Match Report
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF |  |  | Racing Ferrol | Racing Ferrol | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Mccall | G. Mccall |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Victor Jimenez | V. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Eugenio Pena | E. Pena | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Albert Perez | A. Perez | |||||||||
| Kevin Brehme | K. Brehme |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Paul Hamann | P. Hamann | |||||||||
| Gabriel Delgado | G. Delgado | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Eduardo Garcia | E. Garcia | |||||||||
| Carlos Diez | C. Diez | | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Rodolfo Calvo | R. Calvo | |||||||||
| Enrique Pascual | E. Pascual | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Luis Gil | L. Gil | |||||||||
| Eduardo Molowny | E. Molowny | | 70 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 62 | | Jose Nunez | J. Nunez | |||||||
| Eugenio Cabrera | E. Cabrera | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Nicolas Jimenez | N. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Gabriel Cortes | G. Cortes | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 |  | Alberto Gomes | A. Gomes | |||||||||
| Adam Salmon | A. Salmon |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Juan Suarez | J. Suarez | |||||||||
| Patrick Boulebda | P. Boulebda |  | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Albert Carcedo | A. Carcedo | |||||||||
| Jose Herrera | J. Herrera | | 63 | D | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Patricio Lozano | P. Lozano | |||||||||
| Stephen Hansen | S. Hansen | | 62 | G | | 13 | | M | 61 | | Albert Gonzalez | A. Gonzalez | |||||||||
| Silvio Veloso | S. Veloso | | 60 | D | | 14 | | D | 57 | | Guillermo Alvarez | G. Alvarez | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Racing Ferrol. A crowd of 18,500 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Villarreal CF and Racing Ferrol are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alfredo Morales.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Villarreal CF and Racing Ferrol are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alfredo Morales.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF kick off!
2.55
0-0Albert Perez flicks a high pass forward. Jose Nunez collects the pass. Jose Nunez flicks the ball to his team mate, Albert Carcedo. Albert Carcedo makes a probing pass to Juan Suarez but he's offside!
8.26
0-0Alberto Gomes hacks Eugenio Pena from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eugenio Pena hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.40
0-0Eugenio Pena threads the ball through to Eugenio Cabrera. Eugenio Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes runs straight at the defence! Gabriel Cortes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.01
0-0Eduardo Molowny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
22.13
Eduardo Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Jimenez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Jimenez makes a simple pass to Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.09
Seeing Eugenio Cabrera's attacking run, Eduardo Molowny quickly throws the ball into his path. Eugenio Cabrera threads a neat ball through to Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
26.37
Gabriel Cortes comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Garcia. Gabriel Cortes is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Garcia stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.11
Eduardo Molowny makes a simple pass to Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Victor Jimenez.
28.46
0-0Eugenio Cabrera takes a quick corner, playing it short to Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon is dispossessed by a tackle from Eduardo Garcia.
34.43
Rodolfo Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gomes controls it well on his chest. Alberto Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Suarez. Juan Suarez beats his man to it with a header but Gary Mccall is on top of it.
40.06
0-0With vision, Eduardo Molowny picks a pass forward to Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.18
Luis Gil makes a simple pass to Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
44.42
Enrique Pascual flicks a high ball forward to Adam Salmon who takes it down. Adam Salmon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Showing composure, Luis Gil plays the ball forward to Albert Carcedo. Albert Carcedo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eugenio Pena.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Ferrol also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Racing Ferrol kicking off!
47.47
1-0Eugenio Cabrera threads the ball through to Patrick Boulebda. Patrick Boulebda threads a neat, attacking ball through to Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.42
Carlos Diez makes a simple pass to Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes connects with a diving header. Victor Jimenez manages to gather it.
55.54
1-0Gabriel Cortes barges into Eduardo Garcia. The referee warns Gabriel Cortes to calm down! Eduardo Garcia grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.34
Eugenio Pena knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Diez. Carlos Diez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon threads the ball through into the box. Patrick Boulebda comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
59.12
Kevin Brehme threads a neat ball through to Enrique Pascual. Enrique Pascual knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Boulebda. Patrick Boulebda whips in a cross ball towards Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon makes a looping header on goal. Victor Jimenez gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
60.39
Eugenio Cabrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
63.36
Gabriel Delgado makes a simple pass to Carlos Diez. Carlos Diez knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes shoots from outside the area but is denied by Victor Jimenez. Excellent save.
65.33
1-0Eugenio Cabrera hacks Rodolfo Calvo from behind! The referee calls over Eugenio Cabrera and warns him to calm down! Rodolfo Calvo stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.39
With great vision, Jose Nunez plays the ball forward to Albert Carcedo. Albert Carcedo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Brehme.
71.10
Enrique Pascual brings the ball forward. Enrique Pascual tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
72.19
Eugenio Cabrera chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
73.28
Nicolas Jimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Suarez. Juan Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Superb reactions from Gary Mccall. What a save!
75.57
Jose Nunez flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Suarez. Juan Suarez shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
77.20
Jose Nunez makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Nunez shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.50
1-0Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.22
Jose Nunez kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Suarez. Juan Suarez plays a quick one-two with Albert Carcedo and rushes in on goal... Juan Suarez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
87.42
Luis Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Suarez. Juan Suarez shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.50
Eugenio Pena comes in with a late challenge on Albert Carcedo. The referee calls over Eugenio Pena and warns him to calm down! Albert Carcedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Nicolas Jimenez threads a neat ball through to Juan Suarez. Juan Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort but Gary Mccall is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.7%
52.3%
Play Area
25.6%
43%
31.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Victor Jimenez of Racing Ferrol |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gary Mccall (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Eugenio Pena (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin Brehme (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gabriel Delgado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carlos Diez (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Enrique Pascual (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Eduardo Molowny (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Eugenio Cabrera (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Gabriel Cortes (ATT) |   | 9 |
| 10. | Adam Salmon (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Patrick Boulebda (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Jose Herrera (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stephen Hansen (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Silvio Veloso (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Victor Jimenez (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Albert Perez (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Paul Hamann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eduardo Garcia (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rodolfo Calvo (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Luis Gil (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Jose Nunez (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Nicolas Jimenez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alberto Gomes (ATT) | | 5 |
| 10. | Juan Suarez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Albert Carcedo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Patricio Lozano (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Albert Gonzalez (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Guillermo Alvarez (DEF) | 0 | |