FFO Vase, Valencia vs. Watford (Wed Aug 13) Valencia | Watford 4-3-1-2 C | 5-1-0-2-2 C Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker | GS Wilson Caretaker | A_Valles GK | GK M_Okoye E_Pujol DF | DF D_Collins M_Pedersen DF | DF G_Zambrotta T_Correia DF | DF S_Papac Gaya DF | DF A_Ooijer S_Amallah AM | DF L_Hall D_Klaassen MF | DM D_Kwakman A_Herrera MF | AM J_Koumas A_Almeida MF | AM I_Sarr A_Lacazette FW | FW G_Pandev R_Borre FW | FW S_Aguero | G_Larsonneur SUB | SUB S_Ruffier M_Diakhaby SUB | SUB M_Pollock A_Maier SUB | SUB Angelo O_Dabo SUB | SUB M_Fink S_Govou SUB | SUB D_Berbatov Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to L Min. 3 :(wat) L_Hall curls the ball out wide to G_Pandev ... G_Pandev with a bomb of a shot! ... A_Valles with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 5 :(val) S_Amallah beats D_Collins with absolute ease! ... S_Amallah with the chance! ... M_Okoye with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 14 :(wat) I_Sarr lobs it over A_Almeida ... I_Sarr shoots towards goal! ... A_Valles with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 17 :(val) Gaya jinks through the defence ... Gaya keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Okoye beaten! ... CORNER! ... E_Pujol floats the ball in! ... D_Collins cleans up with a great clearance Min. 27 :(val) A_Herrera beats D_Collins ... He showed great skill there ... J_Koumas with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 30 :(val) T_Correia off the woodwork! ... D_Klaassen picks up the deflection ... G_Zambrotta wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 35 :(val) D_Klaassen with the through ball to Gaya ... Gaya with a bomb of a shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Watford fans taunt him about that effort Min. 36 :(val) A_Herrera spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_Lacazette with a lovely pass! ... A_Lacazette with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... Valencia go in front now with that goal! ... Valencia 1-0 Watford ... Min. 37 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to P Min. 38 :(val) A_Herrera 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! ... R_Borre receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Superbly timed tackle by S_Papac ... He made it look easy Min. 38 :(val) A_Lacazette flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... I_Sarr with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 41 :(wat) G_Zambrotta spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Aguero! ... S_Aguero looks to see where A_Valles is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 42 :(wat) G_Pandev brushes M_Pedersen aside and breaks free ... A delicate header from G_Pandev! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Valles grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(val) A_Herrera finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A wicked drive by A_Herrera! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 43 :(wat) G_Zambrotta heads the ball back to S_Aguero ... Launched towards the top corner by S_Aguero! ... A_Valles with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 44 :(val) S_Amallah is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Almeida ... A_Almeida aims for the top right corner! ... It's way wide ... The Watford fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 45 :(wat) G_Zambrotta 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 S_Aguero ... S_Aguero breaks clear! ... He just has A_Valles to beat! ... He tries to slide it past A_Valles ... A_Valles pulls off a save!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 1-0 Watford Min. 52 :(wat) S_Aguero takes advantage of a mistake by M_Pedersen ... Can he make them pay? ... R_Borre with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 54 :(val) T_Correia with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Ooijer ... He knocks it to A_Almeida! ... A_Almeida launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Pujol curls it into the box! ... It comes to A_Lacazette ... He gets the shot away ... M_Okoye just watches it float over the bar! Min. 55 :(wat) D_Kwakman plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Aguero ... A_Almeida tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(wat) I_Sarr slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... But Gaya wins the ball Min. 59 :(wat) I_Sarr gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past R_Borre! ... He has some space now! ... T_Correia tackles cleanly Min. 61 :(val) A_Lacazette plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... L_Hall fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 66 :(val) E_Pujol knocks it forward ... L_Hall slips ... A_Lacazette gets to it! ... A_Lacazette beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has M_Okoye to beat! ... He tries to slide it past M_Okoye ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 66 :(val) A_Herrera takes advantage of a mistake by D_Kwakman ... He crosses to E_Pujol ... D_Collins with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 67 :(val) M_Pedersen with an intelligent ball to E_Pujol ... E_Pujol attempts the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Almeida chips the ball in towards the far post! ... R_Borre gets to it! ... The shot slips through M_Okoye's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 68 :(val) D_Klaassen plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Borre ... A thundering drive by R_Borre! ... Over the bar! Min. 69 :(wat) S_Aguero jinks past S_Amallah ... S_Aguero fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Valles saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 70 :(val) Gaya cuts inside S_Papac ... He worked that well ... G_Zambrotta gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 72 :(wat) J_Koumas with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... I_Sarr gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Borre with a clumsy challenge ... His 2nd yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... That's an early shower for him! ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... S_Papac drives it under the wall ... A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 72 :(wat) G_Pandev beats T_Correia ... T_Correia reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 73 :(wat) S_Papac cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Pandev ... A wicked drive by G_Pandev! ... But A_Valles makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 74 :(val) A_Lacazette beats A_Ooijer ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... G_Zambrotta fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: D_Berbatov ... COMING OFF: S_Aguero Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: Angelo ... COMING OFF: I_Sarr Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: M_Pollock ... COMING OFF: D_Collins Min. 75 :(val) A_Almeida runs at goal ... He spots the run of E_Pujol ... He's played him in ... E_Pujol tries to lob the keeper! ... M_Okoye parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Okoye recovers to save!! Min. 75 :(wat) G_Zambrotta off the woodwork! ... D_Berbatov picks up the deflection ... A delicate chip from D_Berbatov! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 80 :(wat) G_Zambrotta smashes the ball upfield ... Angelo latches onto the ball ... M_Pedersen with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 80 :(wat) D_Kwakman runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Koumas ... J_Koumas uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... A_Valles makes a good save Min. 81 :(val) A_Lacazette plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... D_Berbatov with a bad challenge Min. 83 :(val) A_Lacazette flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Ooijer rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK ... S_Amallah swings it in ... T_Correia takes control of it! ... T_Correia with the crafty shot! ... M_Okoye is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 87 :(wat) G_Zambrotta chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Pandev ... D_Klaassen is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(wat) D_Kwakman spots his team mate making a run ... He finds M_Pollock with a lovely pass! ... Gaya intercepts the pass Min. 91 :(val) E_Pujol gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Lacazette ... A_Ooijer rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 92 :(val) Gaya takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... L_Hall with the tackle Min. 93 :(wat) D_Kwakman finds Angelo in acres of space ... Angelo beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He rounds A_Valles ... He taps it towards the goal! ... T_Correia clears it in the nick of time! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Correia (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Lacazette (36) Sent Off : R_Borre (72) Booked : A_Almeida (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Zambrotta Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Hall (61), G_Zambrotta (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | Watford Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 11 | 3 On target : 3 | 9 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 12 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 1 - 0 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 24 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 E_Pujol DF 1 20 17 13 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 M_Pedersen DF 1 19 13 5 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 T_Correia DF 1 20 16 12 28 | 96 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 26 12 Gaya DF 1 22 15 13 31 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 0 22 S_Amallah AM 1 9 18 15 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 D_Klaassen MF 1 4 21 17 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 A_Herrera MF 1 14 19 10 31 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 14 A_Almeida MF 1 13 21 6 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 6 34 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 11 20 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 R_Borre FW 1 9 14 22 27 | 75 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -8 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 S_Govou FW 1 10 12 18 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Okoye GK 25 1 1 1 29 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 D_Collins DF 1 18 12 8 30 | 78 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 G_Zambrotta DF 1 19 14 10 22 | 96 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 88 -2 S_Papac DF 1 18 16 11 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 13 15 A_Ooijer DF 1 19 16 5 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 L_Hall DF 1 18 18 9 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 9 -2 D_Kwakman DM 1 15 18 11 22 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 J_Koumas AM 1 10 19 17 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 I_Sarr AM 1 4 21 18 25 | 78 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 G_Pandev FW 1 8 16 19 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 S_Aguero FW 1 8 15 20 24 | 78 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 S_Ruffier GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pollock DF 1 17 14 5 26 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Angelo AM 1 9 18 12 29 | 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Fink MF 1 14 18 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Berbatov FW 1 5 13 18 22 | 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1755095765 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40