Match Report
| Valencia | Valencia |  |  | Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | ||||||||||||||||
| James Hughes | James Hughes | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ade Aliyu | A. Aliyu |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Roberto Alonso | R. Alonso | |||||||||
| Yuriy Donenko | Y. Donenko |  | 83 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Juan-Carlos Gomez | J. Gomez | |||||||||
| Farid Murati | F. Murati |  | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Daniel Gimenez | D. Gimenez | |||||||||
| Tomek Deyna | T. Deyna |  | 81 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Elena Crespo | E. Crespo | |||||||||
| Hugo Lawal | H. Lawal | | 73 | M | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Alejandro Cruz | A. Cruz | |||||||||
| Edgar Fonseca | E. Fonseca |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Jose Bravo | J. Bravo | |||||||||
| Nat Reyes | N. Reyes |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Pascal Stassin | P. Stassin | |||||||||
| Bernard Song | B. Song |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Eduardo Marcos | E. Marcos | |||||||||
| Scott Davidson | S. Davidson |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 |  | Adrien Facciutto | A. Facciutto | |||||||||
| Frode Johnsen | F. Johnsen |  | 86 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Eduardo Vila | E. Vila | |||||||||
| Mauricio Diez | M. Diez | | 82 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Edmundo Herrera | E. Herrera | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Real Sociedad. A crowd of 19,371 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Valencia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Real Sociedad appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Valencia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Real Sociedad appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Valencia kick off the first half!
2.24
0-0Scott Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Juan-Carlos Gomez. Scott Davidson is given a warning by the referee! Juan-Carlos Gomez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.42
Pascal Stassin comes in with a late challenge on Nat Reyes. The referee calls over Pascal Stassin and warns him to calm down! Nat Reyes stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.05
1-0Tomek Deyna passes the ball forward to Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez whips in a cross ball towards Frode Johnsen. Frode Johnsen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Frode Johnsen scores for Valencia!!
9.28
1-0Bernard Song threads the ball through to Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.38
1-0Farid Murati passes the ball forward to Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca threads the ball through to Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson shoots from outside the area but Roberto Alonso is on top of it.
12.50
Jose Bravo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Vila. Eduardo Vila tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
16.58
Tomek Deyna kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Fonseca. Edgar Fonseca makes a simple pass to Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Frode Johnsen. Frode Johnsen flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.10
2-0Edgar Fonseca knocks the ball to his team mate, Frode Johnsen. Frode Johnsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Roberto Alonso who gathers it comfortably.
24.18
Nat Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez whips in a cross ball towards Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Roberto Alonso easily picks it out of the air!
26.17
Daniel Gimenez barges into Mauricio Diez. Daniel Gimenez is warned by the referee! Mauricio Diez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.27
Jose Bravo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Herrera. Edmundo Herrera whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Vila. Eduardo Vila connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
30.03
Eduardo Marcos flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Vila. Eduardo Vila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.26
Edgar Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
34.56
Tomek Deyna kicks a strong pass forward to Bernard Song. Bernard Song knocks the ball forward to Frode Johnsen. Frode Johnsen knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mauricio Diez!
38.59
Farid Murati controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nat Reyes. Nat Reyes makes a simple pass to Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Gimenez.
39.15
Edgar Fonseca chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan-Carlos Gomez.
44.32
Juan-Carlos Gomez catches Mauricio Diez on the ankles. Juan-Carlos Gomez is warned by the referee! Mauricio Diez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Edgar Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Real Sociedad start the second half!
47.40
3-0Real Sociedad are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Valencia's defence.
49.49
Bernard Song deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.32
3-0Frode Johnsen clumsily knocks into Alejandro Cruz. The referee calls over Frode Johnsen and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Cruz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.10
Tomek Deyna makes a probing pass to Hugo Lawal. Hugo Lawal sees space and advances. Hugo Lawal whips in a cross ball towards Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Scott Davidson scores for Valencia!!
59.49
60.35
Eduardo Marcos decides to run forward with the ball. Eduardo Marcos tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
61.32
Hugo Lawal advances with the ball. Hugo Lawal sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Roberto Alonso is on top of it.
63.07
Bernard Song threads the ball through to Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.16
Alejandro Cruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Bravo. Jose Bravo makes a probing pass to Eduardo Vila. Eduardo Vila finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.21
Hugo Lawal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.36
Nat Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.24
Yuriy Donenko makes a simple pass to Nat Reyes. Nat Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson finds some space and shoots from distance but Roberto Alonso is on top of it.
78.49
Pascal Stassin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Vila. Eduardo Vila finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.20
Yuriy Donenko makes a probing pass to Bernard Song. Bernard Song makes a probing pass to Mauricio Diez. Mauricio Diez knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Davidson. Scott Davidson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
10
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72%
28%
Play Area
19.5%
45.1%
35.4%
Scorers
| Frode Johnsen 4, 17 Mauricio Diez 35 Scott Davidson 53, 63 | Eduardo Vila 78 |