FFO2 Conference, Valencia vs. Leicester City (Sun Jun 18) Valencia | Leicester City 5-1-2-2 E | 4-4-2 N Matt Rose | - | Alex_Remiro GK | GK A_Areola J_L_Gaya DF | DF Sequeira C_Coady DF | DF L_Dunk J_Juranovic DF | DF A_Marusic J_Costa DF | DF Y_Atal L_Verissimo DF | MF N_Kante A_Herrera DM | MF A_Di_Maria A_Berenguer MF | MF I_Muniain Rodrigo MF | MF N_Powell S_Gnabry FW | FW A_Rebic B_Iglesias FW | FW L_Alario | I_Provedel SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme J_Pulido SUB | SUB M_Kilman R_Garcia SUB | SUB M_Montoya L_Milla SUB | SUB S_Nakajima M_Watters SUB | SUB J_Wind Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 6 :(lei) N_Kante takes advantage of a mistake by Rodrigo ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to I_Muniain! ... I_Muniain aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Alex_Remiro tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 11 :(val) Rodrigo hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Gnabry collects the loose ball! ... Sequeira goes in studs first ... The Valencia players are furious! ... They want the red card to come out! ... RED CARD!! ... That was a late, late tackle, and he can have no complaints! Min. 12 :(val) Rodrigo takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Atal ... Great challenge by A_Marusic ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... J_Costa flights it in! ... The ball comes to S_Gnabry ... He knocks it goalward ... But A_Areola parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 13 :(lei) L_Alario takes advantage of a mistake by J_Costa ... He runs towards goal ... J_Costa moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 15 :(val) A_Herrera looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... B_Iglesias receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... B_Iglesias looks to see where A_Areola is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... A_Areola dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... Rodrigo with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Berenguer makes a firm connection with his head ... A_Areola parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 15 :(lei) A_Rebic beats A_Herrera ... J_Costa rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK ... N_Powell plays it short to N_Kante ... J_Costa tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Alario curls it into the box! ... N_Powell with the header ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria dinks the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to A_Rebic ... He gets the shot away ... But Alex_Remiro reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on Alex_Remiro anyway Min. 16 :(val) C_Coady unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Gnabry ... N_Kante cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 16 :(lei) N_Powell takes advantage of a mistake by J_Costa ... He puts in L_Alario! ... L_Alario carves a shot towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 18 :(val) S_Gnabry takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Powell ... He's through on goal ... L_Dunk with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 20 :(val) L_Verissimo with the first time pass to A_Herrera ... A_Herrera attempts to drive it home! ... A_Areola can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Areola was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 23 :(val) B_Iglesias hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Berenguer latches onto it! ... A_Berenguer fires off a right-footed shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 24 :(val) J_Juranovic smashes the ball upfield ... B_Iglesias latches onto the ball ... A_Marusic slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 24 :(val) A_Herrera slides the ball across to S_Gnabry ... N_Kante pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... - looks relieved ... Matt Rose is far from happy with that decision Min. 25 :(val) A_Herrera can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to B_Iglesias ... But Y_Atal puts the ball out of play Min. 29 :(val) B_Iglesias beats A_Marusic ... He showed great skill there ... L_Alario with a terrible tackle Min. 32 :(val) J_L_Gaya beats his man ... J_L_Gaya with the shot! ... A_Areola collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 33 :(lei) Y_Atal gets to the byline and finds L_Alario with a beautiful cross ... S_Gnabry knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 36 :(val) S_Gnabry runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off Y_Atal back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... L_Dunk with the tackle Min. 36 :(lei) A_Di_Maria is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_Rebic latches onto the ball ... A_Rebic with a blistering shot! ... Alex_Remiro gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 36 :(val) L_Verissimo curls the ball out wide to J_L_Gaya ... A_Di_Maria with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 36 :(lei) A_Di_Maria is rolling on the ground! ... No, he's back on his feet again! ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 37 :(lei) A_Rebic with a 30-yard pass to L_Alario ... L_Alario looks to see where Alex_Remiro is! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... The Leicester City fans go wild! ... That's put Leicester City into the lead! ... Valencia 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 39 :(lei) L_Alario spits at B_Iglesias ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(val) Rodrigo has a go! ... It hits the defender ... B_Iglesias collects the loose ball! ... B_Iglesias rifles it at the goal! ... A_Areola just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 45 :(lei) A_Rebic gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Rebic bears down on goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to A_Marusic ... He gets the shot away ... Alex_Remiro collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Leicester City Min. 46 :(val) S_Gnabry cuts in on Y_Atal's blind side ... A_Marusic makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Berenguer hits it towards the far post! ... S_Gnabry gets a shot in ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Areola is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Costa plays it into the danger area! ... A_Areola comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Berenguer swings a leg at it! