Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Real SociedadReal Sociedad
Anwar LawalAnwar Lawal Computer Player Computer Player
Hugo AlonsoH. Alonso64
G
1captain
G
69Ben VernazzaB. Vernazza
Michelangelo PeruzziM. Peruzzi69
D
2
D
72Artur VelosoA. Veloso
Boudewijn HansmaB. Hansma64
D
3
D
71Pedro VegaP. Vega
Jose ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta63
D
4
D
70Francesco G. AlfieriF. Alfieri
Craig CookeC. Cooke72
M
5
M
77Gregorio PeiroG. Peiro
Jose Javier GuerreroJ. Guerrero73
M
6
M
72Shaun WoodcockS. Woodcock
Adolfo GuardiolaA. Guardiola67
M
7
M
72Martin GaladamesM. Galadames
Frederic CeldranF. Celdran75
M
captain8
M
70Albert GarridoA. Garrido
Victor VergesV. Verges64
A
9
A
72Ole Gunnar KippeO. Kippe
Graeme EvansG. Evans73
A
10
A
67Enrique SerranoE. Serrano
Daniel MartinD. Martin66
A
11
A
65Enrique PrietoE. Prieto
 
Miguel MarinM. Marin58
D
12
M
68Claudio PirriC. Pirri
Nicolas LeonN. Leon64
M
13
D
66Gregorio VergesG. Verges
George Van Der GouwG. Van Der Gouw62
A
14
A
65Steve AxS. Ax

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Real Sociedad. A crowd of 16,787 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Levante UD and Real Sociedad are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo  Cruz.


0.00
Real Sociedad start the match!
3.51
Pedro Vega hacks Graeme Evans from behind! Pedro Vega is given a warning by the referee! Graeme Evans stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.21
Frederic Celdran knocks the ball forward to Victor Verges. Victor Verges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.00
Pedro Vega passes the ball forward to Martin Galadames. Martin Galadames hits a low pass to Ole Gunnar Kippe. Ole Gunnar Kippe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.04
Jose Javier Guerrero plays the ball forward to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin makes a great pass forward. Graeme Evans runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
21.53
Pedro Vega threads a neat ball through to Martin Galadames. Martin Galadames makes a probing pass to Enrique Serrano. Enrique Serrano shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
27.07
Albert Garrido knocks the ball forward to Enrique Serrano. Enrique Serrano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.50
Jose Javier Guerrero flicks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.20
With great vision, Boudewijn Hansma plays the ball forward to Craig Cooke. Craig Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Verges. Victor Verges knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ben Vernazza who gathers it comfortably.
38.01
Jose Javier Guerrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.17
Craig Cooke threads a neat ball through to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.14
Jose Javier Guerrero passes the ball forward to Victor Verges. Victor Verges finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Gregorio Peiro hacks Adolfo Guardiola from behind! Gregorio Peiro is warned by the referee! Adolfo Guardiola runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD appear unchanged since the first half. Real Sociedad also appear unchanged since the first half. The Levante UD players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Levante UD get the second half underway!
47.04
Pedro Vega threads the ball through to Gregorio Peiro. Gregorio Peiro passes the ball forward to Enrique Prieto. Enrique Prieto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michelangelo Peruzzi.
48.55
Frederic Celdran makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Verges. Victor Verges shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ben Vernazza!
53.44
Graeme Evans comes in with a late challenge on Artur Veloso. The referee calls over Graeme Evans and warns him to calm down! Artur Veloso runs off the knock.
54.50
Shaun Woodcock chips the ball to his team mate, Ole Gunnar Kippe. Ole Gunnar Kippe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.01
Frederic Celdran makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.06
Adolfo Guardiola threads a neat ball through to Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Daniel Martin is offside!
63.54
Michelangelo Peruzzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Cooke. Craig Cooke sees Graeme Evans in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Evans whips in a cross ball towards Victor Verges. Victor Verges makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Ben Vernazza had no chance!! Goal for Levante UD!
66.53
Jose Zubizarreta makes a simple pass to Adolfo Guardiola. Adolfo Guardiola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Verges. Victor Verges shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Levante UD!
69.30
Jose Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward to Adolfo Guardiola who brings the ball under control. Adolfo Guardiola hits a low pass to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
71.28
Francesco G. Alfieri barges into Graeme Evans. Francesco G. Alfieri is shown the yellow card! Graeme Evans runs off the knock.
72.06
Francesco G. Alfieri flicks a high pass forward to Gregorio Peiro who brings the ball under control. Gregorio Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Enrique Prieto. Enrique Prieto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Zubizarreta.
77.00
Levante UD have made 3 substitutions with Miguel Marin replacing Boudewijn Hansma, Nicolas Leon replacing Frederic Celdran and George Van Der Gouw replacing Graeme Evans .
79.55
Michelangelo Peruzzi makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Guerrero. Jose Javier Guerrero brings the ball forward. Jose Javier Guerrero makes a great pass forward. George Van Der Gouw runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
85.14
Jose Javier Guerrero threads a neat ball through to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Albert Garrido comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Guerrero. The referee calls over Albert Garrido and warns him to calm down! Jose Javier Guerrero stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Real Sociedad
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.5%
32.5%
Play Area
22.9%
42.2%
34.9%

Scorers
Victor Verges 64, 67
Daniel Martin 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Victor Verges of Levante UD

Match Ratings