Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Computer Player Computer Player Alex Samson Alex Samson
Julian DelgadoJ. Delgado69
G
captain1
G
73Julien BichselJ. Bichsel
Colin McGroryC. McGrory68
D
2
D
70Nigel HarleyN. Harley
Ricardo FerrerR. Ferrer68
D
3
D
71Victor SantosV. Santos
Don HopkinD. Hopkin67
D
4
D
70Simon GranvilleS. Granville
Arthur GilchristA. Gilchrist66
D
5
M
75Felipe CastroF. Castro
Guillermo IbanezG. Ibanez77
M
6
M
77Dan DegnD. Degn
Egbert HuibertsE. Huiberts70
M
7captain
M
74Francisco VergesF. Verges
Ignacio BobsonI. Bobson70
A
8
M
73Martin MoralesM. Morales
Markus JaschkeM. Jaschke69
A
9
A
77Pedro FerrerP. Ferrer
Alan OakesA. Oakes69
A
10
A
74Ricardo GutierrezR. Gutierrez
Dagui PichotD. Pichot62
A
11
A
72Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson
 
Patricio SanchezP. Sanchez68
M
12
D
71Scott InglisS. Inglis
Cesar QuaresmaC. Quaresma66
M
13
M
78Marc-Vivien BenyachouM. Benyachou
Syd LloydS. Lloyd58
M
14
A
75Brian PowellB. Powell

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Albacete Balompie. A crowd of 19,497 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Numancia are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Albacete Balompie appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Camacho.


0.00
The first half starts with Albacete Balompie kicking off!
3.04
Egbert Huiberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dagui Pichot. Dagui Pichot finds some space and shoots from distance. Julien Bichsel gets down and covers it.
12.49
Felipe Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Gutierrez. Ricardo Gutierrez lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.25
Egbert Huiberts flicks a high pass forward. Dagui Pichot collects the pass. Dagui Pichot knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Oakes. Alan Oakes knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.21
Felipe Castro flicks a high ball forward to Martin Morales who takes it down. Martin Morales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Ferrer.
20.52
Felipe Castro surges forward with the ball. Felipe Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Julian Delgado is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
28.27
Seeing Francisco Verges's attacking run, Victor Santos quickly throws the ball into his path. With some swift thinking, Francisco Verges plays the ball forward to Ricardo Gutierrez. Ricardo Gutierrez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Don Hopkin.
33.11
Simon Granville clumsily knocks into Ignacio Bobson. Simon Granville is shown the yellow card! Ignacio Bobson stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.10
Ricardo Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dagui Pichot. Dagui Pichot flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
39.01
Ricardo Ferrer comes in with a late challenge on Simon Granville. Ricardo Ferrer is shown the yellow card! Simon Granville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.45
Egbert Huiberts flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Ibanez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Ibanez threads the ball through into the box. Alan Oakes comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.42
Felipe Castro makes a beautiful solo run. Felipe Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Hopkin.
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. Albacete Balompie also appear unchanged since the first half. The Numancia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Numancia get the second half underway!
49.33
Ricardo Ferrer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts makes a simple pass to Guillermo Ibanez. Guillermo Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Jaschke. Markus Jaschke rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.39
Francisco Verges flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Ferrer controls it well on his chest. Pedro Ferrer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Hopkin.
53.58
Egbert Huiberts hits a low pass to Ignacio Bobson. Ignacio Bobson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.11
Guillermo Ibanez flicks a high ball forward to Alan Oakes who takes it down. Alan Oakes tries a spectacular long range effort. Julien Bichsel gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
55.36
Dan Degn knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.37
Arthur Gilchrist barges into Simon Granville. The referee calls over Arthur Gilchrist and shows him a yellow card! Simon Granville runs off the knock.
60.09
Under pressure, Victor Santos clears the ball far upfield. Felipe Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Gutierrez. Ricardo Gutierrez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Julian Delgado didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
61.30
Francisco Verges takes it forward alone. Francisco Verges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.20
Without breaking stride, Simon Granville plays the ball forward to Dan Degn. Dan Degn changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dan Degn knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.46
Martin Morales threads a neat ball through to Felipe Castro. Felipe Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Delgado who gathers it comfortably.
73.44
Egbert Huiberts flicks a high pass forward. Dagui Pichot controls it well on his chest. Dagui Pichot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.19
Albacete Balompie have made 3 substitutions with Scott Inglis replacing Victor Santos, Marc-Vivien Benyachou replacing Martin Morales and Brian Powell replacing Sveinn Ingólfsson .
78.19
Simon Granville threads a neat ball through to Dan Degn. With vision, Dan Degn plays the ball forward to Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges plays a scrappy one-two with Felipe Castro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francisco Verges shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
83.43
Simon Granville knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Castro. Felipe Castro surges forward with the ball. Felipe Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.58
Ricardo Gutierrez flicks the ball to his team mate, Dan Degn. Dan Degn knocks the ball forward into space. Marc-Vivien Benyachou bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
89.18
Nigel Harley takes it forward alone. Nigel Harley kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Powell. Brian Powell shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Julian Delgado smothers it!
90.00
Marc-Vivien Benyachou knocks the ball forward to Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Marc-Vivien Benyachou. Marc-Vivien Benyachou whips the ball goalwards with his head. Julian Delgado is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Albacete Balompie
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
33.8%
42.9%
23.4%

Scorers
Pedro Ferrer 12, 63
Felipe Castro 21
Sveinn Ingólfsson 55
Marc-Vivien Benyachou 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Ferrer of Albacete Balompie

Match Ratings
1.Julian Delgado (GK)
6
2.Colin McGrory (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Ferrer (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Don Hopkin (DEF)
6
5.Arthur Gilchrist (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Guillermo Ibanez (MID)
6
7.Egbert Huiberts (MID)
7
8.Ignacio Bobson (ATT)
6
9.Markus Jaschke (ATT)
6
10.Alan Oakes (ATT)
6
11.Dagui Pichot (ATT)
6
 
12.Patricio Sanchez (MID)
0
13.Cesar Quaresma (MID)
0
14.Syd Lloyd (MID)
0

1.Julien Bichsel (GK)
6
2.Nigel Harley (DEF)
6
3.Victor Santos (DEF)
6
4.Simon Granville (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Felipe Castro (MID)goal scored
8
6.Dan Degn (MID)
7
7.Francisco Verges (MID)
6
8.Martin Morales (MID)
6
9.Pedro Ferrer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Ricardo Gutierrez (ATT)
7
11.Sveinn Ingólfsson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Scott Inglis (DEF)
6
13.Marc-Vivien Benyachou (MID)goal scored
7
14.Brian Powell (ATT)
6