Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Mpal de Ipurua where Eibar play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 9,920 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eibar are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Romero P.  Ruiz.


0.00
The whistle blows and Eibar kick off!
2.09
Martin Dominguez catches Daniel Quaresma on the ankles. Martin Dominguez is given a warning by the referee! Daniel Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.41
Gregorio Ortega knocks the ball forward to Mansour Kamanan. Mansour Kamanan makes a pass forward but Antonio Lorenzo makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
20.41
Andres Pirri threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Diez. Jose Javier Diez whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
26.15
Carlos Gimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Mansour Kamanan. Mansour Kamanan shoots from outside the area but Martin Rey is on top of it.
28.34
Frederico Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Mansour Kamanan controls it well on his chest. Mansour Kamanan shoots from outside the area but Martin Rey is on top of it.
32.44
Andres Pirri kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Diez. Jose Javier Diez lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.01
Carlos Gimenez darts forward. Carlos Gimenez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guillermo Guardiola.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eibar appear unchanged since the first half. Cordoba also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eibar players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Cordoba kicking off!
54.33
Daniel Quaresma threads the ball through to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.15
Guillermo Guardiola passes the ball forward to Daniel Quaresma. Daniel Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Diez. Jose Javier Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Semedo who gathers it comfortably.
66.13
Andre Neves flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Zubizarreta who takes it down. Felipe Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Diez. Jose Javier Diez powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.53
Gregorio Ortega chips the ball to his team mate, Mansour Kamanan. Mansour Kamanan lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Lorenzo. Antonio Lorenzo beats his man to it with a header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
72.08
Ernesto Vega threads a neat ball through to Daniel Quaresma. Daniel Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Zubizarreta controls it well on his chest. Felipe Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patricio Guardiola.
73.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Ernesto Vega plays the ball forward to Francisco Marquez. With a delightful solo run, Francisco Marquez stretches the opposition's defence. Francisco Marquez shoots from distance but it is miles over!
77.50
Eibar have made 3 substitutions with Jose Pichichi replacing Ernesto Vega, Ivan Marcos replacing Andre Neves and Anton Engels replacing Jose Javier Diez .
79.59
Andres Pirri threads the ball through to Anton Engels. Anton Engels knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patricio Guardiola.
83.46
Jose Pichichi flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Quaresma who brings the ball under control. Daniel Quaresma makes a probing pass to Anton Engels. Anton Engels advances inside the box! Anton Engels comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.15
Andres Pirri knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Engels. Anton Engels tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.7%
34.3%
Play Area
24.3%
44.3%
31.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paulo Nascimento of Eibar

Match Ratings
1.Martin Rey (GK)
7
2.Ernesto Vega (DEF)
7
3.Guillermo Guardiola (DEF)
6
4.John Fowler (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Quaresma (MID)
8
6.Andres Pirri (MID)
7
7.Francisco Marquez (MID)
7
8.Andre Neves (MID)
6
9.Felipe Zubizarreta (ATT)
6
10.Jose Javier Diez (ATT)
8
11.Paulo Nascimento (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jose Pichichi (GK)
6
13.Ivan Marcos (GK)
6
14.Anton Engels (DEF)
6