FFO Vase, Watford vs. Valencia (Wed Mar 11)


                              Watford  |  Valencia
                              4-5-1 N  |  4-4-2 C
                                    -  |  Alfredo Gandarlos
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                          A_Ooijer DF  |  DF Gaya
                         J_Berthod DF  |  DF G_Caldwell
                           S_Papac DF  |  DF V_Bondar
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF T_Correia
                         A_Golovin MF  |  MF N_Fekir
                          A_Knauff MF  |  MF A_Rabiot
                            L_Hall MF  |  MF A_Diouf
                       R_v_d_Vaart MF  |  MF M_Fink
                         D_Kwakman MF  |  FW M_Petrov
                          G_Pandev FW  |  FW E_Demirovic
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB G_Larsonneur
                        S_McCallum SUB |  SUB M_Oddo
                         D_Collins SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                           K_Lopez SUB |  SUB H_Yakion
                            S_Etoo SUB |  SUB A_Aleman




Min. 2  :(val) E_Demirovic with a one-touch layoff to T_Correia 
          ...  T_Correia attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Okoye never had a chance! 
Min. 4  :(wat) L_Hall runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Fink 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  T_Correia plays it back 
          ...  R_Ceni slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Golovin hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Gaya with the clearance 
Min. 4  :(val) E_Demirovic knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Demirovic! 
          ...  M_Okoye has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Okoye reacts well to save!! 
Min. 8  :(val) A_Rabiot lays the ball back to A_Diouf 
          ...  A_Diouf smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Okoye just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 9  :(val) A_Diouf kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  E_Demirovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Demirovic aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Okoye never had a chance! 
Min. 11 :(wat) D_Kwakman with a simple pass to J_Berthod 
          ...  J_Berthod tries to beat R_Ceni from outside the area! 
          ...  R_Ceni catches the ball 
Min. 13 :(wat) D_Kwakman with a precise ball to G_Pandev 
          ...  G_Pandev with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But R_Ceni hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 13 :(val) A_Diouf spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Petrov! 
          ...  L_Hall with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  E_Demirovic fires it towards the goal 
          ...  What agility from M_Okoye 
Min. 14 :(val) M_Petrov nutmegs L_Hall, he continues to run forward 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Petrov! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 16 :(wat) L_Hall with a slide rule pass to G_Pandev 
          ...  G_Pandev could have let it bounce! 
          ...  R_Ceni makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 20 :(val) E_Demirovic nutmegs D_Caleta_Car, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Papac 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 21 :(wat) G_Pandev sidesteps T_Correia 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  G_Pandev hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Ceni parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 25 :(val) N_Fekir bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Petrov 
          ...  A_Ooijer goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 26 :(val) N_Fekir back heels to find E_Demirovic in space 
          ...  Intercepted by A_Knauff 
Min. 27 :(val) T_Correia has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Okoye! 
          ...  D_Kwakman hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 28 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Fink 
Min. 29 :(wat) D_Caleta_Car bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 35 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 35 :(val) N_Fekir spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Diouf! 
          ...  A_Ooijer beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 36 :(val) A_Diouf with a probing through ball M_Petrov 
          ...  M_Petrov with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  M_Okoye parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 37 :(wat) A_Knauff loses V_Bondar 
          ...  A_Knauff unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  R_Ceni falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Watford fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Watford 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 39 :(val) E_Demirovic controls it with ease 
          ...  E_Demirovic tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  M_Okoye 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. 40 :(wat) A_Golovin finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  A_Golovin with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 41 :(val) A_Rabiot with a real burst of pace 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Rabiot rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Etoo 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Pandev 
Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: S_McCallum 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Caleta_Car 
Min. 47 :(val) T_Correia hoofs it upfield to find E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 48 :(val) M_Fink reads the run of M_Petrov 
          ...  M_Petrov chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But M_Okoye stops that one easily 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 1-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(wat) A_Ooijer finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A_Ooijer chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  R_Ceni makes a difficult save 
Min. 46 :(val) A_Diouf get's past J_Berthod 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  A_Diouf sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Okoye's hands 
          ...  But M_Okoye recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 46 :(wat) D_Kwakman with an incisive pass to A_Knauff 
          ...  V_Bondar is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  D_Kwakman knocks it forward 
          ...  L_Hall gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Hall sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 48 :(wat) L_Hall could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Gaya 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 50 :(wat) A_Golovin beats the defender 
          ...  Intercepted by T_Correia 
Min. 51 :(val) M_Fink with a neat pass into N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 52 :(wat) L_Hall with a 40-yard pass to R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart drives the ball low! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 53 :(wat) A_Knauff is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to S_Etoo 
          ...  A_Diouf rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 53 :(wat) A_Knauff runs at G_Caldwell 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Gaya fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 56 :(wat) S_Etoo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves A_Diouf behind 
          ...  S_Etoo goes for goal! 
