Valencia 2-1 Málaga: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 16 October 2005
Result
Valencia 2-1 Málaga
La Liga · Sunday 16 October 2005, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Valencia 2-1 Málaga: match report
Valencia defeated Málaga 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday 16 October 2005. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Roberto Ayala opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Valencia's goals came from Roberto Ayala (9') and Vicente (66'). Málaga scored through Salva Ballesta (64').
Discipline: Valencia received 3 yellow cards; Málaga received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Valencia were 8th on 9 points from 6 and Málaga 13th on 7 points from 6. Valencia went on to finish that season 3rd with 69 points, and Málaga 20th with 24.
Going into the match Valencia's last five read L-W-D-D-D and Málaga's L-W-D-W-L.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Roberto Ayala
- 37'Yellow card · Juan Rodriguez
- 51'Yellow card · Fábio Aurélio
- 56'Yellow card · Richard Morales Aguirre
- 60'Yellow card · Rubén Baraja
- 64'Goal · Salva Ballesta
- 66'Goal · Vicente
- 85'Yellow card · Marchena
Team news
Valencia line-up
Cañizares, Miguel, Fábio Aurélio, Roberto Ayala, Marchena, Vicente, Marco Di Vaio, Albelda, Rubén Baraja, Miguel Ángel Angulo, Mista
Málaga line-up
Arnau, César Navas, Alexis Ruano, Gerardo, Nacho, Vicente Valcarce Cano, Fernando Sanz Durán, Juan Rodríguez, Edgar Pacheco, Richard Morales Aguirre, Salva Ballesta