Elite Football League Cup Q Final Match, Valencia vs. Arsenal (Thu Jan 12)


                             Valencia  |  Arsenal
                            4-4-1-1 A  |  4-3-2-1 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          H_Lloris GK  |  GK J_Lehmann
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF S_Logan
                          A_Schulz DF  |  DF P_Leonard
                          D_Taddei DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF K_Timar
                             E_Sno MF  |  MF J_Obi_Mikel
                     B_Schinstiger MF  |  MF A_Isaksson
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF N_Scally
                           F_Totti FW  |  AM R_Radinski
                            M_Ozil MF  |  AM D_Prime
                           L_Clark AM  |  FW G_Schelotto
                                       |
                        D_Marshall SUB |  SUB F_Carini
                     D_F_Rodrigues SUB |  SUB Carlos_Vela
                            L_Camp SUB |  SUB D_Cisse
                          N_McCann SUB |  SUB B_McBride
                       Van_Tijkaan SUB |  SUB D_Caicedo

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(vla) Koki_Mizuno holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees F_Totti in space! 
          ...  An audacious effort from F_Totti ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 2  :(arn) P_Leonard slices it 
          ...  J_Lehmann moves quickly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 3  :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play N 
Min. 3  :(vla) L_Clark moves to MF 
Min. 4  :(arn) G_Schelotto with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Ozil a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Conroy clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 7  :(vla) B_Schinstiger sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Schulz 
          ...  N_Scally with the tackle 
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him 
Min. 9  :(vla) A_Schulz with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Schulz ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 12 :(arn) D_Prime flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Prime hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But H_Lloris punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 13 :(arn) G_Schelotto beats A_Schulz 
          ...  G_Schelotto tries to beat H_Lloris from outside the area! 
          ...  H_Lloris won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Arsenal are back level! 
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 14 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 14 :(vla) L_Clark has changed his position on the pitch to a AM 
Min. 15 :(vla) E_Sno gets to the by line and finds D_Taddei with a beautiful cross 
          ...  P_Leonard gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 23 :(vla) J_Conroy can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Conroy ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 28 :(vla) D_Taddei loses R_Radinski 
          ...  D_Taddei blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 30 :(vla) J_Conroy beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds F_Totti 
          ...  F_Totti has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  J_Lehmann parries it 
Min. 31 :(vla) E_Sno brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  F_Totti makes himself available 
          ...  A powerful header from F_Totti ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  J_Lehmann makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 31 :(arn) K_Timar 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! 
          ...  R_Radinski receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  R_Radinski tries to beat H_Lloris! 
          ...  H_Lloris blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 34 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from B_Schinstiger to L_Clark 
          ...  L_Clark hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But J_Lehmann dives to his left 
          ...  I think J_Lehmann just got a hand on that one 
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 35 :(arn) N_Scally volleys it forward. He finds J_Obi_Mikel 
          ...  A_Schulz gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 41 :(vla) D_Taddei brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Isaksson 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in F_Totti! 
          ...  F_Totti with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  J_Lehmann makes a good save 
Min. 41 :(vla) F_Totti sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over 
          ...  O_Bundy is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  L_Clark hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Schulz gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Schulz has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Moore 
          ...  D_Moore shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  J_Lehmann saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 43 :(arn) N_Scally knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Moore 
          ...  H_Lloris with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! 
          ...  G_Schelotto takes it 
          ...  H_Lloris dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Arsenal go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Arsenal...
Min. 43 :(arn) N_Burdisso slides the ball across to S_Logan 
          ...  S_Logan hits a curling shot! 
          ...  H_Lloris gathers it comfortably 
Min. 45 :(arn) A_Isaksson drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Schelotto 
          ...  A_Schulz wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past P_Leonard 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Taddei! 
          ...  P_Leonard forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Schinstiger curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_Conroy swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 50 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Totti 
          ...  F_Totti blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  J_Lehmann can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Lehmann makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 51 :(arn) A_Isaksson gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Taddei! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Isaksson curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Lloris's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 52 :(vla) L_Clark has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Burdisso reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Moore runs at S_Logan 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  D_Moore pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Lehmann moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  J_Lehmann catches it with style! 
