FFO EFL2, Monaco vs. Valencia (Fri May 01) Monaco | Valencia 4-2-1-2-1 E | 4-1-3-1-1 L - | Alfredo Gandarlos | J_Musso GK | GK A_Valles Raillo DF | DF G_Caldwell B_Ivanovic DF | DF T_Correia Pepe DF | DF Tuta T_Mitchell DF | DF V_Bondar L_Wallace DM | DM M_Fink A_Basinas DM | MF A_Diouf A_Ricchiuti MF | MF T_Buffel J_Koumas AM | MF T_Frings J_R_Riquelme AM | FW M_Petrov S_Aguero FW | AM E_Lavezzi | S_Sorrentino SUB | SUB G_Larsonneur C_Ozkacar SUB | SUB M_Pedersen O_Denman SUB | SUB A_Rabiot B_Taz SUB | SUB H_Yakion R_Colwill SUB | SUB E_Demirovic Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 6 :(mon) S_Aguero loses his marker! ... T_Correia hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Basinas! ... A_Valles easily catches it! Min. 7 :(val) T_Buffel controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Petrov gets onto the end of the pass! ... Cleaned up by L_Wallace Min. 9 :(mon) Pepe flicks it over T_Correia's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Pepe with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... A_Valles claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Monaco can hang onto that lead! ... Monaco 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 11 :(val) E_Lavezzi with an incisive pass to V_Bondar ... T_Mitchell with a clumsy challenge ... FREE KICK ... V_Bondar shapes to shoot ... He plays it to E_Lavezzi instead ... E_Lavezzi has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Valencia fans chant his name! ... Now it's all square! ... Monaco 1-1 Valencia ... Min. 13 :(val) M_Fink with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Lavezzi gets on the end of the pass ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... T_Mitchell picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 23 :(val) T_Correia takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... T_Correia with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... J_Musso gathers it easily Min. 24 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti finds himself with plenty of time ... A_Ricchiuti rifles it to the far post! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 26 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_R_Riquelme latches onto the end of it ... J_R_Riquelme could have let it bounce! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 26 :(val) T_Buffel turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... T_Buffel hits a great drive! ... J_Musso gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 27 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti sprints forward with the ball ... A_Ricchiuti swings in the shot! ... A_Valles gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 29 :(mon) B_Ivanovic has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_R_Riquelme gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Petrov with a poor challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... B_Ivanovic floats it forward ... S_Aguero latches onto the end of it ... G_Caldwell reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 34 :(val) G_Caldwell kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Petrov gets on the end of the pass ... But Raillo spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 38 :(mon) L_Wallace lays the ball back to Pepe ... Pepe controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... A_Ricchiuti drives it into the box! ... V_Bondar wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 39 :(mon) Raillo beats his man ... Raillo with a graceful, looping effort! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 40 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: A_Rabiot ... COMING OFF: T_Frings Min. 42 :(mon) S_Aguero flicks it over G_Caldwell and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... T_Correia reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(val) T_Buffel off the woodwork! ... E_Lavezzi picks up the deflection ... E_Lavezzi with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But J_Musso parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 46 :(mon) Pepe finds S_Aguero in acres of space ... S_Aguero tries to chip the ball over A_Valles! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 1-1 Valencia Min. 47 :(mon) S_Aguero brushes T_Correia aside and breaks free ... S_Aguero with a low drive through the rain! ... But A_Valles makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 47 :(val) T_Buffel spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to T_Correia! ... T_Correia fires a shot at goal! ... But J_Musso punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 48 :(val) A_Rabiot dribbles past J_Koumas ... Pepe with the tackle Min. 52 :(val) Tuta turns on a sixpence ... Tuta hits a great shot! ... J_Musso with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 55 :(val) A_Diouf leaves B_Ivanovic standing ... A_Diouf with the overhead! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Rabiot dinks the ball into the area! ... L_Wallace wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 57 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: B_Taz ... COMING OFF: J_Koumas Min. 58 :(mon) T_Mitchell plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... T_Mitchell with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But A_Valles smothers the ball Min. 59 :(val) V_Bondar 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 M_Petrov ... T_Mitchell forces him off the ball Min. 60 :(mon) B_Taz runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... B_Taz attempts a low drive! ... Looks like it should be A_Valles's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... L_Wallace chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Valles comes out and claims it! Min. 60 :(val) Tuta sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... Tuta with a thundering volley! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Valencia go in front now with that goal! ... Monaco 1-2 Valencia ... Min. 61 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to L Min. 63 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: C_Ozkacar ... COMING OFF: B_Ivanovic Min. 63 :(mon) L_Wallace runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to B_Taz ... Fine tackle by V_Bondar ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 68 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 68 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a FW Min. 68 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... J_R_Riquelme will now play as a FW Min. 68 :(mon) B_Taz runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... B_Taz attempts the shot! ... A_Valles makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 69 :(val) A_Rabiot pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Diouf is clean through! ... C_Ozkacar knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 72 :(mon) L_Wallace sidesteps V_Bondar ... He was too quick for his marker ... L_Wallace unleashes a pile driver! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 72 :(val) T_Buffel knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... A_Basinas rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! ... FREE KICK! ... T_Buffel bends it round the wall ... But J_Musso tips it behind ... CORNER! ... T_Buffel swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... J_Musso thumps the ball away! Min. 73 :(mon) B_Taz with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... B_Taz sends it flying towards goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 73 :(mon) T_Mitchell runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Pepe ... A_Diouf takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 75 :(val) M_Petrov changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Buffel ... Blocked by B_Taz Min. 76 :(mon) That's it for Raillo ... He's picked up a knock and can't continue... ... AWW BOO-HOOOO! ... SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! ... Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! ... Players are such faries these days! Min. 76 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: O_Denman ... COMING OFF: Raillo Min. 78 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to E Min. 78 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Ricchiuti will now play as a AM Min. 78 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... J_R_Riquelme will now play as a AM Min. 78 :(val) T_Buffel takes advantage of a mistake by L_Wallace ... He knocks the ball to A_Rabiot! ... Pepe reads the play well Min. 79 :(mon) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps T_Buffel ... He was too quick for his marker ... But Tuta with the fine tackle Min. 81 :(val) M_Fink finds A_Diouf with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Diouf hits the ball first time! ... J_Musso can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... J_Musso was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 84 :(val) T_Buffel finds the run of M_Petrov ... T_Mitchell scythes the player down! Min. 85 :(mon) B_Taz finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Launched towards the top corner by B_Taz! ... A_Valles manages to turn it behind Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(val) M_Petrov beats C_Ozkacar ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... C_Ozkacar reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 93 :(mon) T_Mitchell with a byline cross to J_R_Riquelme ... Launched towards the top corner by J_R_Riquelme! ... 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. 93 :(val) A_Rabiot runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Petrov ... M_Petrov hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... J_Musso never had a chance! Min. 93 :(mon) T_Mitchell nutmegs V_Bondar, he continues to run forward ... E_Lavezzi with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee warns him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pepe Scorers : Pepe (9) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : Raillo (76) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Lavezzi (Man of the Match) Scorers : , E_Lavezzi (11)Tuta (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Petrov (29), A_Diouf (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 15 | 11 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 10 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 1 - 2 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Musso GK 28 1 1 1 24 | 99 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 Raillo DF 1 23 14 10 33 | 79 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 18 B_Ivanovic DF 1 20 16 5 26 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Pepe DF 1 20 15 14 29 | 99 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 36 19 54 T_Mitchell DF 1 22 15 10 30 | 99 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 38 20 L_Wallace DM 1 20 17 8 29 | 99 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 34 20 A_Basinas DM 1 13 20 8 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ricchiuti AM 1 7 21 17 20 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 24 J_Koumas AM 1 11 20 18 22 | 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_R_Riquelme AM 1 10 20 17 30 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 S_Aguero FW 1 9 17 22 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 S_Sorrentino GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ozkacar DF 1 17 16 2 24 | 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 O_Denman DF 1 5 15 12 29 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Taz AM 1 6 17 14 28 | 39 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 32 0 60 R_Colwill FW 1 5 14 17 24 | 0 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 27 1 1 1 24 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 G_Caldwell DF 1 20 15 4 27 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 0 T_Correia DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 99 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 34 Tuta DF 1 21 15 6 30 | 99 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 0 80 V_Bondar DF 1 22 17 7 27 | 99 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 38 0 M_Fink DM 1 15 19 7 20 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Diouf MF 1 8 21 18 21 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 18 T_Buffel MF 1 6 21 15 27 | 99 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 28 T_Frings MF 1 12 20 15 24 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Petrov FW 1 8 14 20 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 6 E_Lavezzi AM 1 11 16 21 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 G_Larsonneur GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pedersen DF 1 19 13 6 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rabiot MF 1 6 22 17 22 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 H_Yakion MF 1 4 19 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 15 22 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1777670149 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40