FFO2 Conference, Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Valencia (Mon Aug 21) Eintracht Frankfurt | Valencia 5-3-2 P | 4-4-2 P Anthony Harris | Matt Rose | K_Casteels GK | GK Alex_Remiro F_Dimarco DF | DF C_Coady S_Reguilon DF | DF J_L_Gaya J_Vallejo DF | DF J_Juranovic B_Davies DF | DF J_Costa C_Tolisso MF | MF A_Berenguer T_Hazard MF | MF R_Garcia H_Ziyech MF | MF Rodrigo Juanmi FW | MF A_Herrera C_Kouame FW | FW S_Gnabry P_Ng DF | FW B_Iglesias | J_Pollersbeck SUB | SUB I_Provedel J_Laurent SUB | SUB L_Verissimo R_Wintle SUB | SUB J_Pulido R_Steffen SUB | SUB L_Milla S_Gimenez SUB | SUB C_Akpom Min. 1 :(val) J_L_Gaya controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Gnabry gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Gnabry smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... K_Casteels can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... K_Casteels makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 4 :(val) S_Gnabry with the dribble ... H_Ziyech takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 4 :(frn) C_Kouame with a flashy move ... J_Costa with a nasty foul Min. 5 :(val) A_Berenguer with the heel pass to B_Iglesias ... T_Hazard fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(val) The ball is passed in from B_Iglesias, he finds A_Berenguer ... A_Berenguer attempts a lob! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 7 :(frn) F_Dimarco sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Juranovic with a bad challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 9 :(frn) T_Hazard with electric pace ... He eases past J_Juranovic ... T_Hazard with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... Alex_Remiro claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Matt Rose is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 10 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt ... Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to C Min. 10 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to E Min. 14 :(val) A_Berenguer with the towering header to B_Iglesias ... B_Iglesias hits the ball on the bounce! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Herrera swings it in! ... It comes to S_Gnabry ... He fires it towards to goal ... K_Casteels won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 15 :(frn) C_Kouame lobs it over J_L_Gaya ... S_Gnabry reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 15 :(val) A_Berenguer picks out R_Garcia with the cross ... R_Garcia from 20 yards! ... The ball moves through the air! ... K_Casteels moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... K_Casteels catches it with style! Min. 16 :(frn) H_Ziyech hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Hazard latches onto it! ... R_Garcia brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 18 :(frn) T_Hazard looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Kouame ... C_Kouame has a dig at goal! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Valencia ... Min. 23 :(frn) P_Ng holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Vallejo ... J_Vallejo carves a shot towards goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And Alex_Remiro reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... C_Kouame plays it towards the near post! ... Alex_Remiro jumps well to claim it! Min. 23 :(val) C_Coady with the first time flick to J_Costa ... J_Costa with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But K_Casteels just gets his fingers to that one Min. 32 :(val) R_Garcia takes possession ... Knocks it past B_Davies ... He's through on goal ... R_Garcia with a terrific drive! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Matt Rose ... Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Valencia ... Min. 33 :(frn) C_Kouame with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Juanmi gets on the end of the pass ... J_Juranovic pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 35 :(frn) J_Vallejo with a byline cross to H_Ziyech ... A scorcher of a shot from H_Ziyech! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 37 :(val) S_Gnabry brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Herrera gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Dimarco ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(val) J_Costa pushes it past S_Reguilon ... J_Costa with a blistering shot! ... But K_Casteels parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 44 :(frn) J_Vallejo hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... C_Kouame collects the loose ball! ... Brilliantly taken away by J_L_Gaya!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Valencia Min. 47 :(frn) F_Dimarco with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Vallejo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Vallejo with a stunning strike! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Valencia ... Min. 47 :(val) B_Iglesias with a great first touch ... F_Dimarco with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 49 :(frn) J_Vallejo kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Juanmi gets on the end of the pass ... Juanmi with a thundering volley! ... GOAL!! ... It was a top drawer goal ... Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 Valencia ... Min. 49 :(val) J_Juranovic looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Garcia ... R_Garcia hits the ball on the bounce! ... The shot slips through K_Casteels's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 52 :(val) S_Gnabry squares up to his marker ... He spits at C_Kouame ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 62 :(frn) H_Ziyech takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Kouame ... C_Kouame shoots towards goal! ... 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. 