Elite FA Cup Quarter Final Match, Bayern Munich vs. Valencia (Thu Jan 19)


                        Bayern Munich  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                         John Raggett  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                       L_Fabianski GK  |  GK K_Jensen
                          M_Tudgay DF  |  DF K_Ramsteijn
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                         W_Lavezzi DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                         Ni_Na_Lee DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                             E_Sno MF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                       R_Pletikosa MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                            D_Boss MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                              Pele FW  |  MF Drexler
                             Messi FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                         P_Sweeper SUB |  SUB L_Inagzij
                         L_Carsley SUB |  SUB Saruman
                          R_Baggio SUB |  SUB Park
                         L_McQueen SUB |  SUB Sansao

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 3  :(bnm) W_Sneijder reads the run of Messi
          ...  Messi with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  Bayern Munich go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 4  :(vla) Valencia made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 4  :(bnm) E_Sno plays a long ball to Pele
          ...  Pele blasts it at the goal !
          ...  K_Jensen has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  K_Jensen is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 7  :(bnm) E_Sno gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Pele is unmarked
          ...  Pele tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Valencia fans laugh at him
Min. 9  :(bnm) E_Sno threads the through ball to Pele
          ...  Pele curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 10 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Smalling
          ...  He knocks it to Pele!
          ...  Pele tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It floats over K_Jensen
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 10 :(vla) Drexler swings at W_Sneijder
          ...  B_Kuipers refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 11 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Digweed runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 12 :(bnm) Pele sidesteps K_Ramsteijn
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Pele launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 17 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  L_Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Drexler gets to it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  L_Fabianski never had a chance!
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Valbuena hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Johnson latches onto it!
          ...  W_Lavezzi cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 19 :(bnm) Ni_Na_Lee finds E_Sno in acres of space
          ...  C_Smalling gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 20 :(bnm) W_Sneijder nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Kuipers
Min. 21 :(vla) W_Van_Boer lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Digweed latches on to it
          ...  J_Digweed tries to beat L_Fabianski!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 22 :(vla) M_Valbuena plays in W_Van_Boer with a beautiful ball
          ...  W_Van_Boer flings a shot at goal !
          ...  L_Fabianski saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 22 :(bnm) Messi sidesteps K_Ramsteijn
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_Digweed wins the ball well
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a free kick
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  R_Pletikosa knocks it forward
          ...  Messi gets on the end of it
          ...  A thundering drive by Messi !
          ...  K_Jensen gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by W_Sneijder!
          ...  K_Jensen fists it away!
Min. 26 :(bnm) Pele beats C_Smalling
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Pele with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  K_Jensen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 27 :(bnm) Pele takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Pele with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into K_Jensen's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 27 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from N_Ben_Khalifa to Drexler
          ...  Drexler unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  L_Fabianski makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 34 :(vla) M_Valbuena plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Digweed keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Drexler plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball comes to E_Johnson
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  L_Fabianski manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme crosses it in!
          ...  M_Tudgay wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 35 :(bnm) Messi sidesteps K_Ramsteijn
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Messi with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  K_Jensen was lucky there
Min. 40 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Drexler
          ...  Drexler with the strike !
          ...  L_Fabianski won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 41 :(bnm) R_Pletikosa runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to W_Lavezzi
          ...  W_Lavezzi throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  K_Jensen beats the ball away
Min. 42 :(bnm) A defence splitting pass from W_Sneijder to Messi
          ...  Drexler takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) Drexler is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Digweed
          ...  From long range J_Digweed bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 44 :(bnm) Messi beats K_Ramsteijn
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Messi with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But K_Jensen reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on K_Jensen anyway
Min. 48 :(vla) D_Criscrito finds the run of J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It floats over L_Fabianski
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 2-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(bnm) E_Sno runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Messi
          ...  Messi sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Valbuena plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Smalling
          ...  But W_Lavezzi sweeps up the threat
Min. 50 :(bnm) Messi has space to run with the ball
          ...  Messi with the shot !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  K_Jensen plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 53 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with the first time pass to Drexler
          ...  Drexler tries to beat L_Fabianski from outside the area!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  L_Fabianski grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 54 :(bnm) D_Boss takes advantage of a mistake by D_Criscrito
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But K_Ramsteijn wins the tackle
Min. 55 :(bnm) Bayern Munich changed their strategy to play C
Min. 55 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  C_Azpilicueta drives it towards goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 57 :(bnm) D_Boss takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pele
          ...  Pele could have let it bounce!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 60 :(vla) Saruman comes on for J_R_Riquelme and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(bnm) P_Sweeper takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Tudgay as DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Park replaces Drexler to play as a MF
Min. 65 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi with the through ball to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  But D_Criscrito slides in
Min. 70 :(vla) Sansao comes on for J_Digweed and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(bnm) W_Sneijder with the nod to Pele
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  E_Johnson hits it out for a throw
Min. 71 :(bnm) L_Carsley will replace Pele and play MF
Min. 72 :(bnm) W_Sneijder looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Boss
          ...  D_Boss with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  K_Jensen fists it away
Min. 72 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down
Min. 73 :(bnm) E_Sno nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  E_Johnson gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 74 :(vla) Saruman can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  But P_Sweeper wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but B_Kuipers has none of it.
Min. 75 :(bnm) L_McQueen replaces Messi and will play FW
Min. 82 :(bnm) E_Sno turns on a sixpence
          ...  Sansao gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 83 :(bnm) L_McQueen finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  L_McQueen with a powerful downward header!
          ...  K_Jensen won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 84 :(vla) Park controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Saruman gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  L_Carsley fouls badly
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
Min. 85 :(vla) Saruman finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  R_Pletikosa with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  Looks like he is going to be booked for that!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's sent him off!!
          ...  What a terrible decision!
Min. 86 :(vla) D_Criscrito runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Saruman
          ...  Saruman hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  L_Fabianski makes a difficult save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Saruman with a slide rule pass to Sansao
          ...  Sansao hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 89 :(vla) Saruman kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Sansao gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Sansao curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  L_Fabianski looks relieved there!
Min. 92 :(vla) Saruman with a first time pass
          ...  Sansao runs onto it!
          ...  Sansao drives it low !
          ...  L_Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Allianz Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : Messi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Messi (3), Pele (4)
Sent Off             : R_Pletikosa (85)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed
Scorers              : J_Digweed (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N_Ben_Khalifa (72)
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Match Statistics
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                           Bayern Munich  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :          10        |       8
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Bayern Munich 2 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski    GK  39   8   4   7  14 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  31   6   8  32 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  30  10   9  13 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  29  14   7  45 |  96   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30   5
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  25   8   7  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Sno          MF   1  10  31  10  30 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  75  20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  30   8  23 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  65  20
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  29   8  40 |  89   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
D_Boss         MF   1   9  28  12  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Pele           FW   1   7   9  34  26 |  75   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
Messi          FW   1   9   8  31  18 |  79   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  28   5  11  22 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Carsley      MF   2   4  28  11  40 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Baggio       MF   1   9  27   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_McQueen      FW   1   8  10  24  10 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  28  11  10  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  29  11   7  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  28   8   5  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
C_Smalling     DF   1  28   8   5  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  27   5   6  32 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   5
M_Valbuena     MF   2  12  29  10  45 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  27  12  25 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  26  21  34 |  64   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Drexler        MF   3   8  26   9  12 |  69   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   8
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  24  10   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  26  23  30 |  32   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Park           MF   1   6  26   9  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  26  23 |  22   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   3
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