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Valencia

  • Mata 35’
  • Villa 49’, 81’
  • Joaquín 68’

Deportivo la Coruna

  • Moretti 11’ (o.g.)
  • Lafita 85’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Valencia
    • Deportivo la Coruna
    • 90+3' And that's that!! Valencia have 13 points from a possible 15 and sit atop La Liga after a fine victory. Thanks for joining me!!
    • 90' Corner for Valencia on the right, with normal time virtually up. They take it short and Mata's cross is cleared.
    • 85' GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! The Valencia back four stand still after the linesman's flag is raised, but Lafita takes advantage to cooly slot home!!! 4-2!
    • 83' Villa leaves the field to a standing ovation, to be replaced by Miguel Angulo.
    • 82' GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!! MATA LAYS ON VILLA FOR NUMBER FOUR!!! Lovely ball across the six-yard box from Mata and Villa had the simple task of passing into an empty net.
    • 80' Juaquin is clean through, but he shoots wide to the right with Aranzubla sprawling.
    • 77' The pace has dropped considerably now. You get the feeling Depor have lost hope here.
    • 73' Valencia are hunting for more!! FERNANDES BLASTS ONE JUST WIDE!!
    • 69' GOOOOAAAAAAALLL!!!! JOAQUIN MEETS MATA'S RIGHT-WING CROSS AT THE NEAR POST AND STEERS HIS FINISH HOME!!! GREAT GOAL!!
    • 65' Manuel Fernandes replaces Edu as Valencia make their first change of the night.
    • 60' Mista is replaced by Omar Bravo for Depor.
    • 59' Mata tees up VILLA!!! Another fine save from Aranzubla, who palms behind for a corner.
    • 57' Guardado shoots from a free-kick 30 yards out, and draws a sharp save from Renan.
    • 52' Depor have a free-kick on the left...Rodriquez almost gets his foot to the curling ball to direct it goalwards, but it ends up safely in the hands of Renan.
    • 49' GOOOOOOOOAAAAALLL!!! Mata plays in Villa, who cuts in from the left and fires a low shot into the bottom corner. WHAT A FINISH!!!
    • 47' Alberto Lopo scuffs a clearance Villa has a chance...his shot is well saved by Aranzubla.
    • 46' We're away in the second half!! Valencia will be hoping to build on the way they ended the first period and get the win that would put them top of La Liga.
    • 45+1 Corner for Depor in added time...Guardado swings it over, but Valencia clear and the ref blows for half-time. Back in 15.
    • 43' VILLA!!! The Spanish striker slips a defender, but pulls his shot wide with just Renan to beat from 10 yards.
    • 40' The home side deserve to be level on the balance of play, and they're back on top now. Villa is chasing everything, and he wins possession to set up Juaquin for a shot...deflected behind for a corner.
    • 34' GOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!! MATA IS UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST TO HEAD HOME JOAQUIN'S RIGHT-WING CROSS!!! Valencia are level.
    • 29' Good period of possession for Valencia, but they can't find the final ball.
    • 25' Luis Felipe goes in the book for a trip on Joaquin.
    • 21' Luis Miguel is hurt in a clash of heads with Jose Guardado and requires treatment. He gets back to his feet and will be fine to continue.
    • 19' Sanchez Joaquin finds Villa with a fine pass, and the striker HITS IT FIRST-TIME!!! Good save from Daniel Aranzubia.
    • 17' Corner for Depor on the left, but Valencia clear their lines comfortably. The balance of this match has shifted since the goal...Depor are dominant.
    • 13' Fernando Morientes drives forward and cracks a low shot just wide of the left upright.
    • 11' GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! Pablo Alvarez pulls the ball back from the right and it deflects off Moretti past Brito Renan in the Valencia goal. It will go down as an own-goal, no question about it.
    • 9' David Villa races on to a through ball, but even his rapid legs can't quite make it.
    • 6' Aside from that early chance Depor have hardly touched the ball. Valencia drive forward with Luis Brito Miguel.
    • 3' WHAT A CHANCE FOR DEPOR!!! Miguel Mista is unmarked at the far post, just three yards out, but he misses his kick from a left-wing cross.
    • 2' Valencia with the early running, as Emilano Moretti bursts down the left flank. The home side are of course in white shirts and socks, with black shorts. Depor are in their familiar blue and white hoops.
    • 1' Fine conditions for football in Valencia, warm and dry with a lush pitch, as the action gets under way! This could be a real corker.
    • - Good evening footballheads, and welcome to our LIVE!! coverage of Valencia v Deportivo in La Liga.

  • Team Stats

    Valencia Stats Deportivo la Coruna
    56% Possession 44%
    24 Shots 7
    9 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 3
    5 Corners 9
    11 Fouls 16
    2 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    25 Tackles 15
    393 Accurate passes 286
    53 Bad passes 64

  • 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
    • Valencia
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Renan Brito Soares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
      24 Emiliano Moretti 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 35 9 4
      23 Luis Miguel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 2 5
      20 Alexis Ruano Delgado 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 46 6 1
      22 Eduardo Cesar Gaspar 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 33 8 1
      17 Joaquín Sánchez Rodriguez 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 34 0 2
      4 Raúl Albiol 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 56 3 1
      6 David Albelda 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 38 2 8
      16 Juan Manuel Mata García 1 4 1 1 3 0 3 47 11 1
      9 Fernando Morientes 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 17 1 1
      7 David Villa 2 6 5 2 0 0 0 15 4 0
      19 Pablo Hernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Miguel Ángel Angulo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      18 Manuel Fernandes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 1
      15 Ivan Helguera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Vicente Rodriguez Guillén 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 4 0
      33 Vicente Guaita Panadero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Asier Del Horno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Deportivo la Coruna
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Daniel Aranzubía 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 0
      3 Filipe Luis Kasmirski 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 28 17 1
      15 Laureano Sanabria Ruiz 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 0
      5 José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 34 6 3
      4 Alberto Lopo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 0 1
      22 Juan Antonio Rodríguez Villamuela 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 44 13 2
      14 Pablo Álvarez 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 23 3 3
      18 Andrés Guardado 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 21 9 0
      10 Joan Verdú Fernández 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 6 1
      16 Antonio Tomás 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 3 1
      12 Miguel Angel Ferrer Martinez 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 14 4 2
      21 Juan Carlos Valerón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Diego Colotto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Angel Lafita 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
      11 Iván Sánchez-Riko Soto 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1
      9 Omar Bravo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0
      30 Fabricio Agosto Ramírez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Adrián López Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 85' GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! The Valencia back four stand still after the linesman's flag is raised, but Lafita takes advantage to cooly slot home!!! 4-2!
    • 82' GOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!! MATA LAYS ON VILLA FOR NUMBER FOUR!!! Lovely ball across the six-yard box from Mata and Villa had the simple task of passing into an empty net.
    • 69' GOOOOAAAAAAALLL!!!! JOAQUIN MEETS MATA'S RIGHT-WING CROSS AT THE NEAR POST AND STEERS HIS FINISH HOME!!! GREAT GOAL!!
    • 49' GOOOOOOOOAAAAALLL!!! Mata plays in Villa, who cuts in from the left and fires a low shot into the bottom corner. WHAT A FINISH!!!
    • 34' GOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!! MATA IS UNMARKED AT THE FAR POST TO HEAD HOME JOAQUIN'S RIGHT-WING CROSS!!! Valencia are level.
    • 11' GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! Pablo Alvarez pulls the ball back from the right and it deflects off Moretti past Brito Renan in the Valencia goal. It will go down as an own-goal, no question about it.
    • 3' WHAT A CHANCE FOR DEPOR!!! Miguel Mista is unmarked at the far post, just three yards out, but he misses his kick from a left-wing cross.
    • - Good evening footballheads, and welcome to our LIVE!! coverage of Valencia v Deportivo in La Liga.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Miguel Angel Perez Lasa

  • Valencia

    Manager: . Emery

    Captain: 4. Raúl Albiol

    Starting line-up

    • .. Renan
    • .. Miguel
    • R. Albiol
    • R. Alexis
    • E. Moretti Own Goal Yellow Card
    • D. Albelda
    • E. Gaspar "Edu" Substitution Out (64′)
    • S. Joaquín Goal
    • J. Mata Goal
    • F. Morientes Substitution Out (68′)
    • D. Villa Goals×2 Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • 15. I. Helguera
    • 10. M. Angulo Substitution In82′
    • 11. A. Del Horno
    • 18. N. Zigic
    • 14. V. Rodríguez Substitution In68′
    • 19. D. Pablo Hernández
    • 33. V. Guaita

    Injured

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

    Suspended

    None

  • Deportivo la Coruna

    Manager: Miguel Ángel Lotina

    Captain: 4. Alberto Lopo

    Starting line-up

    • D. Aranzubia
    • L. Laure Yellow Card
    • A. Lopo
    • Z. Castro
    • K. Filipe Luís Yellow Card
    • J. Rodríguez
    • A. Tomás Substitution Out (61′)
    • P. Álvarez
    • J. Verdú
    • A. Guardado Substitution Out (72′)
    • M. Mista Substitution Out (61′)

    Subs

    • 21. J. Valerón
    • 9. O. Bravo Substitution In61′
    • 19. D. Colotto
    • 11. I. Schez. "Riki" Substitution In72′
    • 17. &. Lafita Substitution In61′ Goal
    • F. Fabricio
    • 7. A. Piscu

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None