Game: Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol 1-3 Real Betis Balompié
Venue: Estadio José Zorrilla
Competition: La Liga
Round: 19
Date: Sunday 18, January
Time: 16:00 GMT
Starting eleven:
Ricardo - Nelson, Juanito, Rivas, Vega - Aurelio, Arzu - Xisco, Capi, Damia - Sergio Garcia
Game text commentary:
1st half:
1' - We're underway. Vamos Betis!
1' - Capi, who is just back from an injury, is down injured and Rivera is already warming up to come on to play. Terrible start for us. While Capi is hugely inconsistent, he is one of few players in the midfield that creates anything for us. It's a real shame that he's going off.
3' - :sub: Rivera on for Capi.
3' - HUY! Nelson with a brilliant run beyond the defence. He tries to cut the ball back but it's blocked before it reaches Sergio Garcia and Mehmet Aurelio's shot is then blocked. Good play by Betis. This is what we need though. Without Emana we need extra drive from the other players so it's good to see us start in this manner.
6' - PHEW! Sesma does well down the left wing and delivers a nice ball into Goitom the ball has a little too much pace on it and he goes out for a throw-in to Betis. Good chance for Valladolid.
10' - Juanito tries a through ball over the top to Xisco but he's adjudged to have been offside. Pretty boring game so far.
14' - Pedro Leon with a nice shot at Ricardo's goal but it goes wide of the right hand post.
16' - GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!! Xisco! 1-0! Sergio Garcia with a cross on his weaker foot and Xisco with a shot on his weaker foot gives Betis the lead. A really nice counter-attack.
18' - Corner. No threat. We really do need to bring back Caffa for those type of chances.
19' - :yellowcard: Rivera.
22' - :yellowcard: Juanito.
23' - GOL DEL VALLADOLID! We can't defend set pieces. What's so damn awkward about man marking? Prieto makes it 1-1.
25' - PHEW! Very, very close from seeing Valladolid take the lead. Sesma and Pedro Leon are taking us apart. This time Pedro Leon runs down the right wing, whips in a ball to Cannobio who heads the ball onto the post.
30' - A couple of chances for Betis. On the counter attack Sergio Garcia puts Xisco through down the right and as he cuts inside to play the ball back across to Sergio Garcia he loses possession. A good position for Betis. Then Rivera robbed the ball from Lopez but his low cross was blocked and cleared.
33' - HUY! Xisco lays it off to Sergio Garcia but his shot is saved. Good play by the two forwards.
38' - OH FOR **** SAKE! Miss of the season. Incredible. Damia is beyond the penalty spot, all defenders and the goalkeeper. He is on top of a rebound and somehow, dead centre of the goal frame, he has managed to scuff an open-goal tap-in onto the post and away to safety. It's hard to explain how bad that was. It wasn't even bad, it's just unbelievable.
43' - Aurelio wins a threatening free-kick but Xisco's in-swinging cross is well handled by the goalkeeper.
46' - Xisco with a shocking pass when Betis had a 5 against 3 situation on the counter-attack.
47' - Wow. Valladolid have decided to do something. Betis have been all over Valladolid for about 20 minutes but Goitom had a long ranger that really didn't threaten Ricardo.
48' - Half time, boys and girls. 1-1.
2nd half:
46' - We're back underway. No changes to either side.
51' - Sesma with a cross that evades everyone, but it does cause a wave of huy's from the crowd.
53' - Speaking of which... HUY! Sergio Garcia is put through down the left channel. He cuts inside and takes a shot that is going in but it just deflects off the heel of a back tracking defender and they then clear the danger. So close.
54' - HUY! Aurelio puts Damia through, he evades the goalkeeper, then proceeds to jump over the keeper and the crumbles in mid air looking for a penalty. A dive. Why didn't he have to jump? Ugh.
60' - Sesma with a low threatening cross that is well caught by Ricardo.
60' - Valladolid are playing a pretty high line and Xisco and Sergio Garcia are superbly offering the Betis midfield an outlet over the top of the back four. I think if Chaparro would bring on Juanma for Damia then we'd look even more threatening. He'll probably take off Xisco first though.
63' - GOL-MOTHER-FUCKING-AZO!!! A poor back pass puts Sergio Garcia thought and he does the Raul chip on the edge of the box right over Villar. Vamos Betis!
70' - Xisco through down the right. He fights off the defender but his attempted chip is nowhere near as good as Garcia's, unfortunately. Lovely through ball from Juanito also.
73' - :yellowcard: Aurelio deservedly carded for hacking down Pedro Leon as he attempted to begin a counter-attack. A good foul.
73' - :sub: Pavone on for Xisco.
77' - Not much happening at the moment, thankfully. I'll take another boring 15 minutes or so of football. I'm not fussy.
81' - Pedro Leon is just teasing our defenders. He's a really good footballer. That said, Fernando Vega has been really poor today. He's usually very dependable, but not today it seems.
83' - Aguirre wastes a good chance to cross and it gives Betis some time to eat up.
86' - Long range volley from Aurelio lands straight into the hands of Villar.
88' - :sub: Pavone goes off injured and on comes Juanma.
89' - Juanma makes an immediate impact by holding up for the ball for about 40 seconds and then delivery a good ball into Damia which he heads wide.
90' - Great play by Juanma and Sergio Garcia. Juanma skips past two players, plays a long ball to Sergio Garcia who in turn wins a corner.
91' - Three minutes of injury time.
93' - GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! Sergio Garcia. Another poor back pass. Villar comes racing out and Sergio Garcia dispatches it with a beautiful shot well outside the area. Between the area and the halfway line. Fantastic finish.
93' - Three points. Full time whistle. Vamos Betis!