62 :(val) J_Juranovic eases past F_Dimarco ... P_Ng brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 64 :(frn) C_Kouame sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... C_Kouame with a little chip! ... Alex_Remiro saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt ... COMING ON: R_Wintle ... COMING OFF: P_Ng Min. 65 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to A Min. 66 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt ... COMING ON: J_Laurent ... COMING OFF: C_Tolisso Min. 70 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt ... COMING ON: S_Gimenez ... COMING OFF: Juanmi Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: B_Iglesias Min. 70 :(frn) B_Davies looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Gimenez ... A well-placed shot from S_Gimenez! ... Alex_Remiro makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 70 :(frn) F_Dimarco elbows J_L_Gaya off the ball ... Right in front of The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 70 :(val) A_Berenguer leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to C_Akpom ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from C_Akpom! ... It looks good ... K_Casteels blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 71 :(frn) J_Laurent volleys it forward. He finds C_Kouame ... C_Kouame with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... Alex_Remiro narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 73 :(val) R_Garcia finds himself in a good position ... B_Davies hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... A_Herrera flights it in! ... K_Casteels comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Rodrigo with the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... R_Garcia lofts the ball in! ... C_Coady gets to it! ... He hits the side netting Min. 75 :(frn) S_Reguilon looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to B_Davies ... But J_Juranovic wins the ball Min. 77 :(frn) J_Laurent with a slick pass to R_Wintle ... C_Akpom with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 80 :(frn) C_Kouame takes advantage of a mistake by J_Juranovic ... Can he make them pay? ... C_Kouame hits a great shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits Alex_Remiro and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 Valencia ... Min. 81 :(frn) R_Wintle turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Kouame ... C_Kouame sends it flying towards goal! ... But it goes just over Min. 83 :(frn) B_Davies gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Kouame ... C_Kouame is clean through! ... Alex_Remiro tries to make himself big ... Alex_Remiro charges out of his area ... Alex_Remiro parries it Min. 84 :(frn) C_Kouame runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... J_Juranovic plays the back pass ... Alex_Remiro can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... H_Ziyech with an outswinging corner into the box ... B_Davies gets a shot in ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 84 :(val) Rodrigo runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... Driven towards goal by Rodrigo! ... But K_Casteels parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 85 :(frn) R_Wintle has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Juranovic ... He knocks it to T_Hazard! ... T_Hazard with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 85 :(val) Rodrigo looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Coady ... J_Laurent takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(val) C_Coady plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... F_Dimarco rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Commerzbank Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Kouame (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Hazard (9), C_Kouame (18,80), J_Vallejo (47), Juanmi (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Ziyech (4), T_Hazard (5), F_Dimarco (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Garcia Scorers : R_Garcia (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eintracht Frankfurt | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 15 | 13 Off target : 5 | 7 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 16 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Eintracht Frankfurt 5 - 1 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 1 1 1 25 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 F_Dimarco DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 93 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 36 38 -2 S_Reguilon DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 J_Vallejo DF 1 19 14 9 25 | 93 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 72 59 B_Davies DF 1 19 14 9 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 32 13 C_Tolisso MF 1 10 19 9 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Hazard MF 1 8 19 14 24 | 93 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 -2 28 38 H_Ziyech MF 1 7 19 15 26 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20 5 Juanmi FW 1 3 12 18 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 C_Kouame FW 1 3 13 19 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 17 71 P_Ng DF 1 17 11 7 24 | 67 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 0 J_Pollersbeck GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Laurent MF 1 3 18 14 27 | 25 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 24 0 R_Wintle DM 1 12 16 8 28 | 26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 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 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 22 1 1 1 28 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -26 0 0 0 C_Coady DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 J_L_Gaya DF 1 19 13 8 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 17 0 J_Juranovic DF 1 19 13 8 27 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 17 0 J_Costa DF 1 18 14 8 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 A_Berenguer MF 1 4 18 13 22 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 9 R_Garcia MF 1 11 18 12 31 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 27 0 60 Rodrigo MF 1 4 18 13 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 22 A_Herrera MF 1 14 18 5 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gnabry FW 1 8 16 20 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 14 4 B_Iglesias FW 1 4 12 19 28 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 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 17 13 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pulido DF 1 11 6 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Milla MF 1 11 17 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Akpom FW 1 4 11 17 28 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1692604996 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40