Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Callum NivenC. Niven63
G
1
G
62Enrique Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez
Enrique CanoE. Cano66
D
2
D
62Florian BirkwaldF. Birkwald
Alfredo HerreraA. Herrera64
D
3
D
55Tobias HerzogT. Herzog
Carlos VazquezC. Vazquez64
D
4
D
55Patrick MontagueP. Montague
Joao RibeiroJ. Ribeiro50
D
5
D
51Marcos ZamoraM. Zamora
Luis ReyL. Rey59
M
6
M
63Nicolas GarciaN. Garcia
Gianluigi NegroG. Negro58
M
7
M
58Alberto NunezA. Nunez
Guido SassanelliG. Sassanelli58
M
captain8
M
53Craig JohnstoneC. Johnstone
Alistair ThirlwellA. Thirlwell57
M
9captain
M
50Marcos HerreraM. Herrera
Dietmar LinkeD. Linke62
A
10
A
81Antonio MarinA. Marin
Tony EhioguT. Ehiogu56
A
11
A
67Gilles WatsonG. Watson
 
Samuel CarvalhoS. Carvalho63
G
12
A
64Daniel GonzalezD. Gonzalez
Fernando Guerrero LopezF. Guerrero Lopez54
A
13
G
59Rafael CamachoR. Camacho
Felipe FloresF. Flores53
M
14
G
57Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to Albacete Balompie. A crowd of 11,110 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Levante UD and Albacete Balompie are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Serrano.


0.00
The first half starts with Albacete Balompie kicking off!
4.41
Alistair Thirlwell threads the ball through to Guido Sassanelli. With great vision, Guido Sassanelli plays the ball forward to Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke whips in a cross ball towards Gianluigi Negro. Gianluigi Negro directs the ball goalwards with his head. Enrique Guerrero Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
8.02
Florian Birkwald threads a neat ball through to Marcos Zamora. Marcos Zamora flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Marin. Antonio Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.24
Patrick Montague controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Johnstone. Craig Johnstone runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Johnstone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
27.46
Alberto Nunez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Watson. Gilles Watson whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Marin. With a superhuman jump, Antonio Marin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
34.29
Craig Johnstone takes it forward alone. Craig Johnstone knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Herrera. Marcos Herrera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.31
Marcos Herrera threads the ball through to Nicolas Garcia. Nicolas Garcia kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Nunez but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
Tobias Herzog flicks a high pass forward. Craig Johnstone controls it well on his chest. Craig Johnstone makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Johnstone shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Levante UD appear unchanged since the first half. Albacete Balompie also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Levante UD start the second half!
47.04
Carlos Vazquez sees Joao Ribeiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Ribeiro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Joao Ribeiro hits a low pass to Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
48.54
Luis Rey flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Linke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dietmar Linke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Florian Birkwald.
51.50
Joao Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Gianluigi Negro. With great vision, Gianluigi Negro plays the ball forward to Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Florian Birkwald.
53.21
Florian Birkwald clumsily knocks into Tony Ehiogu. The referee calls over Florian Birkwald and shows him a yellow card! Tony Ehiogu gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.21
Free kick to Levante UD just outside the area...
54.41
Tony Ehiogu takes a stuttering run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
59.11
With wonderful vision, Alfredo Herrera laces a through ball forward to Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Ehiogu and advances towards the goal... Dietmar Linke shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper, Enrique Guerrero Lopez, sees it late!! Goal for Levante UD!
66.17
Antonio Marin catches Joao Ribeiro on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Ribeiro runs off the knock.
67.55
Craig Johnstone sees a break and surges forward. Craig Johnstone whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Herrera. Marcos Herrera jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Callum Niven has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.19
Alfredo Herrera laces a weighted ball forward to Alistair Thirlwell. Alistair Thirlwell flicks a high ball forward to Dietmar Linke who takes it down. Dietmar Linke shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
75.01
Carlos Vazquez makes a simple pass to Tony Ehiogu. Tony Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke makes a convincing header. Enrique Guerrero Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
89.22
Nicolas Garcia flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Nunez who takes it down. Alberto Nunez flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Marin collects the pass. Antonio Marin passes the ball forward but Alberto Nunez is offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

Albacete Balompie
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
28.2%
47.4%
24.4%

Scorers
Dietmar Linke 59
Antonio Marin 27
Marcos Herrera 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Johnstone of Albacete Balompie

Match Ratings