Match Report


Elche CFElche CF     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Manny KingManny King Adam Williams Adam Williams
Eric AhrensE. Ahrens74
G
1
G
79Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Romarin GousséR. Goussé71
D
2
D
70Jakob PrantlJ. Prantl
Teddy RobertsT. Roberts72
D
3
D
71Jose Fortes MartinezJ. Martinez
Orlando LangerakO. Langerak72
D
4
D
69Luis FloresL. Flores
Claude OuédecC. Ouédec72
D
5
D
78Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
Miguel AlmeidaM. Almeida75
M
6
M
70Gialuca MiccoliG. Miccoli
Dayo BreviD. Brevi75
M
7
M
73Matjaz ZanchiM. Zanchi
Guillermo MedinaG. Medina75
M
captain8captain
M
83Jose MolownyJ. Molowny
Gary GreigG. Greig71
A
9
A
72Sergio FariaS. Faria
Scott WiseS. Wise72
A
10
A
75Yohann SchouftY. Schouft
Jakob WesselmannJ. Wesselmann72
A
11
A
79Thomas WeberT. Weber
 
Ivan GaladamesI. Galadames74
M
12
M
75Tiago RamosT. Ramos
Stefan PalumboS. Palumbo71
M
13
M
75Fernando ReisF. Reis
Rigobert SongR. Song73
M
14
A
70Bernardo MorfeoB. Morfeo

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Martinez Valero where Elche CF play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 19,463 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elche CF are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Gomez.


0.00
Elche CF start the match!
3.29
Luis Flores runs forward with the ball. Luis Flores passes the ball forward to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria whips in a cross ball towards Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.37
Orlando Langerak knocks the ball to his team mate, Dayo Brevi. Dayo Brevi plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Wise and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alpay Abdullah comes in with a late challenge on Dayo Brevi. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
21.21
Romarin Goussé chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida flicks a high pass forward to Jakob Wesselmann who brings the ball under control. Jakob Wesselmann shoots from 20 yards but Eric Appiah is on top of it.
24.56
Showing composure, Jose Fortes Martinez laces a through ball forward to Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Molowny but the linesman indicates offside!
26.00
Teddy Roberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida knocks the ball forward to Gary Greig. Gary Greig knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jakob Prantl.
27.09
Teddy Roberts makes an attacking run forward. Teddy Roberts passes the ball forward but Guillermo Medina is offside!
30.32
With vision, Jakob Prantl plays the ball forward to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli sees space and advances. Gialuca Miccoli shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.19
Jakob Wesselmann plays the ball forward to Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Eric Appiah.
38.24
Miguel Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Gary Greig collects the pass. Gary Greig controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
39.16
Jakob Prantl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matjaz Zanchi. Matjaz Zanchi makes a probing pass to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
40.25
Gialuca Miccoli knocks the ball to his team mate, Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft hits a low pass to Thomas Weber. Thomas Weber tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.15
Luis Flores kicks a strong pass forward to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli threads a neat ball through to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Weber. Thomas Weber outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
44.01
Gialuca Miccoli passes the ball forward to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria threads a neat, attacking ball through to Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Elche CF appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Villarreal CF get the second half underway!
49.52
With a delightful solo run, Gialuca Miccoli stretches the opposition's defence. Gialuca Miccoli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claude Ouédec.
51.36
Teddy Roberts knocks the ball to his team mate, Dayo Brevi. Dayo Brevi flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Medina. Guillermo Medina threads a neat, attacking ball through to Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.41
Guillermo Medina knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Greig. Gary Greig finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
57.14
Jose Fortes Martinez makes a probing pass to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft knocks the ball forward into space. Jose Molowny bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
60.21
Thomas Weber deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.14
Luis Flores comes in with a late challenge on Scott Wise. Luis Flores is given a warning by the referee! Scott Wise hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.47
Luis Flores clumsily knocks into Jakob Wesselmann. Luis Flores is given another warning by the referee! Jakob Wesselmann runs off the knock.
67.47
Jose Molowny flicks a high pass forward to Matjaz Zanchi who brings the ball under control. Matjaz Zanchi advances inside the box! Matjaz Zanchi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
73.00
Jose Fortes Martinez knocks the ball to his team mate, Yohann Schouft. With some swift thinking, Yohann Schouft plays the ball forward to Thomas Weber who has made a great run into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Thomas Weber provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Eric Ahrens!
75.52
Teddy Roberts threads a neat ball through to Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida threads a neat ball through to Gary Greig. Gary Greig tries a spectacular long range effort but Eric Appiah is on top of it.
77.02
Alpay Abdullah kicks a strong pass forward to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli hits a low pass to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria threads the ball through into the box. Orlando Langerak catches Thomas Weber on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
79.41
Matjaz Zanchi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Matjaz Zanchi edges inside the box! Matjaz Zanchi rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.48
Luis Flores knocks the ball forward to Matjaz Zanchi. Matjaz Zanchi plays a scrappy one-two with Gialuca Miccoli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matjaz Zanchi tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
85.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Miguel Almeida laces a weighted ball forward to Scott Wise. Scott Wise knocks the ball forward to Dayo Brevi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.22
Teddy Roberts flicks a high ball forward to Guillermo Medina who takes it down. Guillermo Medina flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Almeida who brings the ball under control. Miguel Almeida skips past Jakob Prantl! Miguel Almeida looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Miguel Almeida!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Elche CF

Villarreal CF
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
31%
42.5%
26.4%

Scorers
Miguel Almeida 89
Jose Molowny 3
Matjaz Zanchi 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matjaz Zanchi of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings
1.Eric Ahrens (GK)
7
2.Romarin Goussé (DEF)
6
3.Teddy Roberts (DEF)
7
4.Orlando Langerak (DEF)
7
5.Claude Ouédec (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Almeida (MID)goal scored
9
7.Dayo Brevi (MID)
6
8.Guillermo Medina (MID)
7
9.Gary Greig (ATT)
6
10.Scott Wise (ATT)
6
11.Jakob Wesselmann (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Galadames (MID)
0
13.Stefan Palumbo (MID)
0
14.Rigobert Song (MID)
0

1.Eric Appiah (GK)
7
2.Jakob Prantl (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fortes Martinez (DEF)
6
4.Luis Flores (DEF)
6
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)
6
6.Gialuca Miccoli (MID)
7
7.Matjaz Zanchi (MID)goal scored
9
8.Jose Molowny (MID)goal scored
8
9.Sergio Faria (ATT)
7
10.Yohann Schouft (ATT)
6
11.Thomas Weber (ATT)
6
 
12.Tiago Ramos (MID)
0
13.Fernando Reis (MID)
0
14.Bernardo Morfeo (ATT)
0