MLG 4:0 VAL | Malaga CF - Valencia CF (LaLiga)

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Malaga – Valencia

4:0 (end)

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1:0 (end)

final

Malaga CF

4:0 (1:0)

Valencia CF

Saturday 24.11.2012, 20:00 • LaLiga

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		Málaga was the deserved winner of the game of two Spanish teams that already reached the next round of the Champions League. The Andalusians created many, many chances while Valencia was more than harmless during the whole 90 minutes. After the first half the guests were lucky to be down only with one goal, but in the second half Málaga was more effective and made it a heavy package for the team of Mauricio Pellegrino that once more disappointed away of Mestalla.
		Game over.
	90+2	Goal for Málaga! Valencia defense is already sleeping. No one is there to stop ISCO who adds another one for the hosts from a central position. The poor Diego Alves who was by far the best man from Valencia, again is chanceless.
	90	Three minutes of additional time are added.
	90	Diego Buonanotte enters the game for Jérémy Toulalan.
	88	Valencia tries to avoid further harm and they even have two corners.
	84	Seba Fernández is in for the last minutes. Goal scorer Saviola gets standing ovations by the home fans.
	83	Adil Rami gets the second yellow card and leaves his team with ten men.
	81	Goal for Málaga! A nice combination in the area by Isco and Gámez. The Valencia defense does a terrible job and ROQUE SANTA CRUZ can finish the ball from just 10 metres. He was only in for three minutes.
	78	Dani Parejo in for Tino Costa on the other side. Pellegrino now has used all three possibilities for changes.
	78	Roque Santa Cruz enters for Joaquín who was one of, if not, the best player of Málaga this evening.
	77	Joaquín against two defenders, can put the ball past them but Diego Alves anticipates the situation well.
	76	Distance shot by Valencia. No danger.
	74	Goal for Málaga! JAVIER SAVIOLA crowns an excellent performance with a shot into the left bottom corner. Tino Costa deflects the ball, so that Alves has no chance to get it.
	73	Adil Rami trips Saviola up. He would have been through.
	72	Isco with a weak free kick into the wall.
	71	Heavy foul from behind by Tino Costa just before the own penalty area. Very dangerous shooting position.
	70	Counter attack by Málaga. Joaquín with a nice shot from the right corner of the penalty box but misses the net.
	69	Piatti enters the match for the today not very strong Andrés Guardado.
	68	Valencia is now investing more, giving the hosts more open room.
	65	Nelson Valdéz with a header after a corner over the crossbar. The best chance for the guests in the whole game.
	63	Another yellow card, this time for Weligton. Apparently he was too early with the execution of a free kick. Málaga coach Pellegrino is not happy with the decision. The match gains some heat.
	62	Sofiane Feghouli gets booked for a foul in the Málaga half.
	60	Valencia is trying to get closer to the Málaga box but by now without any succes.
	59	Joaquín gets a yellow card for diving in the penalty area. There was maybe a soft touch but he goes down far too easy.
	56	Portillo with a shot from 16 metres, just a few centimetres past the left post.
	55	Brazilian forward Jonas enters the game for the already booked Banega.
	54	At the moment there are a lot of breaks in the play.
	52	Dangerous position for a Joaquín free kick from the right sideline but the ball is cleared.
	49	The following corner found Isco who puts the ball wide.
	48	Saviola appears completely free at the back post and forces Alves to make a save with one hand.
	46	Valdéz with the foul in the Málaga half. He couldn't beat the defender in their running duel.
	46	2nd halftime began.
		Málaga with a good first half. They dominated the game from the first minute and created a lot of huge scoring chances but only Portillo in the 8th minute could get the ball into the net. Valencia has shown absolutely nothing so far and lack willingness. Let's see if the guests wake up in the second half.
		1st halftime finished.
	45	Joaquín with a volley to Saviola but the forward can't control the ball in the Valencia area.
	43	The guests don't even win the easiest tackles. That way there is nothing to get for them...
	42	Huge chance for Joaquín after he receives a long deep pass against his former club. What a save by Alves from 15 metres.
	40	Third yellow card for Valencia. Midfielder Fernando Gago also had to use his hands to get the ball.
	40	The really not very tall Javier Saviola with a header but its an offside position.
	39	Valdéz heads the ball out. 6-0 corners Málaga.
	39	Another corner for Málaga. They keep the pressure high but still the result is very close.
	38	Tino Costa with a desperation shot from 35 metres. If you wonder what Valencia has done so far. That was their biggest chance...
	35	The result can officially be considered extremly lucky for Valencia at this point. It's only Málaga that plays here.