          ...  R_Ceni gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 57 :(wat) L_Hall hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Ooijer latches onto it! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Fink 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 57 :(wat) A_Knauff crosses to S_Etoo 
          ...  M_Fink tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 59 :(wat) A_Golovin gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds S_Papac 
          ...  S_Papac controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  R_Ceni blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 61 :(wat) S_Etoo plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  S_Etoo cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 63 :(val) A_Rabiot finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  A_Rabiot tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 65 :(wat) J_Berthod jumps over Gaya's challenge 
          ...  A_Rabiot with an ugly foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(val) A_Rabiot leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic with the side footed shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye goes down well to save 
Min. 69 :(wat) S_McCallum saunters past Gaya 
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_McCallum! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  R_Ceni is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Hall swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It is cleared by T_Correia 
Min. 70 :(val) A_Rabiot runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Fink 
          ...  L_Hall is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  A_Rabiot knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Petrov gets on the end of it 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Petrov! 
          ...  But M_Okoye makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 71 :(wat) A_Knauff with the mazy run 
          ...  A_Knauff with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  R_Ceni falls over 
          ...  But R_Ceni is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 71 :(val) A_Rabiot jinks past S_McCallum 
          ...  A_Rabiot with a blistering shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 75 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 75 :(wat) J_Berthod backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Knauff gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Knauff with the chance! 
          ...  R_Ceni has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Ceni reacts well to save!! 
Min. 77 :(wat) A_Golovin gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Etoo 
          ...  Intercepted by N_Fekir 
Min. 78 :(wat) S_Etoo boots it towards R_v_d_Vaart 
          ...  R_v_d_Vaart has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 83 :(wat) S_Etoo plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But T_Correia slides in 
Min. 83 :(val) Gaya beats his marker 
          ...  Gaya aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But M_Okoye palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 84 :(val) V_Bondar looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(wat) R_v_d_Vaart with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  A_Diouf with the block 
Min. 91 :(val) A_Rabiot is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to E_Demirovic 
          ...  M_Okoye with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  E_Demirovic runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Okoye is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Demirovic crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Okoye 
Min. 95 :(val) A_Diouf cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But M_Okoye is equal to it 
Min. 96 :(val) N_Fekir with the towering header to Gaya 
          ...  Gaya with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Watford fans behind the goal spread their arms out 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : A_Knauff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Knauff (37)
Sent Off             : L_Hall (70)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Petrov
Scorers              : M_Petrov (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Rabiot (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       22
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           9        |       15
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       17
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Final Score          : Watford 1 - 1 Valencia
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  27   1   1   1  29 |  99  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  21  17   5  27 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  23
J_Berthod      DF   1  20  18   8  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  20
S_Papac        DF   1  19  17  12  27 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  16
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  19  16  14  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   4  22  19  25 |  99   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  14
A_Knauff       MF   1   9  21  18  26 |  99   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  27  22  48
L_Hall         MF   1  19  20  10  20 |  73   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -12  24   4
R_v_d_Vaart    MF   1   5  20  18  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Kwakman      MF   1  15  19  12  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  17  21  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McCallum     DF   1  19  16   5  25 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
D_Collins      DF   1  18  13   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lopez        MF   1  14  18   7  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Etoo         FW   1   7  15  21  24 |  54   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  10

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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R_Ceni         GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  99   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  24  16  13  31 |  99   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  24   0  28
G_Caldwell     DF   1  20  15   4  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bondar       DF   1  22  17   7  27 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Correia      DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  99   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  16  13
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  24  21  29 |  99   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  32  12
A_Rabiot       MF   1   6  22  17  22 |  99   0   0   4   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  38  31
A_Diouf        MF   1   8  21  18  21 |  99   0   2   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  56  44  18
M_Fink         MF   1  15  19   7  20 |  99   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  26   0
M_Petrov       FW   1   8  14  19  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  53
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  15  21  32 |  99   0   0   1   0   8   0   0   0   0   0  17  50
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |   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
A_Aleman       FW   1   7  17  20  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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