Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Tottenham (Sun May 06)


                             Valencia  |  Tottenham
                            4-2-3-1 A  |  5-2-1-2 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                          Kamikaze GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF A_R_Essien
                            Renald DF  |  DF S_Howey
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF T_Manniman
                        P_Senderos DM  |  DF D_McHale
                        J_Paintsil DM  |  DM E_Gabor
                          Saddam_H MF  |  DM C_McGregor
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF R_Pires
                               Kak MF  |  FW Hugo_Sanchez
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  FW Janssen
                                       |
                          Valdivia SUB |  SUB C_Poenaru
                         E_Johnson SUB |  SUB W_Morgan
                      J_R_Riquelme SUB |  SUB M_Twaddle
                           Saruman SUB |  SUB M_Saganowski
                          M_Murphy SUB |  SUB G_Weah

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 5  :(tth) E_Gabor unselfishly heads the ball back to Janssen
          ...  Janssen has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with Kamikaze
          ...  He tries to slide it past Kamikaze
          ...  Kamikaze dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 6  :(tth) D_McHale has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Smalling
          ...  He knocks it to E_Gabor!
          ...  E_Gabor bears down on goal!
          ...  Kamikaze with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 7  :(vla) J_Paintsil moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rortugal
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Manniman hits it out for a throw
Min. 11 :(tth) A_Wisdom spits at W_Van_Boer
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 12 :(tth) R_Pires with the cross-field pass to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Kamikaze never had a chance!
Min. 15 :(tth) R_Pires pushes it past P_Senderos
          ...  R_Pires with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It floats over Kamikaze
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 16 :(tth) S_Howey crosses to Janssen
          ...  P_Senderos steals the ball of off him
Min. 17 :(vla) Kak hoofs it up field to find D_Rortugal
          ...  A_Wisdom fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_Cakir lectures him
Min. 19 :(vla) W_Van_Boer moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rortugal
          ...  S_Howey plays the back pass
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kak hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Manniman clears the danger
Min. 25 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez beats W_Van_Boer
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Cakir
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez with the drive!
          ...  Kamikaze narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 27 :(tth) A_Wisdom puts in D_McHale
          ...  D_McHale has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Kamikaze reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_McHale chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Kamikaze jumps well to claim it!
Min. 29 :(vla) P_Senderos with a slide rule pass to T_Huddlestone
          ...  What a shot from T_Huddlestone !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 31 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Pires
          ...  B_Ivanovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 33 :(vla) Renald takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rortugal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_McHale belts it clear
Min. 33 :(tth) R_Pires heads the ball back to D_McHale
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 36 :(vla) Saddam_H knocks it forward
          ...  T_Manniman slips
          ...  W_Van_Boer gets to it!
          ...  A_Wisdom takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 41 :(tth) A_Wisdom drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  The cross hits Hugo_Sanchez on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  And Tottenham are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 42 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez runs forward
          ...  A cracking drive from Hugo_Sanchez !
          ...  Kamikaze gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) Janssen flicks it over W_Van_Boer's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But P_Senderos comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 46 :(vla) J_Paintsil picks out W_Van_Boer with the cross
          ...  W_Van_Boer sees R_Ceni off his line !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  R_Ceni tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Kak
          ...  A_R_Essien gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 47 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Smalling
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Kak reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Wisdom crosses it in!
          ...  Kamikaze makes the catch!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Tottenham

Min. 50 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is ready to come on to replace Saddam_H
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 50 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as M_Murphy comes on for D_Rortugal to play FW
Min. 50 :(tth) M_Saganowski replaces Hugo_Sanchez to play as a MF
Min. 50 :(tth) S_Howey with a first time pass
          ...  T_Manniman runs onto it!
          ...  T_Manniman runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Kamikaze with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 54 :(vla) Renald controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  M_Murphy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Murphy rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  R_Ceni with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 55 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as Saruman comes on for Kak to play MF
Min. 55 :(tth) G_Weah will replace Janssen and play FW
Min. 58 :(tth) S_Howey looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Weah
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Weah !
          ...  Kamikaze blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 59 :(vla) J_Paintsil holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Huddlestone
          ...  T_Huddlestone sees R_Ceni off his line !
          ...  But R_Ceni just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 60 :(vla) Saruman sidesteps E_Gabor
          ...  A left-footer by Saruman !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 62 :(vla) Renald sprints past the defender
          ...  Renald tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 63 :(vla) J_Paintsil finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  S_Howey beats him to the ball
Min. 63 :(tth) D_McHale finds G_Weah with a ball over the defence
          ...  B_Ivanovic wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 65 :(vla) C_Smalling hoofs it up field to find M_Murphy
          ...  T_Manniman reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 70 :(tth) M_Saganowski pushes it past the defender
          ...  M_Saganowski with a blistering shot !
          ...  Kamikaze parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The linesman is flagging
Min. 71 :(vla) Saruman with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows T_Manniman a clean set of heals
          ...  Saruman from 20 yards !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 75 :(tth) M_Twaddle will come on for T_Manniman and play DF
Min. 75 :(vla) J_Paintsil retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Murphy latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Pires with the block
Min. 81 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with a probing pass to W_Van_Boer
          ...  M_Twaddle knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Cakir just turns away!
Min. 84 :(tth) G_Weah knocks the ball past B_Ivanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Saganowski chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Kamikaze easily catches it!
Min. 85 :(tth) The ball runs loose!
          ...  G_Weah seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  W_Van_Boer with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  C_Cakir ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) P_Senderos barges A_R_Essien off the ball
          ...  P_Senderos has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 90 :(tth) E_Gabor 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!
          ...  G_Weah receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  G_Weah shoots towards goal !
          ...  Kamikaze gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 107,991
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Saruman
Scorers              : Saruman (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Hugo_Sanchez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Hugo_Sanchez (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Wisdom (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 Tottenham
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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  34   7   2   2  20 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  29   8   6  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  29   6   6  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Renald         DF   2  26   8  10  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  26  10   7  22 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
P_Senderos     DM   1  30  12   5  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
J_Paintsil     DM   1  27  13   9  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Saddam_H       MF   2  20  28  25  27 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Kak            MF   2  16  26   9  41 |  59   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  28  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Valdivia       GK  37   2   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  29   9   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  27  21  34 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  28  24  30 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
M_Murphy       FW   1  13  14  29  26 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  33   2   2   7  30 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  27  22   8  34 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  33  -2
A_R_Essien     DF   1  23  20   1  23 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  22  19   5  36 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
T_Manniman     DF   2  18  23   5  25 |  79   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
D_McHale       DF   2  16  23  12  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
E_Gabor        DM   2  17  25   5  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
C_McGregor     DM   3  14  24   8  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  25  17  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
Hugo_Sanchez   FW   2   9  16  23  27 |  54   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  37
Janssen        FW   2   7   6  23  32 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  24  11   6  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Twaddle      DF   2  22  12  19  22 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Saganowski   MF   1  10  25   7  19 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  25  22 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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