FFO2 EFL, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Valencia (Thu Mar 30)


                  Eintracht Frankfurt  |  Valencia
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
                                    -  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                        K_Casteels GK  |  GK Alex_Remiro
                        S_Reguilon DF  |  DF M_Gaspar
                         F_Dimarco DF  |  DF J_L_Gaya
                         J_Vallejo DF  |  DF C_Coady
                          B_Davies DF  |  DF J_Costa
                         C_Tolisso DM  |  MF A_Berenguer
                         J_Laurent MF  |  MF R_Garcia
                          H_Ziyech MF  |  MF Rodrigo
                          T_Hazard MF  |  MF M_Caqueret
                            Juanmi FW  |  FW S_Gnabry
                          C_Kouame FW  |  FW B_Iglesias
                                       |
                        P_Rajkovic SUB |  SUB I_Provedel
                              P_Ng SUB |  SUB L_Verissimo
                          G_Sertic SUB |  SUB J_Pulido
                         R_Steffen SUB |  SUB J_Milner
                         S_Gimenez SUB |  SUB M_Watters




Min. 3  :(frn) Juanmi with a measured ball to C_Kouame 
          ...  C_Kouame cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 5  :(val) J_Costa with a flicked pass to S_Gnabry 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Juanmi 
Min. 6  :(frn) J_Laurent latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  J_Laurent hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 6  :(val) S_Gnabry breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat K_Casteels now! 
          ...  Juanmi trips him up from behind! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 6  :(val) S_Gnabry fires over a low cross to M_Caqueret 
          ...  C_Tolisso with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 7  :(frn) F_Dimarco finds H_Ziyech in acres of space 
          ...  H_Ziyech blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 10 :(val) A_Berenguer spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to B_Iglesias! 
          ...  But F_Dimarco slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 13 :(frn) J_Laurent with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Kouame 
          ...  C_Kouame with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 13 :(val) J_Costa with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Vallejo 
          ...  He crosses to J_L_Gaya 
          ...  T_Hazard with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 13 :(val) J_Costa looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Berenguer 
          ...  But C_Tolisso wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 14 :(frn) C_Tolisso runs towards the goal 
          ...  C_Tolisso belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 16 :(frn) J_Laurent finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Laurent! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Alex_Remiro dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Alex_Remiro beaten! 
Min. 17 :(frn) H_Ziyech makes a run into space 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Caqueret hits it out for a throw 
Min. 18 :(frn) C_Kouame takes possession 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Costa 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 22 :(frn) Juanmi gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds S_Reguilon 
          ...  Intercepted by M_Gaspar 
Min. 24 :(val) A_Berenguer breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat K_Casteels now! 
          ...  C_Tolisso trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_Caqueret plays it short to S_Gnabry 
          ...  S_Gnabry sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Eintracht Frankfurt fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 27 :(val) Rodrigo hoists the ball across to J_L_Gaya 
          ...  F_Dimarco with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 29 :(frn) J_Vallejo looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Laurent 
          ...  J_L_Gaya fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 30 :(val) R_Garcia knocks the ball past J_Vallejo 
          ...  Now he crosses to S_Gnabry! 
          ...  S_Reguilon with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 32 :(val) S_Gnabry turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Casteels dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Casteels beaten! 
Min. 36 :(frn) C_Tolisso races into the box 
          ...  He sees H_Ziyech lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  H_Ziyech runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Alex_Remiro 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 38 :(val) Rodrigo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Iglesias 
          ...  But F_Dimarco will cut out the threat 
Min. 42 :(frn) Juanmi finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Great challenge by J_L_Gaya 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Dimarco floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_L_Gaya gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 42 :(val) J_Costa runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Gnabry 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Vallejo 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(frn) F_Dimarco takes advantage of a mistake by J_Costa 
          ...  He puts in C_Kouame! 
          ...  C_Kouame has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 43 :(frn) H_Ziyech is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to C_Tolisso 
          ...  M_Caqueret had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  Juanmi smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Milner 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 46 :(val) R_Garcia with a smart pass to M_Gaspar 
          ...  M_Gaspar goes for goal! 
          ...  K_Casteels makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(val) J_L_Gaya kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Milner gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Milner sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 47 :(frn) F_Dimarco hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Kouame collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from C_Kouame! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 47 :(val) A_Berenguer runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off F_Dimarco back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Berenguer with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  K_Casteels never had a chance! 
Min. 54 :(frn) S_Reguilon takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Kouame 
          ...  C_Kouame fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Alex_Remiro punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Verissimo 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Costa 
Min. 55 :(val) S_Gnabry plays a long ball to R_Garcia 
          ...  R_Garcia tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 56 :(val) S_Gnabry with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past F_Dimarco 
          ...  S_Gnabry has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Berenguer swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  S_Gnabry gets to it! 
