Euro Div 1, Real Betis vs. Valencia (Sun Mar 30)


                           Real Betis  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         Oliver Doyle  |  Tom Morgan
                                       |
                          B_Foster GK  |  GK T_Butina
                        N_Yokoyama DF  |  DF A_Leijer
                          Lima_x10 DF  |  DF Fro_Adu
                         L_Sanchez DF  |  DF R_Dobson
                        D_Chiriani DF  |  DF S_Stockdale
                          F_Siriex MF  |  MF Zinha
                        A_Bluenose MF  |  MF R_Baraja
                       L_Wiliamson MF  |  AM D_Noble
                          M_Birley MF  |  FW A_Gilardino
                           Eduardo FW  |  FW M_Malcolm
                          Z_Jaziri FW  |  MF S_Shelbe
                                       |
                           S_Loach SUB |  SUB M_Stek'burg
                        O_Viegneau SUB |  SUB A_DelHorno
                          K_Suzuki SUB |  SUB E_Banega
                         B_Balaban SUB |  SUB S_Joaquin
                        B_McCarthy SUB |  SUB J_Llorente

Referee: C_Littler (England)


Min. 2  :(rbt) D_Chiriani runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Lima_x10 
          ...  Lima_x10 with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 2  :(val) R_Baraja kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Noble gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  The cross hits D_Noble on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 3  :(rbt) D_Chiriani plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Chiriani aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  T_Butina gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 8  :(rbt) F_Siriex 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 Eduardo 
          ...  Eduardo with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 9  :(val) D_Noble has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Lima_x10! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Bluenose with a bad challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 10 :(val) A_Gilardino runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  A_Gilardino with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 11 :(rbt) A_Bluenose looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Eduardo 
          ...  Eduardo fires the shot in! 
          ...  But T_Butina punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Butina got a touch 
Min. 12 :(rbt) A_Bluenose knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Dobson 
          ...  What a shot from A_Bluenose ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But T_Butina punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Butina got a touch 
Min. 15 :(val) A_Leijer is forced to retreat 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Real Betis 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 15 :(val) Fro_Adu beats L_Sanchez 
          ...  Fro_Adu has a dig at goal! 
          ...  B_Foster with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 16 :(val) Zinha takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  The ball hits N_Yokoyama in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 19 :(rbt) L_Sanchez has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Fro_Adu 
          ...  He puts in D_Chiriani! 
          ...  D_Chiriani attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  T_Butina won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Real Betis 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 19 :(val) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Valencia will now play E 
Min. 19 :(val) R_Baraja runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  C_Littler talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Valencia fans celebrate though! 
          ...  Real Betis 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 22 :(val) Zinha runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  N_Yokoyama brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 23 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  Z_Jaziri aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 29 :(rbt) A_Bluenose has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Fro_Adu 
          ...  He puts in Z_Jaziri! 
          ...  Z_Jaziri shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  T_Butina saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 34 :(val) D_Noble finds the run of R_Baraja 
          ...  R_Baraja beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  B_Foster comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to slide it past B_Foster 
          ...  B_Foster pulls off a save !! 
Min. 37 :(val) Zinha plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Gilardino decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Chiriani and it had to be 
Min. 41 :(rbt) F_Siriex comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  What a shot from F_Siriex ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  T_Butina parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 41 :(val) R_Baraja jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Shelbe 
          ...  S_Shelbe with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  B_Foster won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 42 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Littler 
          ...  A_Leijer with the tackle 
          ...  C_Littler will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(val) Fro_Adu nutmegs Lima_x10 
          ...  N_Yokoyama brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 47 :(rbt) Eduardo runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Eduardo cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But T_Butina palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Real Betis 2-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(val) Fro_Adu runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  N_Yokoyama dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 47 :(rbt) A_Bluenose with an inch perfect pass to L_Wiliamson 
          ...  L_Wiliamson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 47 :(val) Zinha lays the ball back to A_Leijer 
          ...  A_Leijer hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Baraja 
          ...  D_Noble makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  B_Foster falls over 
          ...  But B_Foster is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 57 :(rbt) Eduardo can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  Eduardo tries to beat T_Butina from outside the area! 
          ...  But T_Butina punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 57 :(val) A_Leijer takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Leijer tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  B_Foster dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had B_Foster beaten! 
Min. 59 :(rbt) L_Wiliamson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Z_Jaziri decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  But D_Noble wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 60 :(rbt) Lima_x10 with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  Lima_x10 hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 62 :(rbt) L_Sanchez with a slick pass to Eduardo 
          ...  Eduardo tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 64 :(val) M_Malcolm beats D_Chiriani 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Malcolm hits a great shot ! 
