FFO EFL2, Sparta Prague vs. Valencia (Fri Mar 08) Sparta Prague | Valencia 4-1-2-1-2 N | 4-4-2 P Simon Hill Caretaker | Tony Ayre | A_Brignoli GK | GK A_Valles F_Panak DF | DF Gaya A_Preciado DF | DF E_Konsa L_Krejci DF | DF J_Vazquez P_Vydra DF | DF T_Correia Q_Laci DM | MF A_Almeida V_Birmancevic MF | MF D_Klaassen L_Sadilek MF | MF Pepelu Douglas_Costa AM | MF S_Amallah L_Haraslin FW | FW R_Borre E_Ponce FW | FW V_Muriqi | C_Stankovic SUB | SUB A_Iturbe J_Mejdr SUB | SUB C_Ozkacar M_Rynes SUB | SUB M_Diakhaby J_Pesek SUB | SUB H_Guillamon J_Kuchta SUB | SUB E_Unal Min. 1 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E Min. 2 :(spp) A_Preciado runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Haraslin ... L_Haraslin bears down on goal! ... But A_Valles makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... Q_Laci dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Valles easily catches it! Min. 4 :(val) R_Borre lobs it over A_Preciado ... V_Birmancevic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... T_Correia drives it in ... But A_Brignoli tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... T_Correia hits it towards the far post! ... S_Amallah with the shot! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Simon Hill Caretaker is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Sparta Prague 0-1 Valencia ... Min. 6 :(val) Gaya takes advantage of a mistake by F_Panak ... That mistake could prove costly ... F_Panak redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 8 :(val) S_Amallah with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Q_Laci fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 8 :(val) R_Borre jinks past P_Vydra ... R_Borre with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Brignoli saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Konsa lofts the ball in! ... A_Brignoli catches it! Min. 10 :(val) A_Almeida brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... E_Konsa gets on the end of the pass ... A_Preciado tackles cleanly Min. 12 :(spp) L_Haraslin with a real burst of pace ... L_Haraslin fires the shot in! ... What agility from A_Valles Min. 13 :(val) S_Amallah hits a hard pass to E_Konsa ... Q_Laci with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... V_Muriqi runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... A_Brignoli won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 15 :(val) A_Almeida spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to V_Muriqi! ... V_Muriqi goes for goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 18 :(spp) V_Birmancevic knocks the ball on and sprints past E_Konsa ... A delightful ball in to L_Haraslin ... T_Correia hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... Douglas_Costa with an inswinging corner into the box ... Gaya belts it clear Min. 19 :(spp) L_Sadilek is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Preciado ... A_Preciado is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round A_Valles ... A_Valles charges out of his area ... A_Valles belts it clear! ... Great sweeper-keeping! Min. 20 :(spp) L_Sadilek gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to A_Preciado ... Good sliding challenge from Gaya Min. 20 :(val) Pepelu takes possession ... Knocks it past L_Sadilek ... He's through on goal ... Pepelu with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But A_Brignoli punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C Min. 26 :(val) E_Konsa takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Preciado ... He had to get that one right! Min. 31 :(val) J_Vazquez holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to V_Muriqi ... V_Muriqi unleashes a pile driver! ... Over the bar! Min. 33 :(val) D_Klaassen with a flicked pass to Pepelu ... Pepelu with a screamer of a shot! ... But A_Brignoli makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to E Min. 37 :(spp) Q_Laci controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... L_Sadilek gets onto the end of the pass! ... V_Muriqi with the high feet Min. 38 :(val) R_Borre with the dribble ... F_Panak is easily beaten ... R_Borre rifles it to the far post! ... A_Brignoli makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 39 :(spp) Douglas_Costa jumps over Pepelu's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Douglas_Costa rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But A_Valles makes a fine save Min. 41 :(spp) E_Ponce knocks the ball past the lunge of Gaya ... E_Ponce blasts the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... A_Valles shouts at his defenders ... That could be a game changer! ... Sparta Prague have pulled level! ... Sparta Prague 1-1 Valencia ... Min. 42 :(val) D_Klaassen cuts through the defence ... D_Klaassen hits a great drive! ... A_Brignoli makes a difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(spp) The ball runs loose! ... Q_Laci seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... E_Konsa goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 46 :(spp) F_Panak takes advantage of a mistake by Gaya ... That mistake could prove costly ... T_Correia intercepts the pass Min. 48 :(val) R_Borre with the through ball to Gaya ... Gaya has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... Valencia have taken the lead! ... Sparta Prague 1-2 Valencia ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sparta Prague 1-2 Valencia Min. 46 :(val) Pepelu takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Correia ... T_Correia controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Brignoli with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... T_Correia hits it into the box! ... V_Muriqi gets to it! ... A_Brignoli gets up well to catch that one Min. 47 :(spp) L_Sadilek nutmegs the defender ... Gaya stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 49 :(spp) E_Ponce with a flicked pass to Douglas_Costa ... But T_Correia slides in Min. 50 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: J_Mejdr ... COMING OFF: L_Krejci Min. 52 :(spp) Douglas_Costa lays the ball back to A_Preciado ... Gaya with the tackle Min. 53 :(spp) F_Panak sidesteps T_Correia ... He showed great skill there ... F_Panak with a thundering volley! ... A_Valles parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 53 :(spp) L_Sadilek threads the through ball to A_Preciado ... T_Correia scythes the player down! Min. 55 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: M_Rynes ... COMING OFF: Q_Laci Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: E_Unal ... COMING OFF: V_Muriqi Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: H_Guillamon ... COMING OFF: S_Amallah Min. 57 :(val) E_Unal takes possession ... But P_Vydra clears the ball to safety Min. 58 :(spp) L_Sadilek knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Vazquez ... A delightful ball in to L_Haraslin ... A vicious shot by L_Haraslin! ... A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 59 :(val) D_Klaassen turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Correia ... P_Vydra slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 59 :(spp) M_Rynes breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Valles now! ... R_Borre trips him up from behind! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 60 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague ... Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(spp) P_Vydra slides the ball across to J_Mejdr ... But he loses control of it ... J_Vazquez hits it out for a throw Min. 62 :(val) A_Almeida looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... A_Brignoli comes towards him ... A_Brignoli makes his move ... A_Brignoli gets his fingertips to it Min. 63 :(spp) L_Sadilek pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Douglas_Costa is clean through! ... Douglas_Costa tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But A_Valles parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 63 :(val) Pepelu holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Vazquez ... J_Vazquez attempts a lob! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Brignoli is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Correia floats the ball in! ... A_Brignoli catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 66 :(val) D_Klaassen fires over a low cross to E_Unal ... E_Unal uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... A_Brignoli gathers it comfortably Min. 67 :(spp) Douglas_Costa bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Haraslin ... A delicate header from L_Haraslin! ... A_Valles narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 67 :(val) H_Guillamon with the dribble ... F_Panak is easily beaten ... H_Guillamon drives it low! ... A_Brignoli guesses right Min. 68 :(spp) J_Mejdr knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_Vazquez dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 69 :(val) R_Borre slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... But he loses control of it ... V_Birmancevic hits it out for a throw Min. 74 :(val) R_Borre jumps over F_Panak's challenge ... R_Borre hits a great shot! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it flush ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! ... Sparta Prague 1-3 Valencia ... Min. 75 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague ... COMING ON: J_Kuchta ... COMING OFF: L_Haraslin Min. 75 :(val) Gaya with a byline cross to E_Konsa ... E_Konsa hits a great drive! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 76 :(spp) Curled in dangerously from L_Sadilek to M_Rynes ... M_Rynes shapes up for a shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 77 :(spp) Douglas_Costa beats T_Correia ... T_Correia reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 78 :(spp) P_Vydra looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Kuchta ... Gaya read the danger and stops the pass Min. 79 :(spp) M_Rynes runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Douglas_Costa ... Douglas_Costa sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 80 :(spp) J_Kuchta flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Gaya bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 80 :(val) Gaya with a probing pass to R_Borre ... R_Borre with a bomb of a shot! ... A_Brignoli gathers it easily Min. 81 :(spp) Douglas_Costa with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Douglas_Costa with a stunning strike! ... A_Valles catches the ball Min. 84 :(val) D_Klaassen slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... A scorcher of a shot from D_Klaassen! ... A_Brignoli parries it Min. 87 :(spp) J_Kuchta with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Gaya behind ... J_Kuchta tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But it goes just over Min. 87 :(val) A_Almeida plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Borre ... E_Ponce with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 87 :(val) A_Almeida with the diagonal pass to Gaya ... Gaya tries to place it in the corner! ... A_Brignoli makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(val) R_Borre holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_Guillamon ... H_Guillamon rifles it to the far post! ... A_Brignoli can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Brignoli makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 89 :(spp) M_Rynes races into the box ... He sees V_Birmancevic lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Gaya read the danger and stops the pass Min. 90 :(val) Pepelu holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to E_Unal ... But A_Preciado slides in Min. 93 :(val) R_Borre flicks it past M_Rynes ... He runs forward ... R_Borre with the shot! ... Looks like it should be A_Brignoli's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... E_Unal chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Brignoli catches it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Generali Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Douglas_Costa Scorers : E_Ponce (41) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Birmancevic (4), Q_Laci (8) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Borre (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Amallah (4), Gaya (48), R_Borre (74) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Borre (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sparta Prague | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 13 | 24 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 10 | 17 Possession : 37 | 63 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 13 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 12 Key Passes : 14 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sparta Prague 1 - 3 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sparta Prague Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Brignoli GK 21 1 1 1 23 | 96 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 F_Panak DF 1 19 13 8 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 -10 6 A_Preciado DF 1 15 12 10 31 | 96 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 57 14 14 L_Krejci DF 1 16 13 11 21 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 P_Vydra DF 1 18 14 9 26 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 24 0 Q_Laci DM 1 14 17 9 28 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 V_Birmancevic MF 1 6 17 11 31 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 4 -5 L_Sadilek MF 1 8 18 12 22 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Douglas_Costa AM 1 4 19 14 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 38 L_Haraslin FW 1 2 14 17 24 | 78 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 E_Ponce FW 1 3 13 18 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 16 C_Stankovic GK 19 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mejdr DF 1 14 13 6 27 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rynes AM 1 5 15 12 27 | 38 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 J_Pesek MF 1 3 17 14 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kuchta FW 1 8 11 16 22 | 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 20 13 11 31 | 96 0 6 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 94 36 53 E_Konsa DF 1 19 14 9 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 J_Vazquez DF 1 18 12 11 20 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 14 11 T_Correia DF 1 17 14 11 28 | 96 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 68 14 26 A_Almeida MF 1 12 19 5 22 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 19 16 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 24 Pepelu MF 1 11 17 10 20 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 28 S_Amallah MF 1 8 17 14 23 | 58 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 24 R_Borre FW 1 8 13 19 27 | 96 0 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 5 46 37 V_Muriqi FW 1 2 12 19 27 | 58 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 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 H_Guillamon MF 1 14 16 9 27 | 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 E_Unal FW 1 5 14 18 29 | 38 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1709927220 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40