Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Girona FCGirona FC
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin72
G
1
G
65Rodolfo LozanoR. Lozano
Niccolo KanuN. Kanu69
D
2
D
69Marinus BabangidaM. Babangida
Rob BoutaharR. Boutahar70
D
3
D
83Octavian NeguraO. Negura
Ljubisa NappiL. Nappi71
D
4captain
D
85Antonio LorenzoA. Lorenzo
Gerhard RöhligG. Röhlig80
M
5
D
79Adolfo PerezA. Perez
Giovanni M. BurianiG. Buriani76
M
6
M
68Sylvain RiggottS. Riggott
José AragonJ. Aragon81
M
7
M
79Michael VernazzaM. Vernazza
Giuseppe DamianiG. Damiani89
M
captain8
M
97Eduardo CastroE. Castro
Fabricio RattinF. Rattin76
A
9
A
77Emmanuel TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Vladimir BilicV. Bilic78
A
10
A
81Elías PereyraE. Pereyra
Guillermo CamachoG. Camacho88
A
11
A
82Miguel PirriM. Pirri
 
Pedro CamineroP. Caminero68
D
12
A
68Yacine AmraniY. Amrani
Francesco PorroF. Porro82
M
13
G
48Ivone SaudatiI. Saudati
Enzo Gabriel DiasE. Dias79
A
14
D
54Tommy GreenT. Green

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Girona FC. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Girona FC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Zubizarreta.


0.00
The first half starts with Villarreal CF kicking off!
3.15
Sylvain Riggott hacks Ljubisa Nappi from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ljubisa Nappi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.55
Giuseppe Damiani threads the ball through to Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho knocks in a cross ball towards Fabricio Rattin. Fabricio Rattin gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Rodolfo Lozano reads it well. Excellent keeping!
6.06
Octavian Negura takes a quick throw-in, which Michael Vernazza takes on the chest. Michael Vernazza makes a simple pass to Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro makes a simple pass to Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas knocks the ball forward to Elías Pereyra but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.25
Ljubisa Nappi threads a neat ball through to Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic flicks a high pass forward to Giovanni M. Buriani who brings the ball under control. Giovanni M. Buriani makes a probing pass to Guillermo Camacho but he's offside!
9.30
Marinus Babangida hits a low pass to Michael Vernazza. Michael Vernazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ljubisa Nappi.
12.19
Octavian Negura flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Riggott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sylvain Riggott plays the ball forward to Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro whips in a cross ball towards Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
14.56
Elías Pereyra catches José Aragon on the ankles. The referee warns Elías Pereyra to calm down! José Aragon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.18
Rob Boutahar flicks a high pass forward. Giovanni M. Buriani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Showing composure, Giovanni M. Buriani laces a weighted ball forward to Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic whips in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.32
Fabricio Rattin clumsily knocks into Michael Vernazza. The referee calls over Fabricio Rattin and shows him a yellow card! Michael Vernazza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.25
Antonio Lorenzo plays the ball forward to Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas plays a quick one-two with Miguel Pirri and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Emmanuel Tsoukalas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Alessandro Giacomin. What a great pair of hands!
27.27
Gerhard Röhlig flicks a high pass forward. Vladimir Bilic controls it well on his chest. Vladimir Bilic lofts in a cross ball towards Fabricio Rattin. Fabricio Rattin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Rodolfo Lozano is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.47
Fabricio Rattin catches Michael Vernazza on the ankles. Fabricio Rattin is given a warning by the referee! Michael Vernazza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.20
Ljubisa Nappi comes in with a late challenge on Sylvain Riggott. Ljubisa Nappi is given a warning by the referee! Sylvain Riggott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.31
Michael Vernazza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra cuts inside the box! Elías Pereyra cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Alessandro Giacomin. What a save!
44.05
Niccolo Kanu powers a long ball forward. Gerhard Röhlig knocks in a cross ball towards Fabricio Rattin. Fabricio Rattin whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Adolfo Perez!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Girona FC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Girona FC get the second half underway!
48.27
Sylvain Riggott makes a simple pass to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Vernazza. Michael Vernazza is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
57.58
Giovanni M. Buriani hits a low pass to Gerhard Röhlig. Gerhard Röhlig tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Rodolfo Lozano.
59.57
José Aragon takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Niccolo Kanu side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
61.35
Eduardo Castro threads a neat ball through to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri rushes past Rob Boutahar! Miguel Pirri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Alessandro Giacomin.
66.46
Eduardo Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
67.51
Niccolo Kanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni M. Buriani. Giovanni M. Buriani sees Giuseppe Damiani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giuseppe Damiani shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.37
Marinus Babangida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra cuts inside the box! Elías Pereyra cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
75.45
Rob Boutahar flicks a high pass forward. José Aragon controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, José Aragon plays the ball forward to Giovanni M. Buriani. Giovanni M. Buriani whips in a cross ball towards Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.22
Niccolo Kanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni M. Buriani. Giovanni M. Buriani kicks a strong pass forward to Fabricio Rattin. Fabricio Rattin finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.07
Miguel Pirri threads a neat ball through to Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Girona FC
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
27.9%
47.1%
25%

Scorers
Giuseppe Damiani 16
Fabricio Rattin 27
Vladimir Bilic 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vladimir Bilic of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings