FFO Vase, Valencia vs. Stoke City (Wed Jan 21)


                             Valencia  |  Stoke City
                            5-2-1-2 C  |  4-2-0-3-1 C
                    Alfredo Gandarlos  |  Ryan Craig
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK M_Flekken
                        L_Antonini DF  |  DF Miranda
                         C_Ozkacar DF  |  DF K_Kaladze
                          V_Bondar DF  |  DF E_Abidal
                            M_Oddo DF  |  DF E_Stevens
                        M_Pedersen DF  |  DM N_OReilly
                          H_Yakion AM  |  DM S_Diabate
                         A_Almeida MF  |  AM T_Berenbruch
                         B_Cheyrou MF  |  AM Xavi
                            E_Unal FW  |  AM J_Gonzaga
                           S_Govou FW  |  FW D_Scarlett
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur SUB |  SUB S_Simonsen
                        M_Diakhaby SUB |  SUB J_Tchamadeu
                         S_Amallah SUB |  SUB M_Rente
                            O_Dabo SUB |  SUB L_Andreasen
                              D_Ba SUB |  SUB M_Okugawa




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 1  :(val) S_Govou takes possession 
          ...  S_Govou with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  M_Flekken never had a chance! 
Min. 11 :(val) S_Govou beats S_Diabate 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Govou leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  M_Flekken with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 18 :(val) E_Unal is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 18 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Ba 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Unal 
Min. 20 :(val) L_Antonini crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Cheyrou in the box 
          ...  What a shot from B_Cheyrou! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Saved by M_Flekken 
Min. 24 :(sto) J_Gonzaga with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  J_Gonzaga with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 28 :(val) H_Yakion bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Govou 
          ...  T_Berenbruch is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  M_Flekken misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Cheyrou hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Flekken comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  D_Ba with the shot! 
          ...  But M_Flekken hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 28 :(sto) D_Scarlett feeds the ball to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  From long range T_Berenbruch bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Ceni parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And R_Ceni recovers to save!! 
Min. 29 :(val) V_Bondar floats the ball in to find L_Antonini 
          ...  L_Antonini attempts a chip! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Flekken was caught out there 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  There was a foul on the defender 
Min. 33 :(val) C_Ozkacar with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past N_OReilly 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Ba! 
          ...  But D_Scarlett slides in 
Min. 34 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the cross-field pass to E_Stevens 
          ...  V_Bondar goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 35 :(val) M_Oddo is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Ba latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Ba with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Flekken with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sto) Miranda pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  E_Abidal is clean through! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Abidal! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Ceni's hands 
          ...  But R_Ceni recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 45 :(val) B_Cheyrou lays the ball back to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  M_Flekken makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 45 :(val) C_Ozkacar holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Pedersen 
          ...  S_Diabate pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  H_Yakion plays it short to S_Govou 
          ...  S_Govou from 20 yards! 
          ...  M_Flekken is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Stoke City

