FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Athletic Bilbao (Fri Mar 06)


                             Valencia  |  Athletic Bilbao
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-1-1-3 P
                    Alfredo Gandarlos  |  Neil Kirby Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                              Gaya DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                        G_Caldwell DF  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                          V_Bondar DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                           N_Fekir MF  |  DF M_Skrtel
                          A_Rabiot MF  |  MF R_Gravenberch
                           A_Diouf MF  |  FW J_Stansfield
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  AM A_Olabarrieta
                          A_Aleman FW  |  FW A_Y_Bonny
                       E_Demirovic FW  |  FW A_Emakhu
                                       |
                            R_Ceni SUB |  SUB S_Roman
                            M_Oddo SUB |  SUB I_Monreal
                         B_Cheyrou SUB |  SUB A_Munoz
                          H_Yakion SUB |  SUB G_Larrazabal
                          M_Petrov SUB |  SUB J_Koumas




Min. 1  :(val) Gaya takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  M_Materazzi reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 3  :(val) A_Diouf finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  But I_Zubeldia barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 4  :(bil) J_Stansfield knocks it past T_Correia and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  N_Fekir fouls badly 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 5  :(val) Gaya beats A_Emakhu 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Gaya attempts to nutmeg L_Maximiano! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 8  :(val) A_Aleman holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir drives the ball low! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 9  :(val) A defence splitting pass from V_Bondar to A_Aleman 
          ...  A_Aleman with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 10 :(bil) M_Skrtel holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Louis-Jean 
          ...  E_Demirovic with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Athletic Bilbao players 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 13 :(val) A_Diouf loses I_Zubeldia 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  N_Fekir swings it in 
          ...  A_Rabiot gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Rabiot shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  L_Maximiano dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And L_Maximiano tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rabiot dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Klaassen makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  L_Maximiano moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  L_Maximiano looks dejected! 
          ...  That's given Valencia the advantage! 
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 14 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 14 :(val) L_Maximiano miskicks! 
          ...  A_Aleman is through! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia 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 
Min. 15 :(val) D_Klaassen looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Aleman 
          ...  A_Aleman attempts a lob! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano stops that one easily 
Min. 25 :(val) A_Rabiot cuts inside I_Zubeldia 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  R_Ferdinand seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 26 :(val) D_Klaassen beats the defender 
          ...  D_Klaassen with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  L_Maximiano never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(bil) A_Emakhu flicks it over T_Correia and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Emakhu hits a great drive! 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 29 :(bil) R_Gravenberch beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Olabarrieta 
          ...  Gaya with the block 
Min. 30 :(val) D_Klaassen with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Skrtel 
          ...  He knocks it to E_Demirovic! 
          ...  E_Demirovic with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 34 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta with a byline cross to M_Materazzi 
          ...  M_Materazzi with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 35 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 35 :(bil) J_Stansfield with a real burst of pace 
          ...  V_Bondar can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Gaya with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Stansfield smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  A_Valles takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 37 :(val) A_Rabiot hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Correia latches onto it! 
          ...  T_Correia flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir swings it in! 
          ...  Gaya gets to it! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 37 :(val) N_Fekir looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Gaya 
          ...  A_Emakhu fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 38 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny jinks through the defence 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But A_Valles pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 41 :(val) Curled in dangerously from Gaya to A_Rabiot 
          ...  A_Rabiot hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits L_Maximiano and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  Valencia 2-0 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 42 :(val) T_Correia flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Rabiot runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Rabiot tries to beat L_Maximiano from outside the area! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Petrov 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Aleman 
Min. 45 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 46 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Petrov 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! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to J_Stansfield 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Valles gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 47 :(bil) M_Materazzi takes advantage of a mistake by T_Correia 
          ...  He crosses to J_Stansfield 
          ...  E_Demirovic with a terrible tackle 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 2-0 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 46 :(val) N_Fekir with a slide rule pass to G_Caldwell 
          ...  G_Caldwell tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 48 :(val) D_Klaassen uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  D_Klaassen hits a great shot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 49 :(bil) A_Emakhu gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Petrov! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Emakhu keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Valencia 2-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 55 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Koumas 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Skrtel 
Min. 61 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Koumas keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Koumas curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Valles makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 64 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta loses T_Correia 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Valles makes a fine save 
