FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Sparta Prague (Fri Apr 18)


                             Valencia  |  Sparta Prague
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  4-1-2-3 N
                        Peter Hayward  |  Emlyn Brennan
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                              Gaya DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF J_Headley
                           E_Pujol DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                         C_Ozkacar DF  |  DF M_Alonso
                        L_Antonini DM  |  DM M_Nunex
                         A_Herrera MF  |  MF E_Bars
                            Pepelu MF  |  MF K_Kairinene
                         A_Almeida MF  |  FW D_Arize
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW R_Pepi
                            E_Unal FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                        M_Diakhaby SUB |  SUB M_Junuor
                           A_Ademi SUB |  SUB O_Mangala
                            O_Dabo SUB |  SUB H_Tangen
                       A_Lacazette SUB |  SUB T_Martinez




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 3  :(val) Gaya plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Borre keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Borre tries to chip the ball over A_Lopes! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Valencia can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 4  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 6  :(val) A_Almeida with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Gaya gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Gaya with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 7  :(spp) A_Dovbyk beats L_Antonini with absolute ease! 
          ...  R_Borre rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 8  :(val) C_Ozkacar with an inch perfect pass to R_Borre 
          ...  But J_Headley slides in 
Min. 9  :(val) T_Correia brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A_Almeida makes himself available 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Almeida! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_Lopes tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Unal chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Borre 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Herrera plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 9  :(spp) M_Nunex takes advantage of a mistake by E_Pujol 
          ...  He knocks the ball to R_Pepi! 
          ...  R_Pepi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 10 :(val) A_Almeida curls the ball out wide to C_Ozkacar 
          ...  C_Ozkacar with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 10 :(spp) D_Arize beats Pepelu 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Arize sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a good save 
Min. 11 :(spp) R_Pepi runs at L_Antonini 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  Gaya with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 13 :(val) Pepelu sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Antonini 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  L_Antonini beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has A_Lopes to beat 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Lopes 
          ...  He's pulled it wide!! Really?! 
          ...  What a miss! 
Min. 15 :(val) R_Borre sprints past M_Andersen 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Headley tackles cleanly 
Min. 16 :(val) A_Almeida holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Unal 
          ...  E_Unal has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 19 :(val) L_Antonini unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Almeida hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Lopes comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  L_Antonini with the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Sparta Prague fans taunt him! 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  E_Bars will now play as a AM 
Min. 21 :(spp) E_Bars 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 R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 24 :(val) T_Correia backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Almeida gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Almeida drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Lopes with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 25 :(val) E_Pujol hoofs it upfield to find A_Herrera 
          ...  E_Bars with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Valencia players 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 28 :(val) R_Borre finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  R_Borre hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 30 :(val) Pepelu with an inch perfect pass to E_Unal 
          ...  E_Unal with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But A_Lopes stops that one easily 
Min. 32 :(spp) M_Nunex with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Pepi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Pepi with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Valles makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 35 :(val) Gaya with an inch perfect pass to R_Borre 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Andersen 
Min. 35 :(spp) A_Dovbyk sidesteps L_Antonini 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Pepelu pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 36 :(spp) K_Kairinene is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Pepi 
          ...  Gaya had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 36 :(val) L_Antonini with the towering header to E_Unal 
          ...  A_Lopes with an ugly foul 
          ...  Surely a penalty! 
          ...  The ref consults his assistant!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  R_Borre is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed into the top corner 
          ...  Valencia 3-0 Sparta Prague...
Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 37 :(val) E_Unal takes advantage of a mistake by L_Morgalla 
          ...  He puts in E_Pujol! 
          ...  E_Pujol drives the ball low! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 37 :(spp) E_Bars flicks the ball on to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  But Gaya puts it in row Z! 
Min. 38 :(spp) K_Kairinene races into the box 
          ...  He sees E_Bars lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  E_Bars attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(val) A_Herrera makes the tackle 
          ...  A_Herrera with the strike! 
          ...  A_Lopes is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 45 :(spp) J_Headley lobs it over Gaya 
          ...  J_Headley with the chance! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Valles has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 3-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 48 :(val) E_Pujol spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Borre! 
          ...  R_Borre fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Lopes is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Unal swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 51 :(spp) Curled in dangerously from A_Dovbyk to R_Pepi 
          ...  L_Antonini is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 52 :(spp) M_Nunex dribbles past A_Almeida 
          ...  M_Nunex runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It floats over A_Valles 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 53 :(spp) M_Alonso lays the ball back to R_Pepi 
          ...  A_Herrera with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  L_Morgalla passes to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  It's his 10th for the campaign!! 
          ...  Valencia 3-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 54 :(val) E_Pujol passes the ball to R_Borre 
          ...  But M_Nunex will cut out the threat 
Min. 54 :(spp) E_Bars with an inswinging cross to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Valles is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 58 :(val) L_Antonini volleys it forward. He finds R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre attempts the shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 59 :(spp) E_Bars cuts through the defence 
          ...  E_Pujol with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 60 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Martinez 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Arize 
Min. 64 :(spp) A_Dovbyk holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Andersen 
          ...  Gaya wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Tangen 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Bars 
Min. 65 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 67 :(val) Gaya saunters past J_Headley 
          ...  Gaya attempts a chip! 
          ...  But A_Lopes is equal to it 
Min. 68 :(spp) M_Andersen has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Nunex collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Almeida pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 69 :(val) A_Herrera retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Pujol latches onto the end of it 
          ...  E_Pujol has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  L_Antonini flights it in! 
          ...  A_Lopes catches it! 
Min. 71 :(val) A_Almeida controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  L_Antonini gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Antonini! 
          ...  But A_Lopes tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Pepelu! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to E_Unal 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Lopes makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 75 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Mangala 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Kairinene 
Min. 75 :(val) E_Pujol jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  T_Martinez is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 76 :(spp) O_Mangala bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 79 :(val) R_Borre with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Headley 
          ...  R_Borre with the drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  That's his hat-trick! 
          ...  The Valencia players congratulate the hat trick hero! 
          ...  Valencia 4-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 84 :(val) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Pepelu is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  M_Nunex goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 85 :(spp) M_Nunex runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Pepi 
          ...  But C_Ozkacar sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 87 :(val) A_Herrera 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! 
          ...  R_Borre receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  R_Borre with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(val) E_Unal bursts forward 
          ...  E_Unal fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Lopes 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 91 :(spp) M_Nunex with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Herrera 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Martinez! 
          ...  A_Almeida hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Mangala with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Valles reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 92 :(val) E_Unal picks out A_Herrera with the cross 
          ...  A_Herrera with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gaya curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
          ...  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. 93 :(val) E_Unal flicks it over J_Headley and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Unal aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 94 :(spp) T_Martinez turns past C_Ozkacar 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Martinez flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 