          ...  But K_Casteels makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 58 :(val) Rodrigo dribbles it into the box 
          ...  Rodrigo drives the ball low! 
          ...  K_Casteels makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 63 :(frn) F_Dimarco spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to C_Tolisso! 
          ...  C_Tolisso hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro makes a difficult save 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Ng 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Davies 
Min. 68 :(val) J_L_Gaya with the towering header to R_Garcia 
          ...  R_Garcia drives it low! 
          ...  It's beaten K_Casteels 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 70 :(frn) H_Ziyech takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Juanmi 
          ...  Juanmi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 70 :(val) C_Coady cuts in on H_Ziyech's blind side 
          ...  C_Coady sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 71 :(frn) J_Laurent takes advantage of a mistake by C_Coady 
          ...  He puts in Juanmi! 
          ...  Juanmi with the shot on net! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 73 :(frn) J_Vallejo with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Gaspar 
          ...  J_Vallejo aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 74 :(frn) J_Laurent runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Laurent has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 Valencia ...
Min. 75 :(frn) Juanmi turns past J_L_Gaya 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But M_Gaspar puts the ball out of play 
Min. 75 :(val) M_Gaspar sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  H_Ziyech stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  R_Garcia drives it in 
          ...  K_Casteels goes down well to save 
Min. 75 :(val) Rodrigo hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Gaspar latches onto it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Kouame 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_L_Gaya dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Iglesias rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But K_Casteels punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 76 :(val) A_Berenguer beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  F_Dimarco with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  - looks relieved 
Min. 77 :(val) R_Garcia dribbles past S_Reguilon 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Vallejo with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 81 :(frn) S_Reguilon hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Ziyech latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Gaspar tackles cleanly 
Min. 82 :(val) C_Coady with the through ball to L_Verissimo 
          ...  S_Reguilon forces him off the ball 
Min. 83 :(frn) P_Ng controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  Juanmi gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Juanmi blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 83 :(val) L_Verissimo runs towards the goal 
          ...  L_Verissimo hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Casteels moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  K_Casteels catches it with style! 
Min. 84 :(frn) C_Kouame takes on C_Coady 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  C_Kouame drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 86 :(frn) F_Dimarco times his run well 
          ...  F_Dimarco goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Alex_Remiro's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by P_Ng 
          ...  Alex_Remiro comes out and claims it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(val) L_Verissimo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to B_Iglesias 
          ...  B_Iglesias drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits K_Casteels and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  Valencia have pulled one back! 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Valencia ...
Min. 91 :(val) B_Iglesias hoists the ball across to Rodrigo 
          ...  Rodrigo with the header! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Eintracht Frankfurt fans taunt him about that effort 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Commerzbank Arena
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : F_Dimarco (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Tolisso (14), C_Kouame (47), J_Laurent (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Juanmi (6), T_Hazard (13), C_Tolisso (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : B_Iglesias
Scorers              : B_Iglesias (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_L_Gaya (29), M_Caqueret (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                     Eintracht Frankfurt  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          11        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       18
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Final Score          : Eintracht Frankfurt 3 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Casteels     GK  20   1   1   1  25 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  18  13   8  21 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  38   0
F_Dimarco      DF   1  18  13  10  27 |  93   0   3   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  66 103  14
J_Vallejo      DF   1  18  14   8  25 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  18  20
B_Davies       DF   1  18  13   8  23 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tolisso      DM   1   9  19   9  22 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  60  11  63
J_Laurent      MF   1   3  18  13  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  28  64
H_Ziyech       MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  24
T_Hazard       MF   1   8  18  13  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Juanmi         FW   1   3  11  18  24 |  93   0   1   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  35  40  34
C_Kouame       FW   1   3  12  19  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  37   0  59
P_Rajkovic     GK  16   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ng           DF   1  16  11   6  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
G_Sertic       DF   1  11   6   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Steffen      MF   1   7  15  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gimenez      FW   1   4  11  16  24 |   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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Alex_Remiro    GK  20   1   1   1  28 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Gaspar       DF   1  18  13  11  26 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  66   0  17
J_L_Gaya       DF   1  18  13   8  26 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  42  36  -2
C_Coady        DF   1  18  11   9  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  15
J_Costa        DF   1  17  13   8  27 |  57   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  76   0
A_Berenguer    MF   1   3  17  12  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  24
R_Garcia       MF   1  10  17  11  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  43
Rodrigo        MF   1   4  17  12  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  28
M_Caqueret     MF   1  12  17   3  25 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  -2  -2
S_Gnabry       FW   1   8  15  20  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  51  16
B_Iglesias     FW   1   4  11  18  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  21  38
I_Provedel     GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Verissimo    DF   1  16  13   6  23 |  36   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  46  22
J_Pulido       DF   1  11   6   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Milner       MF   1  11  17   5  32 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
M_Watters      FW   1   7  12  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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