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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 37 (setup 3, season 9)
Valencia
v.
Cruz Azul
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
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José Manuel REINA Páez1Gorka IRAIZOZ Moreno
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
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Álvaro ARBELOA Coca72Óscar DE MARCOS Arana
Juan Manuel VARGAS Risco73Álvaro Daniel PEREIRA Barragan
Rafael Alcântara do Nascimento, RAFINHA47Marek HAMSÍK
Mikel SAN JOSE Dominguez75Joel Adrián HUIQUI Andrade
Rafael VAN DER VAART6Walter Adrian SAMUEL
Aaron LENNON77JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Javier Matías PASTORE8Christian GIMÉNEZ
Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar79Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER
Diego PEROTTI106Marouane FELLAINI
Sebastian POLTER116Jesús Joaquin Fernández Sáenz de la Torre, SUSO
Manager
Paulo Luiz Beraldo Santos, PAULINHO12Alejandro CASTRO Flores
Nick MARSMAN13José de Jesús CORONA Rodríguez
Javier Manquillo Gaitán, JAVI MANQUILLO14Melvin BROWN Casados
Ángelo José HENRÍQUEZ Iturra15Nélson de Jesús Silva, DIDA
Anthony KNOCKAERT16Gerardo TORRADO Díez de Bonilla

Valencia 0 Cruz Azul 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 59,993, Stadium: Mestalla, Referee: Zygmunt ZIOBER 5½)
Scorers44 Paco Alcácer
56 Vargas <=> Javi ManquilloSubstitutions48 De Marcos <=> Torrado
Sendings off
1 PerottiBookings24 Giménez
2Corners5
9Fouls15
0Offsides3
4Shots on2
5Shots off5
9Total shots7
4Shots saved1
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Álvaro Daniel PEREIRA Barragan
1PEROTTI booked.
2The Cruz Azul 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from HERNÁNDEZ.
6The 'keeper dived to his left to save an accurate drive from Valencia's VARGAS.
8SUSO played the ball to FELLAINI who fired it inches over.
10A cross from RAFINHA left LENNON in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
17LENNON beat two Cruz Azul players and fired a great chance just beyond the near post.
20PASTORE turned JOÃO PEREIRA but hit the ball into the arms of IRAIZOZ.
24GIMÉNEZ cautioned for a clinical foul.
27A delightful save prevented PACO ALCÁCER from scoring an exceptional goal.
31A corner found PASTORE who touched the ball wide.
39A accurate pass bobbled toward PEROTTI and his deadly shot flew narrowly over.
41PACO ALCÁCER poked an easy chance past the far post.
44GOAL!! A long goal-kick from SAMUEL caught the Valencia defence napping and PACO ALCÁCER ran on to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Cruz Azul)
45+1HERNÁNDEZ fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
 
58JAVI MANQUILLO rushed an easy chance.
67PACO ALCÁCER blasted a right foot shot over from close range.
80A great effort from GIMÉNEZ scraped the outside of the post.
86A good ball from PACO ALCÁCER on the right bobbled toward FELLAINI who scuffed his shot wide.