Elite FA Cup Final Match,  Valencia vs. AS Roma (Thu Jul 21)


                             Valencia  |  AS Roma
                              4-3-3 P  |  5-4-1 A
                           Andie Glen  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                          H_Lloris GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                     D_F_Rodrigues DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF R_Neilson
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF T_Adams
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF T_Wilks
                          S_Marlet MF  |  DF J_Djourou
                          P_Vieira MF  |  MF M_Jankulovski
                             E_Sno MF  |  MF B_Schinstiger
                           J_Carew FW  |  MF G_Hagi
                        V_Anichebe FW  |  MF Di_Maria
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  FW C_Nade
                                       |
                           R_Green SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                        G_Burdisso SUB |  SUB Jr_Maldine
                     N_Hillenbrand SUB |  SUB Alex
                       Koki_Mizuno SUB |  SUB L_Clark
                          T_Turner SUB |  SUB Taliyah

Referee: H_Kinbull (Germany)


Min. 1  :(asr) M_Jankulovski has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_F_Rodrigues 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Hagi! 
          ...  G_Hagi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  H_Lloris takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 6  :(vla) P_Vieira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  J_Carew gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Carew has a go! 
          ...  E_Thorstvedt narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 10 :(vla) V_Anichebe with the dribble 
          ...  C_Nade with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Valencia players 
Min. 12 :(asr) C_Nade with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
Min. 15 :(asr) C_Nade sprints past D_F_Rodrigues 
          ...  J_Conroy takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 17 :(asr) M_Jankulovski with a precise pass to J_Djourou 
          ...  D_Moore stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 20 :(vla) V_Anichebe finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  A_Carabali takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 22 :(asr) C_Nade has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_F_Rodrigues! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Nade keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 24 :(asr) M_Jankulovski sidesteps S_Van_Doorn 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  V_Anichebe with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Chris Ridout looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 25 :(asr) T_Wilks beats his marker 
          ...  S_Marlet fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 25 :(vla) E_Sno moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Moore 
          ...  J_Djourou is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  H_Kinbull calls him over 
          ...  H_Kinbull is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 27 :(asr) Di_Maria sprints past the defender 
          ...  Di_Maria lobs H_Lloris! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 29 :(vla) V_Anichebe is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  T_Adams slices it 
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Sno plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Djourou wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 29 :(vla) J_Carew kicks M_Jankulovski off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  H_Kinbull calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 30 :(asr) C_Nade controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  C_Nade controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 31 :(vla) P_Vieira 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 J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  E_Thorstvedt catches it with style! 
Min. 38 :(asr) Curled in dangerously from R_Neilson to C_Nade 
          ...  J_Carew with an ugly foul 
          ...  H_Kinbull will want to speak to him 
          ...  What a stupid booking that was 
          ...  That’s his second of the game ! 
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms 
Min. 39 :(asr) T_Wilks looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Nade 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Nade ! 
          ...  H_Lloris makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 40 :(vla) V_Anichebe gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Adams! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  V_Anichebe with the chance ! 
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 40 :(asr) C_Nade runs at V_Anichebe 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  C_Nade heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 41 :(vla) S_Marlet lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  V_Anichebe latches on to it 
          ...  V_Anichebe sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  E_Thorstvedt won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  That’s put Valencia in front! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 42 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play C 
Min. 42 :(asr) G_Hagi is now playing as a AM 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(asr) Di_Maria has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Moore 
          ...  He puts in C_Nade! 
          ...  But J_Conroy reads the situation well and wins the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 AS Roma

Min. 48 :(asr) A_Carabali plays the early ball across the box to find C_Nade in space 
          ...  C_Nade with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  H_Lloris dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had H_Lloris beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Jankulovski hits it into the box! 
          ...  H_Lloris reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 51 :(vla) Valencia switch to playing L 
Min. 52 :(asr) C_Nade plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  C_Nade with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Lloris's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 54 :(asr) J_Djourou plays in G_Hagi with a beautiful ball 
          ...  The cross hits G_Hagi on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him! 
Min. 55 :(vla) G_Burdisso is ready to come on to replace Van_Tijkaan 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 55 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno is being prepared to come on 
          ...  V_Anichebe is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 63 :(asr) G_Hagi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Nade decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  E_Sno gets to the ball first 
Min. 66 :(asr) T_Wilks gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  C_Nade is unmarked 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Nade ! 
          ...  But H_Lloris punches it away 
Min. 69 :(vla) S_Marlet looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards E_Sno 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  T_Adams picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 73 :(vla) S_Marlet beats T_Wilks 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves H_Kinbull 
          ...  C_Nade fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
Min. 75 :(asr) Taliyah will replace Di_Maria and play FW 
Min. 82 :(asr) R_Neilson is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 82 :(asr) Jr_Maldine is coming on and R_Neilson is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 83 :(asr) A_Carabali knocks the ball past G_Burdisso 
          ...  A_Carabali attempts a chip! 
          ...  But H_Lloris comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 84 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to J_Conroy 
          ...  T_Adams is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from H_Kinbull 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(asr) Taliyah sidesteps G_Burdisso 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  D_Moore hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Hagi crosses it in! 
          ...  H_Lloris reads it well, and claims it! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp_Nou
Attendance           : 122,209
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : V_Anichebe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : V_Anichebe (41)
Sent Off             : J_Carew (38)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : C_Nade
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Djourou (25)
Injured              : R_Neilson (82)
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       11
Off target           :           0        |       7
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       2
Key Passes           :           6        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 0 AS Roma
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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  40   7   5   7  14 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  21  11  10  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  23  11   9  16 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  23  11   9  21 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  23  11   5  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  23   7  22 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  64  20
P_Vieira       MF   1   2  24   1  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
E_Sno          MF   1   9  24   8  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  12   0
J_Carew        FW   2   3   5  25  28 |  38   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   6
V_Anichebe     FW   1   4   3  25  37 |  58   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  56
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  21  21 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Green        GK  33   2   3   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Burdisso     DF   2  19   4   8  39 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Hillenbrand  DF   1  18  12   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   6  24   6  28 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Turner       FW   1   6  11  20  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  32   2   6   4  13 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  24   9   7  10 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
R_Neilson      DF   1  24  12   2  29 |  85   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Adams        DF   2  24   6   6  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
T_Wilks        DF   2  24   9   8  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  23   4   9  35 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  15  10  -2
M_Jankulovski  MF   2   4  27   1  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
B_Schinstiger  MF   2   2  27   3  39 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_Hagi         AM   2   5  25  10  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
Di_Maria       MF   1   5  23   5  37 |  78   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  25  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
Kindonga       GK  23   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jr_Maldine     DF   2  19  11   5  36 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alex           DF   2  19   4   3  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Clark        MF   2   6  22  14  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  21  44 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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