FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Benfica (Mon Jan 27)


                             Valencia  |  Benfica
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                        Peter Hayward  |  Thom Hughes
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK Andrew
                              Gaya DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                           E_Pujol DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                        M_Pedersen DF  |  DF S_Pavisic
                         A_Herrera DM  |  MF I_Muniain
                         A_Almeida MF  |  MF P_Sarabia
                         S_Amallah MF  |  MF Rafa
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  MF A_Golovin
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW P_Schick
                       A_Lacazette FW  |  FW A_Martial
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                        L_Antonini SUB |  SUB M_Planus
                            Pepelu SUB |  SUB S_Rosted
                            O_Dabo SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                            E_Unal SUB |  SUB A_Johnson




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 4  :(val) D_Klaassen with a burst of pace 
          ...  Rafa with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 5  :(ben) S_Pavisic has picked up a knock 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 7  :(ben) I_Muniain has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past T_Correia 
          ...  He knocks it to P_Schick! 
          ...  P_Schick with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 8  :(val) S_Amallah sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  P_Schick with the high feet 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  A_Lacazette bends it round the wall 
          ...  Andrew gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Almeida swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Borre 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Pujol hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from Andrew! 
Min. 11 :(ben) T_Kehrer searches out A_Martial 
          ...  E_Pujol seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 12 :(val) S_Amallah sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Lacazette gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Lacazette pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 13 :(val) R_Borre rushes through the defence 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by T_Kehrer 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 15 :(val) R_Borre runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Jurasek 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Borre fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  Andrew guesses right 
Min. 19 :(val) R_Borre kills the ball dead 
          ...  S_Pavisic dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 22 :(ben) Rafa jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a good save 
Min. 23 :(ben) D_Jurasek finds A_Golovin on the edge of the box 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Golovin! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Valles won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 24 :(val) A_Almeida spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Borre! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Golovin 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 25 :(val) A_Lacazette takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kehrer 
          ...  R_Semedo tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pedersen swings it in! 
          ...  Andrew catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 25 :(val) R_Borre brushes T_Kehrer aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Martial with a nasty foul 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 27 :(val) A_Almeida with a reverse pass to T_Correia 
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Correia! 
          ...  Andrew is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Andrew looks very relieved! 
Min. 29 :(ben) P_Schick gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past E_Pujol! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Schick hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Valles is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It comes to P_Schick 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafa floats the ball in! 
          ...  Gaya clears the danger 
Min. 36 :(ben) I_Muniain barges M_Pedersen off the ball 
          ...  I_Muniain with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Valles dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Valles beaten! 
Min. 40 :(ben) D_Jurasek is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  D_Jurasek with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 41 :(ben) I_Muniain times his run well 
          ...  Gaya slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Planus 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Pavisic 
Min. 48 :(ben) T_Kehrer finds D_Jurasek on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Jurasek shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Benfica fans chant his name! 
          ...  Benfica have taken the lead! 
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 49 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 49 :(ben) D_Jurasek with the header on 
          ...  He finds A_Martial in space 
          ...  A_Martial tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Benfica ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-2 Benfica

