FFO Vase, Valencia vs. Birmingham City (Wed Aug 06)


                             Valencia  |  Birmingham City
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 N
          Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur GK  |  GK G_Bazunu
                           E_Pujol DF  |  DF P_Vydra
                        M_Pedersen DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF L_Greiml
                              Gaya DF  |  DF M_Upson
                         S_Amallah AM  |  MF L_Gibbs
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  MF J_de_Guzman
                         A_Herrera MF  |  MF I_Balde
                         A_Almeida MF  |  MF S_Mills
                       A_Lacazette FW  |  FW C_Marshall
                           R_Borre FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                             Jaume SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                        M_Diakhaby SUB |  SUB L_King
                           A_Maier SUB |  SUB O_Gozalbez
                            O_Dabo SUB |  SUB L_Grgic
                           S_Govou SUB |  SUB A_Nemeth




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 4  :(val) R_Borre dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Borre! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu makes a fine save 
Min. 8  :(bir) E_Dzeko takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Almeida 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  S_Amallah steals the ball of off him 
Min. 10 :(val) S_Amallah crosses into the box, finding E_Pujol 
          ...  C_Puyol reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 11 :(bir) Curled in dangerously from E_Dzeko to C_Puyol 
          ...  Driven towards goal by C_Puyol! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  That's given Birmingham City the lead! 
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 12 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 12 :(val) D_Klaassen runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Bazunu 
          ...  G_Bazunu gets a foot to it!! 
Min. 14 :(bir) M_Upson jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Upson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It floats over G_Larsonneur 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 18 :(bir) I_Balde spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Upson! 
          ...  M_Upson aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  G_Larsonneur gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Puyol plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Larsonneur 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 21 :(bir) C_Marshall gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Puyol 
          ...  C_Puyol with the overhead! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 22 :(val) D_Klaassen hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Lacazette latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Vydra plays the back pass 
          ...  G_Bazunu can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Pujol swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Pedersen swings a leg at it! 
          ...  G_Bazunu with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 26 :(val) A_Lacazette looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  P_Vydra tackles cleanly 
Min. 29 :(val) T_Correia beats L_Gibbs 
          ...  P_Vydra wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 33 :(bir) I_Balde sprints past the defender 
          ...  I_Balde with the header! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 34 :(val) A_Lacazette is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A_Lacazette could have let it bounce! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 35 :(val) S_Amallah breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat G_Bazunu now! 
          ...  C_Puyol trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Lacazette hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  L_Greiml deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 38 :(val) D_Klaassen chips the ball forward to R_Borre 
          ...  E_Dzeko with a reckless challenge 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(bir) E_Dzeko takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_Pedersen 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Gaya hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Upson plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Great catch from G_Larsonneur! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 1-1 Birmingham City

