Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Romero P. GutierrezR. Gutierrez66
G
1
G
60Robert McleodR. Mcleod
Neil UpsonN. Upson61
D
2
D
65Peter van den BroekP. van den Broek
Roberto VelascoR. Velasco60
D
captain3
D
55Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia
Philipp BeckmannP. Beckmann59
D
4
D
51Frederico MartinezF. Martinez
Ricardo CrespoR. Crespo54
D
5
D
48Guido SbagliaG. Sbaglia
Eduardo PascualE. Pascual70
M
6captain
M
75Romero P. GutierrezR. Gutierrez
Alfredo MarinA. Marin64
M
7
M
65Jose Javier GarridoJ. Garrido
Claudio CortesC. Cortes61
M
8
M
65Artur OliveiraA. Oliveira
Simon WallnerS. Wallner64
A
9
M
62Pedro GuerreroP. Guerrero
Scott YoungS. Young61
A
10
A
61Patricio AndresP. Andres
Claudio LeonC. Leon59
A
11
A
59Nicolas CruzN. Cruz
 
Martin MolinaM. Molina58
G
12
G
60Gregorio PirriG. Pirri
Nicolas KuzorraN. Kuzorra57
G
13
M
60Jose PichichiJ. Pichichi
Miguel RodriquezM. Rodriquez50
M
14
A
55Edmundo GimenezE. Gimenez

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Mérida Unión Deportiva. A crowd of 8,697 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Mérida Unión Deportiva appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Javier  Marquez.


0.00
Mérida Unión Deportiva kick off and get the first half underway!
3.37
Jose Javier Garrido hits a low pass to Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Romero P. Gutierrez.
4.46
Corner kick to Mérida Unión Deportiva. Artur Oliveira plays it short to Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez knocks the ball into the box. Claudio Cortes jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
6.12
Philipp Beckmann passes the ball forward to Alfredo Marin. Alfredo Marin flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Leon who takes it down. Claudio Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Robert Mcleod gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
10.18
Artur Oliveira hacks Roberto Velasco from behind! The referee calls over Artur Oliveira and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Velasco stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.26
Alfredo Marin makes a probing pass to Scott Young. Scott Young makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.12
Ricardo Crespo pushes up the pitch. With imagination, Ricardo Crespo plays the ball forward to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon whips in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young heads the ball goalwards but it rises well off target!
22.34
Philipp Beckmann threads a neat ball through to Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes threads a neat ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
26.41
Philipp Beckmann flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Marin who takes it down. Alfredo Marin darts forward. Alfredo Marin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Martinez.
28.59
Mauricio Garcia comes in with a late challenge on Simon Wallner. Mauricio Garcia is warned by the referee! Simon Wallner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.35
Roberto Velasco flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Marin comfortably collects the pass. Alfredo Marin plays the ball forward to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Martinez.
38.17
Philipp Beckmann receives the ball from a throw-in from Ricardo Crespo. Philipp Beckmann plays the ball forward to Alfredo Marin. Alfredo Marin sees Claudio Leon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Leon shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
42.09
Roberto Velasco sees Eduardo Pascual in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Pascual controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Mérida Unión Deportiva also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo La Coruña kick off!
47.49
Philipp Beckmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Marin. Alfredo Marin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon heads the ball goalwards but Frederico Martinez is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
49.59
Alfredo Marin threads a neat ball through to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Martinez.
51.46
Neil Upson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes flicks a high ball forward to Simon Wallner who takes it down. Simon Wallner whips in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.13
Deportivo La Coruña are in full control of this game.
59.13
Philipp Beckmann passes the ball forward to Eduardo Pascual. Eduardo Pascual hits a low pass to Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.31
Guido Sbaglia hits a low pass to Romero P. Gutierrez. Romero P. Gutierrez threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz threads a neat ball through to Patricio Andres. Some silky footwork from Patricio Andres provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Roberto Velasco's outstretched leg.
69.22
With imagination, Jose Javier Garrido plays the ball forward to Nicolas Cruz. Nicolas Cruz passes the ball forward but Patricio Andres is offside!
77.16
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Martin Molina replacing Philipp Beckmann .
83.11
Eduardo Pascual deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Scott Young provides some space. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
89.09
Claudio Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Wallner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Scott Young comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Mérida Unión Deportiva
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
8
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
24.4%
46.2%
29.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alfredo Marin of Deportivo La Coruña

Match Ratings