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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Real Valladolid. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Levante UD are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Real Valladolid appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Juan-Carlos  Nieto.


0.00
Real Valladolid start the match!
4.07
Guilherme Neves flicks a high pass forward. Norman Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Pearce runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Norman Pearce plays a quick one-two with Marcos Delgado and rushes in on goal... Norman Pearce muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Rodolfo Castillo manages to keep it out.
6.08
Hassan Braud clumsily knocks into Carlos Menendez. The referee brings Hassan Braud to one side and gives him a warning! Carlos Menendez runs off the knock.
10.45
Gabriel Moreno makes a probing pass to Pedro Marquez. Pedro Marquez shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Rodolfo Castillo manages to gather it.
16.53
Luis Crespo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Pearce. Norman Pearce flicks a high ball forward to Denny Sier who takes it down. Denny Sier lofts in a cross ball towards Hassan Braud. Hassan Braud whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
21.23
Luis Crespo flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Moreno collects the pass. Gabriel Moreno sees space and advances. Gabriel Moreno finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Rodolfo Castillo.
22.20
Marcos Delgado takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Arturo Perez reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
24.01
Gabriel Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Marquez. Pedro Marquez cuts inside the box! Pedro Marquez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Rodolfo Castillo manages to gather it.
26.16
Norman Pearce flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Delgado who takes it down. Marcos Delgado plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Marquez and advances towards the goal... Marcos Delgado cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Eugenio Leon's leg.
27.13
Miguel Ibanez flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Camacho who takes it down. Francisco Camacho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcos Calvo.
28.44
Eugenio Leon hits a low pass to Nicolas Sanz. Nicolas Sanz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Fuentes. Pedro Fuentes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.44
Miguel Ibanez flicks a high pass forward to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo who brings the ball under control. Juan-Carlos Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Law.
45.00
Jose Lopez flicks a high pass forward to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo who brings the ball under control. Juan-Carlos Lorenzo runs straight at the defence! Juan-Carlos Lorenzo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Albert Alonso reads it well. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD appear unchanged since the first half. Real Valladolid also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Levante UD kick off!
48.57
Norman Pearce darts forward. Norman Pearce lofts in a cross ball towards Hassan Braud. Hassan Braud is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
54.04
Carlos Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Sanz collects the pass. Nicolas Sanz knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo. Juan-Carlos Lorenzo whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Fuentes. Pedro Fuentes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Guilherme Neves is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
55.56
Miguel Ibanez takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Pedro Fuentes. Some good footwork from Pedro Fuentes provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.01
Norman Pearce passes the ball forward to Hassan Braud. Hassan Braud cuts inside the box! Hassan Braud side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.34
Gabriel Moreno sees space and advances. Gabriel Moreno threads the ball through to Pedro Marquez but he's offside!
67.02
Denny Sier catches Brandon Traynor on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brandon Traynor runs off the knock.
69.17
Miguel Ibanez sees Pedro Fuentes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Fuentes shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.57
Jose Lopez knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo. Juan-Carlos Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.07
Marcos Calvo passes the ball forward to Norman Pearce. Norman Pearce flicks a high pass forward to Denny Sier who brings the ball under control. Denny Sier runs straight at the defence! Denny Sier cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.43
Norman Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Hassan Braud comfortably collects the pass. Hassan Braud skips past Brandon Traynor! Hassan Braud shoots from just inside the box. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.35
Norman Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Delgado. Marcos Delgado knocks the ball forward to Denny Sier but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.29
Carlos Menendez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Lopez. Jose Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Lorenzo controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Alonso who gathers it comfortably.
79.03
Gabriel Moreno makes a probing pass to Hassan Braud. Hassan Braud shoots from 25 yards. Rodolfo Castillo gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
81.39
Gabriel Moreno hacks Miguel Ibanez from behind! The referee brings Gabriel Moreno to one side and gives him a warning! Miguel Ibanez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.26
Luis Crespo makes a probing pass to Norman Pearce. Norman Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Denny Sier. Denny Sier knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Pedro Marquez is offside!
87.00
Carlos Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Jose Lopez collects the pass. Jose Lopez flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Fuentes who brings the ball under control. Pedro Fuentes shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
89.29
Gabriel Moreno clumsily knocks into Miguel Ibanez. The referee calls over Gabriel Moreno again and warns him to calm down! Miguel Ibanez is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
90.00
Miguel Ibanez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Camacho. Francisco Camacho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Law.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 9 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 3 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 59.0361445783133 vs 40.9638554216867
Play Area
Home team third: 27.71%, Midfield: 42.17%, Away team third: 30.12%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norman Pearce of Levante UD

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
3. Alec Law (DEF)
6
4. Luis Crespo (DEF)
6
5. Marcos Calvo (DEF)
6
7
7. Norman Pearce (MID)
9
8. Pedro Marquez (ATT)
6
9. Hassan Braud (ATT)
8
10. Denny Sier (ATT)
7
11. Marcos Delgado (ATT)
6

12. Abel Marques (GK)
0
13. Marcos Torres (MID)
0

6
3. Eugenio Leon (DEF)
6
6
5. Nicolas Sanz (MID)
6
6. Miguel Ibanez (MID)
6
7. Jose Lopez (MID)
6
8. Arturo Perez (MID)
6
9. Pedro Fuentes (ATT)
6

12. Victor Blanco (DEF)
0
14. Miguel Sanchez (ATT)
0