Euro Div 1, Borussia Dortmund vs. Valencia (Sun Feb 17)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 E
                            Drew Hill  |  Tom Morgan
                                       |
                          T_Howard GK  |  GK T_Butina
                       P_Konchesky DF  |  DF A_Mariappa
                         J_Charles DF  |  DF I_Okoronkwo
                        M_Lindberg DF  |  DF R_Dobson
                          J_Rothen MF  |  DF A_Leijer
                        R_Hill_x05 DF  |  MF Zinha
                          J_Winter MF  |  MF R_Baraja
                         P_Scholes MF  |  AM D_Noble
                         P_Halmosi MF  |  FW A_Gilardino
                          W_Xinxin FW  |  FW M_Malcolm
                         F_Kanoute FW  |  MF E_Banega
                                       |
                     R_Weid'feller SUB |  SUB M_Stek'burg
                        G_Coughlan SUB |  SUB J_Jones
                          S_Rammel SUB |  SUB M_Albiol
                           M_Babic SUB |  SUB S_Joaquin
                           W_Sonck SUB |  SUB J_Llorente

Referee: W_Higgins (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(val) D_Noble jumps over R_Hill_x05's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Noble hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund fans taunt him! 
Min. 5  :(dor) The ball is passed in from P_Scholes, he finds P_Halmosi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Leijer 
Min. 5  :(dor) J_Charles looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll have to come off 
Min. 5  :(dor) G_Coughlan is coming on for J_Charles and playing DF 
Min. 8  :(dor) R_Hill_x05 hoofs it up field to find W_Xinxin 
          ...  W_Xinxin tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 8  :(val) R_Baraja with a pinpoint pass to Zinha 
          ...  P_Halmosi wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(dor) J_Rothen finds W_Xinxin on the edge of the box 
          ...  But I_Okoronkwo wins the tackle 
Min. 12 :(val) A_Gilardino kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Gilardino ! 
          ...  But T_Howard with the difficult save 
Min. 15 :(dor) F_Kanoute beats M_Malcolm 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  M_Malcolm moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 18 :(val) D_Noble brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Lindberg 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Baraja! 
          ...  R_Baraja carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Howard makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 22 :(val) R_Baraja crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Malcolm in the box 
          ...  M_Lindberg reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 23 :(dor) F_Kanoute jumps over A_Mariappa's challenge 
          ...  R_Baraja with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  W_Higgins called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 24 :(dor) W_Xinxin nutmegs R_Dobson, he continues to run forward 
          ...  W_Xinxin with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 26 :(dor) P_Halmosi with a slide rule pass to J_Rothen 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Rothen ! 
          ...  T_Butina gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Winter hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Dobson reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 27 :(dor) M_Lindberg jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Xinxin 
          ...  R_Dobson with an over the top challenge 
          ...  W_Higgins gave him a strong warning 
Min. 29 :(val) A_Gilardino loses R_Hill_x05 
          ...  J_Winter goes in stud's first 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  W_Higgins calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is well within shooting range! 
          ...  M_Malcolm with the thundering drive 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Noble floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to A_Gilardino 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But T_Howard punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 29 :(val) R_Baraja hoofs it up field to find A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 32 :(val) M_Malcolm with the dribble 
          ...  M_Lindberg is easily beaten 
          ...  P_Scholes fouls badly 
          ...  W_Higgins will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  R_Baraja swings it in 
          ...  D_Noble gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Noble rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 38 :(dor) P_Scholes finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Dobson 
          ...  P_Scholes hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But T_Butina makes a fine save 
Min. 39 :(val) Zinha is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Malcolm 
          ...  M_Malcolm with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 41 :(dor) P_Konchesky is forced to retreat 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(val) A_Gilardino takes advantage of a bad back pass from P_Konchesky 
          ...  A_Gilardino with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 46 :(val) Zinha finds the run of A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino with the shot on net ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 47 :(val) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Noble is through! 
          ...  P_Halmosi slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 48 :(val) A_Gilardino has space to run with the ball 
          ...  M_Lindberg cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(val) A_Leijer with a reverse pass to A_Mariappa 
          ...  A_Mariappa hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 48 :(val) I_Okoronkwo lays the ball back to A_Leijer 
          ...  A_Leijer tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baraja chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by P_Scholes 
Min. 49 :(dor) P_Halmosi has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Lindberg collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Mariappa 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 51 :(val) D_Noble plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  D_Noble shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Howard can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  T_Howard has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 56 :(val) R_Baraja looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Malcolm 
          ...  P_Scholes with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 57 :(dor) P_Halmosi runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Coughlan 
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Coughlan ! 
