Match Report


LleidaLleida     ValenciaValencia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Patrice FretardP. Fretard61
G
1
G
79Claus FavoC. Favo
Victor RedondoV. Redondo64
D
2
D
75Steinar KippeS. Kippe
Lars HallerL. Haller59
D
3
D
72Alfredo CrespoA. Crespo
Carlos ZidaneC. Zidane55
D
4
D
72Titus GriffinT. Griffin
Alfredo MarcelinoA. Marcelino55
D
captain5
D
67Sebastian PenaS. Pena
Ricardo IbanezR. Ibanez53
M
6
M
79Victor PichichiV. Pichichi
Darren MidgleyD. Midgley50
M
7captain
M
76Pierpaolo SolimenoP. Solimeno
Andy MatteoA. Matteo49
M
8
M
74Malcolm SimonsenM. Simonsen
Paolo UnsworthP. Unsworth71
A
9
M
72Marco Di BiagioM. Di Biagio
Henry ProctorH. Proctor68
A
10
M
70Victor CastroV. Castro
Dario BoutaboutD. Boutabout66
A
11
A
73Edgar MoreiraE. Moreira
 
Enrique MarcelinoE. Marcelino65
A
12
A
73Michael MatthewsM. Matthews
Stephane FacciniS. Faccini62
A
13
A
70Nobu NakataN. Nakata
Romero P. CrespoR. Crespo61
A
14
D
66Eduardo PinheiroE. Pinheiro

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Camp dEsports where Lleida play host to Valencia. A crowd of 15,424 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lleida are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-1-4-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dominic Hutchison.


0.00
Lleida start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.26
With vision, Lars Haller plays the ball forward to Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.10
Lars Haller hits a low pass to Dario Boutabout. Dario Boutabout flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Ibanez controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Ibanez shoots from outside the area. Claus Favo gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
12.00
Marco Di Biagio makes a simple pass to Victor Castro. Victor Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Patrice Fretard manages to keep it out.
28.36
Ricardo Ibanez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley threads the ball through into the box. Henry Proctor side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.37
Lars Haller plays the ball forward to Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henry Proctor. Henry Proctor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Griffin.
38.26
Dario Boutabout hits a low pass to Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez knocks the ball forward to Henry Proctor but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.54
Alfredo Marcelino comes in with a late challenge on Edgar Moreira. The referee calls over Alfredo Marcelino and warns him to calm down! Edgar Moreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.24
Ricardo Ibanez passes the ball forward to Henry Proctor. Henry Proctor whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Unsworth. Paolo Unsworth whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Claus Favo. Excellent save.
45.00
Sebastian Pena threads the ball through to Marco Di Biagio. Marco Di Biagio threads a neat ball through to Edgar Moreira. Edgar Moreira shoots from distance but Patrice Fretard reads it well. Excellent save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lleida appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Valencia kick off!
65.20
Ricardo Ibanez brings the ball forward. Ricardo Ibanez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.54
Pierpaolo Solimeno chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Moreira. Edgar Moreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.09
Marco Di Biagio knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Moreira. Edgar Moreira shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Patrice Fretard!
78.30
Darren Midgley flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Unsworth. Paolo Unsworth kicks a strong pass forward to Dario Boutabout but the referee indicates it's offside!
79.19
Alfredo Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Henry Proctor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henry Proctor threads the ball through to Paolo Unsworth. Paolo Unsworth threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Henry Proctor provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
81.31
Carlos Zidane passes the ball forward to Henry Proctor. Henry Proctor makes a defence splitting pass to Ricardo Ibanez. Some good footwork from Ricardo Ibanez provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Steinar Kippe. Excellent block.
83.57
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
85.38
Andy Matteo knocks the ball forward to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Matteo but the linesman indicates offside!
87.05
Alfredo Crespo hacks Carlos Zidane from behind! The referee calls over Alfredo Crespo and warns him to calm down! Carlos Zidane stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Carlos Zidane threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Ibanez. Ricardo Ibanez flicks a high ball forward to Henry Proctor who takes it down. Henry Proctor shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Lleida

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

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
32.5%
44.2%
23.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Ibanez of Lleida

Match Ratings