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Season 17 Archive: Division 1, Week 9
Hearts 2 - 1 Valencia
Division One League Match, Hearts vs. Valencia (Sun Nov 24)
Hearts | Valencia
4-3-1-2 E | 5-1-3-1 A
Daniel Perry | Andie Glen
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S_Banks GK | GK A_Boruc
W_Sagnol DF | DF J_Conroy
R_Ayala DF | DF W_A_Glen
L_Roy DF | DF D_Criscrito
R_Bratseth DF | DF C_Cuellar
J_Obi_Mikel MF | DF P_Hunter
K_Kong MF | DM A_Wisdom
G_McSheffrey MF | MF E_Sno
Saruman AM | MF M_Bidoudane
Messi FW | MF Y_Abdessadki
D_Bunting FW | FW Diaviera
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A_Basso SUB | SUB T_Tapalovic
S_Hoffmeister SUB | SUB Sektioui
K_Katsouranis SUB | SUB K_Richard
B_Hemoth SUB | SUB O_Ruggeri
H_Kane SUB | SUB H_Postiga
Referee: O_Bundy (USA)
Min. 1 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel controls it well
... He nutmegs W_A_Glen
... He puts in Saruman!
... Saruman unleashes a pile driver !
... A_Boruc won't get to that!
... GOAL !!
... Superb finish!!!
... Hearts go in front now with that goal!
... Hearts 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 1 :(vla) W_A_Glen skips the challenge from R_Ayala
... W_Sagnol wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 2 :(hts) Messi takes possession
... Knocks it past P_Hunter
... He's through on goal
... D_Criscrito knobbles the attacking player.
... O_Bundy blows up for a foul
... O_Bundy refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 3 :(vla) M_Bidoudane sidesteps L_Roy
... He was too quick for his marker
... M_Bidoudane aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But S_Banks just gets his fingers to that one
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki finds his way through
... He bears down on goal
... Y_Abdessadki with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 10 :(vla) J_Conroy looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to W_A_Glen
... Fine tackle by W_Sagnol
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 11 :(hts) The ball goes loose!
... K_Kong gains possesion and thinks about the shot
... K_Kong pounds a rocket on goal !
... A_Boruc gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 14 :(vla) D_Criscrito turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Y_Abdessadki
... The cross hits Y_Abdessadki on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... S_Banks parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 15 :(hts) G_McSheffrey beats W_A_Glen
... A_Wisdom cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 17 :(hts) Saruman is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... But P_Hunter comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 19 :(hts) K_Kong with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to D_Bunting
... D_Bunting from 20 yards !
... A_Boruc makes a good save
Min. 19 :(vla) Diaviera rushes through the defence
... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Bratseth
... He timed it well
Min. 25 :(hts) D_Bunting pushes it past the defender
... D_Bunting has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... A_Boruc with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 27 :(hts) Saruman hits a hard pass to G_McSheffrey
... C_Cuellar takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 30 :(hts) D_Bunting is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... A_Wisdom makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... L_Roy curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of A_Boruc
Min. 31 :(hts) Saruman runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... G_McSheffrey latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... A thundering drive by G_McSheffrey !
... A_Boruc won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 31 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with a pinpoint pass to J_Conroy
... D_Bunting with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 34 :(vla) W_A_Glen with a probing through ball J_Conroy
... A powerful header from J_Conroy !
... It looks good
... Over the bar
Min. 35 :(hts) K_Kong with the cross-field pass to D_Bunting
... Brilliantly taken away by C_Cuellar !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 35 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Criscrito gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Criscrito with the side footed shot!
... S_Banks watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 37 :(vla) Diaviera beats his marker
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Diaviera from 20 yards !
... S_Banks collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Sno has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past R_Bratseth
... He puts in Diaviera!
... R_Bratseth recovers to win the ball back
Min. 39 :(hts) K_Kong with the first time pass to D_Bunting
... D_Bunting hits a curling shot!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 40 :(hts) Messi knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
... M_Bidoudane stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 42 :(vla) Diaviera sidesteps Saruman
... That was too easy
... R_Ayala with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(hts) K_Kong works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Messi
... P_Hunter with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... G_McSheffrey fires it towards the goal
... It hits off a defender!
... A_Boruc is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... L_Roy swings it in!
... A_Boruc easily claims the ball!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 1-0 Valencia
Min. 46 :(hts) Saruman with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... Diaviera fouls badly
... O_Bundy just wants to lecture him
Min. 47 :(vla) D_Criscrito crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Conroy in the box
... Superbly timed tackle by W_Sagnol
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki crosses it in!
