FFO2 Conference, Sunderland vs. Valencia (Thu Sep 14)


                           Sunderland  |  Valencia
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-1-2-2 P
                          David Gooch  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK Alex_Remiro
                         B_Godfrey DF  |  DF C_Coady
                         A_Ogbonna DF  |  DF Gorosabel
                            W_Boly DF  |  DF J_Costa
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF J_L_Gaya
                       V_Ryabushko MF  |  AM A_Berenguer
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF R_Garcia
                           M_Nunes MF  |  AM Rodrigo
                         Evanilson FW  |  DM A_Herrera
                         A_Carroll FW  |  FW S_Gnabry
                         J_Draxler AM  |  FW B_Iglesias
                                       |
                        D_Velhulst SUB |  SUB I_Provedel
                          N_Molina SUB |  SUB L_Verissimo
                         N_Bajrami SUB |  SUB J_Pulido
                        S_Berghuis SUB |  SUB L_Milla
                         A_Modeste SUB |  SUB C_Akpom




Min. 2  :(val) A defence splitting pass from R_Garcia to A_Herrera 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Herrera! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  The Valencia players are surrounding the referee! 
Min. 3  :(sun) J_Draxler takes advantage of a mistake by Gorosabel 
          ...  He puts in W_Boly! 
          ...  W_Boly could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro gathers it easily 
Min. 3  :(val) A_Berenguer leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to B_Iglesias 
          ...  C_Biraghi fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  R_Garcia floats it forward 
          ...  Rodrigo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Rodrigo with a stunning strike! 
          ...  B_Leno is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  B_Leno looks very relieved! 
Min. 4  :(sun) V_Ryabushko storms past his marker 
          ...  V_Ryabushko fires the shot in! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 5  :(val) R_Garcia volleys it forward. He finds A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 6  :(val) S_Gnabry backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Costa gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Costa swings in the shot! 
          ...  B_Leno can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  B_Leno makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 8  :(sun) A_Ogbonna pulls it back to W_Boly 
          ...  W_Boly hits a curling shot! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 13 :(val) J_L_Gaya takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gnabry 
          ...  S_Gnabry shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Herrera crosses it in! 
          ...  Rodrigo gets something on it! 
          ...  B_Leno with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 16 :(sun) A_Carroll beats A_Herrera 
          ...  A_Carroll with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 23 :(sun) A_Carroll slips past C_Coady 
          ...  A_Carroll launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunes curls it into the box! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Carroll swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by V_Ryabushko 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Carroll 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  Alex_Remiro saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Draxler curls it into the box! 
          ...  Gorosabel gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 24 :(val) B_Iglesias with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  B_Iglesias with the shot! 
          ...  B_Leno blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 24 :(sun) A_Ogbonna latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  C_Coady with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  V_Ryabushko swings it in 
          ...  A_Carroll gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_L_Gaya with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 27 :(val) Gorosabel jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Boly 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 29 :(val) A_Berenguer plays the early ball across the box to find A_Herrera in space 
          ...  V_Ryabushko is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 31 :(sun) Evanilson runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Costa back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Berenguer steals the ball of off him 
Min. 34 :(sun) V_Ryabushko spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds Evanilson with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Evanilson with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Draxler! 
          ...  It is kicked away by R_Garcia 
Min. 35 :(sun) M_Nunes drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 40 :(sun) W_Boly with the heel pass to Evanilson 
          ...  J_Costa with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 42 :(val) Rodrigo is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Iglesias 
          ...  B_Iglesias tries to chip the ball over B_Leno! 
          ...  B_Leno makes a difficult save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(val) J_Costa with the dribble 
          ...  B_Godfrey is easily beaten 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 44 :(val) S_Gnabry has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Godfrey 
          ...  He puts in C_Coady! 
          ...  C_Coady fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  B_Leno palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Berenguer hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Godfrey wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 44 :(val) R_Garcia barges into B_Godfrey!! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 45 :(sun) J_Draxler flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Carroll runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Carroll controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 47 :(val) B_Iglesias backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Coady gets on the end of it 
          ...  W_Boly with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(val) A_Berenguer gets to the byline and finds Rodrigo with a beautiful cross 
          ...  B_Godfrey with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 47 :(val) R_Garcia chips the ball forward to J_Costa 
          ...  J_Costa tries the shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 51 :(sun) A_Carroll chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Draxler 
          ...  Gorosabel cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 54 :(val) J_Costa is too quick for W_Boly 
          ...  J_Costa hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  B_Leno with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 55 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Molina 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Godfrey 
Min. 57 :(sun) J_Draxler plays it long to M_Nunes 
          ...  M_Nunes with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him! 
