Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Racing SantanderRacing Santander
Mark YothersMark Yothers Peter Østergaard Peter Østergaard
Bjorn Otto HeggemB. Heggem77
G
1
G
77Dion DefoeD. Defoe
Ilari LitmanenI. Litmanen80
D
2
D
71Martin RicoM. Rico
Jose HidalgoJ. Hidalgo82
D
3
D
72Ivan SegarraI. Segarra
Robert FroggattR. Froggatt86
D
4
D
74Carlos CabreraC. Cabrera
Carlos CaballeroC. Caballero86
M
5
M
74Rodolfo MarcelinoR. Marcelino
Jose Javier CarmonaJ. Carmona77
M
6
M
81Carlos PastorC. Pastor
Marc DelorgeM. Delorge81
M
7captain
M
77Linus BierhoffL. Bierhoff
Muzzy AbdullahM. Abdullah79
M
captain8
M
73Andres CarmonaA. Carmona
Ruggero DaniR. Dani75
A
9
A
65Adolfo CabreraA. Cabrera
Colin BurleyC. Burley78
A
10
A
74Eugenio José MariE. José Mari
Bert MulderB. Mulder84
A
11
A
72Juan-Carlos AlonsoJ. Alonso
 
Luc RousselL. Roussel77
D
12
M
60Jon NordqvistJ. Nordqvist
Elena RomeroE. Romero86
M
13
D
63Marchanno OpschoorM. Opschoor
Daniel MustoeD. Mustoe77
A
14
A
45Alfred EdwardsA. Edwards

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Racing Santander. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Levante UD and Racing Santander are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Pastor.


0.00
Racing Santander kick off and get the match underway!
3.30
Marc Delorge knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Carmona. Jose Javier Carmona knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Cabrera.
4.51
Linus Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Alonso collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bjorn Otto Heggem who gathers it comfortably.
9.14
Ivan Segarra sees Juan-Carlos Alonso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Alonso flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Pastor who brings the ball under control. Carlos Pastor shoots from outside the area. Bjorn Otto Heggem gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
10.57
Carlos Pastor hits a low pass to Rodolfo Marcelino. Rodolfo Marcelino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso finds some space and shoots from distance. Bjorn Otto Heggem comfortably gets down and covers it.
14.48
Ivan Segarra sees Linus Bierhoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Bierhoff flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Racing Santander!
18.36
Linus Bierhoff controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Bjorn Otto Heggem manages to gather it.
22.21
Linus Bierhoff hits a low pass to Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.07
Carlos Caballero makes a probing pass to Bert Mulder. Bert Mulder lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Burley. Colin Burley heads the ball goalwards. Dion Defoe gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
28.39
Linus Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio José Mari controls it well on his chest. Eugenio José Mari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.37
Jose Javier Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Burley. Colin Burley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andres Carmona.
32.45
Martin Rico deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Linus Bierhoff. Linus Bierhoff threads the ball through to Rodolfo Marcelino. Rodolfo Marcelino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
33.36
Linus Bierhoff flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Alonso comfortably collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio José Mari. Eugenio José Mari outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.16
Linus Bierhoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Cabrera. Adolfo Cabrera shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
38.08
Jose Hidalgo takes it forward alone. Jose Hidalgo threads a neat ball through to Marc Delorge. Marc Delorge flicks the ball to his team mate, Bert Mulder. Bert Mulder cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Dion Defoe reads it well. Superb keeping!
39.59
Jose Javier Carmona deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Delorge. Marc Delorge shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Dion Defoe. Excellent save.
44.07
Ivan Segarra plays the ball forward to Carlos Pastor. Carlos Pastor sees Eugenio José Mari in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio José Mari shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Andres Carmona hits a low pass to Rodolfo Marcelino. Rodolfo Marcelino whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Cabrera. With a superhuman jump, Adolfo Cabrera connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD appear unchanged since the first half. Racing Santander 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
Levante UD kick off!
59.34
Andres Carmona flicks a high pass forward to Rodolfo Marcelino who brings the ball under control. Rodolfo Marcelino hits a low pass to Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Linus Bierhoff but he's offside!
60.01
Muzzy Abdullah plays the ball forward to Colin Burley. Colin Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
63.18
Ilari Litmanen pushes up the pitch. Ilari Litmanen flicks a high pass forward. Ruggero Dani collects the pass. Ruggero Dani lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Burley. Colin Burley makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.21
Juan-Carlos Alonso takes the throw-in. Linus Bierhoff threads the ball through to Juan-Carlos Alonso. Juan-Carlos Alonso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Bjorn Otto Heggem!
71.29
Linus Bierhoff makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Marcelino. Rodolfo Marcelino shoots from distance but Bjorn Otto Heggem is on top of it.
72.40
Jose Javier Carmona flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Caballero who brings the ball under control. Carlos Caballero shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.16
Racing Santander have made 3 substitutions with Jon Nordqvist replacing Rodolfo Marcelino, Marchanno Opschoor replacing Martin Rico and Alfred Edwards replacing Eugenio José Mari .
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Racing Santander
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32%
68%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%

Scorers
Colin Burley 63
Adolfo Cabrera 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bjorn Otto Heggem of Levante UD

Match Ratings
1.Bjorn Otto Heggem (GK)
9
2.Ilari Litmanen (DEF)
6
3.Jose Hidalgo (DEF)
6
4.Robert Froggatt (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Caballero (MID)
6
6.Jose Javier Carmona (MID)
6
7.Marc Delorge (MID)
7
8.Muzzy Abdullah (MID)
6
9.Ruggero Dani (ATT)
7
10.Colin Burley (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Bert Mulder (ATT)
6
 
12.Luc Roussel (DEF)
0
13.Elena Romero (MID)
0
14.Daniel Mustoe (ATT)
0

1.Dion Defoe (GK)
7
2.Martin Rico (DEF)
6
3.Ivan Segarra (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Cabrera (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Marcelino (MID)
7
6.Carlos Pastor (MID)
6
7.Linus Bierhoff (MID)
8
8.Andres Carmona (MID)
6
9.Adolfo Cabrera (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Eugenio José Mari (ATT)
7
11.Juan-Carlos Alonso (ATT)
7
 
12.Jon Nordqvist (MID)
6
13.Marchanno Opschoor (DEF)
6
14.Alfred Edwards (ATT)
6