Servette (0) 2- Valancia
(3) 2
Servette: Pedat;
Jacquet, Wolf, Mieville, Bah; Londoño, Obradovic, Lonfant, Marcelo
(Oruma 75'); Robert, Frei. 4-4-2. Valencia: Palop; Curro Torres,
Djukic, Pellegrino, Carboni; Angulo, Marchena, De los Santos, Vicente; Carew
(Mista 73'), Juan Sánchez. 4-4-2.
Goals: 0-1. 11. Juan
Sánchez. Shot from edge of area which ballooned off Bah. 1-1. 37.
Robert. Following up after Palop saved first shot from Frei. 1-2. 45.
Angulo. Shot into roof of net after Sánchez played on Vicente's cross.
2-2. 67. Frei. Beat Palop from close range after Robert beat Djukic and
passed in.
As expected, Valencia
cruised through to the quarter finals of the UEFA cup after drawing 2-2 in
Geneva against Servette. With a three goal lead under their belts from the
first leg, Rafa Benítez gave a run out to some of his reserve players,
with Palop lining up in goal and Sánchez and Carew up front.
Sánchez gave them the early lead somewhat fortuitously, his shot
ballooning off Bah over Pedat into the net for a vital away goal. That meant
that the Swiss would have to score five to win, but they set about the task
with a gusto and after a period of pressure levelled the scores through
Brazil's Robert.
The Spanish side went back
in front though on the stroke of half time after Sánchez played on
Vicente's cross for Angulo to finish off, killing off any hopes of a surprise
recovery by Favre's men. Still the Swiss came forward as Valencia relaxed, and
Frei delighted the local fans making it all square again midway through the
second half after Djukic let Robert through. Palop saved from Robert again a
little later, but there was never any doubt about the final result. Valencia go
on to play Inter Milan in the next round, an attractive tie made all the more
interesting as the Italians are now managed by their old manager Héctor
Cúper. |