Min. 58 :(val) C_Coady crosses to B_Iglesias 
          ...  B_Iglesias with a little chip! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 60 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Milla 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Herrera 
Min. 62 :(val) S_Gnabry takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  W_Boly with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 63 :(sun) G_Xhaka turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  W_Boly curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 64 :(sun) Evanilson picks up the pass 
          ...  Evanilson cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 64 :(val) Rodrigo knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Biraghi slips 
          ...  J_Costa gets to it! 
          ...  W_Boly brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 65 :(val) Gorosabel kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Berenguer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Carroll hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Berenguer chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Leno comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Costa with the header 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  B_Leno is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodrigo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for B_Leno, who catches the ball 
Min. 66 :(sun) V_Ryabushko plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Biraghi 
          ...  J_Costa does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 68 :(val) B_Iglesias get's past A_Ogbonna 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Great challenge by W_Boly 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Berenguer curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to C_Coady 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  B_Leno makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodrigo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  C_Coady makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  B_Leno makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 69 :(sun) W_Boly with a slick pass to G_Xhaka 
          ...  But C_Coady wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Akpom 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Iglesias 
Min. 70 :(val) J_Costa takes advantage of a mistake by J_Draxler 
          ...  He knocks the ball to C_Akpom! 
          ...  A_Ogbonna wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 73 :(val) A_Berenguer beats C_Biraghi 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Berenguer goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Brilliant save from B_Leno 
Min. 75 :(sun) W_Boly works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Nunes 
          ...  But J_Costa slides in 
Min. 76 :(sun) G_Xhaka finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But Alex_Remiro punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 76 :(val) A_Berenguer is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his knee 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 76 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Verissimo 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Berenguer 
Min. 81 :(val) R_Garcia is spitting at N_Molina 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 82 :(val) R_Garcia cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  C_Biraghi dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 86 :(sun) G_Xhaka floats the ball in to find A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll bears down on goal! 
          ...  What agility from Alex_Remiro 
Min. 86 :(val) C_Akpom with a great first touch 
          ...  C_Akpom with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(sun) A_Carroll takes advantage of a mistake by J_Costa 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Carroll has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Valencia fans laugh at him 
Min. 92 :(val) Rodrigo gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to C_Akpom 
          ...  C_Biraghi with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 94 :(sun) J_Draxler with the cross-field pass to A_Carroll 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Carroll! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Sunderland have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Valencia ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : A_Carroll (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Carroll (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_Ryabushko (29), G_Xhaka (44), W_Boly (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Berenguer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Costa (40), R_Garcia (44)
Injured              : A_Berenguer (76)
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       17
Off target           :          11        |       8
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           4        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       15
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       15
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 0 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  21   1   1   1  25 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
B_Godfrey      DF   1  15   9   3  18 |  58   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
A_Ogbonna      DF   1  19  11   5  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  19   0
W_Boly         DF   1  20  12  10  29 |  97   0   4   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  88  52  38
C_Biraghi      DF   1  18  11   7  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
V_Ryabushko    MF   1   9  17   8  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  24  12
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  18  10  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  14
M_Nunes        MF   1   8  19  12  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  10
Evanilson      FW   1   3  13  19  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  18  32 |  97   0   1   1   0   9   1   0   0   0  37  20  68
J_Draxler      AM   1   6  19  13  25 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0
D_Velhulst     GK  11   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Molina       DF   1  16  11   8  27 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Bajrami      MF   1   4  14  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berghuis     MF   1   5  15  14  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |   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  22   1   1   1  28 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Coady        DF   1  19  12  10  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  19  18  48
Gorosabel      DF   1  19  13  13  26 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  17   0
J_Costa        DF   1  18  14   8  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  38  14  58
J_L_Gaya       DF   1  19  13   8  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  17   0
A_Berenguer    AM   1   4  18  13  22 |  79   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  24  22
R_Garcia       MF   1  11  18  12  31 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  25  34  -2
Rodrigo        AM   1   4  18  13  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  22
A_Herrera      DM   1  14  19   5  22 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Gnabry       FW   1   8  16  20  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   2
B_Iglesias     FW   1   4  12  20  28 |  73   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  14
I_Provedel     GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Verissimo    AM   1  17  13   7  23 |  18   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        DM   1  11  17   2  28 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Akpom        FW   1   4  11  17  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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