FFO EFL CUP, Valencia vs. RB Leipzig (Wed Aug 20)


                             Valencia  |  RB Leipzig
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-1-2-2 A
          Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker  |  Tim Brown Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK M_Sarkic
                           E_Pujol DF  |  DF E_Laird
                        M_Pedersen DF  |  DF Caio_Henrique
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF J_Branthwaite
                              Gaya DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                         S_Amallah AM  |  DM M_Burke
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  MF M_Blasi
                         A_Herrera MF  |  AM Reinier
                         A_Almeida MF  |  AM W_Sneijder
                       A_Lacazette FW  |  FW N_Jackson
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW J_Briand
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur SUB |  SUB B_Labont
                        M_Diakhaby SUB |  SUB M_Cech
                           A_Maier SUB |  SUB L_Cana
                            O_Dabo SUB |  SUB A_Barrenetxea
                            E_Unal SUB |  SUB S_Downing




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 1  :(val) A_Lacazette dribbles past Caio_Henrique 
          ...  A_Lacazette hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Correia hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Sarkic catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 11 :(rbl) J_Briand gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside T_Correia! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Briand aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 16 :(rbl) M_Blasi with the towering header to N_Jackson 
          ...  A_Herrera dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 17 :(rbl) Reinier with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Gaya 
          ...  He knocks it to W_Sneijder! 
          ...  W_Sneijder hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But A_Valles reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 23 :(val) A_Lacazette knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Lacazette hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  M_Sarkic grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 26 :(val) Gaya unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 27 :(rbl) J_Briand watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  Intercepted by T_Correia 
Min. 32 :(rbl) E_Laird smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Blasi latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Blasi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But A_Valles reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Valles anyway 
Min. 33 :(val) R_Borre slips past M_Burke 
          ...  M_Blasi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 39 :(rbl) M_Burke curls the ball out wide to Reinier 
          ...  Reinier with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Valles gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 40 :(val) A_Herrera comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  But J_Branthwaite puts it in row Z! 
Min. 41 :(rbl) M_Blasi unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Briand 
          ...  J_Briand drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(rbl) M_Blasi with a probing through ball Reinier 
          ...  Reinier with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  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. 45 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Barrenetxea 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Burke 
Min. 45 :(val) S_Amallah slips past N_Jackson 
          ...  S_Amallah drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 48 :(val) D_Klaassen skips the challenge from J_Branthwaite 
          ...  D_Klaassen looks to see where M_Sarkic is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 RB Leipzig ...
Min. 49 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 RB Leipzig

