Match Report


Real ValladolidReal Valladolid     ValenciaValencia
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Computer Player Computer Player
Abdul LoloA. Lolo87
G
1
G
72Miguel ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta
Facundo AlonsoF. Alonso80
D
2
D
78Miguel LopezM. Lopez
Jan PetersenJ. Petersen83
D
3
D
75Alejandro BravoA. Bravo
Dylan GallettiD. Galletti86
D
4
D
72Ivan FernandezI. Fernandez
Anthony AebischerA. Aebischer78
D
5captain
D
60Alberto CostacurtaA. Costacurta
Sebastiao CostaS. Costa83
M
6
M
64David GlassD. Glass
Antonis KourisA. Kouris85
M
7
M
63Leonardo VidalL. Vidal
Pieter OliveiraP. Oliveira84
A
captain8
M
63Paul ByrneP. Byrne
Sidney GrayS. Gray77
A
9
A
69Roberto VilaR. Vila
Nikos Van Der LuerN. Van Der Luer86
A
10
A
68David GascoigneD. Gascoigne
Pedro CruzP. Cruz77
A
11
A
61Carlos AriasC. Arias
 
Krunoslaw NappiK. Nappi83
D
12
G
64Julian CastilloJ. Castillo
Tiago GuzmanT. Guzman77
M
13
M
63Youssouf BonisselY. Bonissel
Brett VivasB. Vivas82
A
14
M
58Kwami GravelaineK. Gravelaine

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Nuevo Jose Zorrilla where Real Valladolid play host to Valencia. A crowd of 19,485 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Real Valladolid are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rodolfo  Diez.


0.00
Valencia kick off and get the match underway!
4.08
David Glass sees David Gascoigne in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Abdul Lolo!
6.25
David Glass threads the ball through to Roberto Vila. Roberto Vila lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Arias. Carlos Arias fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.43
Paul Byrne flicks a high pass forward to Roberto Vila who brings the ball under control. Roberto Vila knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdul Lolo who gathers it comfortably.
12.26
Anthony Aebischer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonis Kouris. Antonis Kouris kicks a strong pass forward to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Good keeping from Miguel Zubizarreta as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
13.37
Sebastiao Costa takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Miguel Zubizarreta drops low and scoops up the ball.
14.05
Facundo Alonso hits a low pass to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa makes a probing pass to Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray lofts in a cross ball towards Nikos Van Der Luer. Nikos Van Der Luer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Miguel Zubizarreta punches it away to safety.
15.22
Sebastiao Costa threads a neat ball through to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
16.01
Sebastiao Costa hits a low pass to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
18.38
Anthony Aebischer kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa passes the ball forward to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Nikos Van Der Luer. With a superhuman jump, Nikos Van Der Luer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is deflected wide by Miguel Lopez.
19.32
Corner kick to Real Valladolid. Sebastiao Costa plays it to the far post. Miguel Zubizarreta drops low and scoops up the ball.
20.20
David Glass brings the ball forward. David Glass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdul Lolo who gathers it comfortably.
21.26
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.43
Leonardo Vidal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Vila. Roberto Vila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.22
David Glass receives the ball from a throw-in from Leonardo Vidal. David Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Gascoigne. David Gascoigne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
30.22
Ivan Fernandez makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Fernandez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ivan Fernandez shoots from outside the area. Abdul Lolo gets down and covers it.
33.01
Sebastiao Costa makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastiao Costa shoots from 20 yards. Miguel Zubizarreta gets down and covers it.
34.39
Seeing Leonardo Vidal's attacking run, David Glass quickly throws the ball into his path. Leonardo Vidal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Gascoigne. David Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdul Lolo who gathers it comfortably.
38.44
Sebastiao Costa receives the ball from a throw-in from Antonis Kouris. Sebastiao Costa threads a neat ball through to Pedro Cruz. Pedro Cruz plays a one-two with Pieter Oliveira and rushes in on goal... Pedro Cruz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Pedro Cruz scores for Real Valladolid!!
44.47
Anthony Aebischer chips the ball to his team mate, Antonis Kouris. Antonis Kouris changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Antonis Kouris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Cruz but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Valladolid appear unchanged since the first half. Valencia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Valencia players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Real Valladolid kick off!
49.23
Facundo Alonso sees Antonis Kouris in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonis Kouris makes a simple pass to Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Real Valladolid are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
53.41
Miguel Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, David Glass. David Glass runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Glass knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Aebischer.
54.34
Miguel Lopez knocks the ball forward to David Glass. David Glass flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Vila controls it well on his chest. Roberto Vila whips in a cross ball towards David Gascoigne. David Gascoigne outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a woeful effort!
55.20
Miguel Lopez hacks Pieter Oliveira from behind! Miguel Lopez is shown the yellow card! Pieter Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.18
Leonardo Vidal threads a neat ball through to Roberto Vila. Roberto Vila knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdul Lolo who gathers it comfortably.
61.54
Dylan Galletti surges forward with the ball. Dylan Galletti flicks a high pass forward. Sidney Gray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sidney Gray shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.58
Sebastiao Costa makes an attacking run forward. Sebastiao Costa knocks in a cross ball towards Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
73.02
Leonardo Vidal advances with the ball. Leonardo Vidal knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Vila. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Roberto Vila provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
75.02
From the throw-in, Sebastiao Costa picks out Antonis Kouris. Antonis Kouris chips the ball to his team mate, Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray skips past Alejandro Bravo! Some good footwork from Sidney Gray provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.38
Paul Byrne chips the ball to his team mate, David Gascoigne. David Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.29
Sebastiao Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Cruz. Pedro Cruz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Solid save from Miguel Zubizarreta.
89.25
Sebastiao Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikos Van Der Luer. Nikos Van Der Luer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Jan Petersen knocks the ball forward to Antonis Kouris. Antonis Kouris laces a weighted ball forward to Nikos Van Der Luer. Nikos Van Der Luer whips in a cross ball towards Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray makes a looping header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Valladolid

Valencia
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
30.4%
43%
26.6%

Scorers
Pedro Cruz 38
Sidney Gray 62, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sidney Gray of Real Valladolid

Match Ratings
1.Abdul Lolo (GK)
7
2.Facundo Alonso (DEF)
6
3.Jan Petersen (DEF)
6
4.Dylan Galletti (DEF)
7
5.Anthony Aebischer (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiao Costa (MID)
8
7.Antonis Kouris (MID)
7
8.Pieter Oliveira (ATT)
7
9.Sidney Gray (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Nikos Van Der Luer (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Cruz (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Krunoslaw Nappi (DEF)
0
13.Tiago Guzman (MID)
0
14.Brett Vivas (ATT)
0

1.Miguel Zubizarreta (GK)
7
2.Miguel Lopez (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Alejandro Bravo (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Fernandez (DEF)
6
5.Alberto Costacurta (DEF)
6
6.David Glass (MID)
7
7.Leonardo Vidal (MID)
6
8.Paul Byrne (MID)
6
9.Roberto Vila (ATT)
6
10.David Gascoigne (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Arias (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Castillo (GK)
0
13.Youssouf Bonissel (MID)
0
14.Kwami Gravelaine (MID)
0