Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     ValenciaValencia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose VelascoJ. Velasco72
G
1
G
68Adam TerryA. Terry
Ricardo PirriR. Pirri63
D
2captain
D
71Nicolas VergesN. Verges
Roberto VelascoR. Velasco60
D
captain3
D
67Leon MccannL. Mccann
Philipp BeckmannP. Beckmann59
D
4
D
67Juan-Carlos MendezJ. Mendez
Ricardo CrespoR. Crespo54
D
5
D
55Juan CarrascoJ. Carrasco
Eduardo PascualE. Pascual71
M
6
M
76Sebastian MedinaS. Medina
Jose GonzalezJ. Gonzalez66
M
7
M
67Gregorio GentoG. Gento
Claudio CortesC. Cortes61
M
8
M
66Silvio BoudarèneS. Boudarène
Simon WallnerS. Wallner65
A
9
A
70Carmelo ZanonC. Zanon
Scott YoungS. Young61
A
10
A
59Alex GallacherA. Gallacher
Sebastian MarinS. Marin50
A
11
A
56Frederico RamirezF. Ramirez
 
Nicolas KuzorraN. Kuzorra58
G
12
G
67Alejandro LeonA. Leon
Antonio GentoA. Gento51
D
13
M
64Pedro BarkeroP. Barkero
Juan CamachoJ. Camacho51
D
14
M
59Gabriel SuarezG. Suarez

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Valencia. A crowd of 9,864 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Deportivo La Coruña and Valencia are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Romero P.  Ruiz.


0.00
Valencia kick off the first half!
2.30
Jose Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
4.29
Philipp Beckmann flicks a high pass forward. Jose Gonzalez collects the pass. Jose Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Scott Young controls it well on his chest. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.05
Ricardo Pirri passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jose Gonzalez. Jose Gonzalez knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Marin. Sebastian Marin knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Adam Terry is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.15
Eduardo Pascual flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Marin collects the pass. Sebastian Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Adam Terry punches it away to safety.
15.27
Gregorio Gento flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Ramirez who takes it down. Frederico Ramirez knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher connects with a diving header but it flies just wide!
16.32
Claudio Cortes threads a neat ball through to Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan-Carlos Mendez.
20.18
Claudio Cortes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.14
Sebastian Medina flicks the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.14
Juan-Carlos Mendez decides to run forward with the ball. Juan-Carlos Mendez sees a break and surges forward. Juan-Carlos Mendez finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.21
Eduardo Pascual passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Sebastian Marin. Sebastian Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.15
Gregorio Gento passes the ball forward to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.42
Roberto Velasco plays the ball forward to Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes flicks a high ball forward to Scott Young who takes it down. Scott Young passes the ball forward but Sebastian Marin is offside!
40.38
Gregorio Gento passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Carmelo Zanon. Carmelo Zanon lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
42.55
Claudio Cortes flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Marin who takes it down. Sebastian Marin plays a one-two with Simon Wallner and advances towards the goal... Sebastian Marin shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
Silvio Boudarène barges into Eduardo Pascual. Silvio Boudarène is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Pascual hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Valencia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Valencia players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Deportivo La Coruña kicking off!
51.32
Sebastian Medina passes the ball forward to Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez threads the ball through to Carmelo Zanon but he's offside!
53.42
Juan-Carlos Mendez plays the ball forward to Silvio Boudarène. Silvio Boudarène chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Ramirez. Frederico Ramirez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.20
Jose Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Marin. Sebastian Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.15
Jose Gonzalez catches Gregorio Gento on the ankles. Jose Gonzalez is warned by the referee! Gregorio Gento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.11
Valencia have made 3 substitutions with Alejandro Leon replacing Carmelo Zanon, Pedro Barkero replacing Silvio Boudarène and Gabriel Suarez replacing Juan-Carlos Mendez .
63.29
Roberto Velasco passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Eduardo Pascual. Eduardo Pascual knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Marin. Sebastian Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.30
Jose Gonzalez makes a probing pass to Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
72.28
Gregorio Gento sees space and advances. Gregorio Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Leon. Alejandro Leon is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
75.32
Sebastian Medina kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Leon. Alejandro Leon skips past Roberto Velasco! Roberto Velasco hacks Alejandro Leon from behind! Penalty not given!!
77.18
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Nicolas Kuzorra replacing Philipp Beckmann .
78.22
Nicolas Kuzorra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Gonzalez. Jose Gonzalez knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Mccann.
79.33
Gabriel Suarez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Gregorio Gento. Gregorio Gento plays the ball forward to Alejandro Leon. Alejandro Leon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
83.43
Leon Mccann catches Scott Young on the ankles. The referee brings Leon Mccann to one side and gives him a warning! Scott Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.43
Free kick to Deportivo La Coruña just outside the area...
84.50
Scott Young calmly steps up and lifts the ball high over the wall. Too high. What a wasted chance.
87.07
Alejandro Leon clumsily knocks into Ricardo Crespo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Crespo runs off the knock.
89.11
Sebastian Medina chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Gallacher. Alex Gallacher plays a quick one-two with Alejandro Leon and rushes in on goal... Alex Gallacher looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Eduardo Pascual hacks Pedro Barkero from behind! The referee calls over Eduardo Pascual and shows him a yellow card! Pedro Barkero grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

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

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
29.1%
46.8%
24.1%

Scorers
Simon Wallner 9
Carmelo Zanon 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Wallner of Deportivo La Coruña

Match Ratings
1.Jose Velasco (GK)
6
2.Ricardo Pirri (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Velasco (DEF)
6
4.Philipp Beckmann (DEF)
7
5.Ricardo Crespo (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Pascual (MID)yellow card
6
7.Jose Gonzalez (MID)
7
8.Claudio Cortes (MID)
7
9.Simon Wallner (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Scott Young (ATT)
6
11.Sebastian Marin (ATT)
7
 
12.Nicolas Kuzorra (GK)
6
13.Antonio Gento (DEF)
0
14.Juan Camacho (DEF)
0

1.Adam Terry (GK)
7
2.Nicolas Verges (DEF)
6
3.Leon Mccann (DEF)
6
4.Juan-Carlos Mendez (DEF)
7
5.Juan Carrasco (DEF)
6
6.Sebastian Medina (MID)
8
7.Gregorio Gento (MID)
8
8.Silvio Boudarène (MID)yellow card
6
9.Carmelo Zanon (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Alex Gallacher (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Ramirez (ATT)
6
 
12.Alejandro Leon (GK)yellow card
5
13.Pedro Barkero (MID)
6
14.Gabriel Suarez (MID)
6