Match Report
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF |  |  | Málaga | Málaga | ||||||||||||||||
| Tran Tuong huy | Tran Tuong huy | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adolfo Kiko | A. Kiko |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Miguel Zamora | M. Zamora | |||||||||
| Felipe Cortes | F. Cortes | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Guillermo Saez | G. Saez | |||||||||
| Muzzy Kayis | M. Kayis |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Jurgen Opschoor | J. Opschoor | |||||||||
| Jurek Deyna | J. Deyna |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Remi Faye | R. Faye | |||||||||
| Martijn Abidallah | M. Abidallah | | 63 | M | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Eugenio Ibanez | E. Ibanez | |||||||||
| Patricio Thimothée | P. Thimothée | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Felipe Torres | F. Torres | |||||||||
| Antonio Caballero | A. Caballero | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Gavin Bremner | G. Bremner | |||||||||
| Pablo Torres | P. Torres | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Alfred Nieuwenburg | A. Nieuwenburg | |||||||||
| Guillermo Dominguez | G. Dominguez | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Alfredo Cortes | A. Cortes | |||||||||
| Heikki Annala | H. Annala |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Felipe Aguilar | F. Aguilar | |||||||||
| Pedro Ortiz | P. Ortiz | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Frederico Castro | F. Castro | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Málaga. A crowd of 19,901 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Villarreal CF looks especially fired up for this match.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Villarreal CF looks especially fired up for this match.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Málaga kicking off!
3.13
0-0Jurgen Opschoor flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner advances with the ball. Gavin Bremner shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
6.21
0-0Remi Faye hacks Heikki Annala from behind! Remi Faye is shown the yellow card! Heikki Annala hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.33
1-0Martijn Abidallah chips the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Dominguez. Guillermo Dominguez knocks in a cross ball towards Heikki Annala. Heikki Annala directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.05
1-0Muzzy Kayis kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Thimothée. Patricio Thimothée surges forward with the ball. Patricio Thimothée knocks in a cross ball towards Heikki Annala. Heikki Annala heads the ball goalwards. Miguel Zamora easily smothers it.
15.23
Martijn Abidallah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Dominguez. Guillermo Dominguez tries a spectacular long range effort. Miguel Zamora easily smothers it.
22.13
1-0Patricio Thimothée comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Bremner. The referee calls over Patricio Thimothée and warns him to calm down! Gavin Bremner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.10
Felipe Torres passes the ball forward to Frederico Castro. Frederico Castro finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Adolfo Kiko manages to keep it out.
28.33
1-0Pablo Torres makes a simple pass to Pedro Ortiz. Pedro Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Zamora who gathers it comfortably.
33.19
Gavin Bremner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Castro. Frederico Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.51
Felipe Torres knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Aguilar. Felipe Aguilar sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.49
Martijn Abidallah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ortiz. Pedro Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Zamora who gathers it comfortably.
40.06
Felipe Torres passes the ball forward to Frederico Castro. Frederico Castro shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
42.29
Antonio Caballero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Dominguez. Guillermo Dominguez shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Patricio Thimothée knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Dominguez. Guillermo Dominguez goes all the way! Guillermo Dominguez takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Villarreal CF get the second half underway!
47.23
Antonio Caballero passes the ball forward to Heikki Annala. Heikki Annala shoots from 25 yards but Miguel Zamora is on top of it.
53.05
Felipe Aguilar barges into Muzzy Kayis. Felipe Aguilar is warned by the referee! Muzzy Kayis runs off the knock.
55.49
Antonio Caballero threads the ball through to Pedro Ortiz. Pedro Ortiz goes all the way! Pedro Ortiz rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Miguel Zamora manages to gather it comfortably.
57.46
Guillermo Dominguez barges into Guillermo Saez. Guillermo Dominguez is given a warning by the referee! Guillermo Saez runs off the knock.
66.56
Jurek Deyna controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Thimothée. Patricio Thimothée surges forward with the ball. Patricio Thimothée finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
69.45
1-0Gavin Bremner sees space and advances. Gavin Bremner passes the ball forward but Felipe Aguilar is offside!
75.01
Felipe Cortes chips the ball to his team mate, Martijn Abidallah. Martijn Abidallah passes the ball forward to Guillermo Dominguez. Guillermo Dominguez knocks the ball forward to Heikki Annala but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.18
Felipe Cortes knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Torres. Pablo Torres makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Heikki Annala. Heikki Annala shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
79.01
Jurgen Opschoor flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner surges forward with the ball. Gavin Bremner shoots from 25 yards but Adolfo Kiko is on top of it.
81.29
Jurek Deyna chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Torres. Pablo Torres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Dominguez. Guillermo Dominguez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Saez.
83.03
Patricio Thimothée kicks a strong pass forward to Heikki Annala. Heikki Annala shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Miguel Zamora easily smothers it!
85.06
Muzzy Kayis makes a probing pass to Antonio Caballero. Antonio Caballero flicks the ball to his team mate, Heikki Annala. Heikki Annala knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Dominguez. Guillermo Dominguez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.33
Alfred Nieuwenburg makes a beautiful solo run. Alfred Nieuwenburg shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67%
33%
Play Area
28.4%
40.9%
30.7%
Scorers