Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 3, Paris Saint Germain vs. Valencia (Wed Oct 15)


                  Paris Saint Germain  |  Valencia
                            5-1-3-1 A  |  5-1-1-1-2 C
                          Gazza Grant  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                           A_Tenas GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                            L_Yoro DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                            Y_Stam DF  |  DF Migueli
                      Ho_Ming_Wong DF  |  DF M_Salgado
                       Reece_James DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                     W_TroostEkong DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                       Josh_Cullen DM  |  DM M_Harrington
                         Taliyah_R MF  |  MF S_Mannsverk
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  AM G_Diablo
                         J_Hendrix MF  |  FW Tatanka
                        JJ_OConner FW  |  FW D_Villa
                                       |
                     Filippo_Berti SUB |  SUB V_Valdes
                           C_Berra SUB |  SUB A_Johnston
                           W_Pacho SUB |  SUB J_Todibo
                           L_Yamal SUB |  SUB M_LewisSkelly
                        R_De_Tomas SUB |  SUB Z_Zidane

Referee: D_Orsato (Italy)


Min. 1  :(psg) Taliyah_R has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Harrington
          ...  He puts in G_Xhaka!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Materazzi
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_R floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Moretti wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 3  :(vla) M_Materazzi 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 D_Carvajal
          ...  D_Carvajal tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Tenas will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  Valencia go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Paris Saint Germain 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 5  :(vla) M_Materazzi lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  G_Diablo latches on to it
          ...  G_Diablo rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 9  :(psg) W_TroostEkong plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  W_TroostEkong has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 11 :(psg) JJ_OConner gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Migueli looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 14 :(psg) Taliyah_R takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Carvajal
          ...  Taliyah_R with a thundering shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 14 :(vla) M_Harrington off the woodwork.
          ...  Tatanka picks up the deflection
          ...  Reece_James beats him to the ball
Min. 18 :(psg) Ho_Ming_Wong with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past M_Materazzi
          ...  Ho_Ming_Wong hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Paris Saint Germain are back level!
          ...  Paris Saint Germain 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 25 :(vla) S_Mannsverk finds D_Villa with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  L_Yoro pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 32 :(vla) G_Diablo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Villa
          ...  Y_Stam wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannsverk swings it in!
          ...  Reece_James clears the danger
Min. 34 :(vla) S_Mannsverk brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Villa makes himself available
          ...  D_Villa with the shot !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Tenas's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 37 :(psg) Y_Stam turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to JJ_OConner
          ...  JJ_OConner with a little chip!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt looks very relieved!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(psg) J_Hendrix holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to W_TroostEkong
          ...  Tatanka anticipates the pass and cuts it out

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Paris Saint Germain 1-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) M_Materazzi comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 46 :(vla) A_Johnston replaces an unhappy M_Materazzi and will play as a DF
Min. 52 :(vla) G_Diablo steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs L_Yoro
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Ho_Ming_Wong picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 57 :(psg) JJ_OConner with the first time pass to Taliyah_R
          ...  Taliyah_R aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 58 :(psg) Josh_Cullen beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Josh_Cullen fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 59 :(vla) A_Johnston with an inch perfect pass to G_Diablo
          ...  But Y_Stam slides in
Min. 62 :(psg) Taliyah_R plays in JJ_OConner with a beautiful ball
          ...  JJ_OConner drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He tries to slide it past E_Thorstvedt
          ...  E_Thorstvedt dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 71 :(vla) J_Todibo is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Diablo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 71 :(psg) Taliyah_R takes on J_Todibo
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Johnston knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But D_Orsato just turns away!
Min. 75 :(psg) R_De_Tomas replaces an unhappy JJ_OConner and will play as a FW
Min. 77 :(vla) D_Carvajal hoofs it up field to find A_Johnston
          ...  Josh_Cullen with the foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(vla) M_LewisSkelly is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Moretti is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 79 :(vla) Z_Zidane is coming on and Tatanka is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(psg) C_Berra replaces an unhappy L_Yoro and will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(psg) W_Pacho is coming on for Y_Stam and will play DF
Min. 80 :(psg) L_Yamal is ready to come on to replace Josh_Cullen
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(psg) C_Berra takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Xhaka
          ...  S_Mannsverk bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 82 :(vla) D_Carvajal with the first time flick to M_LewisSkelly
          ...  C_Berra takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 85 :(psg) R_De_Tomas sidesteps M_Harrington
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  M_Salgado reads the play well
Min. 86 :(vla) M_Salgado knocks the ball back to E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Paris Saint Germain 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 86 :(vla) Valencia made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 86 :(vla) S_Mannsverk takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Ho_Ming_Wong
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  R_De_Tomas is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 87 :(psg) L_Yamal nutmegs M_Harrington
          ...  L_Yamal with the crafty shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 87 :(vla) M_Harrington is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Mannsverk
          ...  S_Mannsverk tries to beat A_Tenas!
          ...  A_Tenas beats the ball away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(psg) R_De_Tomas plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  R_De_Tomas with a little chip!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_R hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Hendrix gets his head on it
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 90 :(vla) Z_Zidane can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Ho_Ming_Wong
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Mannsverk
          ...  Ho_Ming_Wong gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 92 :(psg) R_De_Tomas slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  The cross hits R_De_Tomas on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 92 :(psg) Taliyah_R loses his marker!
          ...  D_Villa is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Taliyah_R hits it hard
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Yamal swings it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_Xhaka
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a difficult save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Parc des Princes
Attendance           : 110,000
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : Ho_Ming_Wong (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ho_Ming_Wong (18), M_Salgado (86 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Josh_Cullen (77), R_De_Tomas (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Materazzi
Scorers              : D_Carvajal (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Materazzi (46)
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Match Statistics
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                      Paris Saint Germain |   Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       4
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       10
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Final Score          : Paris Saint Germain 2 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
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_Tenas        GK  34   5   2   3  28 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
L_Yoro         DF   2  32   7   3  21 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Y_Stam         DF   2  32   7   2  28 |  83   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
Ho_Ming_Wong   DF   2  32   2   1  19 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  75   0  25
Reece_James    DF   2  29  10   9  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  20  20
W_TroostEkong  DF   1  27  10   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Josh_Cullen    DM   1  10  28  19  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Taliyah_R      MF   2  13  31   9  37 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
G_Xhaka        MF   1  19  28  11  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Hendrix      MF   2  17  27   3  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
JJ_OConner     FW   2   1   1  33  27 |  78   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
Filippo_Berti  GK  30   4   5   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Berra        DF   2  30  11   7  41 |  12   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  35  20
W_Pacho        DF   2  29   9   1  38 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Yamal        MF   1   1  32  18  27 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_De_Tomas     FW   2   2   3  29  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3

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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  32   3   4   2  21 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  34   7   3  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
Migueli        DF   1  33   3   1  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Salgado      DF   2  31   8   3  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -20   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  29  11   5  15 |  49   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  50   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  27  26   6  28 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Harrington   DM   2  22  29   6  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  32  11  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  30   5
G_Diablo       AM   1   2  27  23  36 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  32  32 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
D_Villa        FW   2   5   3  27  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Valdes       GK  30   2   5   2  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnston     DF   1  26  11   5  17 |  46   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5  -5 -20
J_Todibo       DM   2  26   7   3  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_LewisSkelly  AM   2  10  24  20  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Z_Zidane       FW   1   3  29  21  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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