Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     MálagaMálaga
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Kev Wilson Kev Wilson
Isaac GrossmanI. Grossman78
G
1
G
79Jean Pierre DumasJ. Dumas
Scott InglisS. Inglis71
D
2
D
78Eduardo MolinaE. Molina
Victor SantosV. Santos71
D
3
D
83Manuel RossiM. Rossi
Danijel EloiD. Eloi72
D
4
D
76Takumi TanakaT. Tanaka
Korey GruenebaumK. Gruenebaum79
M
5
M
79Romero P. GainzaR. Gainza
Andres HierroA. Hierro80
M
6captain
M
82Harry PalacioH. Palacio
Eugenio RomanE. Roman81
M
captain7
M
78Oswaldo WiartO. Wiart
Marc-Vivien BenyachouM. Benyachou78
M
8
M
82Pedro BlancoP. Blanco
Pedro FerrerP. Ferrer77
A
9
A
81Yacine BouyoucefY. Bouyoucef
Ricardo GutierrezR. Gutierrez74
A
10
A
82Dmitri BlokhinD. Blokhin
Brian PowellB. Powell75
A
11
A
72Pablo DiezP. Diez
 
Nigel HarleyN. Harley70
D
12
A
67Eugenio ZamoraE. Zamora
Dan DegnD. Degn77
M
13
D
65Frederico NunezF. Nunez
Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson72
A
14
A
66Alberto MoyaA. Moya

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Málaga. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Albacete Balompie and Málaga are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Redondo.


0.00
The whistle blows and Málaga get the match underway!
2.44
Oswaldo Wiart pushes mid-way up the pitch. With great vision, Oswaldo Wiart plays the ball forward to Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin lofts in a cross ball towards Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef powers a header at goal. Isaac Grossman punches it away to safety.
3.37
Pedro Ferrer flicks a high ball forward to Brian Powell who takes it down. Brian Powell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.30
Pedro Blanco plays the ball forward to Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez makes a probing pass between the defence to Romero P. Gainza. Romero P. Gainza takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
8.06
Eduardo Molina makes a probing pass to Harry Palacio. Harry Palacio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco edges inside the box! Pedro Blanco rockets a shot on goal but Isaac Grossman is on top of it.
9.00
Eugenio Roman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Powell. Brian Powell tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Jean Pierre Dumas.
15.51
Dmitri Blokhin clumsily knocks into Victor Santos. The referee calls over Dmitri Blokhin and shows him a yellow card! Victor Santos runs off the knock.
16.41
Marc-Vivien Benyachou knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.18
Manuel Rossi makes a probing pass to Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez plays a quick one-two with Yacine Bouyoucef and rushes in on goal... Pablo Diez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Isaac Grossman. Excellent save.
20.02
Eduardo Molina knocks the ball forward to Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Santos.
22.48
Pablo Diez sees Dmitri Blokhin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dmitri Blokhin runs straight at the defence! Dmitri Blokhin rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Isaac Grossman smothers it!
26.21
Scott Inglis catches Pedro Blanco on the ankles. Scott Inglis is warned by the referee! Pedro Blanco stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.30
Andres Hierro makes a beautiful solo run. Andres Hierro flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Ferrer controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some world-class footwork from Pedro Ferrer provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
33.41
Oswaldo Wiart hits a low pass to Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef hits a low pass to Romero P. Gainza. Marc-Vivien Benyachou hacks Romero P. Gainza from behind! Romero P. Gainza appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
34.02
Takumi Tanaka knocks the ball forward to Oswaldo Wiart. Oswaldo Wiart threads a neat ball through to Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez lofts in a cross ball towards Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
36.25
Takumi Tanaka sees a break and surges forward. Takumi Tanaka sees Romero P. Gainza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Gainza makes a defence splitting pass to Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
40.39
Manuel Rossi threads a neat ball through to Harry Palacio. With a delightful solo run, Harry Palacio stretches the opposition's defence. Harry Palacio shoots from long range. Isaac Grossman gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
42.06
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie have changed their lineup with Nigel Harley replacing Victor Santos. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. The Albacete Balompie players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Albacete Balompie kick off!
47.02
Yacine Bouyoucef flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Diez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Diez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danijel Eloi.
49.14
Pedro Blanco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin lofts in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Wiart. Oswaldo Wiart gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.33
Nigel Harley sees a break and surges forward. Nigel Harley controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Ricardo Gutierrez through on goal. Some good footwork from Ricardo Gutierrez provides some space. He shoots at goal but Jean Pierre Dumas is on top of it.
57.15
Manuel Rossi knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Pedro Blanco provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Isaac Grossman. Excellent save.
60.50
Albacete Balompie have made a substitution with Dan Degn replacing Andres Hierro .
61.54
Eugenio Roman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ferrer. Pedro Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Korey Gruenebaum. Korey Gruenebaum knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Jean Pierre Dumas.
63.44
Corner kick to Albacete Balompie. Korey Gruenebaum plays it short to Brian Powell. Brian Powell tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
65.36
Scott Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Roman. Eugenio Roman knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc-Vivien Benyachou. Marc-Vivien Benyachou knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Roman. Eugenio Roman makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Jean Pierre Dumas had no chance!! Goal for Albacete Balompie!
77.04
Albacete Balompie have made a substitution with Sveinn Ingólfsson replacing Brian Powell .
84.47
Without breaking stride, Manuel Rossi plays the ball forward to Eduardo Molina. With imagination, Eduardo Molina laces a weighted ball forward to Pablo Diez. Pablo Diez plays a one-two with Dmitri Blokhin and advances towards the goal... Pablo Diez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Magnificent block by Scott Inglis!
87.34
Romero P. Gainza hits a low pass to Harry Palacio. Harry Palacio plays a one-two with Pedro Blanco and advances towards the goal... Harry Palacio strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but is denied by Isaac Grossman. Excellent save.
90.00
Oswaldo Wiart runs straight at the opposition's defence. Oswaldo Wiart runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Oswaldo Wiart provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Isaac Grossman had no chance!! Goal for Málaga!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

Málaga
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
13
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
34.2%
42.1%
23.7%

Scorers
Brian Powell 63
Eugenio Roman 65
Oswaldo Wiart 49, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oswaldo Wiart of Málaga

Match Ratings
1.Isaac Grossman (GK)
9
2.Scott Inglis (DEF)
6
3.Victor Santos (DEF)
6
4.Danijel Eloi (DEF)
6
5.Korey Gruenebaum (MID)
6
6.Andres Hierro (MID)
6
7.Eugenio Roman (MID)goal scored
7
8.Marc-Vivien Benyachou (MID)
6
9.Pedro Ferrer (ATT)
6
10.Ricardo Gutierrez (ATT)
6
11.Brian Powell (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Nigel Harley (DEF)
6
13.Dan Degn (MID)
6
14.Sveinn Ingólfsson (ATT)
6

1.Jean Pierre Dumas (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Molina (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Rossi (DEF)
6
4.Takumi Tanaka (DEF)
6
5.Romero P. Gainza (MID)
6
6.Harry Palacio (MID)
7
7.Oswaldo Wiart (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Pedro Blanco (MID)
7
9.Yacine Bouyoucef (ATT)
6
10.Dmitri Blokhin (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Pablo Diez (ATT)
6
 
12.Eugenio Zamora (ATT)
0
13.Frederico Nunez (DEF)
0
14.Alberto Moya (ATT)
0