IWC Group 9, Valencia vs. Sunderland (Sun Apr 06)


                             Valencia  |  Sunderland
                          3-2-2-1-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                           Tom Morgan  |  Ian Warmby
                                       |
                          T_Butina GK  |  GK L_Liang
                       I_Okoronkwo DF  |  DF J_Bennett
                          R_Dobson DF  |  DF J_Thompson
                           Fro_Adu DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                          S_Shelbe MF  |  DF John_Swift
                             Zinha DM  |  MF D_Frio
                          R_Baraja DM  |  MF K_Commons
                           D_Noble AM  |  MF J_Juan
                       A_Gilardino FW  |  MF H_Holt
                         M_Malcolm FW  |  FW S_Dobie
                          E_Banega MF  |  FW D_Johnson
                                       |
                       M_Stek'burg SUB |  SUB Y_Vivier
                          A_Leijer SUB |  SUB J_Zebina
                           T_Grahn SUB |  SUB F_Hall
                         S_Joaquin SUB |  SUB Neil_Lennon
                        J_Llorente SUB |  SUB J_Agogo

Referee: RF_Ramos (Spain)


Min. 1  :(sun) D_Frio fires over a low cross to H_Holt 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Zinha 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Frio plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  W_Morgan with the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 4  :(sun) John_Swift looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Johnson 
          ...  D_Johnson is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round T_Butina 
          ...  He dinks it over T_Butina 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 8  :(sun) J_Bennett hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  K_Commons collects the loose ball! 
          ...  But R_Dobson wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Commons plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Butina 
Min. 10 :(val) M_Malcolm sidesteps J_Thompson 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Bennett wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 11 :(sun) D_Frio with a pinpoint pass to J_Bennett 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Baraja 
Min. 12 :(sun) D_Frio holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to W_Morgan 
          ...  A well-placed shot from W_Morgan ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 15 :(sun) D_Frio plays the early ball across the box to find D_Johnson in space 
          ...  D_Johnson uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  T_Butina fists it away 
Min. 17 :(val) R_Dobson gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Dobson ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 18 :(sun) K_Commons with a penetrating pass to S_Dobie 
          ...  The cross hits S_Dobie on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But T_Butina is equal to it 
Min. 21 :(sun) K_Commons lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Dobie latches on to it 
          ...  R_Dobson with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 22 :(sun) D_Frio with a 40-yard pass to D_Johnson 
          ...  D_Johnson hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But T_Butina makes a fine save 
Min. 24 :(sun) John_Swift is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Johnson 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 25 :(val) Zinha crosses into the box, finding A_Gilardino 
          ...  A_Gilardino with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 27 :(sun) D_Frio finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled I_Okoronkwo 
          ...  A_Gilardino with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  RF_Ramos calls him over 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  He's off! 
Min. 28 :(val) R_Baraja looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Malcolm 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by John_Swift 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Liang 
Min. 28 :(sun) J_Juan is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to K_Commons 
          ...  K_Commons cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 29 :(sun) K_Commons looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Juan 
          ...  J_Juan hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through T_Butina's hands 
          ...  But T_Butina recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 31 :(sun) S_Dobie beats Zinha 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Dobie sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 33 :(sun) K_Commons with a flicked pass to J_Juan 
          ...  R_Baraja reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Johnson! 
          ...  T_Butina fists it away! 
Min. 34 :(val) D_Noble takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  John_Swift takes possession 
Min. 37 :(sun) John_Swift looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll have to come off 
Min. 37 :(sun) J_Zebina takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace John_Swift 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 41 :(val) R_Baraja looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Noble 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Noble ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  L_Liang was beaten there! 
Min. 42 :(sun) K_Commons plays it forward to W_Morgan 
          ...  W_Morgan hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from T_Butina 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(sun) D_Frio takes advantage of a mistake by Zinha 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Frio ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 47 :(val) Zinha can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Noble 
          ...  D_Noble lobs L_Liang! 
          ...  But L_Liang stops that one easily 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Sunderland

Min. 46 :(sun) D_Frio with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Dobie gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Dobie tries to beat T_Butina! 
          ...  T_Butina was lucky there 
Min. 47 :(val) M_Malcolm pushes it past W_Morgan 
          ...  M_Malcolm with the shot on net ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 48 :(val) E_Banega pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  E_Banega aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  L_Liang falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 48 :(sun) D_Frio drives it across the face of the goal K_Commons 
          ...  K_Commons runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  T_Butina fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 51 :(sun) D_Frio sidesteps E_Banega 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Fro_Adu with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 51 :(val) S_Shelbe controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Malcolm gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Dobie goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 54 :(sun) J_Juan finds himself in a good position 
          ...  J_Juan belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 55 :(val) S_Joaquin is being prepared to come on 
          ...  E_Banega is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 55 :(val) T_Grahn comes on for D_Noble and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 55 :(val) J_Llorente is being brought on 
          ...  M_Malcolm is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 55 :(val) Valencia switch to playing P 
Min. 55 :(val) Zinha has changed his position on the pitch to a MF 
Min. 55 :(val) R_Dobson plays the back pass 
          ...  T_Butina can't get to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!! 
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 56 :(val) R_Baraja seems to have switched to a MF role 
Min. 56 :(sun) D_Frio runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Johnson 
          ...  But R_Dobson clears the danger 
Min. 57 :(val) I_Okoronkwo knocks it past W_Morgan and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Thompson with an ugly foul 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Tom Morgan looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 58 :(sun) W_Morgan plays in D_Johnson with a beautiful ball 
          ...  D_Johnson throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  T_Butina watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 60 :(val) S_Shelbe controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Bennett 
          ...  He puts in Fro_Adu! 
          ...  Fro_Adu with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  L_Liang moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  L_Liang catches it with style! 
Min. 65 :(val) I_Okoronkwo 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 Zinha 
          ...  D_Johnson seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 66 :(sun) K_Commons drives it forward to D_Johnson 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Johnson ! 
          ...  But T_Butina punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 67 :(val) I_Okoronkwo flicks it over J_Bennett and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  I_Okoronkwo rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  L_Liang makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 68 :(sun) D_Frio hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Johnson latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Johnson tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  T_Butina watches it sail wide! 
Min. 70 :(val) It looks as though Valencia is now playing A 
Min. 76 :(sun) J_Juan sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  S_Dobie runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  S_Dobie with a little chip! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 80 :(sun) W_Morgan runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  W_Morgan hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  T_Butina gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 82 :(val) Zinha has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Zebina 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Baraja! 
          ...  J_Zebina moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 84 :(sun) W_Morgan turns past Zinha 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Fro_Adu with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  K_Commons plays it short to D_Johnson 
          ...  Fro_Adu gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 84 :(sun) D_Frio plays the early ball across the box to find J_Juan in space 
          ...  Zinha bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 85 :(sun) D_Frio controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Baraja 
          ...  He puts in W_Morgan! 
          ...  W_Morgan has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 86 :(val) R_Baraja looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Llorente 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Juan hits it out for a throw 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sun) W_Morgan with the through ball to D_Johnson 
          ...  D_Johnson with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 89 :(val) J_Llorente takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_Llorente sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  L_Liang manages to turn it behind 
Min. 91 :(val) Fro_Adu is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  Fro_Adu with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 

*************  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          : Zinha
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : A_Gilardino (27)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : D_Frio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Dobson (55 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Thompson (57)
Injured              : John_Swift (37)
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       13
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       24
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Sunderland
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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 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
I_Okoronkwo    DF   1  23  11   8  44 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  12  15   5
R_Dobson       DF   1  21   9   3  34 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32 -10   2
Fro_Adu        DF   1  20  10  10  16 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20 -10  -3
S_Shelbe       MF   1  10  27   9  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Zinha          MF   1  11  26   6  20 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  45   0
R_Baraja       MF   1  10  25   6  37 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  45   0
D_Noble        AM   1  11  25  14  17 |  57   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Gilardino    FW   1   8  10  24  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -8
M_Malcolm      FW   1   6   8  22  26 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
E_Banega       MF   1  13  20   7  35 |  57   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_Leijer       DF   2  20  12   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Grahn        MF   1   8  19   8  22 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Joaquin      AM   1   6  17   9  32 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Llorente     FW   1   7   8  18  20 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Liang        GK  27   1   1   1  27 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
J_Bennett      DF   1  21   7  10  19 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  25  10
J_Thompson     DF   1  19  10   4  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
W_Morgan       DF   1  20  11   7  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  30  13
John_Swift     DF   1  21  12   7  22 |  37   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  88  40  10
D_Frio         MF   1   7  21  11  18 |  93   0   0  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 165   2
K_Commons      MF   1   9  22  10  34 |  93   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  90   7
J_Juan         MF   1  10  21   7  38 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  25  30   7
H_Holt         MF   1  10  21   5  39 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Dobie        FW   1   6   6  24  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Johnson      FW   1   6  10  21  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  29   0  23
Y_Vivier       GK  13   1   1   1  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Zebina       DF   1  17   8   7  29 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
F_Hall         DF   1  15   8   7  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Neil_Lennon    MF   1   5  21   4  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Agogo        FW   1   8   8  20  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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