Match Report
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF |  |  | Valencia | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Mccall | G. Mccall |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 80 |  | Muzzy Kayis | M. Kayis | ||||||||
| Eugenio Pena | E. Pena |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Danny Southgate | D. Southgate | |||||||||
| Gabriel Delgado | G. Delgado | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Harry Impey | H. Impey | |||||||||
| Kevin Brehme | K. Brehme |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Gérard Guel | G. Guel | |||||||||
| Carlos Diez | C. Diez | | 75 | M | | 5 | | D | 69 |  | Robert Völkl | R. Völkl | |||||||||
| Enrique Pascual | E. Pascual | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 81 | | Oliver Schell | O. Schell | |||||||||
| Eugenio Cabrera | E. Cabrera | | 68 | M | | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Jan Karnebeek | J. Karnebeek | ||||||||
| Steve Peckham | S. Peckham | | 65 | M | | 8 | | A | 83 | | Kees Ricci | K. Ricci | |||||||||
| Gabriel Cortes | G. Cortes | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Alfred Smith | A. Smith | |||||||||
| Adam Salmon | A. Salmon | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Pablo Nunez | P. Nunez | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Rösler | V. Rösler | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Aron De Boer | A. De Boer | |||||||||
| Oscar Soler | O. Soler | | 64 | D | | 12 | | M | 79 | | Alfred Marsden | A. Marsden | |||||||||
| Stephen Hansen | S. Hansen | | 62 | G | | 13 | | D | 68 | | Oleg Lumsdon | O. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Alejandro Roman | A. Roman | | 61 | G | | 14 | | D | 68 |  | José Hinojosa | J. Hinojosa | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Valencia. A crowd of 18,095 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Eugenio Verges.
The pitch is in good condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Eugenio Verges.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF kick off and get the first half underway!
9.57
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Enrique Pascual plays the ball forward to Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon skips past Robert Völkl! Adam Salmon rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.48
0-0Harry Impey flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Schell collects the pass. Oliver Schell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith lofts in a cross ball towards Aron De Boer. Aron De Boer whips the ball goalwards with his head. Gary Mccall gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
14.25
0-0Oliver Schell surges forward with the ball. Oliver Schell makes a great pass forward. Pablo Nunez runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
18.51
Jan Karnebeek knocks the ball to his team mate, Kees Ricci. Kees Ricci sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
24.32
0-0Alfred Smith clumsily knocks into Kevin Brehme. Alfred Smith is shown the yellow card! Kevin Brehme hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.06
Jan Karnebeek threads the ball through to Aron De Boer. Aron De Boer knocks in a cross ball towards Kees Ricci. Kees Ricci jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Gary Mccall easily punches it away to safety.
27.09
Eugenio Cabrera barges into Oliver Schell. Eugenio Cabrera is shown the yellow card! Oliver Schell runs off the knock.
28.10
Danny Southgate breaks forward. Danny Southgate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
32.15
1-0Carlos Diez flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Cortes who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Cortes shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gabriel Cortes!
38.44
Oliver Schell threads a neat ball through to Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Gary Mccall as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
39.21
1-0Kees Ricci takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Eugenio Cabrera reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
40.14
Carlos Diez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Gabriel Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Peckham. Steve Peckham plays the ball forward to Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Valencia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Villarreal CF players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Valencia kick off!
53.33
2-0Oliver Schell flicks a high ball forward to Alfred Smith who takes it down. Alfred Smith whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Nunez. Pablo Nunez fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Kevin Brehme clears it off the line with his head!
55.46
Oliver Schell hits a low pass to Aron De Boer. Aron De Boer whips in a cross ball towards Kees Ricci. Kees Ricci heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.33
2-0Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alfred Marsden replacing Aron De Boer, Oleg Lumsdon replacing Jan Karnebeek and José Hinojosa replacing Harry Impey .
61.40
Carlos Diez flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.17
Eugenio Cabrera sees a break and surges forward. Eugenio Cabrera finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
69.06
Eugenio Cabrera chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Muzzy Kayis!
72.25
2-0Gabriel Cortes barges into Danny Southgate. Gabriel Cortes is given a warning by the referee! Danny Southgate hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.09
Oliver Schell barges into Enrique Pascual. Oliver Schell is shown the yellow card! Enrique Pascual stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.33
Gabriel Delgado knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Peckham. Steve Peckham sees space and advances. Steve Peckham shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
83.05
2-0Enrique Pascual deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.05
José Hinojosa advances with the ball. José Hinojosa sees a break and surges forward. José Hinojosa finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
89.32
Oliver Schell kicks a strong pass forward to Alfred Marsden. Alfred Marsden whips in a cross ball towards Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith makes a looping header on goal but Gary Mccall reads it well. Good keeping!
90.00
Oliver Schell knocks the ball forward to Alfred Marsden. Alfred Marsden lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Nunez. Pablo Nunez connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Gary Mccall (GK)
9
2. Eugenio Pena (DEF)
6
3. Gabriel Delgado (DEF)
6
4. Kevin Brehme (DEF)
7
5. Carlos Diez (MID)
7
6. Enrique Pascual (MID)
6
7. Eugenio Cabrera (MID)
6
8. Steve Peckham (MID)
7
9. Gabriel Cortes (ATT)
8
10. Adam Salmon (ATT)
9
11. Vincenzo Rösler (ATT)
6
12. Oscar Soler (DEF)
0
13. Stephen Hansen (GK)
0
14. Alejandro Roman (GK)
0
1. Muzzy Kayis (GK)
6
2. Danny Southgate (DEF)
6
3. Harry Impey (DEF)
6
4. Gérard Guel (DEF)
6
5. Robert Völkl (DEF)
6
6. Oliver Schell (MID)
7
7. Jan Karnebeek (MID)
6
8. Kees Ricci (ATT)
6
9. Alfred Smith (ATT)
6
10. Pablo Nunez (ATT)
6
11. Aron De Boer (ATT)
6
12. Alfred Marsden (MID)
6
13. Oleg Lumsdon (DEF)
6
14. José Hinojosa (DEF)
7