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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Deportivo La Coruña. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Deportivo La Coruña appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Deportivo La Coruña appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Valencia kick off the first half!
2.54
0-0Ghislain Benoît Zogbo passes the ball forward to Carlos Blanchard. Carlos Blanchard knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Mora. Luca Mora heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
3.47
0-0Ghislain Benoît Zogbo clumsily knocks into Yassine Elhamdaoui. The referee calls over Ghislain Benoît Zogbo and shows him a yellow card! Yassine Elhamdaoui runs off the knock.
4.54
Antonio Butragueno hacks Cristian Kempes from behind! Antonio Butragueno is shown the yellow card! Cristian Kempes runs off the knock.
6.08
Ghislain Benoît Zogbo makes a simple pass to Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin goes all the way! Roberto Marin shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.00
0-1Felipe Diaz surges forward with the ball. Felipe Diaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.41
0-1Ghislain Benoît Zogbo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin whips in a cross ball towards Luca Mora. Luca Mora is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Paul Gallacher.
14.47
Johan Bjarnason chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho whips in a cross ball towards Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst heads the ball goalwards. Mauricio Menendez manages to gather it comfortably.
16.25
0-1Luca Mora hacks Wim De Vlieger from behind! Luca Mora is warned by the referee! Wim De Vlieger stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.34
Antonio Butragueno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Blanchard. Carlos Blanchard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.22
Stefan Fink makes a simple pass to Johan Bjarnason. Johan Bjarnason knocks the ball to his team mate, Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.16
Ghislain Benoît Zogbo clumsily knocks into Cristian Kempes. Ghislain Benoît Zogbo is given a warning by the referee! Cristian Kempes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.07
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.27
0-1Felipe Diaz barges into Daniel Gabriel Nanu. Felipe Diaz is given a warning by the referee! Daniel Gabriel Nanu carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.35
Stefan Fink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Bjarnason. Johan Bjarnason flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Mauricio Menendez manages to gather it comfortably.
33.00
Stefan Fink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enrique Vidal. Enrique Vidal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Gabriel Nanu. Daniel Gabriel Nanu shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.04
Daniel Campos decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Blanchard. Carlos Blanchard plays a perfect one-two with Roberto Marin and rushes in on goal... Carlos Blanchard rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Paul Gallacher.
38.46
Antonio Butragueno passes the ball forward to Luca Mora. Luca Mora goes all the way! Luca Mora tries a spectacular strike. Paul Gallacher easily smothers it.
42.30
Daniel Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Ouindi. Malte Ouindi sees a break and surges forward. Malte Ouindi tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
45.00
0-1Enrique Vidal flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Gabriel Nanu. Daniel Gabriel Nanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Campos.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo La Coruña get the second half underway!
48.05
Daniel Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Ouindi. Malte Ouindi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
53.05
Enrique Vidal decides to run forward with the ball. Enrique Vidal shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
54.02
Antonio Butragueno makes a beautiful solo run. Antonio Butragueno shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Paul Gallacher manages to gather it comfortably.
57.23
Cristian Kempes hacks Ghislain Benoît Zogbo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ghislain Benoît Zogbo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.30
Johan Bjarnason flicks the ball to his team mate, Olivier Van Himst. Olivier Van Himst shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.19
Billy Mckinlay knocks the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Benoît Zogbo. Ghislain Benoît Zogbo knocks the ball forward to Luca Mora. Luca Mora flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Blanchard. Carlos Blanchard shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.58
Marvin Taylor hacks Enrique Vidal from behind! Marvin Taylor is given a warning by the referee! Enrique Vidal runs off the knock.
85.52
Marvin Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luca Mora. Luca Mora plays a perfect one-two with Carlos Blanchard and rushes in on goal... Luca Mora rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Paul Gallacher easily smothers it!
87.31
Johan Bjarnason flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Gabriel Nanu. Daniel Gabriel Nanu flicks the ball with his head. Mauricio Menendez manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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