Match Report


ValenciaValencia     Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Computer Player Computer Player
Facundo AvilaF. Avila80
G
1
G
75John BurleyJ. Burley
Romarin JobR. Job75
D
2
D
68Alfredo FerrerA. Ferrer
Andres PenaA. Pena78
D
3
D
66Sebastian HidalgoS. Hidalgo
Fredrik GardnerF. Gardner71
D
4
D
61Edmundo SerranoE. Serrano
Benjamín FigueroaB. Figueroa82
M
5
M
65Frits WesterveldF. Westerveld
Wilson DavidW. David80
M
6
M
64Richard ElliottR. Elliott
Stephan AmoahS. Amoah86
M
7
M
63Martin CamineroM. Caminero
Christian DilisoC. Diliso82
M
8
M
63Jose SanchezJ. Sanchez
Nico MüllerN. Müller84
A
captain9captain
A
72Wes CutlerW. Cutler
Simon KurthS. Kurth70
A
10
A
69Francisco MarcosF. Marcos
Martin SakhoM. Sakho72
A
11
A
62Callum ClelandC. Cleland
 
Jean Pierre IsmaëlJ. Ismaël73
D
12
G
71Harvey EustaceH. Eustace
Marc-Vivien AchardM. Achard67
M
13
G
65Leonardo MonteroL. Montero
Carlos MendesC. Mendes65
A
14
A
62Ezio BrambillaE. Brambilla

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Deportivo La Coruña. A crowd of 20,063 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Valencia and Deportivo La Coruña are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos  Vila.


