Match Report


ValenciaValencia     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alberto SolerA. Soler47
G
1
G
60Romero P. GuardiolaR. Guardiola
Luis CastilloL. Castillo61
D
captain2
D
61Eugenio GentoE. Gento
Elena SaezE. Saez53
D
3captain
D
55Ernesto GilE. Gil
Fernando FloresF. Flores52
D
4
D
55Gareth MilliganG. Milligan
Neil LeeN. Lee51
D
5
D
54Eddie SerrantE. Serrant
Carlton GowerC. Gower68
M
6
M
59Juan-Carlos CortesJ. Cortes
Arthur HarleyA. Harley56
M
7
M
57Miguel GomezM. Gomez
Gary CaldwellG. Caldwell55
M
8
M
55Claudio DelgadoC. Delgado
Luis MarinL. Marin53
M
9
M
52Marcello PiacentiniM. Piacentini
Hugo PirriH. Pirri55
A
10
A
58Leon WielandL. Wieland
Kevin MortonK. Morton52
A
11
A
58Fernando RodriguezF. Rodriguez
 
Rodolfo SantosR. Santos52
A
12
G
56Ernesto GaladamesE. Galadames
Jose RuizJ. Ruiz50
D
13
A
54Ivan GimenezI. Gimenez
Leonardo NietoL. Nieto50
M
14
D
52Simone BattistiniS. Battistini

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Albacete Balompie. A crowd of 13,431 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Valencia and Albacete Balompie are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo Izquierdo.


0.00
Valencia kick off the first half!
10.27
Eddie Serrant flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Rodriguez collects the pass. Fernando Rodriguez makes a defence splitting pass to Leon Wieland. Leon Wieland tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Alberto Soler.
15.53
Gary Caldwell comes in with a late challenge on Miguel Gomez. Gary Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Miguel Gomez stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.01
Fernando Flores sees a break and surges forward. Fernando Flores hits a low pass to Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Serrant.
42.03
Arthur Harley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Albacete Balompie kick off!
47.53
Ernesto Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Delgado. Claudio Delgado runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Claudio Delgado makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Cortes. Juan-Carlos Cortes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
48.49
Fernando Flores chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Caldwell. Gary Caldwell makes an attacking run forward. Gary Caldwell shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
51.58
Marcello Piacentini threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Cortes. Juan-Carlos Cortes shoots from 25 yards. Alberto Soler gets down and covers it.
55.13
Miguel Gomez flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Delgado. With a delightful solo run, Claudio Delgado stretches the opposition's defence. Claudio Delgado skips past Fernando Flores! Claudio Delgado strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
57.23
Miguel Gomez flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
61.32
Marcello Piacentini flicks a high pass forward. Leon Wieland controls it well on his chest. Leon Wieland finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.31
Luis Marin threads a neat ball through to Gary Caldwell. Gary Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Morton. Kevin Morton makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.42
Neil Lee hits a low pass to Gary Caldwell. With some swift thinking, Gary Caldwell plays the ball forward to Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.34
Luis Marin knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Gower. Carlton Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
78.48
Gary Caldwell receives the ball from a throw-in from Luis Marin. Gary Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Gower. Carlton Gower powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
79.44
Kevin Morton advances with the ball. Kevin Morton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Guardiola who gathers it comfortably.
84.49
Luis Marin receives the ball from a throw-in from Arthur Harley. Luis Marin hits a low pass to Hugo Pirri. Hugo Pirri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Guardiola who gathers it comfortably.
89.03
Luis Marin clumsily knocks into Eugenio Gento. The referee brings Luis Marin to one side and gives him a warning! Eugenio Gento runs off the knock.
90.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Valencia

Albacete Balompie
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
22.1%
48.5%
29.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Delgado of Albacete Balompie

Match Ratings
1.Alberto Soler (GK)
9
2.Luis Castillo (DEF)
7
3.Elena Saez (DEF)
6
4.Fernando Flores (DEF)
8
5.Neil Lee (DEF)
6
6.Carlton Gower (MID)
6
7.Arthur Harley (MID)
6
8.Gary Caldwell (MID)yellow card
7
9.Luis Marin (MID)
7
10.Hugo Pirri (ATT)
7
11.Kevin Morton (ATT)
7
 
12.Rodolfo Santos (ATT)
0
13.Jose Ruiz (DEF)
0
14.Leonardo Nieto (MID)
0

1.Romero P. Guardiola (GK)
6
2.Eugenio Gento (DEF)
6
3.Ernesto Gil (DEF)
7
4.Gareth Milligan (DEF)
7
5.Eddie Serrant (DEF)
6
6.Juan-Carlos Cortes (MID)
7
7.Miguel Gomez (MID)
8
8.Claudio Delgado (MID)
9
9.Marcello Piacentini (MID)
8
10.Leon Wieland (ATT)
6
11.Fernando Rodriguez (ATT)
6
 
12.Ernesto Galadames (GK)
0
13.Ivan Gimenez (ATT)
0
14.Simone Battistini (DEF)
0