Sunday, February 20, 2011

Valencia 0-0 Sporting de Gijón ... The 'Naranjeros' stalled

Valencia and Sporting goalless draw in a match where the home team got stuck from the start with a thick and repetitive football, before the Spaniard fought together in comfort and with little suffering. The territorial domain of Valencia, which already has 10 games without losing, was absolute, but was unable to create flawless football against a team on defense and deserved the draw they scored in a match that never had a chance to win.

With the exception of the first few minutes, when there were alternatives to both goals, Valencia and took the reins of the match throughout the first half. However, the local team was well shackled by his rival, an ordered set on defense, which covered the holes and did not hurry to get out the attack.

This scenario, the possessions of the ball of Valencia were large, but very productive. Proof of this was just Cuellar was forced to intervene. Apart from a few stray balls that fluttered by the Asturian assembly area, two distant shots, one of Mathieu and a Tino Costa, completed the offensive background Valencia before the break.

Against a local computer without clearly offensive, Sporting remained strong back, but with little arrival. A couple of errors and a center for Guaita pumped safely completed an initial period of two sets played very into labor, but that just sparkled. At the beginning of the second half, Sporting had, in a couple of distant shots, some face-to-door option, before the soldier entered by Dominguez in Valencia with the objective that your team has more offensive potential to play with two attackers .

Despite this, the game changed little. Valencia dominated and Sporting did not suffer. Mediated this period only slightly improved, with Topal at the helm, but Cuellar suffered to defend their goal. There was even some outputs against Sporting to that demonstrated the lack of resilience of the local defense, so the match entered its final phase without the clear signs of Valencia would win the clash and the Sporting with options intact for at least not lose.

The Valencia team was better after the break, but not enough to overwhelm his opponent. In the last minutes of the meeting, the local territorial control has intensified and a single action may have reached 1-0. Valencia, recently prone to score on 90 minutes, was given its best opportunity in time extension, but the loud, sharp shot from newcomer Jonas was arrested without problems Cuellar in a game in which Unai Emery, local technical, not could celebrate with a win his 100 league games with his current club.

- Technical: 0 - Valencia: Guaita, Miguel, Stankevicius, Ricardo Costa, Mathieu, Topal, Tino Costa, Joaquín Domínguez (Soldado, m.55), Mata (Paul, m.69) and Aduriz (Jonas, m. 79) 0 - Sporting Gijon: Cuellar, Lora, Botia, Ivan Hernandez, Canella, Eguren, De las Cuevas (Nacho Novo, m.83), André Castro, Nacho Cases, Diego Castro (José Ángel, m.89) and Sangoy (Bilic, m.72) Referee: Clos Gómez (College Aragonés).

Valencia admonished by Topal. Incidents: Match played at the Mestalla stadium to 40 000 spectators. Pitch in good condition.

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