Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
Computer Player Computer Player Jim Toke Jim Toke
Pierre-Alain Le BrisP. Le Bris71
G
1
G
80Roberto SemedoR. Semedo
Thomas CharpennetT. Charpennet68
D
2
D
79Hugo VazquezH. Vazquez
Ole de GrootO. de Groot65
D
3captain
D
74Edmundo AlonsoE. Alonso
Albert CortesA. Cortes65
D
captain4
D
78Razvan NoicaR. Noica
Stephane AmorusoS. Amoruso65
D
5
D
78Mohammed Van Der ReeM. Van Der Ree
Chris HupkesC. Hupkes73
M
6
M
78Marc BaslerM. Basler
Albert AguilarA. Aguilar67
M
7
M
86Antonio JardimA. Jardim
Gaetano MaregginiG. Mareggini61
M
8
M
83Roberto GutierrezR. Gutierrez
Nicolas PenaN. Pena72
A
9
A
74Roger SierR. Sier
Nicolas SuarezN. Suarez68
A
10
A
79Victor José MariV. José Mari
Michael PeppinckM. Peppinck65
A
11
A
78Hugo LeonH. Leon
 
Ted-Kelton LaspallesT. Laspalles65
G
12
A
78Mervin CarterM. Carter
Albert VergesA. Verges63
A
13
M
86Richard JamesR. James
Miguel OrtegaM. Ortega63
D
14
D
75Stuart MccallS. Mccall

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Real Betis Balompié. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Levante UD and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo Marquitos.


0.00
Levante UD kick off and get the match underway!
3.15
Mohammed Van Der Ree makes a probing pass to Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.32
Albert Aguilar advances with the ball. Albert Aguilar shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Roberto Semedo had no chance!! Goal for Levante UD!
9.08
Chris Hupkes sees space and advances. Chris Hupkes threads a neat ball through to Michael Peppinck. Some good footwork from Michael Peppinck provides some space. He shoots at goal but Roberto Semedo is on top of it.
12.44
Albert Aguilar makes a probing pass to Nicolas Suarez. Nicolas Suarez advances inside the box! Nicolas Suarez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.03
With great vision, Roberto Gutierrez plays the ball forward to Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.01
Albert Aguilar catches Edmundo Alonso on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edmundo Alonso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.44
Ole de Groot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Pena. Nicolas Pena plays a quick one-two with Chris Hupkes and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Pena rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Roberto Semedo manages to gather it effortlessly.
28.26
Chris Hupkes laces a weighted ball forward to Nicolas Suarez. Nicolas Suarez skips past Edmundo Alonso! Nicolas Suarez rockets a shot on goal. Roberto Semedo gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
34.41
Razvan Noica knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Pierre-Alain Le Bris. Excellent save.
38.41
Albert Cortes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ole de Groot. Ole de Groot threads the ball through to Nicolas Pena. Nicolas Pena advances inside the box! Nicolas Pena side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.32
Gaetano Mareggini flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Pena holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Pena shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Ole de Groot clumsily knocks into Victor José Mari. Ole de Groot is given a warning by the referee! Victor José Mari runs off the knock.
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. Real Betis Balompié also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Real Betis Balompié kicking off!
47.53
Antonio Jardim threads a neat ball through to Roger Sier. Roger Sier knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Hugo Leon is offside!
57.21
Albert Cortes hits a low pass to Gaetano Mareggini. Gaetano Mareggini flicks a high pass forward. Michael Peppinck controls it well on his chest. Michael Peppinck tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.10
Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Mervin Carter replacing Roberto Gutierrez .
61.11
Nicolas Suarez barges into Razvan Noica. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Razvan Noica hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.12
Mohammed Van Der Ree knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roger Sier. Roger Sier whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Pierre-Alain Le Bris reads it well. Nice save!
67.11
Marc Basler comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Suarez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicolas Suarez runs off the knock.
69.00
Chris Hupkes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Pena. Nicolas Pena makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Albert Aguilar. Some silky footwork from Albert Aguilar provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.21
Ole de Groot makes a simple pass to Nicolas Pena. Nicolas Pena knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Vazquez.
72.06
Edmundo Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Vazquez. Hugo Vazquez flicks a high pass forward to Mervin Carter who brings the ball under control. Mervin Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
75.21
With vision, Stephane Amoruso plays the ball forward to Gaetano Mareggini. Gaetano Mareggini flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Suarez controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Suarez shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
77.23
Real Betis Balompié appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
87.04
Nicolas Pena comes in with a late challenge on Edmundo Alonso. Nicolas Pena is shown the yellow card! Edmundo Alonso stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
25.7%
43.2%
31.1%

Scorers
Albert Aguilar 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albert Aguilar of Levante UD

Match Ratings