Min. 60 :(vla) N_McCann is coming on for L_Clark and playing AM 
Min. 60 :(vla) A_Schulz finds F_Totti with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  N_Scally with an ugly foul 
          ...  O_Bundy will want to speak to him 
          ...  O_Bundy called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  F_Totti with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  J_Lehmann with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 61 :(vla) E_Sno brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Logan 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Ozil! 
          ...  N_Burdisso with the block 
Min. 61 :(arn) A_Isaksson is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  G_Schelotto latches onto the ball 
          ...  G_Schelotto with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But H_Lloris reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on H_Lloris anyway 
Min. 64 :(vla) E_Sno with a reverse pass to F_Totti 
          ...  But K_Timar with the fine tackle 
Min. 66 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno beats K_Timar 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  K_Timar reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Ozil with a 50-yard pass to Koki_Mizuno 
          ...  Koki_Mizuno gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  J_Lehmann parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Taddei curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_Lehmann jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 70 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D 
Min. 70 :(vla) N_McCann takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by N_McCann ! 
          ...  J_Lehmann blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 70 :(arn) G_Schelotto knocks the ball past J_Conroy 
          ...  E_Sno pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 72 :(vla) B_Schinstiger has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past S_Logan 
          ...  He knocks it to F_Totti! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Totti ! 
          ...  J_Lehmann gathers it easily 
Min. 75 :(arn) D_Cisse replaces an unhappy G_Schelotto and will play as a FW 
Min. 77 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno crosses in from the wing, he finds F_Totti in the box 
          ...  N_Burdisso reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 81 :(vla) M_Ozil spits at P_Leonard 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!! 
Min. 81 :(vla) A_Schulz turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Totti 
          ...  N_Burdisso is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  B_Schinstiger passes to F_Totti 
          ...  F_Totti with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  J_Lehmann gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 85 :(vla) Van_Tijkaan replaces F_Totti to play as a FW 
Min. 85 :(vla) D_F_Rodrigues replaces D_Taddei and will play DF 
Min. 86 :(vla) A_Schulz with a neat pass into D_F_Rodrigues 
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 87 :(vla) Van_Tijkaan gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Scally scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over 
          ...  O_Bundy tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(arn) J_Obi_Mikel kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Cisse gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Conroy cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 58,981
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : F_Totti
Scorers              : P_Leonard (2 og) 
Sent Off             : M_Ozil (81)
Booked               : H_Lloris (43), E_Sno (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : G_Schelotto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Schelotto (13,43 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Obi_Mikel (41), N_Scally (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       6
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 2 Arsenal
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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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H_Lloris       GK  41   7   5   7  14 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -2   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  23  11   9  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  50  12   0
A_Schulz       DF   1  25  10   9  20 |  94   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  50  24   0
D_Taddei       DF   2  25  10   8  14 |  86   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Moore        DF   3  24  11   9  16 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
E_Sno          MF   1   9  24   8  30 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  46  -2
B_Schinstiger  MF   2   2  28   3  39 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   6  24   6  28 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   8
F_Totti        FW   1   3   1  33  23 |  86   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
M_Ozil         MF   2   7  23   7  18 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -18 -30
L_Clark        AM   2   6  23  14  37 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
D_Marshall     GK  35   3   4   3  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  21  12  11  34 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Camp         MF   3  11  21  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_McCann       AM   1   3  26  11  30 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  21  22 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Lehmann      GK  32   2   4   4  19 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  23   9   7  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  28
P_Leonard      DF   2  23   7   4  34 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  22   7   6  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
K_Timar        DF   2  19   3   4  27 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  12   0
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  25   8  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  30  18
A_Isaksson     MF   1   7  23   4  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  23   6  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
R_Radinski     AM   1  11  22   6  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Prime        AM   2   7  18  11  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
G_Schelotto    FW   2   4   4  23  35 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  64
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carlos_Vela    MF   2   1  18   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cisse        FW   1   5   8  22  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McBride      FW   2   9   8  20  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  21   7   6  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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