Match Report


ValenciaValencia     EibarEibar
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luis SantosL. Santos67
G
1
G
70Claudio GonzalezC. Gonzalez
Neil MowbrayN. Mowbray65
D
2captain
D
61Sebastian RomeroS. Romero
Edmundo AguilarE. Aguilar64
D
3
D
60Eduardo VilaE. Vila
Gennaro Ivan SgròG. Sgrò63
D
4
D
55Andres CortesA. Cortes
Jose Javier ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta68
M
5
D
52Jose PascualJ. Pascual
Wayne EvansW. Evans56
M
6
M
57Ricardo BravoR. Bravo
Gregorio SanzG. Sanz54
M
captain7
M
50Pier Giovanni BressanP. Bressan
Ruggero SilvestriR. Silvestri49
M
8
M
48Leonardo GutierrezL. Gutierrez
Achille ComazziA. Comazzi48
M
9
M
46Gabriel MunozG. Munoz
Tobias BackesT. Backes72
A
10
A
65Rafael PardoR. Pardo
Stuart HendryS. Hendry64
A
11
A
64Valentino TarantinoV. Tarantino
 
Fernando Guerrero LopezF. Guerrero Lopez59
A
12
G
68Nicolas DominguezN. Dominguez
Carlos GuardiolaC. Guardiola59
G
13
A
62Hannes WilkeH. Wilke
Bart Van BommelB. Van Bommel57
A
14
A
60Vitor BentoV. Bento

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Eibar. A crowd of 13,680 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Valencia are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Eibar appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Fortes Ramirez.


0.00
Valencia kick off the first half!
4.03
Gennaro Ivan Sgrò flicks a high pass forward to Ruggero Silvestri who brings the ball under control. Ruggero Silvestri makes a probing pass to Stuart Hendry. Stuart Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Wayne Evans. Wayne Evans is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.01
Jose Pascual plays the ball forward to Gabriel Munoz. Gabriel Munoz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo threads the ball through to Valentino Tarantino but he's offside!
10.44
Edmundo Aguilar hits a low pass to Ruggero Silvestri. Ruggero Silvestri threads a neat ball through to Stuart Hendry. Stuart Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claudio Gonzalez who gathers it comfortably.
12.21
Ricardo Bravo advances with the ball. Ricardo Bravo shoots from 25 yards but somehow Luis Santos manages to keep it out.
15.16
Pier Giovanni Bressan threads the ball through to Leonardo Gutierrez. Leonardo Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edmundo Aguilar.
22.51
Wayne Evans flicks a high pass forward to Achille Comazzi who brings the ball under control. Achille Comazzi kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Backes but the referee indicates it's offside!
26.41
Leonardo Gutierrez threads a neat ball through to Valentino Tarantino. Valentino Tarantino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.13
Leonardo Gutierrez threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Bravo. Ricardo Bravo shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
36.39
Ricardo Bravo makes a probing pass to Valentino Tarantino. Valentino Tarantino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.08
Neil Mowbray barges into Valentino Tarantino. Neil Mowbray is shown the yellow card! Valentino Tarantino stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.56
Ruggero Silvestri barges into Pier Giovanni Bressan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pier Giovanni Bressan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Eibar kicking off!
48.13
Sebastian Romero makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastian Romero flicks the ball to his team mate, Valentino Tarantino. Valentino Tarantino lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Eibar!
51.31
Gregorio Sanz threads a neat ball through to Tobias Backes. Tobias Backes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Claudio Gonzalez reads it well. Excellent keeping!
59.33
Leonardo Gutierrez chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Bravo. Ricardo Bravo finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Luis Santos. Excellent save.
60.28
Valencia have made a substitution with Bart Van Bommel replacing Stuart Hendry .
61.35
Ricardo Bravo makes a probing pass to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Gutierrez. Leonardo Gutierrez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
65.52
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
66.15
Wayne Evans flicks a high pass forward to Tobias Backes who brings the ball under control. Tobias Backes runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Tobias Backes provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tobias Backes!
72.37
Valentino Tarantino passes the ball forward to Leonardo Gutierrez. Leonardo Gutierrez tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Bart Van Bommel comes in with a late challenge on Leonardo Gutierrez. The referee calls over Bart Van Bommel and shows him a yellow card! Leonardo Gutierrez runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Valencia

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

Possession
32.8%
67.2%
Play Area
26.6%
45.3%
28.1%

Scorers
Wayne Evans 4
Tobias Backes 66
Rafael Pardo 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wayne Evans of Valencia

Match Ratings