Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Valencia. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Valencia get the match underway!
6.13
0-0Fabio Peccarisi makes a simple pass to Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado shoots from long range. Favio Arreola easily smothers it.
9.09
0-1Dominic Burley passes the ball forward to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani threads the ball through to Petros Devitsakis. Petros Devitsakis whips in a cross ball towards Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.40
0-1Emmanuel Omolade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Favio Arreola who gathers it comfortably.
16.25
Rolf Casati deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dirk Zwaanswijk.
20.17
Filipe Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vincent Barry who gathers it comfortably.
22.20
0-1Dominic Burley flicks the ball to his team mate, Diego El Khebir. Diego El Khebir passes the ball forward to Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Petros Devitsakis. Petros Devitsakis heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.51
Christian Edusei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diego El Khebir. Diego El Khebir kicks a strong pass forward to Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Isaac Chavez. Isaac Chavez directs the ball goalwards with his head but Vincent Barry is on top of it.
30.15
Emmanuel Omolade sees a break and surges forward. Emmanuel Omolade knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niklas Lidstrom.
32.44
Dominic Burley makes a probing pass to Filipe Faria. Filipe Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaac Chavez. Isaac Chavez whips in a cross ball towards Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.15
0-1Dirk Maas comes in with a late challenge on Kader Amrani. Dirk Maas is given a warning by the referee! Kader Amrani runs off the knock.
36.40
Christian Edusei kicks a strong pass forward to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani threads the ball through to Isaac Chavez. Isaac Chavez lofts in a cross ball towards Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.26
Rolf Casati brings the ball forward. Rolf Casati whips in a cross ball towards Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela powers a header at goal. It's there!! Vincent Barry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Atlético de Madrid kick off and get the second half underway!
47.46
Dirk Maas threads the ball through to Stephane Zouaoui. Stephane Zouaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres directs the ball goalwards with his head. Favio Arreola easily picks it out of the air!
51.31
Dirk Maas threads the ball through to Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.06
Emmanuel Omolade flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.20
0-3Valencia are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Atlético de Madrid's defence.
55.35
Dominic Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Rolf Casati. Rolf Casati makes a simple pass to Isaac Chavez. Isaac Chavez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian N. Chianese.
57.27
Niklas Lidstrom chips the ball to his team mate, Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petros Devitsakis. Petros Devitsakis knocks in a cross ball towards Isaac Chavez. Isaac Chavez directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Vincent Barry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.04
Dominic Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani passes the ball forward to Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Petros Devitsakis. Petros Devitsakis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
72.56
Rolf Casati makes a simple pass to Isaac Chavez. Isaac Chavez lofts in a cross ball towards Petros Devitsakis. Petros Devitsakis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
75.32
Fabio Peccarisi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.37
Dirk Maas kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Delgado. Miguel Delgado tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
78.11
Filipe Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Lucas Varela. Lucas Varela goes all the way! Lucas Varela shoots from just inside the box but Vincent Barry is on top of it.
79.15
Emmanuel Omolade sees a break and surges forward. Emmanuel Omolade whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.47
Dirk Maas makes a probing pass to Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres shoots from 20 yards. Favio Arreola easily smothers it.
85.07
0-4Filipe Faria clumsily knocks into Fabio Peccarisi. Filipe Faria is shown the yellow card! Fabio Peccarisi runs off the knock.
87.20
Dirk Zwaanswijk flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Peccarisi. Fabio Peccarisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Zouaoui. Stephane Zouaoui shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
26.2%
45.2%
28.6%
Scorers
| Lucas Varela 9, 36, 44 Isaac Chavez 57 |