Match Report


EibarEibar     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Alex Samson Alex Samson
Matthew GyanM. Gyan81
G
1
G
78Isaac GrossmanI. Grossman
Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg84
D
2
D
71Scott InglisS. Inglis
Tarik RamziT. Ramzi79
D
3
D
71Nigel HarleyN. Harley
Carlos MarquezC. Marquez73
D
4
D
72Danijel EloiD. Eloi
Leon de GrootL. de Groot83
D
5
M
75Felipe CastroF. Castro
Mark DainelliM. Dainelli79
M
6
M
77Dan DegnD. Degn
Philipp JusterP. Juster94
M
7captain
M
81Eugenio RomanE. Roman
Tonton GrenT. Gren87
M
captain8
M
78Marc-Vivien BenyachouM. Benyachou
Sylvain SummerbellS. Summerbell83
A
9
A
77Pedro FerrerP. Ferrer
Duncan MatteoD. Matteo77
A
10
A
75Brian PowellB. Powell
Arturo José MariA. José Mari71
A
11
A
72Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson
 
Alexandre VarelaA. Varela76
D
12
D
71Victor SantosV. Santos
Frederico SaezF. Saez75
M
13
M
80Andres HierroA. Hierro
Billy LawB. Law70
A
14
A
70Marvin ShearerM. Shearer

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Mpal de Ipurua where Eibar play host to Albacete Balompie. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eibar are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Albacete Balompie appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Kiko.


0.00
Albacete Balompie start the match!
2.18
Marc-Vivien Benyachou brings the ball forward. Marc-Vivien Benyachou knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mark Dainelli.
3.04
Felipe Castro passes the ball forward to Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
8.28
Tarik Ramzi pushes mid-way up the pitch. Tarik Ramzi flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Matteo controls it well on his chest. Duncan Matteo rushes past Eugenio Roman! Duncan Matteo comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Isaac Grossman gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
12.49
Tonton Gren hacks Felipe Castro from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Felipe Castro runs off the knock.
14.16
Nigel Harley threads a neat ball through to Marc-Vivien Benyachou. Marc-Vivien Benyachou runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Marc-Vivien Benyachou lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Powell. Brian Powell directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.14
Duncan Matteo flicks a high ball forward to Sylvain Summerbell who takes it down. Sylvain Summerbell shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Isaac Grossman.
17.52
Philipp Juster takes a quick corner, playing it short to Stefan Malmberg. Some silky footwork from Stefan Malmberg provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Danijel Eloi.
20.28
Leon de Groot sees Tonton Gren in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tonton Gren takes it forward alone. Tonton Gren tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
21.06
Eugenio Roman takes it forward alone. Eugenio Roman sees Pedro Ferrer just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Ferrer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
24.45
Sylvain Summerbell chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Isaac Grossman manages to keep it out.
30.55
Eugenio Roman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson skips past Tarik Ramzi! Sveinn Ingólfsson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Matthew Gyan gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
32.28
Mark Dainelli flicks a high pass forward. Arturo José Mari collects the pass. Arturo José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Isaac Grossman. Excellent save.
36.47
Marc-Vivien Benyachou barges into Stefan Malmberg. Marc-Vivien Benyachou is shown the yellow card! Stefan Malmberg grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.08
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.17
Leon de Groot flicks a high pass forward. Philipp Juster collects the pass. Philipp Juster plays the ball forward to Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Isaac Grossman!
44.28
Mark Dainelli gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Duncan Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaac Grossman who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eibar have changed their lineup with Alexandre Varela replacing Carlos Marquez. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Eibar kicking off!
55.28
Danijel Eloi flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc-Vivien Benyachou. Marc-Vivien Benyachou brings the ball forward. Marc-Vivien Benyachou knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.57
Mark Dainelli chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danijel Eloi.
59.12
Philipp Juster threads a neat ball through to Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo rushes past Nigel Harley! Duncan Matteo shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.12
Albacete Balompie have made a substitution with Victor Santos replacing Nigel Harley .
63.08
Leon de Groot chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari lofts in a cross ball towards Tonton Gren. Tonton Gren whips the ball goalwards with his head. Isaac Grossman is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.17
Philipp Juster makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Isaac Grossman.
67.43
Corner kick to Eibar. Philipp Juster plays it to the far post. Alexandre Varela makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
69.23
Philipp Juster knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Isaac Grossman effortlessly picks it out of the air!
72.46
Dan Degn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Powell. Brian Powell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Matthew Gyan. Excellent save.
75.21
Philipp Juster makes a simple pass to Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danijel Eloi.
81.16
Mark Dainelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Matteo. Duncan Matteo knocks the ball forward to Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell cuts inside the box! Sylvain Summerbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball is deflected off Danijel Eloi and goes out of play.
82.13
It's a corner kick which Mark Dainelli takes quickly, playing the ball short to Arturo José Mari. Arturo José Mari cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.24
Stefan Malmberg threads a neat ball through to Mark Dainelli. Mark Dainelli takes it forward alone. Mark Dainelli knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo José Mari. Danijel Eloi clumsily knocks into Arturo José Mari. Penalty not given!!
89.50
Philipp Juster flicks a high ball forward to Duncan Matteo who takes it down. Duncan Matteo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Isaac Grossman is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eibar

Albacete Balompie
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
13
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
23.4%
45.5%
31.2%

Scorers
Duncan Matteo 59
Tonton Gren 63
Arturo José Mari 82

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Matteo of Eibar

Match Ratings
1.Matthew Gyan (GK)
6
2.Stefan Malmberg (DEF)
6
3.Tarik Ramzi (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Marquez (DEF)
6
5.Leon de Groot (DEF)
6
6.Mark Dainelli (MID)
7
7.Philipp Juster (MID)
7
8.Tonton Gren (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
9.Sylvain Summerbell (ATT)
7
10.Duncan Matteo (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Arturo José Mari (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Alexandre Varela (DEF)
6
13.Frederico Saez (MID)
0
14.Billy Law (ATT)
0

1.Isaac Grossman (GK)
8
2.Scott Inglis (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Harley (DEF)
6
4.Danijel Eloi (DEF)
6
5.Felipe Castro (MID)
6
6.Dan Degn (MID)
6
7.Eugenio Roman (MID)
7
8.Marc-Vivien Benyachou (MID)yellow card
6
9.Pedro Ferrer (ATT)
6
10.Brian Powell (ATT)
6
11.Sveinn Ingólfsson (ATT)
6
 
12.Victor Santos (DEF)
6
13.Andres Hierro (MID)
0
14.Marvin Shearer (ATT)
0