FFO EFL2, Fiorentina vs. Valencia (Fri Mar 15)


                           Fiorentina  |  Valencia
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                           Neil Kirby  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                     R_Owusu_Oduro GK  |  GK A_Valles
                     A_Christensen DF  |  DF Gaya
                         O_Wijndal DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                          J_Victor DF  |  DF J_Vazquez
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF T_Correia
                      M_Matviienjo DF  |  MF D_Klaassen
                         N_Zaniolo MF  |  MF A_Almeida
                           M_Camus MF  |  MF A_Herrera
                       E_Fernandez MF  |  MF Pepelu
                           D_Nunez FW  |  FW R_Borre
                           L_Jovic FW  |  FW V_Muriqi
                                       |
                         R_Zentner SUB |  SUB A_Iturbe
                            K_Glik SUB |  SUB C_Ozkacar
                         L_Coccolo SUB |  SUB M_Diakhaby
                         Chiquinho SUB |  SUB S_Amallah
                          S_Polter SUB |  SUB E_Unal




Min. 2  :(fio) D_Nunez takes advantage of a mistake by T_Correia 
          ...  Fine tackle by Pepelu 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 4  :(fio) C_Cresswell with a measured ball to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
          ...  That's given Fiorentina the lead! 
          ...  Fiorentina 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 5  :(fio) O_Wijndal is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Jovic 
          ...  A vicious shot by L_Jovic! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  His 20th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 8  :(fio) E_Fernandez with an incisive pass to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Valles gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 8  :(val) A_Almeida looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre with the crafty shot! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Fiorentina 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 13 :(fio) L_Jovic wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Christensen 
          ...  But T_Correia sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 14 :(fio) L_Jovic jinks infield 
          ...  Gaya with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 16 :(val) R_Borre with a burst of pace 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Borre! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 17 :(fio) N_Zaniolo races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Camus lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Camus with the header! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 17 :(val) Gaya takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  What a shot from Gaya! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 18 :(fio) L_Jovic takes on T_Correia 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  But Pepelu puts the ball out of play 
Min. 23 :(fio) N_Zaniolo nutmegs A_Almeida, he continues to run forward 
          ...  N_Zaniolo with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
Min. 26 :(fio) O_Wijndal with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  T_Correia dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 27 :(fio) M_Camus saunters past Gaya 
          ...  M_Camus attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 28 :(val) D_Klaassen has plenty of time and space 
          ...  D_Klaassen attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 30 :(fio) L_Jovic sidesteps E_Konsa 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  L_Jovic hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Valles blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 31 :(fio) E_Fernandez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Jovic gets on the end of it 
          ...  A delicate header from L_Jovic! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Valles dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Valles beaten! 
Min. 31 :(val) D_Klaassen with a reverse pass to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Saved by R_Owusu_Oduro 
Min. 33 :(val) V_Muriqi brushes J_Victor aside and breaks free 
          ...  A wicked drive by V_Muriqi! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 39 :(val) T_Correia backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  V_Muriqi latches onto the end of it 
          ...  V_Muriqi sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen flights it in! 
          ...  C_Cresswell wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 41 :(val) R_Borre dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Borre hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Amallah 
          ...  COMING OFF: Pepelu 
Min. 45 :(fio) N_Zaniolo sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Nunez 
          ...  But T_Correia sweeps up the threat 
Min. 45 :(val) J_Vazquez drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to A_Almeida 
          ...  A_Almeida is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has R_Owusu_Oduro to beat 
          ...  He rounds R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 2-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(val) R_Borre backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Amallah latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Amallah drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 47 :(val) R_Borre controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Christensen 
          ...  He puts in V_Muriqi! 
          ...  V_Muriqi tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 50 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  E_Fernandez will now play as a DM 
Min. 51 :(fio) N_Zaniolo finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  N_Zaniolo sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Unal 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Muriqi 
Min. 57 :(val) A_Herrera is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  D_Klaassen latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Klaassen hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Owusu_Oduro reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Amallah swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro thumps the ball away! 
