Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Levante UDLevante UD
Computer Player Computer Player Anwar Lawal Anwar Lawal
Gary MccallG. Mccall68
G
1
G
65Hugo AlonsoH. Alonso
Eugenio PenaE. Pena68
D
2
D
69Michelangelo PeruzziM. Peruzzi
Kevin BrehmeK. Brehme64
D
3
D
64Boudewijn HansmaB. Hansma
Gabriel DelgadoG. Delgado64
D
4
D
72Salvador AmadorS. Amador
Carlos DiezC. Diez75
M
5
M
73Jose Javier GuerreroJ. Guerrero
Eduardo MolownyE. Molowny70
M
6
M
69Sven BuchwaldS. Buchwald
Eugenio CabreraE. Cabrera67
M
captain7
M
67Adolfo GuardiolaA. Guardiola
Scott HarrisonS. Harrison60
M
8captain
M
75Frederic CeldranF. Celdran
Gabriel CortesG. Cortes71
A
9
A
64Victor VergesV. Verges
Adam SalmonA. Salmon63
A
10
A
73Graeme EvansG. Evans
Patrick BoulebdaP. Boulebda62
A
11
A
66Daniel MartinD. Martin
 
Jose HerreraJ. Herrera63
D
12
D
58Miguel MarinM. Marin
Stephen HansenS. Hansen62
G
13
M
64Nicolas LeonN. Leon
Vincenzo RöslerV. Rösler61
A
14
A
62George Van Der GouwG. Van Der Gouw

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Levante UD. A crowd of 20,249 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Villarreal CF and Levante UD are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose  Serrano.


0.00
Levante UD start the match!
2.10
Adolfo Guardiola makes a simple pass to Victor Verges. Victor Verges shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.08
Kevin Brehme hits a low pass to Eduardo Molowny. Eduardo Molowny knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.27
Boudewijn Hansma flicks a high pass forward. Frederic Celdran controls it well on his chest. Frederic Celdran threads a neat ball through to Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
8.42
Eugenio Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Cortes controls it well on his chest. Gabriel Cortes shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gabriel Cortes!
12.30
Jose Javier Guerrero flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Martin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Martin shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Levante UD are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
15.01
Eugenio Cabrera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Boulebda. Patrick Boulebda lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Hugo Alonso. Excellent save.
16.57
Salvador Amador passes the ball forward to Sven Buchwald. Sven Buchwald runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sven Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.42
Adolfo Guardiola passes the ball forward to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.57
Scott Harrison sees Patrick Boulebda in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Boulebda tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
26.22
Boudewijn Hansma flicks a high pass forward. Sven Buchwald controls it well on his chest. Sven Buchwald makes a probing pass to Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.48
Sven Buchwald changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sven Buchwald shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.44
Eduardo Molowny runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eduardo Molowny skips past Michelangelo Peruzzi! Eduardo Molowny shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.07
Gabriel Delgado flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Molowny. Eduardo Molowny flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Boulebda. Patrick Boulebda makes a probing pass between the defence to Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
40.54
Eduardo Molowny sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Molowny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Alonso who gathers it comfortably.
42.09
Scott Harrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.40
Boudewijn Hansma passes the ball forward to Jose Javier Guerrero. Jose Javier Guerrero makes a probing pass to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gabriel Delgado.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Levante UD also appear unchanged since the first half. The Levante UD players seem much more motivated whilst the Villarreal CF players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Villarreal CF kick off the second half!
47.39
Adam Salmon clumsily knocks into Boudewijn Hansma. Adam Salmon is given a warning by the referee! Boudewijn Hansma stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.13
Eugenio Cabrera passes the ball forward to Gabriel Cortes. Gabriel Cortes knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
53.24
Boudewijn Hansma flicks a high pass forward to Adolfo Guardiola who brings the ball under control. Adolfo Guardiola threads a neat ball through to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans connects with a diving header but it flies just wide!
55.48
With some swift thinking, Eduardo Molowny plays the ball forward to Patrick Boulebda. Patrick Boulebda shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.52
Frederic Celdran flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Evans collects the pass. Graeme Evans shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.21
Jose Javier Guerrero threads the ball through to Victor Verges. Victor Verges lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.11
Michelangelo Peruzzi surges forward with the ball. Michelangelo Peruzzi threads a neat ball through to Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Verges. Victor Verges makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.02
Frederic Celdran kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Mccall who gathers it comfortably.
72.05
Eduardo Molowny barges into Frederic Celdran. The referee brings Eduardo Molowny to one side and gives him a warning! Frederic Celdran gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.05
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
75.40
Michelangelo Peruzzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Buchwald. Sven Buchwald sees space and advances. Sven Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.56
Salvador Amador threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Guerrero. Jose Javier Guerrero chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans directs the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Gabriel Delgado. That should have been a goal!
83.32
With vision, Eduardo Molowny laces a weighted ball forward to Adam Salmon. Adam Salmon whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Boulebda. Patrick Boulebda makes a looping header on goal but it slams into the crowd!
87.01
Eugenio Pena comes in with a late challenge on Graeme Evans. Eugenio Pena is given a warning by the referee! Graeme Evans grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Eugenio Cabrera sees a break and surges forward. Eugenio Cabrera shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Levante UD
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
7
10
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.9%
59.1%
Play Area
22.7%
43.2%
34.1%

Scorers
Gabriel Cortes 8
Eduardo Molowny 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Molowny of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings