FFO FA Cup, Nice vs. Valencia (Wed Jul 10)


                                 Nice  |  Valencia
                              5-3-2 P  |  5-2-0-1-2 A
                                    -  |  Peter Hayward
                                       |
                          S_Sirigu GK  |  GK A_Valles
                         R_Perraud DF  |  DF Gaya
                            M_Bard DF  |  DF T_Correia
                         J_Lotomba DF  |  DF L_Davis
                           A_Mendy DF  |  DF E_Pujol
                         A_Amraoui DF  |  DF C_Ozkacar
                          M_Sanson MF  |  DM A_Almeida
                            S_Diop MF  |  DM A_Herrera
                         G_Laborde MF  |  AM D_Klaassen
                           T_Moffi FW  |  FW R_Borre
                        E_Guessand FW  |  FW V_Muriqi
                                       |
                           M_Bulka SUB |  SUB Jaume
                            J_Auer SUB |  SUB J_Tavernier
                        Y_Nahounou SUB |  SUB M_Diakhaby
                        H_Boudaoui SUB |  SUB Pepelu
                           S_Jatta SUB |  SUB E_Unal




Min. 2  :(val) R_Borre beats the defender 
          ...  What a shot from R_Borre! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  S_Sirigu saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 5  :(nic) M_Sanson is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  R_Perraud latches onto the ball 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Herrera 
Min. 10 :(val) C_Ozkacar slides it through the middle to V_Muriqi 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Bard 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 13 :(nic) T_Moffi brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  T_Moffi has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Valles saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 14 :(nic) M_Bard with a probing pass to M_Sanson 
          ...  M_Sanson attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a good save 
Min. 17 :(val) T_Correia rushes through the defence 
          ...  T_Correia pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into S_Sirigu's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 18 :(nic) M_Bard with an early cross to R_Perraud 
          ...  L_Davis with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 19 :(val) R_Borre beats M_Bard 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Laborde with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 21 :(nic) G_Laborde sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Moffi 
          ...  T_Moffi fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Valles makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 21 :(val) T_Correia lays the ball back to Gaya 
          ...  Gaya with the strike! 
          ...  S_Sirigu with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 22 :(nic) T_Moffi threads the through ball to E_Guessand 
          ...  A delicate header from E_Guessand! 
          ...  A_Valles parries it 
Min. 22 :(val) D_Klaassen is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 22 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: Pepelu 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Klaassen 
Min. 23 :(val) E_Pujol cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Almeida 
          ...  M_Bard wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 24 :(nic) E_Guessand sidesteps T_Correia 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  E_Pujol goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 26 :(nic) A_Mendy takes advantage of a mistake by A_Almeida 
          ...  A_Mendy hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Valles falls over 
          ...  But A_Valles is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 27 :(nic) R_Perraud beats L_Davis 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  R_Perraud tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  A_Valles gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 27 :(val) R_Borre with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from T_Moffi 
          ...  R_Borre sees S_Sirigu off his line! 
          ...  S_Sirigu won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 27 :(nic) A_Amraoui has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Valles! 
          ...  R_Borre hacks him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 30 :(nic) M_Bard is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to E_Guessand 
          ...  E_Guessand rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
Min. 31 :(nic) M_Sanson plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Sanson hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 31 :(val) Pepelu with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_Sanson muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
Min. 33 :(nic) J_Lotomba is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to E_Guessand 
          ...  Gaya does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 34 :(nic) G_Laborde jinks infield 
          ...  G_Laborde drives it towards goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 35 :(nic) T_Moffi nutmegs Gaya, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Gaya recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 36 :(val) A_Almeida with an incisive pass to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 37 :(nic) S_Diop plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Moffi 
          ...  Cleaned up by E_Pujol 
Min. 38 :(nic) A_Amraoui is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  S_Diop latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Pujol intercepts the pass 
Min. 38 :(val) Pepelu searches out R_Borre 
          ...  A delicate header from R_Borre! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 39 :(nic) J_Lotomba with a flashy move 
          ...  V_Muriqi reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(val) R_Borre with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Guessand 
          ...  R_Borre throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  S_Sirigu gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 44 :(val) E_Pujol with a precise ball to L_Davis 
          ...  L_Davis with the shot! 
          ...  S_Sirigu claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Valencia have taken the lead! 
          ...  Nice 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 45 :(nic) Substitution by Nice 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Auer 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Amraoui 
Min. 47 :(val) Pepelu with an intelligent ball to R_Borre 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Lotomba 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Nice 0-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(val) A_Herrera is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre is clean through! 
          ...  S_Sirigu tries to make himself big 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Sirigu 
          ...  GOAL!! I like it. 
          ...  I like it a lot! 
          ...  Nice 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 48 :(nic) A_Mendy unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Lotomba 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Lotomba! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Valles's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 49 :(nic) J_Auer moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Perraud 
          ...  But Gaya puts it in row Z! 
Min. 49 :(val) Pepelu with a flashy move 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from E_Guessand 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 53 :(nic) J_Auer looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Laborde 
          ...  A_Almeida steals the ball of off him 
Min. 55 :(nic) Substitution by Nice 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Jatta 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Guessand 
Min. 56 :(nic) S_Jatta runs at T_Correia 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  C_Ozkacar wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 56 :(val) C_Ozkacar fires over a low cross to Pepelu 
          ...  Pepelu with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Nice 0-3 Valencia ...
Min. 57 :(nic) G_Laborde cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Lotomba 
          ...  J_Lotomba with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past A_Valles and the Allianz Riviera comes alive! 
          ...  Nice 1-3 Valencia ...
Min. 58 :(nic) S_Jatta unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Moffi 
          ...  What a challenge by T_Correia 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Bard flights it in! 
          ...  A_Valles makes the catch! 
Min. 59 :(val) V_Muriqi runs at the defence 
          ...  G_Laborde hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Ozkacar hits it into the box! 
          ...  T_Correia tries to place the shot! 
          ...  S_Sirigu parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Nice 1-4 Valencia ...
Min. 60 :(val) E_Pujol hoofs it upfield to find R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  S_Sirigu heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 61 :(nic) J_Auer with an incisive pass to S_Jatta 
          ...  S_Jatta with the drive! 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 62 :(nic) S_Jatta cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Moffi 
          ...  R_Borre gets to the ball first 
Min. 62 :(nic) G_Laborde knocks it past L_Davis and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Pepelu with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  G_Laborde passes to R_Perraud 
          ...  R_Perraud sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 63 :(val) V_Muriqi cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Davis 
          ...  L_Davis sees S_Sirigu off his line! 
          ...  S_Sirigu gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 64 :(nic) R_Perraud sprints past A_Almeida 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  T_Correia is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 65 :(nic) S_Diop sidesteps L_Davis 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Davis recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 67 :(val) R_Borre knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Perraud 
          ...  R_Borre drives the ball low! 
          ...  It floats over S_Sirigu 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 68 :(val) R_Borre takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  A delicate chip from R_Borre! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Nice 1-5 Valencia ...
Min. 71 :(nic) R_Perraud controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Davis 
          ...  He puts in T_Moffi! 
          ...  T_Moffi fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Saved by A_Valles 
Min. 72 :(nic) J_Lotomba sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Intercepted by V_Muriqi 
Min. 74 :(nic) S_Jatta finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  S_Jatta sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 75 :(nic) A_Mendy sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Auer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  J_Auer takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just A_Valles is between him and the goal 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Valles 
          ...  He's pulled it wide!! Really?! 
          ...  What a miss! 
Min. 76 :(nic) T_Moffi gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to S_Jatta 
          ...  But E_Pujol sweeps up the threat 
Min. 79 :(nic) M_Sanson is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Moffi 
          ...  T_Moffi runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  A_Valles moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Valles tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lotomba floats the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Valles 
          ...  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. 80 :(nic) S_Diop knocks it past Gaya and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But T_Correia wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 81 :(nic) M_Sanson beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds T_Moffi 
          ...  T_Moffi goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Valles moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 85 :(val) T_Correia looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  G_Laborde hits it out for a throw 
Min. 87 :(nic) R_Perraud hoists the ball across to T_Moffi 
          ...  T_Moffi with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 87 :(val) A_Almeida looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to V_Muriqi 
          ...  S_Jatta with an awful challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Peter Hayward looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(val) E_Pujol slips past J_Auer 
          ...  A thundering drive by E_Pujol! 
          ...  But S_Sirigu punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that S_Sirigu got a touch 
Min. 90 :(nic) R_Perraud finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled C_Ozkacar 
          ...  R_Perraud with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Allianz Riviera
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Nice Match Info
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Best player          : G_Laborde
Scorers              : J_Lotomba (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Laborde (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Borre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Davis (44), R_Borre (46,68), Pepelu (56), T_Correia (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Davis (18), R_Borre (27), T_Correia (64)
Injured              : D_Klaassen (22)
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Match Statistics
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                                    Nice  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       16
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       16
Key Passes           :          22        |       13
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Final Score          : Nice 1 - 5 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Nice
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Sirigu       GK  21   1   1   1  20 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
R_Perraud      DF   1  18  12  10  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  34  49
M_Bard         DF   1  18  13   8  30 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  48   0
J_Lotomba      DF   1  18  15   8  28 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  18  14  62
A_Mendy        DF   1  16  13   6  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  21
A_Amraoui      DF   1  16  13   6  20 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
M_Sanson       MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  25
S_Diop         MF   1   6  18  14  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
G_Laborde      MF   1   8  17  12  24 |  93   0   2   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  52  36  10
T_Moffi        FW   1   9  13  18  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  32  52
E_Guessand     FW   1   8  14  17  24 |  57   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  28   0  19
M_Bulka        GK  19   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Auer         DF   1  16  14   7  12 |  48   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  19
Y_Nahounou     DF   1  15  11   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Boudaoui     MF   1  12  16   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jatta        FW   1   9  14  16  28 |  36   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  21

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 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  20  14  12  31 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  15
T_Correia      DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  32  26  49
L_Davis        DF   1  18  13  10  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  14  -4  52
E_Pujol        DF   1  17  15  11  24 |  93   0   4   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  76  60  16
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  16  14   2  24 |  93   0   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  68   0
A_Almeida      DM   1  13  19   5  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  20   0
A_Herrera      DM   1  15  19  10  31 |  93   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  24   0
D_Klaassen     AM   1   4  20  16  26 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Borre        FW   1   8  13  19  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   9   2   1   0   0  24  -4  92
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68  17   0
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
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepelu         AM   1  12  17  10  20 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  40
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  18  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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