Elite League Cup Group Match 2, Everton vs. Valencia (Thu Aug 07)


                              Everton  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-4-1 C
                      Gareth Williams  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK I_Turner
                           M_Kelly DF  |  DF S_Logan
                      D_Piorkowski DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                          D_Santon DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF A_Carlos
                            M_Ozil MF  |  DF A_Cahil
                         D_Vazques MF  |  MF K_Richard
                          I_Falque MF  |  MF P_Nedved
                          R_Savage MF  |  MF Raul
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  MF M_Isco
                     Rolando_Silva FW  |  FW Z_Ibrahimovic
                                       |
                       V_Stojkovic SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                           E_Garay SUB |  SUB D_Maicon
                           E_Silva SUB |  SUB Y_Abdessadki
                         S_Gerrard SUB |  SUB O_Ruggeri
                         A_Carroll SUB |  SUB E_Cavani

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 3  :(evn) I_Falque with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Conroy with the tackle
Min. 3  :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic finds K_Richard in acres of space
          ...  M_Kelly goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Hunye signals that it is indirect
          ...  Raul passes to M_Isco
          ...  M_Isco drives it towards goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 4  :(evn) R_Savage is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But I_Turner punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 5  :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 6  :(evn) M_Ozil finds Van_Tijkaan with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But A_Cahil reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 6  :(vla) A_Carlos gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A left-footer by A_Carlos !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 7  :(evn) R_Savage holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Obasi
          ...  A_Carlos with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 9  :(evn) R_Savage finds Van_Tijkaan in the box
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with the attempt at goal!
          ...  I_Turner just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 10 :(evn) Rolando_Silva takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Rolando_Silva hits a great shot !
          ...  But I_Turner punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 20 :(vla) Raul hits a hard pass to M_Isco
          ...  M_Isco with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 22 :(vla) A_Cahil looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Nedved
          ...  C_Obasi slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 24 :(vla) A_Carlos has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Conroy !
          ...  What agility from G_Buffon
Min. 25 :(evn) D_Piorkowski controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Carlos
          ...  He puts in D_Vazques!
          ...  D_Vazques is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has I_Turner to beat
          ...  He dinks it over I_Turner
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 28 :(evn) C_Obasi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Raul with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 34 :(vla) S_Logan lashes out at M_Ozil
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 35 :(evn) D_Vazques with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Carlos
          ...  D_Vazques sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  I_Turner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Piorkowski plays it into the danger area!
          ...  I_Turner comes out and claims it!
Min. 35 :(vla) A_Carlos runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  P_Nedved latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  P_Nedved sees G_Buffon off his line !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 37 :(evn) M_Kelly runs at the defence
          ...  S_Logan anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 39 :(evn) M_Ozil with a penetrating pass to D_Piorkowski
          ...  D_Piorkowski hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  I_Turner with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 39 :(vla) A_Cahil with the cross-field pass to J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy with a terrific drive !
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(evn) D_Santon with a flicked pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  D_Criscrito gets to the ball first
Min. 46 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan takes on A_Carlos
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Hunye wants a quiet word
Min. 47 :(evn) D_Santon with the first time flick to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 47 :(vla) Raul breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Buffon!
          ...  I_Falque brings him down!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 48 :(vla) P_Nedved crosses in from the wing, he finds Z_Ibrahimovic in the box
          ...  But D_Piorkowski slides in
Min. 49 :(evn) R_Savage gets to the by line and finds Rolando_Silva with a beautiful cross
          ...  Rolando_Silva looks to see where I_Turner is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 54 :(vla) D_Criscrito holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Isco
          ...  M_Isco attempts a chip!
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 55 :(vla) J_Conroy with a neat pass into P_Nedved
          ...  But C_Obasi will cut out the threat
Min. 57 :(evn) C_Obasi with the diagonal pass Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 58 :(vla) K_Richard with the header on
          ...  He finds P_Nedved in space
          ...  M_Kelly goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 60 :(vla) E_Cavani takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(evn) D_Vazques moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Kelly
          ...  A powerful header from M_Kelly !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But I_Turner punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 61 :(evn) Rolando_Silva kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Van_Tijkaan fires the shot in!
