Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     RCD MallorcaRCD Mallorca
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Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado84
G
1
G
64Adolfo FloresA. Flores
Itaru OkamotoI. Okamoto83
D
2
D
64Alejandro SuarezA. Suarez
Cristi DobosC. Dobos80
D
3
D
64David RitchieD. Ritchie
Gregorio RomanG. Roman81
D
4
D
63Martin OrtegaM. Ortega
Hugo PichichiH. Pichichi82
D
5
M
67Mark GuppyM. Guppy
Egutu KanuE. Kanu87
M
captain6
M
66Gennaro Ivan PasqualinG. Pasqualin
Raimond HumanR. Human81
M
7
M
63Dion GodberD. Godber
Leonardo IzquierdoL. Izquierdo90
M
8
M
53Patrice BourdeauP. Bourdeau
Rodolfo Del SolR. Del Sol86
A
9
A
71Massimiliano BigicaM. Bigica
Dries VenemaD. Venema81
A
10captain
A
65Peter LawtonP. Lawton
Stephan BertrandS. Bertrand84
A
11
A
53Pedro HelgueraP. Helguera
 
Benoit CassanoB. Cassano77
A
12
D
59Luis MoyaL. Moya
Carlos MerinoC. Merino85
M
13
D
58Pedro SuarezP. Suarez
Rafael HerreroR. Herrero79
A
14
G
58Albert GarciaA. Garcia

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to RCD Mallorca. A crowd of 17,725 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Numancia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RCD Mallorca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Diez.


0.00
The whistle blows and RCD Mallorca get the match underway!
2.45
Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin flicks a high pass forward. Massimiliano Bigica controls it well on his chest. Massimiliano Bigica shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.13
Alejandro Suarez plays the ball forward to Martin Ortega. Martin Ortega sees Mark Guppy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Guppy shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
14.41
Egutu Kanu hits a low pass to Leonardo Izquierdo. Leonardo Izquierdo decides to run forward with the ball. Leonardo Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Dries Venema. With a superhuman jump, Dries Venema connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Adolfo Flores is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.12
Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Helguera. Pedro Helguera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Roman.
20.08
Cristi Dobos flicks a high pass forward. Raimond Human controls it well on his chest. Raimond Human hits a low pass to Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
26.46
Martin Ortega runs forward with the ball. Martin Ortega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Lawton. Peter Lawton shoots from distance. Frederico Delgado gets down and covers it.
32.17
Egutu Kanu makes a probing pass to Dries Venema. Dries Venema controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Adolfo Flores comfortably smothers it!
36.16
Gregorio Roman flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Izquierdo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leonardo Izquierdo chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Adolfo Flores smothers it!
38.42
Mark Guppy runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mark Guppy shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
39.51
Leonardo Izquierdo threads a neat ball through to Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Adolfo Flores.
41.36
Corner kick to Numancia. Leonardo Izquierdo plays it to the far post. Patrice Bourdeau gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
42.20
Dion Godber hits a low pass to Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin. Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin rushes past Itaru Okamoto! Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia appear unchanged since the first half. RCD Mallorca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Numancia get the second half underway!
48.50
Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin plays the ball forward to Dion Godber. Dion Godber whips in a cross ball towards Peter Lawton. Peter Lawton makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.43
Leonardo Izquierdo makes a probing pass to Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Del Sol collects the pass. Rodolfo Del Sol shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.57
Leonardo Izquierdo takes it forward alone. Leonardo Izquierdo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.37
Itaru Okamoto chips the ball to his team mate, Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Del Sol. Rodolfo Del Sol knocks the ball forward to Stephan Bertrand but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.27
Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin chips the ball to his team mate, Dion Godber. Dion Godber shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
69.28
Cristi Dobos makes a beautiful solo run. Cristi Dobos makes an attacking run forward. Cristi Dobos shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
71.55
Raimond Human flicks a high pass forward to Stephan Bertrand who brings the ball under control. Stephan Bertrand shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.05
Egutu Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand advances inside the box! Stephan Bertrand shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.22
Egutu Kanu hits a low pass to Rodolfo Del Sol. Rodolfo Del Sol knocks in a cross ball towards Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand beats his man to it with a header but Adolfo Flores is on top of it.
78.57
Raimond Human deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Del Sol. Rodolfo Del Sol shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Adolfo Flores!
79.13
Mark Guppy makes a simple pass to Patrice Bourdeau. Patrice Bourdeau knocks the ball forward to Pedro Helguera but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
84.55
Patrice Bourdeau threads a neat ball through to Peter Lawton. Peter Lawton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.34
Itaru Okamoto knocks the ball forward to Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu threads the ball through to Dries Venema. Dries Venema knocks the ball forward, putting Stephan Bertrand through on goal. Some world-class footwork from Stephan Bertrand provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Dion Godber deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin. Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin makes a probing pass between the defence to Pedro Helguera. Some superb footwork from Pedro Helguera provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Frederico Delgado is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

RCD Mallorca
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
32.1%
42.3%
25.6%

Scorers
Dries Venema 14
Stephan Bertrand 72, 85
Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin 42
Peter Lawton 49

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

Match Ratings
1.Frederico Delgado (GK)
6
2.Itaru Okamoto (DEF)
6
3.Cristi Dobos (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Roman (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Pichichi (DEF)
6
6.Egutu Kanu (MID)
7
7.Raimond Human (MID)
6
8.Leonardo Izquierdo (MID)
7
9.Rodolfo Del Sol (ATT)
6
10.Dries Venema (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Stephan Bertrand (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Benoit Cassano (ATT)
0
13.Carlos Merino (MID)
0
14.Rafael Herrero (ATT)
0

1.Adolfo Flores (GK)
7
2.Alejandro Suarez (DEF)
6
3.David Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Martin Ortega (DEF)
6
5.Mark Guppy (MID)
6
6.Gennaro Ivan Pasqualin (MID)goal scored
8
7.Dion Godber (MID)
7
8.Patrice Bourdeau (MID)
6
9.Massimiliano Bigica (ATT)
6
10.Peter Lawton (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Pedro Helguera (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Moya (DEF)
0
13.Pedro Suarez (DEF)
0
14.Albert Garcia (GK)
0