Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Feb 17)


                             Valencia  |  Sao Paulo FC
                          5-1-2-1-1 E  |  4-4-2 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK Dante_Silva
                           O_Price DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF Baresi
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF G_Hanley
                           A_Nouri DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                            J_Stam DF  |  MF Li_Chung
                        P_Niemeyer DM  |  MF Shane_Botwin
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF M_Barry
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                          Maradona AM  |  FW F_Totti
                            N_Kanu FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                                       |
                             Krull SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                      A_Van_Buuren SUB |  SUB A_Britton
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB M_Elliott
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB B_Bjorksson
                        Christinoa SUB |  SUB L_Massu

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(sao) F_Totti has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Stam with the block
Min. 5  :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Maradona
          ...  Maradona has a go!
          ...  But Dante_Silva is equal to it
Min. 18 :(sao) M_Barry with the diagonal pass F_Totti
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 18 :(sao) F_Totti has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_E_Boyata
          ...  He puts in S_Gerrard!
          ...  S_Gerrard tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Kamikaze is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 20 :(vla) A_Nouri with the nod to N_Kanu
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Greaves and it had to be
Min. 22 :(sao) A_Pereira has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Stam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_Totti!
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 25 :(vla) T_Huddlestone pushes it past G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  T_Huddlestone could have let it bounce!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 29 :(sao) J_Greaves takes advantage of a mistake by Maradona
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  B_Ivanovic with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 32 :(vla) D_E_Boyata sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  D_E_Boyata sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 34 :(sao) Shane_Botwin has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Huddlestone
          ...  He puts in F_Totti!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 35 :(vla) N_Kanu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  N_Kanu hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Dante_Silva gathers it comfortably
Min. 37 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi slides it through the middle to D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_E_Boyata could have let it bounce!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 39 :(vla) Maradona has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Baresi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Maradona aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Dante_Silva palms it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 41 :(sao) A_Pereira reads the run of F_Totti
          ...  But B_Ivanovic puts the ball out of play
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) Shane_Botwin with a neat pass into F_Totti
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 43 :(vla) N_Kanu with a clever shimmy
          ...  Baresi body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 46 :(sao) M_Barry with a probing through ball F_Totti
          ...  F_Totti is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But J_Underhill waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat Kamikaze
          ...  He dinks it over Kamikaze
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets back to hack it off the line!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 47 :(vla) A_Nouri with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  A_Nouri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Dante_Silva with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 48 :(vla) O_Price skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Kanu
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Barry
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 49 :(sao) M_Barry gets to the by line and finds J_Greaves with a beautiful cross
          ...  J_Greaves keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Kamikaze falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Kamikaze looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is kicked away by B_Ivanovic
Min. 49 :(vla) T_Huddlestone is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Maradona
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 54 :(sao) S_Gerrard skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves with a terrific drive !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 60 :(vla) A_Van_Buuren is coming on and D_E_Boyata is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(vla) L_Macleod is being brought on
          ...  T_Huddlestone is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(vla) W_Jose will replace the useless N_Kanu and will play FW
Min. 60 :(sao) Up goes the substitution board - A_Britton on for G_Hanley as a DF
Min. 61 :(sao) B_Bjorksson will come on for Li_Chung and play MF
Min. 61 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a smart pass to J_Stam
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Stam !
          ...  Dante_Silva gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 61 :(sao) A_Pereira takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 62 :(vla) Maradona fires over a low cross to B_Ivanovic
          ...  A well-placed shot from B_Ivanovic !
          ...  But Dante_Silva stops that one easily
Min. 64 :(vla) B_Ivanovic skips the challenge from M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry does well to get the tackle in
Min. 64 :(sao) B_Bjorksson leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to F_Totti
          ...  L_Macleod with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Underhill shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 65 :(vla) Maradona is first to the loose ball
          ...  Maradona flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Dante_Silva beats the ball away
Min. 67 :(sao) L_Massu is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Greaves is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(vla) L_Macleod takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_Bjorksson
          ...  L_Macleod drives the shot in!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 70 :(vla) L_Macleod looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  J_Stam receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Britton
Min. 71 :(vla) Maradona with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Britton
          ...  He knocks it to L_Macleod!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Price plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Dante_Silva catches it!
Min. 75 :(vla) Maradona finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Maradona with the drive!
          ...  Dante_Silva is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Dante_Silva looks very relieved!
Min. 75 :(vla) B_Ivanovic controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  Shane_Botwin with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  J_Underhill warned him
Min. 77 :(sao) L_Massu finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Nouri
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 78 :(sao) S_Gerrard flicks the ball through
          ...  F_Totti runs onto it!
          ...  P_Niemeyer plays it back
          ...  Kamikaze slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel curls it into the box!
          ...  Kamikaze easily catches it!
Min. 85 :(sao) Shane_Botwin with a pinpoint pass to A_Britton
          ...  J_Stam with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) S_Gerrard is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  A_Britton latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Britton beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  Kamikaze comes towards him
          ...  He rounds Kamikaze
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  Kamikaze somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 89 :(sao) F_Totti nutmegs O_Price, he continues to run forward
          ...  A_Nouri with the block

*************  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          : B_Ivanovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Macleod (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Dante_Silva
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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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 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  28  11   7  22 |  92   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
A_Nouri        DF   1  27  11   6  21 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   6  29 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  17  29   5  22 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Maradona       AM   1  11  27  17  18 |  92   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  16
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Krull          GK  25   2   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  32  12   8  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dante_Silva    GK  38   1   7   3  22 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  30  12   7  14 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Baresi         DF   1  30  11   8  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  29  12   7  41 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  29   7   4  23 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  29   7  11 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  28   9  20 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 |  68   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  30   9   8  15 |  31   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Elliott      DF   1  25   7   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  30   7  31 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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