Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 20,608 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Barcelona get the match underway!
3.47
0-0Edwin Mokrani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Aguilar. Jose Javier Aguilar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jannick Malicki.
6.10
0-0Joao Quaresma sees a break and surges forward. Joao Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar. Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar makes a probing pass to Callum McCoist but he's offside!
9.25
Mathias Allback sees a break and surges forward. Mathias Allback deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Davids. Steve Davids knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.02
0-0Hugo Alonso passes the ball forward to Peter Christie. Peter Christie chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Aguilar. Jose Javier Aguilar shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
15.25
Tiago Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar. Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar lofts in a cross ball towards Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Kafoumba Dao.
20.54
Glenn Winter flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kafoumba Dao who gathers it comfortably.
21.33
0-0Hugo Alonso makes a beautiful solo run. Hugo Alonso kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Davids. Steve Davids shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
26.30
Ivan Westwood chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Christie. Peter Christie brings the ball forward. Peter Christie knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Davids. Steve Davids flicks the ball with his head but somehow Ismael Izzet manages to keep it out.
32.37
Tobias Thielemann kicks a strong pass forward to Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva plays a perfect one-two with Steve Davids and rushes in on goal... Benjamín Leiva cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Ismael Izzet.
33.29
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.08
Glenn Winter kicks a strong pass forward to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Kafoumba Dao is on top of it.
44.23
1-0Ricardo Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Semedo. Tiago Semedo chips the ball to his team mate, Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Valencia kick off!
48.10
Ricardo Viana passes the ball forward to Glenn Winter. Glenn Winter takes it forward alone. Glenn Winter chips the ball to his team mate, Fotis Venizelos. Fotis Venizelos tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.26
Joao Quaresma flicks the ball to his team mate, Glenn Winter. Glenn Winter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar. Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar goes all the way! Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar takes a shot at goal. Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar scores for Valencia!!
57.37
Raul Pantanelli kicks a strong pass forward to Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar. Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.11
Joao Quaresma makes a simple pass to Raul Pantanelli. Raul Pantanelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar. Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar plays a perfect one-two with Fotis Venizelos and rushes in on goal... Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Kafoumba Dao easily smothers it!
63.45
Tiago Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Fotis Venizelos. Fotis Venizelos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
67.52
Jannick Malicki makes a probing pass to Raul Pantanelli. Raul Pantanelli makes a probing pass to Fotis Venizelos. Fotis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kafoumba Dao who gathers it comfortably.
71.24
Joao Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glenn Winter. Glenn Winter makes a probing pass to Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar. Jean-Sebastien Ben Askar tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.01
Tobias Thielemann decides to run forward with the ball. Tobias Thielemann shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.11
Joao Quaresma sees space and advances. Joao Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Fotis Venizelos. Fotis Venizelos goes all the way! Fotis Venizelos shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.27
Raul Pantanelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.12
Edwin Mokrani passes the ball forward to Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva tries a spectacular long range effort. Ismael Izzet easily smothers it.
89.47
Mathias Allback threads the ball through to Pedro Hernandez. Pedro Hernandez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benjamín Leiva. Benjamín Leiva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
25.7%
40.5%
33.8%
Scorers