Valencia vs Almería, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAValencia's woes continue with 2-2 home draw against Almeria
— Valencia struggled again in the Spanish league, twice relinquishing the lead in a 2-2 home draw against Almeria on Monday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 2': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Robertone.
- 3': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Cenk Özkacar (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cenk Özkacar following a corner.
- 5': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 5': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
- 10': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Cenk Özkacar (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Almeria).
- 14': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Valencia).
- 14': Léo Baptistão (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Lucas Robertone.
- 18': Attempt missed. Toni Lato (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Léo Baptistão (Almeria).
- 21': Justin Kluivert (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Valencia. Yunus Musah tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt missed. Houboulang Mendes (Almeria) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 31': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Samú Costa.
- 32': Foul by Lucas Robertone (Almeria).
- 32': Samuel Lino (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, Valencia. José Gayà tries a through ball, but Justin Kluivert is caught offside.
- 34': Offside, Almeria. Samú Costa tries a through ball, but Largie Ramazani is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
- 38': Foul by Samuel Lino (Valencia).
- 38': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, Valencia. Dimitri Foulquier tries a through ball, but Toni Lato is caught offside.
- 40': Offside, Almeria. Samú Costa tries a through ball, but El Bilal Touré is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt blocked. El Bilal Touré (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Melero.
- 41': Penalty conceded by Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 42': VAR Decision: Penalty Almeria.
- 44': Penalty missed! Still Valencia 0, Almeria 0. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
- 45': Edinson Cavani (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. André Almeida (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 45'+1': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Chumi.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Léo Baptistão (Almeria).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Almeria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Almeria 0.
- 48': Goal! Valencia 1, Almeria 0. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross.
- 50': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Akieme.
- 54': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 54': Goal! Valencia 1, Almeria 1. Chumi (Almeria) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Robertone with a cross following a corner.
- 59': VAR Decision: No Penalty Valencia.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
- 61': Attempt missed. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Robertone with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Lato.
- 63': Offside, Valencia. Edinson Cavani tries a through ball, but Samuel Lino is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 65': Goal! Valencia 2, Almeria 1. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 66': Substitution, Almeria. Francisco Portillo replaces Houboulang Mendes.
- 66': Substitution, Almeria. Alejandro Pozo replaces Largie Ramazani.
- 68': Offside, Valencia. José Gayà tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 69': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Almeria).
- 71': Attempt missed. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samú Costa with a headed pass.
- 74': Goal! Valencia 2, Almeria 2. Francisco Portillo (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by El Bilal Touré.
- 76': Substitution, Almeria. Luis Suárez replaces Léo Baptistão.
- 76': Substitution, Almeria. Adrián Embarba replaces El Bilal Touré.
- 76': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Duro replaces Toni Lato.
- 76': Substitution, Valencia. Ilaix Moriba replaces André Almeida.
- 79': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Valencia).
- 79': Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Luis Suárez (Almeria).
- 80': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Almeria).
- 80': Yunus Musah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Hand ball by Samuel Lino (Valencia).
- 81': Foul by Rodrigo Ely (Almeria).
- 81': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Cenk Özkacar (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 82': Attempt missed. Cenk Özkacar (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 82': Delay in match (Almeria).
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Cenk Özkacar (Valencia).
- 83': André Almeida (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Almeria. Íñigo Eguaras replaces Gonzalo Melero.
- 86': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 86': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Sergio Akieme (Almeria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 87': Attempt missed. Lucas Robertone (Almeria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. Samu Castillejo replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Edinson Cavani.
- 90'+1': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Adrián Embarba.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Paulista (Valencia).
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Samú Costa (Almeria).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Offside, Almeria. Francisco Portillo tries a through ball, but Adrián Embarba is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Samu Castillejo (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Adrián Embarba (Almeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Íñigo Eguaras.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Valencia 2, Almeria 2.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 2, Almeria 2.
Statistics
 ALM |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 384 |
| 367 | Passes | 482 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 24 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 33,442
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 33,442
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 | +33 | 49 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 19 | +24 | 45 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 18 | +20 | 41 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +17 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 15 | Cenk Özkacar |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 18 | André Almeida |
| 4 | Yunus Musah |
| 9 | Justin Kluivert |
| 3 | Toni Lato |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani  |
| 16 | Samuel Lino |
Almería (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Fernando Martínez (GK) |
| 19 | Rodrigo Ely |
| 21 | Chumi |
| 15 | Sergio Akieme |
| 24 | Houboulang Mendes |
| 23 | Samú Costa |
| 3 | Gonzalo Melero |
| 5 | Lucas Robertone |
| 9 | El Bilal Toure |
| 7 | Largie Ramazani |
| 12 | Léo Baptistão |
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