Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     MálagaMálaga
Ben CouchBen Couch Chris Brooks Chris Brooks
Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado84
G
1
G
75Romero P. OrtizR. Ortiz
Mauricio PardoM. Pardo80
D
2
D
81Arnold BogardeA. Bogarde
Sebastian VazquezS. Vazquez76
D
3
D
77Pablo CruzP. Cruz
Gregorio RomanG. Roman81
D
4captain
D
80Massimiliano HålandM. Håland
Carlos MerinoC. Merino85
M
5
D
72Mario AlmeidaM. Almeida
Egutu KanuE. Kanu87
M
captain6
D
80Stephan EduseiS. Edusei
Leonardo IzquierdoL. Izquierdo90
M
7
M
80Roman OrobetsR. Orobets
Guillermo FernandezG. Fernandez84
M
8
M
81Pedro OlivaresP. Olivares
Rodolfo Del SolR. Del Sol87
A
9
A
72Leonardo NievesL. Nieves
Mohammed AppiahM. Appiah82
A
10
A
83Cristiano FerreiraC. Ferreira
Stephan BertrandS. Bertrand84
A
11
A
77Daniel SegarraD. Segarra
 
Benoit CassanoB. Cassano77
A
12
D
80Nigel WinterburnN. Winterburn
Chris CarragherC. Carragher77
A
13
M
78Manfred HaiderM. Haider
Rafael HerreroR. Herrero79
A
14
A
76Mark DrakeM. Drake

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Málaga. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Numancia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Segarra.


0.00
Numancia start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.04
Sebastian Vazquez barges into Roman Orobets. Sebastian Vazquez is shown the yellow card! Roman Orobets runs off the knock.
9.51
Roman Orobets comes in with a late challenge on Egutu Kanu. Roman Orobets is shown the yellow card! Egutu Kanu runs off the knock.
10.37
Leonardo Nieves comes in with a late challenge on Mauricio Pardo. Leonardo Nieves is shown the yellow card! Mauricio Pardo runs off the knock.
16.41
Mauricio Pardo breaks forward. Mauricio Pardo threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Izquierdo. Leonardo Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
18.11
Stephan Edusei advances with the ball. Stephan Edusei flicks a high pass forward to Leonardo Nieves who brings the ball under control. Leonardo Nieves shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
20.14
Egutu Kanu sees Leonardo Izquierdo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leonardo Izquierdo threads a neat, attacking ball through to Stephan Bertrand. Stephan Bertrand cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
28.19
Mario Almeida receives the ball from a throw-in from Arnold Bogarde. Mario Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Olivares controls it well on his chest. Pedro Olivares threads the ball through to Cristiano Ferreira. Cristiano Ferreira shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Frederico Delgado easily smothers it!
30.42
Mario Almeida sees Leonardo Nieves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leonardo Nieves whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.45
Egutu Kanu receives the ball from a throw-in from Leonardo Izquierdo. Egutu Kanu sees space and advances. Egutu Kanu knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah connects with a diving header. The ball comes off Roman Orobets and the loose ball is cleared up field.
38.32
Egutu Kanu sees Mohammed Appiah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohammed Appiah edges inside the box! Mohammed Appiah comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
42.22
Pedro Olivares sees space and advances. Pedro Olivares finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Málaga start the second half!
47.07
Mario Almeida flicks a high ball forward to Roman Orobets who takes it down. Roman Orobets knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Nieves. Leonardo Nieves shoots from outside the area but Frederico Delgado is on top of it.
53.24
Arnold Bogarde hits a low pass to Stephan Edusei. Stephan Edusei controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Olivares. Pedro Olivares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
61.24
Mario Almeida volleys a long ball forward. Roman Orobets controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Frederico Delgado gets down and covers it.
66.09
Roman Orobets threads a neat ball through to Daniel Segarra. Daniel Segarra shoots from 20 yards. Frederico Delgado easily gets down and covers it.
67.31
With great vision, Pablo Cruz plays the ball forward to Leonardo Nieves. Leonardo Nieves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.52
Egutu Kanu makes a simple pass to Carlos Merino. Carlos Merino plays a scrappy one-two with Stephan Bertrand and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carlos Merino shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
73.20
Leonardo Izquierdo clumsily knocks into Mario Almeida. The referee calls over Leonardo Izquierdo and shows him a yellow card! Mario Almeida runs off the knock.
75.24
Pedro Olivares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roman Orobets. Roman Orobets shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.25
Gregorio Roman changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gregorio Roman passes the ball forward to Mohammed Appiah. Mohammed Appiah comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.27
Stephan Bertrand comes in with a late challenge on Mario Almeida. Stephan Bertrand is given a warning by the referee! Mario Almeida gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.59
Pedro Olivares chips the ball to his team mate, Roman Orobets. Roman Orobets flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Ferreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristiano Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Izquierdo.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

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

Possession
38.4%
61.6%
Play Area
24.7%
41.1%
34.2%

Scorers
Stephan Bertrand 20
Mohammed Appiah 38, 77
Carlos Merino 70
Daniel Segarra 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mohammed Appiah of Numancia

Match Ratings