Match Report
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at La Romareda where Real Zaragoza play host to Real Valladolid. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Real Zaragoza are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Real Valladolid appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Martinez.
The pitch is in great condition.
Real Zaragoza are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Real Valladolid appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Martinez.
0.00
Real Valladolid start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.40
Oleksiy Fomenko clumsily knocks into Anders Olesen. Oleksiy Fomenko is warned by the referee! Anders Olesen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.46
Oleksiy Fomenko plays the ball forward to Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fouzi Sektioui.
8.32
Sebastiao Costa sees Pieter Oliveira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pieter Oliveira shoots from outside the area. Jaakko Gadd effortlessly gets down and covers it.
9.30
Alpay Kayis chips the ball to his team mate, Anders Olesen. Anders Olesen hits a low pass to Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Krunoslaw Nappi.
10.42
Anders Olesen threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Baez. Eduardo Baez whips in a cross ball towards Horacio Sosa. Silvio Fernandes catches Horacio Sosa on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
12.34
Vicente Valencia darts forward. Vicente Valencia sees Pieter Oliveira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pieter Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Vittorio Francioso. Fouzi Sektioui comes in with a late challenge on Vittorio Francioso. Penalty not given!!
14.53
Sebastian Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Horacio Sosa. Horacio Sosa cuts inside the box! Horacio Sosa tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Abdul Lolo. Excellent save.
15.55
Anders Olesen comes in with a late challenge on Sebastiao Costa. The referee brings Anders Olesen to one side and gives him a warning! Sebastiao Costa stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.38
Sebastian Gil knocks the ball forward to Horacio Sosa. Horacio Sosa shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
18.42
Oleksiy Fomenko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Vittorio Francioso. With a superhuman jump, Vittorio Francioso connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.15
Youri Shoukov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anders Olesen. Anders Olesen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Horacio Sosa. Horacio Sosa whips in a cross ball towards Tomasz Kozminski. Tomasz Kozminski heads the ball goalwards but Krunoslaw Nappi is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
26.21
Oleksiy Fomenko flicks a high pass forward. Sidney Gray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sidney Gray knocks in a cross ball towards Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso whips the ball goalwards with his head. Jaakko Gadd didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
27.41
Sebastian Gil makes an attacking run forward. Sebastian Gil knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Baez. Eduardo Baez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Abdul Lolo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.53
Dylan Galletti makes a simple pass to Oleksiy Fomenko. Oleksiy Fomenko flicks a high pass forward. Brett Vivas holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brett Vivas plays a one-two with Vittorio Francioso and advances towards the goal... Brett Vivas shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Jaakko Gadd had no chance!! Goal for Real Valladolid!
36.12
Anders Olesen flicks a high pass forward. Tomasz Kozminski holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tomasz Kozminski whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Baez. Eduardo Baez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Abdul Lolo manages to gather it.
38.19
Krunoslaw Nappi flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiao Costa who takes it down. Sebastiao Costa runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sebastiao Costa shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.41
Krunoslaw Nappi makes a beautiful solo run. Krunoslaw Nappi chips the ball to his team mate, Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Zaragoza appear unchanged since the first half. Real Valladolid also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and Real Zaragoza kick off!
47.03
Fouzi Sektioui pushes mid-way up the pitch. Fouzi Sektioui flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Kozminski. Tomasz Kozminski shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.17
Fouzi Sektioui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Gil. With a delightful solo run, Sebastian Gil stretches the opposition's defence. Sebastian Gil shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Real Zaragoza!
54.01
With great vision, Anders Olesen plays the ball forward to Horacio Sosa. Horacio Sosa knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Baez. Eduardo Baez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Abdul Lolo keeps it out!
55.46
Oleksiy Fomenko barges into Sebastian Gil. Oleksiy Fomenko is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Gil stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.17
Sebastian Gil comes in with a late challenge on Dylan Galletti. Sebastian Gil is warned by the referee! Dylan Galletti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.03
Showing composure, Sebastiao Costa plays the ball forward to Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alpay Kayis.
61.45
Oleksiy Fomenko flicks a high pass forward to Sidney Gray who brings the ball under control. Sidney Gray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.25
Krunoslaw Nappi flicks a high pass forward. Oleksiy Fomenko controls it well on his chest. Oleksiy Fomenko knocks the ball forward to Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray shoots from outside the area but is denied by Jaakko Gadd. Excellent save.
65.24
Sebastiao Costa knocks the ball forward to Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jaakko Gadd manages to gather it.
66.24
Silvio Fernandes flicks a high pass forward to Oleksiy Fomenko who brings the ball neatly under control. With some swift thinking, Oleksiy Fomenko plays the ball forward to Brett Vivas. Brett Vivas lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso makes a deft header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!! That brings them level!
69.52
Oleksiy Fomenko flicks the ball to his team mate, Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Brett Vivas. Brett Vivas makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.08
Youri Shoukov clumsily knocks into Pieter Oliveira. The referee calls over Youri Shoukov and shows him a yellow card! Pieter Oliveira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.28
Real Zaragoza appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
77.28
Fouzi Sektioui threads a neat ball through to Anders Olesen. Anders Olesen knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Baez. Eduardo Baez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
78.06
Sebastiao Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Vittorio Francioso. Vittorio Francioso plays a one-two with Brett Vivas and advances towards the goal... Vittorio Francioso comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Magnificent save by Jaakko Gadd!
85.44
Fouzi Sektioui chips the ball to his team mate, Anders Olesen. Anders Olesen chips the ball to his team mate, Horacio Sosa. Horacio Sosa shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Abdul Lolo. Excellent save.
87.37
Silvio Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Pieter Oliveira. Pieter Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Sidney Gray. Sidney Gray powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jaakko Gadd with no chance!! Goal for Real Valladolid!
90.00
Anders Olesen knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Kozminski. Tomasz Kozminski plays a one-two with Eduardo Baez and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Tomasz Kozminski provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Abdul Lolo effortlessly smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
10
10
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
31%
42.5%
26.4%
Scorers
| Eduardo Baez 27 Sebastian Gil 49 | Brett Vivas 33, 70 Vittorio Francioso 66 Sidney Gray 87 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Brett Vivas of Real Valladolid |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jaakko Gadd (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Dmitri Blokhin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alpay Kayis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fouzi Sektioui (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Youri Shoukov (DEF) | ![]() | 5 |
| 6. | Sebastian Gil (MID) | ![]() | 8 |
| 7. | Anders Olesen (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Arturo Medina (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tomasz Kozminski (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Eduardo Baez (ATT) | ![]() | 7 |
| 11. | Horacio Sosa (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Augustine Enyinnaya (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Henning Håland (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Roberto Del Sol (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Abdul Lolo (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Vicente Valencia (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Krunoslaw Nappi (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dylan Galletti (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Silvio Fernandes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastiao Costa (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Oleksiy Fomenko (MID) | ![]() | 6 |
| 8. | Pieter Oliveira (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Vittorio Francioso (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
| 10. | Sidney Gray (ATT) | ![]() | 7 |
| 11. | Brett Vivas (ATT) | ![]() ![]() | 9 |
| 12. | Jan Petersen (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tiago Guzman (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nikos Van Der Luer (ATT) | 0 | |


























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