Min. 58 :(val) Gaya drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to R_Borre 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Victor takes possession 
Min. 59 :(val) Gaya cuts inside E_Fernandez 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  E_Fernandez tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 59 :(val) E_Konsa takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Unal 
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Unal! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro falls over 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 61 :(val) R_Borre slips past his marker C_Cresswell 
          ...  The ball is whipped into E_Unal 
          ...  N_Zaniolo rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 62 :(fio) D_Nunez with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  D_Nunez attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Valles has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Valles reacts well to save!! 
Min. 64 :(fio) E_Fernandez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus sees A_Valles off his line! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes an easy save 
Min. 68 :(fio) N_Zaniolo puts in D_Nunez 
          ...  A_Almeida takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 70 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Camus 
Min. 71 :(fio) N_Zaniolo takes advantage of a mistake by A_Herrera 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  E_Konsa slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 71 :(val) A_Almeida knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Matviienjo 
          ...  A delightful ball in to D_Klaassen 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by O_Wijndal!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 74 :(fio) D_Nunez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  D_Nunez with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 75 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Glik 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Victor 
Min. 75 :(val) A_Herrera moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Borre 
          ...  M_Matviienjo gets the foot in to win the ball 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Correia with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  S_Amallah swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 76 :(fio) D_Nunez with the majestic dribble 
          ...  D_Nunez goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Valles parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 79 :(fio) Chiquinho unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Valles can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Valles was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 79 :(val) R_Borre breaks free from A_Christensen 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Borre! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro fists it away 
Min. 79 :(fio) Chiquinho cuts inside Gaya 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in D_Nunez! 
          ...  E_Unal with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 80 :(fio) N_Zaniolo plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Herrera dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 80 :(val) T_Correia slips past his marker A_Christensen 
          ...  The ball is whipped into Gaya 
          ...  Gaya tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro watches it sail wide! 
Min. 81 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Polter 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Nunez 
Min. 81 :(fio) S_Polter knocks it forward 
          ...  S_Amallah slips 
          ...  L_Jovic gets to it! 
          ...  What a shot from L_Jovic! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 83 :(val) A_Almeida with a probing through ball D_Klaassen 
          ...  Chiquinho with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 84 :(val) T_Correia with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(val) R_Owusu_Oduro with a terrible kick! 
          ...  R_Borre is through! 
          ...  R_Borre tries to beat R_Owusu_Oduro! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Owusu_Oduro beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Correia hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 91 :(fio) A_Valles with a terrible kick! 
          ...  O_Wijndal is through! 
          ...  O_Wijndal hits a great drive! 
          ...  A_Valles with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 92 :(val) A_Herrera brushes O_Wijndal aside and breaks free 
          ...  K_Glik intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Amallah with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Klaassen with the shot! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 93 :(fio) A_Christensen looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Fernandez 
          ...  E_Fernandez with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : L_Jovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Jovic (4,5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Zaniolo (61), Chiquinho (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Borre
Scorers              : R_Borre (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       19
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :          12        |       9
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 2 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Owusu_Oduro  GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Christensen  DF   1  21  17  11  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
O_Wijndal      DF   1  20  16   6  27 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  42  28
J_Victor       DF   1  19  15   4  25 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  18  13  11  20 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  28   0
M_Matviienjo   DF   1  17  12   9  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  10  10
N_Zaniolo      MF   1  10  19  18  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  16   7
M_Camus        MF   1   4  18  14  29 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
E_Fernandez    DM   1  16  21  11  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  11
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  16  20  22 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   9  29
R_Zentner      GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Glik         DF   1  17  11   2  22 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
L_Coccolo      DF   1  11   7   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      MF   1   8  17  12  26 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  13  -5
S_Polter       FW   1   2  13  17  20 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   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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A_Valles       GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  20  13  11  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  22
E_Konsa        DF   1  19  14   9  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
J_Vazquez      DF   1  18  12  11  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
T_Correia      DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  95   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  36   0
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  20  16  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   6  32
A_Almeida      MF   1  12  19   5  22 |  95   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  20   7
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  18  10  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  16   0
Pepelu         MF   1  11  17  10  20 |  45   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
R_Borre        FW   1   8  13  20  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   6   1   0   0   0 -10  29  16
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  57   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
A_Iturbe       GK  19   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  16  14   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Amallah      MF   1   8  17  14  23 |  50   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  18  29 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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