FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Benfica (Fri Jul 19)


                             Valencia  |  Benfica
                          5-2-0-1-2 A  |  4-1-1-1-3 A
                        Peter Hayward  |  Liam Crowter
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK Andrew
                              Gaya DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                           L_Davis DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                        M_Diakhaby DF  |  DF S_Pavisic
                         C_Ozkacar DF  |  DM F_Aursnes
                         A_Almeida DM  |  MF A_Golovin
                         A_Herrera DM  |  AM P_Sarabia
                        D_Klaassen AM  |  FW P_Schick
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW A_Oroz
                          V_Muriqi FW  |  FW C_Tengstedt
                                       |
                             Jaume SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                       J_Tavernier SUB |  SUB S_Rosted
                       H_Guillamon SUB |  SUB F_Moura
                            Pepelu SUB |  SUB Rafa
                            E_Unal SUB |  SUB I_Muniain




Min. 1  :(val) D_Klaassen finds the space intelligently 
          ...  D_Klaassen aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 3  :(val) V_Muriqi plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  V_Muriqi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Andrew makes a good save 
Min. 4  :(val) A_Almeida with a long pass to L_Davis 
          ...  L_Davis looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Andrew recovers to save!! 
Min. 6  :(val) A_Herrera runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  A_Herrera hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 8  :(val) V_Muriqi takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  V_Muriqi looks to see where Andrew is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 9  :(val) D_Klaassen with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Valencia 3-0 Benfica ...
Min. 11 :(val) A_Herrera with the first time flick to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  WHAT??? 
          ...  It's been disallowed! 
          ...  The referee spotted something 
Min. 14 :(val) L_Davis with a measured ball to V_Muriqi 
          ...  Well intercepted by F_Aursnes 
Min. 15 :(val) T_Correia sidesteps R_Semedo 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Kehrer bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 18 :(val) A_Almeida bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Davis 
          ...  L_Davis chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 19 :(val) D_Klaassen takes advantage of a mistake by D_Jurasek 
          ...  He puts in V_Muriqi! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from V_Muriqi! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 20 :(val) V_Muriqi nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  R_Semedo reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 21 :(val) Gaya with a glorious long pass to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Andrew parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Andrew recovers to save!! 
Min. 23 :(val) D_Klaassen sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to V_Muriqi 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Semedo takes possession 
Min. 25 :(val) R_Borre knocks it forward 
          ...  F_Aursnes slips 
          ...  M_Diakhaby gets to it! 
          ...  M_Diakhaby with the header! 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 26 :(val) R_Borre gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Jurasek! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Borre with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 27 :(val) M_Diakhaby takes advantage of a mistake by A_Golovin 
          ...  M_Diakhaby pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 28 :(val) M_Diakhaby sprints past D_Jurasek 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Semedo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 30 :(val) Gaya holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Klaassen 
          ...  T_Kehrer goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 34 :(val) V_Muriqi with a 50-yard pass to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 35 :(ben) S_Pavisic knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Davis slips 
          ...  T_Kehrer gets to it! 
          ...  Gaya wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 36 :(val) R_Borre takes advantage of a mistake by P_Schick 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  R_Borre has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  Andrew guesses right 
Min. 38 :(ben) A_Golovin looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Sarabia 
          ...  C_Ozkacar reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 42 :(ben) R_Semedo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Oroz 
          ...  A_Oroz hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(val) D_Klaassen beats D_Jurasek 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Pavisic plays the back pass 
          ...  Andrew can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Almeida! 
          ...  The ball comes to Gaya 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Looks like it should be Andrew's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Ozkacar plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Pavisic clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 44 :(val) V_Muriqi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Diakhaby 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Diakhaby! 
          ...  Andrew was lucky there 
Min. 44 :(ben) A_Valles miskicks! 
          ...  C_Tengstedt is through! 
          ...  C_Tengstedt with the drive! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 46 :(val) L_Davis looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  Andrew acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Ozkacar drives it into the box! 
