Match Report
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 15,793 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Valencia and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio Gomez.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Valencia and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio Gomez.
0.00
Valencia kick off!
4.46
Sebastian Medina barges into Frederico Garcia. The referee brings Sebastian Medina to one side and gives him a warning! Frederico Garcia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.02
Nicolas Verges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregorio Gento. Gregorio Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez plays a sublime one-two with Alex Gallacher and races in on goal... Frederico Ramirez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Omer Jack is on top of it.
14.08
Frederico Garcia makes an attacking run forward. Frederico Garcia shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
15.16
Gregorio Carrasco chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Cabrera. Mauricio Cabrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.25
Martin Helguera flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Gento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gregorio Gento flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gallacher collects the pass. Alex Gallacher knocks in a cross ball towards Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
26.58
Miguel Ortiz threads the ball through to Mauricio Cabrera. Mauricio Cabrera shoots from outside the area. Alejandro Leon gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
28.34
Miguel Ortiz hacks Pedro Blanco from behind! The referee brings Miguel Ortiz to one side and gives him a warning! Pedro Blanco stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.23
Miguel Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Cabrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Cabrera whips in a cross ball towards Alf-Inge Myhre. Alf-Inge Myhre is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Alejandro Leon.
31.10
Miguel Ortiz takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Nicolas Verges reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
34.56
Pedro Blanco flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Ramirez who takes it down. Frederico Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Delgado.
38.08
Alfredo José Mari hacks Carmelo Zanon from behind! Alfredo José Mari is warned by the referee! Carmelo Zanon runs off the knock.
40.16
Miguel Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Cabrera controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Cabrera lofts in a cross ball towards André Amaya. André Amaya flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Elche CF also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and Elche CF get the second half underway!
54.47
Leon Mccann clumsily knocks into Mauricio Cabrera. Leon Mccann is warned by the referee! Mauricio Cabrera grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.21
Sebastian Medina makes a probing pass to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Omer Jack!
60.46
Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Adam Terry replacing Carmelo Zanon, Pedro Barkero replacing Gregorio Gento and Jacques Celestini replacing Juan-Carlos Mendez .
65.25
Alfredo José Mari chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Garcia. Frederico Garcia runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Frederico Garcia shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
66.53
Nicolas Verges flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Blanco who brings the ball under control. Pedro Blanco passes the ball forward to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
67.10
Pedro Barkero makes a probing pass to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.07
Pedro Barkero passes the ball forward to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
73.05
Adam Terry barges into Mamar Da Rocha. Adam Terry is shown the yellow card! Mamar Da Rocha stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.51
Frederico Garcia makes a simple pass to André Amaya. André Amaya whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Cabrera. Mauricio Cabrera jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.57
Jacques Celestini sees Pedro Blanco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez hits a low pass to Adam Terry. Adam Terry takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Omer Jack with no chance!! Goal for Valencia!
84.51
With vision, Pedro Blanco plays the ball forward to Adam Terry. Adam Terry shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
85.30
Mamar Da Rocha makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Garcia. Frederico Garcia flicks the ball to his team mate, Alf-Inge Myhre. Alf-Inge Myhre knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.14
Nicolas Verges flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Blanco who brings the ball under control. Pedro Blanco knocks the ball forward to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Terry. Adam Terry makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Mamar Da Rocha threads a neat ball through to Frederico Garcia. Frederico Garcia surges forward with the ball. Frederico Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
23.7%
46.1%
30.3%
Scorers
Carmelo Zanon 18 Adam Terry 82, 87 |
Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adam Terry of Valencia |
Match Ratings
1. | Alejandro Leon (GK) | 6 | |
2. | Martin Helguera (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Nicolas Verges (DEF) | 7 | |
4. | Juan-Carlos Mendez (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Leon Mccann (DEF) | 5 | |
6. | Sebastian Medina (MID) | 6 | |
7. | Pedro Blanco (MID) | 7 | |
8. | Gregorio Gento (MID) | 6 | |
9. | Carmelo Zanon (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
10. | Alex Gallacher (ATT) | 8 | |
11. | Frederico Ramirez (ATT) | 8 | |
12. | Adam Terry (GK) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 9 |
13. | Pedro Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
14. | Jacques Celestini (DEF) | 6 |
1. | Omer Jack (GK) | 7 | |
2. | Pedro Henrique Cavalcante (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Alfredo José Mari (DEF) | 6 | |
4. | Mamar Da Rocha (DEF) | 6 | |
5. | Roberto Delgado (DEF) | 6 | |
6. | Gregorio Carrasco (MID) | 6 | |
7. | Miguel Ortiz (MID) | 6 | |
8. | Frederico Garcia (MID) | 7 | |
9. | André Amaya (ATT) | 6 | |
10. | Mauricio Cabrera (ATT) | 6 | |
11. | Alf-Inge Myhre (ATT) | 6 | |
12. | Gabriel Perez (ATT) | 0 | |
13. | Jody Bellamy (MID) | 0 | |
14. | Darren Draper (GK) | 0 |