Valencia CF22 December 2024

Match Report: Valencia CF draw 2-2 with Deportivo Alavés

A late Dani Gómez equaliser earns a share of the points

Valencia CF drew 2-2 against Deportivo Alavés on Matchday 18 of the LALIGA EA Sports season, pulling level late on with a stoppage time equaliser from Dani Gómez.

The match took a turn for the worse from the early stages, as Carlos Martín met a backheel from Kike Garcia inside the box, and his shot ricocheted off both Dmitri Foulquier and he the Alavés player himself.

The first chance for Valencia CF came around the half-hour mark, with a shot from André Almeida from the edge of the area that went over the crossbar. Deportivo Alavés responded with a shot from point-blank range by Stoichkov, that Stole Dimitrievski stopped with a great save.

Just before the break, coach Rúben Baraja had to replace Fran Pérez due to a muscle problem. Sergi Canós came on and was on the verge of connecting with a Luis Rioja cross to the far post.

After the interval, the opening attack came from Hugo Duro, with a solo move that he tried to turn past Antonio Sivera off a pass from Javi Guerra. The collision between striker and goalkeeper led to Sivera being replaced by Jesus Owono between the sticks.

Owono brought down Diego López inside the area in an incident that was checked by VAR, with the penalty given by the referee. Luis Rioja tied the game from the spot, and Valencia CF sought victory in the final stretch.

In a scramble inside the area, Duro had an effort from point-blank range that Owono cleared. Alavés were very close to scoring an own goal off a cross from the right by Valencia CF, with Abqar clearing off the goalline..

In the 87th minute, after a foul given against Mosquera in the box, Joan Jordán made it 1-2 from the penalty spot.

Valencia CF reacted again in stoppage time, with Dani Gómez poking home a loose ball in the box to take the score to 2-2 before the end.

Valencia CF's next game comes at Mestalla on January 3rd, against Real Madrid.

Match Stats:

1. VALENCIA CF: Dimitrievski, Foulquier, Cristhian Mosquera, Yarek Gasiorowski, Luis Rioja, Javi Guerra (Pepelu, 78’), Enzo Barrenechea (Dani Gomez, 78’), Fran Perez (S. C. Tenes, 44’), Diego Lopez, Andre Almeida and Hugo Duro.

2. DEPORTIVO ALAVES: Sivera (Owono, 53’), Pica (Sedlar, 80’), Abqar, Diarra, Manu Sanchez, Blanco, Jordan, Carlos Vicente, Guridi (Stoichkov, 19’) (Guevara, 80’), Kike Garcia and Carlos Martin (Conechny, 81’).

GOALS: 0-1 Carlos Martin, 7’; 1-1 Luis Rioja, 70’; 1-2 Joan Jordan, 87’.

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Valencia CF 2 : 2 Deportivo Alavés
2024-12-22 - Mestalla
LaLiga

  • Lineup Valencia CF

  • Stole Dimitrievski (Shirt number 13) - Goalkeepers
  • Dimitri Foulquier (Shirt number 20) - Defenders
  • Cristhian Mosquera (Shirt number 3) - Defenders
       - Yellow Card: 86'
  • Yarek Gasiorowski (Shirt number 24) - Defenders
  • Luis Rioja (Shirt number 22) - Defenders
       - Goals: 70'
  • Enzo Barrenechea (Shirt number 5) - Midfielders
  • Diego López (Shirt number 16) - Midfielders
  • Javi Guerra (Shirt number 8) - Midfielders
  • André Almeida (Shirt number 10) - Midfielders
  • Fran Pérez (Shirt number 23) - Midfielders
  • Hugo Duro (Shirt number 9) - Forwards

Opposition lineup

  • Antonio Sivera (Shirt number 1) - Goalkeepers
  • Adrián Pica (Shirt number 36) - Defenders
  • Abdel Abqar (Shirt number 5) - Defenders
  • Manu Sánchez (Shirt number 3) - Defenders
  • Moussa Diarra (Shirt number 22) - Defenders
  • Carlos Vicente (Shirt number 7) - Defenders
  • Carlos Martín (Shirt number 15) - Midfielders
       - Goals: 7'

       - Yellow Card: 22'
  • Jon Guridi (Shirt number 18) - Midfielders
  • Antonio Blanco (Shirt number 8) - Midfielders
  • Joan Jordán (Shirt number 24) - Midfielders
       - Goals: 88'
  • Kike García (Shirt number 17) - Forwards

Time: 103min

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