FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. RB Salzburg (Fri Apr 26)


                             Valencia  |  RB Salzburg
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-2-1-2 C
                            Tony Ayre  |  Dave Thacker
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK N_Atubolu
                              Gaya DF  |  DF O_Solet
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF S_Pavlovic
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF A_Dedic
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF M_Wolf
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  DF A_Terzic
                         A_Almeida MF  |  DM C_McGregor
                         A_Herrera MF  |  DM N_Capaldo
                            Pepelu MF  |  MF M_Bidstrup
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW S_Koita
                          V_Muriqi FW  |  FW D_Nene
                                       |
                             Jaume SUB |  SUB A_Schlager
                         C_Ozkacar SUB |  SUB G_Altare
                        M_Diakhaby SUB |  SUB Imanol
                         S_Amallah SUB |  SUB C_Fuhrich
                            E_Unal SUB |  SUB T_Nuss




Min. 3  :(val) J_Vazquez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  T_Correia gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Correia tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  N_Atubolu looks relieved there! 
Min. 4  :(slz) C_McGregor looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  S_Koita receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Koita shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 10 :(slz) S_Pavlovic pulls it back to A_Terzic 
          ...  A_Terzic sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  A_Valles is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 12 :(val) V_Muriqi finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Pavlovic 
          ...  A glorious effort by V_Muriqi! 
          ...  But N_Atubolu palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 15 :(val) E_Konsa runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Herrera 
          ...  A_Herrera tries to chip the ball over N_Atubolu! 
          ...  N_Atubolu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 19 :(val) Gaya is too quick for S_Pavlovic 
          ...  Gaya with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  N_Atubolu tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vazquez floats the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of N_Atubolu 
Min. 20 :(slz) N_Capaldo with a first time pass 
          ...  D_Nene runs onto it! 
          ...  Gaya makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 21 :(val) A_Almeida with a 30-yard pass to V_Muriqi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Pavlovic 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 25 :(slz) N_Capaldo unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Bidstrup 
          ...  M_Bidstrup has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 28 :(val) A_Herrera over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds E_Konsa though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  O_Solet fouls badly 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  T_Correia passes to Pepelu 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Wolf looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 31 :(slz) D_Nene takes on 3 men 
          ...  E_Konsa is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 32 :(val) D_Klaassen spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Herrera! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Herrera! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But N_Atubolu punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that N_Atubolu got a touch 
Min. 33 :(slz) S_Pavlovic finds D_Nene with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Nene with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  But A_Valles pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 35 :(val) A_Almeida has it now 
          ...  He takes on O_Solet 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in E_Konsa! 
          ...  E_Konsa has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  N_Atubolu parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And N_Atubolu recovers to save!! 
Min. 35 :(slz) C_McGregor is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Terzic 
          ...  A_Terzic sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Valles heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 36 :(slz) A_Dedic with a long pass to S_Koita 
          ...  S_Koita pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 39 :(val) R_Borre with the heel pass to A_Herrera 
          ...  A_Herrera has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with N_Atubolu 
          ...  He lobs it over N_Atubolu 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 39 :(val) T_Correia with a reverse pass to J_Vazquez 
          ...  O_Solet pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's for persistant fouling. 
Min. 40 :(val) J_Vazquez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Dedic reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 40 :(slz) A_Dedic moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Nene 
          ...  D_Nene with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(slz) A_Dedic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Nene 
          ...  Pepelu 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. 47 :(slz) D_Nene with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  D_Nene hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Valles saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 RB Salzburg

Min. 46 :(slz) M_Bidstrup backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  O_Solet latches onto the end of it 
          ...  O_Solet with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 47 :(val) S_Amallah holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Vazquez 
          ...  A_Dedic slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 51 :(val) E_Konsa plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  V_Muriqi decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Pavlovic and it had to be 
Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Unal 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Muriqi 
Min. 60 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: Imanol 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Capaldo 
Min. 61 :(val) D_Klaassen finds A_Herrera on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Herrera beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has N_Atubolu to beat! 
          ...  He rounds N_Atubolu 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Valencia go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 RB Salzburg ...
Min. 63 :(val) A defence splitting pass from R_Borre to E_Unal 
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Unal! 
          ...  N_Atubolu can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  N_Atubolu makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 63 :(slz) D_Nene turns past J_Vazquez 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Borre with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  D_Nene with the thundering drive 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 66 :(val) T_Correia moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre goes for goal! 
          ...  But N_Atubolu just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 67 :(slz) C_McGregor heads the ball back to S_Koita 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Konsa 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Dedic! 
          ...  R_Borre clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 68 :(slz) C_McGregor moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Wolf 
          ...  T_Correia with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 70 :(val) S_Amallah drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 70 :(slz) D_Nene takes advantage of a mistake by E_Konsa 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Nene tries to beat A_Valles! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 74 :(val) E_Unal kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  E_Unal with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 75 :(slz) Substitution by RB Salzburg 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Nuss 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Nene 
Min. 76 :(val) D_Klaassen back heels to find S_Amallah in space 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by C_McGregor 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 79 :(val) E_Konsa beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  E_Konsa with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  N_Atubolu with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 81 :(val) E_Konsa jinks past S_Pavlovic 
          ...  But C_McGregor reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 94 :(val) E_Konsa works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  N_Atubolu never had a chance! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : E_Konsa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Herrera (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Pepelu (43), T_Correia (68)
Injured              : N/A
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RB Salzburg Match Info
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Best player          : C_McGregor
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Solet (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    RB Salzburg
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 0 RB Salzburg
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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 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  20  14  11  31 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  10  23
E_Konsa        DF   1  19  14  10  23 |  99   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  24  36  28
J_Vazquez      DF   1  18  12  11  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
T_Correia      DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5  19  28
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  20  16  26 |  99   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
A_Almeida      MF   1  12  19   5  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
A_Herrera      MF   1  15  18  10  31 |  99   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   8  70
Pepelu         MF   1  11  17  10  20 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5   5
R_Borre        FW   1   8  13  20  27 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  26   4
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Jaume          GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   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 |  54   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  18  29 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - RB Salzburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Atubolu      GK  22   1   1   1  27 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
O_Solet        DF   1  19  15  12  21 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   5
S_Pavlovic     DF   1  18  13   9  31 |  99   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  26   0
A_Dedic        DF   1  18  14   4  25 |  99   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  36   0
M_Wolf         DF   1  17  10   5  24 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
A_Terzic       DF   1  16  13   9  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  18
C_McGregor     DM   1  15  18   5  21 |  99   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  32   0
N_Capaldo      DM   1  13  17   8  21 |  63   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
M_Bidstrup     MF   1  11  18  11  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  11
S_Koita        FW   1   7  11  19  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -2
D_Nene         FW   1   2  14  18  26 |  78   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
A_Schlager     GK  19   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Altare       DF   1  14  12   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imanol         DM   1  14  11  10  23 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fuhrich      MF   1   5  15  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Nuss         FW   1   6  10  14  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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