Match Report
| Real Zaragoza | Real Zaragoza |  |  | Valencia | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miguel Munoz | M. Munoz |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Adam Terry | A. Terry | |||||||||
| Eugenio Aguilar | E. Aguilar | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 71 | | Nicolas Verges | N. Verges | ||||||||
| Eugenio Castillo | E. Castillo | | 62 | D | | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Martin Helguera | M. Helguera | ||||||||
| Eugenio Flores | E. Flores | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Juan-Carlos Mendez | J. Mendez | |||||||||
| Antonio Leon | A. Leon | | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Leon Mccann | L. Mccann | |||||||||
| Jose Rubio | J. Rubio | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 | | Sebastian Medina | S. Medina | |||||||||
| Andres Pirri | A. Pirri | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Gregorio Gento | G. Gento | |||||||||
| Jakob Dörner | J. Dörner |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 |  | Silvio Boudarène | S. Boudarène | |||||||||
| Rafael Gil | R. Gil | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 |  | Carmelo Zanon | C. Zanon | |||||||||
| Antonio Marques | A. Marques |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 |  | Alex Gallacher | A. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Fernando Caminero | F. Caminero | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Frederico Ramirez | F. Ramirez | |||||||||
| Fabiano Peruzzi | F. Peruzzi | | 65 | M | | 12 | | G | 67 | | Alejandro Leon | A. Leon | |||||||||
| Rafael Molowny | R. Molowny | | 61 | G | | 13 | | M | 64 | | Pedro Barkero | P. Barkero | |||||||||
| Pablo Verges | P. Verges | | 60 | G | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Billy Law | B. Law | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at La Romareda where Real Zaragoza play host to Valencia. A crowd of 18,802 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Real Zaragoza are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Merino.
The pitch is in good condition.
Real Zaragoza are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo Merino.
0.00
0-0Real Zaragoza get the match underway!
2.42
0-0Juan-Carlos Mendez kicks a strong pass forward to Gregorio Gento. Gregorio Gento makes a simple pass to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez runs straight at the defence! Frederico Ramirez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.25
0-0Jose Rubio surges forward with the ball. Jose Rubio plays a quick one-two with Fernando Caminero and rushes in on goal... Jose Rubio cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Adam Terry smothers it!
8.12
Eugenio Flores makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Leon. Antonio Leon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Caminero. Fernando Caminero shoots from outside the area. Adam Terry gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
10.05
Andres Pirri surges forward with the ball. Andres Pirri plays the ball forward to Rafael Gil who has made a great run into the box. Rafael Gil cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
14.36
0-0Eugenio Flores knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Leon. Antonio Leon flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Gil controls it well on his chest. Rafael Gil plays a scrappy one-two with Fernando Caminero and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nicolas Verges clumsily knocks into Rafael Gil. Rafael Gil appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.54
Antonio Leon flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Caminero collects the pass. Fernando Caminero makes a probing pass between the defence to Antonio Marques. Antonio Marques shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Adam Terry.
22.52
0-0Antonio Leon takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Some good footwork from Jose Rubio provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes off Nicolas Verges and the loose ball is cleared up field.
30.10
0-0Juan-Carlos Mendez catches Jose Rubio on the ankles. The referee brings Juan-Carlos Mendez to one side and gives him a warning! Jose Rubio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.18
Sebastian Medina threads a neat ball through to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
39.22
Andres Pirri sees space and advances. Andres Pirri shoots from outside the area but Adam Terry is on top of his game. Nice save!
44.03
Silvio Boudarène threads a neat ball through to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez plays a quick one-two with Carmelo Zanon and rushes in on goal... Frederico Ramirez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Zaragoza appear unchanged since the first half. Valencia 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 Valencia kick off!
47.54
Silvio Boudarène flicks a high pass forward to Alex Gallacher who brings the ball under control. Alex Gallacher shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.54
Gregorio Gento flicks a high ball forward to Alex Gallacher who takes it down. Alex Gallacher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
54.32
Juan-Carlos Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Gento. Gregorio Gento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
55.58
Gregorio Gento flicks a high pass forward. Carmelo Zanon collects the pass. Carmelo Zanon knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
60.11
0-0Real Zaragoza have made a substitution with Fabiano Peruzzi replacing Eugenio Flores .Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Leon replacing Carmelo Zanon, Pedro Barkero replacing Silvio Boudarène and Billy Law replacing Juan-Carlos Mendez .
63.49
Andres Pirri receives the ball from a throw-in from Jose Rubio. Andres Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Marques controls it well on his chest. Antonio Marques skips past Martin Helguera! Antonio Marques shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball bounces but comes off Nicolas Verges and goes wide.
64.44
0-0Corner kick to Real Zaragoza. Jose Rubio chips it to the near post. Rafael Gil takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
66.33
0-0Gregorio Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.27
Billy Law barges into Fernando Caminero. Billy Law is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Caminero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.49
Without breaking stride, Andres Pirri plays the ball forward to Antonio Marques. Antonio Marques plays a one-two with Fernando Caminero and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Antonio Marques provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
78.05
Andres Pirri flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Caminero who brings the ball under control. Fernando Caminero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Law.
81.38
With some swift thinking, Jose Rubio plays the ball forward to Antonio Marques. Antonio Marques shoots from long range but it flies wide!
83.52
0-0Gregorio Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Ramirez but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
20.5%
47.9%
31.5%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Andres Pirri of Real Zaragoza |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Miguel Munoz (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Eugenio Aguilar (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eugenio Castillo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eugenio Flores (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Antonio Leon (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Jose Rubio (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Andres Pirri (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Jakob Dörner (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rafael Gil (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Antonio Marques (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Fernando Caminero (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Fabiano Peruzzi (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Rafael Molowny (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Pablo Verges (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Adam Terry (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Nicolas Verges (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Martin Helguera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Juan-Carlos Mendez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Leon Mccann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastian Medina (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gregorio Gento (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Silvio Boudarène (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Carmelo Zanon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Gallacher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Frederico Ramirez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Alejandro Leon (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Pedro Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Billy Law (ATT) | 5 | |