FOOTBALL Live

Sunday September 23, 2007 Finished

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Valladolid

  • Pedro López 72’

Real Madrid

  • Saviola 86’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Valladolid
    • Real Madrid
    • 90+2 The final whistle goes and you can feel the disappointment among the Valladolid fans. They were so close to a famous victory, but if offered a draw before the game they probably would have taken it. Real drop their first points of the campaign. Thanks for joining us, hasta pronto!
    • 90' A huge miss for Valladolid! Casillas fumbles the ball and it drops right at the feet of Llorente, but nerves get to the striker and he blazes his shot way over! Real, and Casillas, are very fortunate!
    • 86' GOOOOOOOOOL! Real have equalised through Saviola! It was the substitute Marcos who played both him and Raul onside. Raul simply knocked it sideways to the ex-Barca striker for a simple finish! Hard luck on Valladolid!
    • 85' LLorente is played into the box left of the goal. He shoots for the near post but Fabio Cannavaro slides in to deflect the ball out. Somehow it's ruled to be a goal kick!
    • 81' Alvaro Rubio, who has worked tirelssly in midfield, gets a big ovation as he is brought off for Vivar Dorado.
    • 76' Sisi, who has been a handful for Madrid all night, comes off to be repaced by Marcos. Is it tempting fate bringing on a defender this early?
    • 74' Real have got just under 20 minutes to show why they are champions. That should be more than enough when they are on song, but it seems that day is not today!
    • 70' GOOOOOOOOOL!! Valladolid make the breakthrough and it's a rocket! Pedro Lopez has time and space about 40 yards out, and unleashes a devastating strike that flies past Casillas into the roof of the net. There was nothing the Spanish number one could do about that!
    • 66' Higuain intercepts and puts himself through! He chests it well under pressure from a defender and shoots, but he snatched at his shot and it goes wide. He did all the hard work before fluffing his shot.
    • 63' While Kome comes off to be replaced by Victor. Borja has now had his third shot from outside the box and the third one to go high and wide.
    • 63' Changes galore here as Gonzalo Higuain and Arjen Robben come on for Robinho and Royston Drenthe...
    • 58' Drenthe hounds Sesma down, take sthe ball off him and sprints towards the Valladolid goal. Borja has no option but to foul him and take the booking. The Dutchman looks like a man on a mission to change his team's fate in this game.
    • 52' Real break after clearing a Valladolid free kick. Robinho plays Raul through, but he's ruled offside. Replays suggest that Valladolid had a lucky escape there.
    • 50' Another big chance goes begging! Borja oputs in a cross that flies across the face of goal but no one can get a touch on it! They need to capitalise on one of these soon!
    • 46' Second half is underway! Can Valladolid make the breakthrough they deserve, or will Madrid break their hearts?
    • 45+1 Kome is on his own in the area, controls a long shot superbly and buries it past Casillas, but he's way offside. The Real players aren't even looking! That's the last action of the half.
    • 42' And another! This time it's Iker Casillas proving he won't be outdone, tipping Sisi's solid effort from the edge of the box over his bar!
    • 42' Great chance, great save! Drenthe puts in a swinging diagonal ball into the path of Raul. He strikes it first time and Butelle palms it over when it destined for the top corner!
    • 40' Van Nistelrooy goes for the acrobatic effort and it goes into row Z! His first touch in the box bounced the ball high, forcing him into attempting an overhead kick. Butelle goes into the book for complaining to the referee too much about the striker's high feet.
    • 39' Robinho ghosts into the box from a one-two with van Nistelrooy. He's about to shoot but Rafa calmly breezes past him and emerges with the ball. Great defending!
    • 35' Salgado gives Sesma a blatant shove on the right hand side! The winger was chasing a loose ball away from goal, and the Real right back just followed him and pushed him over. He's skating on thin ice now.
    • 34' Great tackle from Ruud van Nistelrooy of all people! Pedro Lopez burst into the box and the Dutchman took it right of his boot!
    • 33' The corner is cleared but Sesma comes down the right flank with it again. He squares it back to Fernandez on the edge, but again it's way over.
    • 32' Marcelo is forced to concede another corner as he had sisi lurking behind him as the cross came in.
    • 29' Drenthe turns and loses his man well, and sprays a great crossfield ball across to Robinho. The little Brazilian puts in another dangerous low cross, but no one is near it this time.
    • 28' Llorente is ruled offside as a deep cross comes into the Real box.
    • 26' Big appeals for a penalty from the Valladolid players! Sesma's cross hits Salgado's arm as he jumps to block it, but it would be a harsh referee to give that.
    • 22' Madrid are easing into this fixture now, with some nice one touch passing in midfield. They don't look fazed by the early pressure they had to endure.
    • 19' Raul flicks a header on into the path of van Nistelrooy and Butelle slides in to smother it but misses! The referee gives a foul to him for dangerous play by Ruud, but he had every right to go for that ball.
    • 17' Salgado puts in a horrible tackle on Rubio in midfield! He got the ball but really slid in and clattered his man!
    • 14' With his first touch of the match Raul spreads it out wide to Robinho, who sprints past his man to the byline and whacks a daisycutter cross to the far post! Ruud van Nistelrooy slides in but is just too late! Proof that you can never relax against this side.
    • 12' Oscar Sanchez and Sisi are causing havoc on the wings. A rather narrow looking Madrid side are having trouble keeping track of them. Fernandez skies a volley from the edge of the area, but they're getting closer to working a good opportunity.
    • 8' Half of the Madrid team haven't had a touch yet. The Valladolid players are first to every loose ball. Whether they can keep this up for the full 90 is another matter, however.
    • 6' Casillas comes out to collect a cross and fumbles it! Drenthe is the closest to it and guards the ball for the Spain number one to collect, relieved no doubt!
    • 4' It's lceared, but Michel Salgado condedes another. Diarra whacks his clearance straight against Kome's legs, but luckily the ball goes out for a goal kick.
    • 3' A bright start by Valladolid. They look determined to not give the champions to time on the ball that they use to such good effect. Sisi wins a corner for the home side.
    • 1' The match is underway! Real Madrid will be hoping to continue their 100% start to the season, while newly-promoted Valladolid will want to improve on their 33% record (1 win, 1 draw, 1 defeat).

