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Sunday September 14, 2008 Finished

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Almeria

  • Piatti 20’
  • Negredo 39’

Valencia

  • Alexis 34’
  • Villa 68’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Almeria
    • Valencia
    • FT And there is the final whistle - a draw is probably a fair result at the end of the day. Valencia maybe a bit happier after twice coming from behind, they would have lost this game last season.
    • 90+2 Renan goes out for a ball and doesn't get there but he gets back before anything dangerous happens.
    • 90' We will have three extra minutes.
    • 89' Card for Juanito for a challenge on Moretti - looked harsh to be fair.
    • 88' Alvarez whips in a free kick from the left Uche gets his head on it but it was a little too high and he heads it over.
    • 87' Edu with a sweet left foot strike from outside the box but it goes wide of the target.
    • 84' Albiol lets a long ball bounce and it looks for a moment like Natalio will get in but the Valencia defender manages to clear at the second attempt.
    • 80' The game in a bit of a lull at the moment - Valencia look a little more likely though.
    • 76' On comes Natalio for Negredo - one Almeria sub we missed too - Uche came on for Corona.
    • 74' Great skill by Villa on the right as he teases Chico before chipping in a good cross but Almeria manages to head clear before Morientes can get his head on it.
    • 71' And ex-Arsenal man for an ex-Everton man - Edu on for Fernandes.
    • 69' VALENCIA LEVEL AGAIN - David Villa has got on the scoresheet - he scored twice for Spain in midweek and he has scored here. Set up by Joaquin he clinically finishes in off the post. A classic striker's finish.
    • 65' Well the little man is going off. Great reception for the goalscorer Piatti and another small nippy player comes on - Albert Crusat.
    • 64' Bruno gets forward again from right back but his shot is blocked.
    • 60' Great persistence from Villa sees him nick the ball at the touchline - the defender on the ground can only play it into the path of Morientes but he blazes over while under pressure.
    • 59' Angulo is found at the back post by Jaoquin and hits a shot into the ground and off the post buthe was offside.
    • 58' Valencia try and change things with a double change - Angulo and Morientes come on for Pablo and Mata.
    • 57' Fernades tries a shot but it goes a mile over the bar.
    • 53' Superb cross field ball Albelda finds David Villa at the far post - he gets a good snap shot away but Alves gets down quickly to save.
    • 51' Piatti again looking lively down the left and gets another good cross in that has to be defended well - the teen looks a find.
    • 48' Bright start to the half from Almeria - Bruno storms forward and almost pulls off a one-two with Negredo before a defender gets across to clear the danger.
    • 46' And we are back underway in Almeria.
    • HT And there is the half-time whistle - it took awhile to get going but exciting stuff. The second half should be very interesting.
    • 44' Ohhh and then Almeria have chance as Negredo gets himself free at the back post but he can't get down low enough to head home a fine cross from Mane and he ends up heading it into the ground and wide.
    • 43' OFF THE BAR from Valencia - Almeria struggle to deal with a couple of balls into the box - it falls out to Pablo Hernandez who hits into the ground and the ball then loops onto the bar.
    • 39' Almeria back in front - a quality header from Negredo from a quality cross by Bruno - from the penalty spot he looped it into the top corner of the net. Keeper had no chance with this one - great goal.
    • 35' VALENCIA SCORE!! - They have done nothing all match but they are level. Almeria struggle to clear a corner - Joaquin finds himself free down the left of the box and checks the ball back for centre-half Alexis to score.
    • 33' Piatti again shows some quick feet on the edge of the area and fires a shot wide. Looks a handy player this kid despite the fact that he looks barely five foot! He cost 5.8 millions euros from Estudiantes.
    • 30' Half an hour into the match and Almeria keeper Diego Alves has not had to make a save.
    • 27' Almeria have grown in confidence since the goal and seem to be expressing themselves a bit more now.
    • 23' Valencia with a free about 30 yards out but Villa can only fire it into the wall.
    • 20' Almeria have the lead!! Club recrod signing - Pablo Piatti - a teenage Argentine - has tapped in from close range after Renan spilled a shot from Julio Alvarez. Terrible goalkeeping.
    • 18' Valencia starting to win the midfield battle but so far they have created a big fat zip.
    • 15' Valencia trying to get their passing game going but it is not happening. Fernandes the latest to give the ball away cheaply.
    • 12' Negrado with a great ball into Piatti but Brito gets over quickly to clear.
    • 9' Corona cuts in from the right but fires a shot well over. Maybe he has enjoyed one too many of the beverage that he shares his name with?
    • 7' We had so much excitement in our first Liga match tonight but let us hope that the first seven minutes of this one are not an indication of what is to come - nothing of note to report thus far.
    • 4' Even start to this game - neither side has really got going yet. We are still waiting for our first clear chance.
    • 1' And we are underway.
    • - Welcome to the final Liga match of the weekend as new Valencia coach Unai Emery looks to pick up a win at former club Almeria. No David Silva for Valencia who is out for three months but David Villa leads the line.

