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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play Villarreal CF in this league cup game. A crowd of 17,457 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Celta Vigo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Marquez.


0.00
Villarreal CF kick off!
4.41
Diego Di Cara flicks the ball to his team mate, Einar Gudjohnsen. Einar Gudjohnsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcello Boselli who gathers it comfortably.
8.24
Manuele Del Prete makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Einar Gudjohnsen. Einar Gudjohnsen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball comes off Oscar Caballero and the loose ball is cleared up field.
14.58
Einar Gudjohnsen kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Marcello Boselli. What a great pair of hands!
16.58
Manuele Del Prete flicks the ball to his team mate, Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.47
Ljubisa Nappi kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Mazzoleni. Vincenzo Mazzoleni hits a low pass to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Marcello Boselli gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
21.40
Julien Rabésandratana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Valente. Vitor Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Albeiro Aguirre. Albeiro Aguirre shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.22
Ljubisa Nappi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diego Di Cara. Diego Di Cara threads a neat ball through to Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Gianluca Antonellini blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
27.18
Gabriel Rubio plays the ball forward to Manuele Del Prete. Manuele Del Prete flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Mazzoleni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Mazzoleni shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
33.29
Simo Hellen hits a low pass to Oscar Caballero. Oscar Caballero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julien Rabésandratana. Julien Rabésandratana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.30
Vincenzo Mazzoleni sees a break and surges forward. Vincenzo Mazzoleni whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.35
Villarreal CF are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
Vincenzo Mazzoleni threads a neat ball through to Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap lofts in a cross ball towards Francesco Porro. Francesco Porro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celta Vigo appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Celta Vigo get the second half underway!
53.41
Joseph Job flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Kiko controls it well on his chest. Claudio Kiko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.34
Francesco Porro passes the ball forward to Einar Gudjohnsen. Einar Gudjohnsen passes the ball forward but Francesco Porro is offside!
55.11
Vitor Valente flicks a high pass forward. Julien Rabésandratana collects the pass. Julien Rabésandratana lofts in a cross ball towards Albeiro Aguirre. With a superhuman jump, Albeiro Aguirre connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Gabriel Rubio clears it off the line with his head!
60.53
Nikolas Welter clumsily knocks into Simo Hellen. Nikolas Welter is given a warning by the referee! Simo Hellen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.34
Diego Di Cara takes it forward alone. Diego Di Cara shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.06
Gianluca Antonellini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joseph Job. Joseph Job finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Joseph Job!
75.22
Vincenzo Mazzoleni advances with the ball. Vincenzo Mazzoleni tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Marcello Boselli smothers it!
89.35
Pim Van Mol flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Caballero who brings the ball under control. Oscar Caballero threads a neat ball through to Albeiro Aguirre. Albeiro Aguirre shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Albeiro Aguirre controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Caballero. Oscar Caballero shoots from outside the area but Alessandro Giacomin reads it well. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

The game is drawn at 2-2 and so goes to penalties!

 
Claudio Kiko calmly steps up. The ball clips the left post and goes in. Goal!
 
Einar Gudjohnsen takes a slow run up. He curls the ball into the top left corner - goal!!
 
Albeiro Aguirre takes a long run up. The keeper is sent the wrong way and the ball is placed into the top right corner. Goal!
 
Eugenio Pena takes a long run up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
 
Simo Hellen calmly steps up. The ball slams so fast into the bottom right corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
 
Ramon Schaap takes a short run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
 
Joseph Job takes a slow run up. What a cracker!! Alessandro Giacomin had no chance!!
 
Vincenzo Mazzoleni calmly steps up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
 
Oscar Caballero takes a slow run up. Alessandro Giacomin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Full Time Score
Full Time Score: 7 vs 5
Normal Play Goals
Normal Play Goals: 2 vs 2
Penalty Shootout
Penalty Shootout: 5 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 8
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 41.0958904109589 vs 58.9041095890411
Play Area
Home team third: 28.77%, Midfield: 47.95%, Away team third: 23.29%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincenzo Mazzoleni of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
3. Simo Hellen (DEF)
6
4. Pim Van Mol (DEF)
6
6. Vitor Valente (MID)
7
7. Joseph Job (MID)
8
7
10. Albeiro Aguirre (ATT)
8
11. Claudio Kiko (ATT)
6

13. Bruno Moutinho (ATT)
0
14. James Parker (DEF)
0

2. Gabriel Rubio (DEF)
7
6
4. Ljubisa Nappi (DEF)
6
8
6. Diego Di Cara (MID)
7
9. Eugenio Pena (ATT)
9
10. Ramon Schaap (ATT)
7
6

12. Simon Oswald (GK)
0
13. Norman Luzhny (DEF)
0
14. Manuele Zanon (MID)
0