Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 16,694 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Valencia and Villarreal CF are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Villarreal CF kick off!
3.24
Nils Rohrschneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Abdoulaye Badjani. Abdoulaye Badjani makes a simple pass to Cauê Aloisio Dasilva. Cauê Aloisio Dasilva sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.44
Ivan Torres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz tries a spectacular long range effort. Francisco Reyes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.27
Claudio Campos hacks Adolfo Prieto from behind! The referee calls over Claudio Campos and shows him a yellow card! Adolfo Prieto stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.44
Andres Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Andriy Polyachenko. Andriy Polyachenko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
14.47
Oscar Dominguez hacks Hugo Peiro from behind! Oscar Dominguez is warned by the referee! Hugo Peiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.14
Nils Rohrschneider hacks Alfredo Ruiz from behind! Nils Rohrschneider is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Ruiz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.22
Claudio Campos hacks Alfredo Ruiz from behind! The referee calls over Claudio Campos and warns him to calm down! Alfredo Ruiz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.34
Andres Rodriguez makes a simple pass to Alun Allman. Alun Allman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cauê Aloisio Dasilva but he's offside!
24.40
Danny Valk surges forward with the ball. Danny Valk takes it forward alone. Danny Valk goes all the way! Danny Valk shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.11
Danny Valk knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Peiro. Hugo Peiro passes the ball forward to Adolfo Prieto. Adolfo Prieto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Reyes who gathers it comfortably.
33.31
Andres Rodriguez makes a probing pass to Andriy Polyachenko. Andriy Polyachenko shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.36
Andres Rodriguez sees space and advances. Andres Rodriguez makes a probing pass to Alun Allman. Alun Allman takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and Valencia get the second half underway!
47.49
Ivan Torres makes a probing pass to David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.56
Hugo Peiro threads the ball through to Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Adolfo Prieto. Adolfo Prieto connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
55.38
Nils Rohrschneider advances with the ball. Nils Rohrschneider threads the ball through to Cauê Aloisio Dasilva. Cauê Aloisio Dasilva goes all the way! Cauê Aloisio Dasilva makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Stuart Caldwell!
59.01
Nils Rohrschneider surges forward with the ball. Nils Rohrschneider kicks a strong pass forward to Andriy Polyachenko. Andriy Polyachenko plays a perfect one-two with Cauê Aloisio Dasilva and rushes in on goal... Andriy Polyachenko tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Caldwell easily smothers it!
60.29
Abdoulaye Badjani threads the ball through to Andriy Polyachenko. Andriy Polyachenko plays a perfect one-two with Alun Allman and rushes in on goal... Andriy Polyachenko takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
65.26
Claudio Campos hacks Alfredo Ruiz from behind! The referee calls over Claudio Campos again and warns him to calm down! Alfredo Ruiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.11
Sergio Doardo makes a probing pass to Andres Rodriguez. Andres Rodriguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cauê Aloisio Dasilva. Cauê Aloisio Dasilva shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.29
Andres Rodriguez knocks the ball forward to Alun Allman. Alun Allman plays a perfect one-two with Cauê Aloisio Dasilva and rushes in on goal... Alun Allman makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.41
Ivan Torres flicks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Prieto. Adolfo Prieto flicks the ball to his team mate, David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.07
Abdoulaye Badjani catches Ivan Torres on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Torres stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.36
Adolfo Flores makes a simple pass to Hugo Peiro. Hugo Peiro takes it forward alone. Hugo Peiro lofts in a cross ball towards David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.06
Ivan Torres knocks the ball to his team mate, David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.46
Andres Rodriguez makes a probing pass to Andriy Polyachenko. Andriy Polyachenko lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Allman. Alun Allman is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Stuart Caldwell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Alun Allman of Villarreal CF

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 6
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 3
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 56.578947368421 vs 43.421052631579
Play Area
Home team third: 30.26%, Midfield: 43.42%, Away team third: 26.32%