Match Report


Levante UDLevante UD     CD BadajozCD Badajoz
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Emile CoppingerE. Coppinger50
G
1
G
62Daniel ZubizarretaD. Zubizarreta
Carlos VazquezC. Vazquez65
D
2
D
60Eduardo SantosE. Santos
Alfredo HerreraA. Herrera64
D
3
D
57Albert OrtegaA. Ortega
Rodolfo PirriR. Pirri64
D
captain4
D
53Ernesto MarquezE. Marquez
Daniel SuarezD. Suarez64
D
5
D
53Andres RamosA. Ramos
Jose Javier RodriquezJ. Rodriquez81
M
6captain
M
69Marcos AndresM. Andres
Malte ThieleM. Thiele64
M
7
M
57Trevor StuartT. Stuart
Gianluigi NegroG. Negro59
M
8
M
57Romero P. CarcedoR. Carcedo
Guido SassanelliG. Sassanelli58
M
9
M
53Felipe OrtegaF. Ortega
Attilio RinaldiniA. Rinaldini64
A
10
A
56Valerio Del PieroV. Del Piero
Dietmar LinkeD. Linke63
A
11
A
55Luis SanzL. Sanz
 
Alistair ThirlwellA. Thirlwell57
M
12
G
58Luciano TottiL. Totti
Jose Javier MartinJ. Martin52
D
13
D
53Ernesto FloresE. Flores
Girolamo FerronG. Ferron52
A
14
A
51Vincenzo BreyerV. Breyer

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ciutat de València where Levante UD play host to CD Badajoz. A crowd of 10,532 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Levante UD and CD Badajoz are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Elena Crespo.


0.00
CD Badajoz start the match!
10.02
Luis Sanz hacks Carlos Vazquez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carlos Vazquez runs off the knock.
12.10
Rodolfo Pirri knocks the ball forward to Malte Thiele. Malte Thiele threads a neat ball through to Attilio Rinaldini. Attilio Rinaldini whips in a cross ball towards Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
22.06
Gianluigi Negro flicks a high pass forward. Attilio Rinaldini comfortably collects the pass. Attilio Rinaldini finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.48
Trevor Stuart makes a simple pass to Valerio Del Piero. Valerio Del Piero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emile Coppinger who gathers it comfortably.
32.48
Malte Thiele passes the ball forward to Guido Sassanelli. Guido Sassanelli makes a simple pass to Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke whips in a cross ball towards Attilio Rinaldini. Attilio Rinaldini gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Daniel Zubizarreta effortlessly punches it away to safety.
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. CD Badajoz also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Levante UD kick off!
47.27
Attilio Rinaldini advances with the ball. Attilio Rinaldini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.20
Trevor Stuart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Ortega. Felipe Ortega whips in a cross ball towards Luis Sanz. Alfredo Herrera catches Luis Sanz on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
51.34
Luis Sanz clumsily knocks into Malte Thiele. Luis Sanz is given a warning by the referee! Malte Thiele runs off the knock.
54.12
Malte Thiele makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
69.46
Gianluigi Negro knocks the ball forward to Dietmar Linke. Dietmar Linke knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
72.59
Malte Thiele threads a neat ball through to Gianluigi Negro. Gianluigi Negro shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.09
Eduardo Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Ortega. Albert Ortega changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Albert Ortega knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emile Coppinger who gathers it comfortably.
81.38
Jose Javier Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Attilio Rinaldini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Attilio Rinaldini shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
89.39
Daniel Suarez plays the ball forward to Malte Thiele. Malte Thiele passes the ball forward to Attilio Rinaldini. Attilio Rinaldini knocks in a cross ball towards Malte Thiele. Malte Thiele fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Daniel Zubizarreta effortlessly punches it away to safety.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Levante UD

CD Badajoz
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
24.4%
51.3%
24.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Zubizarreta of CD Badajoz

Match Ratings