FFO EFL CUP, Valencia vs. Fiorentina (Wed Sep 17)


                             Valencia  |  Fiorentina
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 P
          Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK G_Mamardvili
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF P_Estupinan
                        M_Pedersen DF  |  DF A_Wan_Bissaka
                           E_Pujol DF  |  DF Gabriel
                              Gaya DF  |  DF R_James
                         S_Amallah AM  |  DF B_Wilmot
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  MF M_Locatelli
                         A_Herrera MF  |  MF R_Leao
                         A_Almeida MF  |  AM K_Havertz
                            E_Unal FW  |  FW D_Berardi
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW J_Bowen
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur SUB |  SUB D_Greif
                         C_Ozkacar SUB |  SUB G_Zan
                            Pepelu SUB |  SUB M_Sivis
                            O_Dabo SUB |  SUB A_Tymoschuk
                       A_Lacazette SUB |  SUB A_Licata




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 8  :(fio) Gabriel takes advantage of a mistake by A_Herrera 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to R_Leao! 
          ...  R_Leao goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 11 :(fio) J_Bowen takes advantage of a mistake by Gaya 
          ...  R_Borre with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 15 :(fio) J_Bowen with a penetrating pass to D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  A_Valles comes towards him 
          ...  A_Valles makes his move 
          ...  A_Valles catches the ball 
          ...  Good save 
Min. 16 :(fio) D_Berardi sidesteps A_Herrera 
          ...  T_Correia goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 18 :(val) S_Amallah chests it down 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 18 :(fio) J_Bowen spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Berardi! 
          ...  D_Berardi with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But A_Valles comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 21 :(fio) B_Wilmot picks out A_Wan_Bissaka with the cross 
          ...  R_Borre tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Berardi with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  P_Estupinan rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Valles comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  P_Estupinan with the header 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Wilmot lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Valles easily claims the ball! 
Min. 23 :(fio) D_Berardi flicks it over Gaya's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Berardi with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Valles smothers the ball 
Min. 24 :(val) D_Klaassen takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  D_Klaassen has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Fiorentina ...
Min. 24 :(fio) K_Havertz with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  E_Pujol with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 24 :(fio) Gabriel finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  Gabriel plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 25 :(val) A_Herrera finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Estupinan 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 25 :(fio) K_Havertz with the towering header to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker is furious! 
          ...  Fiorentina are back level! 
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Fiorentina ...
Min. 28 :(fio) Gabriel with a short pass to find J_Bowen 
          ...  J_Bowen attempts a chip! 
          ...  But A_Valles parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 31 :(fio) J_Bowen gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Pedersen! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Bowen goes for goal! 
          ...  A_Valles has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Valles reacts well to save!! 
Min. 33 :(fio) R_Leao cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Berardi 
          ...  A_Herrera with an ugly foul 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 33 :(fio) P_Estupinan feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Locatelli runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Locatelli fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 35 :(fio) B_Wilmot with a neat pass into D_Berardi 
          ...  D_Berardi looks to see where A_Valles is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 36 :(val) A_Herrera hoists the ball across to S_Amallah 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Gabriel 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 38 :(fio) R_James hits a hard pass to R_Leao 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by R_Leao! 
          ...  A_Valles with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 39 :(val) A_Herrera takes K_Havertz down UFC style 
          ...  The Fiorentina players are furious! 
          ...  They're waving imaginary cards at The Referee 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 41 :(val) D_Klaassen over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds T_Correia though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  T_Correia has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 42 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka finds M_Locatelli with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Locatelli with the shot on net! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(val) E_Pujol runs forward 
          ...  E_Pujol controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Herrera lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Gaya 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Correia floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Mamardvili fists it away! 
Min. 49 :(fio) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  D_Berardi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Borre wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Fiorentina

