_Rojo
                        P_Niemeyer DM  |  MF L_Diame
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF M_Scholl
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF S_Nakamoto
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  FW G_Botti
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW M_Skiba
                                       |
                            Romero SUB |  SUB J_A_Hart
                        B_Ivanovic SUB |  SUB La_Huntellio
                           A_Nouri SUB |  SUB D_Boyata
                         A_A_Messi SUB |  SUB Eduardo
                        Christinoa SUB |  SUB JobLot

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 4  :(vla) T_Huddlestone drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  N_Winneke makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 4  :(mnc) C_Fuchs spits at W_Van_Boer
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Clattenurg reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 6  :(mnc) G_Botti pushes it past the defender
          ...  G_Botti with a blistering shot !
          ...  Kamikaze gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Nakamoto
          ...  D_E_Boyata wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 10 :(vla) T_Huddlestone kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Fuchs gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 15 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Stavos
          ...  T_Stavos hits a great shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_R_Riquelme!
          ...  The ball comes to P_Niemeyer
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But N_Winneke reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on N_Winneke anyway
Min. 16 :(vla) W_Jose bursts forward
          ...  W_Jose attempts a low drive!
          ...  But N_Winneke smothers the ball.
Min. 16 :(mnc) M_Skiba takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  L_Macleod with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_Clattenurg had no choice there!!
          ...  Tony McCleary appluads the decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Botti hits it over the wall
          ...  Kamikaze makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(vla) T_Stavos sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme sees N_Winneke off his line !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Diame gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 19 :(vla) P_Niemeyer is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the ball
          ...  W_Jose curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman raised his flag
Min. 21 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi sidesteps C_Fuchs
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with a stunning strike !
          ...  N_Winneke goes down well to save
Min. 25 :(vla) W_Jose takes advantage of a mistake by M_Rojo
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But W_Reid with the fine tackle
Min. 30 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto flicks it past T_Stavos
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 31 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og finds G_Botti in the box
          ...  G_Botti with a terrific drive !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 32 :(vla) W_Van_Boer with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past M_A_Nastasic
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  C_Fuchs picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 34 :(mnc) G_Botti has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Botti carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Kamikaze just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 36 :(vla) P_Niemeyer hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  W_Jose latches onto it!
          ...  A well-placed shot from W_Jose !
          ...  But N_Winneke gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi crosses it in!
          ...  T_Huddlestone gets to it!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 42 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og volleys it forward. He finds M_Skiba
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Skiba !
          ...  Kamikaze parries it
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with a bicycle kick !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 47 :(vla) W_Jose lobs it over M_A_Nastasic
          ...  M_A_Nastasic recovers to win the ball back
Min. 47 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba attempts a low drive!
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Huddlestone
          ...  T_Huddlestone with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 46 :(mnc) M_Skiba with a burst of pace
          ...  W_Jose is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 47 :(mnc) M_Skiba takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 50 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with a short pass to find P_Niemeyer
          ...  But M_Rojo slides in
Min. 52 :(mnc) W_Reid runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 53 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Rojo tackles cleanly
Min. 55 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Van_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) A_A_Messi replaces T_Huddlestone to play as a MF
Min. 56 :(vla) W_Jose with an in swinging cross to T_Stavos
          ...  A glorious effort by T_Stavos !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Caoimhin_Og tries to beat Kamikaze from outside the area!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Kamikaze's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 57 :(vla) T_Stavos with a glorious long pass to A_A_Messi
          ...  A_A_Messi lobs N_Winneke!
          ...  N_Winneke makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 60 :(mnc) M_Scholl looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Reid
          ...  T_Stavos wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 61 :(vla) W_Jose pushes it past the defender
          ...  W_Jose tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But N_Winneke stops that one easily
Min. 65 :(vla) D_E_Boyata crosses in from the wing, he finds W_Jose in the box
          ...  W_Jose tries to chip the ball over N_Winneke!
          ...  N_Winneke with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 68 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a well-controlled run
          ...  M_Scholl looks to see where Kamikaze is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 70 :(mnc) La_Huntellio is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_A_Nastasic is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Eduardo is ready to come on to replace S_Nakamoto
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) JobLot comes on for G_Botti and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Skiba is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to JobLot
          ...  T_Stavos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 71 :(mnc) M_Skiba sidesteps P_Niemeyer
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  B_Ivanovic stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 73 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren with the diagonal pass D_E_Boyata
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Reid
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 74 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og pulls it back to JobLot
          ...  A_A_Messi had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 75 :(mnc) W_Reid heads the ball back to JobLot
          ...  B_Ivanovic plays the back pass
          ...  Kamikaze can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  JobLot swings it in!
          ...  Kamikaze jumps well to claim it!
Min. 76 :(mnc) M_Rojo makes himself available
          ...  M_Rojo curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Kamikaze with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Niemeyer looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 81 :(vla) A_Nouri is being brought on
          ...  P_Niemeyer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 84 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs with pace at the defence
          ...  M_Rojo fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 87 :(vla) D_E_Boyata takes advantage of a bad back pass from Eduardo
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Reid
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Nouri chips the ball into the area!
          ...  N_Winneke comes out and claims it!
Min. 87 :(mnc) M_Scholl with the towering header to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) A_A_Messi sprints past the defender
          ...  A_A_Messi belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Valencia fans sing his praises!
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 91 :(mnc) W_Reid runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_R_Riquelme back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  W_Reid with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Kamikaze gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fuchs curls it into the box!
          ...  Kamikaze reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 93 :(mnc) JobLot with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_E_Boyata
          ...  He knocks it to M_Scholl!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge

*************  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              : K_El_Ahmadi (45), A_A_Messi (88)
Sent Off             : L_Macleod (16)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Niemeyer (81)
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Skiba
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fuchs (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 Manchester City
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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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  30   6   6  32 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  27  12   5  10 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20   2
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  17  28   5  22 |  83   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  57   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  40
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  28  21  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  27  10 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  30  45
Romero         GK  34   1   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  27  11   7  22 |  38   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Nouri        DM   1  26  11   6  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_A_Messi      MF   2   7  26  11  40 |  38   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
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  31   2   2   3  20 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0 -15
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  27   2   2  45 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  26   6   8  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
L_Diame        MF   1  10  31   5  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  29  10  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  29  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  24   6  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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