On April 3, one of the matches of the 27th round of the Spanish Football Championship was held. They met Valencia (Spain) and Rayo Vallecano (Spain).
Spain Championship, Matchday 27
Valencia (Spain) - Rayo Vallecano (Spain) - 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: J. Kluivert (81) - Comesagna (9)
Warnings: Oscar Valentin (23), Thierry Correia (27), J. Kluivert (36), Ivan Balliu (81), Alejandro Catena (90+8)
Overview of the match Valencia - Rayo Vallecano:
The soccer match between Valencia and Rayo Vallecano ended in a 1-1 draw in La Liga on an exciting day at the Estadio de Mestalla. Rayo Vallecano took the lead in the ninth minute thanks to a goal scored by S. Comesana. Valencia tried to equalize throughout the first half, but failed to convert their chances into goals. The match continued in a tense struggle when two yellow cards were given to Valencia players T. Correia and J. Kluivert in the 27th and 36th minutes respectively. At the beginning of the second half, Valencia made several substitutions, releasing Niko instead of Yu Musa in the 46th minute, J. Guillamon instead of S. Castillejo in the 62nd minute and E. Cavani instead of J. Duro in the 63rd minute.
On the other hand, Rayo Vallecano put in A. Garcia instead of W. Lopez in the 59th minute and O. Trejo instead of P. Chavarria in the 66th minute. Valencia's persistence bore fruit in the 81st minute when a penalty kick was awarded to J. Kluivert. Kluivert converted it to level the score. Rayo Vallecano's I. Balliu was given a yellow card in the same minute for a foul. Both teams made new substitutions: S. Camello came on instead of A. Mumin, I. Palazon replaced S. Sanchez and O. Valentin replaced R. de Tomas in the 83rd minute for Rayo Vallecano. Valencia also introduced A. Almeida in place of I. Moriba in the 88th minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with Rayo Vallecano earning an important away point in their fight for survival in La Liga. Despite Valencia's best efforts, they could not take all three points at home.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Almeria - Valencia, Rayo Vallecano - Atletico.
Match statistics of Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano:
Valencia | Rayo Vallecano | |
---|---|---|
4 | Goals on goal | 2 |
18 | Strokes | 7 |
5 | Blocked kicks | 0 |
13 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
15 | Violations | 15 |
13 | Corner | 3 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
61% | Ball possession | 39% |
2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
481 | Total assists | 325 |
390 | Accurate passes | 216 |
81% | Accuracy of transmissions | 66% |