Match Report


ValenciaValencia     Real ValladolidReal Valladolid
Computer Player Computer Player Gerry Montenegro Gerry Montenegro
Miguel ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta72
G
1
G
83Bob DammanB. Damman
Miguel LopezM. Lopez78
D
2
D
80Facundo AlonsoF. Alonso
Alejandro BravoA. Bravo75
D
3
D
83Krunoslaw NappiK. Nappi
Alberto CostacurtaA. Costacurta60
D
4
D
83Jan PetersenJ. Petersen
Jose Javier PeiroJ. Peiro55
D
captain5
D
85Dylan GallettiD. Galletti
David GlassD. Glass64
M
6
M
83Sebastiao CostaS. Costa
Paul ByrneP. Byrne63
M
7
M
84Antonis KourisA. Kouris
Youssouf BonisselY. Bonissel63
M
8captain
A
83Pieter OliveiraP. Oliveira
Roberto VilaR. Vila69
A
9
A
77Sidney GrayS. Gray
David GascoigneD. Gascoigne68
A
10
A
82Vittorio FranciosoV. Francioso
Ferdinando PecorariF. Pecorari56
A
11
A
82Brett VivasB. Vivas
 
Julian CastilloJ. Castillo64
G
12
D
78Pasquale MoscardiP. Moscardi
Leonardo VidalL. Vidal62
M
13
M
77Daniel ReamD. Ream
Kwami GravelaineK. Gravelaine58
M
14
A
86Nikos Van Der LuerN. Van Der Luer

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Real Valladolid. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Real Valladolid appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jose  Hidalgo.


0.00
Real Valladolid kick off!
3.55
Dylan Galletti flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Costa controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Costa sees Vittorio Francioso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vittorio Francioso whips in a cross ball towards Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray makes a convincing header but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.07
Antonis Kouris barges into Paul Byrne. The referee warns Antonis Kouris to calm down! Paul Byrne runs off the knock.
6.26
Antonis Kouris makes a probing pass to Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.17
Sebastiao Costa threads a neat ball through to Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Miguel Zubizarreta!
10.28
Alberto Costacurta threads a neat ball through to David Glass. David Glass flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Vila controls it well on his chest. Roberto Vila threads a neat, attacking ball through to Ferdinando Pecorari. Krunoslaw Nappi comes in with a late challenge on Ferdinando Pecorari. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
10.28
The referee points to the spot..
11.09
David Gascoigne slowly runs up and fires a shot towards the top corner, but it hits the woodwork and bounces back out!
15.37
Sebastiao Costa barges into Youssouf Bonissel. The referee calls over Sebastiao Costa and warns him to calm down! Youssouf Bonissel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.23
Paul Byrne threads the ball through to Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari knocks in a cross ball towards David Gascoigne. David Gascoigne makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.47
Alberto Costacurta takes it forward alone. Alberto Costacurta runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alberto Costacurta knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bob Damman who gathers it comfortably.
27.13
Miguel Lopez kicks a strong pass forward to Youssouf Bonissel. Youssouf Bonissel makes a beautiful solo run. Youssouf Bonissel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Facundo Alonso.
28.13
Youssouf Bonissel changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Youssouf Bonissel knocks in a cross ball towards David Gascoigne. With a superhuman jump, David Gascoigne connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.04
Dylan Galletti takes a quick throw-in. Facundo Alonso makes a simple pass to Antonis Kouris. Antonis Kouris darts forward. Antonis Kouris edges inside the box! Antonis Kouris makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.51
Sebastiao Costa threads a neat ball through to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray makes a convincing header but it's a woeful effort!
38.43
Antonis Kouris threads the ball through to Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.35
Sebastiao Costa threads a neat ball through to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Real Valladolid!
44.24
Paul Byrne catches Antonis Kouris on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Byrne and warns him to calm down! Antonis Kouris runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Real Valladolid also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Valencia kick off the second half!
54.26
Youssouf Bonissel flicks a high pass forward. Ferdinando Pecorari controls it well on his chest. Ferdinando Pecorari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
55.00
Facundo Alonso pushes mid-way up the pitch. Facundo Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Pieter Oliveira controls it well on his chest. Pieter Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Brett Vivas. Brett Vivas flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
60.14
Paul Byrne catches Antonis Kouris on the ankles. The referee brings Paul Byrne to one side and gives him another warning! Antonis Kouris runs off the knock.
61.19
Antonis Kouris makes a probing pass to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejandro Bravo.
63.04
David Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Bob Damman!
66.08
Facundo Alonso threads the ball through to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa makes a probing pass to Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray whips in a cross ball towards Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso makes a convincing header. Fantastic reactions from Alberto Costacurta blocks the shot!
72.24
Paul Byrne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Vila. Roberto Vila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.19
David Glass flicks a high pass forward. David Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.29
David Glass threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Petersen.
81.01
Antonis Kouris flicks a high ball forward to Vittorio Francioso who takes it down. Vittorio Francioso shoots from distance but Miguel Zubizarreta reads it well. Excellent keeping!
87.10
Sebastiao Costa knocks the ball forward to Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray lofts in a cross ball towards Brett Vivas. Brett Vivas rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Miguel Zubizarreta manages to keep it out.
89.55
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Valencia

Real Valladolid
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
28.4%
44.6%
27%

Scorers
David Gascoigne 16
Antonis Kouris 30
Vittorio Francioso 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonis Kouris of Real Valladolid

Match Ratings