Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     GetafeGetafe
Mark YothersMark Yothers Computer Player Computer Player
Bjorn Otto HeggemB. Heggem77
G
1
G
77Gavin HendersonG. Henderson
Ilari LitmanenI. Litmanen80
D
2
D
67John HendersonJ. Henderson
Sylvain DistinS. Distin79
D
3
D
61Guillermo DominguezG. Dominguez
Jose HidalgoJ. Hidalgo82
D
4
D
61Jose GarridoJ. Garrido
Christoph WallnerC. Wallner75
M
5
M
76Hugo KikoH. Kiko
Jose Javier CarmonaJ. Carmona77
M
6
M
65Francisco IglesiasF. Iglesias
Muzzy AbdullahM. Abdullah80
M
7
M
57Mehdi DauryM. Daury
Kelvin BanksK. Banks81
M
captain8
M
53Miguel HerreraM. Herrera
Simone PassoniS. Passoni77
A
9
A
80Felipe MartinF. Martin
Haukur ThorvardarsonH. Thorvardarson82
A
10
A
79Dumitru PancuD. Pancu
Shane VidukaS. Viduka70
A
11captain
A
73Pablo AlvarezP. Alvarez
 
Edmundo RuizE. Ruiz75
D
12
A
71Ricardo HelgueraR. Helguera
Jacob BeckhamJ. Beckham79
M
13
A
64Daniel GimenezD. Gimenez
Colin BurleyC. Burley78
A
14
A
63Jose Javier GainzaJ. Gainza

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Getafe. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Levante UD and Getafe are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gregorio Nieto.


0.00
Levante UD kick off!
3.06
Jose Javier Carmona knocks the ball to his team mate, Shane Viduka. Shane Viduka plays a quick one-two with Haukur Thorvardarson and rushes in on goal... Shane Viduka shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
4.58
Muzzy Abdullah makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Carmona. Jose Javier Carmona lofts in a cross ball towards Haukur Thorvardarson. Haukur Thorvardarson rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Gavin Henderson. Excellent save.
9.31
John Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Iglesias. Francisco Iglesias flicks a high pass forward. Mehdi Daury holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mehdi Daury whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Iglesias. Francisco Iglesias finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jose Hidalgo clears it off the line with his head!
10.47
Sylvain Distin threads a neat ball through to Simone Passoni. Simone Passoni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Henderson.
16.23
Kelvin Banks flicks a high pass forward. Muzzy Abdullah collects the pass. Muzzy Abdullah shoots from 20 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Gavin Henderson!
26.31
John Henderson passes the ball forward to Francisco Iglesias. Francisco Iglesias hits a low pass to Felipe Martin. Felipe Martin lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Iglesias. Francisco Iglesias beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
27.23
Kelvin Banks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Haukur Thorvardarson. Haukur Thorvardarson lofts in a cross ball towards Simone Passoni. Simone Passoni directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
28.01
Jose Hidalgo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ilari Litmanen. Ilari Litmanen advances with the ball. Ilari Litmanen shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
34.11
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.32
Muzzy Abdullah flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Carmona holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Javier Carmona lofts in a cross ball towards Simone Passoni. Simone Passoni beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Gavin Henderson. Excellent save.
40.27
Simone Passoni advances with the ball. Simone Passoni lofts in a cross ball towards Shane Viduka. Shane Viduka rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball strikes Jose Garrido's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
41.19
It's a corner kick. Christoph Wallner kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Hugo Kiko reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD appear unchanged since the first half. Getafe also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Getafe kick off!
47.22
Kelvin Banks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Haukur Thorvardarson. Haukur Thorvardarson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Gavin Henderson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
57.27
Jose Garrido threads a neat ball through to John Henderson. John Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Alvarez. Pablo Alvarez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.11
Getafe have made 2 substitutions with Ricardo Helguera replacing Hugo Kiko and Daniel Gimenez replacing Miguel Herrera .
61.13
Jose Garrido brings the ball forward. Jose Garrido makes a probing pass to Dumitru Pancu. Dumitru Pancu plays a one-two with Mehdi Daury and rushes in on goal... Dumitru Pancu cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.52
Ricardo Helguera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dumitru Pancu. Dumitru Pancu knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Gimenez. Daniel Gimenez heads the ball goalwards. Bjorn Otto Heggem gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
71.47
Haukur Thorvardarson barges into Francisco Iglesias. Haukur Thorvardarson is given a warning by the referee! Francisco Iglesias runs off the knock.
73.12
Jose Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Banks who brings the ball under control. Kelvin Banks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Haukur Thorvardarson. Haukur Thorvardarson knocks in a cross ball towards Simone Passoni. Simone Passoni beats his man to it with a header. Jose Garrido steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
77.48
Muzzy Abdullah chips the ball to his team mate, Haukur Thorvardarson. Haukur Thorvardarson knocks in a cross ball towards Shane Viduka. Shane Viduka gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Shane Viduka! He really seems to have settled well at the club.
83.52
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
85.04
Kelvin Banks makes an attacking run forward. Kelvin Banks tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
89.23
Kelvin Banks comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Iglesias. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francisco Iglesias hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Mehdi Daury makes a simple pass to Felipe Martin. Felipe Martin whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Alvarez. With a superhuman jump, Pablo Alvarez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper, Bjorn Otto Heggem, sees it late!! Goal for Getafe! That brings them level!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

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

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
14.3%
44.3%
41.4%

Scorers
Shane Viduka 77
Pablo Alvarez 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pablo Alvarez of Getafe

Match Ratings