Min. 51 :(rbl) Reinier takes advantage of a mistake by Gaya 
          ...  Reinier tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But A_Valles just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 52 :(val) A_Herrera takes advantage of a mistake by Caio_Henrique 
          ...  He crosses to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  M_Sarkic goes down well to save 
Min. 53 :(val) D_Klaassen with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette goes for goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 54 :(rbl) Reinier takes advantage of a mistake by E_Pujol 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Reinier hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Valles with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 56 :(rbl) J_Briand takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  J_Briand has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 57 :(rbl) A_Barrenetxea with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Barrenetxea! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 58 :(val) M_Pedersen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Lacazette gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Lacazette with the crafty shot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 59 :(rbl) W_Sneijder cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Briand 
          ...  E_Pujol reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 60 :(rbl) J_Briand drives it forward to A_Barrenetxea 
          ...  R_Borre with a poor challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  W_Sneijder fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 61 :(val) R_Borre backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Amallah latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Amallah with the shot! 
          ...  M_Sarkic won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 62 :(val) A_Herrera with a penetrating pass to A_Lacazette 
          ...  E_Laird with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 62 :(rbl) A defence splitting pass from N_Vidic to W_Sneijder 
          ...  Driven towards goal by W_Sneijder! 
          ...  A_Valles saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 63 :(rbl) M_Blasi looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Jackson 
          ...  E_Pujol goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 65 :(val) T_Correia brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  S_Amallah makes himself available 
          ...  S_Amallah aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  M_Sarkic grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 65 :(rbl) W_Sneijder plays it forward to N_Jackson 
          ...  M_Pedersen clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 67 :(val) M_Pedersen knocks it past J_Branthwaite and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Pedersen sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over M_Sarkic 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 69 :(rbl) Reinier with the dribble 
          ...  A_Almeida is easily beaten 
          ...  Reinier tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But A_Valles palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 70 :(val) A_Lacazette lobs it over N_Vidic 
          ...  A_Lacazette hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 70 :(rbl) W_Sneijder barges M_Pedersen off the ball 
          ...  M_Pedersen does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 71 :(rbl) A_Barrenetxea gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past E_Pujol! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Barrenetxea with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 72 :(val) A_Almeida passes the ball to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for M_Sarkic 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  M_Sarkic looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 73 :(val) A_Lacazette runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of S_Amallah 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Caio_Henrique 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 73 :(val) A_Almeida jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  J_Branthwaite with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  A_Lacazette drives it under the wall 
          ...  M_Sarkic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 74 :(val) E_Pujol leaves N_Vidic standing 
          ...  E_Pujol attempts the shot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 75 :(val) A_Lacazette with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Borre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A cheeky lob from R_Borre! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  E_Pujol flights it in! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Sarkic! 
Min. 76 :(val) A_Lacazette runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Klaassen 
          ...  J_Branthwaite plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Sarkic can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Pedersen 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Sarkic 
Min. 77 :(val) T_Correia with the first time pass to A_Lacazette 
          ...  Blocked by Caio_Henrique 
Min. 78 :(val) Gaya back heels to find A_Lacazette in space 
          ...  A_Lacazette with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Sarkic 
Min. 80 :(val) D_Klaassen fires over a low cross to R_Borre 
          ...  Caio_Henrique goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 81 :(rbl) N_Jackson nutmegs R_Borre, he continues to run forward 
          ...  N_Jackson with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 82 :(val) A_Almeida with a measured ball to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  M_Sarkic parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_Sarkic recovers to save!! 
Min. 85 :(rbl) M_Blasi has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Herrera 
          ...  He puts in E_Laird! 
          ...  E_Laird looks to see where A_Valles is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 87 :(val) A_Lacazette leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to Gaya 
          ...  But N_Vidic clears the ball to safety 
Min. 87 :(rbl) A_Barrenetxea with the diagonal pass to Reinier 
          ...  Reinier tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But A_Valles just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(rbl) A_Barrenetxea gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Briand 
          ...  J_Briand with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 89 :(rbl) Reinier skips the challenge from A_Herrera 
          ...  Reinier tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Valles narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 92 :(val) R_Borre jinks past E_Laird 
          ...  R_Borre with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  M_Sarkic parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lacazette (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Klaassen (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Borre (60)
Injured              : N/A
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RB Leipzig Match Info
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Best player          : Reinier
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Branthwaite (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    RB Leipzig
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       19
Off target           :          12        |       10
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       14
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 0 RB Leipzig
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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 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0   0   0
E_Pujol        DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  15
M_Pedersen     DF   1  19  13   5  30 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  57  20  23
T_Correia      DF   1  20  16  12  28 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  34   0
Gaya           DF   1  22  15  13  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
S_Amallah      AM   1   9  18  15  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  39
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  21  17  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  34
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  19  11  31 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  28   0
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  21   6  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  20  21 |  98   0   0   4   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  88  82
R_Borre        FW   1   9  14  22  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  17  24
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_Maier        MF   1  12  18   7  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  15  19  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - RB Leipzig
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Sarkic       GK  25   1   1   1  27 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
E_Laird        DF   1  21  17  11  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  16  17
Caio_Henrique  DF   1  21  16   3  25 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  21  17   4  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  -2  -2
N_Vidic        DF   1  19  14   8  30 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  19   0
M_Burke        DM   1  16  19   3  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Blasi        MF   1  14  19  16  25 |  98   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  70  14
Reinier        AM   1   4  20  19  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  13  75
W_Sneijder     AM   1   6  19  18  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  34
N_Jackson      FW   1   4  18  23  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Briand       FW   1   6  15  19  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  36
B_Labont       GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cech         DF   1  18  16   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Cana         DM   1  15  18   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Barrenetxea  FW   1   3  15  21  24 |  53   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  14
S_Downing      FW   1   5  16  19  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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