          ...  I_Turner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  I_Turner reacts well to save!!!
Min. 63 :(evn) M_Kelly is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Savage
          ...  R_Savage must beat I_Turner!
          ...  I_Turner guesses right
Min. 64 :(vla) A_Carlos gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani with a powerful header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Buffon dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Buffon beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved floats the ball in!
          ...  G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 65 :(vla) O_Ruggeri takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Isco
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(evn) M_Kelly could get a shot on goal here
          ...  D_Criscrito rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  J_Hunye shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 69 :(vla) J_Conroy beats Rolando_Silva
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Hunye
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Savage hits it out for a throw
Min. 70 :(vla) D_Maicon is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Logan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(evn) M_Ozil picks out Van_Tijkaan with the cross
          ...  But D_Maicon with the fine tackle
Min. 74 :(vla) P_Nedved loses R_Savage
          ...  What a shot from P_Nedved !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Conroy chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon easily catches it!
Min. 75 :(evn) E_Silva is coming on for M_Kelly and will play DF
Min. 79 :(vla) A_Cahil plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  P_Nedved decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  P_Nedved with the shot on net !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 80 :(evn) S_Gerrard replaces M_Ozil to play as a MF
Min. 81 :(evn) A_Carroll is going to be brought on
          ...  Rolando_Silva is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(evn) R_Savage jumps over D_Maicon's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Maicon recovers to win the ball back
Min. 82 :(vla) J_Conroy picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  But S_Gerrard puts the ball out of play
Min. 85 :(vla) K_Richard plays it forward to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani shapes up for a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Everton 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 86 :(evn) Everton will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 86 :(evn) A_Carroll plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  A_Carroll leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But I_Turner palms it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 87 :(evn) A_Carroll jumps over D_Criscrito's challenge
          ...  A_Cahil pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Raul has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Santon
          ...  He puts in J_Conroy!
          ...  J_Conroy rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 90 :(evn) S_Gerrard beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But D_Maicon puts the ball out of play
Min. 91 :(vla) O_Ruggeri looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Cahil
          ...  A_Cahil hits the ball first time!
          ...  G_Buffon blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 92 :(vla) D_Criscrito with a simple pass to E_Cavani
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Piorkowski
Min. 92 :(evn) Van_Tijkaan knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  P_Nedved with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 92 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 93 :(evn) D_Santon cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Vazques
          ...  D_Vazques with a powerful header !
          ...  But I_Turner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard curls it into the box!
          ...  I_Turner easily catches it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 76,190
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : R_Savage
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : I_Falque (47)
Booked               : M_Kelly (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Cahil (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Cavani (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Logan (34), D_Criscrito (65), P_Nedved (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Everton     |     Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       16
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Final Score          : Everton 0 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Buffon       GK  34   3   4   2  10 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  24  13  13  33 |  77   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
D_Piorkowski   DF   1  24  10   7  31 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
D_Santon       DF   2  24  10   5  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  23  10   8  39 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   7  26   7  18 |  82   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Vazques      MF   1   7  25  14  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
I_Falque       MF   3  13  24   9  19 |  49   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -20 -30
R_Savage       MF   2   7  24   6  15 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  25  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
Rolando_Silva  FW   3   9   8  23  41 |  83   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
V_Stojkovic    GK  24   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Garay        DF   2  26   5   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Silva        DF   2  21   7   7  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Gerrard      MF   2   5  23  16  21 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   7   6  25  38 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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I_Turner       GK  39   4   5   4  16 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  26  10   7  36 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Conroy       DF   2  25  12   9  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  10  15
D_Criscrito    DF   2  25  10   7  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
A_Carlos       DF   1  24  11   8  42 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
A_Cahil        DF   3  21  10   5  31 |  95   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30   5
K_Richard      MF   1   9  25   9  26 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  22  21  17 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8   1
Raul           MF   1   7  21  19  30 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Isco         MF   2   8  19  18  31 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  25  35 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  28  13   3  24 |  23   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  25   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  23  20  19 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Cavani       FW   2   9  10  24  26 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  41
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