... S_Banks makes the catch!
Min. 48 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with a neat pass into Diaviera
... W_Sagnol knocks the ball back to S_Banks
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past S_Banks!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... C_Cuellar swings it in!
... S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 50 :(vla) H_Postiga takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace Diaviera as FW
Min. 50 :(hts) D_Bunting breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on A_Boruc!
... P_Hunter brings him down!
... That's a terrible challenge
... The referee comes over
... He's already on a yellow
... Straight RED CARD!
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... J_Obi_Mikel swings it in
... D_Bunting gets on the end of it
... D_Bunting from 20 yards !
... But A_Boruc palms it behind
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 51 :(vla) Valencia will now play C
Min. 52 :(hts) Messi flicks it over D_Criscrito and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Messi tries to catch the keeper out!
... A_Boruc is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... A_Boruc looks very relieved!
Min. 53 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel 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!
... Messi receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But C_Cuellar slides in
Min. 56 :(vla) A_Wisdom chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Postiga
... H_Postiga with a terrific drive !
... S_Banks with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 59 :(hts) K_Kong controls it well
... He nutmegs W_A_Glen
... He puts in D_Bunting!
... C_Cuellar with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is coming on for A_Wisdom and will play AM
Min. 60 :(vla) Sektioui is ready to come on to replace M_Bidoudane
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(vla) D_Criscrito finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... L_Roy fouls badly
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... O_Bundy wants a quiet word
Min. 60 :(vla) Sektioui brings it under control
... He takes on Messi
... He gets past him!
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... H_Postiga gets up high for the header !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... E_Sno drives it into the box!
... S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 62 :(hts) H_Kane takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace D_Bunting as FW
Min. 63 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister is going to be brought on
... W_Sagnol is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(hts) B_Hemoth is being prepared to come on
... K_Kong is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(hts) Messi beats C_Cuellar
... He muscled him off the ball
... A cracking drive from Messi !
... But it goes wide
Min. 65 :(vla) H_Postiga beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... But S_Hoffmeister wins the tackle
Min. 65 :(hts) G_McSheffrey hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Saruman latches onto it!
... W_A_Glen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... G_McSheffrey shapes to shoot
... He plays it to Messi instead
... Messi with the crafty shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Kong plays it into the danger area!
... S_Hoffmeister gets his head on it
... A_Boruc gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 66 :(hts) B_Hemoth finds H_Kane with a ball over the defence
... H_Kane is clean through!
... He rounds A_Boruc
... He dinks it over A_Boruc
... It goes over!!
Min. 66 :(vla) H_Postiga flicks it over S_Hoffmeister's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... H_Postiga with the header !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 68 :(hts) R_Bratseth with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to H_Kane
... H_Kane fires off a right-footed shot !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 68 :(vla) Sektioui 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!
... H_Postiga receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... H_Postiga hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... What agility from S_Banks
Min. 69 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to B_Hemoth
... B_Hemoth with the goal bound shot!
... A_Boruc makes a difficult save
Min. 70 :(vla) W_A_Glen has the ball
... He knocks the ball past S_Hoffmeister
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... H_Postiga throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... S_Banks takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 70 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel gains possession
... Y_Abdessadki with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 73 :(vla) J_Conroy had to stretch to reach the pass
... H_Kane is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 75 :(hts) G_McSheffrey looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to H_Kane
... H_Kane has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 78 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds H_Postiga
... L_Roy rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(vla) C_Cuellar runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has S_Banks to beat
... He rounds S_Banks
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 81 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... A cheeky lob from Y_Abdessadki !
... S_Banks with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(hts) Messi backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... H_Kane gets on the end of it
... H_Kane with a graceful, looping effort !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 85 :(hts) The ball goes loose!
... G_McSheffrey seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... G_McSheffrey fires a shot at goal !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into A_Boruc arms
... He's spilt it!
... GOAL !!
... He'll want to forget about that quickly!
... Hearts 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 87 :(hts) Saruman beats the defender
... Saruman shapes up for a shot!
... A_Boruc has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Boruc is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... Y_Abdessadki sees S_Banks off his line !
... It clips the post!!
... The net bulges !!
... GOAL !!
... That's given Valencia something to fight for!
... Hearts 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 88 :(hts) Saruman turns nicely onto the ball
... Sektioui with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 89 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... J_Obi_Mikel runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... A_Boruc fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 90 :(hts) Messi flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... Messi with the shot on net !
