Match Report


MálagaMálaga     Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié
Chris BrooksChris Brooks Alex Samson Alex Samson
Romero P. OrtizR. Ortiz75
G
1
G
75Gregorio ZamoraG. Zamora
Arnold BogardeA. Bogarde81
D
2
D
77Aaron BeelenkampA. Beelenkamp
Pablo CruzP. Cruz77
D
3
D
77Ronald Van Der PennenR. Van Der Pennen
Massimiliano HålandM. Håland80
D
captain4
D
78Vitor CarvalhoV. Carvalho
Brendan MarshallB. Marshall72
D
5captain
M
87Sebastian MedinaS. Medina
Stephan EduseiS. Edusei80
D
6
M
78Winston VarkevisserW. Varkevisser
Roman OrobetsR. Orobets80
M
7
M
80Roberto FavalliR. Favalli
Pedro OlivaresP. Olivares81
M
8
M
78Arek RzasaA. Rzasa
Jon BartonJ. Barton74
A
9
A
81Callum GoughC. Gough
Cristiano FerreiraC. Ferreira83
A
10
A
78Zbigniew IwanZ. Iwan
Daniel SegarraD. Segarra77
A
11
A
86Carl InceC. Ince
 
Nigel WinterburnN. Winterburn80
D
12
D
74Casey EvansC. Evans
Manfred HaiderM. Haider78
M
13
M
77Anthony RufusA. Rufus
Mark DrakeM. Drake76
A
14
A
82Richard RizzoR. Rizzo

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 19,096 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Real Betis Balompié appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Pastor.


0.00
Málaga kick off and get the first half underway!
9.47
Ronald Van Der Pennen clumsily knocks into Cristiano Ferreira. The referee brings Ronald Van Der Pennen to one side and gives him a warning! Cristiano Ferreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.35
With some swift thinking, Roberto Favalli plays the ball forward to Sebastian Medina. Sebastian Medina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.30
Massimiliano Håland sees Daniel Segarra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Segarra flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Barton. Jon Barton shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Gregorio Zamora.
15.02
Roman Orobets passes the ball forward to Pedro Olivares. Pedro Olivares lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Barton. Jon Barton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's well over the bar!
16.10
Without breaking stride, Sebastian Medina plays the ball forward to Carl Ince. Carl Ince threads a neat ball through to Callum Gough. Callum Gough plays a one-two with Zbigniew Iwan and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Callum Gough provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.28
Pedro Olivares flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Ferreira. Cristiano Ferreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Gregorio Zamora.
30.20
Roman Orobets plays the ball forward to Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra makes a defence splitting pass to Cristiano Ferreira. Some good footwork from Cristiano Ferreira provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gregorio Zamora smothers it!
34.48
Roman Orobets knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Barton. Jon Barton shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.23
Pedro Olivares flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Ferreira shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cristiano Ferreira!
42.49
Massimiliano Håland makes a probing pass to Pablo Cruz. Pablo Cruz threads a neat ball through to Jon Barton. Jon Barton puts a great ball through. Cristiano Ferreira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
Pedro Olivares flicks a high pass forward to Jon Barton who brings the ball under control. Jon Barton finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. Real Betis Balompié have changed their lineup with Richard Rizzo replacing Zbigniew Iwan. The Real Betis Balompié players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off!
51.43
Pedro Olivares flicks a high ball forward to Roman Orobets who takes it down. Roman Orobets knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.24
Stephan Edusei threads a neat ball through to Jon Barton. Jon Barton passes the ball forward but Daniel Segarra is offside!
57.57
Roman Orobets chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Barton. Jon Barton knocks the ball forward to Pedro Olivares but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.40
Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Anthony Rufus replacing Arek Rzasa .
72.11
Without breaking stride, Brendan Marshall plays the ball forward to Pedro Olivares. Pedro Olivares passes the ball forward to Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Ferreira. Cristiano Ferreira rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Gregorio Zamora easily punches it away to safety.
73.45
Ronald Van Der Pennen threads a neat ball through to Roberto Favalli. Roberto Favalli flicks a high ball forward to Richard Rizzo who takes it down. Richard Rizzo edges inside the box! Richard Rizzo takes a shot at goal. Massimiliano Håland steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
77.58
Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Casey Evans replacing Ronald Van Der Pennen .
81.52
Roman Orobets chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Barton. Jon Barton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Gregorio Zamora picks it out of the air!
83.27
Pedro Olivares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Ferreira. Cristiano Ferreira connects with a diving header. The shot is on target but blocked by Vitor Carvalho. That should have been a goal!
84.19
Pablo Cruz comes in with a late challenge on Carl Ince. The referee warns Pablo Cruz to calm down! Carl Ince hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.51
Aaron Beelenkamp comes in with a very late challenge on Cristiano Ferreira. The referee motions to Aaron Beelenkamp to come over. It's a red card!! Cristiano Ferreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Anthony Rufus hacks Roman Orobets from behind! The referee warns Anthony Rufus to calm down! Roman Orobets runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Málaga

Real Betis Balompié
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
19.4%
45.8%
34.7%

Scorers
Cristiano Ferreira 38
Callum Gough 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristiano Ferreira of Málaga

Match Ratings
1.Romero P. Ortiz (GK)
6
2.Arnold Bogarde (DEF)
6
3.Pablo Cruz (DEF)
6
4.Massimiliano Håland (DEF)
6
5.Brendan Marshall (DEF)
6
6.Stephan Edusei (DEF)
6
7.Roman Orobets (MID)
6
8.Pedro Olivares (MID)
8
9.Jon Barton (ATT)
6
10.Cristiano Ferreira (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Daniel Segarra (ATT)
6
 
12.Nigel Winterburn (DEF)
0
13.Manfred Haider (MID)
0
14.Mark Drake (ATT)
0

1.Gregorio Zamora (GK)
7
2.Aaron Beelenkamp (DEF)red card
3
3.Ronald Van Der Pennen (DEF)
6
4.Vitor Carvalho (DEF)
6
5.Sebastian Medina (MID)
6
6.Winston Varkevisser (MID)
6
7.Roberto Favalli (MID)
6
8.Arek Rzasa (MID)
6
9.Callum Gough (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Zbigniew Iwan (ATT)
6
11.Carl Ince (ATT)
6
 
12.Casey Evans (DEF)
6
13.Anthony Rufus (MID)
6
14.Richard Rizzo (ATT)
6