FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Union Berlin (Mon Mar 18)


                             Valencia  |  Union Berlin
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 D
                            Tony Ayre  |  Paul Kennedy
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK L_Hradecky
                              Gaya DF  |  DF D_Doekhi
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF L_Bonucci
                         J_Vazquez DF  |  DF R_Knoche
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF J_Roussillon
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  DM R_Khedira
                         A_Almeida MF  |  MF A_Kral
                         A_Herrera MF  |  MF L_Tousart
                            Pepelu MF  |  MF A_Laidouni
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW S_Becker
                          V_Muriqi FW  |  FW D_Fofana
                                       |
                          A_Iturbe SUB |  SUB F_Ronnow
                         C_Ozkacar SUB |  SUB A_Theate
                        M_Diakhaby SUB |  SUB K_Behrens
                         S_Amallah SUB |  SUB A_Schafer
                            E_Unal SUB |  SUB J_Brooks




Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  Union Berlin have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  R_Khedira will now play as a DF 
Min. 2  :(uni) A_Laidouni spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Tousart! 
          ...  L_Tousart drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 5  :(val) V_Muriqi times his run well 
          ...  R_Knoche fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Tony Ayre looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  A_Almeida hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Herrera gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Roussillon read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 7  :(val) Gaya spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Klaassen! 
          ...  D_Klaassen has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that L_Hradecky got a touch 
Min. 7  :(uni) S_Becker holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Roussillon 
          ...  J_Roussillon hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Valles tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Doekhi with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Valles makes the catch! 
Min. 8  :(uni) R_Knoche with a first time pass 
          ...  L_Tousart runs onto it! 
          ...  Pepelu wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 9  :(uni) J_Roussillon sidesteps A_Almeida 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Roussillon hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Valles makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 13 :(val) A_Herrera beats L_Bonucci with absolute ease! 
          ...  J_Roussillon reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 15 :(val) E_Konsa 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! 
          ...  R_Borre fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 15 :(uni) L_Tousart saunters past Gaya 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by Pepelu 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Becker crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Valles comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 19 :(val) E_Konsa is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  R_Borre latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Borre with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  L_Hradecky is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Muriqi crosses it in! 
          ...  Great catch from L_Hradecky! 
Min. 20 :(val) R_Borre beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Borre has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gaya lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Hradecky 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 24 :(val) Pepelu looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Gaya 
          ...  Gaya has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 28 :(uni) J_Roussillon sidesteps A_Almeida 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  From long range J_Roussillon bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Khedira with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Valles jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 33 :(val) Pepelu runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  R_Khedira steals the ball of off him 
Min. 36 :(val) A_Almeida kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  V_Muriqi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Khedira with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  D_Klaassen shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to V_Muriqi instead 
          ...  V_Muriqi tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  L_Hradecky gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Klaassen 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Vazquez 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  L_Hradecky dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had L_Hradecky beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gaya flights it in! 
          ...  L_Hradecky fists it away! 
Min. 38 :(val) Pepelu finds J_Vazquez with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Doekhi slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 41 :(uni) J_Roussillon with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past T_Correia 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Fofana! 
          ...  D_Fofana hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 42 :(val) T_Correia with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  T_Correia with the header! 
          ...  But L_Hradecky reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on L_Hradecky anyway 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(uni) R_Khedira 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  R_Khedira attempts the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Amallah 
          ...  COMING OFF: Pepelu 
Min. 46 :(uni) A_Kral with the header on 
          ...  He finds S_Becker in space 
          ...  S_Becker attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Valles just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 47 :(uni) R_Khedira finds D_Doekhi with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Doekhi rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Valles's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 48 :(val) L_Hradecky with a terrible kick! 
          ...  V_Muriqi takes control of the ball! 
          ...  V_Muriqi with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  L_Hradecky tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Konsa drives it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Hradecky 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Union Berlin

Min. 47 :(uni) D_Fofana steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  D_Fofana has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Valles with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 48 :(uni) D_Fofana sprints past the defender 
          ...  D_Fofana with a little chip! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 53 :(uni) L_Bonucci with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  L_Bonucci attempts to nutmeg A_Valles! 
          ...  A_Valles goes down well to save 
Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Unal 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Muriqi 
Min. 55 :(uni) A_Kral spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Fofana! 
          ...  D_Fofana swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 56 :(uni) R_Knoche runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Fofana 
          ...  T_Correia tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Tousart crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Valles easily catches it! 
Min. 58 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Behrens 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Becker 
Min. 59 :(val) T_Correia is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 59 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Ozkacar 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Correia 
Min. 61 :(uni) R_Khedira sidesteps E_Konsa 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  But A_Herrera with the fine tackle 
Min. 63 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Schafer 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Laidouni 
Min. 64 :(uni) D_Doekhi with an inch perfect pass to J_Roussillon 
          ...  J_Roussillon flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Valles fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 66 :(uni) A_Kral drives it forward to R_Khedira 
          ...  C_Ozkacar with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 70 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Theate 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Bonucci 
Min. 70 :(val) R_Borre beats A_Theate 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Borre blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  L_Hradecky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 72 :(uni) A_Kral finds the run of J_Roussillon 
          ...  But E_Konsa wins the tackle 
Min. 75 :(uni) K_Behrens plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Kral 
          ...  A_Kral drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 77 :(val) A_Almeida with an incisive pass to E_Konsa 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Konsa! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Hradecky's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 77 :(uni) A_Theate slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Theate! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Tousart swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Valles jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 80 :(uni) A_Theate brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Khedira gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Vazquez!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 87 :(val) Gaya slides the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 87 :(uni) L_Tousart is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to K_Behrens 
          ...  K_Behrens aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(val) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  R_Borre seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Knoche with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 92 :(uni) R_Khedira looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Behrens 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Gaya 
Min. 95 :(val) C_Ozkacar takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Borre 
          ...  D_Doekhi with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Valles
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : T_Correia (59)
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : J_Roussillon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Knoche (5), D_Doekhi (95)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 0 Union Berlin
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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 | 100  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  20  13  11  31 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  26  11
E_Konsa        DF   1  19  14   9  23 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24  13
J_Vazquez      DF   1  18  12  11  20 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0  11
T_Correia      DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  13
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  20  16  26 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Almeida      MF   1  12  19   5  22 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  18  10  31 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Pepelu         MF   1  11  17  10  20 |  45   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  18   0
R_Borre        FW   1   8  13  20  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  58   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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 |  38   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  12   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 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  18  29 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Hradecky     GK  23   1   1   1  20 | 100   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
D_Doekhi       DF   1  19  12   8  26 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  10   9   9
L_Bonucci      DF   1  19  10  11  20 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  13   3  22 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  21  -5
J_Roussillon   DF   1  16  14  10  25 | 100   0   2   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  36  12  54
R_Khedira      DF   1  14  17   9  25 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  18  13
A_Kral         MF   1  13  18   9  23 | 100   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  13
L_Tousart      MF   1  12  17  12  23 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  10
A_Laidouni     MF   1  11  17   3  27 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
S_Becker       FW   1   7  14  18  29 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   4
D_Fofana       FW   1   7  12  19  26 | 100   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
F_Ronnow       GK  20   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Theate       DF   1  17  15   6  25 |  27   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  18
K_Behrens      FW   1   7  13  16  20 |  39   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   6
A_Schafer      AM   1   4  14  10  25 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Brooks       DF   1  13  11   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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