... But A_Boruc reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on A_Boruc anyway
Min. 90 :(vla) E_Sno beats his man
... L_Roy cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Tynecastle Park
Attendance : 50,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player : J_Obi_Mikel
Scorers : Saruman (1), G_McSheffrey (85)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : H_Kane (73), L_Roy (78)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Y_Abdessadki (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Y_Abdessadki (88)
Sent Off : P_Hunter (50)
Booked : M_Bidoudane (40), W_A_Glen (65)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Hearts | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 14
Off target : 11 | 7
On target : 10 | 7
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 9 | 11
Key Tackles : 9 | 7
Key Passes : 15 | 14
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Final Score : Hearts 2 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Hearts
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks GK 38 5 1 4 11 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
W_Sagnol DF 2 28 9 1 22 | 64 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
R_Ayala DF 1 27 12 1 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
L_Roy DF 3 26 7 9 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 18 18
R_Bratseth DF 3 26 8 5 17 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0
J_Obi_Mikel MF 2 7 27 9 32 | 93 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 8
K_Kong MF 1 5 27 9 18 | 66 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 8
G_McSheffrey MF 1 6 25 17 37 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 30
Saruman AM 2 6 24 22 30 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 29
Messi FW 1 9 7 27 18 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 11
D_Bunting FW 1 2 8 25 31 | 63 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
A_Basso GK 16 5 5 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Hoffmeister DF 3 25 12 9 31 | 29 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 8
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 25 1 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Hemoth MF 2 4 23 5 22 | 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
H_Kane FW 1 7 9 23 33 | 30 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 18 18 22
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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 11 9 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22 -2
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
C_Cuellar DF 2 25 7 9 41 | 93 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -8 -20
P_Hunter DF 1 23 11 8 32 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -10 -10
A_Wisdom DM 2 21 19 8 34 | 61 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0
E_Sno MF 1 10 26 9 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
M_Bidoudane MF 2 8 24 13 27 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 6
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 93 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 -20 16 18
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Postiga FW 1 1 1 30 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
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Hearts | Valencia
4-3-1-2 E | 5-1-3-1 A
Daniel Perry | Andie Glen
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S_Banks GK | GK A_Boruc
W_Sagnol DF | DF J_Conroy
R_Ayala DF | DF W_A_Glen
L_Roy DF | DF D_Criscrito
R_Bratseth DF | DF C_Cuellar
J_Obi_Mikel MF | DF P_Hunter
K_Kong MF | DM A_Wisdom
G_McSheffrey MF | MF E_Sno
Saruman AM | MF M_Bidoudane
Messi FW | MF Y_Abdessadki
D_Bunting FW | FW Diaviera
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A_Basso SUB | SUB T_Tapalovic
S_Hoffmeister SUB | SUB Sektioui
K_Katsouranis SUB | SUB K_Richard
B_Hemoth SUB | SUB O_Ruggeri
H_Kane SUB | SUB H_Postiga
Referee: O_Bundy (USA)
Min. 1 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel controls it well
... He nutmegs W_A_Glen
... He puts in Saruman!
... Saruman unleashes a pile driver !
... A_Boruc won't get to that!
... GOAL !!
... Superb finish!!!
... Hearts go in front now with that goal!
... Hearts 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 1 :(vla) W_A_Glen skips the challenge from R_Ayala
... W_Sagnol wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 2 :(hts) Messi takes possession
... Knocks it past P_Hunter
... He's through on goal
... D_Criscrito knobbles the attacking player.
... O_Bundy blows up for a foul
... O_Bundy refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 3 :(vla) M_Bidoudane sidesteps L_Roy
... He was too quick for his marker
... M_Bidoudane aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... But S_Banks just gets his fingers to that one
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki finds his way through
... He bears down on goal
... Y_Abdessadki with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 10 :(vla) J_Conroy looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to W_A_Glen
... Fine tackle by W_Sagnol
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 11 :(hts) The ball goes loose!
... K_Kong gains possesion and thinks about the shot
... K_Kong pounds a rocket on goal !
... A_Boruc gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 14 :(vla) D_Criscrito turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Y_Abdessadki
... The cross hits Y_Abdessadki on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... S_Banks parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 15 :(hts) G_McSheffrey beats W_A_Glen
... A_Wisdom cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 17 :(hts) Saruman is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... But P_Hunter comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 19 :(hts) K_Kong with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to D_Bunting
... D_Bunting from 20 yards !
