Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Valencia. A crowd of 9,356 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan  Carmona.


0.00
Atlético de Madrid kick off!
2.56
Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Gento. Gregorio Gento flicks a high pass forward. Carmelo Zanon collects the pass. Carmelo Zanon rushes past Sebastian Kauder! Carmelo Zanon looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Raimond Van Westerop.
6.39
Sebastian Medina flicks a high pass forward. Carmelo Zanon controls it well on his chest. Carmelo Zanon lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Ramirez. With a superhuman jump, Frederico Ramirez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.30
Jose Javier Molina flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Rodriguez controls it well on his chest. Ivan Rodriguez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Adam Terry. Excellent save.
20.10
Gregorio Gento picks a pass forward to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.12
Juan Carrasco passes the ball forward to Gregorio Gento. Gregorio Gento kicks a strong pass forward to Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.12
With great vision, Juan-Carlos Mendez plays the ball forward to Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène hits a low pass to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Gallacher. With a superhuman jump, Alex Gallacher connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
30.05
Gregorio Gento threads a neat ball through to Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
32.12
Silvio Boudarène clumsily knocks into Adolfo Molowny. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Adolfo Molowny hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.10
Juan-Carlos Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Medina. Sebastian Medina makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastian Medina shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
39.13
Gregorio Gento makes a simple pass to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Gallacher but he's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Valencia kicking off!
48.41
Sebastian Medina makes a simple pass to Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez makes a convincing header his aim is horrendously poor!
51.09
Pedro Ferrer sees Ernesto Kiko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernesto Kiko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Gimenez. Mauricio Gimenez cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Mauricio Gimenez provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.11
Adolfo Molowny hacks Gregorio Gento from behind! Adolfo Molowny is shown the yellow card! Gregorio Gento stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.59
Adolfo Molowny darts forward. Adolfo Molowny whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Gimenez. Mauricio Gimenez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.13
Atlético de Madrid have made 2 substitutions with Jose Fortes Kiko replacing Pedro Ferrer and Gabriel Ortega replacing Mauricio Gimenez .Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Leon replacing Carmelo Zanon, Pedro Barkero replacing Silvio Boudarène and Gabriel Suarez replacing Juan-Carlos Mendez .
65.39
Gabriel Suarez sees space and advances. Gabriel Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
66.16
Jose Javier Molina flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Ortega who takes it down. Gabriel Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.35
Jose Fortes Kiko kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Velasco. Miguel Velasco brings the ball forward. Miguel Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Moreno. Jose Javier Moreno knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.54
Jose Javier Molina threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Moreno. Jose Javier Moreno shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
77.31
Atlético de Madrid have made a substitution with Juan-Carlos Calvo replacing Adolfo Molowny .
78.38
Ernesto Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Rodriguez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Rodriguez shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.39
Jose Fortes Kiko barges into Alex Gallacher. The referee brings Jose Fortes Kiko to one side and gives him a warning! Alex Gallacher runs off the knock.
84.18
Jose Javier Molina threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Moreno. Jose Javier Moreno makes a defence splitting pass to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.09
Miguel Velasco flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Ortega controls it well on his chest. Gabriel Ortega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Verges.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
24.6%
44.9%
30.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carmelo Zanon of Valencia

Match Ratings