Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Girona FCGirona FC
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao Flynn Avery Flynn Avery
Rick Dos SantosR. Dos Santos68
G
1
G
75Jose BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Ljubisa NappiL. Nappi68
D
2
D
76JŸrgen WijkerJ. Wijker
Darius PottsD. Potts72
D
3
D
77Claude LevetC. Levet
Valerio AgliettiV. Aglietti69
D
4
D
77Antonio LorenzoA. Lorenzo
Francesco PorroF. Porro77
M
5
D
77Carlos GarciaC. Garcia
Vincenzo MazzoleniV. Mazzoleni77
M
6
M
79Otávio CardosoO. Cardoso
Manuele ZanonM. Zanon79
M
7
M
93Eduardo CastroE. Castro
Giuseppe DamianiG. Damiani85
M
captain8
A
76Martin HierroM. Hierro
Eugenio PenaE. Pena76
A
9captain
A
79Juan DuranJ. Duran
Harvey Overbeek-BloemH. Overbeek-Bloem71
A
10
A
79Elías PereyraE. Pereyra
Ramon SchaapR. Schaap68
A
11
A
77George NoicaG. Noica
 
Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin69
G
12
D
74Ernesto VelascoE. Velasco
Manuele Del PreteM. Del Prete71
M
13
M
80Guillermo LeonG. Leon
Colin LinekerC. Lineker72
A
14
A
75Rafael RomeroR. Romero

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Girona FC. A crowd of 20,902 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Girona FC appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Zubizarreta.


0.00
Girona FC kick off and get the match underway!
4.42
Manuele Zanon sees Eugenio Pena in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.54
Claude Levet flicks a high ball forward to Martin Hierro who takes it down. Martin Hierro shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
12.56
Ljubisa Nappi clumsily knocks into Juan Duran. The referee calls over Ljubisa Nappi and warns him to calm down! Juan Duran stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.57
Claude Levet decides to run forward with the ball. Claude Levet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
20.48
Giuseppe Damiani comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Castro. The referee calls over Giuseppe Damiani and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Castro runs off the knock.
21.03
Otávio Cardoso passes the ball forward to George Noica. George Noica controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Rick Dos Santos effortlessly smothers it!
22.55
Under pressure, Carlos Garcia clears the ball far upfield. Martin Hierro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Rick Dos Santos easily gets down and covers it.
27.49
With great vision, Manuele Zanon plays the ball forward to Francesco Porro. Francesco Porro shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Jose Barbosa manages to gather it effortlessly.
33.27
Valerio Aglietti surges forward with the ball. Valerio Aglietti kicks a strong pass forward to Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claude Levet.
38.08
Antonio Lorenzo kicks a strong pass forward to Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso makes a beautiful solo run. Otávio Cardoso lofts in a cross ball towards George Noica. George Noica is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
42.47
Claude Levet passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Juan Duran controls it well on his chest. Juan Duran whips in a cross ball towards Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Rick Dos Santos comfortably picks it out of the air!
45.00
JŸrgen Wijker kicks a strong pass forward to Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra knocks in a cross ball towards Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with Villarreal CF kicking off!
49.15
Darius Potts sees a break and surges forward. Darius Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Lorenzo.
54.56
Darius Potts flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Damiani collects the pass. Giuseppe Damiani kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Mazzoleni. Vincenzo Mazzoleni plays a one-two with Harvey Overbeek-Bloem and advances towards the goal... Vincenzo Mazzoleni shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Jose Barbosa. Excellent save.
55.24
Manuele Zanon passes the ball forward to Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by JŸrgen Wijker.
57.12
Eduardo Castro sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. Rick Dos Santos comfortably gets down and covers it.
60.33
Ljubisa Nappi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valerio Aglietti. Valerio Aglietti brings the ball forward. Valerio Aglietti lofts in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani heads the ball goalwards. The shot is on target but blocked by Carlos Garcia. That should have been a goal!
61.29
Claude Levet flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Garcia collects the pass. Carlos Garcia passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro knocks in a cross ball towards Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Rick Dos Santos reads it well. Great keeping!
66.06
Claude Levet flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Castro controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Castro makes a probing pass to Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.43
Ljubisa Nappi hits a low pass to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon threads the ball through to Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.58
Vincenzo Mazzoleni passes the ball forward to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Mazzoleni. Vincenzo Mazzoleni knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Jose Barbosa didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
77.25
Carlos Garcia flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro hits a low pass to Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
78.37
Vincenzo Mazzoleni brings the ball forward. Vincenzo Mazzoleni whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.23
Eduardo Castro knocks the ball forward to Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Rick Dos Santos smothers it!
83.52
Showing great composure, Antonio Lorenzo plays the ball forward to Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.55
Giuseppe Damiani flicks the ball to his team mate, Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.03
Manuele Zanon flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by JŸrgen Wijker.
87.11
Eduardo Castro passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Rick Dos Santos keeps it out!
89.11
Manuele Zanon passes the ball forward to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Eugenio Pena provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Ljubisa Nappi runs forward with the ball. Ljubisa Nappi sees Francesco Porro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francesco Porro lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Carlos Garcia!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Girona FC
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
10
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
27.4%
44%
28.6%

Scorers
Eugenio Pena 78
George Noica 38
Otávio Cardoso 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Otávio Cardoso of Girona FC

Match Ratings