June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 3, Valencia vs. Sunderland (Wed Jul 31)


                             Valencia  |  Sunderland
                            3-3-2-2 C  |  4-3-3 P
                         Steve Talbot  |  John Gemmell
                                       |
                          Petrovic GK  |  GK A_Areola
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF D_Jones
                        H_Onderlei DF  |  DF S_Torkelson
                             T_Lee DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                         E_Moretti DM  |  DF Jambiniho
                        M_Langerak DM  |  MF P_A_McNamara
                      M_Harrington DM  |  MF J_Baez
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF J_Sancho
                           L_Yamal MF  |  FW J_Maddison
                      Jose_A_Reyes FW  |  FW M_Crickmore
                       C_Balotelli FW  |  FW H_Crespo
                                       |
                          N_Martin SUB |  SUB R_Clemance
                         A_Laporte SUB |  SUB Ryan_Nyambe
                        S_Busquets SUB |  SUB Jo_Grayson
                          Z_Zidane SUB |  SUB S_Evans
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB J_Vardy

Referee: A_Taylor (England)


Min. 5  :(sun) J_Baez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past H_Onderlei
          ...  He knocks it to D_Jones!
          ...  C_Balotelli with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  P_A_McNamara shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Jambiniho instead
          ...  M_Harrington brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Taylor waves play on!!!
Min. 7  :(vla) M_Harrington with a precise pass to C_Balotelli
          ...  S_Torkelson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s A_Taylor going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 8  :(vla) D_Irwin runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  L_Yamal latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  L_Yamal launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 11 :(sun) P_A_McNamara with the heel pass to H_Crespo
          ...  H_Crespo drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Lets see if Sunderland can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 12 :(vla) Valencia restructured their strategy to A
Min. 13 :(vla) J_Grealish sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  But S_Torkelson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 17 :(sun) J_Maddison finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  J_Grealish with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 17 :(sun) J_Baez with a measured ball to Jambiniho
          ...  Jambiniho aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Petrovic looks relieved there!
Min. 19 :(sun) J_Sancho is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 21 :(vla) M_Langerak runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 21 :(sun) J_Maddison nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Maddison !
          ...  Petrovic manages to turn it behind
Min. 23 :(vla) J_Grealish knocks it past Jambiniho and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Jones seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 25 :(vla) C_Balotelli leaves his marker standing
          ...  But M_Crickmore clears the danger
Min. 27 :(vla) L_Yamal hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Onderlei latches onto it!
          ...  A great volley from H_Onderlei !
          ...  A_Areola won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 34 :(sun) M_Crickmore sprints past the defender
          ...  M_Crickmore hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 37 :(vla) L_Yamal looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Balotelli
          ...  C_Balotelli tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  A_Areola dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by E_Moretti
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Torkelson
Min. 38 :(sun) J_Maddison drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_A_McNamara
          ...  Intercepted by T_Lee
Min. 41 :(vla) Curled in dangerously from T_Lee to C_Balotelli
          ...  C_Balotelli is clean through!
          ...  He rounds A_Areola
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Areola
          ...  A_Areola dives bravely at his feet !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Yamal lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Ferdinand reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 42 :(vla) C_Balotelli takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  D_Jones cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 42 :(sun) J_Baez is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to J_Maddison
          ...  J_Maddison goes for goal !
          ...  Petrovic goes down well to save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Sunderland

