Match Report


Deportivo AlavesDeportivo Alaves     ValenciaValencia
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Gerard GarciaG. Garcia65
G
1
G
68Adam TerryA. Terry
Andre PintoA. Pinto66
D
2
D
71Martin HelgueraM. Helguera
Jose Fortes MarinJ. Marin66
D
3
D
70Nicolas VergesN. Verges
Stephane BarthezS. Barthez68
D
4
D
67Juan-Carlos MendezJ. Mendez
Ayumu IharaA. Ihara70
D
5
D
65Leon MccannL. Mccann
Bjarki KristmundssonB. Kristmundsson82
M
captain6
M
76Sebastian MedinaS. Medina
Yassine BezzaiY. Bezzai81
M
7
M
68Pedro BlancoP. Blanco
Kevin Van HandenhovenK. Van Handenhoven75
A
8
M
67Gregorio GentoG. Gento
Jason SmitheJ. Smithe73
A
9
A
69Carmelo ZanonC. Zanon
Fernando Mario WarmuzF. Warmuz73
A
10
A
58Alex GallacherA. Gallacher
Danny PennantD. Pennant77
A
11captain
A
56Frederico RamirezF. Ramirez
 
Patrick ShearerP. Shearer72
M
12
G
67Alejandro LeonA. Leon
Joao QuaresmaJ. Quaresma75
A
13
M
64Pedro BarkeroP. Barkero
Martin ThielemannM. Thielemann67
D
14
D
60Jacques CelestiniJ. Celestini

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Mendizorroza where Deportivo Alaves play host to Valencia. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo Alaves are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mauricio  Dominguez.


0.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo Alaves get the match underway!
2.15
Stephane Barthez plays the ball forward to Yassine Bezzai. Yassine Bezzai flicks a high pass forward. Jason Smithe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jason Smithe whips in a cross ball towards Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Deportivo Alaves!
9.19
Yassine Bezzai flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz heads the ball goalwards. Leon Mccann steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
12.32
Nicolas Verges passes the ball forward to Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco sees space and advances. Pedro Blanco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carmelo Zanon but he's offside!
18.02
Gregorio Gento threads a neat ball through to Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.39
Martin Helguera plays the ball forward to Gregorio Gento. Gregorio Gento threads a neat ball through to Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
28.05
Sebastian Medina sees Carmelo Zanon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carmelo Zanon shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.35
Yassine Bezzai plays the ball forward to Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Terry who gathers it comfortably.
36.48
Bjarki Kristmundsson chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Smithe. Jason Smithe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Verges.
40.09
Yassine Bezzai knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
42.40
Bjarki Kristmundsson knocks the ball forward to Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Sebastian Medina flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gallacher controls it well on his chest. Alex Gallacher threads the ball through into the box. Carmelo Zanon takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo Alaves appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. The Valencia players seem much more motivated whilst the Deportivo Alaves players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Valencia start the second half!
48.08
With some swift thinking, Gregorio Gento plays the ball forward to Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon knocks the ball forward, putting Frederico Ramirez through on goal. Some good footwork from Frederico Ramirez provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
53.31
Yassine Bezzai flicks a high pass forward. Danny Pennant holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danny Pennant shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
57.52
Stephane Barthez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yassine Bezzai. Yassine Bezzai makes a probing pass to Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
59.07
Juan-Carlos Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerard Garcia who gathers it comfortably.
60.17
Deportivo Alaves have made a substitution with Patrick Shearer replacing Yassine Bezzai .Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Leon replacing Carmelo Zanon, Pedro Barkero replacing Gregorio Gento and Jacques Celestini replacing Juan-Carlos Mendez .
66.04
Stephane Barthez makes a probing pass to Patrick Shearer. Patrick Shearer plays the ball forward to Jason Smithe. Jason Smithe knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant connects with a diving header. Magnificent block by Nicolas Verges!
69.52
Bjarki Kristmundsson sees space and advances. Bjarki Kristmundsson shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Adam Terry smothers it!
72.20
Patrick Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Mccann.
73.08
Nicolas Verges threads a neat ball through to Pedro Barkero. Pedro Barkero makes a beautiful solo run. Pedro Barkero knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Leon but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.30
Stephane Barthez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Shearer. Patrick Shearer hits a low pass to Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant whips in a cross ball towards Jason Smithe. Jason Smithe makes a looping header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.58
Patrick Shearer laces a through ball forward to Jason Smithe. Jason Smithe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.32
Jacques Celestini flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Blanco who takes it down. With wonderful vision, Pedro Blanco picks a pass forward to Alejandro Leon. Alejandro Leon skips past Andre Pinto! Alejandro Leon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
79.43
Sebastian Medina kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Patrick Shearer clumsily knocks into Pedro Barkero. The referee brings Patrick Shearer to one side and gives him a warning! Pedro Barkero stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo Alaves

Valencia
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
21.4%
46.4%
32.1%

Scorers
Danny Pennant 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Danny Pennant of Deportivo Alaves

Match Ratings