Elite Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Juventus vs. Valencia (Sun Sep 16)


                             Juventus  |  Valencia
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-3-3 L
                            Gary Hill  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                             Savic GK  |  GK Valdivia
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF P_Senderos
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF M_Friedrich
                           Maldini DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                         M_Kikuchi DM  |  MF Saddam_H
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF P_Niemeyer
                          A_Cejudo MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                           J_Fleck MF  |  FW D_Rortugal
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW Christinoa
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW M_Icardi
                                       |
                       R_McGlinchy SUB |  SUB Kamikaze
                         T_Gemmell SUB |  SUB Fazio
                          S_Niguez SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                      Paas_De_Boll SUB |  SUB T_Huddlestone
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB A_A_Messi

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 3  :(vla) D_Rortugal takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  L_Macleod body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 10 :(jvt) Maldini with the nod to G_Puciato
          ...  P_Senderos reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 12 :(vla) Christinoa loses Beckenbauer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_E_Boyata
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Ivanovic curls it into the box!
          ...  Savic easily catches it!
Min. 17 :(jvt) A defence splitting pass from J_Fleck to A_Lombardo
          ...  W_Van_Boer with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  A_Dali wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 18 :(jvt) A_Cejudo with a smart pass to A_Lombardo
          ...  W_Van_Boer slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 21 :(vla) Christinoa with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Berg
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 24 :(jvt) L_Macleod sidesteps K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Macleod !
          ...  But Valdivia reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 27 :(jvt) Beckenbauer gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Berg
          ...  P_Niemeyer slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 27 :(jvt) G_Puciato with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Niemeyer a clean set of heals
          ...  P_Niemeyer tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 30 :(jvt) L_Macleod brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  W_Van_Boer body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  A_Dali tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi runs at P_Senderos
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Van_Boer
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 33 :(jvt) A_Lombardo finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Friedrich
Min. 34 :(jvt) J_Fleck backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Lombardo gets on the end of it
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by W_Van_Boer !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 37 :(jvt) A_Lombardo takes on Saddam_H
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Lombardo with a terrific drive !
          ...  Valdivia makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Beckenbauer hits it into the box!
          ...  Valdivia easily claims the ball!
Min. 37 :(jvt) H_Berg controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Saddam_H
          ...  He puts in Maldini!
          ...  M_Friedrich tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Gary Hill looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  G_Puciato with the spot kick
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And Juventus are leading in the game now
          ...  Juventus 1-0 Valencia...
Min. 38 :(vla) Valencia restructured their strategy to C
Min. 38 :(vla) P_Niemeyer kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Icardi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cleared by M_Kikuchi
Min. 40 :(vla) M_Icardi can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  A_Cejudo with an awful challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(jvt) J_Fleck feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Lombardo runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Friedrich with a well timed tackle
          ...  A_Dali didn't like it though
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(vla) P_Niemeyer feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Saddam_H runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  H_Berg tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Christinoa crosses it in!
          ...  Savic reads it well, and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Juventus 1-0 Valencia

Min. 47 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi off the woodwork.
          ...  B_Ivanovic picks up the deflection
          ...  B_Ivanovic has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  What agility from Savic
Min. 52 :(vla) P_Senderos is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  D_Rortugal latches onto the end of it
          ...  Blocked by D_E_Boyata
Min. 52 :(vla) W_Van_Boer looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 55 :(vla) Fazio is coming on for M_Friedrich and will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a one-touch layoff to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with a powerful header !
          ...  Savic parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 56 :(jvt) A_Cejudo gains control of the loose ball
          ...  D_Rortugal takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 57 :(jvt) T_Gemmell takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Puciato
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 57 :(jvt) Juventus are switching their playing style to L
Min. 57 :(jvt) A_Lombardo has it on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Lombardo heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Valdivia has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Valdivia reacts well to save!!!
Min. 64 :(vla) P_Senderos is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  M_Icardi latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Icardi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 64 :(jvt) J_Fleck knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  Saddam_H with a nasty foul
          ...  A_Dali tries to calm him down
Min. 65 :(vla) T_Huddlestone takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace P_Niemeyer as MF
Min. 65 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme will replace the useless Christinoa and will play AM
Min. 65 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi flicks it over T_Gemmell's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A_Cejudo reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(jvt) T_Gemmell with a measured pass to J_Fleck
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads the play well
Min. 69 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Rortugal is through!
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Rortugal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Juventus fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 76 :(jvt) A_Lombardo jumps over P_Senderos's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Lombardo tries to beat Valdivia!
          ...  Valdivia gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lombardo curls it into the box!
          ...  Valdivia easily catches it!
Min. 76 :(jvt) D_E_Boyata breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Valdivia!
          ...  T_Huddlestone brings him down!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Icardi runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Maldini with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 78 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with the through ball to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  A wicked drive by J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  Savic dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Huddlestone drives it into the box!
          ...  Maldini belts it clear
Min. 79 :(jvt) A_Cejudo 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_Berg receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  B_Ivanovic cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 79 :(jvt) A_Lombardo takes advantage of a mistake by T_Huddlestone
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 80 :(jvt) W_Jose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Lombardo
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme slides the ball across to M_Icardi
          ...  D_E_Boyata tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  A_Dali calls him for a talk
Min. 82 :(vla) M_Icardi with the kinky dribble
          ...  L_Macleod wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Dali saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(jvt) W_Jose beats his marker
          ...  What a shot from W_Jose !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Valdivia plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(jvt) W_Jose finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  T_Huddlestone makes the challenge and clears the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Juventus Arena
Attendance           : 140,000
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : H_Berg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Puciato (37 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Cejudo (40), L_Macleod (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : P_Niemeyer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Niemeyer (27), W_Van_Boer (30), M_Friedrich (40), T_Huddlestone (76), K_El_Ahmadi (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Juventus    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           0        |       2
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       5
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       17
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : Juventus 1 - 0 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Savic          GK  36   2   7   3  10 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  28  11   7  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  28   9   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Maldini        DF   2  27   9   7  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Kikuchi      DM   1  15  27   8  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
A_Cejudo       MF   3   9  27   8  10 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  26   7  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  28  42 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
A_Lombardo     FW   3   5   9  27  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
R_McGlinchy    GK  20   4   2   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  27   4   9  42 |  35   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
S_Niguez       MF   2   7  27   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2   9  26   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  27  10 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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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Valdivia       GK  38   2   2   1  42 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  31  13   5  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  30   6   6  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38 -22 -22
M_Friedrich    DF   2  28  11  10  29 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  27  11   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Saddam_H       MF   2  20  29  25  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  28   5  22 |  68   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  25  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Kamikaze       GK  35   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  29   8  10  41 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  28  21  34 |  27   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_A_Messi      AM   2   7  26  11  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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