Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Computer Player Computer Player Amara Darlton Amara Darlton
Marcos CruzM. Cruz71
G
1
G
76Marc-Vivien DevauxM. Devaux
Ed van LeeuwenE. van Leeuwen69
D
2
D
70Úlfar IllugasonÚ. Illugason
Jose Fortes FloresJ. Flores58
D
3
D
65Pierre WomeP. Wome
Bakary MasurB. Masur54
D
4
D
66Pius TchoutangP. Tchoutang
Antonio MarcelinoA. Marcelino53
D
5
M
76Quim AntunesQ. Antunes
Eduardo CastroE. Castro59
M
6
M
74Luis SaavedraL. Saavedra
Saul StendardoS. Stendardo59
M
7
M
71Anders PetersenA. Petersen
Reinder WiekensR. Wiekens58
M
8
M
71Alonso ZamoraA. Zamora
Eugenio SerranoE. Serrano49
M
9
A
84Saidu A. IkpebaS. Ikpeba
Abdelkrim ElhamdaouiA. Elhamdaoui64
A
10
A
58Cesar MartinsC. Martins
Richard ClelandR. Cleland60
A
11
A
83John MorrisonJ. Morrison

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Albacete Balompie. A crowd of 20,393 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Levante UD are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Albacete Balompie appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Levante UD kick off!
3.16
Alonso Zamora passes the ball forward to John Morrison. John Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Cesar Martins. Cesar Martins connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.31
Anders Petersen kicks a strong pass forward to Saidu A. Ikpeba. Saidu A. Ikpeba lofts in a cross ball towards John Morrison. John Morrison heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Marcos Cruz!
8.19
Úlfar Illugason chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Antunes. Quim Antunes knocks the ball to his team mate, John Morrison. John Morrison goes all the way! John Morrison shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Marcos Cruz easily smothers it!
10.33
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
15.28
Reinder Wiekens knocks the ball to his team mate, Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.55
Saul Stendardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc-Vivien Devaux who gathers it comfortably.
20.20
Pierre Wome knocks the ball forward to Anders Petersen. Anders Petersen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Morrison. John Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
26.30
Luis Saavedra chips the ball to his team mate, Saidu A. Ikpeba. Saidu A. Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.37
Pius Tchoutang barges into Saul Stendardo. The referee calls over Pius Tchoutang and shows him a yellow card! Saul Stendardo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.09
Ed van Leeuwen threads the ball through to Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro knocks the ball forward to Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.14
Quim Antunes catches Eugenio Serrano on the ankles. Quim Antunes is given a warning by the referee! Eugenio Serrano runs off the knock.
44.42
Eduardo Castro hacks Anders Petersen from behind! The referee calls over Eduardo Castro and warns him to calm down! Anders Petersen runs off the knock.
45.00
Eduardo Castro makes a probing pass to Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui knocks the ball forward to Richard Cleland but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Albacete Balompie kick off the second half!
49.29
Anders Petersen knocks the ball forward to Saidu A. Ikpeba. Saidu A. Ikpeba goes all the way! Saidu A. Ikpeba cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.33
Quim Antunes sees a break and surges forward. Quim Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.31
Jose Fortes Flores brings the ball forward. Jose Fortes Flores threads the ball through to Richard Cleland. Richard Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.08
Bakary Masur hacks Luis Saavedra from behind! The referee calls over Bakary Masur and warns him to calm down! Luis Saavedra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.23
Richard Cleland clumsily knocks into Pierre Wome. Richard Cleland is given a warning by the referee! Pierre Wome grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.57
Quim Antunes knocks the ball forward to John Morrison. John Morrison passes the ball forward to Cesar Martins. Cesar Martins rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.51
Luis Saavedra makes a probing pass to Cesar Martins. Cesar Martins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Fortes Flores.
72.16
Reinder Wiekens makes a beautiful solo run. Reinder Wiekens knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc-Vivien Devaux who gathers it comfortably.
77.04
Luis Saavedra takes it forward alone. Luis Saavedra passes the ball forward to Cesar Martins. Cesar Martins cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Marcos Cruz!
79.21
Ed van Leeuwen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro makes a beautiful solo run. Eduardo Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Cleland. Richard Cleland powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Eugenio Serrano hacks Quim Antunes from behind! Eugenio Serrano is warned by the referee! Quim Antunes runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Saidu A. Ikpeba of Albacete Balompie
Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Albacete Balompie
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36%
64%
Play Area
29.3%
49.3%
21.3%

Scorers
Richard Cleland 79
Saidu A. Ikpeba 49