FFO EFL2, Valencia vs. Union Berlin (Mon Apr 20)


                             Valencia  |  Union Berlin
                            4-4-1-1 C  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                    Alfredo Gandarlos  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                          A_Valles GK  |  GK N_Pope
                              Gaya DF  |  DF M_Faye
                         T_Correia DF  |  DF W_Armitage
                            M_Oddo DF  |  DF D_Leite
                        G_Caldwell DF  |  DF N_Burdisso
                           N_Fekir MF  |  DM E_Cambiasso
                           A_Diouf MF  |  DM Zubimendi
                          T_Buffel MF  |  AM E_Nuamah
                          A_Rabiot MF  |  AM P_Canales
                          M_Petrov FW  |  FW D_Fofana
                         E_Lavezzi AM  |  FW K_L_Potter
                                       |
                      G_Larsonneur SUB |  SUB H_J_Butt
                        M_Pedersen SUB |  SUB P_Jaeckel
                            M_Fink SUB |  SUB A_Kral
                          H_Yakion SUB |  SUB A_Buzaky
                       E_Demirovic SUB |  SUB R_Keane




Min. 1  :(uni) W_Armitage off the woodwork! 
          ...  K_L_Potter picks up the deflection 
          ...  K_L_Potter unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  A_Valles tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Cambiasso 
          ...  G_Caldwell with a great clearance! 
Min. 2  :(uni) P_Canales jumps over T_Correia's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  P_Canales swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Valles saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 4  :(val) N_Fekir brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Petrov makes himself available 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Petrov! 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 4  :(uni) D_Fofana with a pinpoint pass to N_Burdisso 
          ...  M_Oddo with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 13 :(val) E_Lavezzi moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Petrov 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Petrov! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But N_Pope palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Oddo lofts the ball in! 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 16 :(uni) N_Burdisso picks up the pass 
          ...  N_Burdisso with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But A_Valles reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Valles anyway 
Min. 17 :(uni) D_Leite with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Fofana 
          ...  G_Caldwell body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Lee Clark looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 19 :(uni) M_Faye is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 19 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Jaeckel 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Faye 
Min. 22 :(uni) E_Nuamah takes advantage of a mistake by M_Oddo 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Nuamah! 
          ...  A_Valles is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Valles looks very relieved! 
Min. 24 :(uni) N_Burdisso lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Fofana latches on to it 
          ...  D_Fofana blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  It's his 10th for the season!! 
          ...  Union Berlin go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Union Berlin ...
Min. 25 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 25 :(uni) Tactical Change by Union Berlin 
          ...  E_Nuamah will now play as a MF 
Min. 28 :(uni) Zubimendi knocks the ball on and sprints past G_Caldwell 
          ...  A delightful ball in to P_Canales 
          ...  P_Canales breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has A_Valles to beat! 
          ...  A_Valles makes his move 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It bounces in front of goal! 
          ...  Cleared off the line by G_Caldwell!! 
Min. 29 :(val) M_Petrov with a measured pass to T_Correia 
          ...  W_Armitage wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 32 :(val) A_Rabiot spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Gaya! 
          ...  Zubimendi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 32 :(uni) P_Canales brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  P_Canales shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Valles with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Zubimendi flights it in! 
          ...  G_Caldwell gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 32 :(val) Gaya is first to the loose ball 
          ...  P_Jaeckel with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  E_Lavezzi hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Diouf gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Diouf tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by T_Buffel 
          ...  P_Jaeckel wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 33 :(uni) P_Canales knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  P_Canales belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Valles gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 34 :(val) M_Petrov gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Petrov hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 36 :(uni) P_Canales looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Armitage 
          ...  W_Armitage with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  A_Valles parries it 
Min. 38 :(val) G_Caldwell gets lucky and beats N_Burdisso 
          ...  Now with the centre to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat N_Pope 
          ...  He tries to slide it past N_Pope 
          ...  N_Pope pulls off a save!! 
Min. 40 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Valencia 0-1 Union Berlin

