Elite Football League Match, Valencia vs. FC Porto (Mon Apr 11)


                             Valencia  |  FC Porto
                          4-2-0-2-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                          K_Jensen GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                          Henrique DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                          I_Falque DM  |  DM G_Fofana
                        Emerson_Jr DM  |  MF K_Kong
                          P_Nedved AM  |  MF Di_Maria
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  AM J_R_Riquelme
                           Stefano FW  |  FW S_Morison
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Helton
                       C_Prandelli SUB |  SUB B_Moore
                           Douglas SUB |  SUB Gandolf
                        A_Isaksson SUB |  SUB T_Hurlock
                         G_Puciato SUB |  SUB Juanfran

Referee: S_Bennett (England)


Min. 1  :(fcp) S_Morison looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 3  :(fcp) The ball runs loose!
          ...  H_Almeida seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  H_Almeida leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But K_Jensen pulls out a save of the game
Min. 4  :(vla) O_Ruggeri with a neat pass into I_Falque
          ...  I_Falque shoots towards goal !
          ...  D_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 8  :(vla) O_Ruggeri is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Henrique
          ...  Henrique with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Bennett has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 8  :(fcp) E_Adebayor slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  E_Adebayor with the crafty shot!
          ...  K_Jensen makes a difficult save
Min. 12 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps Emerson_Jr
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the strike !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 14 :(fcp) G_Fofana 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 J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But K_Jensen tips it behind
          ...  S_Bennett has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 19 :(vla) I_Falque holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Falque plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 21 :(vla) D_Criscrito nutmegs P_Rodriguez, he continues to run forward
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov clears the danger
Min. 22 :(fcp) G_Fofana takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 24 :(fcp) G_Fofana turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy with the side footed shot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 29 :(vla) Emerson_Jr backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Stefano latches onto the end of it
          ...  Stefano with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  D_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by D_Marshall !!
Min. 30 :(fcp) FC Porto changed their strategy to play C
Min. 30 :(vla) E_Bergkamp steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs H_Almeida
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  J_Conroy slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 34 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps C_Mongongu
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  I_Falque with the tackle
Min. 35 :(fcp) S_Morison beats C_Mongongu
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Morison goes for the top corner !
          ...  It floats over K_Jensen
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 37 :(vla) D_Criscrito beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Criscrito tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri lofts the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Marshall
Min. 38 :(vla) P_Nedved with an incisive pass to O_Ruggeri
          ...  P_Rodriguez gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 39 :(fcp) S_Morison takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Morison aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But K_Jensen parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 42 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme cuts inside S_Logan
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a powerful header !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) S_Logan races into the box
          ...  He sees Stefano lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Stefano sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 48 :(fcp) Di_Maria with the towering header to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  K_Jensen manages to turn it behind

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 FC Porto

Min. 48 :(vla) Stefano is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Stefano fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  D_Marshall is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks very relieved!
Min. 50 :(fcp) FC Porto changed their strategy to play P
Min. 55 :(vla) Stefano finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  But J_Conroy barges him off the ball
Min. 56 :(vla) P_Nedved with a short pass to find Stefano
          ...  Stefano with a blistering shot !
          ...  D_Marshall with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(vla) E_Bergkamp knocks it past J_Conroy and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But Di_Maria will cut out the threat
Min. 62 :(fcp) B_Moore is ready to come on to replace J_Conroy
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 62 :(fcp) K_Kong controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Adebayor hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 63 :(fcp) T_Hurlock is going to be brought on
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 65 :(vla) A_Isaksson takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Emerson_Jr
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(vla) G_Puciato is coming on for O_Ruggeri and playing FW
Min. 68 :(fcp) Juanfran is going to be brought on
          ...  E_Adebayor is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 69 :(fcp) T_Hurlock gets to the by line and finds S_Morison with a beautiful cross
          ...  S_Morison with the strike !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 70 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 71 :(vla) Stefano runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A glorious effort by Stefano !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The FC Porto fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 71 :(fcp) Juanfran with the dribble
          ...  C_Mongongu is easily beaten
          ...  C_Mongongu reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 72 :(vla) P_Nedved takes advantage of a mistake by T_Hurlock
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  P_Nedved hits a curling shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 73 :(fcp) Di_Maria with the heel pass to K_Kong
          ...  K_Kong with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  K_Jensen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  K_Jensen catches it with style!
Min. 74 :(fcp) Juanfran drives it across the face of the goal G_Fofana
          ...  G_Fofana rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  K_Jensen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 75 :(fcp) Di_Maria 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!
          ...  But S_Logan spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 79 :(fcp) H_Almeida beats C_Mongongu
          ...  Henrique with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 80 :(vla) Henrique with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  C_Mongongu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Rodriguez
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 81 :(fcp) K_Kong with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Kong !
          ...  K_Jensen watches it sail wide!
Min. 81 :(vla) P_Nedved with the cross-field pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  P_Rodriguez with a well timed tackle
          ...  S_Bennett didn't like it though
Min. 82 :(fcp) T_Hurlock cuts the ball back to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 83 :(fcp) G_Fofana with an incisive pass to S_Morison
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Logan
Min. 84 :(fcp) S_Morison takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Morison sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  K_Jensen won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 86 :(vla) A_Isaksson kicks K_Kong off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by S_Bennett
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 86 :(fcp) T_Hurlock sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But Stefano wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) K_Kong with a well-controlled run
          ...  D_Criscrito with the tackle
Min. 90 :(vla) Henrique plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Puciato keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  B_Moore read the danger and stops the pass

*************  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          : Henrique (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Isaksson (86)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Marshall
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       11
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 FC Porto
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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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  27  10   8  36 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  27  10   7  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Henrique       DF   1  25  11   8  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   5
C_Mongongu     DF   2  25   8   6  36 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
I_Falque       DM   3  14  25   9  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
Emerson_Jr     DM   3  17  24  10  21 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  24  22  17 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  24  21  19 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  28  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  17
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  25  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Prandelli    DF   1  25  11   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  25   9   8  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  28   4  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Porto
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_Marshall     GK  38   7   5   7  14 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  30   8  10  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  28  12   9  21 |  65   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
H_Almeida      DF   2  27  12  10  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  24  11   7  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  25   7  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
K_Kong         MF   1   6  30   9  18 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  27   5  37 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  26  20  34 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  28  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  28  35 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  27  13  11  20 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gandolf        DM   2  19  27   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hurlock      AM   1   8  23  18  37 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  25  31 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
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