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Elite FA Cup, Group Game 2

Chelsea 1 - 0 Valencia

Elite FA Cup Qualifiers 2nd Leg Match, Chelsea vs. Valencia (Wed Sep 03)


                              Chelsea  |  Valencia
                              4-3-3 E  |  5-1-1-1-2 C
                         Ian McNamara  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                        Donnarumma GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                     Fikayo_Tomori DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                      Malick_Thiaw DF  |  DF Migueli
                           S_Byram DF  |  DF M_Salgado
                          S_Warton DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                        S_Busquets MF  |  DF E_Moretti
                          A_Baggio MF  |  DM M_Harrington
                          Xavi_Jnr MF  |  MF S_Mannsverk
                     Jnr_Ridoutski FW  |  AM Z_Zidane
                         F_Trincao FW  |  FW Tatanka
                           F_Gento FW  |  FW D_Villa
                                       |
                         C_Freamon SUB |  SUB V_Valdes
                          D_DeCoco SUB |  SUB J_Todibo
                          D_Cooper SUB |  SUB Carlos_Jnr
                       Mason_Mount SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt
                       D_Milodovic SUB |  SUB M_Skiba

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 3  :(chs) S_Busquets is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  F_Gento latches onto the ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Salgado
Min. 5  :(vla) M_Harrington can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Tatanka
          ...  But Fikayo_Tomori sweeps up the threat
Min. 6  :(vla) Z_Zidane plays it forward to M_Harrington
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Byram
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannsverk chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Malick_Thiaw reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 10 :(vla) M_Harrington lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  M_Materazzi latches on to it
          ...  M_Materazzi blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Donnarumma falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Valencia fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref!
          ...  The ref shows him a red card!!
Min. 11 :(chs) Malick_Thiaw beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds F_Gento
          ...  F_Gento with a thundering volley!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 12 :(chs) A_Baggio cuts inside Tatanka
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But Migueli will cut out the threat
Min. 16 :(chs) A_Baggio is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Fikayo_Tomori
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was beaten there!
Min. 16 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from S_Mannsverk to D_Villa
          ...  D_Villa smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Chelsea fans laugh at him
Min. 23 :(chs) Jnr_Ridoutski with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  D_Carvajal gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 23 :(vla) D_Carvajal looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Moretti
          ...  E_Moretti fires the shot in!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 23 :(chs) Jnr_Ridoutski has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Migueli!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Materazzi is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 25 :(vla) M_Harrington plays it forward to D_Villa
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Warton
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Harrington gets his head on it
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 28 :(chs) Jnr_Ridoutski cuts inside M_Materazzi
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  The ball hits Migueli in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 33 :(vla) S_Mannsverk boots it towards D_Villa
          ...  D_Villa with the strike !
          ...  Donnarumma just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 34 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr with a measured pass to F_Trincao
          ...  F_Trincao keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 41 :(vla) Z_Zidane 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!
          ...  Tatanka receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Tatanka flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 42 :(vla) Z_Zidane takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Z_Zidane aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Donnarumma is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 0-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) Tatanka takes advantage of a mistake by S_Byram
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Tatanka has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 47 :(chs) Malick_Thiaw holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to F_Gento
          ...  The ball hits D_Villa in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 47 :(vla) Donnarumma miskicks!
          ...  D_Villa is takes control of the ball!
          ...  D_Villa with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 49 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  S_Busquets latches onto the ball
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Materazzi !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 57 :(chs) A_Baggio has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Migueli
          ...  He puts in Jnr_Ridoutski!
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski tries the shot !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 59 :(vla) Migueli with a precise ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But Donnarumma hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 60 :(vla) J_Todibo is coming on for E_Moretti and will play DF
Min. 62 :(vla) S_Mannsverk gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Harrington
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 63 :(chs) Fikayo_Tomori gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Migueli!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Carvajal reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(chs) A_Baggio runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jnr_Ridoutski
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 70 :(chs) D_DeCoco is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Warton is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Cooper is ready to come on to replace S_Busquets
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Milodovic is coming on for Jnr_Ridoutski and will play FW
Min. 73 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Z_Zidane is through!
          ...  F_Gento with a nasty foul
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(chs) D_Milodovic beats J_Todibo
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Migueli and it had to be
Min. 78 :(vla) M_Harrington retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by Z_Zidane !
          ...  Donnarumma with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 79 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Carlos_Jnr will come on for M_Materazzi and play DF
Min. 80 :(chs) A_Baggio backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  F_Trincao latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Harrington takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 81 :(chs) F_Trincao turns past Migueli
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Blocked by J_Todibo
Min. 81 :(chs) F_Gento has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Z_Zidane muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  P_Ilic calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  A_Baggio swings it in
          ...  F_Trincao gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Salgado forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Baggio!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Milodovic
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Chelsea fans!
          ...  That surely hands Chelsea victory!!
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 84 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  L_Bittencourt will come on for M_Harrington and play AM
Min. 84 :(vla) M_Skiba will replace Tatanka and play FW
Min. 85 :(vla) D_Villa sprints forward with the ball
          ...  S_Byram takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 86 :(vla) E_Thorstvedt is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 86 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  V_Valdes will come on for E_Thorstvedt and play GK
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) L_Bittencourt with a simple pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the header !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Donnarumma looks relieved there!
Min. 90 :(vla) L_Bittencourt can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to M_Skiba
          ...  Malick_Thiaw with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 94 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr with a smart pass to F_Gento
          ...  F_Gento rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Baggio
          ...  D_Milodovic with the shot!
          ...  V_Valdes tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Cooper plays it into the danger area!
          ...  M_Salgado clears the corner

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 92,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : A_Baggio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Milodovic (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Gento (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Harrington
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Materazzi (23), Z_Zidane (81)
Injured              : E_Thorstvedt (86)
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       5
Fouls                :           3        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : Chelsea 1 - 0 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Donnarumma     GK  31   3   5   5  43 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Fikayo_Tomori  DF   3  31   8  10  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Malick_Thiaw   DF   1  27   8   3  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
S_Byram        DF   1  27   7   4  16 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0
S_Warton       DF   2  27   4   3  32 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
S_Busquets     MF   2  18  28   1  28 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
A_Baggio       MF   1   5  27   3  42 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Xavi_Jnr       MF   2   5  27   1  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Jnr_Ridoutski  FW   2   5   5  27  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
F_Trincao      FW   2   3   3  27  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Gento        FW   1   1   1  27  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Freamon      GK  33   1   3   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_DeCoco       DF   2  27  10   8  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  31   5  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mason_Mount    MF   2   8  30   8  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Milodovic    FW   2   7   8  27  13 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  31   3   4   2  21 |  87   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  33   7   3  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
Migueli        DF   1  32   3   1  28 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  -5 -20
M_Salgado      DF   2  31   8   3  28 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55 -20 -20
M_Materazzi    DF   1  28  11   5  15 |  80   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -2   3
E_Moretti      DF   2  27  25   6  28 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harrington   DM   2  21  28   6  36 |  85   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  60   0
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  32  11  11 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Z_Zidane       AM   1   3  29  21  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  28   8
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  85   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Villa        FW   2   5   2  27  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
V_Valdes       GK  30   2   5   2  46 |   8   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Todibo       DF   2  26   7   3  28 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Carlos_Jnr     DF   1  26   6   4  21 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  30  21  28 |  10   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  28  32 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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