Match Report


Villarreal CFVillarreal CF     Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Wes SmithW. Smith68
G
1captain
G
66Davide PastineD. Pastine
Kieron RiggottK. Riggott71
D
2
D
73Martin ErlerM. Erler
Lee MidgleyL. Midgley69
D
3
D
69Helder RegoH. Rego
Daniel HoflandD. Hofland69
D
4
D
69Edmundo GarridoE. Garrido
Albert RomanA. Roman67
M
5
D
67Glynn MintoG. Minto
Andres GentoA. Gento65
M
6
M
75Alberto HerreroA. Herrero
Joost van BeekJ. van Beek63
M
7
M
69Serafim RaducioiuS. Raducioiu
Arturo José MariA. José Mari47
M
8
A
75Carlos BravoC. Bravo
Roberto PeiroR. Peiro70
A
captain9
A
65Antonio OrtizA. Ortiz
Gavin BremnerG. Bremner66
A
10
A
63Patrick PottsP. Potts
Yoann ZaidanY. Zaidan62
A
11
A
62Giacomo BonnardG. Bonnard
 
Ricardo AguilarR. Aguilar68
G
12
M
69Miguel NunezM. Nunez
Gregorio MartinezG. Martinez61
D
13
M
67Jocelyn El KhanchafJ. El Khanchaf
Julian KikoJ. Kiko60
A
14
M
67James StoneJ. Stone

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to Deportivo La Coruña. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Villarreal CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Deportivo La Coruña appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Felipe  Suarez.


0.00
Deportivo La Coruña kick off and get the match underway!
3.02
Kieron Riggott flicks a high pass forward. Albert Roman controls it well on his chest. Albert Roman chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Peiro. Roberto Peiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Davide Pastine who gathers it comfortably.
4.26
Serafim Raducioiu threads a neat ball through to Patrick Potts. Patrick Potts knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Bravo. Carlos Bravo connects with a diving header. Wes Smith gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
6.48
Helder Rego flicks a high pass forward. Serafim Raducioiu controls it well on his chest. Serafim Raducioiu threads a neat ball through to Patrick Potts. Patrick Potts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.57
Arturo José Mari runs up as Joost van Beek takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Arturo José Mari flicks the ball to his team mate, Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
12.05
Serafim Raducioiu flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Ortiz. Antonio Ortiz whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Potts. Patrick Potts knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.41
Helder Rego breaks forward. Helder Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Ortiz. Antonio Ortiz lofts in a cross ball towards Giacomo Bonnard. Giacomo Bonnard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Wes Smith picks it out of the air!
22.58
Deportivo La Coruña are dictating the run of play here today.
26.02
Daniel Hofland pushes mid-way up the pitch. Daniel Hofland passes the ball forward to Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
32.46
Joost van Beek threads a neat ball through to Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan makes a probing pass between the defence to Gavin Bremner. Some good footwork from Gavin Bremner provides some space. He shoots at goal. Gavin Bremner scores for Villarreal CF!!
39.04
Joost van Beek makes a simple pass to Roberto Peiro. Roberto Peiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Davide Pastine who gathers it comfortably.
42.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Kieron Riggott plays the ball forward to Joost van Beek. Joost van Beek sees Gavin Bremner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edmundo Garrido.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo La Coruña also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Villarreal CF start the second half!
47.24
Joost van Beek brings the ball forward. Joost van Beek plays a scrappy one-two with Roberto Peiro and advances towards the goal... Joost van Beek muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.46
Helder Rego makes a strong solo run forward. Helder Rego plays the ball forward to Patrick Potts. Patrick Potts knocks in a cross ball towards Giacomo Bonnard. Giacomo Bonnard flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.11
Edmundo Garrido clumsily knocks into Gavin Bremner. The referee calls over Edmundo Garrido and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Bremner runs off the knock.
54.48
Carlos Bravo hacks Kieron Riggott from behind! The referee calls over Carlos Bravo and shows him a yellow card! Kieron Riggott gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.49
Helder Rego breaks forward. Helder Rego flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Potts who takes it down. Patrick Potts whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Ortiz. With a superhuman jump, Antonio Ortiz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.40
Edmundo Garrido catches Yoann Zaidan on the ankles. The referee calls over Edmundo Garrido and warns him to calm down! Yoann Zaidan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.03
Alberto Herrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Ortiz. Antonio Ortiz shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
66.15
Helder Rego kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero picks a pass forward to Carlos Bravo. Carlos Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Ortiz. Antonio Ortiz tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
73.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Gento laces a through ball forward to Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.17
Serafim Raducioiu comes in with a late challenge on Andres Gento. The referee calls over Serafim Raducioiu and warns him to calm down! Andres Gento carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.46
Albert Roman makes a simple pass to Yoann Zaidan. Yoann Zaidan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
84.53
Joost van Beek chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Bremner. Gavin Bremner lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Peiro. Roberto Peiro makes a deft header. Davide Pastine picks it out of the air!
89.44
Giacomo Bonnard barges into Lee Midgley. The referee warns Giacomo Bonnard to calm down! Lee Midgley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Glynn Minto flicks a high pass forward to Serafim Raducioiu who brings the ball under control. Serafim Raducioiu threads the ball through to Patrick Potts. Patrick Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Hofland.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Villarreal CF

Deportivo La Coruña
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
25.6%
39.7%
34.6%

Scorers
Gavin Bremner 32
Patrick Potts 12
Antonio Ortiz 55, 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Ortiz of Deportivo La Coruña

Match Ratings
1.Wes Smith (GK)
6
2.Kieron Riggott (DEF)
6
3.Lee Midgley (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Hofland (DEF)
6
5.Albert Roman (MID)
6
6.Andres Gento (MID)
6
7.Joost van Beek (MID)
7
8.Arturo José Mari (MID)
6
9.Roberto Peiro (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Bremner (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Yoann Zaidan (ATT)
6
 
12.Ricardo Aguilar (GK)
0
13.Gregorio Martinez (DEF)
0
14.Julian Kiko (ATT)
0

1.Davide Pastine (GK)
6
2.Martin Erler (DEF)
6
3.Helder Rego (DEF)
7
4.Edmundo Garrido (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Glynn Minto (DEF)
6
6.Alberto Herrero (MID)
6
7.Serafim Raducioiu (MID)
6
8.Carlos Bravo (ATT)yellow card
6
9.Antonio Ortiz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Patrick Potts (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Giacomo Bonnard (ATT)
6
 
12.Miguel Nunez (MID)
0
13.Jocelyn El Khanchaf (MID)
0
14.James Stone (MID)
0