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Saturday March 29, 2008 Finished

Villarreal CF 3 - Atletico Madrid 0

Villarreal

  • Cazorla 39’
  • Kahveci 43’, 66’

Atletico de Madrid

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Villarreal
    • Atletico de Madrid
    • 90' It's all over here. Villarreal have eased to a 3-0 win and Madrid will be seriously worried.
    • 87' Skipper Senna comes off for Villarreal, to be replaced by Bruno.
    • 83' Camacho comes off for Atletico. De Las Cuevos comes on.
    • 79' Pires makes way for Cani. PIRES HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL. Without question, the best player on the pitch.
    • 75' Fernandez comes on for Villarreal - to replace two-goal hero Nihat.
    • 73' Oles from the home fans - as Villarreal play keep-ball. They're showing Barca how to see home a win here. This is classy stuff.
    • 66' GOOOAAAAL!!!! 3-0!!! Nihat gets his second for Villarreal. Corzorla played him in and the striker drove a low shot through Abbiati's legs.
    • 61' Lovely from Pires - he cuts in from the left and drives between two Atletico defenders.
    • 57' PIRES HITS ONE!! Over the bar.
    • 52' Sub for Villarreal. Luis Garcia comes off for Jurado.
    • 49' Great play from Sietaridis. He bursts down the right flank and swings in a good cross. Atletico win a corner...AND CAMACHO HITS THE BAR!!! He headed straight into the turf, and the ball bounced up against the woodwork.
    • 46' We're off in the second half, and Villarreal start well. They win a corner and Senna comes within inches of meeting it.
    • 45'+2 Half-time, and Villarreal go in two up and on course to overtake Barcelona in second place in La Liga. See you in 15.
    • 45' Senna gets booked for a late tackle on Maxi.
    • 44' GOOOOAALLL VILLARREAL. 2-0! Pires was again instrumental. He found Cazorla, who in turn set up Rossi...who sent a delighful pass into Nihat...who BURIED IT!! GREAT FOOTBALL FROM VILLARREAL.
    • 38' GOOOOALLL VILLARREAL!!! Lovely from Pires, who sets Rossi away on the left flank. His cross reaches Cazorla who side-foots home!! 1-0! And well deserved.
    • 35' On balance, Villarreal have been the better side - Pires is having a good game and the home side look comfortable in possession.
    • 31' Leo Seitaridis comes on to replace Luis Pernia - who appears to be injured.
    • 29' Free-kick to Villarreal - 30 yards out. Nihat hits it against the wall, then Giuseppe Rossi is almost put through - but Atletico clear and drive play upfield.
    • 25' Atletico hit back, and Maxi hits a stinging low shot, which Diego Lopez is forced to palm behind for a corner.
    • 22' Great hit from Cazorla...HITS THE BAR!!!
    • 20' Lovely work from Diego Forlan...he feeds a pass out wide and Maxi gets in a great cross...which somehow evades everyone.
    • 17' Free-kick to Villarreal - but Eguren is penalised for a push.
    • 14' Luis Garcia has a speculative shot. Not his best. It slides by the post.
    • 11' Cagey start by both teams here. No real openings to speak of.
    • 8' Free-kick to Villarreal on their right. Marcos Senna whips it in but Atletico deal comfortably.
    • 5' Robert Pires with a good early break for Villarreal - Atletico clear.
    • 1' And we're under way. If Villarreal win here they'll overtake Barcelona in second place.
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  • Team Stats

    Villarreal Stats Atletico de Madrid
    50% Possession 49%
    12 Shots 6
    6 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 2
    6 Corners 5
    12 Fouls 20
    0 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 25
    308 Accurate passes 286
    83 Bad passes 63

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Villarreal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Diego Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
      2 Javier Gonzalo Rodriguez 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 0 7
      5 Joan Capdevila 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33 21 2
      17 Javi Rodriguez Venta 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 30 0 3
      4 Diego Godin 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15 5 3
      19 Marcos Senna 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 42 7 4
      23 Sebastian Eguren 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 34 10 5
      7 Robert Pires 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 42 18 1
      8 Santi Cazorla 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 38 4 2
      15 Kahveci Nihat 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 16 8 0
      22 Giuseppe Rossi 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 14 5 0
      10 Ruben Cani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1
      21 Bruno Llido 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
      3 José Miguel González Rey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Ángel David López Ruano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Sebastian Viera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Matías Fernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      11 Jon Dahl Tomasson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Atletico de Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Christian Abbiati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      21 Luis Perea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 5
      4 Mariano Pernia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 1
      3 Antonio López Guerrero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 17 3
      22 Pablo Ibañez 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 22 1 4
      29 Ignacio Camacho 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 30 8 2
      8 Raúl García 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 38 12 3
      11 Maximiliano Rodríguez 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 30 0 4
      9 Luis Javier García Sanz 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 6 1
      7 Diego Forlan 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 0
      10 Sergio Aguero 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 14 4 0
      14 José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Leonardo Franco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Cléber Santana Loureiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Mista Mista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Giourkas Seitaridis 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 0 1
      19 Miguel de las Cuevas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0
      15 Jose Jurado 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 5 1

  • Summary

    • 79' Pires makes way for Cani. PIRES HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL. Without question, the best player on the pitch.
    • 66' GOOOAAAAL!!!! 3-0!!! Nihat gets his second for Villarreal. Corzorla played him in and the striker drove a low shot through Abbiati's legs.
    • 49' Great play from Sietaridis. He bursts down the right flank and swings in a good cross. Atletico win a corner...AND CAMACHO HITS THE BAR!!! He headed straight into the turf, and the ball bounced up against the woodwork.
    • 44' GOOOOAALLL VILLARREAL. 2-0! Pires was again instrumental. He found Cazorla, who in turn set up Rossi...who sent a delighful pass into Nihat...who BURIED IT!! GREAT FOOTBALL FROM VILLARREAL.
    • 38' GOOOOALLL VILLARREAL!!! Lovely from Pires, who sets Rossi away on the left flank. His cross reaches Cazorla who side-foots home!! 1-0! And well deserved.
    • 25' Atletico hit back, and Maxi hits a stinging low shot, which Diego Lopez is forced to palm behind for a corner.
    • 22' Great hit from Cazorla...HITS THE BAR!!!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

  • Villarreal

    Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

    On the Field

    • López
    • Venta
    • Rodríguez
    • Godín
    • Capdevila
    • Senna Yellow Card Substitution Out (86′)
    • Eguren
    • Pires Substitution Out (78′)
    • Kahveci Goals×2 Substitution Out (75′)
    • Cazorla Goal
    • Rossi Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 11. Tomasson
    • 6. Moreno "Josico"
    • 3. Josemi
    • 10. Gracia "Cani" Substitution In (78′)
    • 18. López Ruano
    • 1. Viera
    • 21. Bruno Substitution In (86′)
    • 14. Fernández Substitution In (75′)

    Injured

    • 12. Cygan
    • 9. Franco

    Suspended

    None

  • Atletico de Madrid

    Manager: Javier Aguirre

    On the Field

    • Abbiati
    • Antonio López
    • Ibáñez
    • Perea
    • Pernía Substitution Out (31′)
    • García Escudero
    • Camacho Substitution Out (83′)
    • Rodríguez Yellow Card
    • Garcia Substitution Out (53′)
    • Forlán
    • Agüero

    Subs

    • 25. Franco
    • 2. Seitaridis Substitution In (31′)
    • 20. Mista
    • 15. Jurado Substitution In (53′)
    • 14. Castro
    • De las Cuevas Substitution In (83′)
    • 6. Cléber Santana

    Injured

    • 24. Sabrosa
    • 5. Motta
    • 23. Valera

    Suspended

    None