FFO2 EFL, Valencia vs. Barcelona (Sun Feb 05)


                             Valencia  |  Barcelona
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  5-1-2-2 P
                            Matt Rose  |  Graeme Edwards
                                       |
                       Alex_Remiro GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                           J_Costa DF  |  DF Y_Berchiche
                          M_Gaspar DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                           C_Coady DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                          J_L_Gaya DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                        M_Caqueret DM  |  DF D_Alaba
                          A_Witsel DM  |  DM B_White
                       A_Berenguer MF  |  MF P_Coutinho
                           Rodrigo MF  |  MF Raphinha
                        B_Iglesias FW  |  FW G_Jesus
                          S_Gnabry FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                        I_Provedel SUB |  SUB M_Pigliacelli
                       L_Verissimo SUB |  SUB C_Kipre
                         A_Pedraza SUB |  SUB M_Gotze
                          R_Garcia SUB |  SUB M_Sobottka
                         M_Watters SUB |  SUB L_de_Jong




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 3  :(val) C_Coady passes the ball to S_Gnabry 
          ...  S_Gnabry belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  P_Gulacsi falls over 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 5  :(bca) M_Oyarzabal plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  B_White keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  B_White with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  Barcelona have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 7  :(val) J_L_Gaya is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 20 :(bca) M_Oyarzabal with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Alex_Remiro makes a difficult save 
Min. 23 :(bca) G_Jesus with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Gaspar a clean set of heals 
          ...  C_Coady slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 24 :(val) B_Iglesias with a smart pass to J_L_Gaya 
          ...  Fine tackle by Y_Berchiche 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 25 :(bca) P_Coutinho works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Jesus 
          ...  But J_Costa puts it in row Z! 
Min. 27 :(val) A_Berenguer gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds S_Gnabry 
          ...  S_Gnabry with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 33 :(val) Rodrigo beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Rodrigo fires the shot in! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 34 :(bca) Y_Berchiche jinks past B_Iglesias 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Gaspar 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 35 :(val) A_Berenguer holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gnabry 
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Gnabry! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 36 :(bca) P_Coutinho sidesteps J_Costa 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  P_Coutinho tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 37 :(bca) Y_Berchiche finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  Rodrigo pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  R_Semedo passes to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the header! 
          ...  But Alex_Remiro punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 40 :(val) S_Gnabry breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  Raphinha brings him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  S_Gnabry with the curler 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(val) J_Costa unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Gaspar 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Gaspar! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 47 :(bca) G_Jesus jinks past the defender 
          ...  G_Jesus attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 48 :(val) J_Costa turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  N_Otamendi wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 49 :(val) Curled in dangerously from Rodrigo to J_L_Gaya 
          ...  J_L_Gaya attempts to nutmeg P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 49 :(bca) B_White looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Raphinha 
          ...  B_Iglesias with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

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

Min. 48 :(val) B_Iglesias sidesteps D_Carvajal 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Iglesias! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Valencia fans go wild! 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 49 :(val) J_L_Gaya takes advantage of a mistake by R_Semedo 
          ...  He crosses to S_Gnabry 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Alaba 
Min. 49 :(val) A_Witsel runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Iglesias 
          ...  D_Carvajal pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 52 :(bca) G_Jesus lobs it over the defender 
          ...  G_Jesus attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Alex_Remiro's hands 
          ...  But Alex_Remiro recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 54 :(val) C_Coady finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  A_Witsel swings it in 
          ...  S_Gnabry gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Gnabry with the drive! 
          ...  It's beaten P_Gulacsi 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 55 :(val) M_Gaspar bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Gnabry 
          ...  S_Gnabry from 20 yards! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 55 :(bca) M_Oyarzabal flicks it over J_Costa's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Coady 
Min. 60 :(bca) G_Jesus jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  J_L_Gaya wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 61 :(bca) P_Coutinho leaves A_Witsel standing 
          ...  J_Costa fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 63 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Kipre 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Otamendi 
Min. 63 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gotze 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Coutinho 
Min. 64 :(val) J_L_Gaya drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer tries to chip the ball over P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 65 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: L_de_Jong 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 66 :(val) B_Iglesias slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  C_Kipre with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(val) A defence splitting pass from A_Berenguer to B_Iglesias 
          ...  B_Iglesias with a thundering shot! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Watters 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Iglesias 
Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Garcia 
          ...  COMING OFF: Rodrigo 
Min. 71 :(bca) L_de_Jong beats J_Costa 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  But C_Coady with the fine tackle 
Min. 72 :(bca) Raphinha has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Witsel! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Raphinha with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 73 :(bca) D_Alaba plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Alaba hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro gathers it easily 
Min. 77 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  Barcelona have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 82 :(bca) R_Semedo with a 50-yard pass to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Barcelona have surely won this game! 
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 83 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  Barcelona have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 86 :(val) S_Gnabry brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Watters gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Watters with the chance! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Caqueret swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  J_L_Gaya with the shot! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bca) L_de_Jong with a first time pass 
          ...  M_Gotze runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Gotze with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro just watches it fly safely wide! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : B_Iglesias
Scorers              : B_Iglesias (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : G_Jesus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_White (5), G_Jesus (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Raphinha (40), P_Gulacsi (54), C_Kipre (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       3
Key Passes           :          11        |       5
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 2 Barcelona
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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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Alex_Remiro    GK  20   1   1   1  28 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
J_Costa        DF   1  17  12   7  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  20   0
M_Gaspar       DF   1  18  13  11  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  19  17
C_Coady        DF   1  17  11   9  25 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  69  21   0
J_L_Gaya       DF   1  18  12   8  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  22  40  36
M_Caqueret     DM   1  12  17   3  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Witsel       DM   1  13  17   8  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Berenguer    MF   1   3  17  12  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  12
Rodrigo        MF   1   4  17  12  23 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  16
B_Iglesias     FW   1   3  11  18  28 |  74   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  37  21  34
S_Gnabry       FW   1   7  15  19  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  17  46
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  12   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pedraza      MF   1  10  15   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Garcia       MF   1  10  17  11  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Watters      FW   1   7  12  15  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13

Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Gulacsi      GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  52   0   0   0
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  18  15  12  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  18  15   8  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  17  14   6  22 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  16  13   3  29 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   1  18  15  11  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  17
B_White        DM   1  17  16   7  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  16  50
P_Coutinho     MF   1   3  19  16  26 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   8
Raphinha       MF   1   8  18  17  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
G_Jesus        FW   1   4  13  21  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  14  18  27 |  69   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  20
M_Pigliacelli  GK  17   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kipre        DF   1  16   9   3  27 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Gotze        MF   1   5  18  13  26 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Sobottka     MF   1   8  12   3  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_de_Jong      FW   1   4  11  18  30 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
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