*************  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 (3,36 pen,79), E_Unal (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Gaya (11), L_Antonini (51), E_Pujol (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : R_Pepi
Scorers              : R_Pepi (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Bars (25), M_Nunex (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       11
Off target           :          15        |       5
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          20        |       12
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Final Score          : Valencia 4 - 1 Sparta Prague
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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  25   1   1   1  24 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  22  15  12  31 |  95   0   2   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  24  42  25
T_Correia      DF   1  19  15  12  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
E_Pujol        DF   1  19  17  13  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  32  22
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  17  15   2  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  14  25
L_Antonini     DM   1  17  15   9  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4  24  48
A_Herrera      MF   1  15  20  11  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  30
Pepelu         MF   1  12  18  11  20 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  22   0
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  20   6  22 |  95   0   2   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  46  49  42
R_Borre        FW   1   9  14  21  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   9   3   0   0   0  27   0  84
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  19  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  52
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   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
A_Ademi        MF   1   8  15  11  29 |   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
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  21  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
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_Lopes        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  20  13   8  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0
J_Headley      DF   1  19  14   7  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  20
L_Morgalla     DF   1  19  17   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
M_Alonso       DF   1  21  15   4  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nunex        DM   1  14  19  11  22 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  36  11
E_Bars         AM   1   8  18  13  20 |  66   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  29   9
K_Kairinene    MF   1  14  19  10  24 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Arize        FW   1   5  13  17  22 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  13  21  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   4  17  23  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   3
G_Curci        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Junuor       DF   1  19  12   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Mangala      MF   1  12  16   9  28 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
H_Tangen       MF   1   8  15  10  20 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Martinez     FW   1   2  12  16  27 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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