Match Report
| Valencia | Valencia |  |  | Racing Ferrol | Racing Ferrol | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Terry | A. Terry |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Dietmar Babbel | D. Babbel | |||||||||
| Nicolas Verges | N. Verges |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Yoann Savigny | Y. Savigny | |||||||||
| Martin Helguera | M. Helguera | | 71 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 69 | | Albert Carmona | A. Carmona | ||||||||
| Leon Mccann | L. Mccann | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 |  | Mark Brivio | M. Brivio | |||||||||
| Ernesto Perez | E. Perez | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 | | Felipe José Mari | F. José Mari | |||||||||
| Sebastian Medina | S. Medina | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Tiago Faria | T. Faria | |||||||||
| Gregorio Gento | G. Gento | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Amdy Cubilier | A. Cubilier | |||||||||
| Silvio Boudarène | S. Boudarène | | 66 | M | | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Sebastian Breyer | S. Breyer | ||||||||
| Carmelo Zanon | C. Zanon | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 87 | | Hugo Soares | H. Soares | |||||||||
| Alex Gallacher | A. Gallacher |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Anton Borchard | A. Borchard | |||||||||
| Frederico Ramirez | F. Ramirez | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Frederico Molina | F. Molina | |||||||||
| Alejandro Leon | A. Leon | | 67 | G | | 12 | | M | 68 | | Eugenio Lopez | E. Lopez | |||||||||
| Pedro Barkero | P. Barkero | | 64 | M | | 13 | | M | 67 | | Sven Thiele | S. Thiele | |||||||||
| Billy Law | B. Law | | 56 | A | | 14 | | M | 67 | | Moritz Wilke | M. Wilke | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Racing Ferrol. A crowd of 15,988 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Ferrol appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Enrique Segarra.
The pitch is in good condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Racing Ferrol appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Enrique Segarra.
0.00
0-0Racing Ferrol kick off!
4.07
0-0Felipe José Mari flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Molina. Frederico Molina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
8.15
Albert Carmona surges forward with the ball. Albert Carmona threads a neat ball through to Anton Borchard. Anton Borchard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
12.07
0-0With imagination, Felipe José Mari laces a through ball forward to Hugo Soares. Hugo Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Molina. Frederico Molina directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Adam Terry. What a great pair of hands!
14.34
0-1Amdy Cubilier flicks a high ball forward to Anton Borchard who takes it down. Anton Borchard knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Soares. Hugo Soares makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.24
Gregorio Gento sees Alex Gallacher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Gallacher finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.02
Albert Carmona makes a probing pass to Felipe José Mari. Felipe José Mari darts forward. Felipe José Mari shoots from long range but Adam Terry is on top of it.
22.21
Ernesto Perez threads a neat ball through to Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène darts forward. Silvio Boudarène plays a quick one-two with Frederico Ramirez and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Silvio Boudarène provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Dietmar Babbel has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.26
Sebastian Medina passes the ball forward to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher plays a scrappy one-two with Carmelo Zanon and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alex Gallacher provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
28.34
1-1Silvio Boudarène sees space and advances. Silvio Boudarène knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alex Gallacher is offside!
30.08
1-1Tiago Faria comes in with a late challenge on Gregorio Gento. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gregorio Gento stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.56
Silvio Boudarène runs straight at the opposition's defence. Silvio Boudarène controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
38.42
Tiago Faria passes the ball forward to Anton Borchard. Anton Borchard whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Molina. Frederico Molina connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Adam Terry.
42.52
1-1Hugo Soares catches Nicolas Verges on the ankles. Hugo Soares is warned by the referee! Nicolas Verges stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Ferrol also appear unchanged since the first half. The Valencia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Valencia kick off!
48.56
1-1Albert Carmona knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Faria. Tiago Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Molina. Frederico Molina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.55
Gregorio Gento makes a simple pass to Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Dietmar Babbel.
57.09
Amdy Cubilier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Molina. Frederico Molina knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Borchard. Anton Borchard finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.17
Tiago Faria brings the ball forward. Tiago Faria tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
60.41
1-1Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Leon replacing Carmelo Zanon, Pedro Barkero replacing Silvio Boudarène and Billy Law replacing Leon Mccann .
65.43
Billy Law threads the ball through to Sebastian Medina. Sebastian Medina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
67.53
Pedro Barkero comes in with a late challenge on Felipe José Mari. The referee warns Pedro Barkero to calm down! Felipe José Mari runs off the knock.
69.21
Billy Law makes a simple pass to Pedro Barkero. Pedro Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Alex Gallacher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.54
Amdy Cubilier barges into Gregorio Gento. The referee calls over Amdy Cubilier and shows him a yellow card! Gregorio Gento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.17
Felipe José Mari advances with the ball. Felipe José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Borchard. Anton Borchard makes a convincing header. Adam Terry gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
75.31
Amdy Cubilier knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Molina. Frederico Molina whips in a cross ball towards Anton Borchard. Anton Borchard powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.08
Sebastian Breyer threads a neat ball through to Hugo Soares. Hugo Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Borchard. Anton Borchard connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.51
Pedro Barkero plays the ball forward to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Mark Brivio makes a simple pass to Sebastian Breyer. Sebastian Breyer takes it forward alone. Sebastian Breyer plays a one-two with Hugo Soares and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Breyer rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Adam Terry with no chance!! Goal for Racing Ferrol!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
28.8%
50.7%
20.5%
Scorers
| Silvio Boudarène 22 | Hugo Soares 14 Anton Borchard 75, 81 Sebastian Breyer 91 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Anton Borchard of Racing Ferrol |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Adam Terry (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nicolas Verges (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Helguera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Mccann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ernesto Perez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastian Medina (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gregorio Gento (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Silvio Boudarène (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Carmelo Zanon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alex Gallacher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Frederico Ramirez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alejandro Leon (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Pedro Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Billy Law (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Dietmar Babbel (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Yoann Savigny (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Albert Carmona (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mark Brivio (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Felipe José Mari (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Tiago Faria (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Amdy Cubilier (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Sebastian Breyer (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Hugo Soares (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Anton Borchard (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Frederico Molina (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Eugenio Lopez (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sven Thiele (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Moritz Wilke (MID) | 0 | |