  • Summary

    • 90' A huge miss for Valladolid! Casillas fumbles the ball and it drops right at the feet of Llorente, but nerves get to the striker and he blazes his shot way over! Real, and Casillas, are very fortunate!
    • 86' GOOOOOOOOOL! Real have equalised through Saviola! It was the substitute Marcos who played both him and Raul onside. Raul simply knocked it sideways to the ex-Barca striker for a simple finish! Hard luck on Valladolid!
    • 70' GOOOOOOOOOL!! Valladolid make the breakthrough and it's a rocket! Pedro Lopez has time and space about 40 yards out, and unleashes a devastating strike that flies past Casillas into the roof of the net. There was nothing the Spanish number one could do about that!
    • 50' Another big chance goes begging! Borja oputs in a cross that flies across the face of goal but no one can get a touch on it! They need to capitalise on one of these soon!
    • 42' And another! This time it's Iker Casillas proving he won't be outdone, tipping Sisi's solid effort from the edge of the box over his bar!
    • 42' Great chance, great save! Drenthe puts in a swinging diagonal ball into the path of Raul. He strikes it first time and Butelle palms it over when it destined for the top corner!
    • 14' With his first touch of the match Raul spreads it out wide to Robinho, who sprints past his man to the byline and whacks a daisycutter cross to the far post! Ruud van Nistelrooy slides in but is just too late! Proof that you can never relax against this side.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

  • Valladolid

    Manager: José Luis Mendilibar

    On the Field

    • Butelle
    • Pedro López
    • García Calvo
    • "Rafa"
    • Óscar
    • Rubio
    • Fernández
    • Sisi
    • Sesma
    • Llorente
    • Kome

    Subs

    • 13. López Fernández
    • 3. Marcos
    • 20. Vivar Dorado
    • 12. Ogbeche
    • 8. Baraja
    • 21. Víctor
    • 2. Cifuentes

    Injured

    • 17. Camacho
    • 24. Iñaki Bea

    Suspended

    None

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Bernd Schuster

    On the Field

    • Casillas
    • Salgado
    • Ramos
    • Cannavaro
    • Marcelo
    • Guti
    • Diarra
    • Robinho
    • Raúl
    • Drenthe
    • Van Nistelrooy

    Subs

    • 16. Heinze
    • 25. Dudek
    • 18. Saviola
    • 11. Robben
    • 19. Baptista
    • 23. Sneijder
    • 16. Gago
    • 20. Higuaín

    Injured

    • 21. Metzelder
    • 3. Laveran "Pepe"

    Suspended

    None