FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Rennes (Wed May 21) Valencia | Rennes 4-3-1-2 L | 4-2-2-2 L Peter Hayward | Drew Hill | A_Valles GK | GK G_Lembet Gaya DF | DF A_Truffert M_Pedersen DF | DF W_Omari T_Correia DF | DF F_Mane E_Pujol DF | DF F_Winther S_Govou AM | DM J_O_Mikel D_Klaassen MF | DM N_Matic Pepelu MF | MF B_Aaronson A_Almeida MF | MF J_Chotard R_Borre FW | FW A_Gouiri E_Unal FW | FW A_Kalimuendo | G_Larsonneur SUB | SUB M_Travers M_Diakhaby SUB | SUB M_Ciani S_Amallah SUB | SUB C_Wooh O_Dabo SUB | SUB M_Hamsik A_Lacazette SUB | SUB S_W_Phillips Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to A Min. 1 :(val) Pepelu with an early cross to E_Pujol ... E_Pujol with the side footed shot! ... But G_Lembet makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 4 :(std) W_Omari takes possession ... Knocks it past S_Govou ... He's through on goal ... W_Omari uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... A_Valles makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 5 :(val) T_Correia with a long pass to E_Pujol ... E_Pujol hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... G_Lembet with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 7 :(std) A_Gouiri takes advantage of a mistake by Gaya ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Pedersen with the high feet ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 10 :(val) A_Almeida runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Klaassen ... He's played him in ... A_Gouiri bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 11 :(val) E_Unal is spitting at J_O_Mikel ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 20 :(val) Gaya takes on F_Mane ... He runs past him ... Gaya with a thundering volley! ... G_Lembet with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 20 :(std) F_Mane lobs it over M_Pedersen ... Gaya rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... A_Gouiri fires it towards the goal ... But A_Valles makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 20 :(std) A_Gouiri with a slide rule pass to A_Kalimuendo ... Cleared by Gaya Min. 24 :(val) A_Almeida is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_Govou latches onto the ball ... S_Govou flings a shot at goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 24 :(std) B_Aaronson finds the space intelligently ... B_Aaronson with a thundering drive! ... A_Valles is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 25 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: M_Hamsik ... COMING OFF: N_Matic Min. 26 :(std) A_Kalimuendo plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... T_Correia knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 28 :(val) D_Klaassen brings it under control ... He takes on F_Winther ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Pujol! ... E_Pujol hits a great shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... G_Lembet is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Correia drives it into the box! ... G_Lembet comes out and claims it! Min. 28 :(std) B_Aaronson 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! ... F_Mane receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... F_Mane fires a shot at goal! ... A_Valles gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 29 :(std) J_Chotard spits at S_Govou ... He should be ashamed! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 32 :(val) R_Borre steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... R_Borre cracks a laser towards goal! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... That's given Valencia the lead! ... Valencia 1-0 Rennes ... Min. 33 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to N Min. 34 :(val) A_Almeida with a flicked pass to S_Govou ... S_Govou with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... G_Lembet gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... D_Klaassen chips the ball in towards the far post! ... R_Borre rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Peter Hayward ... Valencia 2-0 Rennes ... Min. 34 :(std) Tactical Change by Rennes ... Rennes have changed their playing style to P Min. 34 :(std) J_O_Mikel spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Gouiri with a lovely pass! ... A_Gouiri with a thundering volley! ... The shot slips through A_Valles's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 35 :(val) R_Borre saunters past W_Omari ... W_Omari moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 36 :(std) A_Truffert is too quick for the defence ... But E_Pujol sweeps up the threat Min. 39 :(std) A_Kalimuendo jumps over R_Borre's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A_Kalimuendo with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Valles dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Valles tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... F_Winther swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... A_Valles easily catches it! Min. 39 :(val) S_Govou with a well-controlled run ... F_Mane with the foul ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 40 :(val) R_Borre nutmegs the defender ... R_Borre drives the shot in! ... It's beaten G_Lembet ... It goes wide!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(std) F_Mane with the header on ... He finds J_Chotard in space ... J_Chotard attempts a chip! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 44 :(std) F_Mane finds A_Kalimuendo on the edge of the box ... M_Pedersen beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 46 :(std) F_Mane sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Kalimuendo ... A_Kalimuendo curls the ball in on goal! ... But A_Valles with the difficult save Min. 48 :(val) Gaya chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Pedersen ... A_Kalimuendo brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 49 :(std) A_Truffert beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Gouiri ... A_Gouiri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But it goes wide of the post ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 2-0 Rennes Min. 50 :(std) J_O_Mikel with a probing pass to J_Chotard ... T_Correia cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 52 :(val) E_Unal with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... M_Hamsik gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 53 :(std) M_Hamsik gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A vicious shot by M_Hamsik! ... A_Valles with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 55 :(std) B_Aaronson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... A_Gouiri gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Gouiri hits a great drive! ... A_Valles gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 56 :(val) E_Pujol with a slide rule pass to R_Borre ... R_Borre with a thundering volley! ... G_Lembet fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 59 :(std) F_Winther feeds the ball through the middle ... F_Mane runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... F_Mane tries to beat A_Valles from outside the area! ... It's beaten A_Valles ... GOAL!! ... Valencia 2-1 Rennes ... Min. 63 :(std) B_Aaronson runs at T_Correia ... The defender slips and falls over ... B_Aaronson hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... A_Valles gets his fingertips to it Min. 64 :(val) S_Govou with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Truffert ... F_Winther bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 67 :(val) D_Klaassen pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Almeida is clean through! ... A_Almeida with the 40 yard drive! ... G_Lembet with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 69 :(std) F_Mane jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... F_Mane cracks a laser towards goal! ... But A_Valles makes a fine save Min. 73 :(val) A_Almeida spots a team mate in space ... He finds Pepelu with a lovely pass! ... But he loses control of it ... F_Mane belts it clear Min. 75 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: S_W_Phillips ... COMING OFF: A_Gouiri Min. 77 :(std) J_Chotard slips past his marker T_Correia ... The ball is whipped into M_Hamsik ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Pedersen ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Aaronson hits it into the box! ... A_Valles catches it! Min. 79 :(std) B_Aaronson flicks it over Gaya and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... B_Aaronson drives it low! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 80 :(std) Substitution by Rennes ... COMING ON: M_Ciani ... COMING OFF: F_Winther Min. 82 :(std) S_W_Phillips with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past T_Correia ... Gaya read the danger and stops the pass Min. 83 :(val) A_Almeida with a slick pass to Gaya ... Gaya bears down on goal! ... G_Lembet saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 84 :(val) D_Klaassen has it now ... He takes on M_Ciani ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Govou! ... A well-placed shot from S_Govou! ... G_Lembet makes a difficult save Min. 84 :(std) M_Ciani cuts inside E_Unal ... He worked that well ... E_Pujol tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Hamsik lofts the ball in! ... J_O_Mikel rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... A_Valles watches it sail safely wide! Min. 85 :(val) R_Borre skips the challenge from M_Ciani ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_O_Mikel Min. 87 :(std) B_Aaronson moves inside ... B_Aaronson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... A_Valles is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Valles reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Chotard! ... A_Kalimuendo with the shot! ... But A_Valles comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(std) M_Hamsik works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Ciani ... Fine tackle by T_Correia ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 92 :(val) S_Govou plays it long to R_Borre ... M_Ciani takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Borre (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Borre (32,34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Unal (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rennes Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Mane Scorers : F_Mane (59) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Rennes Attempts on Goal : 13 | 18 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 10 | 11 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 2 - 1 Rennes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Valles GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 97 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 22 15 13 31 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 14 28 M_Pedersen DF 1 18 12 5 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 T_Correia DF 1 19 15 12 28 | 97 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 14 0 E_Pujol DF 1 19 17 13 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 34 12 41 S_Govou AM 1 10 12 18 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 26 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 21 17 26 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 Pepelu MF 1 12 18 11 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 A_Almeida MF 1 13 21 6 22 | 97 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 21 R_Borre FW 1 9 14 22 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 E_Unal FW 1 5 14 19 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 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 S_Amallah MF 1 9 18 15 23 | 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 - Rennes Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Lembet GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 A_Truffert DF 1 21 13 14 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 W_Omari DF 1 20 15 5 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 22 F_Mane DF 1 20 15 13 26 | 97 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 16 42 61 F_Winther DF 1 19 14 4 16 | 84 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 34 0 J_O_Mikel DM 1 14 19 5 31 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 20 21 N_Matic DM 1 14 19 10 25 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Aaronson MF 1 5 20 16 31 | 97 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 42 J_Chotard MF 1 14 19 8 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 18 A_Gouiri FW 1 2 15 21 24 | 79 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 22 A_Kalimuendo FW 1 5 14 20 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 31 0 21 M_Travers GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ciani DF 1 17 12 8 26 | 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 C_Wooh DF 1 16 11 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hamsik AM 1 10 18 13 29 | 72 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 11 14 S_W_Phillips FW 1 8 15 18 30 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1747847923 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40