Match Report


MálagaMálaga     LleidaLleida
Chris BrooksChris Brooks Computer Player Computer Player
Romero P. OrtizR. Ortiz75
G
1
G
61Patrice FretardP. Fretard
Nigel WinterburnN. Winterburn80
D
2
D
64Victor RedondoV. Redondo
Pablo CruzP. Cruz77
D
3
D
59Lars HallerL. Haller
Massimiliano HålandM. Håland80
D
captain4
D
55Carlos ZidaneC. Zidane
Brendan MarshallB. Marshall72
D
5captain
D
55Alfredo MarcelinoA. Marcelino
Stephan EduseiS. Edusei80
D
6
M
63Alfredo TorresA. Torres
Roman OrobetsR. Orobets80
M
7
M
53Ricardo IbanezR. Ibanez
Pedro OlivaresP. Olivares81
M
8
M
50Darren MidgleyD. Midgley
Jon BartonJ. Barton73
A
9
A
71Paolo UnsworthP. Unsworth
Cristiano FerreiraC. Ferreira83
A
10
A
68Henry ProctorH. Proctor
Daniel SegarraD. Segarra77
A
11
A
66Dario BoutaboutD. Boutabout
 
Arnold BogardeA. Bogarde81
D
12
A
65Enrique MarcelinoE. Marcelino
Manfred HaiderM. Haider78
M
13
A
62Stephane FacciniS. Faccini
Mark DrakeM. Drake76
A
14
A
61Romero P. CrespoR. Crespo

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Lleida. A crowd of 19,151 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Lleida appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Gregorio Nieto.


0.00
The whistle blows and Lleida get the match underway!
2.54
Alfredo Torres sees Paolo Unsworth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paolo Unsworth shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
3.56
Pedro Olivares threads a neat ball through to Jon Barton. Jon Barton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.36
Ricardo Ibanez flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Torres. Alfredo Torres lofts in a cross ball towards Henry Proctor. With a superhuman jump, Henry Proctor connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.03
Alfredo Torres makes a simple pass to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
22.19
Darren Midgley kicks a strong pass forward to Henry Proctor. Henry Proctor whips in a cross ball towards Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley whips the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.20
Cristiano Ferreira clumsily knocks into Alfredo Torres. Cristiano Ferreira is warned by the referee! Alfredo Torres stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.50
Roman Orobets flicks a high pass forward. Jon Barton collects the pass. Jon Barton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
40.14
With great vision, Stephan Edusei plays the ball forward to Pedro Olivares. Pedro Olivares sees Roman Orobets in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roman Orobets plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Segarra and stumbles forward towards the goal... Roman Orobets takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
44.28
Pedro Olivares threads the ball through to Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. Lleida appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation. The Lleida players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Málaga kick off!
47.34
Pedro Olivares hacks Ricardo Ibanez from behind! The referee calls over Pedro Olivares and warns him to calm down! Ricardo Ibanez stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.19
Pedro Olivares chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Patrice Fretard manages to gather it easily.
53.54
Roman Orobets decides to run forward with the ball. Roman Orobets shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.04
Daniel Segarra threads a neat ball through to Jon Barton. Jon Barton plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Segarra and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Jon Barton provides some space. He shoots at goal but Patrice Fretard is on top of it.
69.10
Pedro Olivares knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Ferreira. Cristiano Ferreira shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Patrice Fretard effortlessly smothers it!
73.16
Darren Midgley catches Pablo Cruz on the ankles. The referee brings Darren Midgley to one side and gives him a warning! Pablo Cruz runs off the knock.
79.45
Ricardo Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Paolo Unsworth. Paolo Unsworth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Romero P. Ortiz is on top of it.
81.29
Pedro Olivares flicks a high ball forward to Jon Barton who takes it down. Jon Barton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
84.11
Daniel Segarra hacks Victor Redondo from behind! The referee calls over Daniel Segarra and warns him to calm down! Victor Redondo stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.25
Victor Redondo makes a beautiful solo run. Victor Redondo lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Unsworth. Paolo Unsworth powers a header at goal but Romero P. Ortiz reads it well. Good keeping!
89.48
Roman Orobets knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra plays a one-two with Cristiano Ferreira and advances towards the goal... Daniel Segarra makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Málaga

Lleida
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
24.1%
51.7%
24.1%

Scorers
Roman Orobets 40
Darren Midgley 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roman Orobets of Málaga

Match Ratings