Match Report
| Valencia | Valencia |  |  | Real Betis Balompié | Real Betis Balompié | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Francis Home | Francis Home | |||||||||||||||||
| Claudio Pastor | C. Pastor |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Jose Ferrer | J. Ferrer | |||||||||
| Cristiano Goretti | C. Goretti |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Pedro Jimenez | P. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Billy Campbell | B. Campbell |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Abel Moreira | A. Moreira | |||||||||
| Matt Morton | M. Morton | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 | | Ivan Zubizarreta | I. Zubizarreta | |||||||||
| Carlos Le Paih | C. Le Paih |  | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 |  | Malte Döring | M. Döring | |||||||||
| Enrique Marin | E. Marin | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Ga‘l Heaumet | G. Heaumet | |||||||||
| Jan Raff | J. Raff | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 | | Martin Ruiz | M. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Dominique Cantona | D. Cantona | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 |  | Simon Harrison | S. Harrison | |||||||||
| Gerhard Roth | G. Roth | | 59 | M | | 9 | | M | 67 | | Marcos Gomez | M. Gomez | |||||||||
| Leonardo Barkero | L. Barkero | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Elena Santos | E. Santos | |||||||||
| Oscar Helguera | O. Helguera | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Daniel Jimenez | D. Jimenez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Mestalla where Valencia play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 19,508 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Valencia and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Valencia and Real Betis Balompié are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Valencia get the match underway!
2.14
0-0Dominique Cantona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
3.40
Jan Raff passes the ball forward to Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero knocks the ball forward to Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.06
Billy Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Raff. Jan Raff knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Helguera and rushes in on goal... Leonardo Barkero shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
8.04
Enrique Marin kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
26.03
0-0Billy Campbell sees a break and surges forward. Billy Campbell makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.52
Jan Raff takes it forward alone. Jan Raff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Zubizarreta.
30.18
0-1Marcos Gomez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Jimenez. Daniel Jimenez shoots from 20 yards. Claudio Pastor is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.32
Martin Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Santos. Elena Santos shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.44
0-1Abel Moreira clumsily knocks into Oscar Helguera. Abel Moreira is given a warning by the referee! Oscar Helguera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Matt Morton flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Raff. Jan Raff makes a simple pass to Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Real Betis Balompié kicking off!
49.21
Simon Harrison passes the ball forward to Elena Santos. Elena Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Le Paih.
53.44
Simon Harrison barges into Jan Raff. Simon Harrison is warned by the referee! Jan Raff stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.57
0-1Carlos Le Paih advances with the ball. Carlos Le Paih brings the ball forward. Carlos Le Paih knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero heads the ball goalwards but somehow Jose Ferrer manages to keep it out.
57.41
Billy Campbell powers a long ball forward. Oscar Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jose Ferrer easily smothers it!
67.14
Martin Ruiz clumsily knocks into Gerhard Roth. Martin Ruiz is given a warning by the referee! Gerhard Roth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.22
Abel Moreira makes a probing pass to Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Jimenez. Daniel Jimenez shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.13
Simon Harrison surges forward with the ball. Simon Harrison shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
73.09
Simon Harrison makes a simple pass to Elena Santos. Elena Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
77.35
Enrique Marin makes a beautiful solo run. Enrique Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Barkero. Leonardo Barkero heads the ball goalwards. Jose Ferrer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.44
Billy Campbell takes it forward alone. Billy Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.42
Jan Raff controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Helguera. Oscar Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.55
1-1Jan Raff takes it forward alone. Jan Raff knocks the ball forward to Oscar Helguera but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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