FFO EFL2, Napoli vs. Valencia (Mon Nov 24) Napoli | Valencia 4-4-2 L | 5-2-1-2 N Peter Hayward | Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker | O_Vlachodimos GK | GK A_Valles C_C_Vickers DF | DF T_Correia C_Natali DF | DF C_Ozkacar K_Toure DF | DF E_Pujol B_Hubner DF | DF M_Pedersen D_Ozoh MF | AM D_Klaassen M_van_Bommel MF | MF A_Almeida A_Diouf MF | DF Gaya C_Humphreys MF | MF A_Herrera I_Cardona FW | FW A_Lacazette G_Pazzini FW | FW R_Borre | A_Gomis SUB | SUB G_Larsonneur D_Batth SUB | SUB L_Antonini M_Mbacke SUB | SUB A_Ademi E_Mafoumbi SUB | SUB O_Dabo R_Palladino SUB | SUB S_Govou Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to A Min. 3 :(val) E_Pujol takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Borre ... C_C_Vickers takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 4 :(nap) C_Natali retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... I_Cardona gets on the end of it ... I_Cardona blasts it at the goal! ... A_Valles gets up well to catch that one Min. 5 :(nap) M_van_Bommel with a simple pass to G_Pazzini ... M_Pedersen with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 8 :(val) E_Pujol brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... T_Correia gets on the end of the pass ... B_Hubner with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 8 :(val) A_Almeida smashes the ball upfield ... R_Borre latches onto the ball ... R_Borre sends it flying towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... The Valencia fans are delighted! ... That's given Valencia the advantage! ... Napoli 0-1 Valencia ... Min. 9 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 10 :(nap) C_C_Vickers with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to I_Cardona ... I_Cardona with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... A_Valles makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 11 :(nap) C_Natali is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... C_C_Vickers latches onto the ball ... A_Almeida with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... C_Humphreys swings it in ... G_Pazzini takes control of it! ... Driven towards goal by G_Pazzini! ... But A_Valles parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 13 :(val) Gaya gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... R_Borre is unmarked ... But C_C_Vickers wins the tackle Min. 14 :(nap) I_Cardona with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Pazzini gets on the end of the pass ... R_Borre with a bad challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker looks relieved ... Peter Hayward is far from happy with that decision ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... A_Diouf hits it over the wall ... A_Valles narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 23 :(val) A_Almeida with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to R_Borre ... R_Borre with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But O_Vlachodimos stops that one easily Min. 25 :(nap) D_Ozoh finds I_Cardona in the box ... Intercepted by A_Herrera Min. 28 :(val) T_Correia looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_Borre ... R_Borre uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 37 :(nap) C_C_Vickers drives it forward to G_Pazzini ... A_Herrera wins the ball Min. 37 :(val) D_Klaassen beats B_Hubner ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... D_Ozoh clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 39 :(nap) C_Natali with a one-touch layoff to D_Ozoh ... T_Correia takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 42 :(nap) A_Diouf with a smart pass to C_Natali ... C_Natali uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Valles is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_C_Vickers chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... A_Valles catches it with ease Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(nap) A_Diouf hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... I_Cardona latches onto it! ... I_Cardona smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... A_Valles falls over ... But A_Valles is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 44 :(nap) M_van_Bommel gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds I_Cardona ... C_Ozkacar reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 44 :(val) A_Lacazette picks out R_Borre with the cross ... D_Ozoh takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 47 :(nap) D_Ozoh breaks free from R_Borre ... D_Ozoh bears down on goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Valles is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Hubner with an outswinging corner into the box ... Great catch from A_Valles! Min. 48 :(nap) D_Ozoh knocks the ball on and sprints past Gaya ... A delightful ball in to K_Toure ... Gaya moves quickly to get the tackle in this time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Napoli 0-1 Valencia Min. 46 :(nap) K_Toure spots a team mate in space ... He finds I_Cardona with a lovely pass! ... I_Cardona keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 50 :(val) A_Almeida holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_Borre ... R_Borre with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... O_Vlachodimos parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Ozkacar plays it into the danger area! ... It goes straight into the arms of O_Vlachodimos ... 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 :(val) E_Pujol runs at the defence ... He nutmegs A_Diouf ... He showed his class there ... G_Pazzini brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 53 :(val) D_Klaassen runs forward ... A_Diouf with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 55 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: R_Palladino ... COMING OFF: G_Pazzini Min. 57 :(nap) D_Ozoh with a probing pass to I_Cardona ... I_Cardona sees A_Valles off his line! ... A_Valles parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Valles recovers to save!! Min. 60 :(val) A_Almeida lobs it over C_Humphreys ... A_Almeida with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: D_Batth ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 67 :(val) R_Borre kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Klaassen gets on the end of the pass ... C_C_Vickers takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 73 :(nap) D_Ozoh looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Let's hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 78 :(val) D_Klaassen holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Borre ... But K_Toure barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 82 :(val) D_Klaassen is too quick for A_Diouf ... A thundering drive by D_Klaassen! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 83 :(val) A_Almeida plays it long to A_Lacazette ... D_Batth pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! Min. 84 :(nap) D_Ozoh lobs it over C_Ozkacar ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Pedersen!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(nap) I_Cardona gets lucky and beats C_Ozkacar ... Now with the centre to C_Humphreys ... C_Humphreys carves a shot towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 93 :(val) A_Almeida with an excellent first touch ... He 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 fires off a right-footed shot! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Napoli 0-2 Valencia ... Min. 94 :(nap) I_Cardona cuts inside ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from I_Cardona! ... It looks good ... 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! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_Palladino! ... Great catch from A_Valles! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Cardona Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_C_Vickers (3), B_Hubner (8), D_Ozoh (44), A_Diouf (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Almeida (Man of the Match) Scorers : , R_Borre (8)A_Lacazette (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 11 | 7 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 15 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Napoli 0 - 2 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 27 1 1 1 26 | 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -11 0 0 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 23 16 12 25 | 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 28 -2 C_Natali DF 1 19 14 11 31 | 100 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 51 15 K_Toure DF 1 19 13 8 29 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 0 B_Hubner DF 1 18 12 6 20 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Ozoh MF 1 13 21 15 22 | 100 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 21 28 9 M_van_Bommel MF 1 13 21 10 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Diouf MF 1 14 20 9 26 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20 17 C_Humphreys MF 1 4 19 17 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 I_Cardona FW 1 8 15 21 22 | 100 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 32 38 G_Pazzini FW 1 8 16 20 28 | 59 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 8 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Batth DF 1 16 10 7 30 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mbacke DF 1 15 11 4 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Mafoumbi MF 1 8 16 20 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Palladino FW 1 9 14 19 26 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 26 1 1 1 24 | 100 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 T_Correia DF 1 20 16 12 28 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 0 C_Ozkacar DF 1 17 15 2 24 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 E_Pujol DF 1 21 18 14 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 M_Pedersen DF 1 19 13 6 30 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 D_Klaassen AM 1 4 22 18 26 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 A_Almeida MF 1 14 21 6 22 | 100 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 20 Gaya DF 1 23 15 13 31 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 0 A_Herrera MF 1 14 19 11 31 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 11 21 21 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 22 R_Borre FW 1 9 14 22 27 | 100 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17 36 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 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ademi MF 1 8 14 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 S_Govou FW 1 10 12 18 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1764004626 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40