Match Report
| Valencia | Valencia |  |  | Salamanca | Salamanca | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Caldwell | S. Caldwell |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Antonio Pastor | A. Pastor | |||||||||
| Kai Geis | K. Geis |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Juan Santos | J. Santos | |||||||||
| Adolfo Flores | A. Flores | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Victor Medina | V. Medina | |||||||||
| Danny Valk | D. Valk |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Jochem Bruins | J. Bruins | |||||||||
| Julian Mendez | J. Mendez | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Leonardo Zubizarreta | L. Zubizarreta | |||||||||
| Hugo Peiro | H. Peiro | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Enrique Navarro | E. Navarro | |||||||||
| Ivan Torres | I. Torres | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Andy Caldwell | A. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Nicu Lacatus | N. Lacatus |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | David Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Adolfo Prieto | A. Prieto | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | Luis Ramos | L. Ramos | |||||||||
| Alfredo Ruiz | A. Ruiz | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Roberto Ruiz | R. Ruiz | |||||||||
| David Ribeiro | D. Ribeiro |  | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Mario Jesus | M. Jesus | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Salamanca. A crowd of 17,659 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Valencia and Salamanca are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Valencia and Salamanca are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Valencia kick off!
10.41
0-0Andy Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Caldwell who gathers it comfortably.
16.58
0-0Jochem Bruins decides to run forward with the ball. Jochem Bruins decides to run forward with the ball. Jochem Bruins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Ruiz. Roberto Ruiz tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.02
Hugo Peiro makes a simple pass to David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Pastor who gathers it comfortably.
21.57
Kai Geis sees space and advances. Kai Geis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Zubizarreta.
22.19
David Caldwell makes a probing pass to Roberto Ruiz. Roberto Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.03
Danny Valk knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicu Lacatus. Nicu Lacatus makes a probing pass to Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.02
Hugo Peiro sees a break and surges forward. Hugo Peiro knocks in a cross ball towards Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.49
Danny Valk threads the ball through to Hugo Peiro. Hugo Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Prieto. Adolfo Prieto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Medina.
44.39
David Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Ramos. Luis Ramos shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Salamanca get the second half underway!
48.55
Hugo Peiro kicks a strong pass forward to David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.39
0-0David Caldwell makes a simple pass to Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus knocks the ball forward to Luis Ramos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
53.21
1-0Kai Geis knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Torres. Ivan Torres chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro heads the ball goalwards. Antonio Pastor is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.23
Nicu Lacatus threads the ball through to Adolfo Prieto. Adolfo Prieto knocks in a cross ball towards David Ribeiro. David Ribeiro heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
66.19
1-0Enrique Navarro kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Ruiz. Roberto Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Ramos. Luis Ramos tries a spectacular strike but somehow Stuart Caldwell manages to keep it out.
72.16
Victor Medina knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Caldwell. Andy Caldwell makes a probing pass to Roberto Ruiz. Roberto Ruiz shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.00
Hugo Peiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Prieto. Adolfo Prieto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Victor Medina.
77.04
1-0Valencia are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
79.46
Danny Valk sees space and advances. Danny Valk kicks a strong pass forward to Alfredo Ruiz. Alfredo Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.13
Hugo Peiro surges forward with the ball. Hugo Peiro shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Antonio Pastor.
83.57
Enrique Navarro makes a simple pass to Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.51
Enrique Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Ramos. Luis Ramos knocks the ball forward to Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Stuart Caldwell is on top of it.
89.51
1-0Jochem Bruins clumsily knocks into Alfredo Ruiz. Jochem Bruins is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Ruiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Jochem Bruins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enrique Navarro. Enrique Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Ruiz. Roberto Ruiz heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
28.8%
45.2%
26%
Scorers