Match Report
| Valencia | Valencia |  |  | Málaga | Málaga | ||||||||||||||||
| James Hughes | James Hughes | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ade Aliyu | A. Aliyu |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Miguel Zamora | M. Zamora | |||||||||
| Julian Wieler | J. Wieler |  | 86 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Guillermo Saez | G. Saez | |||||||||
| Aristide Dadi | A. Dadi |  | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Jurgen Opschoor | J. Opschoor | |||||||||
| Farid Murati | F. Murati |  | 78 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Remi Faye | R. Faye | |||||||||
| Sotiris Vellidis | S. Vellidis |  | 80 | M | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Eugenio Ibanez | E. Ibanez | |||||||||
| Chad Allen | C. Allen |  | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Felipe Torres | F. Torres | |||||||||
| Hugo Lawal | H. Lawal | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Gavin Bremner | G. Bremner | |||||||||
| Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt |  | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Alfred Nieuwenburg | A. Nieuwenburg | |||||||||
| Scott Davidson | S. Davidson | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Alfredo Cortes | A. Cortes | |||||||||
| Franco Vera | F. Vera |  | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Felipe Aguilar | F. Aguilar | |||||||||
| Francisco Viana | F. Viana |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Frederico Castro | F. Castro | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Málaga. A crowd of 20,470 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Valencia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Valencia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Málaga start the match!
4.27
0-0Farid Murati chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Lawal. Hugo Lawal passes the ball forward to Franco Vera. Franco Vera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Miguel Zamora manages to keep it out.
10.30
0-0Hugo Lawal flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Viana. Francisco Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
12.30
Jurgen Opschoor passes the ball forward to Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Castro. Frederico Castro shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.44
0-0Remi Faye knocks the ball forward to Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Aguilar. Felipe Aguilar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aristide Dadi.
21.31
0-0Francisco Viana barges into Jurgen Opschoor. Francisco Viana is warned by the referee! Jurgen Opschoor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.57
Frederico Castro comes in with a late challenge on Aristide Dadi. The referee calls over Frederico Castro and warns him to calm down! Aristide Dadi runs off the knock.
28.39
Hugo Lawal knocks the ball forward to Francisco Viana. Francisco Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Remi Faye.
33.09
Gavin Bremner makes a simple pass to Alfredo Cortes. Alfredo Cortes shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ade Aliyu easily smothers it!
34.34
0-0Remi Faye comes in with a late challenge on Scott Davidson. The referee calls over Remi Faye and shows him a yellow card! Scott Davidson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.04
Chad Allen chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Vera. Franco Vera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eugenio Ibanez.
40.20
Adrian Hunt makes a beautiful solo run. Adrian Hunt whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Viana. Francisco Viana is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Miguel Zamora is on top of it.
42.23
Felipe Torres makes a probing pass to Alfredo Cortes. Alfredo Cortes shoots from distance but Ade Aliyu is on top of it.
44.52
Chad Allen chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Vera. Franco Vera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Zamora who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Valencia get the second half underway!
55.28
Julian Wieler knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Hunt. Adrian Hunt makes a probing pass to Francisco Viana. Francisco Viana controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Miguel Zamora manages to keep it out.
65.40
1-0Aristide Dadi makes a simple pass to Adrian Hunt. Adrian Hunt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Viana. Francisco Viana shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.39
Julian Wieler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Lawal. Hugo Lawal threads the ball through to Franco Vera. Franco Vera lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.42
Eugenio Ibanez hits it upfield. Frederico Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Wieler.
77.29
Remi Faye threads the ball through to Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner makes a probing pass to Felipe Aguilar. Felipe Aguilar shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
79.51
Hugo Lawal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franco Vera. Franco Vera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jurgen Opschoor.
81.05
Felipe Torres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Aguilar. Felipe Aguilar goes all the way! Felipe Aguilar rockets a shot on goal but somehow Ade Aliyu manages to keep it out.
83.00
Aristide Dadi chips the ball to his team mate, Chad Allen. Chad Allen threads the ball through to Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.04
Gavin Bremner threads the ball through to Alfredo Cortes. Alfredo Cortes tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
89.53
Aristide Dadi knocks the ball forward to Chad Allen. Chad Allen surges forward with the ball. Chad Allen lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Vera. Franco Vera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Miguel Zamora easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70%
30%
Play Area
27.5%
40%
32.5%
Scorers