Match Report
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF |  |  | Barcelona | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Saez | C. Saez |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Juan-Carlos Lorenzo | J. Lorenzo | |||||||||
| Roberto Mora | R. Mora | | 77 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Eduardo Marin | E. Marin | ||||||||
| Edgar Tavares | E. Tavares |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Gregorio Mora | G. Mora | |||||||||
| Sylvain Burgess | S. Burgess |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Felipe Alvarez | F. Alvarez | |||||||||
| Luis Verges | L. Verges | | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Andres Izquierdo | A. Izquierdo | |||||||||
| Fabio Turci | F. Turci |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Aimo Sala | A. Sala | |||||||||
| Edgar Oliveira | E. Oliveira | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Daniel Alonso | D. Alonso | |||||||||
| Patricio Navarro | P. Navarro | | 65 | M | | 8 | | | M | 62 |  | Danny Van Der Laan | D. Van Der Laan | ||||||||
| Andres Pardo | A. Pardo | | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Paul Dickov | P. Dickov | |||||||||
| Ernesto Cruz | E. Cruz | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Brenny Hansma | B. Hansma | |||||||||
| Jose Rey | J. Rey | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Alejandro Vicente | A. Vicente | |||||||||
| Martin Blanco | M. Blanco | | 57 | A | | 12 | | A | 67 | | Attilio Cangini | A. Cangini | |||||||||
| Mirko Donati | M. Donati | | 55 | G | | 13 | | M | 61 | | Victor Bruins | V. Bruins | |||||||||
| Edmundo Moya | E. Moya | | 54 | A | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Ricardo Duran | R. Duran | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 9,703 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Patricio Caballero.
The pitch is in good condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Patricio Caballero.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF kick off and get the match underway!
3.38
0-0Andres Pardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from outside the area but somehow Juan-Carlos Lorenzo manages to keep it out.
4.42
0-0Edgar Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.53
0-0Gregorio Mora catches Jose Rey on the ankles. The referee calls over Gregorio Mora and shows him a yellow card! Jose Rey runs off the knock.
9.44
Ernesto Cruz catches Eduardo Marin on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eduardo Marin runs off the knock.
15.58
1-0Andres Pardo makes a simple pass to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Rey. Jose Rey shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.58
Edgar Oliveira makes an attacking run forward. Edgar Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.49
Fabio Turci threads a neat ball through to Jose Rey. Jose Rey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Juan-Carlos Lorenzo manages to keep it out.
24.38
1-0Daniel Alonso chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente makes a probing pass to Brenny Hansma but he's offside!
32.49
Andres Izquierdo hacks Andres Pardo from behind! Andres Izquierdo is shown the yellow card! Andres Pardo runs off the knock.
38.04
Brenny Hansma catches Sylvain Burgess on the ankles. Brenny Hansma is shown the yellow card! Sylvain Burgess stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Gregorio Mora makes a simple pass to Daniel Alonso. Daniel Alonso threads the ball through to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente threads the ball through to Paul Dickov but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Barcelona get the second half underway!
51.33
1-0Patricio Navarro makes a simple pass to Jose Rey. Jose Rey lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Gregorio Mora steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
53.13
Gregorio Mora makes a beautiful solo run. Gregorio Mora flicks a high pass forward. Brenny Hansma controls it well on his chest. Brenny Hansma plays a quick one-two with Paul Dickov and rushes in on goal... Brenny Hansma tries a spectacular strike but somehow Carlos Saez manages to keep it out.
54.01
Edgar Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rey. Jose Rey makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
57.28
Danny Van Der Laan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Danny Van Der Laan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
59.41
2-0Edgar Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
65.31
Patricio Navarro threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.52
Felipe Alvarez breaks forward. Felipe Alvarez plays the ball forward to Alejandro Vicente. Alejandro Vicente puts a great ball through. Brenny Hansma runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
77.49
2-0Villarreal CF have made 3 substitutions with Martin Blanco replacing Edgar Tavares, Mirko Donati replacing Edgar Oliveira and Edmundo Moya replacing Jose Rey .
78.49
Gregorio Mora flicks a high pass forward. Aimo Sala collects the pass. Aimo Sala hits a low pass to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov skips past Luis Verges! Paul Dickov side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Carlos Saez. Excellent save.
84.49
Martin Blanco flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Turci who brings the ball under control. Fabio Turci threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan-Carlos Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Patricio Navarro threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort. Juan-Carlos Lorenzo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
22.8%
44.3%
32.9%
Scorers
| Jose Rey 16, 54 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jose Rey of Villarreal CF |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Carlos Saez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Roberto Mora (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Edgar Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sylvain Burgess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Luis Verges (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fabio Turci (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Edgar Oliveira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Patricio Navarro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Andres Pardo (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ernesto Cruz (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Jose Rey (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Martin Blanco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mirko Donati (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Edmundo Moya (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Juan-Carlos Lorenzo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Eduardo Marin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gregorio Mora (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Felipe Alvarez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andres Izquierdo (MID) | | 5 |
| 6. | Aimo Sala (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniel Alonso (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Danny Van Der Laan (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul Dickov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Brenny Hansma (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Alejandro Vicente (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Attilio Cangini (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Victor Bruins (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ricardo Duran (ATT) | 0 | |