FFO2 EFL, Valencia vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Sun Jan 15) Valencia | Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2-1-1-2 E | 4-5-1 C Matt Rose | Josh Barclay-Watt | Alex_Remiro GK | GK K_Casteels J_Costa DF | DF J_Vallejo M_Gaspar DF | DF F_Dimarco L_Verissimo DF | DF S_Reguilon J_L_Gaya DF | DF B_Davies A_Witsel DM | MF C_Tolisso M_Caqueret DM | MF H_Ziyech A_Berenguer MF | MF J_Henderson Rodrigo AM | MF R_Steffen B_Iglesias FW | MF T_Hazard S_Gnabry FW | FW C_Kouame | I_Provedel SUB | SUB S_McDermott J_Pulido SUB | SUB A_Esswein J_Allevinah SUB | SUB G_Sertic R_Garcia SUB | SUB B_Ramselaar M_Watters SUB | SUB M_Langerak Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(val) A_Berenguer looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to Rodrigo ... Rodrigo attempts a chip! ... K_Casteels falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Valencia fans start to taunt him now! ... Valencia go ahead in this match now! ... Valencia 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ... Min. 8 :(frn) C_Kouame breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Alex_Remiro now! ... M_Gaspar trips him up from behind! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 11 :(frn) J_Vallejo with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to H_Ziyech ... H_Ziyech has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... C_Kouame swings it in! ... Alex_Remiro comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 15 :(val) A_Witsel kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Gaspar gets on the end of the pass ... M_Gaspar has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 15 :(frn) C_Tolisso takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Henderson ... But he loses control of it ... M_Caqueret hits it out for a throw Min. 16 :(val) J_Costa flicks it over J_Henderson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Vallejo tackles cleanly Min. 20 :(val) Rodrigo spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_Berenguer with a lovely pass! ... T_Hazard seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 26 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt ... Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to L Min. 26 :(val) A_Berenguer spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Gaspar! ... M_Gaspar rifles it to the far post! ... K_Casteels is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... K_Casteels looks very relieved! Min. 28 :(frn) B_Davies with a one-touch layoff to H_Ziyech ... But he loses control of it ... M_Gaspar belts it clear Min. 30 :(frn) H_Ziyech with a 50-yard pass to C_Kouame ... But J_Costa puts the ball out of play Min. 32 :(val) A_Witsel cuts the ball back to B_Iglesias ... B_Iglesias hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Gaspar swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... K_Casteels easily claims the ball! Min. 32 :(val) A_Berenguer is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to B_Iglesias ... R_Steffen is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Matt Rose looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 36 :(val) Rodrigo jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Vallejo reads the play well Min. 36 :(frn) J_Vallejo with an inswinging cross to R_Steffen ... R_Steffen blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Valencia 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt ... Min. 40 :(frn) S_Reguilon takes possession ... What can he do here? ... A_Witsel with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(val) A_Witsel with a glorious 60-yard pass to Rodrigo ... B_Davies stands his ground and wins the tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt Min. 48 :(val) Rodrigo takes advantage of a mistake by R_Steffen ... He runs towards goal ... Rodrigo fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... Valencia go in front now with that goal! ... Valencia 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt ... Min. 48 :(frn) J_Henderson fires over a low cross to T_Hazard ... T_Hazard tries to beat Alex_Remiro from outside the area! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 49 :(val) The ball goes loose! ... B_Iglesias gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... C_Tolisso fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 51 :(frn) C_Kouame takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... Alex_Remiro with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... PENALTY!! ... The Referee waves the players away ... C_Kouame with the spot kick ... He tries a cheeky Panenka chip over the keeper ... GOAL!! ... Alex_Remiro looks embarrassed he dived too early ... The game's up for grabs now! ... Valencia 2-2 Eintracht Frankfurt... Min. 54 :(val) J_L_Gaya takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... R_Steffen wins the ball Min. 55 :(val) S_Gnabry hoists the ball across to M_Gaspar ... M_Gaspar aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... K_Casteels takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 59 :(val) A defence splitting pass from B_Iglesias to M_Gaspar ... H_Ziyech goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... Rodrigo hoists it forward ... B_Iglesias gets on the end of it ... F_Dimarco makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Berenguer! ... The danger is dealt with by S_Reguilon Min. 61 :(frn) T_Hazard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... H_Ziyech gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Caqueret gathers up the loose ball Min. 65 :(val) J_Costa knocks it past S_Reguilon and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Reguilon does well to get the tackle in Min. 65 :(val) J_Costa is spitting at C_Tolisso ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 69 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt ... Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to C 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. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: J_Pulido ... COMING OFF: J_Costa Min. 73 :(val) J_L_Gaya has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past S_Reguilon ... He puts in M_Gaspar! ... M_Gaspar from 20 yards! ... Looks like it should be easy for K_Casteels ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... K_Casteels looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 75 :(val) A_Witsel is spitting at T_Hazard ... He should be ashamed! ... Disgusting! ... That's a very late challenge ... The referee calls him over ... He's a dead man walking and he knows it... ... YELLOW CARD! ... RED CARD! Min. 75 :(frn) J_Henderson turns past M_Gaspar ... He has created space for himself now ... J_L_Gaya with the tackle Min. 77 :(val) A_Berenguer cuts inside J_Vallejo ... He worked that well ... He puts in S_Gnabry! ... S_Gnabry with the chance! ... K_Casteels makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 80 :(frn) T_Hazard looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Kouame ... M_Gaspar reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 81 :(frn) S_Reguilon turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Tolisso ... C_Tolisso sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But it goes wide Min. 83 :(val) K_Casteels with a terrible kick! ... M_Watters takes control of the ball! ... M_Watters strikes a wicked curler! ... K_Casteels can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... K_Casteels was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 85 :(frn) R_Steffen has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Gaspar! ... He has some space now! ... M_Gaspar redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(frn) B_Davies has a go! ... It hits the defender ... C_Kouame collects the loose ball! ... M_Gaspar with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 93 :(frn) T_Hazard finds himself in a good position ... R_Garcia with the high feet ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 94 :(val) S_Gnabry get's past T_Hazard ... He's gonna worry them again ... C_Tolisso reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 94 :(frn) S_Reguilon plays the early ball across the box to find J_Vallejo in space ... But L_Verissimo wins the tackle cleanly ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Rodrigo (Man of the Match) Scorers : Rodrigo (1,48) Sent Off : A_Witsel (75) Booked : Alex_Remiro (51), R_Garcia (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Steffen Scorers : R_Steffen (36), C_Kouame (51 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Eintracht Frankfurt Attempts on Goal : 9 | 5 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 9 Key Passes : 10 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 2 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex_Remiro GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -14 0 0 0 J_Costa DF 1 17 12 7 27 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 M_Gaspar DF 1 18 13 11 26 | 95 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 66 0 56 L_Verissimo DF 1 16 12 6 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 J_L_Gaya DF 1 17 12 7 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 20 0 A_Witsel DM 1 13 16 8 31 | 76 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 38 -10 M_Caqueret DM 1 12 16 3 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 A_Berenguer MF 1 3 17 12 22 | 95 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 Rodrigo AM 1 4 17 12 23 | 71 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 80 B_Iglesias FW 1 3 11 18 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 S_Gnabry FW 1 7 15 19 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 I_Provedel GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pulido DF 1 11 6 2 33 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Allevinah MF 1 5 13 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Garcia MF 1 10 17 11 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 M_Watters FW 1 7 12 15 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Casteels GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 J_Vallejo DF 1 18 13 8 25 | 95 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 65 0 F_Dimarco DF 1 18 13 10 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 17 13 7 21 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 38 0 B_Davies DF 1 17 13 8 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 19 0 C_Tolisso MF 1 9 18 8 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 14 16 H_Ziyech MF 1 7 17 14 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 J_Henderson MF 1 5 18 12 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 R_Steffen MF 1 7 15 12 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 33 0 40 T_Hazard MF 1 7 18 13 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 28 11 C_Kouame FW 1 3 12 18 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 S_McDermott GK 13 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Esswein MF 1 9 14 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Sertic MF 1 11 6 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Ramselaar FW 1 4 10 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Langerak DF 12 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1673817232 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40