Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Arsenal (Sun Jul 26)


                             Valencia  |  Arsenal
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  5-4-1 D
                           Andie Glen  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                     D_Van_Don_Bur GK  |  GK D_James
                        D_E_Boyata DF  |  DF P_Evra
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF D_Burn
                         M_Kikuchi DM  |  DF T_Mings
                           M_Barry DM  |  MF E_Spence
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF S_Wiltord
                            W_Jose FW  |  MF N_Piere
                        M_Bombarda FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                        Ji_Han_Sun SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                         E_Herbert SUB |  SUB R_Holding
                           B_Green SUB |  SUB P_Bouba_Diop
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB P_Crouch
                            Amauri SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 2  :(vla) W_Jose sidesteps C_Chambers
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Burn with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 5  :(arn) E_Spence finds D_Burn with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But J_Stam barges him off the ball
Min. 11 :(arn) C_Chambers moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 13 :(vla) D_E_Boyata with a smart turn
          ...  From long range D_E_Boyata bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 17 :(vla) M_Barry passes the ball to M_Bombarda
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Burn takes possession
Min. 18 :(arn) D_James punches M_Kikuchi off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  C_Tango has stopped play
          ...  C_Tango calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 21 :(arn) N_Anelka loses M_Barry
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Cruise hits it out for a throw
Min. 26 :(arn) N_Anelka kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Cleaned up by B_Ivanovic
Min. 27 :(arn) B_Yaga is through on goal
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Kikuchi picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 34 :(vla) B_Ivanovic chips the ball over the defence and finds T_Cruise
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Blewitt
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 36 :(arn) S_Wiltord fires over a low cross to N_Anelka
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Barry picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 37 :(vla) M_Barry with the dribble
          ...  C_Blewitt is easily beaten
          ...  M_Barry could have let it bounce!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 37 :(arn) D_Burn pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 37 :(arn) R_Holding is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Burn is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 40 :(vla) B_Ivanovic controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Blewitt
          ...  He puts in D_E_Boyata!
          ...  A vicious shot by D_E_Boyata !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) L_Macleod could get a shot on goal here
          ...  C_Blewitt bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 43 :(arn) R_Holding makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  M_Salah brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_Tango waves play on!!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 50 :(arn) N_Anelka gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Macleod!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Macleod with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from C_Tango
Min. 53 :(vla) M_Salah hoists the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_James beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Cruise!
          ...  C_Blewitt wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 55 :(arn) B_Yaga runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  B_Yaga sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 66 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Herbert will come on for D_E_Boyata and play DF
Min. 66 :(vla) B_Green replaces M_Kikuchi and will play MF
Min. 66 :(vla) Amauri is being brought on
          ...  M_Bombarda is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 66 :(arn) S_Wiltord gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds N_Anelka
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(vla) B_Green looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Amauri
          ...  Blocked by E_Spence
Min. 72 :(arn) N_Anelka has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 74 :(arn) S_Wiltord cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Anelka
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Herbert and it had to be
Min. 76 :(vla) M_Barry puts in B_Ivanovic
          ...  C_Chambers with the tackle
Min. 82 :(vla) B_Ivanovic plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_James can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  D_James makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 84 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop will come on for T_Mings and play MF
Min. 84 :(arn) N_Anelka pushes it past B_Ivanovic
          ...  J_Stam is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He received a good talking to from C_Tango
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) B_Ivanovic holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Amauri
          ...  P_Evra takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 91 :(arn) N_Piere with the kinky dribble
          ...  N_Piere strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 92 :(vla) E_Herbert beats N_Piere
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Cleared by C_Blewitt

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : B_Ivanovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : C_Blewitt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_James (18)
Injured              : D_Burn (37)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       3
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           0        |       1
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       5
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 Arsenal
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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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  36   2   7   5  23 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  31  11   9  11 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  94   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
J_Stam         DF   2  30   8   7  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Salah        DF   2  29   8   8  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Kikuchi      DM   1  15  29   9  30 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Barry        DM   2  18  28   7  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  30   9  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ji_Han_Sun     GK  33   3   1   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  29   7  11  41 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  38   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  30  12  10  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  30   7   6  22 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  29   8   8  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Burn         DF   2  28   9  12  21 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Mings        DF   2  26   7   5  32 |  85   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Spence       MF   2  10  29  10  40 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   8  41 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Piere        MF   1   7  25   7  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  28  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  32   8   6  22 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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