Levante vs Valencia, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGALevante beats Valencia 1-0 in Spanish league derby
— Roger Martí’s first-half goal gave Levante a 1-0 win over Valencia in a Spanish league derby on Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Carlos Clerc (Levante).
- 2': Lee Kang-In (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 4': Hand ball by Rúben Vezo (Levante).
- 4': Rúben Vezo (Levante) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 5': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 6': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 6': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Christian Oliva (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Wass with a headed pass.
- 8': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 8': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 10': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Christian Oliva (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 11': Attempt missed. Rubén Rochina (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roger Martí.
- 12': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Carlos Clerc.
- 14': Offside, Valencia. Christian Oliva tries a through ball, but Kevin Gameiro is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 18': Goal! Levante 1, Valencia 0. Roger Martí (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubén Rochina.
- 22': Attempt blocked. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Toni Lato.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Lato.
- 24': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
- 26': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Carlos Clerc.
- 28': Foul by Kevin Gameiro (Valencia).
- 28': Óscar Duarte (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Levante).
- 30': Lee Kang-In (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Jason (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Offside, Valencia. Thierry Correia tries a through ball, but Kevin Gameiro is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Toni Lato (Valencia).
- 34': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Toni Lato (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Valencia).
- 35': Rubén Rochina (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 36': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 38': Lee Kang-In (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Christian Oliva (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
- 39': Enis Bardhi (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Rubén Rochina (Levante) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
- 41': Carlos Clerc (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Levante 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Levante 1, Valencia 0.
- 50': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jorge Miramón.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 51': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Correia.
- 51': Offside, Valencia. Gonçalo Guedes tries a through ball, but Thierry Correia is caught offside.
- 55': Christian Oliva (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 55': Foul by Toni Lato (Valencia).
- 55': Jorge de Frutos (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Toni Lato.
- 59': Substitution, Levante. Rober Pier replaces Óscar Duarte because of an injury.
- 61': Foul by Christian Oliva (Valencia).
- 61': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 61': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt missed. Rubén Rochina (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Luis Morales.
- 62': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
- 63': Substitution, Valencia. Manu Vallejo replaces Lee Kang-In.
- 66': Foul by Gabriel Paulista (Valencia).
- 66': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Carlos Clerc (Levante).
- 67': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
- 70': Attempt saved. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
- 70': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 70': Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Rubén Rochina (Levante).
- 71': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia).
- 71': Rubén Rochina (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Levante. Mickaël Malsa replaces José Luis Morales.
- 72': Substitution, Levante. Sergio León replaces Roger Martí.
- 73': Offside, Levante. Enis Bardhi tries a through ball, but Sergio León is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 74': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt saved. Manu Vallejo (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Gameiro.
- 75': Nikola Vukcevic (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Attempt missed. Thierry Correia (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manu Vallejo.
- 76': Substitution, Valencia. Álex Blanco replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 76': Substitution, Valencia. Patrick Cutrone replaces Kevin Gameiro.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Lato.
- 77': Enis Bardhi (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Daniel Wass (Valencia).
- 78': Attempt missed. Rubén Rochina (Levante) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Miramón with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 79': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Offside, Levante. Sergio León tries a through ball, but Enis Bardhi is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Christian Oliva (Valencia).
- 84': Mickaël Malsa (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Christian Oliva.
- 85': Substitution, Levante. Son replaces Jorge Miramón.
- 85': Substitution, Levante. Toño replaces Rubén Rochina.
- 85': Substitution, Valencia. Jason replaces Thierry Correia.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Paulista.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jorge de Frutos (Levante) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio León.
- 88': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
- 88': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 88': Álex Blanco (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Manu Vallejo (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jason (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Wass.
- 90'+1': Carlos Clerc (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Valencia).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Levante 1, Valencia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Levante 1, Valencia 0.
Statistics
 VAL |
LEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.7 | Possession | 44.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 289 |
| 470 | Passes | 374 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 8 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 4 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Ciutat de Valencia
Location: Manises, Spain
Venue: Ciutat de Valencia
Location: Manises, Spain
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 10 | +12 | 27 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | +13 | 22 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 10 | +8 | 20 |
| 4 | Espanyol | 10 | +3 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Levante (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Aitor Fernández (GK) |
| 14 | Rúben Vezo  |
| 6 | Óscar Duarte |
| 19 | Carlos Clerc |
| 20 | Jorge Miramón |
| 10 | Enis Bardhi |
| 17 | Nikola Vukcevic |
| 16 | Rubén Rochina |
| 18 | Jorge de Frutos |
| 11 | José Luis Morales |
| 9 | Roger Martí |
Valencia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 15 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 10 | Christian Oliva |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 3 | Toni Lato |
| 2 | Thierry Correia |
| 9 | Kevin Gameiro |
| 7 | Goncalo Guedes |
| 20 | Lee Kang-in |
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