Match Report


ValenciaValencia     Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas
Se RiSe Ri Olga Smith Olga Smith
Johan CurtoloJ. Curtolo85
G
1
G
81Paolo BrambleP. Bramble
Stefan FinkS. Fink75
D
2
D
77Lennart AugsteinL. Augstein
David VillarrealD. Villarreal78
D
3
D
81Andre GomesA. Gomes
Yassine ElhamdaouiY. Elhamdaoui79
D
4
D
81Dario MathisD. Mathis
Wim De VliegerW. De Vlieger75
D
5
M
72Brian RankinB. Rankin
Thomas JohnsenT. Johnsen80
M
6
M
76Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison
Johan BjarnasonJ. Bjarnason77
M
7
M
72Nicolás AurelioN. Aurelio
Cristian KempesC. Kempes75
M
8
M
72Alvaro OlveraA. Olvera
Pedro CamachoP. Camacho81
A
9
A
72Juan AguilarJ. Aguilar
Jersson ParedesJ. Paredes79
A
10
A
81Frederico FarinosF. Farinos
Gunnar NormannG. Normann82
A
11
A
84Yannis DevitsakisY. Devitsakis

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Union Las Palmas. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Valencia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Union Las Palmas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Union Las Palmas kick off and get the match underway!
2.48
Andre Gomes knocks the ball forward to Nicolás Aurelio. Nicolás Aurelio decides to run forward with the ball. Nicolás Aurelio shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
3.23
David Villarreal clumsily knocks into Frederico Farinos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Farinos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.29
Johan Bjarnason comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Hutchison. Johan Bjarnason is warned by the referee! Dominic Hutchison runs off the knock.
9.42
Cristian Kempes barges into Brian Rankin. Cristian Kempes is given a warning by the referee! Brian Rankin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.27
Brian Rankin decides to run forward with the ball. Brian Rankin whips in a cross ball towards Yannis Devitsakis. Yannis Devitsakis powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.55
David Villarreal hacks Frederico Farinos from behind! David Villarreal is warned by the referee! Frederico Farinos runs off the knock.
18.06
Andre Gomes passes the ball forward to Nicolás Aurelio. Nicolás Aurelio threads the ball through to Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Farinos. Frederico Farinos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.48
Thomas Johnsen makes a probing pass to Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes whips in a cross ball towards Gunnar Normann. Gunnar Normann directs the ball goalwards with his head but Paolo Bramble is on top of it.
36.43
Wim De Vlieger flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristian Kempes. Cristian Kempes knocks the ball forward to Jersson Paredes. Jersson Paredes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
David Villarreal catches Juan Aguilar on the ankles. The referee calls over David Villarreal again and warns him to calm down! Juan Aguilar carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Valencia kick off and get the second half underway!
49.59
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
54.05
Dominic Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Farinos. Frederico Farinos shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.20
Union Las Palmas are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
60.22
Wim De Vlieger chips the ball to his team mate, Cristian Kempes. Cristian Kempes kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.51
David Villarreal makes a simple pass to Cristian Kempes. Cristian Kempes makes a simple pass to Gunnar Normann. Gunnar Normann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.01
Lennart Augstein kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Hutchison. Dominic Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Johan Curtolo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.08
Dario Mathis chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Hutchison. Dominic Hutchison passes the ball forward to Frederico Farinos. Frederico Farinos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yassine Elhamdaoui.
67.01
Johan Bjarnason makes a simple pass to Pedro Camacho. Pedro Camacho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lennart Augstein.
69.16
Juan Aguilar hacks David Villarreal from behind! Juan Aguilar is given a warning by the referee! David Villarreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.40
Dominic Hutchison makes a simple pass to Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Curtolo who gathers it comfortably.
79.25
Lennart Augstein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Hutchison. Dominic Hutchison threads the ball through to Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Farinos. Frederico Farinos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Johan Curtolo easily picks it out of the air!
89.13
Nicolás Aurelio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Farinos. Frederico Farinos whips in a cross ball towards Juan Aguilar. Juan Aguilar directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Johan Bjarnason sees a break and surges forward. Johan Bjarnason finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Juan Aguilar of Union Las Palmas
Match Statistics
 

Valencia

Union Las Palmas
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32%
68%
Play Area
24%
44%
32%

Scorers
Juan Aguilar 63