June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 1, Manchester City vs. Valencia (Wed Jul 17)


                      Manchester City  |  Valencia
                              4-5-1 P  |  3-3-2-1-1 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK Petrovic
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF D_Irwin
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF H_Onderlei
                       Thiago_Luiz DF  |  DF T_Lee
                          S_Nemeth DF  |  DM E_Moretti
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  DM M_Langerak
                         Aparichit MF  |  DM M_Harrington
                              Endo MF  |  MF J_Grealish
                       Jamie_Tartt MF  |  MF P_Viera
                           Rodrygo MF  |  AM N_Pepe
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB N_Martin
                            Varane SUB |  SUB A_Laporte
                           Creegan SUB |  SUB S_Busquets
                        T_Johnsson SUB |  SUB E_Smith_Rowe
                      Garry_Fields SUB |  SUB C_Balotelli

Referee: M_Beltrano (San_Marino)


Min. 1  :(vla) E_Moretti turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Zaratta saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 4  :(vla) Curled in dangerously from J_Grealish to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 7  :(vla) Jose_A_Reyes takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 9  :(vla) Jose_A_Reyes leaves S_Nemeth standing
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with an ugly foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 10 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 10 :(vla) N_Pepe leaves Thiago_Luiz standing
          ...  N_Pepe tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 11 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Lee
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Bergwijn!
          ...  S_Bergwijn drives the shot in!
          ...  Petrovic gathers it easily
Min. 16 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with a thundering shot!
          ...  Petrovic gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 16 :(vla) Jose_A_Reyes finds H_Onderlei with a ball over the defence
          ...  A delicate header from H_Onderlei !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Harrington with an inch perfect pass to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But A_Zaratta parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 20 :(mnc) S_Nemeth with a flicked pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 23 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus plays a long ball to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Petrovic gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Petrovic !!
Min. 24 :(vla) M_Harrington heads the ball back to M_Langerak
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 28 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka could have let it bounce!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 39 :(vla) M_Langerak brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke puts it in row Z!
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Langerak spots N_Pepe who is in acres of space
          ...  N_Pepe has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  A_Zaratta saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) P_Viera picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  P_Viera tries the shot !
          ...  It floats over A_Zaratta
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 45 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe is coming on and J_Grealish is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 45 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Petrovic with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 46 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Aparichit
          ...  But E_Moretti clears the ball to safety
Min. 46 :(vla) H_Onderlei with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  A powerful header from H_Onderlei !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Valencia

Min. 49 :(vla) H_Onderlei takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a powerful downward header!
          ...  A_Zaratta narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 49 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Lee
          ...  M_Langerak wins the ball with ease
          ...  M_Beltrano saw something no-one else did
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  S_Nemeth with the block
Min. 51 :(vla) A_Laporte replaces T_Lee to play as a DF
Min. 53 :(mnc) Endo with the first time pass to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 54 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  A_Laporte reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn skips the challenge from M_Harrington
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 58 :(mnc) Jamie_Tartt with a glorious long pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn has a go!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Petrovic never had a chance!
Min. 59 :(vla) C_Balotelli is coming on and Jose_A_Reyes is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 59 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe with an inch perfect pass to P_Viera
          ...  S_Nemeth forces him off the ball
Min. 60 :(vla) S_Busquets takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Harrington as DM
Min. 60 :(vla) E_Moretti with a glorious long pass to E_Smith_Rowe
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe with the strike !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 62 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Aparichit collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Onderlei tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Beltrano has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Beltrano!
          ...  M_Beltrano tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 67 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Laporte!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Pepe pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 70 :(mnc) Varane takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Bohte_Daisuke as DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Creegan will replace Aparichit and play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Garry_Fields is coming on for S_Bergwijn and will play FW
Min. 70 :(vla) E_Moretti threads the through ball to N_Pepe
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by N_Pepe !
          ...  It floats over A_Zaratta
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 71 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Balotelli
          ...  Varane wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 72 :(vla) C_Balotelli takes advantage of a mistake by Leda_Cygnus
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  S_Nemeth slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 78 :(vla) P_Viera holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Moretti
          ...  E_Moretti with the crafty shot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 83 :(vla) N_Pepe gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Thiago_Luiz!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Thiago_Luiz does well to get the tackle in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 140,787
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : E_Moretti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Smith_Rowe (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Langerak (49), N_Pepe (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       2
Key Passes           :           7        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Zaratta      GK  36   3   3   1  21 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  38   8  10  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  37  12   6  31 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  30   1   1  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Nemeth       DF   1  29   4   1   9 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  33  20  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Aparichit      MF   3   5  33  19  12 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Endo           MF   1  18  30   5  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Jamie_Tartt    MF   1   8  30  14  14 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Rodrygo        MF   2   3  29   2  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  35  10 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Yates        GK  30   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  30  10   7  10 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Creegan        MF   1   3  34   1  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Johnsson     MF   1  14  30  10  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Garry_Fields   FW   1   5   3  30  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Petrovic       GK  34   4   5   5  40 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  33   9   8  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
H_Onderlei     DF   1  31  10   5  13 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Lee          DF   1  29   9   2  25 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DM   2  24  24   6  28 |  96   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
M_Langerak     DM   1  21  25  11  43 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
M_Harrington   DM   2  20  25   5  36 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  32  12  31 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Viera        MF   2   5  31  11  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
N_Pepe         AM   3   9  11  29  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  61   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  25
N_Martin       GK  27   2   2   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  28   7   3  28 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Busquets     DM   2  17  26   1  28 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Smith_Rowe   MF   1   5  25  22  36 |  51   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  25
C_Balotelli    FW   1   2   3  27  42 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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