          ...  T_Butina won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 60 :(dor) R_Hill_x05 finds his way through 
          ...  R_Hill_x05 shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But T_Butina just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Winter chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to J_Rothen 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 60 :(val) A_Mariappa knocks the ball past M_Lindberg 
          ...  A_Mariappa launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  W_Higgins talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Valencia fans celebrate though! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 61 :(dor) Borussia Dortmund changed their strategy to play A 
Min. 64 :(dor) J_Winter volleys it forward. He finds R_Hill_x05 
          ...  R_Hill_x05 with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 65 :(val) Valencia are switching their playing style to N 
Min. 65 :(val) R_Baraja changes position to fill a DM slot 
Min. 66 :(dor) G_Coughlan skips the challenge from E_Banega 
          ...  G_Coughlan swings in the shot! 
          ...  T_Butina falls over 
          ...  But T_Butina is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 67 :(val) R_Baraja holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Gilardino 
          ...  G_Coughlan goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 71 :(val) R_Dobson knocks it forward 
          ...  G_Coughlan slips 
          ...  E_Banega gets to it! 
          ...  E_Banega tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  It floats over T_Howard 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 73 :(dor) R_Hill_x05 with a smart pass to F_Kanoute 
          ...  A_Mariappa read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 73 :(val) D_Noble beats J_Winter 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  P_Halmosi seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 75 :(val) A_Gilardino feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  D_Noble runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  G_Coughlan tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Banega swings it in! 
          ...  T_Howard comes out and claims it! 
Min. 76 :(dor) J_Rothen beats R_Dobson 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  J_Rothen hits a curling shot! 
          ...  T_Butina falls over 
          ...  But T_Butina is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 79 :(dor) M_Lindberg leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to F_Kanoute 
          ...  A delicate header from F_Kanoute ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 81 :(val) A_Mariappa chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Malcolm 
          ...  M_Malcolm with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Howard moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Howard catches it with style! 
Min. 85 :(val) D_Noble runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But G_Coughlan barges him off the ball 
Min. 87 :(val) D_Noble fires over a low cross to R_Baraja 
          ...  P_Scholes with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(val) A_Leijer finds M_Malcolm in acres of space 
          ...  But G_Coughlan wins the ball 
Min. 90 :(val) A_Leijer kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Malcolm gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Malcolm strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Zinha chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Konchesky reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 92 :(val) I_Okoronkwo races into the box 
          ...  He sees E_Banega lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  But R_Hill_x05 wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but W_Higgins has none of it. 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Westfalenstadion
Attendance           : 51,045
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : P_Halmosi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Winter (29), P_Scholes (32)
Injured              : J_Charles (5)
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Mariappa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Konchesky (41 og), A_Mariappa (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       12
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          12        |       6
Key Tackles          :          11        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       17
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 0 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
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_Howard       GK  28   1   1   1  31 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_Konchesky    DF   2  21   5   4  16 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6 -20 -10
J_Charles      DF   1  20  10   6  38 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
M_Lindberg     DF   1  20   7  10  31 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  30   0
J_Rothen       MF   1   9  21   8  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  12
R_Hill_x05     DF   1  13  10   7  40 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  22  30   7
J_Winter       MF   1   9  22  12  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  11  -4
P_Scholes      MF   1  10  21  11  41 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  46  11   1
P_Halmosi      MF   1   7  21   8  25 |  95   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  84  45   0
W_Xinxin       FW   1   5   5  23  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
F_Kanoute      FW   2   6   9  19  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_Weid'feller  GK  14   1   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Coughlan     DF   1  17   9   4  21 |  90   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  72   0   7
S_Rammel       DF   1  16   8   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babic        MF   1   9  15   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sonck        FW   1   6  13  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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T_Butina       GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
A_Mariappa     DF   1  25  11   4  37 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  15  48
I_Okoronkwo    DF   1  22  11   8  44 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  30   0
R_Dobson       DF   1  21   9   3  34 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  25  10
A_Leijer       DF   2  20  12   9  25 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  45   2
Zinha          MF   1  11  26   6  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Baraja       DM   1  10  25   6  37 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  75   5
D_Noble        AM   1  11  24  14  17 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
A_Gilardino    FW   1   8  10  23  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  15  16
M_Malcolm      FW   1   6   8  22  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  29   0  11
E_Banega       MF   1  13  19   7  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  10  12
M_Stek'burg    GK  17   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jones        DF   1  20  12   6  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Albiol       MF   1   8  22  11   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Joaquin      MF   1   6  17   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Llorente     FW   1   7   8  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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