Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Girona FCGirona FC
Brendan DaoBrendan Dao Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin75
G
1
G
82Marinus JansenM. Jansen
Samuele AnastasiS. Anastasi77
D
2
D
68Richard MccallR. Mccall
Daniel OsorioD. Osorio76
D
3
D
71Leon UpsonL. Upson
Rob BoutaharR. Boutahar72
D
4
D
71Mamadou El IdrisiM. El Idrisi
Giuseppe DamianiG. Damiani91
M
5captain
D
80Adolfo PerezA. Perez
Colin AndertonC. Anderton90
M
6
M
81Michael VernazzaM. Vernazza
José AragonJ. Aragon87
M
7
M
84Mauricio RuizM. Ruiz
Manuele ZanonM. Zanon86
M
captain8
M
97Eduardo CastroE. Castro
Guillermo CamachoG. Camacho90
A
9
A
78Emmanuel TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Eugenio PenaE. Pena82
A
10
A
71Yacine AmraniY. Amrani
Enzo Gabriel DiasE. Dias80
A
11
A
85Miguel PirriM. Pirri
 
Benoit QuiévreuxB. Quiévreux81
M
12
A
80Alejandro CarmonaA. Carmona
Vladimir BilicV. Bilic79
A
13
G
50Ivone SaudatiI. Saudati
Arthur EbouéA. Eboué76
A
14
D
67Jacob RedknappJ. Redknapp

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle 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 Samir Matthäus.


0.00
Girona FC kick off and get the match underway!
2.13
Giuseppe Damiani flicks a high pass forward. José Aragon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. José Aragon whips in a cross ball towards Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Marinus Jansen!
4.07
Enzo Gabriel Dias sees Guillermo Camacho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Camacho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinus Jansen who gathers it comfortably.
6.25
Richard Mccall comes in with a late challenge on José Aragon. The referee calls over Richard Mccall and shows him a yellow card! José Aragon runs off the knock.
8.42
José Aragon surges forward with the ball. José Aragon lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho makes a convincing header. Marinus Jansen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.27
Giuseppe Damiani passes the ball forward to Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias knocks in a cross ball towards José Aragon. José Aragon connects with a diving header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
20.19
Daniel Osorio threads a neat ball through to Colin Anderton. Colin Anderton makes a beautiful solo run. Colin Anderton makes a great pass forward. Eugenio Pena runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
21.10
Colin Anderton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Colin Anderton shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
24.15
Colin Anderton flicks a high pass forward to Giuseppe Damiani who brings the ball under control. Giuseppe Damiani whips in a cross ball towards Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Marinus Jansen with no chance!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
28.24
José Aragon flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena whips in a cross ball towards José Aragon. José Aragon heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Marinus Jansen.
33.29
Colin Anderton makes a simple pass to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
36.17
Daniel Osorio flicks a high pass forward. José Aragon collects the pass. José Aragon flicks a high pass forward. Colin Anderton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Anderton lofts in a cross ball towards Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
39.12
Colin Anderton flicks a high pass forward. José Aragon controls it well on his chest. José Aragon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.16
Eduardo Castro makes a simple pass to Michael Vernazza. Michael Vernazza threads a neat ball through to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
44.06
José Aragon sees Colin Anderton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Anderton shoots from 20 yards but somehow Marinus Jansen manages to keep it out.
45.00
Giuseppe Damiani knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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 Villarreal CF kick off!
49.45
Michael Vernazza threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro flicks a high ball forward to Yacine Amrani who takes it down. Yacine Amrani advances inside the box! Some superb footwork from Yacine Amrani provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Girona FC!
53.00
Michael Vernazza hits a low pass to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
55.21
Samuele Anastasi makes an attacking run forward. Samuele Anastasi shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
57.16
Samuele Anastasi knocks the ball to his team mate, José Aragon. José Aragon makes a probing pass to Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mamadou El Idrisi.
59.30
Rob Boutahar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.08
Colin Anderton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena edges inside the box! Eugenio Pena shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Marinus Jansen with no chance!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
72.09
Mauricio Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Pirri collects the pass. Miguel Pirri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Osorio.
77.03
Eduardo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Tsoukalas holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emmanuel Tsoukalas threads the ball through to Yacine Amrani but he's offside!
79.08
Eduardo Castro darts forward. Eduardo Castro makes a simple pass to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri knocks the ball forward to Emmanuel Tsoukalas but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.55
Daniel Osorio flicks a high pass forward. Colin Anderton controls it well on his chest. Colin Anderton flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio Pena who brings the ball under control. Eugenio Pena knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Perez.
90.00
Mamadou El Idrisi threads the ball through to Michael Vernazza. Michael Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Pirri controls it well on his chest. Miguel Pirri tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

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

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
19.5%
43.9%
36.6%

Scorers
Guillermo Camacho 8
Enzo Gabriel Dias 24
Eugenio Pena 66
Yacine Amrani 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Anderton of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings