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Saturday January 19, 2008 Finished

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Villarreal

  • Pires 5’
  • Capdevila 62’
  • Kahveci 69’

Valencia

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Villarreal
    • Valencia
    • 90' No stoppage time at all as Villarreal get their revenge for the 3-0 defeat handed to them by Valencia earlier in the season. It looks like they will have the last laugh! Thanks for joining us, hasta pronto!
    • 88' A huge cheer goes up as Robert Pires is replaced by Gonzalo Rodriguez, returning from a long-term injury.
    • 83' The spirit and the flesh appears to be weak for Valencia, as Villarreal are winding the game down, happy to keep possession at their end of the pitch.
    • 77' Valencia look nothing short of despondent! Just as their hopes build of finding an equaliser, Villarreal hit them with two goals to put the match beyond doubt.
    • 72' Nihat is brought off for Cazorla.
    • 69' GOL!!! Nihat has turned a defeat into a rout with a fantastic goal! Cani hacks the ball forward to keep it n play, and Rossi collects and squares to Nihat. The Turkish striker has all the time he wants to lift a deft chip over Hildebrand and in off the underside of the crossbar! A sublime finish to cap off a terrible night for Valencia.
    • 63' Argentinian prospect Ever Banega comes on to replace Baraja for Valencia.
    • 62' GOL!! Villarreal have their second! It's Capdevila who heads it in from the corner!
    • 61' Rossi pulls off a great piece of skill and feeds Cani, who cracks an effort on goal from miles out... OFF THE BAR!! How many times are Villarreal going to hit the frame of the goal tonight?! The rebound is cleared for a corner.
    • 59' Villa is having an ice pack strapped to his knee on the bench. It's no coincidence that Villa's injury woes have come as the team's fortunes have been on the slide.
    • 58' The good news for Valencia fans is that Nikola Zigic is coming on to boost their attack. And the bad news... It's David Villa that's making way for him!
    • 56' Moretti tries a pass along the deck down the wing to Silva, but it's massively overhit. Valencia have been playing the more enterprising football this half, as at the end of the first, but they still are finding no joy in getting through the Villarreal back four as of yet.
    • 51' Bruno gets clattered by Baraja and is on the ground winded. After a moment or two for him to recover, play continues.
    • 49' Pires is held up with the ball at his feet in the Valencia box, and goes to ground... No penalty! Pires went down in slow motion, almost as an afterthought!
    • 46' Mavuba comes on for Senna in the second half, as Valencia get things rolling. Immediately they win a corner, though the fallout from the set piece is tidied up well by Villarreal..
    • 45' Tine is called on an entertaining first half.
    • 44' Rossi is through on goal, but he is held up by Albiol. He spins and plays the ball across to NIHAT.... HE HITS THE POST OF AN OPEN GOAL!!! A terrible miss! Villarreal could have had this game wrapped up by now!
    • 40' Valencia have had a good spell of possession as the half draws to a close, but the cross from Rodriguez is caught easily by Diego Lopez. They are finding it hard to get in behind the Villarreal defence.
    • 36' Ruben Baraja brings the ball into the central area and HITS A MAGNIFICENT STRIKE... WHAT A SAVE BY DIEGO LOPEZ!! The 25-yard shot was dipping wildly and the keeper tips it onto the bar!
    • 33' Giuseppe Rossi is running at the Valencia defence all the way form his own half. He sneaks a ball through to Nihat but it's a fraction too long for him!
    • 32' David Silva has an arm in the air as he jumps for a header with Marcos Senna. The referee has words but a lesser official could have gone straight for the red card there!
    • 27' Baraja is booked for challenge on Capdevila. It was fair, but rather reckless.
    • 26' Nihat and Rossi are lurking with intent. nihat strikes... OFF THE POST!! An excellent curling free kick that had Hildebrand rooted to the spot!
    • 25' Pires pounces onto a loose ball outside the area and draws the foul from Marchena. This is a free kick in a great position...
    • 22' Godin takes a knock to the head as he slides towards the ball. It was completely innocuous and after a minute on the floor he's up and ready to continue.
    • 20' This match is a great advertisment for La Liga. Two quality sides, neither of which are currently in the top four, playing an open match with plenty of skill and technique on show.
    • 18' Valencia break forward through David Silva. He tries to pick out Joaquin on the right but it's a great sliding interception by Capdevila.
    • 15' Villarreal have a free kick now. Nihat lifts it over the wall and Hildebrand has to beat it away!
    • 14' Pires slips through a great reverse pass for NIHAT... He drags his left-footed shot wide of the far psot! Great football from Villarreal!
    • 12' A great run by Joaquin results in a ball to the far post that Baraja nods back across goal, but Joaquin can't get to it in time.
    • 10' The Valencia players really look low on confidence at the moment, whereas Villarreal are playing with a spring in their step.
    • 5' GOLAZO!! Pires opens the scoring for Villarreal! He cuts in from the left and beats two men. After exchanging passes with Nihat he curls a wonderful shot past Hildebrand into the far top corner! What can Valencia do about this?
    • 1' Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Villarreal v Valencia! This is a match between two sides going through major changes this season, but they can both still play! The action is underway!

