Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Sevilla FCSevilla FC
Anwar LawalAnwar Lawal Computer Player Computer Player
Hugo AlonsoH. Alonso65
G
1captain
G
61Fernando TeixeiraF. Teixeira
Michelangelo PeruzziM. Peruzzi69
D
2
D
81Frederico HierroF. Hierro
Boudewijn HansmaB. Hansma64
D
3
D
72Ivan MarquitosI. Marquitos
Salvador AmadorS. Amador72
D
4
D
71Claudio SuarezC. Suarez
Craig CookeC. Cooke73
M
5
D
64Fernando RodriguezF. Rodriguez
Jose Javier GuerreroJ. Guerrero73
M
6
M
70Roberto MarinR. Marin
Sven BuchwaldS. Buchwald69
M
7
M
67Mauricio GuardiolaM. Guardiola
Frederic CeldranF. Celdran75
M
captain8
M
61Ronnie StuartR. Stuart
Graeme EvansG. Evans73
A
9
A
64Alejandro BravoA. Bravo
Nobu AkioN. Akio75
A
10
A
62Frederico ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta
Daniel MartinD. Martin66
A
11
A
60Nuno PintoN. Pinto
 
Miguel MarinM. Marin58
D
12
D
58Giacomo Le RouxG. Le Roux
Nicolas LeonN. Leon64
M
13
A
58Eduardo CamposE. Campos
George Van Der GouwG. Van Der Gouw62
A
14
A
57Leonardo MolownyL. Molowny

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Sevilla FC. A crowd of 16,573 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Levante UD are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sevilla FC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcos  Soler.


0.00
Levante UD start the match!
4.23
Ivan Marquitos kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Roberto Marin makes a probing pass to Frederico Zubizarreta but he's offside!
6.57
Jose Javier Guerrero makes a simple pass to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio Suarez.
9.54
Sven Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Martin collects the pass. Daniel Martin lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans makes a looping header on goal. Fernando Teixeira gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
10.27
Frederic Celdran brings the ball forward. Frederic Celdran knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.35
Sven Buchwald chips the ball to his team mate, Nobu Akio. Nobu Akio whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Levante UD!
18.11
Roberto Marin hacks Frederic Celdran from behind! The referee calls over Roberto Marin and warns him to calm down! Frederic Celdran runs off the knock.
20.03
Mauricio Guardiola surges forward with the ball. Mauricio Guardiola makes a probing pass between the defence to Frederico Zubizarreta. Frederico Zubizarreta side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
21.31
Daniel Martin clumsily knocks into Claudio Suarez. The referee calls over Daniel Martin and shows him a yellow card! Claudio Suarez stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.39
Roberto Marin threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Bravo. Alejandro Bravo shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
32.02
With some swift thinking, Ronnie Stuart plays the ball forward to Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.52
Jose Javier Guerrero catches Mauricio Guardiola on the ankles. The referee calls over Jose Javier Guerrero and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Guardiola hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.42
Frederic Celdran makes a simple pass to Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.41
Frederic Celdran flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Evans controls it well on his chest. Graeme Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.01
Salvador Amador makes a probing pass to Sven Buchwald. These two players are working well together. Sven Buchwald knocks the ball to his team mate, Nobu Akio. Nobu Akio shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD appear unchanged since the first half. Sevilla FC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sevilla FC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Sevilla FC kick off and get the second half underway!
47.07
Boudewijn Hansma catches Nuno Pinto on the ankles. Boudewijn Hansma is shown the yellow card! Nuno Pinto runs off the knock.
53.03
Jose Javier Guerrero makes a simple pass to Nobu Akio. Nobu Akio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.46
With imagination, Salvador Amador plays the ball forward to Frederic Celdran. Frederic Celdran flicks the ball to his team mate, Nobu Akio. Nobu Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
57.42
Ivan Marquitos sees Roberto Marin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Marin flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Pinto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nuno Pinto plays a scrappy one-two with Frederico Zubizarreta and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nuno Pinto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
63.17
Ivan Marquitos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Guardiola. Mauricio Guardiola makes a probing pass to Frederico Zubizarreta. Frederico Zubizarreta shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
66.41
Frederic Celdran flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Martin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Martin knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.58
Ivan Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Guardiola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Guardiola advances with the ball. Mauricio Guardiola makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Pinto but he's offside!
72.04
Daniel Martin catches Fernando Rodriguez on the ankles. Daniel Martin is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Fernando Rodriguez runs off the knock.
73.19
Michelangelo Peruzzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Javier Guerrero. Jose Javier Guerrero knocks the ball forward to Nobu Akio. Nobu Akio finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
77.53
Levante UD have made 3 substitutions with Miguel Marin replacing Michelangelo Peruzzi, Nicolas Leon replacing Jose Javier Guerrero and George Van Der Gouw replacing Nobu Akio .Sevilla FC have made a substitution with Leonardo Molowny replacing Frederico Zubizarreta .
78.63
Ivan Marquitos hits a low pass to Ronnie Stuart. Ronnie Stuart knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto plays a scrappy one-two with Leonardo Molowny and advances towards the goal... Miguel Marin comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Pinto. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
83.22
Frederic Celdran deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Fernando Teixeira!
85.07
Salvador Amador advances with the ball. Salvador Amador kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Suarez.
90.00
With a delightful solo run, Nicolas Leon stretches the opposition's defence. Nicolas Leon lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans makes a convincing header. Fernando Teixeira picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Sevilla FC
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
20.5%
43.6%
35.9%

Scorers
Graeme Evans 10, 66
Daniel Martin 15, 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graeme Evans of Levante UD

Match Ratings