Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Elche CFElche CF
Adam WilliamsAdam Williams Manny King Manny King
Eric AppiahE. Appiah79
G
1
G
74Eric AhrensE. Ahrens
Jakob PrantlJ. Prantl70
D
2
D
72Orlando LangerakO. Langerak
Jose Fortes MartinezJ. Martinez71
D
3
D
72Teddy RobertsT. Roberts
Kwame MarbusK. Marbus70
D
4
D
71Romarin GousséR. Goussé
Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah78
D
5
D
72Claude OuédecC. Ouédec
Fernando ReisF. Reis76
M
6
M
75Miguel AlmeidaM. Almeida
Jose MolownyJ. Molowny83
M
captain7
M
75Dayo BreviD. Brevi
Matjaz ZanchiM. Zanchi74
M
8captain
M
76Guillermo MedinaG. Medina
Thomas WeberT. Weber79
A
9
A
72Scott WiseS. Wise
Yohann SchouftY. Schouft75
A
10
A
72Jakob WesselmannJ. Wesselmann
Duarte DejesusD. Dejesus82
A
11
A
71Gary GreigG. Greig
 
Tiago RamosT. Ramos75
M
12
M
73Hugo CalvoH. Calvo
Bernardo MorfeoB. Morfeo71
A
13
M
74Ivan GaladamesI. Galadames
Alberto VegaA. Vega73
D
14
M
73Rigobert SongR. Song

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 19,237 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Elche CF appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Ruiz.


0.00
Villarreal CF kick off the first half!
3.43
Jose Molowny deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Weber. Thomas Weber tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Eric Ahrens manages to gather it effortlessly.
6.24
Kwame Marbus threads a neat ball through to Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis surges forward with the ball. Fernando Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Matjaz Zanchi. Matjaz Zanchi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
8.01
Claude Ouédec passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jakob Wesselmann. Jakob Wesselmann kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Wise. Scott Wise passes the ball forward to Guillermo Medina. Guillermo Medina side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
9.49
Fernando Reis makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Reis tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Eric Ahrens!
10.14
Miguel Almeida makes a probing pass to Scott Wise. Scott Wise hits a low pass to Dayo Brevi. Dayo Brevi shoots from just inside the box but Eric Appiah is on top of it.
12.03
Jose Molowny hacks Dayo Brevi from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dayo Brevi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.13
Jose Fortes Martinez knocks the ball forward to Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.07
Teddy Roberts kicks a strong pass forward to Dayo Brevi. Dayo Brevi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dayo Brevi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
26.41
Jose Molowny plays the ball forward to Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.06
Romarin Goussé threads a neat ball through to Teddy Roberts. Teddy Roberts hits a low pass to Scott Wise. Scott Wise knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.18
Teddy Roberts threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Medina. Guillermo Medina chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Wise. Scott Wise passes the ball forward but Miguel Almeida is offside!
32.03
Guillermo Medina threads a neat ball through to Jakob Wesselmann. Jakob Wesselmann skips past Jose Fortes Martinez! Jakob Wesselmann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
33.59
Miguel Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dayo Brevi. Dayo Brevi shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.16
Romarin Goussé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Teddy Roberts. Teddy Roberts flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Almeida controls it well on his chest. Miguel Almeida plays a scrappy one-two with Jakob Wesselmann and stumbles forward towards the goal... Miguel Almeida side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
39.58
Jose Fortes Martinez threads a neat ball through to Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft threads a neat ball through to Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Teddy Roberts.
44.17
Without breaking stride, Matjaz Zanchi plays the ball forward to Thomas Weber. Thomas Weber whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Elche CF kick off!
51.11
With a delightful solo run, Guillermo Medina stretches the opposition's defence. Guillermo Medina lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Greig. Gary Greig finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
60.29
Jose Fortes Martinez chips the ball to his team mate, Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah knocks the ball to his team mate, Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft whips in a cross ball towards Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is deflected wide by Claude Ouédec.
61.11
Jose Molowny takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Fernando Reis comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Eric Ahrens gets down and covers it.
63.42
Jose Fortes Martinez catches Guillermo Medina on the ankles. Jose Fortes Martinez is shown the yellow card! Guillermo Medina runs off the knock.
65.58
Fernando Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Weber. Thomas Weber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.32
Dayo Brevi flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Medina holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.18
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.06
Miguel Almeida hits a low pass to Scott Wise. Scott Wise finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.52
Miguel Almeida threads a neat ball through to Scott Wise. Scott Wise edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Scott Wise provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Eric Appiah has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Elche CF
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
27.8%
44.3%
27.8%

Scorers
Duarte Dejesus 44
Scott Wise 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Wise of Elche CF

Match Ratings
1.Eric Appiah (GK)
7
2.Jakob Prantl (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fortes Martinez (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Kwame Marbus (DEF)
6
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)
6
6.Fernando Reis (MID)
8
7.Jose Molowny (MID)yellow card
6
8.Matjaz Zanchi (MID)
6
9.Thomas Weber (ATT)
7
10.Yohann Schouft (ATT)
6
11.Duarte Dejesus (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Tiago Ramos (MID)
0
13.Bernardo Morfeo (ATT)
0
14.Alberto Vega (DEF)
0

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