Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, Valencia vs. Benfica (Wed Sep 17)


                             Valencia  |  Benfica
                              5-4-1 C  |  5-4-1 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                          I_Turner GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF J_Djourou
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF C_Thomson
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                          A_Carlos DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                      Y_Abdessadki MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                         O_Ruggeri MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                          P_Nedved MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                        J_Portillo FW  |  FW K_McInally
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                         Samba_Sow SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                        F_J_Torres SUB |  SUB B_Zamora
                          E_Cavani SUB |  SUB S_Morison
                     Z_Ibrahimovic SUB |  SUB M_Maigi

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(vla) Y_Abdessadki knocks it forward
          ...  C_Thomson slips
          ...  P_Nedved gets to it!
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Nedved !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 1  :(vla) P_Nedved has it on the edge of the box
          ...  P_Do_Shaw fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  G_Dalglish calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Steven Theobald looks relieved
Min. 2  :(bfa) D_Damjanovic knocks the ball past J_Conroy
          ...  D_Damjanovic curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 3  :(vla) K_Richard finds J_Portillo with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  B_Bryn wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Conroy chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 3  :(bfa) K_McInally gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Richard!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_McInally with the punt towards goal!
          ...  I_Turner makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 10 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  B_Bryn gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Criscrito with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Dalglish wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 13 :(vla) K_Richard races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Portillo lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But J_Djourou reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 14 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 14 :(bfa) B_Zamora replaces D_Damjanovic and will play MF
Min. 16 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Nedved
          ...  R_Tomassi gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 22 :(vla) J_Conroy with a pinpoint pass to J_Portillo
          ...  J_Portillo aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 23 :(vla) P_Nedved comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  R_Tomassi reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 24 :(vla) P_Nedved with a neat pass into J_Portillo
          ...  B_Bryn goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 25 :(bfa) B_Zamora with an inch perfect pass to K_McInally
          ...  A_Carlos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  K_McInally with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  I_Turner makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(bfa) R_Tomassi gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Criscrito!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Logan brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Dalglish waves play on!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) P_Nedved runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Maicon
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki plays it into the danger area!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 43 :(bfa) J_Bolm is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Djourou
          ...  J_Djourou drives it towards goal !
          ...  I_Turner makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 46 :(vla) S_Logan with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past B_Abdoulaye
          ...  He knocks it to O_Ruggeri!
          ...  O_Ruggeri with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide

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

Min. 48 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 48 :(bfa) K_McInally flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But S_Logan barges him off the ball
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye floats the ball in to find K_McInally
          ...  Blocked by D_Maicon
Min. 55 :(vla) O_Ruggeri squares it to J_Portillo
          ...  J_Portillo hits a great shot !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And E_Thorstvedt recovers to save!!
Min. 57 :(vla) J_Conroy volleys it forward. He finds A_Carlos
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 60 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - E_Cavani on for O_Ruggeri as a FW
Min. 60 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Nedved is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(vla) J_Conroy sidesteps J_Bolm
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Tomassi reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 65 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with a measured ball to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  J_Conroy plays it back
          ...  I_Turner slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye hits it towards the far post!
          ...  I_Turner comes out and claims it!
Min. 65 :(vla) S_Logan hits a hard pass to K_Richard
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a deliberate foul
          ...  G_Dalglish will want to speak to him
Min. 66 :(vla) E_Cavani takes on 3 men
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Djourou
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 70 :(vla) E_Cavani jumps over R_Tomassi's challenge
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila sweeps up the threat
Min. 75 :(bfa) C_Barr is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Thomson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) J_Bolm is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  K_McInally tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 81 :(bfa) Benfica will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 81 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic with a short pass to find D_Criscrito
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with the tackle
Min. 84 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 84 :(vla) F_J_Torres replaces Z_Ibrahimovic and will play FW
Min. 85 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to K_McInally
          ...  A_Carlos gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 87 :(vla) D_Criscrito is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  E_Cavani latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Cavani hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a difficult save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_McInally
          ...  E_Cavani stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  G_Dalglish ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
Min. 92 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  E_Cavani gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Djourou slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 94 :(vla) S_Logan beats C_Barr
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_Bryn wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Conroy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Z_Ibrahimovic (84)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : J_Djourou (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : D_Damjanovic (14)
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       13
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 Benfica
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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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I_Turner       GK  39   4   5   4  16 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  28  13   3  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  26  12   9  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
S_Logan        DF   3  26  10   7  36 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  25  11   8  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  25  10   7  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Richard      MF   1   9  26   9  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  25   8  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  23  21  19 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  22  21  17 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  26  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Samba_Sow      DF   1  24  13   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_J_Torres     FW   3   8  25  11  23 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   2   9  10  25  26 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  25  35 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
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  39   2   6   4  13 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  27   5   9  35 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   5
C_Thomson      DF   2  26  11   6  25 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  25  13   7  22 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  25   7   8  31 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  24   8   6  37 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  27  10  42 |  14   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  26   7  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  25   8  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  28  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  26  12   9  27 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  27   8  25 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  24  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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