Min. 47 :(val) A_Almeida takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  From long range A_Almeida bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  G_Bazunu drops the shot! 
          ...  And it's gone in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Butterfingers! 
          ...  Valencia go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Valencia 2-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 48 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 49 :(val) R_Borre knocks the ball past L_Greiml 
          ...  L_Greiml tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Gaya flights it in! 
          ...  G_Bazunu comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Borre gets to it! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bazunu's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_King 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 50 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Grgic 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Balde 
Min. 50 :(val) A_Herrera leaves P_Vydra standing 
          ...  P_Vydra reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 52 :(val) D_Klaassen slides it through the middle to R_Borre 
          ...  J_de_Guzman read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 58 :(val) A_Almeida kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Klaassen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Klaassen must beat G_Bazunu! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 60 :(bir) Substitution by Birmingham City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Nemeth 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mills 
Min. 60 :(val) A_Herrera takes advantage of a mistake by L_Gibbs 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Herrera looks to see where G_Bazunu is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over G_Bazunu 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 63 :(val) A_Lacazette gets possession in his own half 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  C_Marshall hits it out for a throw 
Min. 66 :(val) R_Borre with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_de_Guzman a clean set of heals 
          ...  R_Borre with a little chip! 
          ...  But G_Bazunu palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 66 :(val) R_Borre takes advantage of a mistake by L_Grgic 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  E_Dzeko knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(val) T_Correia cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Borre 
          ...  M_Upson seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 68 :(val) Gaya drives it forward to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  G_Bazunu is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Valencia 3-1 Birmingham City ...
Min. 69 :(bir) L_Grgic finds the run of J_de_Guzman 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_de_Guzman! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Valencia 3-2 Birmingham City ...
Min. 70 :(val) R_Borre with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves E_Dzeko behind 
          ...  A_Nemeth is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 73 :(val) S_Amallah is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  But P_Vydra wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 74 :(bir) L_Gibbs takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Marshall 
          ...  Gaya with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 74 :(bir) C_Marshall unselfishly lays the ball back to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Pujol with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 76 :(val) A_Lacazette with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  J_de_Guzman with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  A_Lacazette hits it hard 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 77 :(bir) J_de_Guzman finds C_Marshall with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  C_Marshall with the crafty shot! 
          ...  G_Larsonneur is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Birmingham City are back level with not long to go!! 
          ...  Valencia 3-3 Birmingham City ...
Min. 79 :(val) M_Pedersen get's past L_Grgic 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  M_Pedersen with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 80 :(bir) L_King finds the run of E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Larsonneur moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 84 :(val) D_Klaassen finds T_Correia with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Upson gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 85 :(val) A_Herrera looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen tries the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way G_Bazunu was going to catch that! 
          ...  Timed to perfection!! 
          ...  He's done it for Valencia – big time! 
          ...  Valencia 4-3 Birmingham City ...
Min. 86 :(val) A_Almeida knocks the ball past L_King 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Klaassen! 
          ...  M_Upson cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(val) R_Borre rushes through the defence 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Borre! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 90 :(bir) C_Marshall knocks the ball on and sprints past E_Pujol 
          ...  A delightful ball in to P_Vydra 
          ...  M_Pedersen bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 92 :(bir) A_Nemeth is too quick for T_Correia 
          ...  A_Nemeth with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into G_Larsonneur's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Lacazette (34), A_Almeida (47), R_Borre (68), D_Klaassen (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Birmingham City Match Info
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Best player          : J_de_Guzman
Scorers              : C_Puyol (11), J_de_Guzman (69), C_Marshall (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Puyol (35), E_Dzeko (66), A_Nemeth (70), J_de_Guzman (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Birmingham City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Valencia 4 - 3 Birmingham City
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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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G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -3   0   0   0
E_Pujol        DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
M_Pedersen     DF   1  19  12   5  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  40
T_Correia      DF   1  20  15  12  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
Gaya           DF   1  22  15  13  31 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  33   0
S_Amallah      AM   1   9  18  15  23 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  22   0
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  21  17  26 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  33
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  19  10  31 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  14
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  21   6  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  16  48
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  20  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
R_Borre        FW   1   9  14  22  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
Jaume          GK  17   1   1   1  26 |   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
S_Govou        FW   1  10  12  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Birmingham City
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_Bazunu       GK  25   1   1   1  26 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -28   0   0   0
P_Vydra        DF   1  21  16  12  26 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  19  14  10  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  13  -2  52
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  52   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_Upson        DF   1  19  12  11  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  45   0  28
L_Gibbs        MF   1  15  21   5  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   1  14  19   9  29 |  95   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0  18  23  40
I_Balde        MF   1   8  19  18  31 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
S_Mills        MF   1   4  17  17  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Marshall     FW   1   7  17  20  29 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  27  36  20
E_Dzeko        FW   1   5  15  20  24 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  31   2
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_King         DF   1  19  15   8  23 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
O_Gozalbez     MF   1   2  15  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Grgic        MF   1  12  17   6  26 |  43   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0
A_Nemeth       FW   1   3  13  16  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
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