FFO2 Conference, Valencia vs. Norwich City (Mon Aug 28) Valencia | Norwich City 4-4-2 P | 5-3-2 A Matt Rose | Andy Banks(Caretaker) | Alex_Remiro GK | GK A_Meret C_Coady DF | DF H_Augustinson J_L_Gaya DF | DF D_Sanchez J_Juranovic DF | DF D_Furlong J_Costa DF | DF E_Palacios A_Berenguer MF | DF D_Rugani R_Garcia MF | MF A_El_Ghazi Rodrigo MF | MF G_Kondogbia A_Herrera MF | MF Dele C_Akpom FW | FW D_Calv_Lewin B_Iglesias FW | FW M_Gomez | I_Provedel SUB | SUB C_Trueman L_Verissimo SUB | SUB D_Amartey J_Pulido SUB | SUB A_Elustondo L_Milla SUB | SUB J_Lundstram M_Watters SUB | SUB D_Watmore Min. 2 :(val) C_Coady tries to block a thundering shot ... But it's deflected into his own net!! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, how unlucky!! Alex_Remiro was left rooted to the spot ... Nothing he could have done about that! ... Valencia 0-1 Norwich City ... Min. 3 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to E Min. 3 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(nor) Dele hoofs it upfield to find D_Calv_Lewin ... D_Calv_Lewin curls it towards the top corner! ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... But it's been ruled out! ... There was a foul on the goalkeeper Min. 4 :(nor) H_Augustinson spots his team mate making a run ... He finds M_Gomez with a lovely pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Garcia ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 6 :(val) The defender underhits the back pass! ... C_Coady is through! ... What a mistake by E_Palacios! ... D_Calv_Lewin with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 11 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin takes possession ... Knocks it past C_Coady ... He's through on goal ... D_Calv_Lewin hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The ball moves through the air! ... Alex_Remiro moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Alex_Remiro catches it with style! Min. 12 :(val) A_Berenguer has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Sanchez! ... He has some space now! ... A great volley from A_Berenguer! ... A_Meret gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 13 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... J_Costa with an ugly foul ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... Dele shapes to shoot ... He plays it to D_Calv_Lewin instead ... Another tackle close to the line by J_Costa ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... E_Palacios crosses it in! ... Alex_Remiro easily catches it! Min. 14 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi with the through ball to H_Augustinson ... H_Augustinson cracks a laser towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 19 :(val) Rodrigo with the through ball to J_L_Gaya ... J_L_Gaya with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Meret is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Garcia plays it towards the near post! ... Rodrigo gets to it! ... But A_Meret palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 19 :(nor) D_Rugani turns past J_Costa ... He has some space now! ... D_Rugani hits a great drive! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Alex_Remiro tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... Dele hits it towards the far post! ... J_L_Gaya gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 20 :(val) A_Herrera with a reverse pass to C_Akpom ... C_Akpom swings in the shot! ... A_Meret makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 21 :(nor) D_Sanchez plays the early ball across the box to find D_Calv_Lewin in space ... C_Coady with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 24 :(val) C_Akpom latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... Good sliding challenge from H_Augustinson and it had to be Min. 24 :(nor) D_Furlong floats the ball in to find D_Calv_Lewin ... What a fantastic interception by A_Herrera ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 26 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Sanchez ... D_Sanchez curls it towards the top corner! ... Alex_Remiro gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 27 :(val) C_Coady loses H_Augustinson ... A scorcher of a shot from C_Coady! ... A_Meret gets up well to catch that one Min. 28 :(val) A_Herrera looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_Garcia ... But he loses control of it ... M_Gomez takes possession Min. 31 :(val) J_Costa cuts inside H_Augustinson ... He worked that well ... He puts in J_Juranovic! ... E_Palacios clears with a diving header Min. 31 :(nor) G_Kondogbia with a precise pass to D_Sanchez ... D_Sanchez with the drive! ... Alex_Remiro collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 32 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin controls it with ease ... J_Costa rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings Min. 34 :(val) A_Berenguer boots it towards C_Akpom ... A great volley from C_Akpom! ... A_Meret gathers it easily Min. 34 :(nor) Dele moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to M_Gomez ... But C_Coady puts the ball out of play Min. 35 :(nor) H_Augustinson nutmegs C_Coady, he continues to run forward ... H_Augustinson fires a shot at goal! ... Alex_Remiro parries it, he follows it up ... And Alex_Remiro recovers to save!! Min. 36 :(val) A_Berenguer holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Rodrigo ... Rodrigo with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... A_Meret makes a fine save Min. 39 :(val) Rodrigo beats G_Kondogbia ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A cheeky lob from Rodrigo! ... A_Meret collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 40 :(val) A_Berenguer moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Garcia ... D_Furlong slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 42 :(val) J_Costa is spitting at A_El_Ghazi ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 42 :(nor) G_Kondogbia spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to D_Furlong! ... A wicked drive by D_Furlong! