Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid
Ben CouchBen Couch Matt Snape Matt Snape
Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado84
G
1
G
75Guillermo ButraguenoG. Butragueno
Itaru OkamotoI. Okamoto83
D
2
D
73Patricio MoraP. Mora
Cristi DobosC. Dobos80
D
3
D
68Alberto MoyaA. Moya
Sebastian VazquezS. Vazquez76
D
4
D
68Jose CortesJ. Cortes
Hugo PichichiH. Pichichi82
D
5
D
68Ruggiero VicariR. Vicari
Egutu KanuE. Kanu87
M
captain6captain
M
81Jose Fortes PichichiJ. Pichichi
Oscar KostwinderO. Kostwinder81
M
7
M
72Daniel CastroD. Castro
Leonardo IzquierdoL. Izquierdo90
M
8
M
80Simon MiddletonS. Middleton
Rodolfo Del SolR. Del Sol86
A
9
A
69Miguel FuentesM. Fuentes
Mohammed AppiahM. Appiah82
A
10
A
74Hugo GomesH. Gomes
Stephan BertrandS. Bertrand84
A
11
A
72Wilco BlinkerW. Blinker
 
Benoit CassanoB. Cassano77
A
12
D
64Jose Fortes HelgueraJ. Helguera
Carlos MerinoC. Merino84
M
13
D
60Stefan DobosS. Dobos
Dries VenemaD. Venema81
A
14
M
66Eduardo VelascoE. Velasco

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Atlético de Madrid. A crowd of 19,795 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Numancia and Atlético de Madrid are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Diez.


0.00
Numancia kick off and get the match underway!
2.46
Simon Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Gomes. Hugo Gomes knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Castro. Daniel Castro heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.58
Stephan Bertrand hits a low pass to Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Guillermo Butragueno smothers it!
9.33
Sebastian Vazquez launches a long ball forward into the other half. Stephan Bertrand shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
10.57
Jose Cortes hits a low pass to Simon Middleton. Simon Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Pichichi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fortes Pichichi shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.02
Simon Middleton makes an attacking run forward. Simon Middleton lofts in a cross ball towards Wilco Blinker. Wilco Blinker beats his man to it with a header. Frederico Delgado comfortably punches it away to safety.
18.43
Egutu Kanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Cortes.
22.16
Patricio Mora hacks Stephan Bertrand from behind! Patricio Mora is warned by the referee! Stephan Bertrand runs off the knock.
24.06
Cristi Dobos sees a break and surges forward. Cristi Dobos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Izquierdo. Leonardo Izquierdo shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
26.56
Leonardo Izquierdo passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Del Sol. Rodolfo Del Sol shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.24
Daniel Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Fuentes. Miguel Fuentes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Middleton but he's offside!
33.45
Egutu Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Del Sol controls it well on his chest. Rodolfo Del Sol whips in a cross ball towards Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah makes a deft header. Daniel Castro clears it off the line with his head!
34.54
Patricio Mora threads a neat ball through to Jose Fortes Pichichi. Jose Fortes Pichichi flicks a high ball forward to Wilco Blinker who takes it down. Wilco Blinker plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Middleton and advances towards the goal... Cristi Dobos comes in with a late challenge on Wilco Blinker. Wilco Blinker appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Atlético de Madrid kick off!
57.01
Oscar Kostwinder flicks the ball to his team mate, Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mohammed Appiah but he's offside!
61.16
Leonardo Izquierdo flicks a high ball forward to Stephan Bertrand who takes it down. Stephan Bertrand shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Guillermo Butragueno.
66.02
Itaru Okamoto threads a neat ball through to Oscar Kostwinder. Oscar Kostwinder kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah shoots from distance but Guillermo Butragueno is on top of it.
73.25
Leonardo Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo Del Sol. Rodolfo Del Sol sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.02
Atlético de Madrid have made a substitution with Stefan Dobos replacing Miguel Fuentes .
79.57
Jose Fortes Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Wilco Blinker. Wilco Blinker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederico Delgado who gathers it comfortably.
84.22
Oscar Kostwinder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stephan Bertrand!
89.52
Simon Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Gomes. Hugo Gomes runs straight at the defence! Hugo Gomes tries a spectacular strike but Frederico Delgado is on top of it.
90.00
Itaru Okamoto pushes mid-way up the pitch. Itaru Okamoto runs straight at the opposition's defence. Itaru Okamoto knocks in a cross ball towards Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu directs the ball goalwards with his head. Guillermo Butragueno manages to gather it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Atlético de Madrid
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
25.4%
43.7%
31%

Scorers
Stephan Bertrand 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephan Bertrand of Numancia

Match Ratings