Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     MálagaMálaga
Computer Player Computer Player Noel Henry Noel Henry
Danny FletcherD. Fletcher69
G
1
G
72Leevi GaddL. Gadd
Rodolfo TroiseR. Troise67
D
2
D
77Antonio SoaresA. Soares
Eugenio HelgueraE. Helguera57
D
3
D
65Carlos SotoC. Soto
Rodolfo LeonR. Leon54
D
4
D
71Dominic GemmellD. Gemmell
Ricardo BravoR. Bravo50
D
5
D
70Ivan MorenoI. Moreno
Yohan MaquaY. Maqua69
M
captain6
M
73Lucien BondelL. Bondel
Claudio CarcedoC. Carcedo68
M
7captain
M
72Nicolas GimenezN. Gimenez
Eduardo GentoE. Gento73
A
8
A
74Bernardo OrnelasB. Ornelas
Alfredo SanzA. Sanz66
A
9
A
70Bruno MedriB. Medri
Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo61
A
10
A
73Stavros LeandrosS. Leandros
Julian MunozJ. Munoz58
A
11
A
70Fabian JonesF. Jones
 
Mark FilippiniM. Filippini59
M
12
M
75Frederico OrtegaF. Ortega
Patricio AguilarP. Aguilar56
A
13
M
69Jose Fortes BravoJ. Bravo
Luis CamposL. Campos56
G
14
A
68Giampiero IacopinoG. Iacopino

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Málaga. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Numancia and Málaga are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mauricio  Dominguez.


0.00
The first half starts with Numancia kicking off!
2.28
Dominic Gemmell darts forward. Dominic Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Bruno Medri. Bruno Medri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolfo Troise.
9.46
Carlos Soto flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Gimenez who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Gimenez hits a low pass to Fabian Jones. Fabian Jones shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.12
Nicolas Gimenez knocks the ball forward to Bernardo Ornelas. Bernardo Ornelas knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian Jones. Fabian Jones rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Danny Fletcher gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
18.45
Eugenio Helguera makes a simple pass to Yohan Maqua. Yohan Maqua threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Sanz. Alfredo Sanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Munoz but he's offside!
21.34
Dominic Gemmell makes a simple pass to Nicolas Gimenez. Nicolas Gimenez passes the ball forward to Fabian Jones. Fabian Jones whips in a cross ball towards Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Danny Fletcher easily picks it out of the air!
22.41
Carlos Soto kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Gimenez. Nicolas Gimenez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian Jones. Fabian Jones shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Danny Fletcher. What a great pair of hands!
24.06
Claudio Carcedo threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Castillo. Romero P. Castillo shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
27.22
Lucien Bondel flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Medri controls it well on his chest. Bruno Medri shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
28.39
Ricardo Bravo makes a probing pass to Yohan Maqua. Yohan Maqua flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Gento controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Gento shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Leevi Gadd has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.36
Claudio Carcedo sees Eduardo Gento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Gento whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Castillo. Romero P. Castillo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Leevi Gadd had no chance!! Goal for Numancia!
39.46
Carlos Soto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lucien Bondel. Lucien Bondel flicks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Ornelas. Bernardo Ornelas whips in a cross ball towards Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros powers a header at goal but is denied by Danny Fletcher. Excellent save.
42.23
Claudio Carcedo flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Sanz who takes it down. Alfredo Sanz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Gento but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Lucien Bondel kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Medri. Bruno Medri whips in a cross ball towards Bernardo Ornelas. Bernardo Ornelas knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Eugenio Helguera blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia appear unchanged since the first half. Málaga also appear unchanged since the first half. The Málaga players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Málaga kick off!
47.58
With some swift thinking, Lucien Bondel plays the ball forward to Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros plays a quick one-two with Fabian Jones and rushes in on goal... Stavros Leandros makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Danny Fletcher has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.12
Nicolas Gimenez flicks a high pass forward. Fabian Jones collects the pass. Fabian Jones lofts in a cross ball towards Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros powers a header at goal. Danny Fletcher manages to gather it.
55.02
Nicolas Gimenez flicks a high ball forward to Bernardo Ornelas who takes it down. Bernardo Ornelas whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Medri. With a superhuman jump, Bruno Medri connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Good keeping from Danny Fletcher as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
56.04
Corner kick to Málaga. Lucien Bondel plays it to the far post. Danny Fletcher gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
59.44
Nicolas Gimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Medri. Bruno Medri lofts in a cross ball towards Bernardo Ornelas. Bernardo Ornelas finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
60.22
Yohan Maqua knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Castillo. Romero P. Castillo whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Sanz. Alfredo Sanz makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
61.04
Málaga are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
63.53
Lucien Bondel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bernardo Ornelas. Bernardo Ornelas knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Medri. Bruno Medri knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Danny Fletcher is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!! That brings them level!
67.09
Nicolas Gimenez flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Medri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bruno Medri finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.12
Nicolas Gimenez flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Medri who brings the ball under control. Bruno Medri whips in a cross ball towards Fabian Jones. Fabian Jones jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.58
Yohan Maqua laces a through ball forward to Julian Munoz. Julian Munoz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Soares.
81.09
Showing composure, Dominic Gemmell picks a pass forward to Nicolas Gimenez. Nicolas Gimenez sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Gimenez whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Medri. Bruno Medri is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.29
Yohan Maqua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Castillo. Romero P. Castillo whips in a cross ball towards Julian Munoz. With a superhuman jump, Julian Munoz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Leevi Gadd. Excellent save.
87.02
Claudio Carcedo comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Gimenez. The referee calls over Claudio Carcedo and warns him to calm down! Nicolas Gimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.19
Rodolfo Leon flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Carcedo collects the pass. Claudio Carcedo threads the ball through to Eduardo Gento. Eduardo Gento shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
90.00
Claudio Carcedo flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Sanz who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Sanz tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Málaga
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.4%
63.6%
Play Area
29.5%
45.5%
25%

Scorers
Eduardo Gento 28
Romero P. Castillo 32
Stavros Leandros 48
Bruno Medri 64, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bruno Medri of Málaga

Match Ratings
1.Danny Fletcher (GK)
8
2.Rodolfo Troise (DEF)
6
3.Eugenio Helguera (DEF)
6
4.Rodolfo Leon (DEF)
6
5.Ricardo Bravo (DEF)
6
6.Yohan Maqua (MID)
7
7.Claudio Carcedo (MID)
6
8.Eduardo Gento (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Alfredo Sanz (ATT)
6
10.Romero P. Castillo (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Julian Munoz (ATT)
6
 
12.Mark Filippini (MID)
0
13.Patricio Aguilar (ATT)
0
14.Luis Campos (GK)
0

1.Leevi Gadd (GK)
6
2.Antonio Soares (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Soto (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Gemmell (DEF)
7
5.Ivan Moreno (DEF)
6
6.Lucien Bondel (MID)
7
7.Nicolas Gimenez (MID)
8
8.Bernardo Ornelas (ATT)
7
9.Bruno Medri (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Stavros Leandros (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Fabian Jones (ATT)
7
 
12.Frederico Ortega (MID)
0
13.Jose Fortes Bravo (MID)
0
14.Giampiero Iacopino (ATT)
0