Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     ValenciaValencia
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Computer Player Computer Player
Isaac GrossmanI. Grossman82
G
1
G
63Rafael MoreiraR. Moreira
Scott InglisS. Inglis75
D
2
D
70Olivier BastoO. Basto
Victor SantosV. Santos73
D
3captain
D
69Dianboto DacourtD. Dacourt
Edward RowettE. Rowett74
D
4
D
69Andy HarleyA. Harley
Korey GruenebaumK. Gruenebaum85
M
5
D
66Filipe MartinsF. Martins
Francisco VergesF. Verges78
M
6
M
75Felipe LeonF. Leon
Eugenio RomanE. Roman83
M
captain7
M
71Ali BrunoA. Bruno
Andres HierroA. Hierro85
M
8
M
70Pius Van KouwenP. Van Kouwen
Shota IkediaS. Ikedia78
M
9
A
69Edouard BlancE. Blanc
Martin FerrerM. Ferrer73
A
10
A
68Michael BrunswijkM. Brunswijk
Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca73
A
11
A
62Mauricio SaezM. Saez
 
Andres NavarroA. Navarro73
D
12
M
68Graham CookeG. Cooke
Paul DalglishP. Dalglish74
M
13
D
65Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso
Adolfo LeonA. Leon70
A
14
M
63Fernando Mario OulmersF. Oulmers

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Valencia. A crowd of 19,529 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albacete Balompie are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Molina.


0.00
The whistle blows and Albacete Balompie kick off!
3.53
Olivier Basto flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Leon comfortably collects the pass. Felipe Leon flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Saez who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Saez knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Brunswijk. Michael Brunswijk whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.11
With great vision, Felipe Leon plays the ball forward to Mauricio Saez. Mauricio Saez whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Leon. Felipe Leon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Francisco Verges clears it off the line with his head!
8.36
Pius Van Kouwen knocks the ball forward to Michael Brunswijk. Michael Brunswijk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edward Rowett.
12.28
Francisco Verges hits a low pass to Andres Hierro. Andres Hierro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.59
Filipe Martins flicks a high pass forward. Pius Van Kouwen controls it well on his chest. Pius Van Kouwen whips in a cross ball towards Michael Brunswijk. Michael Brunswijk finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.55
Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Korey Gruenebaum controls it well on his chest. Korey Gruenebaum threads a neat ball through to Martin Ferrer. Martin Ferrer tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Rafael Moreira!
26.55
Victor Santos passes the ball forward to Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges flicks a high pass forward. Martin Ferrer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Ferrer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rafael Moreira who gathers it comfortably.
38.43
Michael Brunswijk clumsily knocks into Edward Rowett. The referee warns Michael Brunswijk to calm down! Edward Rowett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.31
Korey Gruenebaum clumsily knocks into Filipe Martins. The referee calls over Korey Gruenebaum and shows him a yellow card! Filipe Martins carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.28
Andres Hierro hits a low pass to Korey Gruenebaum. Korey Gruenebaum knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Edward Rowett runs forward with the ball. Edward Rowett darts forward. Edward Rowett finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Rafael Moreira comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. Valencia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Albacete Balompie players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Valencia kick off and get the second half underway!
48.24
Felipe Leon flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Saez. Mauricio Saez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Korey Gruenebaum.
53.26
Andres Hierro comes in with a late challenge on Felipe Leon. The referee calls over Andres Hierro and shows him a yellow card! Felipe Leon grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.42
Felipe Leon catches Edward Rowett on the ankles. Felipe Leon is given a warning by the referee! Edward Rowett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.11
Pius Van Kouwen takes it forward alone. Pius Van Kouwen whips in a cross ball towards Michael Brunswijk. Michael Brunswijk rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That's his third!
67.38
Andy Harley flicks a high ball forward to Ali Bruno who gracefully takes it down. Ali Bruno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaac Grossman who gathers it comfortably.
71.34
Ali Bruno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pius Van Kouwen. Pius Van Kouwen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaac Grossman who gathers it comfortably.
72.02
Olivier Basto knocks the ball forward to Edouard Blanc. Edouard Blanc controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
81.09
Victor Santos hits a low pass to Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Verges whips in a cross ball towards Martin Ferrer. Martin Ferrer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper, Rafael Moreira, sees it late!! Goal for Albacete Balompie!
85.07
Ali Bruno flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Leon who brings the ball under control. Felipe Leon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Isaac Grossman reads it well. Superb keeping!
89.13
Francisco Verges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Olivier Basto.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

Valencia
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
30.8%
50.8%
18.5%

Scorers
Martin Ferrer 81
Michael Brunswijk 4, 19, 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Michael Brunswijk of Valencia

Match Ratings
1.Isaac Grossman (GK)
6
2.Scott Inglis (DEF)
6
3.Victor Santos (DEF)
6
4.Edward Rowett (DEF)
6
5.Korey Gruenebaum (MID)yellow card
5
6.Francisco Verges (MID)
7
7.Eugenio Roman (MID)
6
8.Andres Hierro (MID)yellow card
5
9.Shota Ikedia (MID)
6
10.Martin Ferrer (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Samuel Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Andres Navarro (DEF)
0
13.Paul Dalglish (MID)
0
14.Adolfo Leon (ATT)
0

1.Rafael Moreira (GK)
6
2.Olivier Basto (DEF)
6
3.Dianboto Dacourt (DEF)
6
4.Andy Harley (DEF)
6
5.Filipe Martins (DEF)
6
6.Felipe Leon (MID)
6
7.Ali Bruno (MID)
6
8.Pius Van Kouwen (MID)
7
9.Edouard Blanc (ATT)
6
10.Michael Brunswijk (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Mauricio Saez (ATT)
6
 
12.Graham Cooke (MID)
0
13.Daniel Alonso (DEF)
0
14.Fernando Mario Oulmers (MID)
0