FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Atalanta (Mon Mar 25) Valencia | Atalanta 4-4-2 E | 4-2-1-1-2 C Tony Ayre | Gary Goodson | A_Valles GK | GK M_Perin Gaya DF | DF S_Kolasinac E_Konsa DF | DF J_Palomino J_Vazquez DF | DF B_Djimsiti C_Ozkacar DF | DF G_Scalvini D_Klaassen MF | DM Ederson A_Almeida MF | DM T_Koopmeiners Pepelu MF | AM T_Reijnders S_Amallah MF | MF A_Lookman R_Borre FW | FW G_Scamacca V_Muriqi FW | FW L_Muriel | Jaume SUB | SUB C_Pinsoglio M_Diakhaby SUB | SUB T_Gray Herrando SUB | SUB M_Ruggeri H_Guillamon SUB | SUB M_Adopo E_Unal SUB | SUB A_Miranchuk Min. 3 :(val) R_Borre beats T_Koopmeiners ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... What a challenge by B_Djimsiti ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Klaassen swings it in! ... J_Vazquez makes a firm connection with his head ... M_Perin parries it Min. 7 :(val) J_Vazquez brushes G_Scalvini aside and breaks free ... L_Muriel with a bad challenge Min. 10 :(atl) Ederson curls the ball out wide to L_Muriel ... L_Muriel attempts the shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Valles tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... S_Kolasinac plays it into the danger area! ... J_Palomino loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 16 :(val) Pepelu beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Pepelu hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... The Valencia fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... That puts Valencia ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Valencia 1-0 Atalanta ... Min. 17 :(atl) J_Palomino changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Kolasinac ... E_Konsa cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 18 :(val) A_Almeida plays it long to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But M_Perin reaches the ball. Good save Min. 20 :(atl) T_Reijnders finds himself with plenty of time ... A great volley from T_Reijnders! ... But A_Valles pulls out a save of the game Min. 21 :(val) D_Klaassen runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... R_Borre latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... What a shot from R_Borre! ... It could go anywhere ... M_Perin blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 22 :(val) R_Borre beats B_Djimsiti with absolute ease! ... But G_Scalvini wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 26 :(val) J_Vazquez runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Borre ... R_Borre cracks a laser towards goal! ... M_Perin has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Perin reacts well to save!! Min. 31 :(atl) G_Scamacca with the heel pass to L_Muriel ... L_Muriel tries to place it in the corner! ... A_Valles gets up well to catch that one Min. 33 :(atl) T_Koopmeiners spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Scamacca! ... G_Scamacca goes for the top corner! ... A_Valles gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... B_Djimsiti drives it into the box! ... Gaya reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 36 :(atl) G_Scamacca beats Gaya ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Pepelu beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 37 :(atl) L_Muriel plays in G_Scamacca with a beautiful ball ... R_Borre reads the play well Min. 39 :(atl) G_Scamacca runs towards the goal ... But C_Ozkacar puts the ball out of play Min. 40 :(val) Pepelu lobs the ball over the defence ... S_Amallah latches on to it ... A powerful shot by S_Amallah! ... But it goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(atl) Ederson holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Scalvini ... Excellent sliding challenge by Gaya ... He timed it well Min. 44 :(val) Gaya holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to A_Almeida ... A_Almeida blasts it at the goal! ... M_Perin saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: M_Diakhaby ... COMING OFF: C_Ozkacar Min. 45 :(val) S_Amallah changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to V_Muriqi ... V_Muriqi sees M_Perin off his line! ... M_Perin is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... M_Perin looks very relieved! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Atalanta Min. 47 :(atl) A_Lookman flicks the ball through ... G_Scalvini runs onto it! ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Diakhaby!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 49 :(val) V_Muriqi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Vazquez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Vazquez attempts to drive it home! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 49 :(atl) S_Kolasinac times his run well ... S_Kolasinac lobs A_Valles! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Valles's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 53 :(val) Pepelu runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Gaya ... Gaya with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... The shot slips through M_Perin's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: E_Unal ... COMING OFF: V_Muriqi Min. 56 :(val) Pepelu spots E_Unal who is in acres of space ... E_Unal flicks the header toward the far post! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 61 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: A_Miranchuk ... COMING OFF: A_Lookman Min. 62 :(val) A_Almeida with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to D_Klaassen ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from D_Klaassen! ... It looks good ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 68 :(atl) S_Kolasinac flicks the ball through ... G_Scamacca runs onto it! ... A cracking drive from G_Scamacca! ... A_Valles makes a fine save Min. 69 :(atl) J_Palomino finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... D_Klaassen with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 73 :(atl) A_Miranchuk brings the ball into the opposing area ... G_Scamacca makes himself available ... Gaya slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 74 :(val) E_Unal jinks past the defender ... G_Scalvini makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 75 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta ... COMING ON: T_Gray ... COMING OFF: S_Kolasinac Min. 78 :(val) D_Klaassen with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... D_Klaassen has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... M_Perin never had a chance! Min. 87 :(val) S_Amallah looks up ... He swings the ball right towards E_Unal ... E_Unal flings a shot at goal! ... M_Perin can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... M_Perin was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(atl) A_Miranchuk crosses to T_Reijnders ... T_Reijnders with a little chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Koopmeiners dinks the ball into the area! ... That's a poor one ... E_Konsa clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pepelu (Man of the Match) Scorers : Pepelu (16) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atalanta Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Scamacca Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Atalanta Attempts on Goal : 14 | 8 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 9 | 3 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 1 - 0 Atalanta ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 20 13 11 31 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 13 11 E_Konsa DF 1 19 14 9 23 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 18 12 11 20 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 24 C_Ozkacar DF 1 16 14 2 24 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 20 16 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 16 30 A_Almeida MF 1 12 19 5 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 Pepelu MF 1 11 17 10 20 | 93 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 27 32 S_Amallah MF 1 8 17 14 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 R_Borre FW 1 8 13 20 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 8 V_Muriqi FW 1 2 12 19 27 | 56 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 Jaume GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Diakhaby DF 1 16 13 9 31 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 10 Herrando DF 1 14 11 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Guillamon MF 1 14 16 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Unal FW 1 5 14 18 29 | 37 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Atalanta Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Perin GK 22 1 1 1 21 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 S_Kolasinac DF 1 18 15 2 21 | 76 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 20 J_Palomino DF 1 19 12 14 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 4 -2 B_Djimsiti DF 1 18 14 11 30 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 G_Scalvini DF 1 18 13 9 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 Ederson DM 1 15 18 10 31 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 T_Koopmeiners DM 1 12 18 12 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -2 -10 T_Reijnders AM 1 3 18 15 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 A_Lookman MF 1 7 18 15 26 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 G_Scamacca FW 1 1 14 17 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 L_Muriel FW 1 5 12 19 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 C_Pinsoglio GK 18 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Gray DF 1 15 12 6 25 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ruggeri DF 1 14 12 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Adopo MF 1 13 16 9 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Miranchuk FW 1 6 11 17 24 | 31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 1711395964 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40