FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. FC Porto (Mon Jan 12) Valencia | FC Porto 5-2-1-2 C | 5-2-1-1-1 P Alfredo Gandarlos | John Read | A_Valles GK | GK V_M_Savic T_Correia DF | DF P_Struijk Gaya DF | DF D_Carmo V_Bondar DF | DF W_Samuel M_Oddo DF | DM K_Amoako M_Pedersen DF | FW E_Nketiah D_Klaassen AM | AM E_Mor A_Almeida MF | DF Z_Sanusi H_Yakion MF | DF F_Cardoso A_Lacazette FW | DM A_Varela R_Borre FW | MF I_Jaime | R_Ceni SUB | SUB M_Kelly L_Antonini SUB | SUB N_Cvetkovic A_Herrera SUB | SUB F_Insua O_Dabo SUB | SUB C_Forbs E_Unal SUB | SUB M_Toure Min. 1 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to A Min. 1 :(val) Gaya turns past D_Carmo ... He has created space for himself now ... Gaya with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... V_M_Savic 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. 4 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds K_Amoako ... M_Oddo with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 6 :(fcp) E_Nketiah backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... E_Mor latches onto the end of it ... Gaya with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 7 :(val) R_Borre beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Lacazette ... W_Samuel with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 8 :(fcp) F_Cardoso pass splits open the defence and finds Z_Sanusi ... V_Bondar reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 14 :(fcp) K_Amoako with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Mor gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Cleaned up by V_Bondar Min. 15 :(val) H_Yakion puts in A_Almeida ... A_Almeida with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But V_M_Savic punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 16 :(fcp) E_Mor finds himself with plenty of time ... E_Mor attempts to drive it home! ... A_Valles with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 17 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... V_Bondar gathers up the loose ball Min. 18 :(val) A_Almeida gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Gaya ... W_Samuel with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 21 :(val) Gaya with the first time pass to A_Lacazette ... D_Carmo reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 22 :(fcp) E_Mor jinks past T_Correia ... E_Mor tries to place it in the corner! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 26 :(fcp) I_Jaime cuts inside H_Yakion ... He worked that well ... He puts in A_Varela! ... H_Yakion is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 34 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to E_Nketiah ... E_Nketiah aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits A_Valles and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... That's put FC Porto into the lead! ... Valencia 0-1 FC Porto ... Min. 35 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(val) M_Oddo plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Borre decides to go for goal instead! ... R_Borre has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... V_Bondar plays it into the danger area! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 45 :(fcp) I_Jaime finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... Intercepted by V_Bondar Min. 46 :(val) R_Borre takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... A left-footer by R_Borre! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 FC Porto Min. 47 :(val) H_Yakion spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Lacazette! ... A_Lacazette fires a shot at goal! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... That's the equaliser! ... Valencia 1-1 FC Porto ... Min. 51 :(val) D_Klaassen cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... A_Varela with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 53 :(val) H_Yakion looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Gaya ... The ball hits W_Samuel in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 54 :(fcp) W_Samuel has space to run with the ball ... A_Lacazette with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 58 :(fcp) W_Samuel passes the ball to E_Nketiah ... E_Nketiah with a terrific drive! ... But A_Valles palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 59 :(val) H_Yakion kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... V_Bondar gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... V_Bondar attempts to nutmeg V_M_Savic! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 63 :(fcp) A_Varela takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Nketiah ... A_Almeida wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 64 :(val) A_Lacazette finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Z_Sanusi ... Excellent sliding challenge from F_Cardoso ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 67 :(fcp) K_Amoako has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past T_Correia! ... He has some space now! ... T_Correia goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 68 :(val) H_Yakion loses Z_Sanusi ... Z_Sanusi reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 71 :(fcp) I_Jaime with an inch perfect pass to E_Nketiah ... E_Nketiah has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... A_Valles claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Alfredo Gandarlos is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Valencia 1-2 FC Porto ... Min. 75 :(val) M_Oddo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Z_Sanusi 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! ... Swung in by A_Almeida ... V_M_Savic comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Pedersen gets to it! ... V_M_Savic makes a difficult save Min. 78 :(fcp) E_Mor finds a hole in the defence ... V_Bondar clears with a diving header Min. 79 :(fcp) I_Jaime with a measured pass to F_Cardoso ... F_Cardoso tries to beat A_Valles! ... A_Valles with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 81 :(fcp) E_Mor squares it to W_Samuel ... W_Samuel strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Valles with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 83 :(fcp) E_Mor with the majestic dribble ... E_Mor tries to catch the keeper out! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... A_Valles was beaten there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(val) A_Lacazette runs towards the goal ... A_Lacazette pounds a rocket on goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... V_M_Savic is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... V_Bondar swings it in! ... V_M_Savic comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_Borre gets to it! ... It takes a deflection! ... V_M_Savic is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Correia with an inswinging corner into the box ... V_M_Savic catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 89 :(val) M_Pedersen with an amazing show of skill to get past F_Cardoso ... He crosses to M_Oddo ... M_Oddo has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The ball moves through the air! ... V_M_Savic moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 97 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi with electric pace ... He eases past T_Correia ... V_Bondar hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... K_Amoako with an outswinging corner into the box ... Excellent keeping! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Mestalla ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Yakion Scorers : A_Lacazette (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Oddo (4), A_Lacazette (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Nketiah (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Nketiah (34,71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Samuel (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia | FC Porto Attempts on Goal : 10 | 8 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 9 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Valencia 1 - 2 FC Porto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 24 | 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 T_Correia DF 1 20 16 12 28 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Gaya DF 1 23 15 13 31 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 19 15 V_Bondar DF 1 21 16 6 27 | 100 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 102 0 22 M_Oddo DF 1 19 16 8 26 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16 18 M_Pedersen DF 1 19 13 6 30 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 24 D_Klaassen AM 1 4 22 18 26 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Almeida MF 1 14 21 6 22 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 H_Yakion MF 1 4 19 15 27 | 100 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 A_Lacazette FW 1 1 10 20 21 | 100 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 34 R_Borre FW 1 9 14 22 27 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 R_Ceni GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Antonini DF 1 18 16 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera MF 1 13 18 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Dabo MF 1 13 18 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Unal FW 1 5 15 20 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - FC Porto Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_M_Savic GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 P_Struijk DF 1 22 14 9 23 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Carmo DF 1 22 15 7 20 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 W_Samuel DF 1 20 13 9 24 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 19 19 K_Amoako DM 1 16 20 4 26 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 E_Nketiah FW 1 2 18 22 29 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 56 E_Mor AM 1 5 17 23 26 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 Z_Sanusi DF 1 20 14 12 29 | 100 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 64 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 22 16 3 20 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 18 27 A_Varela DM 1 16 21 14 31 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 I_Jaime MF 1 5 20 15 26 | 100 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 M_Kelly GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cvetkovic DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Insua MF 1 6 19 18 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Forbs MF 1 4 19 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Toure FW 1 7 11 17 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1768236386 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40