Min. 47 :(val) S_Govou leaves E_Stevens standing 
          ...  But E_Abidal slides in 
Min. 47 :(sto) J_Gonzaga flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  B_Cheyrou is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 48 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a probing through ball Xavi 
          ...  Xavi with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  R_Ceni makes a difficult save 
Min. 49 :(sto) E_Abidal finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  E_Abidal has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  R_Ceni watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 49 :(val) S_Govou has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Flekken! 
          ...  E_Abidal hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 51 :(sto) J_Gonzaga jumps over L_Antonini's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Intercepted by V_Bondar 
Min. 53 :(val) D_Ba pushes &s away!! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 54 :(val) D_Ba with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  D_Ba with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  M_Flekken with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 54 :(sto) D_Scarlett turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  D_Scarlett with the strike! 
          ...  R_Ceni fists it away 
Min. 57 :(sto) E_Abidal spits at S_Govou 
          ...  That's a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 58 :(sto) K_Kaladze plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  K_Kaladze drives it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Ceni just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 61 :(val) C_Ozkacar looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  S_Govou receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  E_Stevens plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Flekken can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Yakion hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Ba 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  M_Flekken takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 62 :(val) A_Almeida flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A_Almeida hits the ball first time! 
          ...  M_Flekken tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 62 :(sto) D_Scarlett brushes C_Ozkacar aside and breaks free 
          ...  D_Scarlett pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 63 :(val) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  D_Ba seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Xavi wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 65 :(val) V_Bondar looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Flekken's hands 
          ...  But M_Flekken recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 65 :(sto) Miranda flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Antonini with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 66 :(sto) K_Kaladze sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Scarlett 
          ...  M_Pedersen with a nasty foul 
Min. 66 :(sto) T_Berenbruch sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Scarlett 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Oddo 
Min. 67 :(val) S_Govou sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Yakion gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  H_Yakion aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  That's given Valencia the advantage! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 67 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 67 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 67 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  J_Gonzaga will now play as a FW 
Min. 67 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  N_OReilly will now play as a DF 
Min. 67 :(val) V_Bondar looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Ba 
          ...  K_Kaladze with an over the top challenge 
Min. 71 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Andreasen 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Diabate 
Min. 71 :(val) B_Cheyrou jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  L_Andreasen with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 72 :(val) C_Ozkacar hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Ba latches onto it! 
          ...  Xavi takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 74 :(sto) Xavi sidesteps V_Bondar 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Xavi hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the bench 
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Ryan Craig 
          ...  Alfredo Gandarlos is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Stoke City have equalised! 
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 75 :(sto) Xavi with a probing through ball N_OReilly 
          ...  N_OReilly hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Ceni never had a chance! 
Min. 77 :(sto) Miranda gets lucky and beats M_Pedersen 
          ...  Now with the centre to D_Scarlett 
          ...  M_Pedersen plays the back pass 
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Xavi dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Oddo with the clearance 
Min. 79 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Okugawa 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga 
Min. 83 :(sto) D_Scarlett takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Antonini 
          ...  D_Scarlett pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 85 :(sto) D_Scarlett pushes it past S_Govou 
          ...  M_Oddo brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 87 :(val) D_Ba nutmegs E_Stevens, he continues to run forward 
          ...  N_OReilly with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  D_Ba hits it over the wall 
          ...  But M_Flekken makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(val) L_Antonini barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  But N_OReilly slides in 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ba
Scorers              : H_Yakion (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , B_Cheyrou (47)L_Antonini (65)
Injured              : E_Unal (18)
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Xavi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Xavi (74)
Sent Off             : E_Abidal (57)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 Stoke City
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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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R_Ceni         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
L_Antonini     DF   1  18  16  10  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  14  16
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  18  15   2  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  21  16   7  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
M_Oddo         DF   1  19  16   8  26 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  16   0
M_Pedersen     DF   1  19  13   6  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
H_Yakion       AM   1   4  19  15  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  34
A_Almeida      MF   1  14  21   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  13  19   9  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  11  17
E_Unal         FW   1   5  15  20  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Govou        FW   1  11  13  19  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  42  23
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Amallah      MF   1   9  19  16  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dabo         MF   1  13  18   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ba           FW   1   9  14  18  20 |  77   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  70

Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Flekken      GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Miranda        DF   1  21  16  12  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
K_Kaladze      DF   1  20  17  11  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
E_Abidal       DF   1  20  15   9  28 |  59   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   1   0   4 -12  24
E_Stevens      DF   1  19  14   5  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
N_OReilly      DF   1  19  21  12  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  14
S_Diabate      DM   1  17  20   6  26 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Berenbruch   AM   1  10  21  19  24 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  33   9
Xavi           AM   1  13  20  15  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  46  12  47
J_Gonzaga      FW   1   5  18  20  29 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Scarlett     FW   1   8  16  23  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  28  16  11
S_Simonsen     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tchamadeu    DF   1  16  10   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rente        MF   1  11  16  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Andreasen    DM   1  15  19   6  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Okugawa      AM   1  10  13  16  16 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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