Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Lyon (Sun Jun 10)


                             Valencia  |  Lyon
                              5-4-1 P  |  4-4-2 N
                           Andie Glen  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                          Valdivia GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF C_Luciano
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF P_Jones
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  MF S_Malbranque
                           Saruman MF  |  MF J_Cojon
                        P_Niemeyer MF  |  MF A_Karnak
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF M_Ball
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  FW J_A_Vardy
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  FW P_Aubameyang
                                       |
                          Kamikaze SUB |  SUB R_Edgehill
                        P_Senderos SUB |  SUB T_Alderweirel
                          Saddam_H SUB |  SUB S_Cooper
                               Kak SUB |  SUB P_Pogba
                          M_Murphy SUB |  SUB R_Falcao

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(vla) T_Huddlestone is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Saruman
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Butcher
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Ivanovic plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Snelders easily catches it!
Min. 5  :(lyn) J_A_Vardy lobs it over the defender
          ...  C_Smalling slices it
          ...  Valdivia moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Luciano!
          ...  Valdivia easily claims the ball!
Min. 6  :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Paintsil latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Butcher clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 8  :(vla) M_Friedrich controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  W_Van_Boer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Blocked by P_Aubameyang
Min. 11 :(vla) J_Paintsil hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_R_Riquelme latches onto it!
          ...  P_Jones gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 12 :(vla) P_Niemeyer looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 12 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Saddam_H will come on for P_Niemeyer and play MF
Min. 15 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with a probing pass to Saruman
          ...  Saruman with a stunning strike !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 15 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy takes advantage of a mistake by M_Friedrich
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_A_Vardy belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Looks like it should be Valdivia's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Valdivia looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 18 :(vla) Saruman holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with the overhead !
          ...  T_Snelders with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 19 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Rortugal is through!
          ...  J_Diakiese moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 21 :(vla) Saruman takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Huddlestone
          ...  T_Butcher anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 25 :(vla) The ball goes loose!
          ...  D_Rortugal gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Diakiese had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hoists it forward
          ...  T_Huddlestone gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  T_Snelders makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 26 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a good save
Min. 27 :(vla) D_Rortugal jumps over A_Karnak's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Rortugal with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But T_Snelders reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 30 :(vla) D_Rortugal chests it down
          ...  J_A_Vardy fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(vla) J_Paintsil beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  C_Luciano takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 32 :(vla) D_Rortugal with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  D_Rortugal hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  T_Snelders saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 32 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy sidesteps J_Paintsil
          ...  J_Paintsil goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 33 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang takes advantage of a mistake by J_R_Riquelme
          ...  P_Aubameyang belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But Valdivia punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 34 :(vla) Saddam_H with a probing through ball D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Ivanovic!
          ...  T_Snelders easily claims the ball!
Min. 38 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_Aubameyang with a little chip!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Lyon are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 38 :(vla) Valencia switch to playing A
Min. 38 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Snelders!
          ...  S_Malbranque brings him down!
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  D_Rortugal with the thundering drive
          ...  But T_Snelders reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on T_Snelders anyway
Min. 40 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang is through on goal
          ...  Saddam_H is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  P_Aubameyang hits it hard
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Lyon ...
Min. 41 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme fires over a low cross to D_Rortugal
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Rortugal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Lyon fans laugh at him
Min. 41 :(lyn) P_Jones with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows B_Ivanovic a clean set of heals
          ...  C_Smalling read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 42 :(vla) D_Rortugal with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past P_Jones
          ...  D_Rortugal curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It floats over T_Snelders
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Lyon ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(vla) Saddam_H with the dribble
          ...  Saddam_H with the crafty shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Snelders moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 46 :(lyn) M_Ball hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_A_Vardy latches onto it!
          ...  B_Ivanovic takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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

