Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carlos SaezC. Saez62
G
1
G
52Francisco IglesiasF. Iglesias
Roberto MoraR. Mora77
D
captain2
D
68Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez
Edgar TavaresE. Tavares61
D
3captain
D
67Luis RamirezL. Ramirez
Sylvain BurgessS. Burgess58
D
4
D
60Stanislas PerronS. Perron
Luis VergesL. Verges53
D
5
D
58Guillermo GentoG. Gento
Fabio TurciF. Turci70
M
6
M
64Adolfo CastilloA. Castillo
Edgar OliveiraE. Oliveira69
M
7
M
62Victor LozanoV. Lozano
Patricio NavarroP. Navarro65
M
8
A
57Miguel CruzM. Cruz
Andres PardoA. Pardo61
M
9
A
50Tommaso ZolaT. Zola
Ernesto CruzE. Cruz76
A
10
A
46Adriano FilippiA. Filippi
Jose ReyJ. Rey64
A
11
A
44Julian MoyaJ. Moya
 
Martin BlancoM. Blanco57
A
12
M
58Alfredo MarcelinoA. Marcelino
Mirko DonatiM. Donati55
G
13
M
54Ricardo RomeroR. Romero
Edmundo MoyaE. Moya54
A
14
D
52Juan-Carlos CarcedoJ. Carcedo

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Albacete Balompie. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Albacete Balompie appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n  Mora.


0.00
Albacete Balompie start the match!
2.19
Ivan Gonzalez knocks the ball to his team mate, Victor Lozano. Victor Lozano sees a break and surges forward. Victor Lozano shoots from 20 yards but somehow Carlos Saez manages to keep it out.
10.42
Sylvain Burgess flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Turci controls it well on his chest. Fabio Turci flicks a high pass forward. Jose Rey controls it well on his chest. Jose Rey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Gento.
16.26
Victor Lozano plays the ball forward to Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Saez who gathers it comfortably.
18.36
Edgar Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.41
Victor Lozano hits a low pass to Miguel Cruz. Miguel Cruz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.16
Edgar Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Ramirez.
22.04
Adolfo Castillo flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.22
Andres Pardo flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cruz comfortably collects the pass. Ernesto Cruz shoots from 20 yards. Francisco Iglesias is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.23
Patricio Navarro picks a pass forward to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Iglesias who gathers it comfortably.
32.05
Fabio Turci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Rey. Jose Rey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Gonzalez.
33.40
Victor Lozano barges into Patricio Navarro. The referee calls over Victor Lozano and shows him a yellow card! Patricio Navarro runs off the knock.
34.08
Fabio Turci flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cruz controls it well on his chest. Ernesto Cruz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Ramirez.
36.09
Sylvain Burgess clumsily knocks into Julian Moya. The referee calls over Sylvain Burgess and shows him a yellow card! Julian Moya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.10
Victor Lozano threads a neat ball through to Miguel Cruz. Miguel Cruz shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.44
Victor Lozano flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya whips in a cross ball towards Adriano Filippi. With a superhuman jump, Adriano Filippi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Carlos Saez comfortably punches it away to safety.
42.50
Victor Lozano hacks Edgar Oliveira from behind! The referee brings Victor Lozano to one side and gives him a warning! Edgar Oliveira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.16
Jose Rey catches Ivan Gonzalez on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Gonzalez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Albacete Balompie also appear unchanged since the first half. The Albacete Balompie players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Villarreal CF kicking off!
48.05
Patricio Navarro threads a neat ball through to Jose Rey. Jose Rey tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.16
Adolfo Castillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Cruz. Miguel Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
60.12
Albacete Balompie have made 3 substitutions with Alfredo Marcelino replacing Ivan Gonzalez, Ricardo Romero replacing Victor Lozano and Juan-Carlos Carcedo replacing Adriano Filippi .
61.17
Fabio Turci flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Cruz controls it well on his chest. Ernesto Cruz finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
63.56
Ricardo Romero flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Cruz who brings the ball under control. Miguel Cruz finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
66.25
Edgar Oliveira clumsily knocks into Ricardo Romero. The referee calls over Edgar Oliveira and shows him a yellow card! Ricardo Romero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
69.16
Adolfo Castillo barges into Luis Verges. The referee brings Adolfo Castillo to one side and gives him a warning! Luis Verges carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.17
Patricio Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
72.03
Andres Pardo passes the ball forward to Jose Rey. Jose Rey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.59
Ricardo Romero clumsily knocks into Andres Pardo. Ricardo Romero is shown the yellow card! Andres Pardo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.56
Villarreal CF have made 3 substitutions with Martin Blanco replacing Edgar Tavares, Mirko Donati replacing Edgar Oliveira and Edmundo Moya replacing Jose Rey .
78.59
Adolfo Castillo knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
79.05
Martin Blanco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Moya. Edmundo Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.36
Luis Ramirez launches a long ball forward into the other half. Miguel Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.49
Luis Ramirez threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Albacete Balompie
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
26.2%
48.8%
25%

Scorers
Ernesto Cruz 27
Jose Rey 48, 72
Miguel Cruz 81

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)yellow card
5
5.Luis Verges (DEF)
6
6.Fabio Turci (MID)
6
7.Edgar Oliveira (MID)yellow card
5
8.Patricio Navarro (MID)
7
9.Andres Pardo (MID)
7
10.Ernesto Cruz (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jose Rey (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Martin Blanco (ATT)
6
13.Mirko Donati (GK)
6
14.Edmundo Moya (ATT)
6

1.Francisco Iglesias (GK)
6
2.Ivan Gonzalez (DEF)
6
3.Luis Ramirez (DEF)
7
4.Stanislas Perron (DEF)
6
5.Guillermo Gento (DEF)
6
6.Adolfo Castillo (MID)
6
7.Victor Lozano (MID)yellow card
7
8.Miguel Cruz (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Tommaso Zola (ATT)
6
10.Adriano Filippi (ATT)
6
11.Julian Moya (ATT)
6
 
12.Alfredo Marcelino (MID)
6
13.Ricardo Romero (MID)yellow card
5
14.Juan-Carlos Carcedo (DEF)
6