The tale of a match, December 2001 in my first season. I was in the Uefa Cup with Valencia playing villareal, unfortunatly, I lost the first leg an amazing 3-0. But now its time for the second, at the Metsalla this time. The stage is set, in the evening, quite cool yet dry.
I have use the match report to aid me.
The Tactics:
I thought I would go with the trusty 4-3-3. Short passing, pressing and hard tackling. But NOT Attacking
The Team:
Canizarez
Fabiani
Marchena
Ayala
Angloma
Kily
Van Bommel
Angulo
Vicente
Illie
GOMEZ!
The First-Half:
As soon as we kicked off it said "Valencia are pushing for an early goal" and that we were. We imediatly got attacks with Angulo going close twice. But then there was a gap of scrappy midfield play with neither team taking the initiative. 50/50 possesion. I was worried, i needed goals and when looking back at past games, i'd scored more in the first half than the second, not good i thought.
About 30 minutes in, still no sign of a gola from me after those first 5 mins, but then, "Angulo whips the ball in"!! but then..... "The ball is headed out"..."Hoofed out by Ballesteros"... "Cagna flicks it on"..." Palermo!"......................" GOAL!!!!!"........ AAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
My worst fears had come true!!
Half - time:
Valencia 0 (0) - 1 (4) Villareal.
I made one change at half time, I brought a potentialy injured Vicente off for Salva, and but all three strikers in the middle rather than on the wings.
Second Half:
I started off the second half on attacking, I needed 5 goals!!! And just as my possesion bar was going up.. it came.... From the usual source "Kily Gonzalez floats the ball in".." Gomez gets up above the defender!" "GOAL!!!!" Thats one i thought!
5 minutes later and once again, we've got high possesion and are passing it well, "Van Bommel hits a shot".. "parried away".... then... " Kily Gonzalez hits a looping shot"...." Saved well". Their defence was playing awful, but there keeper great!
62nd min, Ayala floats the ball forward, Gomez knoks it down for Salva, Salva strikes it hard and low, GOAL!!!!!!! Thats 2 of 5!
64th min, Corner Kick, Kliy floats the ball into the box, Ayala with the header, GOAL!!!! Kily Gonzalez is cauing havoc in the villareal defence with those crosses.
Then, again, a long.... eiry silence... I brought, Fabiani off for Auriello and Angulo for Rufete.
Then finally, the 88th minute: Gomez brings the ball forward, he skips past blahblah( a defender), past another, he takes the ball on his right, GOAL!!!!! 4-4 on Aggregate!! but their winning on away goals.
90th min:Kliy Gonzalez hoofs the ball forward, Gomez wins the ball in the air, Salva picks up the ball, passes to Gomez, Gomez hits it hard and low........................ GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! It's there!!!!!!
The striker supreme does it again!!!!!
GOMEZ.
what a game.
I have use the match report to aid me.
The Tactics:
I thought I would go with the trusty 4-3-3. Short passing, pressing and hard tackling. But NOT Attacking
The Team:
Canizarez
Fabiani
Marchena
Ayala
Angloma
Kily
Van Bommel
Angulo
Vicente
Illie
GOMEZ!
The First-Half:
As soon as we kicked off it said "Valencia are pushing for an early goal" and that we were. We imediatly got attacks with Angulo going close twice. But then there was a gap of scrappy midfield play with neither team taking the initiative. 50/50 possesion. I was worried, i needed goals and when looking back at past games, i'd scored more in the first half than the second, not good i thought.
About 30 minutes in, still no sign of a gola from me after those first 5 mins, but then, "Angulo whips the ball in"!! but then..... "The ball is headed out"..."Hoofed out by Ballesteros"... "Cagna flicks it on"..." Palermo!"......................" GOAL!!!!!"........ AAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
My worst fears had come true!!
Half - time:
Valencia 0 (0) - 1 (4) Villareal.
I made one change at half time, I brought a potentialy injured Vicente off for Salva, and but all three strikers in the middle rather than on the wings.
Second Half:
I started off the second half on attacking, I needed 5 goals!!! And just as my possesion bar was going up.. it came.... From the usual source "Kily Gonzalez floats the ball in".." Gomez gets up above the defender!" "GOAL!!!!" Thats one i thought!
5 minutes later and once again, we've got high possesion and are passing it well, "Van Bommel hits a shot".. "parried away".... then... " Kily Gonzalez hits a looping shot"...." Saved well". Their defence was playing awful, but there keeper great!
62nd min, Ayala floats the ball forward, Gomez knoks it down for Salva, Salva strikes it hard and low, GOAL!!!!!!! Thats 2 of 5!
64th min, Corner Kick, Kliy floats the ball into the box, Ayala with the header, GOAL!!!! Kily Gonzalez is cauing havoc in the villareal defence with those crosses.
Then, again, a long.... eiry silence... I brought, Fabiani off for Auriello and Angulo for Rufete.
Then finally, the 88th minute: Gomez brings the ball forward, he skips past blahblah( a defender), past another, he takes the ball on his right, GOAL!!!!! 4-4 on Aggregate!! but their winning on away goals.
90th min:Kliy Gonzalez hoofs the ball forward, Gomez wins the ball in the air, Salva picks up the ball, passes to Gomez, Gomez hits it hard and low........................ GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! YYYYYEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! It's there!!!!!!
The striker supreme does it again!!!!!
GOMEZ.
what a game.