Match Report
| Valencia | Valencia |  |  | Murcia | Murcia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Muzzy Kayis | M. Kayis |  | 80 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland | ||||||||
| Danny Southgate | D. Southgate |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Nicolas Moreno | N. Moreno | |||||||||
| Harry Impey | H. Impey | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Jose Javier Soler | J. Soler | |||||||||
| Gérard Guel | G. Guel |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Adolfo Rey | A. Rey | |||||||||
| Robert Völkl | R. Völkl |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 |  | Tomas Marasco | T. Marasco | |||||||||
| Oliver Schell | O. Schell |  | 81 | M | | 6 | | | M | 72 | | Luis Cortes | L. Cortes | ||||||||
| Jan Karnebeek | J. Karnebeek |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Brian Charles | B. Charles | |||||||||
| Kees Ricci | K. Ricci | | 83 | A | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Patrice Lièvre | P. Lièvre | |||||||||
| Alfred Smith | A. Smith | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Jose Javier Flores | J. Flores | |||||||||
| Pablo Nunez | P. Nunez | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Hugo Pena | H. Pena | |||||||||
| Aron De Boer | A. De Boer | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Frederico Cortes | F. Cortes | |||||||||
| Alfred Marsden | A. Marsden | | 79 | M | | 12 | | G | 60 | | Victor Gento | V. Gento | |||||||||
| Oleg Lumsdon | O. Lumsdon | | 68 | D | | 13 | | D | 59 | | Albert Marcos | A. Marcos | |||||||||
| José Hinojosa | J. Hinojosa |  | 68 | D | | 14 | | D | 57 |  | Duarte Santos | D. Santos | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Murcia. A crowd of 19,165 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Murcia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Pardo.
The pitch is in good condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Murcia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Pardo.
0.00
0-0Valencia kick off the first half!
4.50
0-0Harry Impey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Karnebeek. Jan Karnebeek flicks a high pass forward. Kees Ricci controls it well on his chest. Kees Ricci lofts in a cross ball towards Aron De Boer. Aron De Boer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Kevin Cleland.
5.08
0-0Corner kick to Valencia. Kees Ricci chips it out wide. Some good footwork from Gérard Guel provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.28
1-0Gérard Guel knocks the ball forward to Jan Karnebeek. Jan Karnebeek flicks a high pass forward. Aron De Boer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aron De Boer whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Nunez. Pablo Nunez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.50
Brian Charles flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Flores collects the pass. Jose Javier Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Cortes. Frederico Cortes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Muzzy Kayis is on top of it.
15.54
1-0Jan Karnebeek passes the ball forward to Pablo Nunez. Pablo Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Aron De Boer. Aron De Boer makes a convincing header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
18.18
1-0Brian Charles runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Brian Charles plays a quick one-two with Jose Javier Flores and rushes in on goal... Robert Völkl comes in with a late challenge on Brian Charles. Brian Charles appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.44
Oliver Schell hits a low pass to Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith whips in a cross ball towards Kees Ricci. Kees Ricci flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.36
Jose Javier Soler flicks a high ball forward to Brian Charles who takes it down. Brian Charles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Pena. Hugo Pena cuts inside the box! Hugo Pena tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
34.36
2-0Patrice Lièvre deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Pena. Hugo Pena knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Muzzy Kayis who gathers it comfortably.
36.09
Gérard Guel threads a neat ball through to Jan Karnebeek. Jan Karnebeek knocks the ball to his team mate, Aron De Boer. Aron De Boer knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Nunez. Pablo Nunez whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.24
Tomas Marasco takes it forward alone. With vision, Tomas Marasco laces a through ball forward to Jose Javier Flores. Jose Javier Flores flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Pena. Some good footwork from Hugo Pena provides some space. He shoots at goal. Muzzy Kayis gets down and covers it.
42.35
Brian Charles flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Pena controls it well on his chest. Hugo Pena tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
Jan Karnebeek flicks a high pass forward. Kees Ricci controls it well on his chest. Kees Ricci knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Rey.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Murcia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Murcia players seem much more motivated whilst the Valencia players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Murcia start the second half!
48.01
Adolfo Rey kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Cortes. Luis Cortes sees Jose Javier Flores in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Flores knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.30
Oliver Schell flicks a high ball forward to Kees Ricci who takes it down. Kees Ricci knocks in a cross ball towards Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Kevin Cleland with no chance!! Goal for Valencia!
54.22
Jan Karnebeek passes the ball forward to Aron De Boer. Aron De Boer lofts in a cross ball towards Kees Ricci. Kees Ricci is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Kevin Cleland as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.15
It's a corner kick. Kees Ricci loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Danny Southgate shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.47
3-0Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alfred Marsden replacing Aron De Boer, Oleg Lumsdon replacing Jan Karnebeek and José Hinojosa replacing Harry Impey .
61.53
Jose Javier Soler makes a probing pass to Patrice Lièvre. Patrice Lièvre knocks the ball forward to Frederico Cortes. Frederico Cortes whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Pena. Hugo Pena is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Muzzy Kayis didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
63.33
Brian Charles kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Pena. Hugo Pena whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Flores. Jose Javier Flores gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.13
3-1Oleg Lumsdon catches Luis Cortes on the ankles. The referee warns Oleg Lumsdon to calm down! Luis Cortes runs off the knock.
72.04
Oleg Lumsdon barges into Brian Charles. Oleg Lumsdon is given another warning by the referee! Brian Charles hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.01
Patrice Lièvre takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Luis Cortes. Luis Cortes chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Cortes. Frederico Cortes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Southgate.
78.15
Oleg Lumsdon clumsily knocks into Luis Cortes. The referee brings Oleg Lumsdon to one side and gives him yet another warning! Luis Cortes runs off the knock.
79.26
Oleg Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Marsden collects the pass. Alfred Marsden lofts in a cross ball towards Kees Ricci. Kees Ricci fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
83.16
Oliver Schell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Nunez. Pablo Nunez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.24
Gérard Guel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Schell. Oliver Schell threads a neat ball through to Kees Ricci. Kees Ricci knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
30%
43.8%
26.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kees Ricci of Valencia |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Muzzy Kayis (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Danny Southgate (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Harry Impey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gérard Guel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Robert Völkl (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oliver Schell (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jan Karnebeek (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Kees Ricci (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Alfred Smith (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Pablo Nunez (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Aron De Boer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Alfred Marsden (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Oleg Lumsdon (DEF) | 5 | |
| 14. | José Hinojosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Kevin Cleland (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nicolas Moreno (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jose Javier Soler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Adolfo Rey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Tomas Marasco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Luis Cortes (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Brian Charles (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Patrice Lièvre (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jose Javier Flores (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Hugo Pena (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Frederico Cortes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Victor Gento (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Albert Marcos (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duarte Santos (DEF) | 0 | |