Min. 49 :(val) S_Amallah nutmegs the defender 
          ...  M_Planus reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 50 :(ben) P_Schick with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  A_Herrera stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 56 :(val) A_Lacazette with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows R_Semedo a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Lacazette tries to beat Andrew from outside the area! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 57 :(ben) Rafa with a slick pass to R_Semedo 
          ...  M_Pedersen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 58 :(ben) I_Muniain sprints past M_Pedersen 
          ...  E_Pujol reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 60 :(ben) I_Muniain takes advantage of a mistake by E_Pujol 
          ...  He crosses to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over A_Valles 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 61 :(ben) P_Sarabia with the towering header to I_Muniain 
          ...  Gaya is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 62 :(val) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Gaya is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  But P_Schick clears the ball to safety 
Min. 62 :(ben) Rafa backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Martial gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Martial with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Johnson 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Martial 
Min. 65 :(ben) I_Muniain spots M_Planus who is in acres of space 
          ...  Gaya reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 66 :(ben) P_Sarabia drives it forward to Rafa 
          ...  Gaya with a nasty foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was his second, so that means... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(val) D_Klaassen backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Pujol gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Pujol rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 68 :(val) A_Lacazette beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Lacazette! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Pujol! 
          ...  Andrew comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 69 :(val) A_Herrera knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Kehrer slips 
          ...  E_Pujol gets to it! 
          ...  E_Pujol has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 70 :(ben) M_Planus gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  P_Schick is unmarked 
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Schick! 
          ...  But A_Valles palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to I_Muniain 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 75 :(val) M_Pedersen smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Borre latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Johnson with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 76 :(val) A_Herrera has plenty of time and space 
          ...  D_Jurasek reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 81 :(val) A_Almeida looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Amallah 
          ...  D_Jurasek rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 81 :(ben) A_Johnson saunters past M_Pedersen 
          ...  A_Almeida seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 81 :(val) E_Pujol sidesteps D_Jurasek 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Rafa is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's for persistant fouling. 
Min. 83 :(ben) I_Muniain is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  I_Muniain with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But A_Valles with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain swings it in! 
          ...  A_Valles comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Planus gets to it! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
Min. 84 :(val) E_Pujol with a flicked pass to D_Klaassen 
          ...  A great volley from D_Klaassen! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
Min. 85 :(val) R_Borre finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  T_Kehrer dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 86 :(ben) A_Golovin changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ben) P_Sarabia takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pedersen 
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Sarabia! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 90 :(val) A_Lacazette uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Lacazette! 
          ...  Andrew with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 90 :(ben) P_Schick holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees P_Sarabia in space! 
          ...  P_Sarabia drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Valles just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 91 :(ben) A_Golovin runs at R_Borre 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Golovin with a blistering shot! 
          ...  A_Valles parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 92 :(ben) Rafa beats his man 
          ...  Rafa sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Planus gets on the end of it 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Valles tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kehrer floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Pedersen heads it away 
Min. 93 :(ben) A_Valles with a terrible kick! 
          ...  A_Johnson is through! 
          ...  Blocked by A_Almeida 
Min. 95 :(val) T_Correia plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Pujol keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Golovin brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 95 :(ben) P_Sarabia jumps over T_Correia's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Klaassen with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 96 :(ben) T_Kehrer is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Johnson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Johnson hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Thom Hughes spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 97 :(val) S_Amallah is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  S_Amallah aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Andrew watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 97 :(ben) A_Johnson turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A_Johnson drives it low! 
          ...  A_Valles is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Almeida
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Gaya (66)
Booked               : D_Klaassen (95)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Jurasek (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Jurasek (48), A_Martial (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Johnson (75), Rafa (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       23
Off target           :           7        |       16
On target            :           5        |       7
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       6
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :           9        |       16
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 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 | 101   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  21  14  12  31 |  70   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -15 -15
T_Correia      DF   1  19  15  12  28 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  14
E_Pujol        DF   1  18  16  12  24 | 101   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  13  29
M_Pedersen     DF   1  18  12   5  30 | 101   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  17   0
A_Herrera      DM   1  15  20  11  31 | 101   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   9   0
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  20   6  22 | 101   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  27   0
S_Amallah      MF   1   9  18  15  23 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  11
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  21  17  26 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   4   6
R_Borre        FW   1   9  13  21  27 | 101   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  20  21 | 101   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Antonini     DF   1  17  15   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepelu         MF   1  12  18  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dabo         MF   1  13  17   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  19  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  24   1   1   1  26 | 101   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  20  16   7  22 | 101   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  56   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  20  17   8  22 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  19  13  12  22 | 101   0   2   2   1   2   1   0   0   0  34  52  50
S_Pavisic      DF   1  18  16   8  24 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  21  17  28 | 101   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  28
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  20  20  25 | 101   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  12
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  15  28 | 101   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  23   7
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  15  29 | 101   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  58   9  23
P_Schick       FW   1   7  14  23  28 | 101   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  29  15  13
A_Martial      FW   1   4  14  21  28 |  69   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
N_Kruth        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Planus       DF   1  18  12  11  27 |  56   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  17  31
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  16  19  30 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  17
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