Division Two League Match, Valencia vs. AC Milan (Sun Feb 11)


                             Valencia  |  AC Milan
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  4-1-4-1 C
                         Steve Talbot  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                        Brad_Viner GK  |  GK A_Boruc
                          C_Soares DF  |  DF J_Bolton
                          A_Mateju DF  |  DF S_Rodgers
                        R_Zdravkov DF  |  DF L_Blokland
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF B_Banner
                         M_Franchu DM  |  DM W_Dustice
                        S_Busquets DM  |  MF T_Stark
                     G_Mamardashvi MF  |  MF Alexis
                          Thiago_S MF  |  MF T_Odinson
                         C_Ronaldo FW  |  MF H_Pym
                       T_Trezeguet FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                                       |
                          P_Silton SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                        B_Chilwell SUB |  SUB B_Bailey
                         A_Hazzard SUB |  SUB Colton_Yellow
                      C_Battocchio SUB |  SUB T_Cahill
                           T_Henry SUB |  SUB J_Snow

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 7  :(amn) H_Pym sidesteps C_Soares
          ...  H_Pym hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But Brad_Viner punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 8  :(vla) Brad_Viner is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Valencia physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 8  :(vla) P_Silton is being prepared to come on
          ...  Brad_Viner is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK
Min. 9  :(vla) Thiago_S kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Zdravkov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Rodgers brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 10 :(amn) H_Pym holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Lewandowski
          ...  S_Ramos gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 16 :(amn) R_Lewandowski finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Mateju
          ...  R_Lewandowski shapes up for a shot!
          ...  P_Silton watches it sail wide!
Min. 17 :(vla) C_Ronaldo with a Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Bolton stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 24 :(amn) L_Blokland looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the AC Milan fans to celebrate!
          ...  And AC Milan are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 25 :(vla) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  T_Trezeguet seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A delicate header from T_Trezeguet !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 26 :(vla) C_Soares knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  W_Dustice takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 29 :(vla) Thiago_S is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Trezeguet
          ...  L_Blokland beats him to the ball
Min. 36 :(vla) C_Ronaldo with a clever shimmy
          ...  C_Ronaldo fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 40 :(vla) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Valencia will now be playing E
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(vla) G_Mamardashvi with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Mateju gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Banner takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(vla) G_Mamardashvi knocks it forward
          ...  W_Dustice slips
          ...  T_Trezeguet gets to it!
          ...  J_Bolton with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 46 :(vla) M_Franchu stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  J_Bolton tackles from behind
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  C_Tango sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 46 :(amn) It looks as though AC Milan is now playing D
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  G_Mamardashvi plays it short to C_Ronaldo
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits a curling shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 50 :(amn) R_Lewandowski loses his marker!
          ...  S_Ramos with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 51 :(amn) R_Lewandowski breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Silton!
          ...  S_Busquets brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  C_Tango calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Chilwell will come on for C_Soares and play DF
Min. 61 :(vla) A_Hazzard takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_Mamardashvi as MF
Min. 63 :(vla) S_Busquets is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Zdravkov
          ...  L_Blokland gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 63 :(amn) Alexis off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Lewandowski picks up the deflection
          ...  But R_Zdravkov wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Odinson plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Chilwell gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 64 :(vla) T_Trezeguet with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But L_Blokland wins the tackle
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Franchu looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Ronaldo
          ...  From long range C_Ronaldo bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 70 :(amn) Colton_Yellow is coming on for S_Rodgers and will play DF
Min. 75 :(amn) T_Cahill takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Stark
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(amn) J_Snow will replace R_Lewandowski and play FW
Min. 76 :(amn) H_Pym gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds T_Odinson
          ...  T_Odinson flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But P_Silton makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 82 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from A_Hazzard to C_Ronaldo
          ...  But Colton_Yellow sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 83 :(vla) T_Henry replaces C_Ronaldo and will play FW
Min. 83 :(vla) C_Battocchio takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Busquets
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 84 :(amn) Colton_Yellow beats M_Franchu
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  R_Zdravkov with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 86 :(vla) Thiago_S flicks the ball through
          ...  T_Trezeguet runs onto it!
          ...  T_Trezeguet with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Hazzard hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to T_Trezeguet
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 86 :(amn) Alexis reads the run of J_Snow
          ...  T_Trezeguet fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Tango calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 87 :(vla) C_Battocchio holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Zdravkov
          ...  R_Zdravkov with the cheeky shot!
          ...  A_Boruc parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And A_Boruc recovers to save!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amn) Alexis brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  H_Pym makes himself available
          ...  T_Trezeguet is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  C_Tango calls him for a talk
Min. 91 :(vla) C_Battocchio with the through ball to T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  A_Boruc tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_S chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Henry gets a shot in
          ...  But A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 106,827
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Thiago_S
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Busquets (51), T_Trezeguet (86)
Injured              : Brad_Viner (8)
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : L_Blokland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Lewandowski (24)
Sent Off             : J_Bolton (46)
Booked               : W_Dustice (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           5        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       6
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 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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Brad_Viner     GK  31   3   3   2  23 |   8   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  29   7  11  28 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  29   9   8  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  28   6   9  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Ramos        DF   2  27   2   1  46 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Franchu      DM   3  15  27   6  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Busquets     DM   2  17  26   1  28 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
G_Mamardashvi  MF   2   5  30   4  30 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  29   8  29 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
C_Ronaldo      FW   1   3   2  29  31 |  86   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  27  38 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
P_Silton       GK  19   5   3   4  27 |  86   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  26  12   8  22 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  30   2  26 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Battocchio   MF   1   9  25   9  23 |   8   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Henry        FW   1   8  12  25  21 |   8   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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A_Boruc        GK  31   5   1   1  25 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  30   8   3  32 |  49   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  50 -10 -10
S_Rodgers      DF   2  30   5   5  23 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Blokland     DF   1  29  22   1  38 |  94   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
B_Banner       DF   1  25   7   1  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Dustice      DM   1  13  29   7  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
T_Stark        MF   2   5  30   1  33 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Alexis         MF   3  10  28  14  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
T_Odinson      MF   2   3  27   5  14 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Pym          MF   2   2  27   5  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  30  28 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bailey       DF   2  26   5  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DF   2  26   7   2  27 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  30  11  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  29  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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