FFO2 EFL, Valencia vs. Sporting Lisbon (Mon Apr 03)


                             Valencia  |  Sporting Lisbon
                          5-2-0-1-2 A  |  5-1-0-4 A
                            Matt Rose  |  Gary Windebank
                                       |
                       Alex_Remiro GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                           J_Costa DF  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                       L_Verissimo DF  |  DF J_Boateng
                           C_Coady DF  |  FW M_Politano
                          J_Pulido DF  |  DF L_Shaw
                          M_Gaspar DF  |  FW F_de_Jong
                           Rodrigo AM  |  DF D_Rensch
                        M_Caqueret DM  |  DM Casemiro
                          J_Milner DM  |  FW E_Hazard
                        B_Iglesias FW  |  DF A_Telles
                          S_Gnabry FW  |  DF R_Karsdorp
                                       |
                        I_Provedel SUB |  SUB T_Krul
                      M_Balenziaga SUB |  SUB J_Juranovic
                       A_Berenguer SUB |  SUB M_Yoshida
                          R_Garcia SUB |  SUB L_Gugganig
                         M_Watters SUB |  SUB J_M_Mata




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 2  :(lis) F_de_Jong with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  J_Milner takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 6  :(val) L_Verissimo breaks free from R_Karsdorp 
          ...  L_Verissimo with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes fists it away 
Min. 7  :(lis) L_Shaw floats the ball in to find A_Telles 
          ...  A_Telles hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Alex_Remiro's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Casemiro swings it in! 
          ...  C_Coady gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 10 :(lis) R_Lewandowski sidesteps J_Costa 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  R_Lewandowski tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 13 :(val) C_Coady races into the box 
          ...  He sees B_Iglesias lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  D_Rensch with the tackle 
Min. 16 :(lis) F_de_Jong moves forward 
          ...  Rodrigo with an ugly foul 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  M_Politano swings it in 
          ...  F_de_Jong takes control of it! 
          ...  F_de_Jong launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Rensch 
          ...  Alex_Remiro makes the catch! 
Min. 17 :(lis) M_Politano runs forward 
          ...  J_Costa robs him of the ball 
Min. 18 :(lis) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Hazard is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  E_Hazard tries the shot! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 19 :(val) S_Gnabry with a great first touch 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Rensch belts it clear 
Min. 20 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 23 :(val) S_Gnabry finds J_Costa with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Costa with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
Min. 24 :(val) Rodrigo beats his marker 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Telles 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 35 :(lis) R_Lewandowski looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Shaw 
          ...  L_Shaw goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro was lucky there 
Min. 37 :(lis) R_Karsdorp controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Politano gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Politano with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits Alex_Remiro and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  And Sporting Lisbon are leading in the game now 
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 38 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  F_de_Jong will now play as a MF 
Min. 38 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  E_Hazard will now play as a MF 
Min. 39 :(lis) M_Politano takes advantage of a mistake by M_Caqueret 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to R_Lewandowski! 
          ...  S_Gnabry hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Telles with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Gaspar gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 40 :(val) C_Coady with an inch perfect pass to J_Costa 
          ...  J_Costa hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Lopes gathers it easily 
Min. 40 :(lis) E_Hazard runs at C_Coady 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  C_Coady reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 42 :(lis) L_Shaw beats J_Pulido 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Costa 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(lis) A_Telles has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Alex_Remiro! 
          ...  J_Milner hacks him down! 
          ...  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. 45 :(val) M_Caqueret plays a first time ball through the defence to Rodrigo 
          ...  Rodrigo blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  What agility from A_Lopes 
Min. 46 :(val) Rodrigo with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Sporting Lisbon

Min. 51 :(lis) M_Politano has space to run with the ball 
          ...  M_Gaspar wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 52 :(lis) Casemiro beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  Casemiro hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 58 :(lis) D_Rensch sidesteps his marker 
          ...  M_Caqueret tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 58 :(lis) A_Telles pulls it back to M_Politano 
          ...  J_Costa tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Boateng with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  C_Coady clears the danger 
Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: J_M_Mata 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Hazard 
Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Juranovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Telles 
Min. 60 :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  J_M_Mata will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(lis) R_Karsdorp takes advantage of a mistake by J_Pulido 
          ...  He puts in J_M_Mata! 
          ...  J_M_Mata belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Alex_Remiro gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 63 :(val) L_Verissimo cuts through the defence 
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Verissimo! 
          ...  But A_Lopes punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 64 :(lis) F_de_Jong squares up to Rodrigo 
          ...  He's elbowed him right in the nose! 
          ...  If that happened anywhere else, he'd get arrested! 
          ...  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. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Watters 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Iglesias 
Min. 71 :(val) S_Gnabry has broken clear! Just A_Lopes to beat! 
          ...  L_Shaw brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 72 :(lis) J_M_Mata is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Politano 
          ...  J_Costa with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 73 :(val) S_Gnabry gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Rodrigo 
          ...  Rodrigo curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Lopes parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 73 :(lis) M_Politano sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Politano attempts a chip! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 75 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Gugganig 
          ...  COMING OFF: Casemiro 
Min. 80 :(lis) J_M_Mata turns past M_Gaspar 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But C_Coady sweeps up the threat 
Min. 83 :(lis) R_Lewandowski sprints past L_Verissimo 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Lewandowski controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 85 :(val) M_Gaspar runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Boateng back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Gaspar sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes gathers it easily 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : C_Coady
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Milner (43)
Booked               : Rodrigo (16), J_Costa (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : R_Karsdorp (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Politano (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_de_Jong (64), L_Shaw (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Sporting Lisbon
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       10
Off target           :           0        |       4
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       16
Key Tackles          :          10        |       4
Key Passes           :           5        |       7
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Sporting Lisbon
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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 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
J_Costa        DF   1  17  13   8  27 |  92   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  67  -2  38
L_Verissimo    DF   1  16  13   6  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44
C_Coady        DF   1  18  11   9  25 |  92   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  88  42   0
J_Pulido       DF   1  11   6   2  33 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gaspar       DF   1  18  13  11  26 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  44   0  17
Rodrigo        AM   1   4  17  12  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  30
M_Caqueret     DM   1  12  17   3  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
J_Milner       DM   1  11  17   5  32 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
B_Iglesias     FW   1   4  11  18  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gnabry       FW   1   8  15  20  28 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  34   0
I_Provedel     GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Balenziaga   DF   1  10   6   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Berenguer    MF   1   3  17  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Garcia       MF   1  10  17  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Watters      FW   1   7  12  15  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4  12  21  26 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  20  10
J_Boateng      DF   1  18  16   7  33 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
M_Politano     FW   1   1  11  20  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  21  32
L_Shaw         DF   1  18  16  11  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  14  15
F_de_Jong      MF   1   3  19  16  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  10
D_Rensch       DF   1  17  14  11  28 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
Casemiro       DM   1  14  19  12  32 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
E_Hazard       MF   1   2  18  16  27 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Telles       DF   1  18  13   7  21 |  61   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  19  17
R_Karsdorp     DF   1  17  16  12  24 |  92   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
T_Krul         GK  15   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Juranovic    DF   1  18  13   8  27 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Yoshida      DF   1  16  11   9  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gugganig     DM   1  10  13   2  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_M_Mata       MF   1   3  18  16  31 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
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