Min. 47 :(vla) N_Pepe is coming on for Jose_A_Reyes and will play FW
Min. 50 :(sun) P_A_McNamara with a probing through ball H_Crespo
          ...  M_Harrington reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_A_McNamara plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Petrovic
Min. 51 :(vla) M_Harrington slides the ball across to C_Balotelli
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Balotelli !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Lee swings it in!
          ...  A_Areola catches it!
Min. 52 :(sun) J_Maddison barges the defender off the ball
          ...  N_Pepe leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That s a bad foul!!
          ...  A_Taylor calls him over
          ...  A_Taylor is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(sun) J_Baez fires over a low cross to M_Crickmore
          ...  M_Crickmore with a thundering drive!
          ...  Petrovic makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 54 :(vla) E_Moretti breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Areola!
          ...  J_Baez brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  M_Langerak swings it in
          ...  L_Yamal takes control of it!
          ...  Jambiniho dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 56 :(vla) M_Langerak with an intelligent ball to C_Balotelli
          ...  D_Jones plays the back pass
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Grealish!
          ...  It comes to H_Onderlei
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  A_Areola tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Langerak!
          ...  D_Jones clears the danger
Min. 56 :(sun) J_Sancho has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Jambiniho collects the loose ball!
          ...  Jambiniho with a little chip!
          ...  Petrovic catches the ball
Min. 58 :(vla) M_Harrington runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to N_Pepe
          ...  R_Ferdinand rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s A_Taylor going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 59 :(sun) M_Crickmore skips the challenge from E_Moretti
          ...  M_Crickmore curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 60 :(sun) Ryan_Nyambe replaces D_Jones to play as a DF
Min. 60 :(sun) S_Evans will replace J_Sancho and play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) J_Vardy will replace the useless M_Crickmore and will play FW
Min. 60 :(vla) H_Onderlei turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  R_Ferdinand takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 61 :(vla) N_Pepe runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  N_Pepe with a thundering drive!
          ...  But A_Areola punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 62 :(vla) J_Grealish with a measured ball to N_Pepe
          ...  A great volley from N_Pepe !
          ...  A_Areola has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Areola is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 64 :(vla) L_Yamal crosses to N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe looks to see where A_Areola is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 64 :(vla) L_Yamal looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 64 :(vla) S_Busquets is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Yamal is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 64 :(sun) Ryan_Nyambe looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 64 :(sun) a big roar from the crowd as Jo_Grayson comes on for Ryan_Nyambe to play DF
Min. 66 :(vla) A_Laporte is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Lee is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 66 :(vla) N_Pepe takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Baez is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from A_Taylor
Min. 70 :(vla) M_Harrington threads the through ball to N_Pepe
          ...  S_Torkelson takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 70 :(sun) J_Maddison turns on a sixpence
          ...  J_Maddison with the side footed shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 72 :(vla) E_Moretti with a glorious 60-yard pass to H_Onderlei
          ...  P_A_McNamara reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 73 :(sun) J_Vardy holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Jambiniho in space!
          ...  Jambiniho hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Petrovic was well beaten there!
          ...  Valencia 0-3 Sunderland ...
Min. 74 :(sun) S_Evans with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Moretti
Min. 75 :(sun) R_Ferdinand leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to H_Crespo
          ...  H_Crespo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 77 :(sun) P_A_McNamara is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to H_Crespo
          ...  H_Crespo is clean through!
          ...  Petrovic tries to make himself big
          ...  He nutmegs Petrovic
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valencia 0-4 Sunderland ...
Min. 80 :(sun) J_Vardy with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Fine tackle by E_Moretti
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 87 :(vla) J_Grealish finds N_Pepe with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  N_Pepe keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Sunderland fans taunt him!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) J_Grealish knocks the ball past R_Ferdinand
          ...  S_Torkelson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 92 :(vla) N_Pepe with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  N_Pepe hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Areola never had a chance!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 118,137
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Harrington
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Balotelli (5), N_Pepe (52)
Injured              : L_Yamal (64)
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : P_A_McNamara (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Crespo (11,77), J_Maddison (70), Jambiniho (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Baez (54)
Injured              : Ryan_Nyambe (64)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 4 Sunderland
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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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Petrovic       GK  34   4   5   5  40 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  34   9   8  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Onderlei     DF   1  31  10   5  13 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Lee          DF   1  29   9   2  25 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Moretti      DM   2  24  24   6  28 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Langerak     DM   1  21  25  11  43 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Harrington   DM   2  20  25   5  36 |  93   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  32  12  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Yamal        MF   1   1  29  17  27 |  65   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Balotelli    FW   1   2   3  27  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
N_Martin       GK  27   2   2   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  28   7   3  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Busquets     MF   2  17  26   1  28 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Z_Zidane       MF   1   3  26  20  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   9  11  29  33 |  45   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Areola       GK  31   2   3   3  20 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Jones        DF   3  30  11   9  22 |  61   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Torkelson    DF   1  27   8   1  29 |  93   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  26  12   9  22 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
Jambiniho      DF   2  25   8   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
P_A_McNamara   MF   3  12  27  11  12 |  93   0   1   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  90  20
J_Baez         MF   1  12  27   2  28 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
J_Sancho       MF   3   9  25  14  33 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   9  28  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
M_Crickmore    FW   1   7   9  27  31 |  61   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
H_Crespo       FW   1   8   9  25  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ryan_Nyambe    DF   1  28  13   7  32 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Jo_Grayson     DF   1  25  12   8  13 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Evans        MF   1   1  29  16  28 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  28  30 |  32   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
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