Min. 47 :(uni) P_Canales plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  P_Canales belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Valles makes a fine save 
Min. 48 :(uni) K_L_Potter plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  K_L_Potter drives the shot in! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 49 :(uni) D_Fofana finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  D_Fofana strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Valles won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 53 :(val) E_Lavezzi reads the run of Gaya 
          ...  Gaya with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 55 :(uni) E_Nuamah runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Jaeckel 
          ...  P_Jaeckel fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  A_Valles with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 57 :(uni) K_L_Potter brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  Gaya slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 60 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Kral 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Cambiasso 
Min. 65 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 67 :(uni) Substitution by Union Berlin 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Keane 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_L_Potter 
Min. 67 :(uni) P_Jaeckel looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Canales 
          ...  G_Caldwell knocks the ball back to A_Valles 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past A_Valles! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Armitage lofts the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Valles, who catches the ball 
Min. 69 :(val) A_Rabiot hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  N_Fekir collects the loose ball! 
          ...  N_Burdisso pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 73 :(uni) A_Kral holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Leite 
          ...  Gaya with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 74 :(uni) N_Burdisso slips past his marker T_Correia 
          ...  The ball is whipped into D_Fofana 
          ...  Gaya cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 75 :(uni) N_Burdisso pulls it back to D_Fofana 
          ...  M_Oddo seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 80 :(val) Gaya plays a long ball to N_Fekir 
          ...  But N_Burdisso will cut out the threat 
Min. 83 :(uni) A_Kral slides the ball across to D_Fofana 
          ...  D_Fofana rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Valles moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Valles catches it with style! 
Min. 84 :(uni) A_Kral has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Caldwell 
          ...  He puts in R_Keane! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Diouf takes possession 
Min. 86 :(val) T_Correia sidesteps N_Burdisso 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Leite forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Lavezzi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(val) Gaya with a measured ball to M_Petrov 
          ...  M_Petrov fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes an easy save 
Min. 90 :(uni) N_Burdisso jumps over M_Oddo's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Oddo tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(val) A_Rabiot gains possession 
          ...  A_Kral rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 92 :(uni) P_Canales knocks it past Gaya and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  P_Canales with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  Valencia 0-2 Union Berlin ...
Min. 93 :(uni) Zubimendi runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of D_Fofana 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  D_Fofana hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  A_Valles has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Valles is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 94 :(val) A_Diouf takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  N_Burdisso tackles cleanly 
Min. 95 :(uni) A_Kral moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Canales 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Gaya 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Kral plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to R_Keane 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Petrov
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Oddo (90)
Booked               : G_Caldwell (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Union Berlin Match Info
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Best player          : N_Burdisso (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , D_Fofana (24)P_Canales (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Faye (19)
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Match Statistics
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                                Valencia  |    Union Berlin
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       17
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           5        |       12
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 2 Union Berlin
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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  27   1   1   1  24 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  24  16  14  31 |  96   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  56  36  14
T_Correia      DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oddo         DF   1  19  16   8  26 |  91   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   7 -12 -12
G_Caldwell     DF   1  20  15   4  27 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  52  17  -2
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  24  21  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  21  18  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  10
T_Buffel       MF   1   6  21  15  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   6  22  17  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Petrov       FW   1   8  14  20  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  40
E_Lavezzi      AM   1  11  16  21  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
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
M_Fink         MF   1  15  19   7  20 |   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
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  15  22  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Union Berlin
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
M_Faye         DF   1  21  18  15  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Armitage     DF   1  22  16  14  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  18  16
D_Leite        DF   1  20  16   9  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  18   0
N_Burdisso     DF   1  21  17  13  23 |  96   0   3   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  51  72  17
E_Cambiasso    DM   1  14  21   4  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zubimendi      DM   1  16  22   8  28 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  24   0
E_Nuamah       MF   1   8  21  19  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
P_Canales      AM   1   8  21  19  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  13  85
D_Fofana       FW   1   9  15  24  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  19  34
K_L_Potter     FW   1   2  14  20  31 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
H_J_Butt       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jaeckel      DF   1  15  12   6  24 |  77   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  22  24
A_Kral         DM   1  15  22  12  23 |  35   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  48   0
A_Buzaky       AM   1   4  20  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Keane        FW   1   6  15  21  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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