Match Report
| Rayo Vallecano | Rayo Vallecano |  |  | Valencia | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Felipe Mendez | F. Mendez |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Claudio Pastor | C. Pastor | |||||||||
| Sebastien Hassli | S. Hassli |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Cristiano Goretti | C. Goretti | |||||||||
| Pedro Jimenez | P. Jimenez | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Billy Campbell | B. Campbell | |||||||||
| Eugenio Cortes | E. Cortes | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Matt Morton | M. Morton | |||||||||
| Romero P. Vega | R. Vega | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Carlos Le Paih | C. Le Paih | |||||||||
| Edmundo Merino | E. Merino | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Enrique Marin | E. Marin | |||||||||
| Michel Anselmini | M. Anselmini | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Jan Raff | J. Raff | |||||||||
| Vasco Costa | V. Costa |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Dominique Cantona | D. Cantona | |||||||||
| Roberto Herrero | R. Herrero | | 60 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Gerhard Roth | G. Roth | |||||||||
| Ricardo Flores | R. Flores | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Leonardo Barkero | L. Barkero | |||||||||
| Felipe Ruiz | F. Ruiz | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Oscar Helguera | O. Helguera | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Teresa Rivero where Rayo Vallecano play host to Valencia. A crowd of 17,110 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rayo Vallecano and Valencia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rayo Vallecano and Valencia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Valencia kick off!
2.39
0-0Vasco Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.35
0-0Sebastien Hassli makes a simple pass to Vasco Costa. Vasco Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Ruiz. Felipe Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
6.55
Edmundo Merino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.23
Vasco Costa makes a simple pass to Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Morton.
15.12
Pedro Jimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michel Anselmini. Michel Anselmini chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Ruiz. Felipe Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Morton.
18.43
Enrique Marin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.33
Romero P. Vega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michel Anselmini. Michel Anselmini makes a probing pass to Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
26.23
0-0Matt Morton clumsily knocks into Michel Anselmini. The referee calls over Matt Morton and warns him to calm down! Michel Anselmini runs off the knock.
32.29
0-0Vasco Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Ruiz. Felipe Ruiz goes all the way! Felipe Ruiz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Claudio Pastor!
34.56
Dominique Cantona kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.06
Gerhard Roth flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felipe Mendez who gathers it comfortably.
42.44
Matt Morton sees space and advances. Matt Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eugenio Cortes.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rayo Vallecano kick off!
48.45
0-0Valencia are easily keeping Rayo Vallecano at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
55.54
Edmundo Merino comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Roth. Edmundo Merino is warned by the referee! Gerhard Roth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.05
1-0Romero P. Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Costa. Vasco Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Ruiz. Felipe Ruiz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.12
Enrique Marin sees space and advances. Enrique Marin shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
65.35
Edmundo Merino makes a simple pass to Felipe Ruiz. Felipe Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.38
Michel Anselmini kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Ruiz. Felipe Ruiz directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Claudio Pastor manages to keep it out.
78.53
Billy Campbell comes in with a late challenge on Ricardo Flores. Billy Campbell is given a warning by the referee! Ricardo Flores runs off the knock.
79.30
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.11
Sebastien Hassli threads the ball through to Michel Anselmini. Michel Anselmini makes a simple pass to Ricardo Flores. Ricardo Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claudio Pastor who gathers it comfortably.
84.26
Billy Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Marin. Enrique Marin flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Felipe Mendez who gathers it comfortably.
85.55
Matt Morton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominique Cantona. Dominique Cantona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Romero P. Vega.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
26.5%
49.4%
24.1%
Scorers
| Felipe Ruiz 59 |