Match Report


ValenciaValencia     Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas
Computer Player Computer Player Aaron Melville Aaron Melville
Claudio PastorC. Pastor66
G
1
G
57Elena CamachoE. Camacho
Cristiano GorettiC. Goretti65
D
2
D
72Adolfo BlancoA. Blanco
Billy CampbellB. Campbell64
D
3
D
64Stanislas MagnierS. Magnier
Matt MortonM. Morton63
D
4
D
62Ivan MoralesI. Morales
Carlos Le PaihC. Le Paih61
D
5
D
59Rafael PascualR. Pascual
Enrique MarinE. Marin67
M
6
M
60Ivan ZamoraI. Zamora
Jan RaffJ. Raff66
M
7
M
60Mathieu BlanchardM. Blanchard
Dominique CantonaD. Cantona64
M
8
M
57Marcel ThielemannM. Thielemann
Gerhard RothG. Roth59
M
9
M
55Albrecht BirkwaldA. Birkwald
Leonardo BarkeroL. Barkero72
A
10
A
75Victor MolownyV. Molowny
Oscar HelgueraO. Helguera64
A
11
A
71Claudio GonzalezC. Gonzalez

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Union Las Palmas. A crowd of 17,872 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Valencia and Union Las Palmas are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Union Las Palmas kick off and get the first half underway!
2.30
Albrecht Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.13
Gerhard Roth knocks the ball forward to Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Elena Camacho!
4.36
Billy Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominique Cantona. Dominique Cantona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Pascual.
10.24
Stanislas Magnier chips the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Blanchard. Mathieu Blanchard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Molowny. Victor Molowny plays a perfect one-two with Claudio Gonzalez and rushes in on goal... Victor Molowny takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.57
Marcel Thielemann passes the ball forward to Victor Molowny. Victor Molowny knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Campbell.
18.48
Marcel Thielemann makes a beautiful solo run. Marcel Thielemann lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.22
Marcel Thielemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez goes all the way! Claudio Gonzalez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Claudio Gonzalez!
34.46
Gerhard Roth makes a simple pass to Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adolfo Blanco.
38.02
Mathieu Blanchard chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Molowny. Victor Molowny shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.39
Billy Campbell makes a probing pass to Jan Raff. Jan Raff knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Elena Camacho manages to keep it out.
45.00
Mathieu Blanchard makes a probing pass to Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Claudio Pastor had no chance!! Goal for Union Las Palmas!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Valencia get the second half underway!
51.18
Ivan Morales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Blanchard. Mathieu Blanchard brings the ball forward. Mathieu Blanchard goes all the way! Mathieu Blanchard shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
54.37
Ivan Morales decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Morales chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Molowny. Victor Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.18
Adolfo Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel Thielemann. Marcel Thielemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.58
Dominique Cantona makes a simple pass to Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Helguera but the linesman indicates offside!
66.44
Marcel Thielemann kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Victor Molowny. Victor Molowny heads the ball goalwards but Claudio Pastor is on top of it.
69.54
Jan Raff brings the ball forward. Jan Raff kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Helguera but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.31
Rafael Pascual knocks the ball forward to Ivan Zamora. Ivan Zamora knocks the ball forward to Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Molowny. Victor Molowny rockets a shot on goal but somehow Claudio Pastor manages to keep it out.
83.18
Marcel Thielemann kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Molowny. Victor Molowny plays a perfect one-two with Claudio Gonzalez and rushes in on goal... Victor Molowny makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Claudio Pastor is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Gonzalez of Union Las Palmas
Match Statistics
 

Valencia

Union Las Palmas
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
28.1%
46.9%
25%

Scorers
Claudio Gonzalez 18, 24, 45
Victor Molowny 83