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Sunday November 8, 2009 Finished Mestalla

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Valencia CF

  • Mata 17’
  • Villa 40’
  • Pablo 42’

Real Zaragoza

  • Aguilar 65’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Valencia CF
    • Real Zaragoza
    • 90 Substitution for Valencia. Pablo receives a standing ovation on his way off; he is replaced by Joaquin.
    • 89 Ander wraps his left foot around the ball, and it curls just wide!
    • 88 Alex receives a booking for a blatant dive. Well watched Senor Fernandez.
    • 86 NO! IT HAS BEEN DISALLOWED! Babic was offide! The ball was headed to Ewerthon from a corner and if the Brazilian had shot first time it would be 3-2, he couldn't though and it fell to Babic in an offside position.
    • 86 Goal for Zaragoza! Babic has it!
    • 86 Good play from Mata, he beats two players while under heavy pressure, lovely skill.
    • 84 Zaragoza look as though they have given up on this match, they are not chasing down any Valencia players.
    • 80 Ayala makes an important interception from Villa's cut back.
    • 76 Valencia make their first substitution, the injured Ever Banega is replaced by Ruben Baraja.
    • 75 Zaragoza make their final change, Alex replaces Lafita.
    • 74 Two brilliant saves from Vallejo! Firstly he saves a Navarro header from six yards and then acrobatically saves a shot Pablo. Excellent play from the veteran!
    • 72 And Mathieu's corner almost embarrasses Vallejo, he dives back and pushes it behind for another corner. That looked clumsy.
    • 70 Silva drills the ball across the six yard box which is dealt with by Zaragoza and behind for a corner.
    • 68 Zaragoza make another change, Gabi replaces Ponzi.
    • 67 So can Zaragoza complete an unlikely comeback?
    • 65 Babic makes an immediate impact with a shot which stings the hands Cesar and falls to Aguillar for an easy finish.
    • 65 Goal for Zaragoza! Aguillar has got it!
    • 64 Substitution for Zaragoza. Babic has come on to replace Jorge Lopez.
    • 63 Ewerthon receives a booking for a high foot which wraps Navarro around the chops.
    • 62 Pablo digs out a cross from the right and Ayala cooly nods it back to the goalkeeper.
    • 60 Ever Banega is doing a good job at breaking up any possession Zaragoza have in midfield. The away team do not look like threatening at all.
    • 56 Valencia are carving Zaragoza open at will...surely Valencia are going to grab another goal?
    • 55 Another counter attack for Valencia, and it should have been four! Villa tees up Pablo one on one with the keeper and his first time shot is saved by the keeper.
    • 54 Ooooo, just wide! Villa's shot is saved by Vallejo and the re-bound falls to Mathieu who pokes an effort on goal...it strikes a defender and falls inches wide with the keeper left helpless.
    • 53 Good cross from the right toward Navarro, well defended though, that could have been four!
    • 52 Vallejo has to be quick off his line to intercept the ball meant for Mata.
    • 51 David Villa strikes his former team mate Ayala with an elbow and receives a yellow card.
    • 48 Mata picks out Mathieu, he tees up Pablo for a cross which strikes Pavon, the home fans appeal for a penalty, it clearly hit his chest though.
    • 47 A quick start from Zaragoza and they work a shot straight away, Lafita shooting at the keeper, a weak shot in truth.
    • 46 We are back underway in Valencia.
    • 45 Peep-peeeep-peep. Half time and Valencia are cruising.
    • 44 Zaragoza finally catch someone offisde! If only they started doing this 20 minutes ago.
    • 42 Zaragoza's backline is all over the place; all three goals have come from through balls which have beaten the offside trap.
    • 41 A carbon copy of the second goal, only this time it was Villa squaring it to Hernandez Pablo!
    • 41 Three nil Valencia! Hernandez Pablo this time!
    • 39 Hernandez Pablo beats the offside trap and latches on to the through ball, he looks up and picks out his mate David Villa just six yards out who cannot miss!
    • 39 Two nil Valencia! David Villa has got it!
    • 37 Nothing happening from the corner.
    • 36 Pulido pings a beautiful ball out to Lopez who sees his step overs well read by Miguel and the ball is put behind for a corner.
    • 35 There's an infringement from the corner though and Valencia can clear the danger.
    • 34 Agullar is having a good match and he wins Zaragoza's third corner of the afternoon.
    • 32 Zaragoza win a free kick 20 yards out which Ponzio hits just wide of the goal; that's the closest the guests have come to scoring so far.
    • 31 Some good ball retention from Zaragoza in midfield is let down by Pavon who allows Valencia to counter attack. The whites work the ball to David Villa who shoots a tame effort from 8 yards out.
    • 28 It is a very windy day in Valencia and so far I have spotted three plastic bags flying around the pitch.
    • 26 Some sustained pressure from Zaragoza is causing some desperate last ditch defending from Valencia. It's just the final finish from Zaragoza which is letting them down.
    • 24 Ponzio hits the ball over the ball, and that shot is still rising.
    • 22 Pulio is booked for a foul on Mathieu.
    • 19 Zaragoza have got a case to be upset here, Villa clearly tried to control the ball which was a yard behind him. Even Mata was looking behind his shoulder waiting for the whistle to be blown as he ran through on goal.
    • 18 Zaragoza are furious with that decision. The original through ball to Villa was flagged for offside which everyone stopped for except Mata who had continued his run from deep, he then coolly slotted the ball past the keeper.
    • 18 Goal for Valencia! Juan Mata has got it!
    • 14 Audacious effort from Villa. He pings a volley from just inside Zaragoza's half, the ball flies just over the bar. Judging by the way Vallejo was sprinting backwards he must have been worried.
    • 12 Ewerthon has a shot deflected behind for a corner.
    • 11 They can't, Silva's initial effort is headed clear and Miguel wildly shoots the re-bound into row Z.
    • 10 Mata is hacked down just outside the box by Agullar, can Valencia work anything here?
    • 7 Ewerthon skips away from a challenge on the touchline and accelerates into Valencia's half; his through ball lets him down though. A lively start from him.
    • 5 The ball is cut back from the left by Silva toward Villa on the edge of the box which is intercepted by Zaragoza intercept before Valencia's captain can get a shot away.
    • 2 Ewerthon gets behind the Valencia defence and pokes an effort on target, weak shot, but some good movement from the Brazilian.
    • 1 After a moments silence, Valencia wearing white shirts, white shorts and black stockings get us underway. Zaragoza are wearing a strip of red shirts, blue shorts and red stockings.
    • - The mascots have succesfully escorted the players on to the pitch and once David Villa and Roberto Ayala have tossed the coin, we will be ready to start.
    • - So once again Jermaine Pennant does not make the Zaragoza team, he has made just four appearances for his new club.
    • - Referee Senor Fernandez has received the two team sheets and they will line up like this: Valencia: Cesar, Miguel, Navarro, Dealbert, Mathieu, Banega, Albelda, Pablo, Silva, Mata, Villa. Zaragoza: Vallego, Arango, Pavon, Ayala, Ponzio, Pulido, Ander, Lopez, Agullar, Lafita, Ewerthon
    • - After three away wins in the league, fifth placed Valencia are finally back at the Mestalla and will jump into third place with a win here tonight. Zaragoza meanwhile have shown signs that they are turning their season around, picking up four points in their last two matches.
    • - Hola! Our mammoth day of football on Eurosport is going to be brought to an end by two intriguing encounters from our Spanish neighbours. At 8 we will see Villarreal travel to Sevilla; but first we have Jermaine Pennant's Zaragoza away to Sevilla.

