Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alberto SegarraA. Segarra69
G
1
G
62Jeremy JagerJ. Jager
Toni JauT. Jau64
D
2
D
71Fernando MartinF. Martin
Carlos MolownyC. Molowny63
D
captain3
D
61Stefan GrassadoniaS. Grassadonia
Eugenio MartinE. Martin58
D
4
D
55Ivan CamineroI. Caminero
Romero P. CarmonaR. Carmona76
M
5
D
52Alejandro SegarraA. Segarra
Nicolas PardoN. Pardo61
M
6
M
73Felipe HelgueraF. Helguera
Mauricio PascualM. Pascual57
M
7
M
56Gabriel ReyesG. Reyes
Martin PichichiM. Pichichi54
M
8
A
74Jose ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta
Jordy Van NieuwstadtJ. Van Nieuwstadt71
A
9
A
51Miguel VelascoM. Velasco
Albert RamirezA. Ramirez66
A
10
A
48Eugenio Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez
Giancarlo RomualdiG. Romualdi65
A
11captain
A
42Titus MoffatT. Moffat
 
Romero P. DelgadoR. Delgado60
G
12
M
55Julian CaballeroJ. Caballero
Peter LockleyP. Lockley58
G
13
M
55Adolfo PastorA. Pastor
Roberto CalvoR. Calvo57
A
14
D
50Mauricio MoyaM. Moya

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Mérida Unión Deportiva. A crowd of 8,819 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Levante UD are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Mérida Unión Deportiva appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo  Redondo.


0.00
Mérida Unión Deportiva get the match underway!
2.50
Ivan Caminero flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Reyes who takes it down. Gabriel Reyes advances with the ball. Gabriel Reyes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.59
Martin Pichichi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo Romualdi. Giancarlo Romualdi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jeremy Jager who gathers it comfortably.
6.06
Ivan Caminero takes a short throw-in bringing Stefan Grassadonia into play. Stefan Grassadonia hits a low pass to Gabriel Reyes. Gabriel Reyes threads the ball through to Titus Moffat. Titus Moffat shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.27
Nicolas Pardo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Ramirez. Albert Ramirez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Grassadonia.
10.55
Mauricio Pascual sees Jordy Van Nieuwstadt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jordy Van Nieuwstadt kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Ramirez but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.47
Gabriel Reyes knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Guerrero Lopez. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Segarra who gathers it comfortably.
14.51
Stefan Grassadonia comes in with a late challenge on Albert Ramirez. Stefan Grassadonia is shown the yellow card! Albert Ramirez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.45
Gabriel Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Zubizarreta. Jose Zubizarreta shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
16.23
Nicolas Pardo threads a neat ball through to Albert Ramirez. Albert Ramirez knocks in a cross ball towards Giancarlo Romualdi. Giancarlo Romualdi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jeremy Jager with no chance!! Goal for Levante UD!
20.30
Eugenio Martin passes the ball forward to Mauricio Pascual. Mauricio Pascual knocks the ball forward to Giancarlo Romualdi. Giancarlo Romualdi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.24
Fernando Martin comes in with a late challenge on Jordy Van Nieuwstadt. Fernando Martin is shown the yellow card! Jordy Van Nieuwstadt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.05
Toni Jau kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Pascual. Mauricio Pascual flicks a high ball forward to Giancarlo Romualdi who takes it down. Giancarlo Romualdi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
32.45
Mérida Unión Deportiva have made a substitution with Mauricio Moya replacing Titus Moffat .
33.49
Ivan Caminero kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Reyes. Gabriel Reyes threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Guerrero Lopez. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Moya. Mauricio Moya makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.11
Gabriel Reyes knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Guerrero Lopez. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez shoots from distance but it is miles over!
38.09
Carlos Molowny barges into Gabriel Reyes. Carlos Molowny is warned by the referee! Gabriel Reyes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.17
Felipe Helguera catches Romero P. Carmona on the ankles. The referee warns Felipe Helguera to calm down! Romero P. Carmona stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.16
Gabriel Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Velasco. Miguel Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Moya. Mauricio Moya flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Nicolas Pardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giancarlo Romualdi. Giancarlo Romualdi knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Ramirez. Albert Ramirez knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD appear unchanged since the first half. Mérida Unión Deportiva have changed their lineup with Julian Caballero replacing Ivan Caminero. The Mérida Unión Deportiva players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Levante UD kick off the second half!
47.11
Nicolas Pardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Ramirez. Albert Ramirez runs straight at the defence! Albert Ramirez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Jeremy Jager has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.36
Carlos Molowny threads the ball through to Romero P. Carmona. Romero P. Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jordy Van Nieuwstadt. Jordy Van Nieuwstadt lofts in a cross ball towards Giancarlo Romualdi. Giancarlo Romualdi makes a convincing header but it is miles over!
55.01
Romero P. Carmona flicks the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo Romualdi. Giancarlo Romualdi shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.52
Levante UD have made 3 substitutions with Romero P. Delgado replacing Toni Jau, Peter Lockley replacing Mauricio Pascual and Roberto Calvo replacing Martin Pichichi .
63.07
Alejandro Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Reyes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Reyes passes the ball forward to Miguel Velasco. Miguel Velasco shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.22
Nicolas Pardo makes a probing pass to Jordy Van Nieuwstadt. Jordy Van Nieuwstadt knocks the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo Romualdi. Giancarlo Romualdi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Jeremy Jager had no chance!! Goal for Levante UD!
77.16
Mérida Unión Deportiva have made a substitution with Adolfo Pastor replacing Felipe Helguera .
81.31
Adolfo Pastor darts forward. Adolfo Pastor knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Guerrero Lopez. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Alberto Segarra.
82.52
Gabriel Reyes takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Eugenio Guerrero Lopez. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez is dispossessed by a tackle from Romero P. Delgado.
83.14
Gabriel Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Moya. Mauricio Moya puts a great ball through. Jose Zubizarreta runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Mérida Unión Deportiva
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
25%
45.8%
29.2%

Scorers
Giancarlo Romualdi 16, 72
Albert Ramirez 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giancarlo Romualdi of Levante UD

Match Ratings