VALENCIA. Rayo Vallecano managed to captured a draw against Levante with a late goal from S. Guardiola.
The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas that was helped by Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Antonio Alberola Rojas. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.5 degrees Celsius or 76.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Levante started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Levante – Formation
Levante
74'
16'
39', 39'
Francisco José López Fernández decided to play with the following team: Aitor Fernández , Jorge Miramón , Rúben Vezo , Róber Pier , Carlos Clerc , Pablo Martínez , José Campaña , Gonzalo Melero , Álejandro Cantero , Roger Martí and José Luis Morales .
The home team had on the bench: Son , Coke, Nikola Vukčević, Pepelu , Sergio Postigo , Enric Franquesa, Óscar Duarte, Dani Cárdenas, Dani Gómez , Mickaël Malsa and Nemanja Radoja.
Levante could not rely on the presence of M. Malsa (injured).
Best player: Aitor Fernández
The player that probably impressed the most for Levante was the goalkeeper: Aitor Fernández. His rating is 7.33. He performed 0 saves.
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Rayo Vallecano
On the other side, Andoni López Fernández played with: Stole Dimitrievski , Ivan Balliu , Esteban Saveljich , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Ismaila Ciss , Santi Comesaña , Martín Merquelanz , Óscar Trejo , Álvaro García and Randy Nteka .
They had on the bench: Mario Suárez, Bebé , Isi Palazón , Luca Zidane, Sergi Guardiola , José Pozo, Andrés Martín, Unai López , Óscar Valentín , Kévin Rodrigues, Mario Hernández and Nikola Maraš.
Rayo Vallecano could not rely on the presence of I. Palazon (injured).
Best player: Álvaro García
The player that probably impressed the most for Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García.
His rating is with 0 goals, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Match report
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 9 Total 22
- 3 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 16
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 87 Attack 95
- 41 Dangerous attack 46
- 66 Ball safe 68
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Rayo Vallecano was in firm control of the ball 55% while Levante was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Rayo Vallecano was extremely more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Rayo Vallecano to win the match.
Levante shoot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shoot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Levante received 3 yellow cards (P. Martinez, J. L. Morales and M. Malsa). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards (P. Ciss, S. Comesana, A. Garcia and I. Balliu).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Levante will have 3 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano will have 4 points to stay in the 10th place.
In the next match in the La Liga, Levante will play away Elche on the 18th of September with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Elche (3 draw). Rayo Vallecano will host Getafe on the 18th of September with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Rayo Vallecano (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Mallorca – 2-0
- Levante – Rayo Vallecano – 1-1
