Match Report


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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Levante UD. A crowd of 9,404 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Villarreal CF and Levante UD are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Villarreal CF start the match!
9.47
Alejandro Nieto kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Lorenzo. Eduardo Lorenzo makes a probing pass to Gianluca Sesia. Gianluca Sesia plays a perfect one-two with Pedro Redondo and rushes in on goal... Gianluca Sesia tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.32
Ernesto Delgado brings the ball forward. Ernesto Delgado shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.55
Eugenio Serrano flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Cleland. Richard Cleland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alejandro Nieto.
22.29
Eugenio Serrano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.41
Eugenio Serrano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui whips in a cross ball towards Richard Cleland. Richard Cleland directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.13
Gianluca Sesia hacks Bakary Masur from behind! The referee calls over Gianluca Sesia and shows him a yellow card! Bakary Masur hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.52
Eugenio Serrano passes the ball forward to Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The second half starts with Levante UD kicking off!
47.25
Pedro Redondo barges into Enrique Sanchez. The referee calls over Pedro Redondo and warns him to calm down! Enrique Sanchez stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.45
Alberto Aguilar kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Cleland. Richard Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Mendez who gathers it comfortably.
53.26
Pablo Rodriguez makes a probing pass to Eduardo Lorenzo. Eduardo Lorenzo kicks a strong pass forward to Gianluca Sesia. Gianluca Sesia knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Redondo. Pedro Redondo flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
57.49
Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui hacks Pablo Rodriguez from behind! The referee calls over Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui and warns him to calm down! Pablo Rodriguez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.22
Adam Youds threads the ball through to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Sesia. Gianluca Sesia makes a simple pass to Pedro Redondo. Pedro Redondo takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.09
Ernesto Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Cleland. Richard Cleland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.40
Yksel Björklund knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Delgado. Ernesto Delgado makes a simple pass to Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui. Abdelkrim Elhamdaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Cleland. Richard Cleland is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.31
Eduardo Lorenzo knocks the ball forward to Pedro Redondo. Pedro Redondo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Serrano of Levante UD
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
32.4%
45.9%
21.6%

Scorers