Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Valencia (Sun May 19)


                              Arsenal  |  Valencia
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF O_Price
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF P_Niemeyer
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                          E_Spence MF  |  MF Maradona
                        S_Matthews MF  |  FW N_Kanu
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB Q_Atoo
                         G_Collins SUB |  SUB D_E_Boyata
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB J_Stam
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB M_Icardi

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(vla) interesting tactic change...
          ...  P_Niemeyer will now play as DM
Min. 1  :(arn) T_Cruise is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  R_Holding latches onto the ball
          ...  N_Kanu with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 5  :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a thundering volley!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Ivanovic with the header
          ...  But D_James palms it behind
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 7  :(arn) D_Murphy could get a shot on goal here
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_Brych has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 8  :(arn) D_Murphy makes the tackle
          ...  D_Murphy with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Kamikaze makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 10 :(arn) B_Yaga moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Holding
          ...  But B_Ivanovic wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It comes to R_Holding
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Kamikaze makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 12 :(arn) B_Yaga moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Kamikaze reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Yaga!
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 14 :(vla) P_Niemeyer retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Holding robs him of the ball
Min. 15 :(arn) C_Blewitt slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 15 :(arn) G_Collins replaces C_Blewitt to play as a DF
Min. 18 :(arn) D_Murphy cuts inside N_Kanu
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Murphy sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 18 :(vla) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Valencia will now play A
Min. 18 :(vla) Maradona nutmegs D_Burn, he continues to run forward
          ...  Maradona with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But D_James with the difficult save
Min. 19 :(arn) E_Spence takes advantage of a mistake by P_Niemeyer
          ...  E_Spence with a powerful header !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  Kamikaze pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It comes to P_Evra
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Kamikaze makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop gets something on it!
          ...  Kamikaze saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 20 :(arn) G_Collins holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Murphy in space!
          ...  D_Murphy carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 20 :(vla) O_Price has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Yaga
          ...  He knocks it to N_Kanu!
          ...  N_Kanu goes for the top corner !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 22 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop plays in D_Murphy with a beautiful ball
          ...  D_Murphy attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Kamikaze won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 23 :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to D
Min. 23 :(arn) B_Yaga drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to D_Murphy
          ...  But Maradona puts the ball out of play
Min. 23 :(vla) N_Kanu finds a hole in the defence
          ...  P_Evra wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 26 :(vla) P_Niemeyer runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to W_Jose
          ...  A delicate header from W_Jose !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_James beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Huddlestone chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Niemeyer loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 27 :(arn) T_Cruise runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  But O_Price sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 28 :(arn) G_Collins cuts inside B_Ivanovic
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  P_Niemeyer with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo is far from happy with that decision
Min. 30 :(vla) P_Niemeyer reads the run of W_Jose
          ...  But D_Burn comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 31 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Kanu
          ...  B_Yaga takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(arn) S_Matthews plays in D_Murphy with a beautiful ball
          ...  N_Kanu wins the ball well
          ...  F_Brych has given a free kick
Min. 39 :(arn) S_Matthews knocks it forward
          ...  E_Herbert slips
          ...  D_Murphy gets to it!
          ...  B_Ivanovic brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(vla) T_Huddlestone breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  E_Spence brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  F_Brych had no choice there!!
          ...  Andie Glen appluads the decision
Min. 41 :(arn) B_Yaga beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  B_Yaga hits the ball first time!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(vla) Maradona takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose bears down on goal!
          ...  Brilliant save from D_James
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 2-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with the Cruyff turn
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 50 :(vla) W_Jose runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Evra
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 51 :(vla) T_Huddlestone threads the through ball to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert with a thundering volley!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 55 :(vla) D_E_Boyata will come on for E_Herbert and play DF
Min. 57 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy attempts the shot!
          ...  Kamikaze parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 60 :(vla) P_Niemeyer sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  N_Kanu runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Collins
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Macleod will come on for K_El_Ahmadi and play MF
Min. 66 :(arn) T_Cruise breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Kamikaze!
          ...  L_Macleod brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  F_Brych sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  B_Yaga hoists it forward
          ...  D_Murphy gets on the end of it
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Ivanovic
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Kamikaze
Min. 67 :(arn) B_Yaga with a simple pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 69 :(vla) Maradona with a reverse pass to O_Price
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  R_Holding picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Murphy runs at D_E_Boyata
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But O_Price spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 74 :(vla) Maradona wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  B_Yaga takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 75 :(vla) M_Icardi is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Kanu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(arn) T_Cruise finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled O_Price
          ...  T_Cruise with a little chip!
          ...  Kamikaze with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 76 :(arn) D_Burn runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  W_Jose with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(arn) S_Matthews looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But Kamikaze tips it over
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 81 :(arn) S_Matthews sprints past the defender
          ...  O_Price goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 82 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a 40-yard pass to M_Icardi
          ...  M_Icardi has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  D_James makes a fine save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) T_Cruise turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  T_Cruise cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Kamikaze gathers it comfortably
Min. 89 :(arn) B_Yaga plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Murphy keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Murphy tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 125,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Murphy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Murphy (18,22)
Sent Off             : E_Spence (40)
Booked               : B_Yaga (31)
Injured              : C_Blewitt (15)
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Maradona
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : L_Macleod (66)
Booked               : K_El_Ahmadi (7), W_Jose (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 0 Valencia
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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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D_James        GK  35   2   2   3  26 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  29   8   6  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
C_Blewitt      DF   3  28   7   6  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  27  12  10  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  25
D_Burn         DF   2  26   9  11  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  30
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  28  10  12 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  96   0   1   5   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  48   4
E_Spence       MF   2   9  28   9  40 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  11   8  28  37 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  78
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  29   9   7  19 |  81   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  29  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  25  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  36   7   2   2  20 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  28  11   7  22 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
E_Herbert      DF   1  27   7  11  41 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  18  29   5  22 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  29   7  15 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  28  21  34 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Maradona       MF   1  11  27  17  18 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   5
Q_Atoo         GK  30   3   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  29  11   8  11 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Stam         DF   2  28   8   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  25  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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