Match Report
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Athletic Club Bilbao. A crowd of 19,692 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Pena.
The pitch is in good condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Athletic Club Bilbao appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Pena.
0.00
0-0Valencia kick off and get the match underway!
3.42
0-0Gilles Summerbee threads a neat ball through to Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson makes a looping header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
4.15
0-0Silvio Boudarène flicks a high pass forward to Alex Gallacher who brings the ball under control. Alex Gallacher shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Abubakari Pothuizen!
6.49
0-0Silvio Boudarène makes a simple pass to Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Ramirez. Adrian Le Saux catches Frederico Ramirez on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
10.12
With imagination, Sebastian Medina laces a through ball forward to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez advances inside the box! Frederico Ramirez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.55
Steve Davies flicks a high ball forward to Gilles Summerbee who takes it down. Gilles Summerbee plays the ball forward to Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson flicks the ball with his head but somehow Adam Terry manages to keep it out.
14.41
0-0Gregorio Gento clumsily knocks into Gilles Summerbee. Gregorio Gento is warned by the referee! Gilles Summerbee gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.53
Gregorio Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Frederico Ramirez through on goal. Frederico Ramirez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
24.59
Adrian Le Saux threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Suarez. With vision, Rodolfo Suarez laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
26.50
Gregorio Gento threads the ball through to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Abubakari Pothuizen smothers it!
27.27
0-1Gilles Summerbee knocks the ball forward to Hugo Soler. Hugo Soler whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.11
Sebastian Medina darts forward. Sebastian Medina rushes past Steve Davies! Sebastian Medina shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.06
Rodolfo Suarez decides to run forward with the ball. Rodolfo Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.32
Juan-Carlos Mendez threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Medina. Sebastian Medina knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.22
Silvio Boudarène hacks Gilles Summerbee from behind! The referee calls over Silvio Boudarène and shows him a yellow card! Gilles Summerbee is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
39.46
0-1Gilles Summerbee clumsily knocks into Gregorio Gento. The referee calls over Gilles Summerbee and shows him a yellow card! Gregorio Gento runs off the knock.
40.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Gilles Summerbee plays the ball forward to Patricio Nunez. Patricio Nunez runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Patricio Nunez provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
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. Athletic Club Bilbao also appear unchanged since the first half. The Valencia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Athletic Club Bilbao start the second half!
51.26
Silvio Boudarène threads the ball through to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.47
Gregorio Gento flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gallacher controls it well on his chest. Alex Gallacher plays a sublime one-two with Frederico Ramirez and races in on goal... Alex Gallacher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.03
0-1Tomˆs Van Den Berg barges into Juan-Carlos Mendez. The referee brings Tomˆs Van Den Berg to one side and gives him a warning! Juan-Carlos Mendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.18
0-1Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Leon replacing Carmelo Zanon, Pedro Barkero replacing Silvio Boudarène and Billy Law replacing Juan-Carlos Mendez .
63.14
Nicolas Verges takes a long throw-in. Martin Helguera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Barkero. Pedro Barkero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.02
0-1Gregorio Gento knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.19
Sebastian Medina knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez skips past Adrian Le Saux! Frederico Ramirez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.05
0-1Gregorio Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher makes a probing pass to Alejandro Leon but he's offside!
77.49
Sebastian Medina receives the ball from a throw-in from Gregorio Gento. Sebastian Medina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abubakari Pothuizen who gathers it comfortably.
79.22
Nicolas Verges flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Barkero controls it well on his chest. Pedro Barkero sees Frederico Ramirez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Ramirez passes the ball forward to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.00
Jose Fortes Gonzalez sees space and advances. Jose Fortes Gonzalez makes an attacking run forward. Jose Fortes Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Thomson. Gavin Thomson beats his man to it with a header but it's well over the bar!
85.38
Sebastian Medina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Leon. Alejandro Leon runs straight at the defence! Alejandro Leon rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Rodolfo Suarez makes an attacking run forward. Rodolfo Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Van Den Berg. Tomˆs Van Den Berg jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Adam Terry.
90.00
1-1Corner kick to Athletic Club Bilbao. Gilles Summerbee plays it short to Adrian Le Saux. Adrian Le Saux chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gilles Summerbee provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
9
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.2%
37.8%
Play Area
18.9%
43.2%
37.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alex Gallacher of Valencia |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Adam Terry (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Martin Helguera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nicolas Verges (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Juan-Carlos Mendez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Leon Mccann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastian Medina (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Gregorio Gento (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Silvio Boudarène (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Carmelo Zanon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Gallacher (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Frederico Ramirez (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Alejandro Leon (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Pedro Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Billy Law (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Abubakari Pothuizen (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ralph Owen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Adrian Le Saux (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Steve Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jose Fortes Gonzalez (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Rodolfo Suarez (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gilles Summerbee (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Hugo Soler (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Gavin Thomson (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Tomˆs Van Den Berg (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Patricio Nunez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Julian Merino (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Mcinnes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Christian Kurth (GK) | 0 | |