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Season 18 Archive: Division 1, Week 3

Marseille 1 - 1 Valencia

Division One League Match, Marseille vs. Valencia (Mon Mar 03)


                            Marseille  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                             Lee Shaw  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK I_Turner
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF C_Barr
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF P_Gascoigne
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF K_Richard
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF Y_Abdessadki
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF Ridoutska
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW J_Portillo
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW Pezza
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB P_Swanson
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB J_Henderson
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB P_Nedved
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB M_Rasmussen

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(vla) J_Conroy slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 3  :(vla) P_Swanson is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Conroy is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 4  :(vla) Y_Abdessadki sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Swanson
          ...  P_Swanson throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 7  :(msl) L_Shawry hoofs it up field to find J_Digweed
          ...  But P_Swanson wins the tackle
Min. 7  :(vla) K_Richard knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  K_Richard drives it low !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Richard floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 8  :(msl) Douglas_Costa gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past P_Swanson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Marcos curls it into the box!
          ...  I_Turner catches it!
Min. 10 :(vla) P_Gascoigne hits a hard pass to Pezza
          ...  A well-placed shot from Pezza !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 10 :(msl) J_Digweed beats P_Swanson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  K_Richard fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Y_Sankhare plays it short to Z_Zidane
          ...  A cracking drive from Z_Zidane !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 11 :(vla) D_Criscrito turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Portillo
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Taiwo hits it out for a throw
Min. 16 :(msl) Z_Zidane jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Z_Zidane rifles it at the goal !
          ...  I_Turner with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 17 :(msl) Douglas_Costa holds the ball up
          ...  He sees J_Digweed in space!
          ...  K_Richard tackles from behind
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Z_Zidane bends it round the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  I_Turner will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref!
          ...  He is hurling abuse at him!
Min. 18 :(msl) L_Thomas floats the ball in to find Z_Zidane
          ...  A vicious shot by Z_Zidane !
          ...  I_Turner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 18 :(vla) Pezza kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Portillo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Digweed fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 20 :(vla) P_Gascoigne moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Portillo
          ...  But A_Marcos comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 26 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  I_Turner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 27 :(msl) A_Marcos with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Digweed carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  I_Turner with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by G_Halford
          ...  I_Turner fists it away!
Min. 28 :(msl) L_Shawry runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Barr
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_Gascoigne scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  S_Farina shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 30 :(msl) T_Taiwo runs with pace at the defence
          ...  C_Barr rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's S_Farina going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 34 :(msl) Douglas_Costa controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Criscrito
          ...  He puts in Y_Sankhare!
          ...  Y_Sankhare has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  I_Turner gets up well to catch that one
Min. 36 :(vla) Pezza bursts forward
          ...  Pezza with the drive!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Criscrito floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 38 :(msl) L_Thomas holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  I_Turner makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 39 :(msl) T_Taiwo plays it forward to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  I_Turner grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 39 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 39 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Henderson will come on for Y_Abdessadki and play MF
Min. 41 :(msl) Z_Zidane beats his marker
          ...  Z_Zidane with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  I_Turner beats the ball away
Min. 41 :(vla) J_Portillo beats L_Shawry
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Y_Sankhare with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) Pezza beats T_Taiwo
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Pezza with a powerful header !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Valencia can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 45 :(vla) The Valencia manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 45 :(msl) Douglas_Costa steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs C_Barr
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  J_Henderson with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 46 :(msl) Y_Sankhare drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 47 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to A
Min. 47 :(vla) J_Portillo with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves L_Shawry behind
          ...  J_Portillo hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 48 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the first time pass to T_Taiwo
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Taiwo !
          ...  I_Turner makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 1-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(msl) L_Koscielny controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Ciaran_Clark
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  I_Turner saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 46 :(vla) Ridoutska gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Portillo
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Taiwo
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 48 :(vla) P_Swanson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Criscrito
          ...  D_Criscrito with the goal bound shot!
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 49 :(msl) L_Shawry finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  But P_Swanson wins the ball
Min. 49 :(vla) J_Henderson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Pezza
          ...  Douglas_Costa with an awful challenge
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 49 :(vla) Pezza is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  J_Portillo latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Portillo with the shot !
          ...  R_Higuita parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And R_Higuita recovers to save!!
Min. 50 :(vla) M_Rasmussen will replace the useless Pezza and will play FW
Min. 51 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with an in swinging cross to Z_Zidane
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ridoutska
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Koscielny swings it in!
          ...  I_Turner fists it away!
Min. 52 :(msl) L_Thomas floats the ball in to find Z_Zidane
          ...  Ciaran_Clark wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 52 :(vla) Ridoutska brings it under control
          ...  He takes on L_Shawry
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Rasmussen!
          ...  M_Rasmussen tries to beat R_Higuita from outside the area!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 53 :(msl) Y_Sankhare sidesteps C_Barr
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Y_Sankhare with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Valencia fans laugh at him
Min. 55 :(msl) Douglas_Costa runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Douglas_Costa tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  I_Turner makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 56 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a mistake by Ridoutska
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Gascoigne
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 56 :(vla) P_Gascoigne hoists the ball across to P_Swanson
          ...  P_Swanson with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Koscielny with a slide rule pass to A_Marcos
          ...  C_Barr reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 61 :(msl) A_Marcos reads the run of Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  I_Turner was beaten there!
Min. 62 :(msl) L_Thomas skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  L_Thomas chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  I_Turner was beaten there!
Min. 62 :(vla) J_Portillo takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  J_Portillo fires a shot at goal !
          ...  R_Higuita falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 68 :(msl) A_Marcos with the first time flick to Z_Zidane
          ...  But Ciaran_Clark reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(vla) Ridoutska skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Barr
          ...  T_Taiwo dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul replaces an unhappy T_Taiwo and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua is coming on for A_Marcos and playing MF
Min. 76 :(vla) J_Portillo times his run well
          ...  J_Portillo shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 80 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  Yeboah will come on for Z_Zidane and play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) C_Barr looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Rasmussen
          ...  M_Rasmussen with a stunning strike !
          ...  R_Higuita gets up well to catch that one
Min. 83 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Yeboah
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  D_Criscrito takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 83 :(vla) C_Barr chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Henderson
          ...  G_Halford takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 84 :(msl) Y_Sankhare bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 84 :(vla) P_Gascoigne beats his marker
          ...  But L_Koscielny clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(msl) J_Digweed with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  J_Digweed hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 142,502
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Sankhare (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Digweed (18), Douglas_Costa (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Pezza
Scorers              : Pezza (44)
Sent Off             : K_Richard (17)
Booked               : P_Gascoigne (28)
Injured              : J_Conroy (3), Y_Abdessadki (39)
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |     Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       14
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Final Score          : Marseille 1 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  38   2   2   2  34 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  75   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  12   8
L_Shawry       DF   2  26   8   7  15 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  27   6  18 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  94   0   1   3   1   3   0   0   0   0  15  56  10
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  78   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  58   6
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  27  34 |  83   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  50
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  43
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  38   4   5   4  16 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  25  11   9  21 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  25  11   9  27 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  25  10   7  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  24   8   8  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
P_Gascoigne    MF   3   8  27  12  19 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  34  -2
K_Richard      MF   1   9  25   9  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -9
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  24   8  29 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Ridoutska      MF   2  15  23   7  34 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  26  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Pezza          FW   1   7  11  22  32 |  53   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  24  30
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Swanson      DF   2  22  10   6  25 |  91   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  12   9
J_Henderson    MF   2   7  23   9  30 |  55   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  21  20  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rasmussen    FW   2   5  11  23  37 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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