  • Team Stats

    Almeria Stats Valencia
    41% Possession 58%
    12 Shots 11
    3 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 0
    2 Corners 3
    20 Fouls 17
    0 Offsides 4
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    23 Tackles 16
    194 Accurate passes 306
    37 Bad passes 52

  • 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
    • Almeria
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Diego Alves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 2 0
      12 José Manuel Flores Moreno 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 1 1
      22 José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 9 3
      2 Bruno Saltor 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 22 1 2
      25 Hernan Pellerano 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 23 6 4
      17 Juan Manuel Ortiz 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 16 0 1
      24 Juan Jesús Gutierrez 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 25 3 10
      15 Miguel Angel Corona 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 16 3 0
      4 Julio Alvarez Mosquera 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18 5 0
      11 Pablo Piatti 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 8 2 0
      9 Álvaro Negredo Sánchez 1 2 1 3 5 0 0 8 0 0
      13 Esteban Andrés Suarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Fernando Soriano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Albert Crusat 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1
      21 Carlos García Badías 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kalu Uche 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 5 1
      20 Esteban Solari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Natalio Lorenzo Poquet 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0
    • Valencia
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Renan Brito Soares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      24 Emiliano Moretti 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 30 13 2
      23 Luis Miguel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 0 5
      20 Alexis Ruano Delgado 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 24 2 2
      19 Pablo Hernández 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 2 1
      4 Raúl Albiol 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 36 2 1
      18 Manuel Fernandes 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 34 4 0
      6 David Albelda 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 37 2 3
      17 Joaquín Sánchez Rodriguez 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 30 7 0
      7 David Villa 1 3 2 5 3 1 0 8 1 0
      16 Juan Manuel Mata García 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 24 6 2
      10 Miguel Ángel Angulo 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 11 5 0
      12 Nikola Zigic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Fernando Morientes 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0
      33 Vicente Guaita Panadero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Hedwiges Maduro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Eduardo Cesar Gaspar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0
      15 Ivan Helguera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 69' VALENCIA LEVEL AGAIN - David Villa has got on the scoresheet - he scored twice for Spain in midweek and he has scored here. Set up by Joaquin he clinically finishes in off the post. A classic striker's finish.
    • 53' Superb cross field ball Albelda finds David Villa at the far post - he gets a good snap shot away but Alves gets down quickly to save.
    • 44' Ohhh and then Almeria have chance as Negredo gets himself free at the back post but he can't get down low enough to head home a fine cross from Mane and he ends up heading it into the ground and wide.
    • 43' OFF THE BAR from Valencia - Almeria struggle to deal with a couple of balls into the box - it falls out to Pablo Hernandez who hits into the ground and the ball then loops onto the bar.
    • 39' Almeria back in front - a quality header from Negredo from a quality cross by Bruno - from the penalty spot he looped it into the top corner of the net. Keeper had no chance with this one - great goal.
    • 35' VALENCIA SCORE!! - They have done nothing all match but they are level. Almeria struggle to clear a corner - Joaquin finds himself free down the left of the box and checks the ball back for centre-half Alexis to score.
    • 20' Almeria have the lead!! Club recrod signing - Pablo Piatti - a teenage Argentine - has tapped in from close range after Renan spilled a shot from Julio Alvarez. Terrible goalkeeping.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Velasco Carballo Carlos

  • Almeria

    Manager: Gonzalo Arconada

    Captain: José Manuel Ortiz

    Starting line-up

    • D. Alves Carreira, 'Diego'
    • G. Bruno Saltor
    • F. Chico
    • H. Pellerano
    • J. Jiménez "Mané"
    • M. Julio Álvarez
    • J. "Juanito" Yellow Card
    • J. Ortiz
    • M. Corona Yellow Card Substitution Out (68′)
    • P. Piatti Goal Substitution Out (64′)
    • &. Negredo Goal Substitution Out (75′)

    Subs

    • 23. F. Soriano
    • 21. .. Carlos
    • 8. .. Crusat Substitution In64′
    • 5. K. Uche Substitution In68′
    • 13. E. Suárez Díaz
    • 20. E. Solari
    • 19. N. Natalio Substitution In75′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Valencia

    Manager: . Emery

    Captain: Emiliano Moretti

    Starting line-up

    • .. Renan
    • R. Brito
    • R. Albiol
    • R. Alexis Goal Yellow Card
    • E. Moretti
    • D. Albelda
    • M. Fernandes Substitution Out (69′)
    • D. Pablo Hernández Substitution Out (57′)
    • J. Mata Substitution Out (57′)
    • S. Joaquín
    • D. Villa Goal

    Subs

    • 15. I. Helguera Yellow Card
    • 9. F. Morientes Substitution In57′
    • 10. M. Angulo Substitution In57′
    • 22. E. Gaspar "Edu" Substitution In69′
    • 18. N. Zigic
    • 3. H. Maduro
    • 33. V. Guaita

    Injured

    • 8. R. Baraja
    • 5. C. Marchena
    • 21. D. Silva

    Suspended

    None

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