... A_Boruc makes a good save
Min. 19 :(vla) Diaviera rushes through the defence
... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Bratseth
... He timed it well
Min. 25 :(hts) D_Bunting pushes it past the defender
... D_Bunting has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... A_Boruc with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 27 :(hts) Saruman hits a hard pass to G_McSheffrey
... C_Cuellar takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 30 :(hts) D_Bunting is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... A_Wisdom makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... L_Roy curls it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of A_Boruc
Min. 31 :(hts) Saruman runs down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He cuts the ball back
... G_McSheffrey latches onto the pass
... He carves out some space
... A thundering drive by G_McSheffrey !
... A_Boruc won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 31 :(vla) M_Bidoudane with a pinpoint pass to J_Conroy
... D_Bunting with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
Min. 34 :(vla) W_A_Glen with a probing through ball J_Conroy
... A powerful header from J_Conroy !
... It looks good
... Over the bar
Min. 35 :(hts) K_Kong with the cross-field pass to D_Bunting
... Brilliantly taken away by C_Cuellar !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 35 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Criscrito gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Criscrito with the side footed shot!
... S_Banks watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 37 :(vla) Diaviera beats his marker
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Diaviera from 20 yards !
... S_Banks collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 38 :(vla) E_Sno has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past R_Bratseth
... He puts in Diaviera!
... R_Bratseth recovers to win the ball back
Min. 39 :(hts) K_Kong with the first time pass to D_Bunting
... D_Bunting hits a curling shot!
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 40 :(hts) Messi knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
... M_Bidoudane stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
... That's a rash challenge!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 42 :(vla) Diaviera sidesteps Saruman
... That was too easy
... R_Ayala with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(hts) K_Kong works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Messi
... P_Hunter with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... G_McSheffrey fires it towards the goal
... It hits off a defender!
... A_Boruc is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... L_Roy swings it in!
... A_Boruc easily claims the ball!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Hearts 1-0 Valencia
Min. 46 :(hts) Saruman with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... Diaviera fouls badly
... O_Bundy just wants to lecture him
Min. 47 :(vla) D_Criscrito crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Conroy in the box
... Superbly timed tackle by W_Sagnol
... He made it look easy
... But he can't keep it in
... CORNER!
... Y_Abdessadki crosses it in!
... S_Banks makes the catch!
Min. 48 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with a neat pass into Diaviera
... W_Sagnol knocks the ball back to S_Banks
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past S_Banks!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... C_Cuellar swings it in!
... S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 50 :(vla) H_Postiga takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace Diaviera as FW
Min. 50 :(hts) D_Bunting breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on A_Boruc!
... P_Hunter brings him down!
... That's a terrible challenge
... The referee comes over
... He's already on a yellow
... Straight RED CARD!
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... J_Obi_Mikel swings it in
... D_Bunting gets on the end of it
... D_Bunting from 20 yards !
... But A_Boruc palms it behind
... O_Bundy has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 51 :(vla) Valencia will now play C
Min. 52 :(hts) Messi flicks it over D_Criscrito and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Messi tries to catch the keeper out!
... A_Boruc is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... A_Boruc looks very relieved!
Min. 53 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel 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!
... Messi receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But C_Cuellar slides in
Min. 56 :(vla) A_Wisdom chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Postiga
... H_Postiga with a terrific drive !
... S_Banks with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 59 :(hts) K_Kong controls it well
... He nutmegs W_A_Glen
... He puts in D_Bunting!
... C_Cuellar with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 60 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is coming on for A_Wisdom and will play AM
Min. 60 :(vla) Sektioui is ready to come on to replace M_Bidoudane
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(vla) D_Criscrito finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... L_Roy fouls badly
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... O_Bundy wants a quiet word
Min. 60 :(vla) Sektioui brings it under control
... He takes on Messi
... He gets past him!
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... H_Postiga gets up high for the header !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... E_Sno drives it into the box!
... S_Banks easily catches it!
Min. 62 :(hts) H_Kane takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace D_Bunting as FW
Min. 63 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister is going to be brought on
... W_Sagnol is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(hts) B_Hemoth is being prepared to come on
... K_Kong is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(hts) Messi beats C_Cuellar
... He muscled him off the ball
... A cracking drive from Messi !
... But it goes wide
Min. 65 :(vla) H_Postiga beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... But S_Hoffmeister wins the tackle
Min. 65 :(hts) G_McSheffrey hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Saruman latches onto it!
... W_A_Glen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... G_McSheffrey shapes to shoot
... He plays it to Messi instead
... Messi with the crafty shot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Kong plays it into the danger area!
... S_Hoffmeister gets his head on it
... A_Boruc gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 66 :(hts) B_Hemoth finds H_Kane with a ball over the defence
... H_Kane is clean through!
... He rounds A_Boruc
... He dinks it over A_Boruc
... It goes over!!
