Elite FA Cup Group Match, Valencia vs. Tottenham (Mon Oct 01)


                             Valencia  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-4-1 E
                           Andie Glen  |  Steff Warwick
                                       |
                            V_Baía GK  |  GK J_César
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF S_Stallbaum
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF M_Smith
                           A_Lopez DF  |  DF P_Müller
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF A_Stubbs
                      da_R_Emerson MF  |  DM C_Keyworth
                             E_Sno MF  |  MF S_Arrache
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF F_J_Torres
                          S_Marlet MF  |  MF G_Driver
                          Diaviera FW  |  MF L_Talamonti
                         B_Wolford FW  |  FW D_Prso
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                           D_Moore SUB |  SUB T_Motta
                         C_Thomson SUB |  SUB Ki_Sung_Yueng
                         F_Lampard SUB |  SUB Saruman
                         R_Wolford SUB |  SUB A_Bagsy

Referee: B_Kupu (Australia)


Min. 1  :(tth) F_J_Torres spots D_Prso who is in acres of space
          ...  D_Prso aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 2  :(vla) Diaviera has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Diaviera sees J_César off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Valencia fans go wild!
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 8  :(tth) F_J_Torres with a neat pass into L_Talamonti
          ...  L_Talamonti must beat V_Baía!
          ...  V_Baía fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 11 :(tth) F_J_Torres chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Prso
          ...  D_Prso flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 14 :(tth) S_Stallbaum sprints forward with the ball
          ...  S_Stallbaum with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  V_Baía was well beaten there!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 15 :(tth) A_Stubbs uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Diaviera with the foul
          ...  B_Kupu just wants to lecture him
Min. 18 :(vla) B_Wolford finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  B_Wolford tries to chip the ball over J_César!
          ...  But J_César just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 20 :(tth) L_Talamonti sidesteps C_Barr
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Talamonti fires the shot in!
          ...  V_Baía with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 22 :(tth) S_Stallbaum plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  S_Stallbaum with the cheeky shot!
          ...  V_Baía makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 24 :(tth) V_Baía miskicks!
          ...  D_Prso is takes control of the ball!
          ...  D_Prso aims for the top right corner !
          ...  V_Baía makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 28 :(vla) da_R_Emerson feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  W_A_Glen runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A cheeky lob from W_A_Glen !
          ...  It floats over J_César
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 29 :(vla) S_Marlet with a real burst of pace
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Marlet !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  J_César never had a chance!
Min. 31 :(vla) W_A_Glen has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  B_Wolford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Wolford tries to beat J_César from outside the area!
          ...  J_César saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 36 :(tth) P_Müller looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Talamonti
          ...  But W_A_Glen sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 38 :(vla) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  B_Wolford seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  B_Wolford tries to beat J_César!
          ...  It floats over J_César
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(tth) D_Prso plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  D_Prso leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  V_Baía makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 45 :(vla) Diaviera runs into space
          ...  Diaviera with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  da_R_Emerson drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Smith clears the corner
Min. 45 :(vla) W_A_Glen punches C_Keyworth off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by B_Kupu
          ...  B_Kupu calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 45 :(tth) S_Arrache sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  L_Talamonti runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Barr slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 49 :(vla) da_R_Emerson unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Conroy
          ...  A powerful header from J_Conroy !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Tottenham

Min. 46 :(tth) S_Arrache spots D_Prso who is in acres of space
          ...  D_Prso fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But V_Baía makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 49 :(tth) S_Arrache with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Arrache !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 50 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  T_Motta will come on for S_Stallbaum and play DF
Min. 52 :(tth) F_J_Torres loses J_Conroy
          ...  A skilful effort from F_J_Torres !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 57 :(vla) Diaviera pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Diaviera drives it towards goal !
          ...  J_César saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 57 :(tth) G_Driver retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  C_Keyworth latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Keyworth tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 60 :(vla) C_Thomson is coming on for A_Lopez and playing DF
Min. 60 :(tth) L_Talamonti with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  The cross hits L_Talamonti on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 63 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Conroy collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Conroy with a powerful downward header!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  J_César never had a chance!
Min. 64 :(vla) W_A_Glen with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Stubbs
          ...  He knocks it to Diaviera!
          ...  Diaviera with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  J_César with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 64 :(tth) C_Keyworth looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Talamonti
          ...  Diaviera with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 65 :(tth) A_Bagsy is ready to come on to replace D_Prso
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 65 :(tth) C_Keyworth with a precise ball to S_Arrache
          ...  C_Barr takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 66 :(vla) Diaviera beats T_Motta
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Diaviera with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 70 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Wolford will come on for Diaviera and play FW
Min. 70 :(tth) Saruman will replace L_Talamonti and play MF
Min. 72 :(vla) R_Wolford nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  R_Wolford tries to beat J_César from outside the area!
          ...  But J_César stops that one easily
Min. 72 :(tth) S_Arrache with a glorious 60-yard pass to F_J_Torres
          ...  F_J_Torres attempts the shot!
          ...  V_Baía fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 80 :(vla) F_Lampard will come on for da_R_Emerson and play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) R_Wolford gains control of the loose ball
          ...  A_Stubbs plays the back pass
          ...  J_César can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Wolford hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_César fists it away!
Min. 80 :(tth) F_J_Torres takes advantage of a mistake by C_Thomson
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  C_Thomson recovers to win the ball back
Min. 81 :(tth) S_Arrache runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy with the shot on net !
          ...  But V_Baía punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(tth) A_Bagsy knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  C_Thomson with an awful challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(tth) Saruman takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 90 :(tth) S_Arrache slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 58,711
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Diaviera (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Diaviera (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_A_Glen (45), C_Thomson (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : S_Stallbaum
Scorers              : S_Stallbaum (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       1
Key Passes           :           5        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 Tottenham
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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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V_Baía         GK  33   4   3   2  16 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  24  11   9  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
W_A_Glen       DF   2  24  10   9  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  22  -1
A_Lopez        DF   2  23  11   3  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  23  11   9  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
da_R_Emerson   MF   2   3  32   1  34 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
E_Sno          MF   1   9  25   8  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   6  25   6  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  24   7  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Diaviera       FW   1   8  10  25  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  24  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
C_Gordon       GK  23   5   1   5  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  24  11   9  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  24  10   6  25 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
F_Lampard      MF   1   2  30   2  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_César        GK  34   4   4   3  10 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   3  25   7   7  36 |  54   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Smith        DF   3  23  10   5  34 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_Müller       DF   1  23   3   4  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  23   6   5  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Keyworth     DM   2  11  22   7  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  24   8  38 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  23  11  23 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   9
G_Driver       MF   1  10  22   5  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Talamonti    MF   1   8  22  14  19 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
D_Prso         FW   1   1   4  25  24 |  69   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
J_Hart         GK  19   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Motta        DF   2  24   5   4  35 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  25  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        MF   2   6  23  21  30 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   7   4  24  15 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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