Venue: Estadio José Zorrilla
Competition: La Liga
Round: 19
Date: Sunday 18, January
Time: 16:00 GMT
Starting eleven:
Ricardo - Nelson, Juanito, Rivas, Vega - Aurelio, Arzu - Xisco, Capi, Damia - Sergio Garcia
Game text commentary:
1st half:
1' - We're underway. Vamos Betis!
1' - Capi, who is just back from an injury, is down injured and Rivera is already warming up to come on to play. Terrible start for us. While Capi is hugely inconsistent, he is one of few players in the midfield that creates anything for us. It's a real shame that he's going off.
3' - :sub: Rivera on for Capi.
3' - HUY! Nelson with a brilliant run beyond the defence. He tries to cut the ball back but it's blocked before it reaches Sergio Garcia and Mehmet Aurelio's shot is then blocked. Good play by Betis. This is what we need though. Without Emana we need extra drive from the other players so it's good to see us start in this manner.
6' - PHEW! Sesma does well down the left wing and delivers a nice ball into Goitom the ball has a little too much pace on it and he goes out for a throw-in to Betis. Good chance for Valladolid.
10' - Juanito tries a through ball over the top to Xisco but he's adjudged to have been offside. Pretty boring game so far.
14' - Pedro Leon with a nice shot at Ricardo's goal but it goes wide of the right hand post.
16' - GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL!!! Xisco! 1-0! Sergio Garcia with a cross on his weaker foot and Xisco with a shot on his weaker foot gives Betis the lead. A really nice counter-attack.
18' - Corner. No threat. We really do need to bring back Caffa for those type of chances.
19' - :yellowcard: Rivera.
22' - :yellowcard: Juanito.
23' - GOL DEL VALLADOLID! We can't defend set pieces. What's so damn awkward about man marking? Prieto makes it 1-1.
25' - PHEW! Very, very close from seeing Valladolid take the lead. Sesma and Pedro Leon are taking us apart. This time Pedro Leon runs down the right wing, whips in a ball to Cannobio who heads the ball onto the post.
30' - A couple of chances for Betis. On the counter attack Sergio Garcia puts Xisco through down the right and as he cuts inside to play the ball back across to Sergio Garcia he loses possession. A good position for Betis. Then Rivera robbed the ball from Lopez but his low cross was blocked and cleared.
33' - HUY! Xisco lays it off to Sergio Garcia but his shot is saved. Good play by the two forwards.
38' - OH FOR **** SAKE! Miss of the season. Incredible. Damia is beyond the penalty spot, all defenders and the goalkeeper. He is on top of a rebound and somehow, dead centre of the goal frame, he has managed to scuff an open-goal tap-in onto the post and away to safety. It's hard to explain how bad that was. It wasn't even bad, it's just unbelievable.
43' - Aurelio wins a threatening free-kick but Xisco's in-swinging cross is well handled by the goalkeeper.
46' - Xisco with a shocking pass when Betis had a 5 against 3 situation on the counter-attack.
47' - Wow. Valladolid have decided to do something. Betis have been all over Valladolid for about 20 minutes but Goitom had a long ranger that really didn't threaten Ricardo.
48' - Half time, boys and girls. 1-1.
2nd half:
46' - We're back underway. No changes to either side.
51' - Sesma with a cross that evades everyone, but it does cause a wave of huy's from the crowd.
53' - Speaking of which... HUY! Sergio Garcia is put through down the left channel. He cuts inside and takes a shot that is going in but it just deflects off the heel of a back tracking defender and they then clear the danger. So close.
54' - HUY! Aurelio puts Damia through, he evades the goalkeeper, then proceeds to jump over the keeper and the crumbles in mid air looking for a penalty. A dive. Why didn't he have to jump? Ugh.
60' - Sesma with a low threatening cross that is well caught by Ricardo.
60' - Valladolid are playing a pretty high line and Xisco and Sergio Garcia are superbly offering the Betis midfield an outlet over the top of the back four. I think if Chaparro would bring on Juanma for Damia then we'd look even more threatening. He'll probably take off Xisco first though.
63' - GOL-MOTHER-FUCKING-AZO!!! A poor back pass puts Sergio Garcia thought and he does the Raul chip on the edge of the box right over Villar. Vamos Betis!
70' - Xisco through down the right. He fights off the defender but his attempted chip is nowhere near as good as Garcia's, unfortunately. Lovely through ball from Juanito also.
73' - :yellowcard: Aurelio deservedly carded for hacking down Pedro Leon as he attempted to begin a counter-attack. A good foul.
73' - :sub: Pavone on for Xisco.
77' - Not much happening at the moment, thankfully. I'll take another boring 15 minutes or so of football. I'm not fussy.
81' - Pedro Leon is just teasing our defenders. He's a really good footballer. That said, Fernando Vega has been really poor today. He's usually very dependable, but not today it seems.
83' - Aguirre wastes a good chance to cross and it gives Betis some time to eat up.
86' - Long range volley from Aurelio lands straight into the hands of Villar.
88' - :sub: Pavone goes off injured and on comes Juanma.
89' - Juanma makes an immediate impact by holding up for the ball for about 40 seconds and then delivery a good ball into Damia which he heads wide.
90' - Great play by Juanma and Sergio Garcia. Juanma skips past two players, plays a long ball to Sergio Garcia who in turn wins a corner.
91' - Three minutes of injury time.
93' - GGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! Sergio Garcia. Another poor back pass. Villar comes racing out and Sergio Garcia dispatches it with a beautiful shot well outside the area. Between the area and the halfway line. Fantastic finish.
93' - Three points. Full time whistle. Vamos Betis!
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