Match Report


Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Robert McleodR. Mcleod60
G
1
G
63Adolfo ReyesA. Reyes
Peter van den BroekP. van den Broek65
D
2
D
62Alfredo VazquezA. Vazquez
Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia55
D
3
D
61Oscar CarcedoO. Carcedo
Frederico MartinezF. Martinez51
D
4
D
61Moritz OuindiM. Ouindi
Guido SbagliaG. Sbaglia48
D
5
M
60Arturo RodriquezA. Rodriquez
Romero P. GutierrezR. Gutierrez75
M
captain6captain
M
57Sebastian SuarezS. Suarez
Jose Javier GarridoJ. Garrido65
M
7
M
55Alberto FerrerA. Ferrer
Artur OliveiraA. Oliveira65
M
8
M
51Martin NietoM. Nieto
Pedro GuerreroP. Guerrero62
M
9
A
64Fernando SantosF. Santos
Patricio AndresP. Andres61
A
10
A
50Edmundo RomanE. Roman
Nicolas CruzN. Cruz59
A
11
A
50Ricardo BarkeroR. Barkero
 
Gregorio PirriG. Pirri60
G
12
G
63Leonardo FerrerL. Ferrer
Jose PichichiJ. Pichichi60
M
13
D
55Albert SuarezA. Suarez
Edmundo GimenezE. Gimenez55
A
14
G
52Romero P. DelgadoR. Delgado

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Romano Jose Fouto where Mérida Unión Deportiva play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 9,929 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Mérida Unión Deportiva are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Miguel  Carrasco.


0.00
RCD Espanyol kick off the first half!
2.27
Mauricio Garcia sees Romero P. Gutierrez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Gutierrez chips the ball to his team mate, Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
12.03
Pedro Guerrero knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.35
Frederico Martinez clumsily knocks into Edmundo Roman. The referee warns Frederico Martinez to calm down! Edmundo Roman carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.30
Frederico Martinez knocks the ball forward to Artur Oliveira. Artur Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
18.55
Peter van den Broek flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Oliveira. Artur Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moritz Ouindi.
21.12
Sebastian Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Barkero collects the pass. Ricardo Barkero shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.47
Mauricio Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Guerrero controls it well on his chest. Pedro Guerrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfredo Vazquez.
26.36
Alfredo Vazquez clumsily knocks into Nicolas Cruz. Alfredo Vazquez is given a warning by the referee! Nicolas Cruz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.48
Alfredo Vazquez takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Moritz Ouindi. Moritz Ouindi flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Rodriquez controls it well on his chest. Arturo Rodriquez chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.21
Moritz Ouindi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Rodriquez. Arturo Rodriquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
36.04
Martin Nieto threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
38.47
Frederico Martinez flicks a high ball forward to Jose Javier Garrido who takes it down. Jose Javier Garrido deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Patricio Andres provides some space. He shoots at goal. Adolfo Reyes comfortably gets down and covers it.
39.59
Sebastian Suarez knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Santos. Mauricio Garcia catches Fernando Santos on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Mérida Unión Deportiva appear unchanged since the first half. RCD Espanyol also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Mérida Unión Deportiva get the second half underway!
47.48
Martin Nieto flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Barkero controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Barkero shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.34
Alberto Ferrer sees Ricardo Barkero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Barkero shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Robert Mcleod!
55.08
Jose Javier Garrido chips the ball to his team mate, Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.56
Martin Nieto flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Roman collects the pass. Edmundo Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero makes a deft header but somehow Robert Mcleod manages to keep it out.
61.42
Mérida Unión Deportiva are in full control of this game.
66.19
Fernando Santos comes in with a late challenge on Peter van den Broek. The referee calls over Fernando Santos and shows him a yellow card! Peter van den Broek runs off the knock.
67.12
Martin Nieto comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Garrido. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Javier Garrido stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.45
Sebastian Suarez flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Barkero who takes it down. Ricardo Barkero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Martinez.
73.44
Pedro Guerrero flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Cruz collects the pass. Nicolas Cruz threads the ball through to Patricio Andres but he's offside!
78.31
Romero P. Gutierrez surges forward with the ball. Romero P. Gutierrez lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Andres. Patricio Andres connects with a diving header but it is miles over!
81.57
Sebastian Suarez threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.14
Sebastian Suarez knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.26
Oscar Carcedo flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Rodriquez controls it well on his chest. Arturo Rodriquez advances with the ball. Arturo Rodriquez finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Mérida Unión Deportiva

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

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
25.7%
45.7%
28.6%

Scorers
Arturo Rodriquez 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Rodriquez of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings