Elite FA Cup Qualifiers 2nd Leg Match, Valencia vs. AC Milan (Wed Jul 10)


                             Valencia  |  AC Milan
                            3-3-2-2 E  |  4-1-4-1 C
                         Steve Talbot  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                          Petrovic GK  |  GK F_Olsen
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF L_Dixon
                        H_Onderlei DF  |  DF A_Mateju
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF R_Zdravkov
                         E_Moretti DM  |  DF Marc_Guehi
                        M_Langerak DM  |  DM Lee_Kang
                      M_Harrington DM  |  MF T_Stark
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF N_Raskin
                          Z_Zidane MF  |  MF H_Pym
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  MF T_Odinson
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                                       |
                          N_Martin SUB |  SUB R_Riou
                         A_Laporte SUB |  SUB Colton_Yellow
                        S_Busquets SUB |  SUB Hierro
                           L_Yamal SUB |  SUB A_Waddilow
                       C_Balotelli SUB |  SUB A_Pessamunni

Referee: C_Vergetis (Greece)


Min. 2  :(vla) P_Viera unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Irwin
          ...  A delicate header from D_Irwin !
          ...  F_Olsen with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 3  :(amn) R_Lewandowski pushes it past M_Langerak
          ...  Fine tackle by H_Onderlei
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 8  :(vla) M_Harrington takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Moretti plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Mateju wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 11 :(vla) M_Harrington with an in swinging cross to Z_Zidane
          ...  A powerful shot by Z_Zidane !
          ...  F_Olsen with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 12 :(amn) H_Pym with a simple pass to R_Lewandowski
          ...  T_Lee fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 13 :(amn) T_Odinson runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Mateju
          ...  H_Onderlei cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 16 :(amn) H_Pym looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Petrovic with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 19 :(vla) E_Moretti sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  P_Viera runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_Viera is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has F_Olsen to beat
          ...  He dinks it over F_Olsen
          ...  F_Olsen reacts well to save !!
Min. 19 :(amn) R_Lewandowski breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Petrovic!
          ...  E_Moretti brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 20 :(vla) E_Moretti lays the ball back to H_Onderlei
          ...  H_Onderlei has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 20 :(vla) N_Pepe nutmegs R_Zdravkov, he continues to run forward
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  E_Moretti knocks it forward
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of it
          ...  Lee_Kang with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 21 :(vla) Jose_A_Reyes is unmarked!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Lee_Kang
Min. 24 :(vla) Z_Zidane with a simple pass to D_Irwin
          ...  D_Irwin has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And F_Olsen reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Irwin swings a leg at it!
          ...  F_Olsen gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 24 :(vla) T_Lee runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_Mateju with an over the top challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 25 :(vla) M_Langerak reads the run of Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  F_Olsen saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 27 :(vla) T_Lee has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Mateju
          ...  He puts in D_Irwin!
          ...  L_Dixon wins the ball
Min. 27 :(amn) N_Raskin punches E_Moretti off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  C_Vergetis has stopped play
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 27 :(amn) AC Milan switch to playing D
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  N_Pepe bends it round the wall
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 32 :(vla) Jose_A_Reyes gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Zdravkov reads the play well
Min. 35 :(amn) R_Lewandowski with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 36 :(vla) Z_Zidane nutmegs A_Mateju, he continues to run forward
          ...  Marc_Guehi knocks the ball back to F_Olsen
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past F_Olsen!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Harrington curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by R_Zdravkov
Min. 38 :(amn) Marc_Guehi finds his way through
          ...  E_Moretti with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_Vergetis calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 41 :(vla) N_Pepe has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Marc_Guehi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Pepe uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  F_Olsen with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Marc_Guehi heads it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 AC Milan

Min. 50 :(vla) M_Harrington rushes through the defence
          ...  M_Harrington could have let it bounce!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Steve Talbot
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 52 :(amn) T_Odinson runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Lewandowski
          ...  E_Moretti dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 53 :(vla) A_Laporte is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Lee is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 53 :(vla) L_Yamal is ready to come on to replace Z_Zidane
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 54 :(vla) M_Harrington jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Marc_Guehi clears with a diving header
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Irwin beats R_Zdravkov
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Irwin looks to see where F_Olsen is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 56 :(amn) A_Mateju beats his marker
          ...  A_Laporte dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 56 :(vla) P_Viera is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Langerak
          ...  A_Mateju fouls badly
          ...  C_Vergetis will want to speak to him
Min. 57 :(vla) L_Yamal finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  A_Mateju wins the ball
Min. 59 :(vla) S_Busquets is coming on and M_Harrington is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DM
Min. 63 :(vla) S_Busquets changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Viera
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Zdravkov looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 64 :(vla) A_Laporte sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  E_Moretti runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  The ball hits R_Zdravkov in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 65 :(vla) H_Onderlei with a well-controlled run
          ...  H_Onderlei with a terrific drive !
          ...  F_Olsen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 66 :(vla) Valencia made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 66 :(vla) It appears E_Moretti is playing as a DF
Min. 66 :(vla) M_Langerak shifts into the DF position in a tactical change
Min. 66 :(vla) N_Pepe shifts into the AM position in a tactical change
Min. 70 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Hierro will come on for Lee_Kang and play DM
Min. 70 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Waddilow will come on for T_Odinson and play MF
Min. 71 :(vla) D_Irwin 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 N_Pepe
          ...  The ball hits R_Zdravkov in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 73 :(vla) L_Yamal barges L_Dixon off the ball
          ...  L_Dixon reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Onderlei chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  F_Olsen fists it away!
Min. 75 :(amn) Colton_Yellow takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Dixon
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(amn) A_Pessamunni will replace the useless R_Lewandowski and will play FW
Min. 80 :(amn) The AC Milan manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 80 :(vla) P_Viera backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes gets on the end of it
          ...  But R_Zdravkov slides in
Min. 84 :(vla) M_Langerak looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Moretti
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Mateju
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Yamal plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Colton_Yellow reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) M_Langerak is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  F_Olsen pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Busquets chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  F_Olsen gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Pepe hits it towards the far post!
          ...  F_Olsen fists it away!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 114,046
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : H_Onderlei (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Harrington (50), H_Onderlei (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lee (12), E_Moretti (19)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : R_Zdravkov
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N_Raskin (27)
Booked               : R_Lewandowski (20), A_Mateju (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       2
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :          11        |       1
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           8        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           4        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          16        |       4
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 AC Milan
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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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  33   9   8  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  30  35
H_Onderlei     DF   1  31  10   5  13 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  60  20  45
T_Lee          DF   1  29   9   2  25 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
E_Moretti      DF   2  24  24   6  28 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
M_Langerak     DF   1  21  25  11  43 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Harrington   DM   2  20  25   5  36 |  63   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
P_Viera        MF   2   5  31  11  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Z_Zidane       MF   1   3  26  20  28 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
N_Pepe         AM   3   9  11  29  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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 |  39   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Busquets     DM   2  17  26   1  28 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Yamal        MF   1   1  29  17  27 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Balotelli    FW   1   2   3  27  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Olsen        GK  34   1   1   1  30 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  30   8   9  31 |  79   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  30   9   8  30 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  29   6   9  20 |  96   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
Marc_Guehi     DF   1  29   2   2   8 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Lee_Kang       DM   3  12  29  12  31 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Stark        MF   2   5  31   1  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Raskin       MF   2   4  30   3  25 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
H_Pym          MF   2   2  28   5  18 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
T_Odinson      MF   2   3  27   5  14 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  31  28 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
R_Riou         GK  29   2   1   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DF   2  27   7   2  27 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hierro         DM   1  28  10   7  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Waddilow     MF   2   7  26   8  23 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  26  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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