  • Summary

    • 65 Goal for Zaragoza! Aguillar has got it!
    • 41 Three nil Valencia! Hernandez Pablo this time!
    • 39 Two nil Valencia! David Villa has got it!
    • 18 Goal for Valencia! Juan Mata has got it!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Valencia CF

    Manager: Unai Emery

  • Real Zaragoza

    Manager: Marcelino García Toral

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Valencia CF

      Manager: Unai Emery

      Starting line-up

      • César Sánchez Yellow Card
      • Miguel
      • D. Navarro
      • &. Dealbert
      • J. Mathieu
      • D. Albelda Substitution Out (88′)
      • E. Banega Substitution Out (77′)
      • Pablo Goal Substitution Out (90′)
      • D. Silva
      • J. Mata Goal
      • D. Villa Goal Yellow Card

      Subs

      • R. Baraja Substitution In77′
      • C. Marchena Substitution In88′
      • N. Žigic
      • H. Maduro
      • J. Alba
      • Joaquín Substitution In90′
      • Moya

    • Real Zaragoza

      Manager: Marcelino García Toral

      Starting line-up

      • J. López Vallejo
      • R. Pulido Yellow Card
      • R. Ayala Yellow Card
      • F. Pavón
      • J. Paredes
      • L. Ponzio Yellow Card Substitution Out (67′)
      • A. Aguilar Goal
      • A. Lafita Yellow Card Substitution Out (75′)
      • A. Herrera
      • J. López Substitution Out (64′)
      • Éwerthon

      Subs

      • M. Babic Substitution In64′
      • P. Amo
      • J. Carrizo
      • F. Songo'o
      • Gabi Substitution In67′
      • V. Laguardia
      • &. Sánchez Substitution In75′ Yellow Card

  • Rate Players

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      Yellow Card 8.3 7
      Defenders
      7 6
      7.8 7
      7.6 6
      7.8 7
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out88′ 8 7
      Substitution Out77′ 7.6 6
      Goal Substitution Out90′ 8.8 8
      8.7 7
      Goal 8.4 7
      Strikers
      Goal Yellow Card 8.7 8
      Subs
      Substitution In77′ 6.3 6
      Substitution In88′ 6.9 6
      Substitution In90′ 6.8 6
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      6.5 8
      Defenders
      Yellow Card 4.7 4
      Yellow Card 3.6 3
      3.4 3
      3.4 4
      Midfielders
      Yellow Card Substitution Out67′ 3.8 4
      Goal 4.6 5
      Yellow Card Substitution Out75′ 4.5 6
      4.6 5
      Substitution Out64′ 6 5
      Strikers
      5.9 5
      Subs
      Substitution In64′ 4.7 5
      Substitution In67′ 4.1 4
      Substitution In75′ Yellow Card 5.7 5

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  1. amunt valencia!!!

    From Shawon, on Sun 8 Nov 7:27PM

  2. peep-peeeep-peep :D

    From kemenes12, on Sun 8 Nov 7:04PM

  3. watch the game LIVE on totalfootballmadness

    From J, on Sun 8 Nov 6:20PM

  4. Valencia you can win

    From jodieclennan.oxox, on Sun 8 Nov 6:13PM

  5. valencia 2 v 0 real zargoza

    From Ben, on Sun 8 Nov 6:12PM

  6. watch the game LIVE on totalfootballmadness

    From J, on Sun 8 Nov 6:07PM

  7. 2-0 to los che ! pablo & david villa

    From craig_walker02, on Sun 8 Nov 3:29PM

  8. COME ON VALENCIA 3RD SPOT IS A POSSIBILITY!

    From matteos.maserati, on Sun 8 Nov 5:17AM
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