Spanish LALIGA

Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Valencia
    FT
    0 - 1
    Rayo Vallecano
    • 7': Pathé Ciss

    About

    Valencia are hosting Rayo Vallecano at Mestalla, Valencia, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
    • 7': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by César Tárrega.
    • 7': Goal! Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 10': Germán Valera (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Offside, Valencia. Diego López is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 24': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 24': Germán Valera (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 37': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 37': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
    • 40': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Offside, Valencia. José Gayà is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 45'+1': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 45'+1': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia).
    • 45'+3': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces José Gayà.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Barrenechea.
    • 47': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García is caught offside.
    • 48': Foul by Germán Valera (Valencia).
    • 48': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos is caught offside.
    • 51': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
    • 52': Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
    • 52': Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
    • 53': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
    • 55': Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 57': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jorge de Frutos.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Germán Valera (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javi Guerra.
    • 59': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Adri Embarba replaces Jorge de Frutos.
    • 60': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Randy Nteka.
    • 60': Substitution, Valencia. Pepelu replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
    • 60': Substitution, Valencia. Rafa Mir replaces Germán Valera.
    • 60': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 60': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
    • 61': Attempt missed. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Hand ball by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 64': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross.
    • 65': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pep Chavarría.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Javi Guerra (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 70': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
    • 70': Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 71': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Diego López (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pep Chavarría.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Foul by Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia).
    • 72': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pedro Díaz replaces Isi Palazón.
    • 76': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Adri Embarba is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Iván Balliu replaces Álvaro García.
    • 78': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Óscar Valentín.
    • 79': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 79': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
    • 79': Attempt saved. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a headed pass.
    • 80': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Augusto Batalla.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mir (Valencia) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 88': Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Valencia. Sergi Canós replaces Luis Rioja.
    • 89': Substitution, Valencia. Fran Pérez replaces Yarek Gasiorowski.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mir (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Fran Pérez (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pepelu.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Adri Embarba (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 90'+6': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Rafa Mir (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 5
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 0
    39.4 Possession 60.6
    6 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    208 Accurate Passes 379
    311 Passes 462
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 9
    9 Crosses 40
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    74 Long Balls 55
    19 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 4
    20 Tackles 9
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    13 Interceptions 14
    44 Effective Clearances 21
    44 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Mestalla
    Location: Valencia, Spain
    Attendance: 40,968

    LALIGA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Atlético Madrid 19 +22 44
    2 Real Madrid 19 +24 43
    3 Barcelona 19 +29 38
    4 Athletic Club 19 +12 36
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    VAL Valencia (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Cristhian Mosquera
    24 Yarek Gasiorowski Yellow Card
    15 César Tárrega
    14 José Gayà
    16 Diego López
    8 Javi Guerra
    5 Enzo Barrenechea
    30 German Valera
    22 Luis Rioja
    9 Hugo Duro
    Valencia Substitutes:
    Dani Gómez, André Almeida, Pepelu, Fran Pérez, Jaume Doménech, Rafa Mir, Jesús Vázquez, Sergi Canós, Iker Córdoba, Stole Dimitrievski, Hugo Guillamón.

    RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Augusto Batalla (GK)
    16 Abdul Mumin
    24 Florian Lejeune
    3 Pep Chavarría
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    7 Isi Palazón
    23 Óscar Valentín
    6 Pathé Ciss
    11 Randy Nteka Yellow Card
    18 Álvaro García
    19 Jorge de Frutos
    Rayo Vallecano Substitutes:
    Pedro Díaz, Adri Embarba, Aridane Hernández, Alfonso Espino, Daniel Cárdenas, Unai López, Óscar Trejo, Sergio Camello, Sergi Guardiola, Gerard Gumbau, Iván Balliu, James Rodríguez.

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