Min. 49 :(vla) Saddam_H with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Smalling
          ...  C_Smalling rifles it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Valencia fans!
          ...  Valencia are back level!
          ...  Valencia 2-2 Lyon ...
Min. 49 :(vla) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Valencia will now play P
Min. 49 :(lyn) A_Karnak with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Aubameyang
          ...  But B_Ivanovic reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(vla) P_Senderos comes on for W_Van_Boer and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 51 :(vla) D_Rortugal looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  D_Rortugal tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But T_Snelders punches it away
Min. 55 :(vla) D_Rortugal beats C_Luciano
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves B_Kuipers
          ...  D_Rortugal has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  T_Snelders acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to Saddam_H
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged T_Snelders
          ...  Valencia go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Valencia 3-2 Lyon ...
Min. 56 :(vla) P_Senderos cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Saruman
          ...  C_Luciano wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 58 :(vla) D_Rortugal beats C_Luciano
          ...  D_Rortugal drives the ball low !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Snelders is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Huddlestone floats the ball in!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets something on it!
          ...  T_Snelders manages to turn it behind
Min. 58 :(lyn) S_Malbranque sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Aubameyang
          ...  M_Friedrich is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  B_Kuipers warns him
Min. 59 :(vla) Saddam_H with a well-controlled run
          ...  Saddam_H with the drive!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 61 :(vla) D_Rortugal finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  D_Rortugal with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  What agility from T_Snelders
Min. 63 :(vla) Saruman runs at T_Butcher
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  C_Luciano slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Huddlestone drives it into the box!
          ...  Saruman gets something on it!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Snelders was beaten there!
Min. 65 :(lyn) M_Ball gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy goes for goal !
          ...  Valdivia with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Luciano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) S_Cooper is coming on for S_Malbranque and will play MF
Min. 70 :(vla) P_Senderos is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Rortugal
          ...  J_Cojon is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  B_Kuipers calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Care Taker looks relieved
Min. 75 :(vla) Kak takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Rortugal
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(lyn) R_Falcao takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Aubameyang
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 76 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a thundering drive!
          ...  T_Snelders makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 81 :(lyn) J_Cojon plays in J_A_Vardy with a beautiful ball
          ...  J_A_Vardy hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 82 :(vla) B_Ivanovic picks up a loose ball
          ...  But T_Alderweirel reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) J_Cojon plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Karnak
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cojon chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Kak reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 92 :(vla) T_Huddlestone hoists the ball across to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  T_Butcher with a bad challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Saddam_H hits it hard
          ...  T_Snelders fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 93 :(lyn) A_Karnak cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Saruman with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 103,350
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rortugal (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rortugal (42), C_Smalling (49), Saddam_H (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Saddam_H (40), B_Ivanovic (46), Saruman (93)
Injured              : P_Niemeyer (12)
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : P_Aubameyang
Scorers              : P_Aubameyang (38,40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Diakiese (25), J_A_Vardy (30), T_Butcher (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |     Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       6
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :          16        |       4
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       6
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Final Score          : Valencia 3 - 2 Lyon
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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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Valdivia       GK  37   2   2   1  42 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  29   8   6  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  20  50
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  29   6   6  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  27  13   9  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
M_Friedrich    DF   2  27  11  10  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  27  10   7  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Saruman        MF   2   7  28  24  30 |  95   0   0   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  33   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  28   5  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  27  21  34 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |  77   0   0   0   0  12   1   0   0   0   0   0  73
Kamikaze       GK  34   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  30  12   5  31 |  43   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Saddam_H       MF   2  20  29  25  27 |  83   0   0   2   1   4   1   1   0   0  -2  33  39
Kak            FW   2  16  26   9  41 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  13  14  29  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lyon
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_Snelders     GK  36   2   3   4  16 |  95  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  27   7   7  31 |  72   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
P_Jones        DF   2  26  12   6  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  26   8   7  23 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
J_Diakiese     DF   3  26   8   6  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  27  10  33 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cojon        MF   2   7  26  15  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  25  14  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  25   4  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -15
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   7  25  38 |  77   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  20   0  65
R_Edgehill     GK  27   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  26   8   9  31 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Cooper       MF   3  23   7   8  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  25  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Falcao       FW   3   7  10  23  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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