Match Report


ValenciaValencia     EibarEibar
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Giulio CastelliG. Castelli58
G
1
G
66Nicolas DominguezN. Dominguez
Mauricio CarrascoM. Carrasco61
D
2
D
60Thibault VerschuereT. Verschuere
Patricio MedinaP. Medina58
D
3
D
55Andres CortesA. Cortes
Frederico BarbosaF. Barbosa55
D
4
D
51Elena RodriquezE. Rodriquez
Frederico Del SolF. Del Sol53
D
5
D
51Jose PascualJ. Pascual
Jose Javier ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta67
M
6
M
69Jose Javier NietoJ. Nieto
Victor ZubizarretaV. Zubizarreta60
M
7captain
M
62Girolamo AlbertiniG. Albertini
Alejandro NavarroA. Navarro54
M
8
M
58Luis VazquezL. Vazquez
Victor Guerrero LopezV. Guerrero Lopez52
M
captain9
M
54Sebastian GimenezS. Gimenez
Jose CarmonaJ. Carmona67
A
10
A
67Sergio PinheiroS. Pinheiro
Leonardo HelgueraL. Helguera62
A
11
A
63Rafael PardoR. Pardo
 
Rafael GuardiolaR. Guardiola54
A
12
A
60Vitor BentoV. Bento
Jose MenendezJ. Menendez54
A
13
A
57Alfredo DelgadoA. Delgado
Fernando GutierrezF. Gutierrez52
A
14
G
56Albert GentoA. Gento

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Eibar. A crowd of 12,191 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Valencia and Eibar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Guillermo Carmona.


0.00
Valencia kick off and get the match underway!
2.29
Alejandro Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Victor Zubizarreta. Victor Zubizarreta decides to run forward with the ball. Victor Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Helguera. Leonardo Helguera makes a deft header. The ball strikes Thibault Verschuere's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
3.07
It's a corner kick. Victor Zubizarreta loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Victor Guerrero Lopez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
4.21
Sebastian Gimenez flicks a high pass forward. Luis Vazquez controls it well on his chest. Luis Vazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Barbosa.
8.57
Rafael Pardo threads a neat ball through to Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro skips past Patricio Medina! Patricio Medina barges into Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
10.39
Jose Pascual makes a probing pass to Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.40
Mauricio Carrasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Navarro. Alejandro Navarro hits a low pass to Jose Carmona. Jose Carmona plays a scrappy one-two with Leonardo Helguera and stumbles forward towards the goal... Elena Rodriquez comes in with a late challenge on Jose Carmona. Jose Carmona appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
16.10
Jose Javier Nieto flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Sergio Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Carrasco.
20.26
Thibault Verschuere makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Pardo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Pardo knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.10
Jose Pascual deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Nieto. Jose Javier Nieto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patricio Medina.
27.08
Elena Rodriquez threads a neat ball through to Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
32.36
Alejandro Navarro surges forward with the ball. Alejandro Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Dominguez who gathers it comfortably.
34.33
Jose Javier Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Victor Guerrero Lopez controls it well on his chest. Victor Guerrero Lopez surges forward with the ball. Victor Guerrero Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Helguera. Leonardo Helguera rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
42.17
Thibault Verschuere knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo threads a neat ball through to Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro plays a one-two with Rafael Pardo and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Sergio Pinheiro provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
45.00
Jose Pascual makes an attacking run forward. Jose Pascual lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Eibar also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Eibar kick off the second half!
53.36
Frederico Del Sol catches Sergio Pinheiro on the ankles. The referee calls over Frederico Del Sol and warns him to calm down! Sergio Pinheiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.07
Andres Cortes kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Vazquez. Luis Vazquez chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo knocks in a cross ball towards Girolamo Albertini. Girolamo Albertini connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.25
Frederico Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Victor Guerrero Lopez who brings the ball neatly under control. Victor Guerrero Lopez passes the ball forward to Leonardo Helguera. Leonardo Helguera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Pascual.
67.51
Patricio Medina pushes mid-way up the pitch. Patricio Medina flicks a high ball forward to Leonardo Helguera who takes it down. Leonardo Helguera shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.37
Victor Guerrero Lopez flicks a high ball forward to Jose Carmona who takes it down. Jose Carmona knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Nieto.
72.21
Frederico Del Sol makes a simple pass to Frederico Barbosa. Frederico Barbosa runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Frederico Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Navarro. Girolamo Albertini barges into Alejandro Navarro. Alejandro Navarro appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
73.57
Elena Rodriquez flicks a high ball forward to Girolamo Albertini who takes it down. Girolamo Albertini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Girolamo Albertini plays a one-two with Rafael Pardo and advances towards the goal... Girolamo Albertini comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.16
Frederico Barbosa makes a simple pass to Victor Zubizarreta. Victor Zubizarreta kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Carmona. Jose Carmona advances inside the box! Jose Carmona cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
78.46
Elena Rodriquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
79.02
Sebastian Gimenez chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Giulio Castelli.
80.55
Corner kick to Eibar. Girolamo Albertini plays it short to Andres Cortes. Andres Cortes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.19
Victor Zubizarreta darts forward. Victor Zubizarreta plays a quick one-two with Leonardo Helguera and rushes in on goal... Victor Zubizarreta shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.24
Luis Vazquez knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Gimenez. Sebastian Gimenez plays a one-two with Sergio Pinheiro and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Gimenez comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Mauricio Carrasco happens to be in the right place to block it.
89.59
Luis Vazquez threads a neat ball through to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Giulio Castelli.
90.00
Luis Vazquez takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Leonardo Helguera jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Valencia

Eibar
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
36.8%
38.9%
24.2%

Scorers
Jose Carmona 75
Victor Zubizarreta 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Victor Zubizarreta of Valencia

Match Ratings