FFO EFLCUP, Valencia vs. Genk (Wed Jan 08) Valencia | Genk 4-1-3-2 C | 4-4-2 N Peter Hayward | - | A_Valles GK | GK H_Crombrugge Gaya DF | DF D_Munoz T_Correia DF | DF M_Sadick E_Pujol DF | DF G_Arteaga M_Pedersen DF | DF K_V_De_Perre A_Herrera DM | MF M_Galarza A_Almeida MF | MF B_Heynen S_Amallah MF | MF A_Zeqiri D_Klaassen MF | MF A_Ouattara R_Borre FW | FW T_Arokodare A_Lacazette FW | FW V_Beniangba | G_Larsonneur SUB | SUB K_Boets C_Ozkacar SUB | SUB M_McKenzie Pepelu SUB | SUB J_Kayembe O_Dabo SUB | SUB P_Hrosovsky E_Unal SUB | SUB K_John Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to L Min. 1 :(val) D_Klaassen with the diagonal pass to A_Herrera ... A_Herrera curls it towards the top corner! ... H_Crombrugge makes a difficult save Min. 8 :(val) E_Pujol holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Lacazette ... M_Sadick with a terrible tackle Min. 10 :(gnk) M_Galarza rushes through the defence ... M_Pedersen hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... A_Ouattara swings it in! ... The danger is dealt with by M_Pedersen Min. 14 :(val) A_Herrera spits at V_Beniangba ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 16 :(val) D_Klaassen heads the ball back to A_Lacazette ... A_Lacazette must beat H_Crombrugge! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Genk fans taunt him! Min. 18 :(val) A_Lacazette rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to S_Amallah ... G_Arteaga clears with a diving header Min. 20 :(val) R_Borre with a one-touch layoff to A_Lacazette ... G_Arteaga cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 21 :(val) R_Borre runs at K_V_De_Perre ... He takes it past him ... D_Munoz clears with a diving header Min. 25 :(val) A_Lacazette barges M_Galarza off the ball ... Good sliding challenge from K_V_De_Perre ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Amallah swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... R_Borre gets on the end of it ... H_Crombrugge gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 30 :(val) R_Borre chests it down ... Brilliantly taken away by K_V_De_Perre!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 30 :(gnk) A_Zeqiri is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... T_Arokodare latches onto the ball ... But T_Correia clears the danger Min. 31 :(val) M_Pedersen spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to S_Amallah! ... Brilliantly taken away by A_Ouattara!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 33 :(gnk) K_V_De_Perre looks like he's injured. He's signaled to the bench, he's coming off ... Let's hope it's not his ACL! Min. 33 :(gnk) Substitution by Genk ... COMING ON: M_McKenzie ... COMING OFF: K_V_De_Perre Min. 36 :(val) D_Klaassen with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... What a challenge by G_Arteaga ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Herrera swings it in! ... H_Crombrugge comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Gaya with the shot! ... But H_Crombrugge palms it behind ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... M_Sadick wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 37 :(val) A_Almeida with a burst of pace ... A_Almeida from 20 yards! ... It hits off a defender! ... H_Crombrugge is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Klaassen plays it towards the near post! ... B_Heynen reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 0-0 Genk Min. 47 :(val) A_Lacazette with a probing through ball R_Borre ... R_Borre tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... H_Crombrugge dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had H_Crombrugge beaten! ... CORNER! ... R_Borre crosses it in! ... It comes to D_Klaassen ... He fires it towards to goal ... H_Crombrugge falls over ... But H_Crombrugge is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 48 :(val) S_Amallah sidesteps M_Sadick ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... S_Amallah fires a shot at goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 51 :(val) R_Borre beats G_Arteaga ... He showed great skill there ... R_Borre chases it through, he must score! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 51 :(gnk) G_Arteaga with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... Gaya pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 55 :(gnk) Substitution by Genk ... COMING ON: K_John ... COMING OFF: V_Beniangba Min. 55 :(gnk) Substitution by Genk ... COMING ON: P_Hrosovsky ... COMING OFF: A_Ouattara Min. 55 :(val) Gaya hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Lacazette latches onto it! ... A_Lacazette drives the shot in! ... H_Crombrugge gathers it comfortably Min. 55 :(gnk) M_Galarza feeds the ball to K_John ... R_Borre is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 57 :(val) M_Pedersen back heels to find D_Klaassen in space ... D_Klaassen curls it towards the top corner! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits H_Crombrugge and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... That's put Valencia into the lead! ... Valencia 1-0 Genk ... Min. 57 :(gnk) D_Munoz with the diagonal pass to T_Arokodare ... T_Arokodare tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 59 :(val) R_Borre breaks free from B_Heynen ... R_Borre aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... H_Crombrugge heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 63 :(val) A_Almeida with the cross-field pass to T_Correia ... T_Correia hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 66 :(gnk) G_Arteaga plays a long ball to T_Arokodare ... E_Pujol beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 68 :(val) A_Almeida races into the box ... He sees E_Pujol lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... E_Pujol hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into H_Crombrugge's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 68 :(gnk) G_Arteaga plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Herrera with an over the top challenge ... His 2nd yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... That's an early shower for him! Min. 70 :(val) E_Pujol looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Lacazette ... A thundering drive by A_Lacazette! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 72 :(gnk) K_John flights the ball to G_Arteaga ... M_Pedersen wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 74 :(val) A_Almeida drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Correia ... A delicate header from T_Correia! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 75 :(gnk) G_Arteaga takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Pedersen!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 76 :(val) R_Borre dribbles past P_Hrosovsky ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... R_Borre runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... H_Crombrugge with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 77 :(val) T_Correia slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... T_Correia tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 77 :(gnk) T_Arokodare with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Munoz ... Gaya wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 79 :(gnk) M_Galarza beats Gaya ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A_Lacazette knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 79 :(gnk) B_Heynen cuts inside T_Correia ... He worked that well ... A_Almeida reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 80 :(val) S_Amallah with the Cruyff turn ... P_Hrosovsky leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(gnk) A_Zeqiri retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... G_Arteaga latches onto the end of it ... A_Almeida is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Peter Hayward looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... B_Heynen hoists it forward ... K_John gets on the end of it ... K_John sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Valles collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 84 :(gnk) D_Munoz loses his marker! ... D_Munoz looks to see where A_Valles is! ... He shoots! ... But A_Valles reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Valles anyway Min. 87 :(val) A_Almeida brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Lacazette gets on the end of the pass ... T_Arokodare is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(val) D_Klaassen has time and space on the edge of the box ... But G_Arteaga spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 90 :(gnk) G_Arteaga loses M_Pedersen ... Driven towards goal by G_Arteaga! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Valles ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Valles looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Pedersen (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Klaassen (57) Sent Off : A_Herrera (68) Booked : A_Lacazette (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Genk Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Arteaga Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Hrosovsky (80), T_Arokodare (87) Injured : K_V_De_Perre (33) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Genk Attempts on Goal : 18 | 4 Off target : 11 | 2 On target : 7 | 2 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 6 Key Tackles : 8 | 10 Key Passes : 13 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 1 - 0 Genk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 24 | 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 21 14 12 31 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 T_Correia DF 1 19 15 12 28 | 92 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 34 0 45 E_Pujol DF 1 18 16 12 24 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 14 15 M_Pedersen DF 1 18 12 5 30 | 92 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 58 0 A_Herrera DM 1 14 20 11 31 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -15 -15 2 A_Almeida MF 1 13 20 6 22 | 92 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 40 21 S_Amallah MF 1 8 18 15 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 21 17 26 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 39 R_Borre FW 1 9 13 21 27 | 92 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 11 20 21 | 92 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 34 18 G_Larsonneur GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ozkacar DF 1 17 15 2 24 | 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 - Genk Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Crombrugge GK 18 1 1 1 12 | 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 D_Munoz DF 1 18 16 9 20 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 14 19 M_Sadick DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 G_Arteaga DF 1 17 14 8 28 | 92 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 16 19 K_V_De_Perre DF 1 16 14 8 30 | 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 M_Galarza MF 1 6 18 14 28 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Heynen MF 1 8 18 15 14 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 A_Zeqiri MF 1 6 18 15 18 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 A_Ouattara MF 1 15 18 6 26 | 56 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 T_Arokodare FW 1 10 14 18 26 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 12 5 V_Beniangba FW 1 8 13 17 30 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Boets GK 18 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_McKenzie DF 1 14 13 7 18 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kayembe DF 1 14 13 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Hrosovsky MF 1 14 17 6 24 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 K_John FW 1 8 13 16 28 | 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 1736367512 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40