Match Report


MurciaMurcia     Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid
Computer Player Computer Player Matt Snape Matt Snape
Victor GainzaV. Gainza63
G
1
G
75Guillermo ButraguenoG. Butragueno
Scott McCoistS. McCoist75
D
2
D
73Patricio MoraP. Mora
Oscar FloresO. Flores72
D
captain3
D
68Alberto MoyaA. Moya
Victor GimenezV. Gimenez68
D
4
D
68Jose CortesJ. Cortes
Jose Javier OrtegaJ. Ortega79
M
5
D
68Ruggiero VicariR. Vicari
Carlos MolownyC. Molowny73
M
6captain
M
81Jose Fortes PichichiJ. Pichichi
Arturo SanchezA. Sanchez72
M
7
M
72Daniel CastroD. Castro
Marcos IglesiasM. Iglesias69
M
8
M
80Simon MiddletonS. Middleton
Tony Van De OuwelandT. Van De Ouweland76
A
9
A
66Ivan SegarraI. Segarra
Alec GemmillA. Gemmill69
A
10
A
74Hugo GomesH. Gomes
Dragan BudanD. Budan66
A
11
A
72Wilco BlinkerW. Blinker
 
Alejandro IzquierdoA. Izquierdo64
D
12
D
64Jose Fortes HelgueraJ. Helguera
Albert HierroA. Hierro63
D
13
A
69Miguel FuentesM. Fuentes
Gregorio VergesG. Verges62
G
14
M
66Eduardo VelascoE. Velasco

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at La Condomina where Murcia play host to Atlético de Madrid. A crowd of 17,872 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Murcia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Atlético de Madrid appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Calvo.


0.00
Murcia start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.27
Jose Javier Ortega flicks a high pass forward. Tony Van De Ouweland collects the pass. Tony Van De Ouweland plays a scrappy one-two with Carlos Molowny and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Tony Van De Ouweland provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Guillermo Butragueno.
10.17
Simon Middleton flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Gomes who brings the ball under control. Hugo Gomes shoots from long range. Victor Gainza is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.07
Jose Fortes Pichichi flicks a high pass forward to Simon Middleton who brings the ball under control. Simon Middleton shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.53
Jose Fortes Pichichi darts forward. Jose Fortes Pichichi skips past Victor Gimenez! Some silky footwork from Jose Fortes Pichichi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
20.09
Marcos Iglesias chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Ortega. Jose Javier Ortega flicks a high pass forward. Alec Gemmill controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Alec Gemmill provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
21.42
Scott McCoist sees space and advances. Scott McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruggiero Vicari.
22.28
Arturo Sanchez flicks a high ball forward to Dragan Budan who takes it down. Dragan Budan plays a one-two with Tony Van De Ouweland and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Dragan Budan provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Guillermo Butragueno with no chance!! Goal for Murcia!
30.41
Daniel Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Segarra. Ivan Segarra cuts inside the box! Ivan Segarra makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Victor Gainza has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
34.52
Jose Fortes Pichichi makes a probing pass to Hugo Gomes. Hugo Gomes shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Victor Gainza.
39.53
Jose Fortes Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Segarra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Segarra plays a scrappy one-two with Wilco Blinker and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Ivan Segarra provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Victor Gainza manages to gather it.
44.55
Tony Van De Ouweland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dragan Budan. Dragan Budan knocks the ball forward to Tony Van De Ouweland but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Murcia appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético de Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Atlético de Madrid kick off!
48.56
Wilco Blinker comes in with a late challenge on Arturo Sanchez. The referee brings Wilco Blinker to one side and gives him a warning! Arturo Sanchez runs off the knock.
49.33
Scott McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Sanchez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Sanchez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dragan Budan. Dragan Budan makes a defence splitting pass to Alec Gemmill. Some good footwork from Alec Gemmill provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Jose Cortes. Excellent block.
51.59
Jose Cortes hits a low pass to Patricio Mora. Patricio Mora kicks a strong pass forward to Wilco Blinker. Wilco Blinker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott McCoist.
57.01
Marcos Iglesias makes a probing pass to Alec Gemmill. Alec Gemmill plays a scrappy one-two with Tony Van De Ouweland and advances towards the goal... Alec Gemmill side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.26
Marcos Iglesias threads a neat ball through to Arturo Sanchez. Arturo Sanchez lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Van De Ouweland. Tony Van De Ouweland makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.18
Scott McCoist kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Sanchez. Arturo Sanchez shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.48
Alberto Moya makes a simple pass to Daniel Castro. With imagination, Daniel Castro plays the ball forward to Ivan Segarra. Seeing a gap ahead, Ivan Segarra plays the ball forward to Hugo Gomes who has made a great run into the box. Hugo Gomes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Victor Gainza.
67.54
Corner kick to Atlético de Madrid. Ruggiero Vicari plays it short to Jose Fortes Pichichi. Jose Fortes Pichichi knocks the ball into the box. Scott McCoist chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
71.20
Simon Middleton flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Segarra who gracefully takes it down. Ivan Segarra shoots from distance. Victor Gainza gets down and covers it.
72.35
Arturo Sanchez comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Moya. The referee calls over Arturo Sanchez and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Moya runs off the knock.
75.26
Carlos Molowny hits a low pass to Alec Gemmill. Alec Gemmill sees Tony Van De Ouweland just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Tony Van De Ouweland takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.50
Jose Fortes Pichichi takes it forward alone. Jose Fortes Pichichi whips in a cross ball towards Wilco Blinker. Wilco Blinker whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Victor Gainza.
79.18
It's a corner kick. Jose Fortes Pichichi loops the ball over to the far post. Ivan Segarra rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Scott McCoist.
81.09
Arturo Sanchez makes an attacking run forward. Arturo Sanchez plays a quick one-two with Alec Gemmill and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Arturo Sanchez provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's a woeful effort!
85.01
Scott McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Gimenez. Victor Gimenez makes a simple pass to Carlos Molowny. Carlos Molowny skips past Ruggiero Vicari! Carlos Molowny cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Ruggiero Vicari.
90.00
Oscar Flores threads a neat ball through to Arturo Sanchez. Arturo Sanchez threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Ortega. Jose Javier Ortega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Murcia

Atlético de Madrid
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
26.2%
46.2%
27.7%

Scorers
Dragan Budan 22
Tony Van De Ouweland 59
Hugo Gomes 10
Simon Middleton 14
Ivan Segarra 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Segarra of Atlético de Madrid

Match Ratings