	33	Again its Saviola. His shot from 16 metres doesn't find the goal because the ball jumps in a strange manner just before he kicks it. The field is in a terrible condition.
	32	Saviola steals the ball from Tino Costa at the six-yard box but the referee gives a foul. Very lucky decision for Valencia.
	31	Double chance by Málaga. Twice a defender can block it but at cost of another corner.
	29	Éver Banega touches the ball with his hand in the midfield right above his head... a clear yellow card.
	28	A lot of nice combinations by Málaga. They always get a player more next to the ball.
	27	Horrible pass by Feghouli and the following counter attack almost leads to a scoring chance by the hosts through Isco...
	26	Again and again Isco and Joaquín are winning their tackles. Valencia looks shaky in defense.
	25	A nice play by Isco who lobs the ball over two opponents.
	24	The following corner finds no one and Valencia can clear the ball.
	23	Isco against three Valencia players, earns his team another corner.
	21	Still no shot on goal by Valencia. It's difficult for the only attacker Váldez who is not getting enough balls.
	19	Eliseu receives a beautiful pass just in front of the penalty box. His shot with his weaker foot is blocked by Valencia defender Rami and the fans want a penalty but there was no hand contact with the ball.
	18	Málaga keeps the ball in their half before they try it with a long pass. No problem for the Valencia defense.
	16	Portillo goes down against Guardado just in front of the Valencia area. Could have been also a free kick.
	15	Málaga is playing a lot better. Whenever they appear in the Valencia half they create a lot of danger. Valencia is forced to stay in defense.
	14	Guardado at the Málaga box but nobody comes with him.
	11	First yellow card for Andrés Guardado.
	12	First good combination by Valencia, initiated by a good Andrés Guardado but the last cross is blocked.
	9	Valencia tries to give an immediate reaction but they have problems to even get past the centre line.
	8	Goal for Málaga! After a nice cross FRANCISCO PORTILLO receives the ball at the penalty point and curls the ball into the right top corner.
	6	A standard by Valencia is cleared easily...
	5	Eliseu with a distance shot but he misses the Valencia goal significantly.
	4	Again Joaquín tries to get the final pass into the Valencia penalty area but he is stopped.
	3	Free kick by Joaquín but a defender can head the ball behind the goal line for the first Málaga corner of the game.
	2	First cross by Isco from the right wing after he receives the ball from Portillo. Nobody there to get the ball in the middle of the Valencia area.
	1	Game started.
		A minute of silence has been held for former Málaga player Sebastián Humberto Viberti from Argentina who passed away earlier today.
		Lineups: Málaga CF: Caballero - Gámez, Demichelis, Weligton, Eliseu - Toulalan, Camacho - Joaquín, Isco, Portillo - Saviola Valencia CF: Alves - Cissokho, R. Costa, Rami, Barragán - T. Costa, Gago - Guardado, Banega, Feghouli - Valdéz Referees: César Muñiz Fernández
		Málaga receives Valencia for one of the top matches of Spanish football these days. Last year both teams have positioned themselves directly behind FC Barcelona and Real Madrid who for the last decade seem to play their own league of two. In the group stage of the Champions League both teams are already qualified for the next round but in the Primera División the results could have been better, especially for Valencia, the traditional number 3 in Spain. Málaga had a nice start, being on the third spot after 8 matches, just five points behind league leaders Barcelona but since then only two points in four games - including two consecutive home losses against the lower positioned squads of Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad - let them go down to the fifth spot. On the other side Valencia is the 8th in the table and lost only two points at home in the second matchday against Deportivo La Coruna but they have a disastrous away record so far with two draws and four losses - and even worse they lost all these games without scoring a single goal. In recent years Valencia was always able to get good results back with them from Málaga but the last game there was lost 0-1. The hosts from Andalucia are the favourites but we can expect a close game.
		Welcome. Game starts at 20:00 CET.

Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups

Goals: 8. Portillo, 74. Saviola, 81. Santa Cruz, 90+2. Isco

Cards: 59. Joaquín (MAL), 63. Weligton (MAL) - 11. Guardado (VAL), 29. Banega (VAL), 40. Gago (VAL), 62. Feghouli (VAL), 71. T. Costa (VAL), 73. Rami (VAL) 83. Rami (VAL)

Malaga CF: Caballero - Gámez, Demichelis, Weligton, Eliseu - Toulalan (90. Buonanotte), Camacho - Joaquín (78. Santa Cruz), Isco, Portillo - Saviola (84. Fernández)

Valencia CF: Alves - Cissokho, R. Costa, Rami, Barragán - T. Costa (78. Parejo), Gago - Guardado (69. Piatti), Banega (55. Jonas), Feghouli - Valdéz

Referees: César Muñiz Fernández