Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Valencia. A crowd of 13,213 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Albacete Balompie and Valencia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Fortes Ramirez.


0.00
Valencia start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.08
Frederico Del Sol flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor Guerrero Lopez. Victor Guerrero Lopez flicks a high ball forward to Jose Carmona who takes it down. Jose Carmona knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guido Oddo.
4.30
Antonio Marin knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Watson. Gilles Watson whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Marin. Antonio Marin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Giulio Castelli gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
14.19
Victor Guerrero Lopez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Carmona. Jose Carmona knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patrick Montague.
22.44
Guido Oddo kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Garcia. Nicolas Garcia knocks the ball forward to Antonio Marin. Antonio Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.51
Tobias Herzog arcs the ball upfield. Gilles Watson shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
38.46
Craig Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Marin. Antonio Marin shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Giulio Castelli.
39.35
Nicolas Garcia takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Frederico Del Sol reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
Victor Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Jose Menendez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Menendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. Valencia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Albacete Balompie start the second half!
48.58
Jose Carmona knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Zubizarreta. Jose Javier Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.04
Alberto Nunez threads a neat ball through to Gilles Watson. Gilles Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejandro Navarro.
53.58
Alberto Nunez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone makes a simple pass, allowing Antonio Marin to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Antonio Marin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Giulio Castelli.
55.24
It's a corner kick which Tobias Herzog takes quickly, playing the ball short to Nicolas Garcia. Nicolas Garcia flicks the ball across the goal. Mauricio Carrasco reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
57.08
Craig Johnstone decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Johnstone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giulio Castelli who gathers it comfortably.
59.15
Guido Oddo decides to run forward with the ball. Guido Oddo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Marin. Antonio Marin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Barbosa.
60.51
Victor Zubizarreta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Javier Zubizarreta. Jose Javier Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Carmona. Jose Carmona directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.07
Alberto Nunez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Watson. Gilles Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giulio Castelli who gathers it comfortably.
66.21
Alberto Nunez threads a neat ball through to Gilles Watson. Gilles Watson shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
67.45
Patricio Medina makes a probing pass to Alejandro Navarro. Alejandro Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Jose Menendez controls it well on his chest. Jose Menendez shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
73.27
Tobias Herzog flicks the ball to his team mate, Florian Birkwald. Florian Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone skips past Patricio Medina! Some superb footwork from Craig Johnstone provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.44
Florian Birkwald makes a probing pass to Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Garcia. Nicolas Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giulio Castelli who gathers it comfortably.
81.59
Alberto Nunez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Watson. Gilles Watson tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
85.50
Victor Zubizarreta takes it forward alone. Victor Zubizarreta controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Enrique Guerrero Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 50.6493506493506 vs 49.3506493506493
Play Area
Home team third: 25.97%, Midfield: 44.16%, Away team third: 29.87%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Carmona of Valencia

Match Ratings

Match Ratings