  • Team Stats

    Villarreal Stats Valencia
    46% Possession 54%
    12 Shots 6
    7 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 1
    4 Corners 5
    18 Fouls 14
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    24 Tackles 16
    349 Accurate passes 408
    68 Bad passes 98

  • 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 5 2 0
      12 Pascal Cygan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 2 0
      17 Javi Rodriguez Venta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 36 1 4
      5 Joan Capdevila 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 36 20 1
      4 Diego Godin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 0 4
      19 Marcos Senna 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 30 4 1
      21 Bruno Llido 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 44 8 6
      10 Ruben Cani 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 44 3 2
      7 Robert Pires 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 49 15 4
      15 Kahveci Nihat 1 6 3 3 2 0 1 21 7 0
      22 Giuseppe Rossi 0 3 2 3 3 2 1 15 3 1
      1 Sebastian Viera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Josico Josico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Rio Mavuba 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 1 0
      3 José Miguel González Rey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Javier Gonzalo Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Lopez Ruano Ángel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Santi Cazorla 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2 1
    • Valencia
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Timo Hildebrand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
      5 Carlos Marchena 0 1 0 8 3 0 0 51 7 4
      24 Emiliano Moretti 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 58 27 4
      12 Marco Caneira 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 44 5 1
      21 David Silva 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 9 0
      4 Raul Albiol Raul Albiol 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 3
      8 Rubén Baraja 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 48 15 2
      14 Vicente Vicente 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 28 17 0
      17 Joaquín Joaquín 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 2 0
      7 David Villa 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 6 1
      19 Javier Arizmendi 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 1 0
      22 Edu Daud Gaspar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Jose Mora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Ever Banega 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 2 0
      18 Nikola Zigic 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3 1
      2 Stephen Sunday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Juan Manuel Mata García 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0
      15 Ivan Helguera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 69' GOL!!! Nihat has turned a defeat into a rout with a fantastic goal! Cani hacks the ball forward to keep it n play, and Rossi collects and squares to Nihat. The Turkish striker has all the time he wants to lift a deft chip over Hildebrand and in off the underside of the crossbar! A sublime finish to cap off a terrible night for Valencia.
    • 62' GOL!! Villarreal have their second! It's Capdevila who heads it in from the corner!
    • 61' Rossi pulls off a great piece of skill and feeds Cani, who cracks an effort on goal from miles out... OFF THE BAR!! How many times are Villarreal going to hit the frame of the goal tonight?! The rebound is cleared for a corner.
    • 44' Rossi is through on goal, but he is held up by Albiol. He spins and plays the ball across to NIHAT.... HE HITS THE POST OF AN OPEN GOAL!!! A terrible miss! Villarreal could have had this game wrapped up by now!
    • 40' Valencia have had a good spell of possession as the half draws to a close, but the cross from Rodriguez is caught easily by Diego Lopez. They are finding it hard to get in behind the Villarreal defence.
    • 36' Ruben Baraja brings the ball into the central area and HITS A MAGNIFICENT STRIKE... WHAT A SAVE BY DIEGO LOPEZ!! The 25-yard shot was dipping wildly and the keeper tips it onto the bar!
    • 26' Nihat and Rossi are lurking with intent. nihat strikes... OFF THE POST!! An excellent curling free kick that had Hildebrand rooted to the spot!
    • 14' Pires slips through a great reverse pass for NIHAT... He drags his left-footed shot wide of the far psot! Great football from Villarreal!
    • 5' GOLAZO!! Pires opens the scoring for Villarreal! He cuts in from the left and beats two men. After exchanging passes with Nihat he curls a wonderful shot past Hildebrand into the far top corner! What can Valencia do about this?

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alfonso Perez Burrull

  • Villarreal

    Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

    On the Field

    • López
    • Venta
    • Godín
    • Cygan
    • Capdevila Goal
    • Senna Substitution Out (47′)
    • Bruno
    • Pires Goal Substitution Out (88′)
    • Gracia "Cani"
    • Rossi Yellow Card
    • Kahveci Goal Substitution Out (72′)

    Subs

    • 3. Josemi
    • 24. Mavuba Substitution In (47′)
    • 2. Rodríguez Substitution In (88′)
    • 8. Cazorla Substitution In (72′)
    • 18. López Ruano
    • 1. Viera

    Injured

    • 11. Tomasson
    • 6. Moreno "Josico"
    • 20. Fuentes
    • 14. Fernández

    Suspended

    None

  • Valencia

    Manager: Ronald Koeman

    On the Field

    • Hildebrand
    • Arizmendi
    • Caneira Yellow Card
    • Albiol
    • Moretti
    • Marchena
    • Baraja Yellow Card Substitution Out (63′)
    • Joaquín
    • Silva Substitution Out (77′)
    • Rodríguez
    • Villa Substitution Out (59′)

    Subs

    • 15. Helguera
    • 18. Zigic Substitution In (59′)
    • 13. Mora
    • 16. Mata Substitution In (77′)
    • 2. Sunday
    • 11. Banega Substitution In (63′)
    • 28. David Lombán

    Injured

    • 9. Morientes
    • 22. Gaspar "Edu"

    Suspended

    None