FFO2 EFL CUP, Sporting Lisbon vs. Valencia (Tue Jul 04) Sporting Lisbon | Valencia 5-1-0-4 A | 5-1-1-1-2 E Gary Windebank | Matt Rose | A_Lopes GK | GK Alex_Remiro R_Lewandowski FW | DF J_L_Gaya M_Hummels DF | DF C_Coady M_Politano FW | DF J_Juranovic D_Alaba DF | DF J_Costa P_Coutinho FW | DF L_Verissimo J_Gimenez DF | DM A_Herrera Casemiro DM | AM A_Berenguer J_M_Mata FW | MF Rodrigo M_Yoshida DF | FW B_Iglesias L_Shaw DF | FW S_Gnabry | T_Krul SUB | SUB I_Provedel M_te_Wierik SUB | SUB R_Garcia S_Prcic SUB | SUB J_Milner L_Gugganig SUB | SUB L_Milla Iago_Aspas SUB | SUB M_Watters Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(val) J_Costa sprints forward with the ball ... J_Costa throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But A_Lopes hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 2 :(lis) M_Yoshida gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_M_Mata is unmarked ... But J_Juranovic puts it in row Z! Min. 5 :(lis) L_Shaw skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Coutinho ... P_Coutinho with a terrific drive! ... But he puts it wide Min. 5 :(val) S_Gnabry with a first time pass ... A_Berenguer runs onto it! ... A_Berenguer shapes up for a shot! ... A_Lopes tips it over ... CORNER! ... A_Berenguer with an inswinging corner into the box ... It comes to C_Coady ... He fires it towards to goal ... A_Lopes tips it onto the post! ... But it deflects wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Iglesias lofts the ball in! ... A_Lopes comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 7 :(val) L_Verissimo runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Costa ... J_Costa has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Lopes comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 8 :(lis) J_Gimenez with a measured ball to M_Yoshida ... M_Yoshida hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Sporting Lisbon go ahead in this match now! ... Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 8 :(val) C_Coady turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Gnabry ... A vicious shot by S_Gnabry! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 13 :(lis) P_Coutinho barges J_Costa off the ball ... Fine tackle by L_Verissimo ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 14 :(val) J_Juranovic finds L_Verissimo with a ball over the defence ... L_Verissimo attempts a lob! ... A_Lopes parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 20 :(lis) M_Yoshida with a measured pass to M_Politano ... But C_Coady slides in Min. 25 :(lis) M_Politano plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Berenguer Min. 25 :(lis) R_Lewandowski takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... B_Iglesias with an ugly foul Min. 33 :(lis) R_Lewandowski turns past J_L_Gaya ... He has created space for himself now ... R_Lewandowski with the attempt at goal! ... Alex_Remiro with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 34 :(lis) M_Politano looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Lewandowski ... Fine tackle by C_Coady ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 37 :(lis) J_Gimenez jinks past the defender ... J_Gimenez with the 40 yard drive! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 41 :(lis) J_Gimenez gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Politano ... J_Juranovic hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... M_Politano floats the ball in! ... Alex_Remiro easily catches it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(lis) L_Shaw with the nod to J_M_Mata ... S_Gnabry with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 44 :(lis) M_Hummels looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Gimenez ... J_L_Gaya takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 47 :(lis) J_M_Mata takes advantage of a mistake by C_Coady ... Can he make them pay? ... C_Coady recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 49 :(lis) R_Lewandowski with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... R_Lewandowski shapes up for a shot! ... Alex_Remiro is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 49 :(val) J_Costa finds Rodrigo in acres of space ... An audacious effort from Rodrigo! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Valencia Min. 48 :(lis) J_Gimenez floats the ball in to find P_Coutinho ... L_Verissimo wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 50 :(lis) M_Yoshida looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_M_Mata ... A vicious shot by J_M_Mata! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 51 :(lis) D_Alaba takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Rodrigo hits it out for a throw Min. 51 :(lis) D_Alaba headbutts S_Gnabry! ... 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. 54 :(lis) R_Lewandowski is first to the loose ball ... Good sliding challenge from L_Verissimo and it had to be Min. 57 :(val) B_Iglesias with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Yoshida gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Coady crosses it in! ... L_Shaw heads it away Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon ... COMING ON: Iago_Aspas ... COMING OFF: J_M_Mata Min. 60 :(lis) Substitution by Sporting Lisbon ... COMING ON: S_Prcic ... COMING OFF: Casemiro Min. 60 :(lis) M_Politano with a probing through ball M_Yoshida ... M_Yoshida shapes up for a shot! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 60 :(val) J_L_Gaya runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Coady ... C_Coady with a little chip! ... A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 62 :(val) J_Costa crosses to S_Gnabry ... S_Gnabry throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Lopes claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... It's all square now! ... Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Valencia ... 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. 70 :(lis) S_Prcic squares it to Iago_Aspas ... Iago_Aspas sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 79 :(lis) Alex_Remiro miskicks! ... P_Coutinho takes control of the ball! ... P_Coutinho with a terrific drive! ... GOAL!! ... The Sporting Lisbon fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... Gary Windebank races up the touchline and slides onto his knees on the pitch! ... Sporting Lisbon have surely won this game now! ... Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Valencia ... Min. 80 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: M_Watters ... COMING OFF: B_Iglesias Min. 84 :(lis) A defence splitting pass from P_Coutinho to Iago_Aspas ... Iago_Aspas aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Alex_Remiro parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 86 :(lis) M_Politano finds P_Coutinho in acres of space ... But L_Milla wins the tackle cleanly Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(lis) Iago_Aspas with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Costa ... He crosses to P_Coutinho ... J_L_Gaya with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 89 :(lis) S_Prcic is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... M_Politano latches onto the end of it ... M_Politano hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Alex_Remiro with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 92 :(val) J_Costa latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... J_Costa pounds a rocket on goal! ... A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Lopes recovers to save!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio Jose Alvalade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sporting Lisbon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Yoshida (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Yoshida (8), P_Coutinho (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Alaba (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Costa Scorers : S_Gnabry (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Gnabry (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sporting Lisbon | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 11 | 10 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 5 | 8 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 12 Key Tackles : 2 | 12 Key Passes : 16 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sporting Lisbon 2 - 1 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 R_Lewandowski FW 1 4 13 22 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 M_Hummels DF 1 21 15 4 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 M_Politano FW 1 1 12 20 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 8 D_Alaba DF 1 19 16 12 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 P_Coutinho FW 1 4 20 17 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 37 J_Gimenez DF 1 19 15 10 27 | 97 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 14 Casemiro DM 1 14 20 12 32 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_M_Mata FW 1 3 19 17 31 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Yoshida DF 1 16 11 9 24 | 97 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 24 63 61 L_Shaw DF 1 18 16 11 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 32 0 T_Krul GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_te_Wierik DF 1 13 5 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Prcic DM 1 12 16 7 28 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 L_Gugganig MF 1 10 13 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iago_Aspas FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 33 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 16 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 J_L_Gaya DF 1 18 13 8 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 C_Coady DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 97 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 63 20 38 J_Juranovic DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 19 0 J_Costa DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 97 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 65 60 L_Verissimo DF 1 17 13 7 23 | 97 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 69 19 21 A_Herrera DM 1 14 18 5 22 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Berenguer AM 1 3 18 13 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 0 15 Rodrigo MF 1 4 18 13 23 | 74 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 11 B_Iglesias FW 1 4 11 19 28 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gnabry FW 1 8 16 20 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 14 26 I_Provedel GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Garcia AM 1 11 18 11 31 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Milner MF 1 10 16 4 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Milla DM 1 11 17 2 28 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 M_Watters FW 1 7 12 15 28 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1688505807 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40