Match Report


Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas     SalamancaSalamanca
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oscar KikoO. Kiko71
G
1
G
65Kew HuibertsK. Huiberts
Guillermo MolownyG. Molowny68
D
2
D
77Quim VelosoQ. Veloso
Adolfo FernandezA. Fernandez63
D
3
D
76Michael JemmaliM. Jemmali
Alejandro AndresA. Andres58
D
captain4
D
75Elena VergesE. Verges
Toifilou RamboT. Rambo52
D
5
M
75Andres RodriquezA. Rodriquez
Ernesto GuardiolaE. Guardiola65
M
6
M
62Rodolfo CamineroR. Caminero
Albert KikoA. Kiko53
M
7
M
56Michele MangoneM. Mangone
Martin BravoM. Bravo65
A
8
M
50Ivan NietoI. Nieto
Nicolas ButraguenoN. Butragueno58
A
9
A
75Jose Fortes ButraguenoJ. Butragueno
Arturo MonteroA. Montero55
A
10captain
A
72Alberto GentoA. Gento
Gregorio RomanG. Roman51
A
11
A
66Francisco ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta
 
Jose MoraJ. Mora61
G
12
D
72Martin CabreraM. Cabrera
Joao JardimJ. Jardim59
G
13
G
64Jean-Jacques RodriguesJ. Rodrigues
Leonardo MarcosL. Marcos57
G
14
D
63Jose Javier CamposJ. Campos

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Salamanca. A crowd of 9,161 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Salamanca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Gimenez.


0.00
The first half starts with Salamanca kicking off!
4.16
Alejandro Andres darts forward. Alejandro Andres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arturo Montero. Arturo Montero lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Roman. Gregorio Roman rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.15
Ernesto Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Arturo Montero. Arturo Montero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Quim Veloso.
10.43
Albert Kiko threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Guardiola. Ernesto Guardiola tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Kew Huiberts.
14.54
Nicolas Butragueno comes in with a late challenge on Quim Veloso. The referee calls over Nicolas Butragueno and warns him to calm down! Quim Veloso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.37
Alberto Gento receives the ball from a throw-in from Michele Mangone. Alberto Gento knocks the ball forward to Jose Fortes Butragueno. Jose Fortes Butragueno lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Alberto Gento scores for Salamanca!!
26.24
Gregorio Roman hacks Michael Jemmali from behind! Gregorio Roman is shown the yellow card! Michael Jemmali runs off the knock.
30.09
Albert Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Roman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gregorio Roman shoots from 20 yards. Kew Huiberts gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
33.28
Ernesto Guardiola passes the ball forward to Martin Bravo. Martin Bravo finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.19
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.02
Andres Rodriquez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Zubizarreta controls it well on his chest. Francisco Zubizarreta lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Butragueno. Jose Fortes Butragueno rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jose Fortes Butragueno!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. Salamanca have changed their lineup with Martin Cabrera replacing Elena Verges and Jose Javier Campos replacing Jose Fortes Butragueno. The Salamanca players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Union Las Palmas kick off the second half!
48.07
Michele Mangone threads a neat ball through to Francisco Zubizarreta. Francisco Zubizarreta plays a quick one-two with Alberto Gento and rushes in on goal... Francisco Zubizarreta cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
51.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Michele Mangone laces a weighted ball forward to Jose Javier Campos. Jose Javier Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
53.39
Ivan Nieto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michele Mangone. Michele Mangone knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Campos. Jose Javier Campos whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
55.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Michael Jemmali plays the ball forward to Francisco Zubizarreta. Francisco Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Gento. Alberto Gento makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
57.04
Guillermo Molowny threads the ball through to Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno makes a probing pass between the defence to Martin Bravo. Martin Bravo comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Kew Huiberts is on top of it.
60.18
Salamanca have made a substitution with Jean-Jacques Rodrigues replacing Ivan Nieto .
61.26
Albert Kiko hits a low pass to Martin Bravo. Martin Bravo shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
63.06
Guillermo Molowny knocks the ball forward to Albert Kiko. Albert Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Guardiola collects the pass. Ernesto Guardiola knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Montero. Arturo Montero flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.19
Albert Kiko flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Roman. Gregorio Roman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
69.29
Quim Veloso brings the ball forward. Quim Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gento collects the pass. Alberto Gento edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alberto Gento provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball comes in low, but Oscar Kiko effortlessly smothers it!
71.07
With great vision, Adolfo Fernandez plays the ball forward to Martin Bravo. Martin Bravo lofts in a cross ball towards Albert Kiko. Albert Kiko shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
73.43
Ernesto Guardiola makes an attacking run forward. Ernesto Guardiola knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.09
Albert Kiko flicks a high ball forward to Martin Bravo who takes it down. Martin Bravo shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.19
Alejandro Andres brings the ball forward. Alejandro Andres flicks a high pass forward. Martin Bravo collects the pass. Martin Bravo shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.37
Ernesto Guardiola makes a probing pass to Gregorio Roman. Gregorio Roman tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
87.30
Jean-Jacques Rodrigues sees Alberto Gento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Gento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Albert Kiko makes an attacking run forward. Albert Kiko shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Union Las Palmas

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

Possession
62.1%
37.9%
Play Area
27.3%
42.4%
30.3%

Scorers
Nicolas Butragueno 73
Alberto Gento 20
Jose Fortes Butragueno 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Gento of Salamanca

Match Ratings