Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Salamanca. A crowd of 18,224 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Union Las Palmas and Salamanca are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Pichichi.


0.00
Union Las Palmas kick off and get the first half underway!
2.13
Sebastian Lorenzo flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Flores controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Flores tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Jose Torres!
3.23
Martin Garcia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Johnstone. Showing composure, John Johnstone plays the ball forward to Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora rushes past Hugo Munoz! Ernesto Mora side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Nils Kohler had no chance!! Goal for Union Las Palmas!
6.32
Hugo Munoz makes a probing pass to Sebastian Lorenzo. Sebastian Lorenzo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Gonzalez. Romero P. Gonzalez shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Jose Torres. What a great pair of hands!
8.40
Gregorio Barkero flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio Flores who brings the ball under control. Eugenio Flores knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Garcia.
15.58
Hugo Munoz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenzo. Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastian Lorenzo picks a pass forward to Romero P. Gonzalez. Romero P. Gonzalez shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
16.52
Hugo Munoz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Vidal. Gabriel Vidal flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Carrasco collects the pass. Alfredo Carrasco shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.49
Fernando Marquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora threads the ball through into the box. Matt Davidson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but somehow Nils Kohler manages to keep it out.
20.52
Chris Brand pushes up the pitch. Without breaking stride, Chris Brand plays the ball forward to Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
21.53
Gregorio Aguilar sees John Johnstone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Johnstone flicks a high ball forward to Matt Davidson who takes it down. Matt Davidson threads the ball through to Samir Schell but he's offside!
24.27
Fernando Marquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Davidson. Matt Davidson edges inside the box! Matt Davidson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Nils Kohler!
28.05
Seyni Bugnet flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Marquez controls it well on his chest. Fernando Marquez passes the ball forward to Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora makes a great pass forward. Samir Schell runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
32.13
Leon Buchwald darts forward. Leon Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Samir Schell. Samir Schell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
36.12
Fernando Marquez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Marquez knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Schell. Samir Schell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Samir Schell scores for Union Las Palmas!!
39.37
Leon Buchwald knocks the ball forward to Matt Davidson. Matt Davidson makes a defence splitting pass to Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Nils Kohler smothers it!
44.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. Salamanca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Salamanca kick off the second half!
49.07
Fernando Marquez knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Kohler who gathers it comfortably.
51.39
Gabriel Vidal comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Marquez. Gabriel Vidal is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Marquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.19
Andres Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenzo. Sebastian Lorenzo surges forward with the ball. Sebastian Lorenzo lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
57.08
Chris Brand boots it upfield. Alfredo Carrasco shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
59.53
Andres Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marquez. Frederico Marquez flicks a high ball forward to Romero P. Gonzalez who takes it down. Romero P. Gonzalez finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.29
Union Las Palmas have made 3 substitutions with Enrique Hernandez replacing Gregorio Aguilar, Ricardo Alonso replacing Fernando Marquez and Samuel Soares replacing Matt Davidson .
65.41
Seyni Bugnet flicks a high ball forward to John Johnstone who takes it down. John Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Soares. Samuel Soares advances inside the box! Samuel Soares looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nils Kohler with no chance!! Goal for Union Las Palmas!
75.13
Gabriel Vidal chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Gonzalez. Romero P. Gonzalez shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
77.22
Ricardo Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Schell. Samir Schell plays a scrappy one-two with Ernesto Mora and advances towards the goal... Samir Schell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Nils Kohler gets down and covers it.
79.31
Ricardo Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Mora. Ernesto Mora knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Schell. Samir Schell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
81.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.22
Martin Garcia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Ramos. Eugenio Ramos sees a break and surges forward. Eugenio Ramos shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Nils Kohler.
84.30
Corner kick to Union Las Palmas. Eugenio Ramos chips it out wide. Samuel Soares comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.50
Hugo Munoz passes the ball forward to Sebastian Lorenzo. Sebastian Lorenzo threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Carrasco. Alfredo Carrasco runs straight at the defence! Alfredo Carrasco comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
24.4%
42.3%
33.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ernesto Mora of Union Las Palmas

Match Ratings
1.Jose Torres (GK)
7
2.Martin Garcia (DEF)
6
3.Gregorio Aguilar (DEF)
6
4.Seyni Bugnet (DEF)
6
5.Eugenio Ramos (MID)
6
6.John Johnstone (MID)
8
7.Fernando Marquez (MID)
8
8.Leon Buchwald (MID)
6
9.Ernesto Mora (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Matt Davidson (ATT)
7
11.Samir Schell (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Enrique Hernandez (DEF)
6
13.Ricardo Alonso (MID)
6
14.Samuel Soares (MID)goal scored
8