Match Report
| Valencia | Valencia |  |  | Mérida Unión Deportiva | Mérida Unión Deportiva | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Soler | A. Soler |  | 47 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Marcos Redondo | M. Redondo | ||||||||
| Luis Castillo | L. Castillo | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Kwami Zidane | K. Zidane | |||||||||
| Elena Saez | E. Saez | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Marcos Reyes | M. Reyes | |||||||||
| Fernando Flores | F. Flores | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Lars Haller | L. Haller | |||||||||
| Neil Lee | N. Lee |  | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Romero P. Guardiola | R. Guardiola | |||||||||
| Carlton Gower | C. Gower | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Marcos Fernandez | M. Fernandez | |||||||||
| Arthur Harley | A. Harley | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Oscar Fuentes | O. Fuentes | |||||||||
| Gary Caldwell | G. Caldwell |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Daniel Kuyt | D. Kuyt | |||||||||
| Luis Marin | L. Marin | | 53 | M | | 9 | | | M | 53 | | Nicolas Gimenez | N. Gimenez | ||||||||
| Hugo Pirri | H. Pirri | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Francisco Saez | F. Saez | |||||||||
| Kevin Morton | K. Morton | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Antonio Pirri | A. Pirri | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Santos | R. Santos | | 52 | A | | 12 | | D | 52 | | Jerome Hill | J. Hill | |||||||||
| Jose Ruiz | J. Ruiz | | 50 | D | | 13 | | A | 52 | | Carlos Fuentes | C. Fuentes | |||||||||
| Leonardo Nieto | L. Nieto | | 50 | M | | 14 | | A | 51 | | Julian Nieto | J. Nieto | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Mérida Unión Deportiva. A crowd of 11,198 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Valencia and Mérida Unión Deportiva are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Albert Barkero.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Valencia and Mérida Unión Deportiva are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Albert Barkero.
0.00
0-0Mérida Unión Deportiva kick off!
8.02
0-0Neil Lee passes the ball forward to Fernando Flores. Fernando Flores flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Pirri controls it well on his chest. Hugo Pirri shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
16.28
0-0Arthur Harley runs straight at the opposition's defence. Arthur Harley runs straight at the defence! Daniel Kuyt hacks Arthur Harley from behind! Penalty for Valencia!!
16.28
0-0The referee points to the spot..
17.17
1-0Kevin Morton slowly runs up. What a cracker!! Marcos Redondo had no chance!!
20.52
1-0Elena Saez surges forward with the ball. Elena Saez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcos Redondo who gathers it comfortably.
26.50
Gary Caldwell passes the ball forward to Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.14
Arthur Harley flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Pirri collects the pass. Hugo Pirri advances inside the box! Hugo Pirri side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
33.05
Kwami Zidane darts forward. Kwami Zidane passes the ball forward to Antonio Pirri. Antonio Pirri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Valencia appear unchanged since the first half. Mérida Unión Deportiva also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Valencia kick off!
53.39
Gary Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcos Redondo who gathers it comfortably.
57.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Romero P. Guardiola laces a through ball forward to Daniel Kuyt. Daniel Kuyt flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Saez who takes it down. Francisco Saez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Flores.
69.35
Daniel Kuyt plays the ball forward to Oscar Fuentes. Oscar Fuentes shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.12
Francisco Saez flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Pirri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Pirri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.42
Elena Saez kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.33
Marcos Fernandez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marcos Fernandez edges inside the box! Marcos Fernandez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
78.54
Without breaking stride, Nicolas Gimenez plays the ball forward to Antonio Pirri. Antonio Pirri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.08
Nicolas Gimenez makes a probing pass to Marcos Fernandez. Marcos Fernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Saez. Francisco Saez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
26.8%
47.9%
25.4%
Scorers
| Kevin Morton 17 (p) | Francisco Saez 87 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Saez of Mérida Unión Deportiva |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alberto Soler (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Luis Castillo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Elena Saez (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Fernando Flores (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Lee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Carlton Gower (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Arthur Harley (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Gary Caldwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Luis Marin (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hugo Pirri (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Kevin Morton (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 12. | Rodolfo Santos (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jose Ruiz (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Leonardo Nieto (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Marcos Redondo (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kwami Zidane (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Marcos Reyes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Lars Haller (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Romero P. Guardiola (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marcos Fernandez (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Oscar Fuentes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Daniel Kuyt (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Nicolas Gimenez (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Francisco Saez (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Antonio Pirri (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jerome Hill (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carlos Fuentes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Julian Nieto (ATT) | 0 | |