FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Fri Oct 11)


                             Valencia  |  Eintracht Frankfurt
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-1-1-3 P
                        Peter Hayward  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK Kepa
                              Gaya DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF Tuta
                           E_Pujol DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                         C_Ozkacar DF  |  DF P_Max
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  DM S_Rode
                         A_Almeida MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                         A_Herrera MF  |  AM A_Knauff
                         S_Amallah MF  |  FW R_Cherki
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW N_Fullkrug
                          V_Muriqi FW  |  FW Beto
                                       |
                             Jaume SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                        M_Diakhaby SUB |  SUB R_Koch
                       J_Tavernier SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                            Pepelu SUB |  SUB B_Tomiak
                            E_Unal SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 1  :(val) E_Pujol sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  N_Nkounkou reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 5  :(frn) A_Knauff cuts in on Gaya's blind side 
          ...  A_Knauff rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Valles gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by A_Valles to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Valles jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 6  :(val) V_Muriqi pushes it past the defender 
          ...  V_Muriqi attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But Kepa makes a fine save 
Min. 7  :(val) R_Borre makes himself available 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Tuta and it had to be 
Min. 8  :(val) S_Amallah holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia attempts a chip! 
          ...  Kepa dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Herrera loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The shot slips through Kepa's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 8  :(frn) Beto finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  But Gaya wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 10 :(frn) R_Cherki loses E_Pujol 
          ...  R_Cherki with the header! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 11 :(val) D_Klaassen runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of A_Herrera 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A_Herrera must beat Kepa! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 12 :(val) R_Borre hoofs it upfield to find V_Muriqi 
          ...  V_Muriqi flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Kepa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 14 :(frn) Tuta hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Cherki latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Borre with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  N_Nkounkou floats it forward 
          ...  N_Fullkrug latches onto the end of it 
          ...  N_Fullkrug fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Valles's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 17 :(val) S_Amallah looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  A delicate header from R_Borre! 
          ...  Kepa is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Kepa looks very relieved! 
Min. 19 :(val) A_Almeida with a simple pass to S_Amallah 
          ...  A left-footer by S_Amallah! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 20 :(frn) N_Nkounkou hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  N_Fullkrug latches onto it! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Valles fists it away 
Min. 23 :(frn) S_Rode flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Herrera with an awful challenge 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 29 :(val) R_Borre loses N_Nkounkou 
          ...  N_Nkounkou recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 29 :(frn) D_Ozoh plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Knauff decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Knauff! 
          ...  A_Valles with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 30 :(val) V_Muriqi runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  Kepa saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 32 :(val) R_Borre runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A great volley from R_Borre! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Valencia take the lead! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 33 :(val) R_Borre runs forward 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Tuta picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 35 :(val) E_Pujol slides it through the middle to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen from 20 yards! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 36 :(val) R_Borre takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from R_Borre! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  Kepa makes a fine save 
Min. 39 :(val) C_Ozkacar is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia with the strike! 
          ...  Kepa gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 39 :(frn) N_Fullkrug is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  R_Cherki latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Cherki with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Valles is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 41 :(frn) H_Smolcic looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Cherki 
          ...  R_Cherki tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes a fine save 
Min. 41 :(val) A_Herrera chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Amallah 
          ...  P_Max is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  S_Amallah shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to V_Muriqi instead 
          ...  Tuta with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(val) A_Herrera cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Muriqi 
          ...  V_Muriqi has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 44 :(val) D_Klaassen 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! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Tuta 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Unal 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Muriqi 
Min. 45 :(val) R_Borre lays the ball back to S_Amallah 
          ...  S_Rode reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 46 :(val) C_Ozkacar brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  E_Unal gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Unal looks to see where Kepa is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Kepa's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 47 :(frn) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  Beto seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Beto with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Min. 47 :(val) D_Klaassen is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Gaya 
          ...  But N_Nkounkou wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 51 :(frn) A_Knauff with a clever shimmy 
          ...  T_Correia does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 52 :(frn) A_Knauff finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  D_Klaassen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 52 :(frn) N_Fullkrug cuts the ball back to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  What agility from A_Valles 
Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: Pepelu 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Amallah 
Min. 56 :(frn) Tuta cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Cherki 
          ...  R_Cherki flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Valles gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 57 :(val) D_Klaassen plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Borre decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Borre sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Pujol floats the ball in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 58 :(val) Gaya plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Gaya tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 59 :(val) A_Herrera drives it across the face of the goal E_Unal 
          ...  E_Unal curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 60 :(frn) Tactical Change by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  Eintracht Frankfurt have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 64 :(frn) Beto sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Beto hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Valles won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Max 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Rode 
Min. 65 :(val) E_Pujol with a pinpoint pass to E_Unal 
          ...  E_Unal attempts to nutmeg Kepa! 
          ...  But Kepa palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 67 :(frn) A_Knauff finds N_Fullkrug in the box 
          ...  N_Fullkrug could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Valles blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 68 :(val) Curled in dangerously from C_Ozkacar to R_Borre 
          ...  The ball hits H_Smolcic in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 69 :(frn) Beto steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Beto shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 71 :(val) D_Klaassen brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Herrera makes himself available 
          ...  Tuta cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 72 :(frn) A_Knauff with a precise ball to Tuta 
          ...  D_Klaassen dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 73 :(val) R_Borre with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows Tuta a clean set of heals 
          ...  R_Borre with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Kepa blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 74 :(val) Gaya with an incisive pass to D_Klaassen 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Klaassen! 
          ...  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. 74 :(frn) Beto drives it forward to D_Ozoh 
          ...  D_Ozoh with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 80 :(val) A_Herrera beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Herrera must beat Kepa! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 83 :(frn) Beto pushes it past the defender 
          ...  T_Correia slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 84 :(val) Gaya slides it through the middle to R_Borre 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from N_Nkounkou 
Min. 85 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Tomiak 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 86 :(frn) A_Knauff finds himself in a good position 
          ...  A_Knauff with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Tuta hits it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Valles, who catches the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.

*************  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              : R_Borre (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : Tuta
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Max (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Eintracht Frankfurt
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       15
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          67        |       33
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          21        |       10
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
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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 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  21  14  12  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  28  13
T_Correia      DF   1  19  15  11  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  32   0  45
E_Pujol        DF   1  17  15  12  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  17  15   2  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  39   0
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  20  17  26 |  94   0   1   5   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  40  16
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  20   5  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
A_Herrera      MF   1  15  19  11  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  27  42
S_Amallah      MF   1   8  18  14  23 |  57   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  12
R_Borre        FW   1   9  13  20  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  40
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  13  19  27 |  45   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
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  10  31 |   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
Pepelu         MF   1  12  17  10  20 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  19  29 |  49   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19

Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  24   1   1   1  20 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  19  14  12  29 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  14   0
Tuta           DF   1  19  13   4  30 |  94   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  87   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  14  18
P_Max          DF   1  18  15   8  30 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
S_Rode         DM   1  12  19  10  20 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  18  12  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  13
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  19  15  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  32
R_Cherki       FW   1   5  21  19  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
N_Fullkrug     FW   1   7  13  20  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  17
Beto           FW   1   7  14  20  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  16
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  11   3  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  12  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Tomiak       DF   1  14  11  11  31 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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