Euro Div 1, Valencia vs. PSG (Sun Apr 20)


                             Valencia  |  PSG
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 N
                           Tom Morgan  |  David McKay
                                       |
                          T_Butina GK  |  GK P_Gergosan
                        A_Mariappa DF  |  DF R_Nelsen
                       I_Okoronkwo DF  |  DF J_Boumsong
                          R_Dobson DF  |  DF J_Terry
                          A_Leijer DF  |  DF C_Dunne
                          S_Shelbe MF  |  DM R_Ferdinand
                             Zinha MF  |  MF T_Moukoko
                          R_Baraja MF  |  MF JR_Riquelme
                           D_Noble MF  |  MF Tim_Clarke
                       A_Gilardino FW  |  FW David_McKay
                         M_Malcolm FW  |  FW F_Adu
                                       |
                       M_Stek'burg SUB |  SUB J_Ashdown
                           Fro_Adu SUB |  SUB E_Malinga
                       S_Stockdale SUB |  SUB B_Mullan
                          E_Banega SUB |  SUB C_Costa
                        J_Llorente SUB |  SUB E_Mpenza

Referee: L_Mason (England)


Min. 4  :(val) Zinha plays the early ball across the box to find R_Baraja in space 
          ...  R_Baraja rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 4  :(psg) Tim_Clarke is through on goal 
          ...  Tim_Clarke hits a great shot ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 6  :(psg) J_Boumsong jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Moukoko 
          ...  A_Gilardino knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But L_Mason just turns away! 
Min. 6  :(val) M_Malcolm runs at J_Terry 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Boumsong body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
Min. 11 :(psg) R_Nelsen with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Noble 
          ...  A_Gilardino cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 15 :(val) A_Gilardino kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  R_Ferdinand robs him of the ball 
Min. 18 :(val) R_Baraja beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino must beat P_Gergosan! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 22 :(val) S_Shelbe works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  That’s put Valencia in front! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 PSG ...
Min. 24 :(val) Zinha takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Terry 
          ...  J_Terry goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 24 :(psg) Tim_Clarke with a glorious long pass to R_Ferdinand 
          ...  R_Ferdinand uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 32 :(val) R_Baraja with a slide rule pass to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino looks to see where P_Gergosan is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  P_Gergosan with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 32 :(val) A_Mariappa shoves C_Dunne in the chest!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 41 :(val) I_Okoronkwo is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  F_Adu with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 42 :(psg) Tim_Clarke moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Adu 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(psg) C_Dunne hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_Adu collects the loose ball! 
          ...  F_Adu has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  T_Butina can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Butina makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 

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

Min. 46 :(psg) David_McKay finds himself in a good position 
          ...  David_McKay runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But T_Butina parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 48 :(psg) Tim_Clarke is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  David_McKay latches onto the ball 
          ...  David_McKay with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But T_Butina makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 49 :(val) Zinha with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Shelbe! 
          ...  S_Shelbe fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  P_Gergosan makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 50 :(psg) J_Boumsong chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Ferdinand 
          ...  But I_Okoronkwo puts the ball out of play 
Min. 53 :(psg) JR_Riquelme is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  F_Adu latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Adu tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 54 :(psg) Tim_Clarke brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Boumsong gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Zinha takes possession 
Min. 55 :(val) M_Malcolm takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Dunne 
          ...  J_Boumsong with a superb challenge 
          ...  L_Mason has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  S_Shelbe hoists it forward 
          ...  M_Malcolm gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Malcolm with the strike ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 56 :(psg) J_Boumsong looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Tim_Clarke 
          ...  Tim_Clarke rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  T_Butina won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 59 :(val) R_Dobson is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 62 :(psg) F_Adu beats I_Okoronkwo 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Gilardino takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 67 :(psg) R_Ferdinand has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Gilardino 
          ...  He puts in F_Adu! 
          ...  Intercepted by A_Leijer 
Min. 68 :(val) A_Gilardino takes on C_Dunne 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A_Gilardino gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  P_Gergosan has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  P_Gergosan is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Valencia 2-0 PSG ...
Min. 69 :(psg) PSG's manager orders his side to play C 
Min. 70 :(val) Zinha drives it forward to S_Shelbe 
          ...  But J_Terry clears the danger 
Min. 77 :(val) S_Shelbe uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  But F_Adu clears the ball to safety 
Min. 80 :(val) Zinha heads the ball back to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino could have let it bounce! 
          ...  P_Gergosan won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 82 :(psg) JR_Riquelme is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to T_Moukoko 
          ...  S_Shelbe rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  L_Mason calls him over 
          ...  L_Mason is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 84 :(val) D_Noble back heels to find R_Baraja in space 
          ...  R_Baraja hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But P_Gergosan with the difficult save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(psg) T_Moukoko brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Nelsen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Nelsen tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Tim_Clarke plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Butina comes out and claims it! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
Attendance           : 49,092
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gilardino (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Gilardino (22,68)
Sent Off             : A_Mariappa (32)
Booked               : S_Shelbe (82)
Injured              : N/A
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PSG Match Info
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Best player          : Tim_Clarke
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    PSG
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Valencia 2 - 0 PSG
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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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T_Butina       GK  28   1   1   1  22 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  71   0   0   0
A_Mariappa     DF   1  25  12   4  37 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
I_Okoronkwo    DF   1  23  11   8  44 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
R_Dobson       DF   1  21   9   3  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
A_Leijer       DF   2  20  12   9  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  10  10
S_Shelbe       MF   1  10  27   9  22 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  29   1
Zinha          MF   1  12  26   6  20 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  60   0
R_Baraja       MF   1  10  25   6  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
D_Noble        MF   1  11  25  14  17 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Gilardino    FW   1   8  10  24  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   5   2   0   0   0  91  10  71
M_Malcolm      FW   1   6   8  22  26 |  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
Fro_Adu        DF   1  20  10  10  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Stockdale    DF   1  19   4   7  44 |   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
J_Llorente     FW   1   7   8  18  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - PSG
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gergosan     GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Nelsen       DF   1  21   9   7  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Boumsong     DF   1  21   8   7  34 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
J_Terry        DF   2  20  10   4  15 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_Dunne        DF   1  20  10   3  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Ferdinand    DM   1  18  16  11  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  15   2
T_Moukoko      MF   1  13  24  11  14 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
JR_Riquelme    MF   1  13  22   9  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  20 -10
Tim_Clarke     MF   1   9  21   9  16 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   4
David_McKay    FW   1  11  11  21  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10 -10   0
F_Adu          FW   2   9  12  20  34 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  52   0   4
J_Ashdown      GK  19   1   1   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Malinga      DF   1  18  13  11  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Mullan       MF   1   7  20   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Costa        MF   1   8  19   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Mpenza       FW   1   7   9  20  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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