Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAValencia held by Rayo, stays near relegation zone in Spain
— Valencia couldn't manage more than a 1-1 draw at home against Rayo Vallecano on Monday, remaining near the relegation zone in the Spanish league.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 1': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Samuel Lino.
- 3': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Nico González.
- 5': Foul by Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano).
- 5': Samuel Lino (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Óscar Valentín.
- 7': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Álvaro García.
- 9': Goal! Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1. Santi Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro García with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 13': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Valencia).
- 13': Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 15': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Offside, Valencia. André Almeida tries a through ball, but Samuel Lino is caught offside.
- 17': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 18': Offside, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón tries a through ball, but Justin Kluivert is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 20': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 23': Justin Kluivert (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Justin Kluivert (Valencia) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 25': Hand ball by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 27': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 27': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Thierry Correia (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
- 31': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Camello.
- 33': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Valencia).
- 36': Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Justin Kluivert (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 40': Nico González (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Valencia).
- 44': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergio Camello.
- 45'+2': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Cenk Özkacar (Valencia).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 45': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Nico González because of an injury.
- 47': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 47': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Cenk Özkacar (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 49': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 49': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 50': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
- 52': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 52': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
- 52': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergio Camello.
- 55': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
- 57': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Álvaro García because of an injury.
- 61': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 62': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano).
- 62': Samuel Lino (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Valencia. Samu Castillejo replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 62': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Duro replaces Edinson Cavani.
- 63': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
- 63': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Samu Castillejo with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 65': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samu Castillejo with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pep Chavarría replaces Óscar Trejo.
- 68': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 68': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Lino following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 69': Samuel Lino (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 70': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Fran García.
- 71': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samu Castillejo with a cross.
- 71': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 75': Samuel Lino (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Isi Palazón.
- 76': Attempt blocked. André Almeida (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 76': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Isi Palazón.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Cenk Özkacar (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu Castillejo with a cross.
- 76': Hand ball by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 77': VAR Decision: No Penalty Valencia.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Musah with a cross.
- 79': Penalty conceded by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 80': Delay in match (Valencia). VAR checking.
- 80': VAR Decision: Penalty Valencia.
- 81': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Goal! Valencia 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Isi Palazón.
- 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Abdul Mumin replaces Sergio Camello.
- 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Raúl de Tomás replaces Óscar Valentín.
- 84': Foul by Abdul Mumin (Rayo Vallecano).
- 84': Samu Castillejo (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 86': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 87': Attempt saved. Salvi Sánchez (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
- 87': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 88': Attempt missed. Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Unai López with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. Ilaix Moriba replaces André Almeida.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ilaix Moriba (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mouctar Diakhaby.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 90'+1': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 90'+4': Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+5': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Valencia).
- 90'+7': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 90'+8': Santi Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+9': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Rayo Vallecano 1.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Rayo Vallecano 1.
Statistics
 RAY |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 39.2 | Possession | 60.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 217 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 328 | Passes | 490 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 17 | Crosses | 44 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 22 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 36 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 39,769
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 39,769
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 14 | +28 | 34 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | +13 | 29 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | +4 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 15 | Cenk Özkacar |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 2 | Thierry Correia  |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 17 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
| 18 | André Almeida |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani |
| 16 | Samuel Lino |
| 9 | Justin Kluivert |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 5 | Alejandro Catena |
| 19 | Florian Lejeune |
| 3 | Fran García |
| 20 | Iván Balliu |
| 8 | Óscar Trejo |
| 23 | Óscar Valentín |
| 6 | Santi Comesaña |
| 34 | Sergio Camello |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
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