Min. 47 :(fio) K_Havertz flicks the ball on to J_Bowen 
          ...  J_Bowen with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 49 :(fio) R_James pushes it past the defender 
          ...  R_James fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Valles is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 49 :(val) S_Amallah with an inch perfect pass to E_Unal 
          ...  D_Berardi is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 53 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka reads the run of J_Bowen 
          ...  J_Bowen has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with A_Valles 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Valles 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 54 :(fio) D_Berardi takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Berardi must beat A_Valles! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 56 :(fio) K_Havertz takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  K_Havertz with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 58 :(fio) P_Estupinan controls the ball with ease 
          ...  P_Estupinan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Valles's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  That's given Fiorentina the lead! 
          ...  Valencia 1-2 Fiorentina ...
Min. 59 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 59 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  M_Locatelli will now play as a DM 
Min. 61 :(val) M_Pedersen is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  M_Pedersen with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 61 :(fio) J_Bowen hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Locatelli latches onto it! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Gaya takes possession 
Min. 64 :(val) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Unal is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Wan_Bissaka! 
          ...  B_Wilmot brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 65 :(val) E_Pujol lays the ball back to R_Borre 
          ...  A_Wan_Bissaka reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 65 :(fio) M_Locatelli backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Berardi latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Berardi! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 66 :(fio) J_Bowen 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! 
          ...  Gabriel receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Gabriel aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 73 :(val) M_Pedersen spots R_Borre who is in acres of space 
          ...  R_James reads the play well 
Min. 74 :(val) A_Herrera kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Borre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But R_James spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 75 :(val) Gaya is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Herrera 
          ...  A_Herrera hits a great drive! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 76 :(val) A_Almeida has picked up a knock 
          ...  He's going to play through the pain barrier 
Min. 79 :(val) S_Amallah finds his way through 
          ...  M_Locatelli tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 80 :(fio) Gabriel picks out D_Berardi with the cross 
          ...  D_Berardi aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  R_James drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Valles fists it away! 
Min. 83 :(val) T_Correia takes on R_James 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  T_Correia with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Mamardvili's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 83 :(fio) M_Locatelli flicks it over T_Correia's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  R_Borre reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 84 :(val) R_Borre takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  M_Locatelli intercepts the pass 
Min. 86 :(val) E_Unal turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 86 :(fio) A_Wan_Bissaka has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Bowen collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Bowen throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Valencia 1-3 Fiorentina ...
Min. 87 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Licata 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bowen 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fio) P_Estupinan sidesteps Gaya 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But M_Pedersen reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 92 :(fio) K_Havertz takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  K_Havertz with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  He scores his 10th goal of the season! 
          ...  Valencia 1-4 Fiorentina ...
Min. 93 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 94 :(fio) R_Leao moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Valles is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Havertz plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Herrera clears the danger 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_Klaassen
Scorers              : D_Klaassen (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , A_Herrera (39)R_Borre (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bowen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Leao (25), P_Estupinan (58), J_Bowen (86), K_Havertz (92)“þÿÿÿ$çy
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Fiorentina
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       26
Off target           :           7        |       15
On target            :           1        |       11
Possession           :          30        |       70
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          14        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       19
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 4 Fiorentina
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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 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0   0
T_Correia      DF   1  20  16  12  28 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   0  32
M_Pedersen     DF   1  19  13   5  30 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  20  23
E_Pujol        DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  15
Gaya           DF   1  22  15  13  31 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  18  15
S_Amallah      AM   1   9  18  15  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  22  17  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  11  34
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  19  11  31 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  22  26  15
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  21   6  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Unal         FW   1   5  15  19  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
R_Borre        FW   1   9  14  22  27 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  56  -2   4
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  11  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
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  20  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Mamardvili   GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  99   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
P_Estupinan    DF   1  23  20  16  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  15  13  60
A_Wan_Bissaka  DF   1  24  19  13  23 |  99   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  61   0
Gabriel        DF   1  23  20   5  27 |  99   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  39  46
R_James        DF   1  24  19   9  25 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  14  19
B_Wilmot       DF   1  22  14   5  21 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  38   0
M_Locatelli    DM   1  20  23  16  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  18  10  36
R_Leao         MF   1   4  24  23  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  18  34
K_Havertz      AM   1   7  22  22  29 |  99   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  38  32
D_Berardi      FW   1   9  21  25  30 |  99   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
J_Bowen        FW   1   4  20  23  25 |  91   0   0   4   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  52  46
D_Greif        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zan          DF   1  17  11  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sivis        DF   1  16  12   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tymoschuk    MF   1  11  18  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Licata       FW   1   5  15  17  25 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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