          ...  V_Muriqi makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But Andrew hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 3-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(val) D_Klaassen floats the ball in to find R_Borre 
          ...  R_Semedo gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 46 :(ben) P_Sarabia takes advantage of a mistake by A_Almeida 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  P_Sarabia drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Valles with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 49 :(ben) P_Sarabia runs at Gaya 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  P_Sarabia with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 51 :(ben) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  P_Sarabia is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Herrera! 
          ...  C_Ozkacar body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Golovin curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  A_Valles gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 52 :(val) Curled in dangerously from A_Herrera to V_Muriqi 
          ...  V_Muriqi with a blistering shot! 
          ...  Andrew just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 52 :(ben) A_Oroz watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  A_Oroz fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 53 :(val) D_Klaassen flights the ball to V_Muriqi 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Semedo belts it clear 
Min. 53 :(ben) A_Oroz finds F_Aursnes with a ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Aursnes hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Valles takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 57 :(val) R_Borre takes advantage of a mistake by R_Semedo 
          ...  He puts in V_Muriqi! 
          ...  V_Muriqi tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 58 :(ben) P_Sarabia has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Valles! 
          ...  A_Almeida hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 59 :(ben) S_Pavisic sidesteps L_Davis 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  S_Pavisic lobs A_Valles! 
          ...  A_Valles parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: Rafa 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Sarabia 
Min. 61 :(val) D_Klaassen is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to V_Muriqi 
          ...  V_Muriqi with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  Andrew looks relieved there! 
Min. 62 :(val) D_Klaassen with a measured ball to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Davis dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  V_Muriqi with the header 
          ...  Andrew watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 68 :(ben) A_Oroz turns past Gaya 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Oroz must beat A_Valles! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 71 :(val) Gaya finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Gaya sees Andrew off his line! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 72 :(val) D_Klaassen sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Klaassen runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 72 :(val) D_Klaassen finds the space intelligently 
          ...  P_Schick pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 75 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Muniain 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Schick 
Min. 78 :(val) R_Borre with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  R_Borre sees Andrew off his line! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 79 :(ben) Rafa with a slide rule pass to I_Muniain 
          ...  Gaya beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 80 :(val) L_Davis 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! 
          ...  A_Oroz takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 85 :(val) T_Correia with a glorious long pass to L_Davis 
          ...  T_Kehrer steals the ball of off him 
Min. 85 :(ben) A_Oroz volleys it forward. He finds Rafa 
          ...  Rafa strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It floats over A_Valles 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(val) R_Borre finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  R_Borre could have let it bounce! 
          ...  Andrew claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Valencia 4-0 Benfica ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Borre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Klaassen (1), A_Herrera (6), R_Borre (9,88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Almeida (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Oroz
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Schick (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       10
Off target           :          13        |       7
On target            :          15        |       3
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       12
Key Passes           :          21        |       6
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Final Score          : Valencia 4 - 0 Benfica
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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  24   1   1   1  24 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  20  14  12  31 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  43  28  27
T_Correia      DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
L_Davis        DF   1  18  13  10  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  31
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13   9  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  50
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  16  14   2  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
A_Almeida      DM   1  13  19   5  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  14  -4
A_Herrera      DM   1  15  19  11  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  36
D_Klaassen     AM   1   4  20  16  26 |  96   0   0   7   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  68  45
R_Borre        FW   1   8  13  20  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   9   2   0   0   0   0  30  75
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   8   0   0   0   0   0  32  50
Jaume          GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   1  16  11  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Guillamon    DF   1  14  16   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepelu         DM   1  12  17  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  18  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  23   1   1   1  26 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  19  17   7  22 |  96   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  11   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  19  15   6  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  18  13  12  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  15   8  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  13  17
F_Aursnes      DM   1  11  17  14  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   0  12
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  19  15  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  10
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  21  19  25 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
A_Oroz         FW   1   8  13  19  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  27  30  19
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
N_Kruth        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moura        MF   1  13  11   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rafa           FW   1   3  20  14  28 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  11
I_Muniain      AM   1   4  20  16  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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