Min. 66 :(vla) H_Postiga flicks it over S_Hoffmeister's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... H_Postiga with the header !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 68 :(hts) R_Bratseth with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to H_Kane
... H_Kane fires off a right-footed shot !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 68 :(vla) Sektioui 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!
... H_Postiga receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... H_Postiga hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... What agility from S_Banks
Min. 69 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to B_Hemoth
... B_Hemoth with the goal bound shot!
... A_Boruc makes a difficult save
Min. 70 :(vla) W_A_Glen has the ball
... He knocks the ball past S_Hoffmeister
... He puts in H_Postiga!
... H_Postiga throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... S_Banks takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 70 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel gains possession
... Y_Abdessadki with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 73 :(vla) J_Conroy had to stretch to reach the pass
... H_Kane is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 75 :(hts) G_McSheffrey looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to H_Kane
... H_Kane has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 78 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds H_Postiga
... L_Roy rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(vla) C_Cuellar runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to J_Conroy
... J_Conroy is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has S_Banks to beat
... He rounds S_Banks
... He taps it towards the goal!
... It goes wide!!
Min. 81 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... A cheeky lob from Y_Abdessadki !
... S_Banks with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(hts) Messi backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... H_Kane gets on the end of it
... H_Kane with a graceful, looping effort !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 85 :(hts) The ball goes loose!
... G_McSheffrey seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
... G_McSheffrey fires a shot at goal !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into A_Boruc arms
... He's spilt it!
... GOAL !!
... He'll want to forget about that quickly!
... Hearts 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 87 :(hts) Saruman beats the defender
... Saruman shapes up for a shot!
... A_Boruc has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Boruc is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... Y_Abdessadki sees S_Banks off his line !
... It clips the post!!
... The net bulges !!
... GOAL !!
... That's given Valencia something to fight for!
... Hearts 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 88 :(hts) Saruman turns nicely onto the ball
... Sektioui with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 89 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He looks around for options
... He moves forward with the ball
... J_Obi_Mikel runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... A_Boruc fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 90 :(hts) Messi flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... Messi with the shot on net !
... But A_Boruc reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on A_Boruc anyway
Min. 90 :(vla) E_Sno beats his man
... L_Roy cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Tynecastle Park
Attendance : 50,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player : J_Obi_Mikel
Scorers : Saruman (1), G_McSheffrey (85)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : H_Kane (73), L_Roy (78)
Injured : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player : Y_Abdessadki (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Y_Abdessadki (88)
Sent Off : P_Hunter (50)
Booked : M_Bidoudane (40), W_A_Glen (65)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Hearts | Valencia
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 14
Off target : 11 | 7
On target : 10 | 7
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 9 | 11
Key Tackles : 9 | 7
Key Passes : 15 | 14
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Final Score : Hearts 2 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Hearts
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks GK 38 5 1 4 11 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
W_Sagnol DF 2 28 9 1 22 | 64 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
R_Ayala DF 1 27 12 1 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
L_Roy DF 3 26 7 9 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 18 18
R_Bratseth DF 3 26 8 5 17 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0
J_Obi_Mikel MF 2 7 27 9 32 | 93 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 8
K_Kong MF 1 5 27 9 18 | 66 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 8
G_McSheffrey MF 1 6 25 17 37 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 30
Saruman AM 2 6 24 22 30 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 29
Messi FW 1 9 7 27 18 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 11
D_Bunting FW 1 2 8 25 31 | 63 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
A_Basso GK 16 5 5 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Hoffmeister DF 3 25 12 9 31 | 29 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 8
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 25 1 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Hemoth MF 2 4 23 5 22 | 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
H_Kane FW 1 7 9 23 33 | 30 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 18 18 22
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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A_Boruc GK 34 1 1 1 11 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0
J_Conroy DF 2 25 11 9 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
W_A_Glen DF 2 25 10 9 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22 -2
D_Criscrito DF 2 25 10 7 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
C_Cuellar DF 2 25 7 9 41 | 93 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -8 -20
P_Hunter DF 1 23 11 8 32 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -10 -10
A_Wisdom DM 2 21 19 8 34 | 61 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0
E_Sno MF 1 10 26 9 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
M_Bidoudane MF 2 8 24 13 27 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 6
Y_Abdessadki MF 2 8 24 8 29 | 93 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 -20 16 18
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 25 21 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
T_Tapalovic GK 28 4 3 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sektioui MF 1 1 29 5 37 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
K_Richard MF 1 9 25 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 22 20 19 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Postiga FW 1 1 1 30 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
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