0.00
Deportivo La Coruña start the match!
2.15
Stephan Amoah chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Müller. Nico Müller cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Nico Müller provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! John Burley had no chance!! Goal for Valencia!
6.01
Christian Diliso flicks a high pass forward to Nico Müller who brings the ball under control. Nico Müller knocks the ball forward to Martin Sakho but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.42
Romarin Job flicks a high pass forward. Stephan Amoah holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephan Amoah passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Simon Kurth. Simon Kurth shoots from long range but it flies wide!
12.46
Romarin Job catches Martin Caminero on the ankles. The referee calls over Romarin Job and shows him a yellow card! Martin Caminero stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.37
Sebastian Hidalgo barges into Wilson David. The referee brings Sebastian Hidalgo to one side and gives him a warning! Wilson David stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.15
Alfredo Ferrer sees Martin Caminero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Caminero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Cutler. Wes Cutler finds some space and shoots from distance but Facundo Avila is on top of it.
16.40
Stephan Amoah clumsily knocks into Martin Caminero. The referee calls over Stephan Amoah and shows him a yellow card! Martin Caminero stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.05
Wes Cutler comes in with a late challenge on Fredrik Gardner. The referee calls over Wes Cutler and shows him a yellow card! Fredrik Gardner stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.07
Martin Caminero makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Marcos. Francisco Marcos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Romarin Job steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
22.25
With some swift thinking, Romarin Job plays the ball forward to Benjamín Figueroa. Benjamín Figueroa hits a low pass to Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Müller. Nico Müller heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.46
Benjamín Figueroa makes a probing pass to Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.02
Edmundo Serrano flicks a high pass forward. Martin Caminero controls it well on his chest. Martin Caminero threads a neat ball through to Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fredrik Gardner.
36.38
Wilson David changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Wilson David skips past Sebastian Hidalgo! Sebastian Hidalgo clumsily knocks into Wilson David. Penalty not given!!
39.04
Wilson David threads the ball through to Simon Kurth. Simon Kurth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.42
Nico Müller clumsily knocks into Alfredo Ferrer. The referee brings Nico Müller to one side and gives him a warning! Alfredo Ferrer stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.10
Alfredo Ferrer passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jose Sanchez. Jose Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Marcos. Francisco Marcos whips in a cross ball towards Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Facundo Avila punches it away to safety.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo La Coruña also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Valencia start the second half!
49.06
Stephan Amoah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Kurth. Simon Kurth rushes past Edmundo Serrano! Some silky footwork from Simon Kurth provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but John Burley reads it well. Great save!
51.02
Edmundo Serrano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott makes an attacking run forward. Richard Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Marcos. Francisco Marcos flicks the ball with his head. Facundo Avila picks it out of the air!
54.44
Sebastian Hidalgo flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Elliott. Richard Elliott makes a beautiful solo run. Richard Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.39
Alfredo Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Jose Sanchez. Jose Sanchez chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Cutler. Wes Cutler lofts in a cross ball towards Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent block by Romarin Job!
60.51
Deportivo La Coruña have made 2 substitutions with Harvey Eustace replacing Edmundo Serrano and Leonardo Montero replacing Jose Sanchez .
61.52
Benjamín Figueroa passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
63.49
Romarin Job makes a beautiful solo run. Seeing a gap ahead, Romarin Job picks a pass forward to Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho plays a scrappy one-two with Nico Müller and stumbles forward towards the goal... Martin Sakho strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.01
Andres Pena flicks a high pass forward to Wilson David who brings the ball under control. Wilson David threads a neat ball through to Nico Müller. Nico Müller whips in a cross ball towards Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho makes a deft header his aim is horrendously poor!
69.03
Romarin Job flicks the ball to his team mate, Wilson David. With vision, Wilson David plays the ball forward to Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho plays a one-two with Simon Kurth and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Martin Sakho provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.24
Andres Pena knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho advances inside the box! Martin Sakho muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Valencia are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
72.01
Richard Elliott barges into Stephan Amoah. Richard Elliott is shown the yellow card! Stephan Amoah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.27
Romarin Job flicks a high ball forward to Stephan Amoah who takes it down. Stephan Amoah passes the ball forward to Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho makes a pass forward but Simon Kurth makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
75.45
Fredrik Gardner hits a low pass to Wilson David. Wilson David knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Müller but he's offside!
77.26
Valencia have made 2 substitutions with Jean Pierre Ismaël replacing Andres Pena and Marc-Vivien Achard replacing Stephan Amoah .Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Ezio Brambilla replacing Francisco Marcos .
78.27
Fredrik Gardner hacks Ezio Brambilla from behind! The referee calls over Fredrik Gardner and shows him a yellow card! Ezio Brambilla hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.33
Benjamín Figueroa makes an attacking run forward. Benjamín Figueroa knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Kurth. Simon Kurth powers a header at goal. John Burley punches it away to safety.
83.27
Marc-Vivien Achard makes a probing pass to Simon Kurth. Simon Kurth lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Sakho. Martin Sakho heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.02
Christian Diliso passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Simon Kurth. Simon Kurth edges inside the box! Simon Kurth cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Valencia

Deportivo La Coruña
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
26.2%
40.5%
33.3%

Scorers
Nico Müller 2, 22
Martin Sakho 63, 83
Simon Kurth 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Sakho of Valencia

Match Ratings
1.Facundo Avila (GK)
6
2.Romarin Job (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Andres Pena (DEF)
6
4.Fredrik Gardner (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Benjamín Figueroa (MID)
6
6.Wilson David (MID)
7
7.Stephan Amoah (MID)yellow card
6
8.Christian Diliso (MID)
6
9.Nico Müller (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Simon Kurth (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Martin Sakho (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jean Pierre Ismaël (DEF)
6
13.Marc-Vivien Achard (MID)
6
14.Carlos Mendes (ATT)
0

1.John Burley (GK)
6
2.Alfredo Ferrer (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Hidalgo (DEF)
6
4.Edmundo Serrano (DEF)
6
5.Frits Westerveld (MID)
6
6.Richard Elliott (MID)yellow card
6
7.Martin Caminero (MID)
7
8.Jose Sanchez (MID)
6
9.Wes Cutler (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Francisco Marcos (ATT)
6
11.Callum Cleland (ATT)
6
 
12.Harvey Eustace (GK)
6
13.Leonardo Montero (GK)
6
14.Ezio Brambilla (ATT)
6