Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Santiago Bernabéu where Real Madrid play host to Real Zaragoza. A crowd of 15,674 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Real Madrid and Real Zaragoza are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Medina.


0.00
The first half starts with Real Zaragoza kicking off!
2.21
Marcel Lange plays the ball forward to Arturo Roman. Arturo Roman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
3.43
Enrique Segarra flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Calvo. Jose Javier Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.24
Eugenio Navarro sees Jose Javier Calvo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Claude Carmona controls it well on his chest. Claude Carmona threads the ball through to Leonardo Suarez but he's offside!
16.27
Rafael Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Samir Helmer. Samir Helmer knocks the ball forward to Brian Pallister. Brian Pallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.17
With vision, Marcel Lange laces a weighted ball forward to Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
24.34
Samir Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Lange. Marcel Lange threads a neat ball through to Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
26.04
Samir Helmer clumsily knocks into Claude Carmona. Samir Helmer is shown the yellow card! Claude Carmona hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.28
Brian Pallister kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
39.43
Samir Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Pallister. Brian Pallister makes a simple pass to Rafael Carmona. Rafael Carmona tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.27
Marcel Lange catches Stan Gardner on the ankles. Marcel Lange is shown the yellow card! Stan Gardner stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Madrid appear unchanged since the first half. Real Zaragoza also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Zaragoza players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Real Madrid start the second half!
47.49
Edmundo Vila sees Enrique Segarra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Enrique Segarra plays a quick one-two with Leonardo Suarez and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Enrique Segarra provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.18
Brian Pallister threads a neat ball through to Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
49.05
Enrique Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Pascual collects the pass. Enrique Pascual shoots from 20 yards. Luis Vega effortlessly gets down and covers it.
51.56
Stan Gardner threads a neat ball through to Enrique Segarra. Enrique Segarra flicks a high pass forward to Jose Javier Calvo who brings the ball under control. Jose Javier Calvo plays a one-two with Edmundo Vila and rushes in on goal... Jose Javier Calvo comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.43
Rafael Hernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Roman. Arturo Roman finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.01
Real Zaragoza have made a substitution with Mauricio Sanchez replacing Edmundo Vila .
61.05
Brian Pallister flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Veloso who brings the ball under control. Bruno Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Carmona. Rafael Carmona directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
63.02
Claude Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Pascual. Enrique Pascual tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.03
Mauricio Sanchez threads the ball through to Claude Carmona. Claude Carmona lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Pascual. Enrique Pascual flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
72.23
Urvin Leiwakabessy laces a weighted ball forward to Marcel Lange. Marcel Lange advances with the ball. Marcel Lange controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
73.17
Enrique Pascual laces a through ball forward to Claude Carmona. Claude Carmona deftly passes the ball to Enrique Pascual, releasing him through on goal. Enrique Pascual takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.53
Real Zaragoza have made a substitution with Sabri Cinetti replacing Eugenio Navarro .
78.56
Pablo Vazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
79.04
Seeing Arturo Roman's run, Pablo Vazquez quickly throws the ball into his path. Arturo Roman threads a neat ball through to Rafael Carmona. Rafael Carmona tries a spectacular long range effort but Simon Greening reads it well. Nice keeping!
81.30
Alec Dalglish controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samir Helmer. Samir Helmer sees Arturo Roman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Roman whips in a cross ball towards Brian Pallister. Brian Pallister is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
83.25
Julian Vicente chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Sanchez. Mauricio Sanchez flicks a high ball forward to Enrique Segarra who takes it down. Enrique Segarra passes the ball forward to Leonardo Suarez. Leonardo Suarez strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but somehow Luis Vega manages to keep it out.
84.56
Brian Pallister flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Roman collects the pass. Arturo Roman finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Simon Greening manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

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

Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Enrique Pascual of Real Zaragoza

Match Ratings
1.Luis Vega (GK)
6
2.Alec Dalglish (DEF)
6
3.Samir Helmer (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Rafael Hernandez (DEF)
6
5.Urvin Leiwakabessy (DEF)
6
6.Brian Pallister (MID)
7
7.Pablo Vazquez (MID)
6
8.Marcel Lange (MID)yellow card
6
9.Bruno Veloso (ATT)
6
10.Arturo Roman (ATT)
6
11.Rafael Carmona (ATT)
6
 
12.Amara Paisley (GK)
0
13.Damien Riggott (ATT)
0
14.Pier G. Corrent (MID)
0