Min. 65 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 65 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Monreal 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Louis-Jean 
Min. 65 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  Athletic Bilbao have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(val) Gaya sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  N_Fekir runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  N_Fekir swings in the shot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano catches the ball 
Min. 65 :(bil) J_Koumas hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Gravenberch latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Gravenberch with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Valles saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 69 :(val) E_Demirovic beats I_Monreal 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  E_Demirovic hits a curling shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 70 :(val) D_Klaassen beats his man 
          ...  D_Klaassen rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir swings it in! 
          ...  R_Ferdinand heads it away 
Min. 71 :(val) T_Correia chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Petrov 
          ...  M_Petrov with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 72 :(val) D_Klaassen finds V_Bondar with a ball over the defence 
          ...  V_Bondar has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 73 :(bil) J_Koumas brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Diouf 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Stansfield! 
          ...  J_Stansfield has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 74 :(bil) A_Emakhu pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  T_Correia with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Alfredo Gandarlos looks relieved 
          ...  Neil Kirby Caretaker is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 74 :(val) E_Demirovic has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past I_Monreal 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Caldwell! 
          ...  I_Zubeldia with the high feet 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 75 :(bil) Tactical Change by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  A_Olabarrieta will now play as a FW 
Min. 75 :(val) L_Maximiano with a terrible kick! 
          ...  Gaya is through! 
          ...  A left-footer by Gaya! 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 78 :(val) N_Fekir pulls it back to M_Petrov 
          ...  But M_Materazzi wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(val) N_Fekir lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Petrov latches on to it 
          ...  M_Petrov with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 80 :(bil) I_Zubeldia saunters past his marker 
          ...  I_Zubeldia rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Valles fists it away 
Min. 81 :(val) A_Rabiot nutmegs I_Monreal, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Rabiot with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  L_Maximiano dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had L_Maximiano beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Klaassen 
          ...  I_Zubeldia reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 81 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny searches out J_Koumas 
          ...  But T_Correia wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(val) D_Klaassen has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Materazzi 
          ...  He puts in M_Petrov! 
          ...  But I_Monreal wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 88 :(val) T_Correia breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on L_Maximiano! 
          ...  J_Koumas brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 91 :(val) N_Fekir spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds M_Petrov with a lovely pass! 
          ...  M_Petrov drives the ball low! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Valencia 3-1 Athletic Bilbao ...
Min. 91 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny sprints past E_Demirovic 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rabiot (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Klaassen (13), A_Rabiot (41), M_Petrov (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Fekir (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : A_Emakhu
Scorers              : A_Emakhu (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , I_Zubeldia (14), A_Emakhu (37)J_Koumas (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       12
Off target           :          12        |       1
On target            :          11        |       11
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Valencia 3 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
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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  26   1   1   1  24 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  24  16  13  31 |  93   0   1   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  14  58  49
G_Caldwell     DF   1  20  15   4  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
V_Bondar       DF   1  22  17   7  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  23
T_Correia      DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  36  15
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  24  21  29 |  93   0   0   5   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  62  14
A_Rabiot       MF   1   6  22  17  22 |  93   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  28  69
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  21  18  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  22  18  26 |  93   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  48  64
A_Aleman       FW   1   7  17  20  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  20
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  15  21  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  14
R_Ceni         GK  24   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oddo         DF   1  19  16   8  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  13  19   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Yakion       MF   1   4  19  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Petrov       FW   1   8  14  19  22 |  48   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  30   0  48

Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Maximiano    GK  28   1   1   1  25 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  22  18  15  30 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  -2  13
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  21  16  10  24 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  21  17   4  28 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  21  16   5  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  25
M_Skrtel       DF   1  21  15   7  25 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
R_Gravenberch  MF   1  19  23   9  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  21
J_Stansfield   FW   1   6  17  22  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
A_Olabarrieta  FW   1   8  20  18  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  12
A_Y_Bonny      FW   1   7  21  23  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  14
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  16  23  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  27
S_Roman        GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Monreal      DF   1  19  16   4  23 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
A_Munoz        DF   1  15  13   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Larrazabal   MF   1   3  16  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Koumas       MF   1  11  20  18  22 |  36   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  26  10
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