Euro Div One, Valencia vs. Borussia Dortmund (Sun Sep 20)


                             Valencia  |  Borussia Dortmund
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                         Richard Hill  |  Drew Hill
                                       |
                       S_Pletikosa GK  |  GK T_Howard
                          A_Leijer DF  |  DF Pepe
                       I_Okoronkwo DF  |  DF R_Hill
                             Zinha MF  |  DF J_Charles
                        A_Mariappa DF  |  DF M_Hummels_x15
                           Fro_Adu DF  |  MF P_Halmosi
                          R_Baraja MF  |  MF M_Feulner_x14
                      C_P_Hill_x13 MF  |  DM P_Scholes
                       A_Gilardino FW  |  AM J_Winter
                           D_Noble MF  |  FW W_Xinxin
                          S_Shelbe MF  |  FW R_Fallon_x10
                                       |
                       M_Stek'burg SUB |  SUB R_Weid'feller
                          R_Dobson SUB |  SUB P_Konchesky
                          R_Alexis SUB |  SUB J_Mackie
                         M_Malcolm SUB |  SUB J_Rothen
                              Kaka SUB |  SUB A_DiStefano

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 4  :(val) C_P_Hill_x13 runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But Pepe wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 5  :(val) D_Noble spots A_Gilardino who is in acres of space 
          ...  A_Gilardino with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Howard moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Howard tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Zinha hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Shelbe tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Noble hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Baraja with the shot! 
          ...  What agility from T_Howard 
Min. 8  :(val) S_Shelbe is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino bears down on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 9  :(dor) P_Scholes with the diagonal pass M_Hummels_x15 
          ...  M_Hummels_x15 with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa was beaten there! 
Min. 12 :(val) A_Gilardino beats the defender 
          ...  A_Gilardino launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  T_Howard pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Shelbe! 
          ...  D_Noble gets something on it! 
          ...  T_Howard gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 13 :(val) S_Shelbe looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But T_Howard tips it behind 
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 14 :(val) Fro_Adu is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Gilardino 
          ...  P_Scholes hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baraja crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Hill reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 19 :(val) R_Baraja is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  S_Shelbe latches onto the ball 
          ...  S_Shelbe with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 19 :(dor) W_Xinxin has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Fro_Adu! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Leijer 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 20 :(dor) Pepe jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Fallon_x10 
          ...  S_Pletikosa with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  That looked like a dive! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  A_Wiley was tricked there! 
          ...  W_Xinxin is the man who takes it 
          ...  S_Pletikosa stops it!! 
Min. 22 :(dor) M_Feulner_x14 slides the ball across to J_Winter 
          ...  J_Winter has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 25 :(val) S_Shelbe is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  A_Gilardino latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Gilardino ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Lets see if Valencia can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 26 :(val) A_Gilardino jumps over P_Scholes's challenge 
          ...  J_Charles bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 26 :(dor) J_Charles plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Charles ! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa was lucky there 
Min. 28 :(dor) W_Xinxin with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 29 :(val) R_Baraja moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Mariappa 
          ...  A_Mariappa cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But T_Howard makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 29 :(val) Zinha kicks M_Feulner_x14 off the ball 
          ...  He's Butted him ! 
          ...  A_Wiley has stopped play 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 30 :(val) Zinha sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Fro_Adu 
          ...  Fro_Adu tries to chip the ball over T_Howard! 
          ...  But T_Howard punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 33 :(val) A_Mariappa with a slick pass to Fro_Adu 
          ...  W_Xinxin fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  A_Wiley shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  S_Shelbe plays it short to A_Gilardino 
          ...  J_Winter clears with a diving header 
Min. 35 :(val) A_Gilardino beats M_Hummels_x15 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A_Gilardino hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But T_Howard stops that one easily 
Min. 35 :(dor) J_Winter slides the ball across to M_Feulner_x14 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Fro_Adu 
Min. 36 :(val) Fro_Adu with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Noble plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Shelbe loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  T_Howard makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 42 :(dor) J_Winter beats I_Okoronkwo 
          ...  J_Winter drives the ball low ! 
          ...  What agility from S_Pletikosa 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(dor) J_Charles flicks it past S_Shelbe 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 

