Match Report
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF |  |  | Málaga | Málaga | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Francisco Reyes | F. Reyes |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Ivan Cadamarteri | I. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
| Felipe Martin | F. Martin | | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 |  | Fouad Kachloul | F. Kachloul | |||||||||
| Sergio Doardo | S. Doardo |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 |  | Daniel J. Andersson | D. Andersson | |||||||||
| Valgeir Kristmundsson | V. Kristmundsson |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 |  | Gabriel Cáceres | G. Cáceres | |||||||||
| Alberto Gonzalez | A. Gonzalez | | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 74 |  | Rinar Ryabushko | R. Ryabushko | |||||||||
| Andres Rodriguez | A. Rodriguez | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Rafael Gimenez | R. Gimenez | |||||||||
| Oscar Dominguez | O. Dominguez | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Goran Prosinecki | G. Prosinecki | |||||||||
| Juan Blanco | J. Blanco | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Eduardo Fuentes | E. Fuentes | |||||||||
| Ivan Peiro | I. Peiro | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Alexander Boutaris | A. Boutaris | |||||||||
| Victor Rubio | V. Rubio | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | Luis Radet | L. Radet | |||||||||
| Roberto Almeida | R. Almeida |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jose Diez | J. Diez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Málaga. A crowd of 19,757 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Villarreal CF and Málaga are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Villarreal CF and Málaga are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF start the match!
4.50
0-0Alberto Gonzalez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Blanco. Juan Blanco chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Rubio. Victor Rubio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fouad Kachloul.
6.42
0-0Villarreal CF are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Málaga's defence.
8.28
0-0Juan Blanco advances with the ball. Juan Blanco goes all the way! Juan Blanco makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.25
Andres Rodriguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Peiro. Ivan Peiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fouad Kachloul.
12.15
Rafael Gimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Diez. Jose Diez finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.41
Juan Blanco knocks the ball forward to Ivan Peiro. Ivan Peiro shoots from distance but it flies wide!
18.32
Felipe Martin makes a probing pass to Juan Blanco. Juan Blanco knocks the ball forward to Victor Rubio. Victor Rubio shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.00
0-0Andres Rodriguez chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Peiro. Ivan Peiro knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Rubio. Victor Rubio flicks the ball with his head. Ivan Cadamarteri easily smothers it.
22.51
0-0Goran Prosinecki clumsily knocks into Oscar Dominguez. Goran Prosinecki is given a warning by the referee! Oscar Dominguez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.39
Juan Blanco passes the ball forward to Roberto Almeida. Roberto Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Ivan Cadamarteri manages to gather it comfortably.
27.20
0-0Andres Rodriguez sees space and advances. Andres Rodriguez kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Rubio but the referee indicates it's offside!
28.40
Goran Prosinecki brings the ball forward. Goran Prosinecki lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Boutaris. Alexander Boutaris is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
30.18
Eduardo Fuentes decides to run forward with the ball. Eduardo Fuentes shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.04
Eduardo Fuentes passes the ball forward to Jose Diez. Jose Diez shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.00
Felipe Martin passes the ball forward to Juan Blanco. Juan Blanco knocks the ball forward to Victor Rubio. Victor Rubio finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ivan Cadamarteri!
39.56
0-1Goran Prosinecki flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Boutaris. Alexander Boutaris makes a simple pass to Jose Diez. Jose Diez shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Francisco Reyes had no chance!! Goal for Málaga!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Málaga kick off!
47.58
Málaga are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Villarreal CF's defence.
55.22
Daniel J. Andersson makes a probing pass to Goran Prosinecki. Goran Prosinecki makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Radet. Luis Radet tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.07
Eduardo Fuentes kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Diez. Jose Diez whips in a cross ball towards Luis Radet. Luis Radet connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Francisco Reyes.
61.06
Goran Prosinecki makes a simple pass to Alexander Boutaris. Alexander Boutaris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Radet. Luis Radet cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.42
0-1Juan Blanco hacks Rafael Gimenez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rafael Gimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.42
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
65.08
Felipe Martin threads the ball through to Andres Rodriguez. Andres Rodriguez knocks the ball forward to Victor Rubio. Victor Rubio shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ivan Cadamarteri easily smothers it!
71.51
Rafael Gimenez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Boutaris. Alexander Boutaris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Diez. Jose Diez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Francisco Reyes!
73.50
Sergio Doardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Peiro. Ivan Peiro shoots from distance. It's there!! Ivan Cadamarteri has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.19
Rafael Gimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Diez. Jose Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Gonzalez.
79.56
Eduardo Fuentes chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Radet. Luis Radet goes all the way! Luis Radet shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.32
Eduardo Fuentes clumsily knocks into Andres Rodriguez. Eduardo Fuentes is shown the yellow card! Andres Rodriguez stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.22
Málaga are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
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Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Ivan Peiro 73 | Jose Diez 40 |