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's pulled Valencia level! ... Valencia 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 48 :(val) J_L_Gaya over hits his pass ... He finds B_Iglesias though ... That was fortunate ... B_Iglesias goes for goal! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 53 :(val) B_Iglesias moves inside ... L_Dunk dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 53 :(lei) A_Di_Maria flicks the ball on to L_Alario ... Blocked by J_Costa Min. 54 :(val) J_L_Gaya jumps over L_Dunk's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A cracking drive from J_L_Gaya! ... But A_Areola punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 55 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Kilman ... COMING OFF: Y_Atal Min. 55 :(val) J_Costa loses his marker! ... Well executed sliding challenge from L_Dunk Min. 56 :(val) Rodrigo holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to B_Iglesias ... L_Dunk forces him off the ball Min. 57 :(val) J_Costa lays the ball back to S_Gnabry ... S_Gnabry with a blistering shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 61 :(val) Rodrigo with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... M_Kilman with the block Min. 65 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Nakajima ... COMING OFF: N_Powell Min. 67 :(lei) A_Di_Maria works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Rebic ... A_Rebic drives it low! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 68 :(val) A_Herrera is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... B_Iglesias latches onto the end of it ... N_Kante cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 68 :(lei) A_Rebic finds his way through ... A_Rebic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Alex_Remiro's arms ... Unlucky Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: R_Garcia ... COMING OFF: Rodrigo Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: L_Milla ... COMING OFF: A_Herrera Min. 72 :(val) B_Iglesias gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to R_Garcia ... R_Garcia attempts the shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 75 :(lei) N_Kante with a slide rule pass to L_Alario ... C_Coady stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 80 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: M_Watters ... COMING OFF: B_Iglesias Min. 82 :(val) L_Milla with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Rebic ... He crosses to J_L_Gaya ... But A_Marusic slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 84 :(val) J_Juranovic finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... J_Juranovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 86 :(val) L_Milla retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Watters gets on the end of it ... L_Dunk reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(lei) A_Di_Maria beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Rebic ... A_Rebic hits the ball on the bounce! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Marusic flights it in! ... Alex_Remiro catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 89 :(lei) A_Di_Maria plays it forward to N_Kante ... An audacious effort from N_Kante! ... But Alex_Remiro parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 91 :(lei) A_Marusic kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... Fine tackle by L_Milla ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 92 :(lei) L_Dunk holds the ball up ... He sees I_Muniain in space! ... I_Muniain breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Alex_Remiro now! ... Alex_Remiro charges out of his area ... Alex_Remiro gets his fingertips to it Min. 93 :(val) L_Verissimo plays a long ball to R_Garcia ... M_Kilman with the block ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Costa Scorers : A_Berenguer (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Gnabry (33) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Rebic (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Alario (37) Sent Off : Sequeira (11) Booked : L_Alario (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 13 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 14 Key Tackles : 5 | 15 Key Passes : 17 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 1 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 J_L_Gaya DF 1 18 13 8 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 36 C_Coady DF 1 18 12 9 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 0 J_Juranovic DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 J_Costa DF 1 17 13 8 27 | 97 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 42 0 L_Verissimo DF 1 16 13 7 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 A_Herrera DM 1 13 18 5 22 | 73 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 17 A_Berenguer MF 1 3 18 13 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 Rodrigo MF 1 4 18 13 23 | 73 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 S_Gnabry FW 1 8 16 20 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8 B_Iglesias FW 1 4 11 19 28 | 83 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 13 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Garcia DM 1 11 18 11 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 L_Milla MF 1 11 17 2 28 | 24 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 M_Watters FW 1 7 12 15 28 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 20 1 1 1 25 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 19 13 8 28 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 L_Dunk DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 97 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 16 0 A_Marusic DF 1 19 12 10 24 | 97 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 76 0 16 Y_Atal DF 1 17 14 2 27 | 58 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 19 11 25 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 22 15 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 19 16 30 | 97 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 I_Muniain MF 1 4 19 15 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 N_Powell MF 1 4 18 16 30 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 A_Rebic FW 1 6 11 19 24 | 97 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 46 26 L_Alario FW 1 3 14 19 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 23 M_Van_Damme GK 14 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kilman DF 1 16 12 6 25 | 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 15 12 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1687125133 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40