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

Min. 46 :(val) Zinha finds I_Okoronkwo with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Blocked by M_Hummels_x15 
Min. 47 :(dor) J_Winter pass splits open the defence and finds Pepe 
          ...  Pepe hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 48 :(dor) R_Hill runs forward 
          ...  R_Hill with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa fists it away 
Min. 49 :(val) S_Shelbe cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Howard dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Howard beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Shelbe chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to Fro_Adu 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 54 :(val) Fro_Adu knocks it past R_Hill and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Fro_Adu keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  T_Howard can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Howard makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 55 :(val) D_Noble slides the ball across to R_Baraja 
          ...  R_Baraja hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  T_Howard saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 58 :(dor) Pepe breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on S_Pletikosa! 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  A_Wiley calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 59 :(dor) P_Scholes whips the ball across to P_Halmosi 
          ...  P_Halmosi with the shot on net ! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 63 :(val) A_Mariappa moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino with the chance ! 
          ...  But T_Howard tips it behind 
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 64 :(dor) W_Xinxin shoves C_P_Hill_x13 in the chest!! 
          ...  A_Wiley has seen it! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Richard Hill looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 65 :(dor) J_Mackie is coming on for P_Scholes and will play MF 
Min. 65 :(dor) W_Xinxin sidesteps his marker 
          ...  W_Xinxin tries to beat S_Pletikosa from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 68 :(val) I_Okoronkwo latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  R_Fallon_x10 with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  A_Wiley wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Mariappa drives it under the wall 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 70 :(dor) P_Konchesky is going to be brought on 
          ...  J_Charles is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(dor) Borussia Dortmund switch to playing A 
Min. 70 :(val) C_P_Hill_x13 lobs it over the defender 
          ...  C_P_Hill_x13 has a go! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 71 :(val) Fro_Adu with a measured pass to D_Noble 
          ...  But P_Konchesky with the fine tackle 
Min. 74 :(val) A_Leijer spits at R_Fallon_x10 
          ...  A_Wiley lectures him 
Min. 75 :(dor) A_DiStefano will come on for W_Xinxin and play FW 
Min. 75 :(val) R_Baraja finds A_Gilardino on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Gilardino leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 80 :(val) Fro_Adu looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
Min. 80 :(val) R_Dobson replaces an unhappy Fro_Adu and will play as a DF 
Min. 83 :(val) C_P_Hill_x13 could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  C_P_Hill_x13 fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  T_Howard heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 83 :(dor) R_Fallon_x10 beats S_Shelbe 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Wiley 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(val) S_Shelbe barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  M_Feulner_x14 with the high feet 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  A_Leijer shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to D_Noble instead 
          ...  D_Noble leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Howard's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  T_Howard looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Zinha plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Noble 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But T_Howard stops that one easily 
Min. 89 :(val) R_Baraja leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 90 :(val) R_Baraja looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Gilardino receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Gilardino with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 92 :(val) S_Shelbe plays it forward to A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino fires the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Howard's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 93 :(dor) J_Mackie with a slide rule pass to A_DiStefano 
          ...  A_DiStefano with the header ! 
          ...  S_Pletikosa catches the ball 

*************  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 (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Okoronkwo (58)
Injured              : Fro_Adu (80)
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : J_Winter
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Xinxin (33), M_Feulner_x14 (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       9
Off target           :          15        |       3
On target            :          13        |       6
Possession           :          69        |       31
Corners              :           7        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          19        |       6
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 0 Borussia Dortmund
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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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S_Pletikosa    GK  27   1   1   1  30 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0   0   0
A_Leijer       DF   2  21  13   9  26 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
I_Okoronkwo    DF   1  23  12   8  42 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  -4  -4
Zinha          MF   1  12  29   7  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Mariappa     DF   1  25  13   4  39 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  90  40
Fro_Adu        DF   1  22  12  11  11 |  84   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  93  12
R_Baraja       MF   1  11  27   6  40 |  97   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0  30 110  46
C_P_Hill_x13   MF   1   9  15   9  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Gilardino    FW   1   9  11  25  24 |  97   0   0   0   0  13   1   0   0   0   0   0  77
D_Noble        MF   1  11  26  15  19 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  34  12
S_Shelbe       MF   1  10  29  10  24 |  97   0   0   5   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  91  12
M_Stek'burg    GK  14   1   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Dobson       DF   1  22  10   4  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0
R_Alexis       DF   1  19  10   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Malcolm      FW   1   6   9  24  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           FW   1   9  10  21  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  29   1   1   1  29 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Pepe           DF   1  23  10   8  37 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  12   0   8
R_Hill         DF   1  23  11   8  45 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -18 -30 -22
J_Charles      DF   1  21  10   6  32 |  74   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0   8
M_Hummels_x15  DF   1  14  10   6  13 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0   2
P_Halmosi      MF   1   8  24   8  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Feulner_x14  MF   1   9  16  10  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  23  -4
P_Scholes      DM   1  11  22  11  46 |  69   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  42   0
J_Winter       AM   1  10  24  12  35 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  25  38  10
W_Xinxin       FW   1   6   5  24  38 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   6
R_Fallon_x10   FW   1   6  11  14  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30 -30 -30
R_Weid'feller  GK  11   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Konchesky    DF   2  22   6   4  19 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Mackie       MF   1  10  22   9  46 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
J_Rothen       MF   1   9  22   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_DiStefano    FW   1   6  10  22  14 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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