Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. Barcelona (Sun Jan 08) Valencia | Barcelona 5-1-1-1-2 L | 5-4-1 C Andie Glen | Bryngar Myre | H_Lloris GK | GK Silvio_Proto S_Van_Doorn DF | DF A_Giacomini D_Moore DF | DF M_Salgado D_Taddei DF | DF M_Laursen D_F_Rodrigues DF | DF B_Bryn J_Conroy DF | DF S_Gronkjaer N_McCann AM | MF Joaquín Koki_Mizuno MF | MF M_Essien E_Sno DM | MF K_Kong F_Totti FW | MF Gandolf D_Trezeguet FW | FW M_Hunt | D_Marshall SUB | SUB P_Shilton A_Schulz SUB | SUB G_Bale B_Schinstiger SUB | SUB Ludovic M_Ozil SUB | SUB Saruman L_Camp SUB | SUB Pele Referee: K_Ippi (Finland) Min. 6 :(brc) M_Essien looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Hunt ... D_Trezeguet with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... K_Ippi calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 15 :(brc) K_Kong plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... S_Van_Doorn with the tackle ... K_Ippi will want to speak to him ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 16 :(brc) M_Essien loses S_Van_Doorn ... D_Moore tackles cleanly Min. 18 :(brc) K_Kong hoists the ball across to M_Hunt ... The ball hits D_Moore in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 34 :(brc) M_Hunt finds his way through ... A wicked drive by M_Hunt ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Barcelona Min. 49 :(vla) D_F_Rodrigues with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Van_Doorn ... But Gandolf slides in two footed. ... K_Ippi has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 50 :(brc) G_Bale comes on for M_Salgado and takes up a DF role Min. 51 :(vla) D_F_Rodrigues controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... D_Trezeguet gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Giacomini with a nasty foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 53 :(vla) D_F_Rodrigues with a measured ball to D_Trezeguet ... D_Trezeguet belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 55 :(vla) N_McCann hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... F_Totti latches onto it! ... A_Giacomini gathers up the loose ball Min. 57 :(brc) Joaquín headbutts Koki_Mizuno! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 58 :(vla) E_Sno has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Giacomini ... He puts in F_Totti! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... G_Bale hits it out for a throw Min. 60 :(vla) A_Schulz will replace the useless J_Conroy and will play DF Min. 60 :(vla) B_Schinstiger is being prepared to come on ... Koki_Mizuno is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 63 :(brc) B_Bryn knocks it forward ... D_Moore slips ... Gandolf gets to it! ... D_Taddei slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Gandolf plays it into the danger area! ... H_Lloris makes the catch! Min. 65 :(brc) Saruman is being prepared to come on ... M_Essien is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(vla) A_Schulz 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! ... F_Totti receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... F_Totti tries to beat Silvio_Proto from outside the area! ... Silvio_Proto with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 66 :(brc) M_Hunt takes on A_Schulz ... He runs past him ... D_Trezeguet wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Saruman lofts the ball in! ... H_Lloris easily claims the ball! Min. 67 :(vla) D_Taddei drives the ball across field ... It comes to D_Trezeguet ... G_Bale with a superb challenge ... K_Ippi has given the free kick the other way! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 69 :(brc) B_Bryn spits at N_McCann ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 74 :(vla) A_Schulz finds the space intelligently ... A_Schulz strikes a wicked curler ! ... Silvio_Proto 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. 75 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a A strategy Min. 78 :(vla) N_McCann runs at the defence ... N_McCann bears down on goal! ... Silvio_Proto tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... E_Sno chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Van_Doorn gets his head on it ... But Silvio_Proto punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 80 :(brc) M_Laursen with a precise pass to A_Giacomini ... A_Giacomini hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... H_Lloris won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 81 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from S_Van_Doorn to D_Trezeguet ... A_Giacomini slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 81 :(brc) The defender under hits the back pass! ... K_Kong is through! ... S_Van_Doorn pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! Min. 86 :(brc) M_Laursen finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... M_Laursen with his head down lets it go ! ... H_Lloris with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla Stadium Attendance : 64,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_F_Rodrigues (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : S_Van_Doorn (81) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Giacomini Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Joaquín (57) Booked : A_Giacomini (51), G_Bale (67), B_Bryn (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 5 | 3 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 3 | 1 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 0 - 0 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lloris GK 41 7 5 7 14 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 S_Van_Doorn DF 1 23 11 5 26 | 84 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 2 -2 D_Moore DF 3 24 11 9 16 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 D_Taddei DF 2 25 10 8 14 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 12 0 D_F_Rodrigues DF 2 21 12 11 34 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 J_Conroy DF 2 23 11 9 21 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_McCann AM 1 3 26 11 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 Koki_Mizuno MF 1 6 24 6 28 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 E_Sno DM 1 9 24 8 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 F_Totti FW 1 3 1 33 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 D_Trezeguet FW 1 5 3 27 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 D_Marshall GK 35 3 4 3 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Schulz DF 1 25 10 9 20 | 31 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 B_Schinstiger MF 2 2 28 3 39 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 7 23 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silvio_Proto GK 33 3 1 3 15 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 A_Giacomini DF 2 27 11 6 23 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 48 -2 -2 M_Salgado DF 1 25 11 4 38 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Laursen DF 2 23 8 6 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 B_Bryn DF 2 23 6 7 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 10 -2 S_Gronkjaer DF 2 23 7 7 12 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joaquín MF 2 1 31 1 39 | 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 M_Essien MF 1 2 29 6 39 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 K_Kong MF 1 5 26 8 18 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Gandolf MF 2 17 23 7 19 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 M_Hunt FW 2 8 7 26 33 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Shilton GK 28 6 5 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Bale DF 2 23 10 6 42 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -2 -2 Ludovic MF 2 1 24 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saruman MF 2 6 23 21 30 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pele FW 1 6 8 27 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1326062268 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08