Match Report


Deportivo AlavesDeportivo Alaves     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Michael DouglasMichael Douglas Josh Davies Josh Davies
Daniel J. OsmanowskiD. Osmanowski77
G
1
G
77Evangelos TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Carlton LjungbergC. Ljungberg70
D
2
D
74Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Martin ThielemannM. Thielemann67
D
3captain
D
76Ignacio BarronI. Barron
Thierry EadieT. Eadie72
D
4
D
76Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Stephane BarthezS. Barthez68
D
5
M
79Nicolás AurellioN. Aurellio
Regis De VliegerR. De Vlieger85
M
captain6
M
79Sebastian TurekS. Turek
Bjarki KristmundssonB. Kristmundsson83
M
7
M
75Oscar MarsigliaO. Marsiglia
Danny PennantD. Pennant77
A
8
M
80David ReimersD. Reimers
Alexandre SoaresA. Soares68
A
9
A
76Filipe ValenteF. Valente
Joao QuaresmaJ. Quaresma75
A
10
A
88Haruto SugiyamaH. Sugiyama
Fernando Mario WarmuzF. Warmuz74
A
11
A
81Djamel BenmiloudiD. Benmiloudi
 
Kevin Van HandenhovenK. Van Handenhoven75
A
12
D
73Phil ThomsonP. Thomson
Jose Fortes MarinJ. Marin66
D
13
M
73Leon WiltordL. Wiltord
Hugo José MariH. José Mari72
M
14
M
74Nenad MeminN. Memin

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Mendizorroza where Deportivo Alaves play Heart of Midlothian in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. Deportivo Alaves lead by 2-0 from the first leg. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Deportivo Alaves are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by .


0.00
Deportivo Alaves start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.13
Sebastian Turek flicks a high pass forward. Haruto Sugiyama controls it well on his chest. Haruto Sugiyama plays a scrappy one-two with Filipe Valente and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Haruto Sugiyama provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
3.07
Martin Thielemann chips the ball to his team mate, Bjarki Kristmundsson. Bjarki Kristmundsson flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mario Warmuz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Mario Warmuz lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Soares. Alexandre Soares rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.58
Thierry Eadie knocks the ball forward to Bjarki Kristmundsson. Bjarki Kristmundsson kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.33
Martin Thielemann makes a probing pass to Bjarki Kristmundsson. Bjarki Kristmundsson knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Evangelos Tsoukalas who gathers it comfortably.
16.07
With vision, Oscar Marsiglia plays the ball forward to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel J. Osmanowski who gathers it comfortably.
18.40
Bjarki Kristmundsson flicks a high pass forward. Joao Quaresma controls it well on his chest. Joao Quaresma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Soares but the linesman indicates offside!
20.28
Nicolás Aurellio receives the ball from a throw-in from David Reimers. Nicolás Aurellio makes a probing pass to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Daniel J. Osmanowski. What a great pair of hands!
22.08
Bjarki Kristmundsson flicks a high pass forward to Joao Quaresma who brings the ball under control. Joao Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Soares. Alexandre Soares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Evangelos Tsoukalas is on top of it.
27.50
Sebastian Turek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.09
Carlton Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guilherme Bento.
32.53
Oscar Marsiglia flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente threads a neat ball through to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi tries a spectacular strike. Daniel J. Osmanowski is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.23
Nicolás Aurellio changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nicolás Aurellio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel J. Osmanowski who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Carlton Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Bjarki Kristmundsson collects the pass. Bjarki Kristmundsson hits a low pass to Alexandre Soares. Alexandre Soares rushes past Guilherme Bento! Alexandre Soares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo Alaves appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. Heart of Midlothian appear unchanged since the first half. The Deportivo Alaves players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
Regis De Vlieger flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Mario Warmuz who brings the ball under control. Fernando Mario Warmuz knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Quaresma. Joao Quaresma beats his man to it with a header but Evangelos Tsoukalas is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
53.47
Bjarki Kristmundsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz deftly passes the ball to Danny Pennant, releasing him through on goal. Danny Pennant comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but Guilherme Bento blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
57.53
Guilherme Bento flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Turek holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastian Turek hits a low pass to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Daniel J. Osmanowski gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
60.03
Deportivo Alaves have made a substitution with Kevin Van Handenhoven replacing Joao Quaresma .Heart of Midlothian have made 3 substitutions with Phil Thomson replacing Bruno Moreira, Leon Wiltord replacing Sebastian Turek and Nenad Memin replacing Oscar Marsiglia .
61.09
Ignacio Barron takes it forward alone. Ignacio Barron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama flicks the ball to his team mate, Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Daniel J. Osmanowski smothers it!
67.53
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.51
Phil Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Leon Wiltord who brings the ball neatly under control. Leon Wiltord kicks a strong pass forward to Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Daniel J. Osmanowski. What a save!
71.46
Regis De Vlieger flicks a high pass forward. Danny Pennant controls it well on his chest. Danny Pennant shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Evangelos Tsoukalas. What a great pair of hands!
75.22
Filipe Valente catches Martin Thielemann on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Thielemann runs off the knock.
77.21
David Reimers flicks a high pass forward to Djamel Benmiloudi who brings the ball under control. Djamel Benmiloudi lofts in a cross ball towards Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama connects with a diving header. Solid save from Daniel J. Osmanowski. What a great pair of hands!
81.13
Bjarki Kristmundsson advances with the ball. Bjarki Kristmundsson shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
83.30
Bjarki Kristmundsson sees Fernando Mario Warmuz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Mario Warmuz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Thomson.
85.36
Nicolás Aurellio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Haruto Sugiyama. Haruto Sugiyama knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephane Barthez.
89.26
Bjarki Kristmundsson plays the ball forward to Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

The game is drawn at 0-2 and so goes to penalties!

 
Danny Pennant takes a long run up. It's there!! Evangelos Tsoukalas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Haruto Sugiyama takes a stuttering run up. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
 
Kevin Van Handenhoven calmly steps up. The ball slams so fast into the bottom right corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
 
Filipe Valente steps up. It's there!! Daniel J. Osmanowski has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Fernando Mario Warmuz slowly runs up. The keeper is sent the wrong way and the ball is placed into the top left corner. Goal!
 
Djamel Benmiloudi calmly steps up. The ball rockets into the roof of the net. Goal!
 
Alexandre Soares steps up. The ball rockets into the roof of the net. Goal!
 
Ignacio Barron steps up. The ball flies inside the right post - goal!!
 
Regis De Vlieger takes a stuttering run up. He curls the ball inside the right post - goal!!
 
Nicolás Aurellio steps up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
Match Statistics
 

Deportivo Alaves

Heart of Midlothian
Full Time Score
5
6
Normal Play Goals
0
2
Penalty Shootout
5
4
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
28%
48%
24%

Scorers
Djamel Benmiloudi 27, 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djamel Benmiloudi of Heart of Midlothian

Match Ratings