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(val) R_Garcia takes on 3 men ... R_Garcia with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... A_Meret with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 43 :(nor) Dele sidesteps J_L_Gaya ... He was too quick for his marker ... A_Herrera with the high feet ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... G_Kondogbia swings it in ... M_Gomez takes control of it! ... J_Juranovic with the block Min. 44 :(nor) Dele with a long pass to D_Calv_Lewin ... C_Coady is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 44 :(nor) M_Gomez with the dribble ... A_Herrera is easily beaten ... M_Gomez attempts a low drive! ... But Alex_Remiro reaches the ball. Good save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Norwich City Min. 46 :(nor) M_Gomez kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Dele gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But he loses control of it ... R_Garcia belts it clear Min. 47 :(nor) Dele turns nicely onto the ball ... Dele smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... Alex_Remiro was lucky there Min. 48 :(nor) D_Furlong slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... D_Furlong hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... Brilliant save from Alex_Remiro Min. 50 :(val) C_Coady bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to B_Iglesias ... A glorious effort by B_Iglesias! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 52 :(val) R_Garcia gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... B_Iglesias is unmarked ... Well intercepted by D_Rugani Min. 52 :(nor) D_Sanchez gets to the byline and finds H_Augustinson with a beautiful cross ... H_Augustinson fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 53 :(nor) D_Calv_Lewin looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez with a bomb of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Valencia 0-2 Norwich City ... Min. 54 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to A Min. 54 :(nor) M_Gomez holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to Dele ... Dele uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 55 :(nor) E_Palacios finds A_El_Ghazi with a perfectly weighted pass ... C_Coady gathers up the loose ball Min. 56 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds D_Calv_Lewin ... What a fantastic interception by J_Juranovic Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Amartey ... COMING OFF: H_Augustinson Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: A_Elustondo ... COMING OFF: D_Sanchez Min. 60 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Watmore ... COMING OFF: G_Kondogbia Min. 60 :(val) J_L_Gaya takes advantage of a mistake by D_Amartey ... It's a lucky break ... J_L_Gaya with a terrific drive! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 61 :(nor) M_Gomez knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... M_Gomez hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Alex_Remiro moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... Alex_Remiro looks dejected! ... He scores his 10th goal of the campaign! ... Valencia 0-3 Norwich City ... Min. 62 :(nor) D_Amartey slips past his marker Rodrigo ... The ball is whipped into D_Rugani ... D_Rugani with a bicycle kick! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 64 :(nor) Dele flicks the ball on to D_Calv_Lewin ... A skilful effort from D_Calv_Lewin! ... The shot slips through Alex_Remiro's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 65 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to A Min. 67 :(nor) D_Watmore lobs it over C_Coady ... B_Iglesias with an ugly foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... D_Watmore smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... Alex_Remiro gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 67 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... But J_Juranovic sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 68 :(val) R_Garcia takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... Dele with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 69 :(nor) D_Rugani pulls it back to D_Calv_Lewin ... D_Calv_Lewin looks to see where Alex_Remiro is! ... He shoots! ... Over the bar! Min. 69 :(val) R_Garcia had to stretch to reach the pass ... D_Calv_Lewin fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... J_Juranovic drives it in ... A_Meret fists it away Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: M_Watters ... COMING OFF: B_Iglesias Min. 72 :(val) Rodrigo looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Akpom ... C_Akpom tries the lob from 30 yards! ... GOAL!! ... The Valencia fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... Valencia 1-3 Norwich City ... Min. 74 :(val) R_Garcia sidesteps D_Furlong ... That was too easy ... A_Elustondo brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 74 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... C_Coady rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 75 :(nor) D_Rugani kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Elustondo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Elustondo could have let it bounce! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 76 :(nor) A_Elustondo takes possession on the edge of the box ... A_Elustondo sees Alex_Remiro off his line! ... Alex_Remiro guesses right Min. 77 :(val) M_Watters finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled D_Rugani ... Dele with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 80 :(val) C_Akpom runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Elustondo seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 83 :(nor) A_El_Ghazi slides it through the middle to Dele ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Coady Min. 85 :(nor) D_Amartey holds the ball up ... He sees M_Gomez in space! ... M_Gomez with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It takes a deflection! ... Alex_Remiro is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Elustondo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Great catch from Alex_Remiro! Min. 85 :(val) C_Akpom jinks past D_Rugani ... D_Watmore with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 86 :(val) A_Berenguer picks up the pass ... A_Berenguer hits a crisp volley! ... A_Meret falls over ... But A_Meret is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 86 :(nor) D_Watmore gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_L_Gaya! ... He has some space now! ... D_Watmore attempts a chip! ... GOAL!! ... The Norwich City fans go wild! ... Valencia 1-4 Norwich City ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(nor) D_Watmore with a glorious long pass to M_Gomez ... A_Berenguer muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 91 :(val) M_Watters with the through ball to Rodrigo ... Rodrigo with a thundering drive! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Meret ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Meret looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Rodrigo Scorers : C_Akpom (72) Sent Off : J_Costa (42) Booked : C_Coady (21), A_Herrera (43), B_Iglesias (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gomez (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Coady (2 og), M_Gomez (53,61), D_Watmore (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Calv_Lewin (6) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 23 Off target : 4 | 9 On target : 11 | 14 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 11 Key Tackles : 12 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 1 - 4 Norwich 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 | 92 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 C_Coady DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 92 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 62 4 15 J_L_Gaya DF 1 19 13 8 26 | 92 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 0 28 J_Juranovic DF 1 19 13 8 27 | 92 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 57 0 18 J_Costa DF 1 18 14 8 27 | 42 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 -10 A_Berenguer MF 1 4 18 13 22 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 26 R_Garcia MF 1 11 18 12 31 | 92 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 12 14 Rodrigo MF 1 4 18 13 23 | 92 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 44 48 A_Herrera MF 1 14 18 5 22 | 92 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 22 -2 C_Akpom FW 1 4 11 17 28 | 92 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 B_Iglesias FW 1 4 12 19 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 1 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 M_Watters FW 1 8 12 15 28 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 H_Augustinson DF 1 19 13 8 23 | 61 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 19 17 46 D_Sanchez DF 1 18 11 10 31 | 61 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 32 D_Furlong DF 1 15 9 4 22 | 92 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 21 40 E_Palacios DF 1 14 17 2 26 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 13 0 D_Rugani DF 1 19 12 9 31 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 36 30 A_El_Ghazi MF 1 5 18 14 28 | 92 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 G_Kondogbia MF 1 5 18 13 23 | 61 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Dele MF 1 2 18 15 29 | 92 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 48 18 D_Calv_Lewin FW 1 2 15 18 25 | 92 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 -2 36 22 M_Gomez FW 1 2 12 20 22 | 92 0 1 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 36 36 48 C_Trueman GK 13 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Amartey DF 1 18 11 9 32 | 31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 A_Elustondo DF 1 19 12 13 32 | 31 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 38 0 22 J_Lundstram MF 1 13 18 7 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Watmore MF 1 2 6 12 22 | 31 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 1693214740 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40