          ...  B_Foster won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 64 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past Fro_Adu 
          ...  Fro_Adu with a superb challenge 
          ...  C_Littler has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Oliver Doyle looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 65 :(rbt) B_Balaban will replace L_Wiliamson and play MF 
Min. 68 :(rbt) M_Birley hoists the ball across to Eduardo 
          ...  Fro_Adu rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s C_Littler going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 70 :(val) R_Dobson runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of S_Stockdale 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  S_Stockdale hits a great drive! 
          ...  But B_Foster tips it behind 
          ...  C_Littler has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 72 :(val) D_Noble threads the through ball to A_Gilardino 
          ...  N_Yokoyama cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 74 :(rbt) A_Bluenose with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  A_Bluenose aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Butina dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Butina beaten! 
Min. 75 :(val) J_Llorente is coming on for Fro_Adu and will play FW 
Min. 78 :(val) S_Shelbe knocks it past Lima_x10 and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Sanchez wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(val) Zinha lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Dobson latches on to it 
          ...  R_Dobson hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Valencia have done it!! 
          ...  They are all square 
          ...  Real Betis 2-2 Valencia ...
Min. 80 :(rbt) Z_Jaziri skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  Z_Jaziri has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's beaten T_Butina 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 82 :(rbt) L_Sanchez with a precise pass to Z_Jaziri 
          ...  S_Stockdale with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 83 :(rbt) M_Birley pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Z_Jaziri is clean through! 
          ...  Z_Jaziri with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  T_Butina gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 85 :(rbt) B_Balaban has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Z_Jaziri gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Z_Jaziri hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  T_Butina makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 85 :(val) S_Shelbe lobs it over the defender 
          ...  N_Yokoyama gets to the ball first 
Min. 87 :(rbt) M_Birley changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Jaziri 
          ...  Z_Jaziri with the side footed shot! 
          ...  T_Butina is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rbt) A_Bluenose looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards B_Balaban 
          ...  S_Stockdale gets to the ball first 
Min. 89 :(rbt) D_Chiriani takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  D_Chiriani leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 89 :(val) A_Leijer plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  M_Birley wins the ball with ease 
          ...  C_Littler saw something no-one else did 
Min. 89 :(val) M_Malcolm with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Birley 
          ...  M_Malcolm with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be B_Foster's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  B_Foster looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 90 :(rbt) D_Chiriani plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  D_Chiriani tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Benito Villamarin
Attendance           : 41,685
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Real Betis Match Info
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Best player          : D_Chiriani
Scorers              : A_Leijer (15 og), D_Chiriani (19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Baraja (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Gilardino (19), R_Dobson (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Leijer (42), Fro_Adu (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Real Betis  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       13
Off target           :          12        |       7
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Real Betis 2 - 2 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Real Betis
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Foster       GK  26   1   1   1  32 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
N_Yokoyama     DF   1  21   5   5  25 |  94   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0   0
Lima_x10       DF   1  12  10   7  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
L_Sanchez      DF   1  21  12   8  30 |  94   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  78   0
D_Chiriani     DF   2  21   8  12  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  14  15  47
F_Siriex       MF   1   9  25   7  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
A_Bluenose     MF   1   7  21  12  35 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   7
L_Wiliamson    MF   1   7  22  10  20 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
M_Birley       MF   1  11  24   5  38 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Eduardo        FW   1   8  11  21  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
Z_Jaziri       FW   1   8   8  23  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
S_Loach        GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Viegneau     DF   1  18  11   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Suzuki       DM   1  15  19   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Balaban      MF   1   9  22   7  29 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
B_McCarthy     FW   1   3   6  19  25 |   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  28   1   1   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
A_Leijer       DF   2  20  12   9  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0 -14 -14   0
Fro_Adu        DF   1  20  10  10  16 |  77   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  11  -4   1
R_Dobson       DF   1  21   9   3  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  47
S_Stockdale    DF   1  19   4   7  44 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0   5
Zinha          MF   1  11  26   6  20 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0
R_Baraja       MF   1  10  25   6  37 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   5
D_Noble        AM   1  11  24  14  17 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  24  30   7
A_Gilardino    FW   1   8  10  24  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
M_Malcolm      FW   1   6   8  22  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
S_Shelbe       MF   1  10  27   9  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Stek'burg    GK  17   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_DelHorno     DF   1  16   6   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Banega       MF   1  13  20   7  35 |   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 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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