FFO EFL2, Schalke vs. Valencia (Mon Feb 12) Schalke | Valencia 4-1-2-2-1 D | 4-4-2 L Emlyn Brennan | Tony Ayre | M_Muller GK | GK A_Valles I_Martinez DF | DF Gaya C_Brunner DF | DF E_Konsa C_Kouyate DF | DF J_Vazquez J_Bryan DF | DF T_Correia R_Schalenberg DM | MF A_Almeida T_Stepanenko MF | MF D_Klaassen G_Honeyman MF | MF A_Herrera A_Cabral AM | MF Pepelu M_Dembele FW | FW R_Borre B_Lasme AM | FW V_Muriqi | J_Heekeren SUB | SUB A_Iturbe T_Moore SUB | SUB C_Ozkacar F_Beltran SUB | SUB M_Diakhaby L_Blas SUB | SUB S_Amallah S_Kozuki SUB | SUB E_Unal Min. 1 :(sch) C_Kouyate sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... But T_Correia spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 2 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to P Min. 10 :(val) Pepelu controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... R_Borre gets onto the end of the pass! ... T_Stepanenko hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida curls it into the box! ... T_Stepanenko reads it well and clears the danger Min. 11 :(sch) G_Honeyman is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... A delicate chip from G_Honeyman! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 12 :(val) A_Almeida hoists the ball across to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_Muller makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 13 :(val) Pepelu can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... Pepelu with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... M_Muller gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 13 :(val) Gaya is injured. He's been stretchered off Min. 13 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: C_Ozkacar ... COMING OFF: Gaya Min. 17 :(sch) M_Dembele kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... C_Kouyate gets on the end of the pass ... C_Kouyate unleashes a pile driver! ... A_Valles turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... B_Lasme flights it in! ... A_Valles fists it away! Min. 22 :(sch) R_Schalenberg plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... R_Schalenberg drives the ball low! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Dembele plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Valles, who catches the ball Min. 24 :(val) C_Ozkacar dribbles it into the box ... C_Ozkacar launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... M_Muller with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 27 :(sch) C_Brunner looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Dembele ... A powerful shot by M_Dembele! ... A_Valles parries it Min. 28 :(sch) B_Lasme runs at the defence ... He nutmegs T_Correia ... He showed his class there ... B_Lasme drives the shot in! ... But A_Valles just gets his fingers to that one Min. 29 :(sch) A_Cabral smashes the ball upfield ... M_Dembele latches onto the ball ... A delicate header from M_Dembele! ... A_Valles beats the ball away Min. 33 :(sch) G_Honeyman slides it through the middle to B_Lasme ... E_Konsa brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 36 :(val) V_Muriqi runs at C_Brunner ... The defender slips and falls over ... C_Brunner slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Pepelu swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Muller makes the catch! Min. 41 :(val) V_Muriqi beats his marker ... C_Kouyate reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 41 :(val) R_Borre is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 41 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: E_Unal ... COMING OFF: R_Borre Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sch) R_Schalenberg squares it to A_Cabral ... Good sliding challenge from J_Vazquez and it had to be Min. 43 :(val) Pepelu has space to run with the ball ... B_Lasme with a bad challenge ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: S_Amallah ... COMING OFF: Pepelu Min. 45 :(sch) T_Stepanenko looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Cabral ... A thundering drive by A_Cabral! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Valles grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 46 :(val) V_Muriqi takes advantage of a mistake by B_Lasme ... He runs towards goal ... V_Muriqi with the punt towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... S_Amallah plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to V_Muriqi ... He fires it towards to goal ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Valencia go ahead in this match now! ... Schalke 0-1 Valencia ... Min. 47 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... Schalke have changed their playing style to N ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Schalke 0-1 Valencia Min. 53 :(sch) G_Honeyman runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... A_Herrera rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 58 :(val) V_Muriqi takes advantage of a mistake by I_Martinez ... Can he make them pay? ... C_Kouyate tackles cleanly Min. 59 :(sch) I_Martinez volleys it forward. He finds M_Dembele ... E_Unal wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 59 :(val) S_Amallah with a measured pass to E_Unal ... C_Brunner clears with a diving header Min. 59 :(sch) M_Dembele turns on a sixpence ... A_Valles is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... M_Dembele plays it short to A_Cabral ... A_Cabral unleashes a pile driver! ... But A_Valles comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 65 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... B_Lasme will now play as a FW Min. 66 :(val) S_Amallah finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... C_Kouyate with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 68 :(sch) B_Lasme sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Cabral ... A_Cabral sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... A_Valles collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: L_Blas ... COMING OFF: T_Stepanenko Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: T_Moore ... COMING OFF: A_Cabral Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke ... R_Schalenberg will now play as a MF Min. 74 :(val) T_Correia retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... E_Unal gets on the end of it ... E_Unal keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_Muller with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 75 :(val) A_Herrera with the first time pass to A_Almeida ... A_Almeida with the drive! ... M_Muller has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Muller is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 77 :(sch) G_Honeyman with the cross-field pass to B_Lasme ... B_Lasme rifles it at the goal! ... A_Valles makes a fine save Min. 80 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke ... COMING ON: S_Kozuki ... COMING OFF: B_Lasme Min. 83 :(val) E_Konsa looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Muriqi ... V_Muriqi with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges!! ... GOAL!! ... Schalke 0-2 Valencia ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(val) E_Unal knocks it past G_Honeyman and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_Kozuki with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Emlyn Brennan looks relieved ... Tony Ayre is far from happy with that decision Min. 89 :(sch) M_Dembele curls the ball out wide to G_Honeyman ... T_Correia cuts out the pass ... That was close! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Veltins-Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Dembele Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Lasme (43), C_Kouyate (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Muriqi (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Muriqi (46,83) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Herrera (53) Injured : Gaya (13), R_Borre (41) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schalke | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 10 | 8 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Schalke 0 - 2 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Schalke Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 99 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 I_Martinez DF 1 18 13 9 23 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 C_Brunner DF 1 17 14 10 30 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 0 C_Kouyate DF 1 17 10 4 27 | 99 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 29 -5 15 J_Bryan DF 1 17 13 4 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Schalenberg MF 1 13 18 10 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -2 2 T_Stepanenko MF 1 13 18 5 21 | 72 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 8 0 G_Honeyman MF 1 3 17 12 22 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 8 0 A_Cabral AM 1 5 13 17 20 | 72 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 19 M_Dembele FW 1 1 12 20 29 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 B_Lasme FW 1 7 13 17 21 | 82 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 8 9 J_Heekeren GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Moore DF 1 15 11 3 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Beltran MF 1 10 15 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Blas MF 1 3 17 12 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kozuki AM 1 8 13 14 20 | 17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Valles GK 23 1 1 1 24 | 99 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 20 13 11 31 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 19 14 9 23 | 99 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 26 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 18 12 11 20 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 10 10 T_Correia DF 1 17 14 10 28 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 0 A_Almeida MF 1 12 19 5 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 17 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 19 16 26 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_Herrera MF 1 14 18 10 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 3 -5 Pepelu MF 1 11 17 10 20 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 R_Borre FW 1 8 13 19 27 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Muriqi FW 1 2 12 19 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 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 | 86 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 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 | 54 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 E_Unal FW 1 5 14 18 29 | 58 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 10 16 1707763442 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40