Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Celta VigoCelta Vigo
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao Computer Player Computer Player
Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin75
G
1
G
80Luis GainzaL. Gainza
Daniel OsorioD. Osorio76
D
2
D
76Antonio SegarraA. Segarra
Rob BoutaharR. Boutahar72
D
3
D
74Ernesto JimenezE. Jimenez
Samuele AnastasiS. Anastasi77
D
4
D
66Quim MoreiraQ. Moreira
Francesco PorroF. Porro86
M
5
D
62Simón HenríquezS. Henríquez
José AragonJ. Aragon87
M
6
M
74Sebastian PeiroS. Peiro
Manuele ZanonM. Zanon86
M
7
M
74John WingertJ. Wingert
Colin AndertonC. Anderton90
M
captain8
M
70Alberto GuardiolaA. Guardiola
Enzo Gabriel DiasE. Dias80
A
9captain
M
27Martin StanicM. Stanic
Arthur EbouéA. Eboué76
A
10
A
72Cristiano CannavaroC. Cannavaro
Vladimir BilicV. Bilic79
A
11
A
71Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu
 
Ljubisa NappiL. Nappi72
D
12
A
70Christian WilkeC. Wilke
Benoit QuiévreuxB. Quiévreux81
M
13
A
68Luis ValdezL. Valdez
Eugenio PenaE. Pena82
A
14
A
65Pedro MunozP. Munoz

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Celta Vigo. A crowd of 18,694 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celta Vigo appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Gutierrez.


0.00
Villarreal CF kick off and get the first half underway!
4.54
Manuele Zanon kicks a strong pass forward to José Aragon. José Aragon shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
6.33
Alberto Guardiola flicks a high pass forward to Oberdan Pisanu who brings the ball under control. Oberdan Pisanu knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Cannavaro. Cristiano Cannavaro makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
9.39
Francesco Porro flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Eboué collects the pass. Arthur Eboué whips in a cross ball towards Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic whips the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Luis Gainza keeps it out!
14.27
Francesco Porro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Francesco Porro knocks in a cross ball towards Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias makes a looping header on goal. The ball comes off Antonio Segarra and the loose ball is cleared up field.
16.14
Oberdan Pisanu comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Osorio. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Osorio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.17
Daniel Osorio laces a through ball forward to Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias kicks a strong pass forward to Francesco Porro. Francesco Porro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Quim Moreira.
22.46
Simón Henríquez knocks the ball forward to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alessandro Giacomin who gathers it comfortably.
24.00
Martin Stanic plays the ball forward to Cristiano Cannavaro. Cristiano Cannavaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.35
Colin Anderton changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Colin Anderton shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
28.35
Rob Boutahar flicks a high pass forward to Vladimir Bilic who brings the ball under control. Vladimir Bilic tries a spectacular long range effort. Luis Gainza effortlessly gets down and covers it.
30.24
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
33.12
John Wingert flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Cannavaro. Cristiano Cannavaro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuele Anastasi.
40.08
Colin Anderton takes the throw-in. José Aragon sees Arthur Eboué in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arthur Eboué knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
José Aragon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias knocks in a cross ball towards Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Luis Gainza gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Celta Vigo also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Celta Vigo kick off!
47.21
José Aragon takes it forward alone. José Aragon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Gainza who gathers it comfortably.
49.57
Samuele Anastasi chips the ball to his team mate, Manuele Zanon. Showing composure, Manuele Zanon plays the ball forward to José Aragon. José Aragon knocks in a cross ball towards Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.16
Alberto Guardiola flicks a high ball forward to Oberdan Pisanu who takes it down. Oberdan Pisanu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alessandro Giacomin who gathers it comfortably.
55.36
Sebastian Peiro sees Oberdan Pisanu in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oberdan Pisanu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.37
Ernesto Jimenez barges into José Aragon. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! José Aragon runs off the knock.
60.02
Celta Vigo have made a substitution with Pedro Munoz replacing Oberdan Pisanu .
61.05
Cristiano Cannavaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Munoz. Pedro Munoz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.15
Rob Boutahar flicks a high pass forward. José Aragon collects the pass. José Aragon makes an attacking run forward. José Aragon tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Luis Gainza has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.21
José Aragon pushes up the pitch. José Aragon flicks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.58
Sebastian Peiro takes it forward alone. Sebastian Peiro threads the ball through to Pedro Munoz. Pedro Munoz whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Cannavaro. Cristiano Cannavaro makes a looping header on goal. Alessandro Giacomin gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.57
Colin Anderton advances with the ball. Colin Anderton knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Eboué. Arthur Eboué beats his man to it with a header. The ball strikes Ernesto Jimenez's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
79.04
Corner kick to Villarreal CF. Manuele Zanon plays it to the near post. Arthur Eboué comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Ernesto Jimenez. Excellent block.
81.03
Samuele Anastasi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francesco Porro. Francesco Porro shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
83.34
Rob Boutahar flicks a high pass forward to José Aragon who brings the ball under control. José Aragon makes a simple pass to Vladimir Bilic. Vladimir Bilic knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Eboué. Arthur Eboué directs the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.27
Villarreal CF are in full control of this game.
85.55
Ernesto Jimenez clumsily knocks into Colin Anderton. The referee calls over Ernesto Jimenez and warns him to calm down! Colin Anderton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.45
Villarreal CF are in full control of this game.
90.00
Manuele Zanon comes in with a late challenge on Quim Moreira. Manuele Zanon is warned by the referee! Quim Moreira grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Celta Vigo
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
24.4%
50%
25.6%

Scorers
Vladimir Bilic 50
José Aragon 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to José Aragon of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings