Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 5, Valencia vs. Barcelona (Wed Nov 12)


                             Valencia  |  Barcelona
                          3-2-2-1-2 E  |  4-1-4-1 C
                         Steve Talbot  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK T_McGill
                         M_Salgado DF  |  DF D_Burn
                       M_Materazzi DF  |  DF Arthur
                          J_Todibo DF  |  DF J_Jesus
                       S_Mannsverk DM  |  DF P_Navarra
                      M_Harrington DM  |  DM J_James
                          Z_Zidane MF  |  MF Taliyah_Jnr
                          G_Diablo MF  |  MF G_De_Arrascae
                           D_Villa AM  |  MF Yamal
                           Tatanka FW  |  MF T_Koopmeiners
                     Yang_Hyun_Jun FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                                       |
                          V_Valdes SUB |  SUB Alex_Padilla
                        D_Carvajal SUB |  SUB Fikayo_Tomori
                         E_Moretti SUB |  SUB A_Laporte
                        A_Johnston SUB |  SUB Amine_Harit
                     M_LewisSkelly SUB |  SUB T_Henry

Referee: D_Orsato (Italy)


Min. 3  :(brc) J_James with a measured pass to P_Navarra
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Salgado
Min. 4  :(vla) Z_Zidane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  D_Villa gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Burn slices it
          ...  T_McGill moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Mannsverk
          ...  G_Diablo with the header
          ...  T_McGill blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 9  :(brc) T_Koopmeiners with a burst of pace
          ...  T_Koopmeiners chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 13 :(vla) D_Villa flicks it over J_Jesus and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Blocked by D_Burn
Min. 14 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe shapes up for a shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt guesses right
Min. 16 :(vla) Tatanka moves forward
          ...  D_Burn slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(brc) J_James with the towering header to K_Mbappe
          ...  But S_Mannsverk sweeps up the threat
Min. 18 :(vla) M_Materazzi has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Arthur
          ...  He puts in S_Mannsverk!
          ...  Yamal with an over the top challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 20 :(vla) S_Mannsverk takes advantage of a mistake by Arthur
          ...  K_Mbappe is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 23 :(brc) T_Koopmeiners turns past Z_Zidane
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Materazzi with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  D_Orsato gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  K_Mbappe with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was beaten there!
Min. 23 :(vla) D_Villa beats Arthur
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves D_Orsato
          ...  J_James with the foul
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 24 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr flicks it past M_Salgado
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A great volley from Taliyah_Jnr !
          ...  Brilliant save from E_Thorstvedt
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 27 :(vla) D_Villa has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_De_Arrascae
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Villa hits it into the box!
          ...  T_McGill comes out and claims it!
Min. 27 :(brc) P_Navarra runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  P_Navarra has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  E_Thorstvedt claws it off the line
          ...  D_Orsato this is going to VAR
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 32 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Mbappe gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Mbappe with the overhead !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt parries it
Min. 33 :(vla) Z_Zidane takes advantage of a mistake by D_Burn
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Jesus read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 34 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  Yang_Hyun_Jun takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 35 :(vla) G_Diablo is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Yang_Hyun_Jun latches onto the ball
          ...  Yang_Hyun_Jun fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_McGill has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  That s pulled Valencia level!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 35 :(brc) D_Burn sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Burn with the shot !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reacts well to save!!!
Min. 36 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae runs at the defence
          ...  The cross hits G_De_Arrascae on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 41 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae reads the run of Arthur
          ...  Tatanka dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 42 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr takes advantage of a mistake by M_Materazzi
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr flings a shot at goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Mbappe gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Mbappe runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-2 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) J_James with a 40-yard pass to D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that E_Thorstvedt got a touch
Min. 47 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr hits a hard pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He tries to slide it past E_Thorstvedt
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a foot to it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_De_Arrascae hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Todibo clears the danger
Min. 48 :(vla) Z_Zidane looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Diablo
          ...  G_Diablo gets up high for the header !
          ...  T_McGill narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 49 :(vla) S_Mannsverk has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Arthur
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  D_Burn gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 49 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae finds K_Mbappe with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  J_Todibo is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr plays it towards the near post!
          ...  K_Mbappe gets something on it!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 1-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 51 :(vla) Tatanka knocks it past D_Burn and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  K_Mbappe gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Harrington hits it into the box!
          ...  T_McGill jumps well to claim it!
Min. 53 :(brc) T_Koopmeiners cuts inside M_Harrington
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  T_Koopmeiners chases it through, he must score !
          ...  The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 55 :(brc) Fikayo_Tomori will replace the useless Arthur and will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Villa beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  D_Villa curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 56 :(vla) D_Villa flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But J_Jesus clears the ball to safety
Min. 61 :(vla) D_Villa with a clever shimmy
          ...  D_Villa leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But T_McGill makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 63 :(vla) Z_Zidane is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Materazzi
          ...  M_Materazzi unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  T_McGill makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Mbappe heads it away
Min. 64 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Yamal
          ...  A glorious effort by Yamal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 65 :(brc) A_Laporte replaces J_James to play as a DF
Min. 68 :(vla) G_Diablo brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Laporte
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Yang_Hyun_Jun!
          ...  Yang_Hyun_Jun must beat T_McGill!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 69 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Mbappe gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Mbappe is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tries to close down the angle
          ...  He rounds E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 1-4 Barcelona ...
Min. 70 :(brc) Amine_Harit is ready to come on to replace Yamal
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(brc) T_Koopmeiners has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Materazzi
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Mannsverk
Min. 71 :(vla) E_Moretti is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Materazzi is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) T_Henry is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(vla) S_Mannsverk with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Burn
          ...  He knocks it to Yang_Hyun_Jun!
          ...  P_Navarra seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 76 :(brc) D_Burn has it now
          ...  He takes on E_Moretti
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Taliyah_Jnr!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with the shot on net !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 78 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr sidesteps S_Mannsverk
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Valencia 1-5 Barcelona ...
Min. 84 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr cuts the ball back to T_Henry
          ...  T_Henry sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(vla) Yang_Hyun_Jun looks up for support 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!
          ...  T_Henry wins the ball with ease
          ...  D_Orsato saw something no-one else did
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 92 :(brc) T_Henry knocks the ball past J_Todibo
          ...  T_Henry sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 93 :(vla) M_Salgado beats A_Laporte
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Salgado !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  T_McGill looks relieved there!
Min. 93 :(brc) G_De_Arrascae sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Henry
          ...  T_Henry hits a great shot !
          ...  Saved by E_Thorstvedt

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 148,915
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : G_Diablo
Scorers              : Yang_Hyun_Jun (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : G_De_Arrascae (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Navarra (27), G_De_Arrascae (36), K_Mbappe (49,69), Taliyah_Jnr (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Yamal (18), K_Mbappe (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       21
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           5        |       17
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :           8        |       16
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 5 Barcelona
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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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  32   3   4   2  21 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
M_Salgado      DF   2  31   8   3  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  29  11   5  15 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
J_Todibo       DF   2  26   7   3  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20 -20
S_Mannsverk    DM   1  16  32  11  11 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  10 -20
M_Harrington   DM   2  22  29   6  36 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Zidane       MF   1   3  29  21  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
G_Diablo       MF   1   2  27  23  36 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
D_Villa        AM   2   5   3  27  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  32  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Yang_Hyun_Jun  FW   2   2   6  27  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  25   0  25
V_Valdes       GK  30   2   5   2  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  34   7   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  28  26   6  28 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnston     DF   1  26  11   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_LewisSkelly  FW   2  10  24  20  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_McGill       GK  39   2   3   1  31 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  38  11  13  21 |  97   0   4   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 100  15  10
Arthur         DF   1  34  18   1  21 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Jesus        DF   1  34   9   3  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
P_Navarra      DF   1  33   6   9  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  25   0  25
J_James        DM   2  34  25   1  28 |  68   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   6  33  24  28 |  97   0   0   3   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  65  35
G_De_Arrascae  MF   1  17  32   6  28 |  97   0   1   8   1   1   1   0   0   0  25 140  25
Yamal          MF   2   8  31  18  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
T_Koopmeiners  MF   2  10  30  15  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  35  25
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  78   0   2   0   0   7   2   1   0   0  48  -2  68
Alex_Padilla   GK  30   1   2   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fikayo_Tomori  DF   3  31   8  10  22 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  30   7   3  28 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  33  19  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Henry        FW   1   4   4  34  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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