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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Santiago Bernabéu where Real Madrid play Valencia in this MWF Europa Cup game. A crowd of 20,422 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Real Madrid and Valencia are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Valencia kick off!
3.34
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
4.10
Stefan Fink knocks the ball forward to Johan Bjarnason. Johan Bjarnason knocks the ball forward to Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho knocks in a cross ball towards Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
8.47
Stephane Huber kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Romero. Jose Romero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Gimpl. Jonas Gimpl directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
14.11
Valencia are easily keeping Real Madrid at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
16.33
Jose Romero chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Gimpl. Jonas Gimpl shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.05
Oscar Arredondo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from long range but somehow Johan Curtolo manages to keep it out.
27.48
Chris Petrone chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Pearce. Dean Pearce passes the ball forward to Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Perez.
28.52
Igor Kharine barges into Henrique Correa. The referee calls over Igor Kharine and shows him a yellow card! Henrique Correa runs off the knock.
33.47
Yassine Elhamdaoui clumsily knocks into Tomek Malkowski. The referee calls over Yassine Elhamdaoui and warns him to calm down! Tomek Malkowski carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.22
Johan Bjarnason comes in with a late challenge on Drazen Petrovic. Johan Bjarnason is given a warning by the referee! Drazen Petrovic grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.22
Chris Petrone flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Bjarnason. Johan Bjarnason chips the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Normann. Gunnar Normann lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.38
Jose Romero kicks a strong pass forward to Jonas Gimpl. Jonas Gimpl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Yassine Elhamdaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Johnsen. Thomas Johnsen advances with the ball. Thomas Johnsen lofts in a cross ball towards Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with Real Madrid kicking off!
47.07
Oscar Arredondo makes a probing pass to Jonas Gimpl. Jonas Gimpl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.16
Drazen Petrovic threads the ball through to Tomek Malkowski. Tomek Malkowski knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.24
Stephane Huber sweeps the ball long. Tomek Malkowski whips in a cross ball towards Jonas Gimpl. Jonas Gimpl connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
55.32
Chris Petrone knocks the ball forward to Thomas Johnsen. Thomas Johnsen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Normann. Gunnar Normann lofts in a cross ball towards Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.02
Stefan Fink takes it forward alone. Stefan Fink kicks a strong pass forward to Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lucien Job who gathers it comfortably.
63.35
Henrique Correa hacks Tomek Malkowski from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomek Malkowski hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.50
Oscar Arredondo takes it forward alone. Oscar Arredondo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Gimpl but he's offside!
66.12
Yassine Elhamdaoui comes in with a late challenge on Drazen Petrovic. Yassine Elhamdaoui is given another warning by the referee! Drazen Petrovic stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.29
Johan Bjarnason kicks a strong pass forward to Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Butragueno.
73.16
Oscar Arredondo makes a simple pass to Jonas Gimpl. Jonas Gimpl knocks in a cross ball towards Tomek Malkowski. Tomek Malkowski directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Johan Curtolo manages to keep it out.
79.44
Johan Bjarnason passes the ball forward to Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes whips in a cross ball towards Gunnar Normann. Gunnar Normann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Lucien Job is on top of it.
81.38
Real Madrid are easily keeping Valencia at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
84.18
Thomas Johnsen threads the ball through to Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho goes all the way! Pedro Camacho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Lucien Job had no chance!! Goal for Valencia!
90.00
Drazen Petrovic makes a probing pass to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Camacho of Valencia

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 4
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 59.5238095238095 vs 40.4761904761905
Play Area
Home team third: 22.62%, Midfield: 44.05%, Away team third: 33.33%

Scorers