Match Report
| Málaga | Málaga |  |  | Valencia | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Ursell | Robert Ursell | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Law | A. Law |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Christian Hesp | C. Hesp | |||||||||
| Dragan Boksic | D. Boksic |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Quim Marques | Q. Marques | |||||||||
| Hrafn Björgvinsson | H. Björgvinsson |  | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Antonio Roman | A. Roman | |||||||||
| Cristiano Ferreira | C. Ferreira | | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Manuel Bochu | M. Bochu | |||||||||
| Daniel Hierro | D. Hierro | | 75 | D | | 5 | | M | 69 | | Enrique Segarra | E. Segarra | |||||||||
| Joost Houttuin | J. Houttuin | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Andres Alonso | A. Alonso | |||||||||
| Giorgio Iorio | G. Iorio |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Antonio Zubizarreta | A. Zubizarreta | |||||||||
| Jesper Laursen | J. Laursen |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Miguel Soler | M. Soler | |||||||||
| Leonardo Hidalgo | L. Hidalgo | | 65 | M | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Eduardo Campos | E. Campos | |||||||||
| Elbekay Elhamdaoui | E. Elhamdaoui |  | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 |  | Lefteris Xanthopoulos | L. Xanthopoulos | |||||||||
| Emmanuel Amunike | E. Amunike |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jose Fortes Torres | J. Torres | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Valencia. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Málaga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Málaga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Valencia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Málaga kick off!
2.47
0-0Cristiano Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Hidalgo. Leonardo Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Emmanuel Amunike. Emmanuel Amunike controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.06
Antonio Zubizarreta flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Campos. Eduardo Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Torres. Jose Fortes Torres powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
15.57
0-0Andres Alonso barges into Jesper Laursen. Andres Alonso is warned by the referee! Jesper Laursen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.19
0-0Miguel Soler passes the ball forward to Eduardo Campos. Eduardo Campos goes all the way! Eduardo Campos tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Alex Law!
21.04
0-0Elbekay Elhamdaoui catches Antonio Roman on the ankles. The referee calls over Elbekay Elhamdaoui and warns him to calm down! Antonio Roman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.11
Hrafn Björgvinsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emmanuel Amunike. Emmanuel Amunike sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Christian Hesp!
40.12
Jesper Laursen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Elhamdaoui. Elbekay Elhamdaoui goes all the way! Elbekay Elhamdaoui cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Christian Hesp manages to gather it comfortably.
42.17
0-0Daniel Hierro passes the ball forward to Giorgio Iorio. Giorgio Iorio knocks the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Elhamdaoui. Elbekay Elhamdaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Emmanuel Amunike but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.58
0-0Giorgio Iorio threads the ball through to Elbekay Elhamdaoui. Elbekay Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Valencia kick off!
49.23
Andres Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Torres. Jose Fortes Torres plays a perfect one-two with Lefteris Xanthopoulos and rushes in on goal... Jose Fortes Torres makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
54.41
Daniel Hierro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesper Laursen. Jesper Laursen knocks the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Elhamdaoui. Elbekay Elhamdaoui threads the ball through to Emmanuel Amunike but he's offside!
55.07
Cristiano Ferreira barges into Jose Fortes Torres. The referee calls over Cristiano Ferreira and warns him to calm down! Jose Fortes Torres runs off the knock.
59.46
Leonardo Hidalgo knocks the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Elhamdaoui. Elbekay Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.28
Miguel Soler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lefteris Xanthopoulos. Lefteris Xanthopoulos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.00
Jesper Laursen kicks a strong pass forward to Elbekay Elhamdaoui. Elbekay Elhamdaoui shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.34
Manuel Bochu passes the ball forward to Miguel Soler. Miguel Soler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lefteris Xanthopoulos. Lefteris Xanthopoulos goes all the way! Lefteris Xanthopoulos rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.38
Jesper Laursen surges forward with the ball. Jesper Laursen shoots from 20 yards but somehow Christian Hesp manages to keep it out.
71.52
Cristiano Ferreira comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Zubizarreta. The referee calls over Cristiano Ferreira again and warns him to calm down! Antonio Zubizarreta gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
78.06
Giorgio Iorio flicks the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Amunike. Emmanuel Amunike makes a probing pass to Elbekay Elhamdaoui but he's offside!
81.16
0-0Eduardo Campos hacks Cristiano Ferreira from behind! The referee calls over Eduardo Campos and shows him a yellow card! Cristiano Ferreira runs off the knock.
90.00
Giorgio Iorio knocks the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Amunike. Emmanuel Amunike knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Roman.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
