Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva
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Alejandro ReyA. Rey52
G
1
G
67Gregorio MerinoG. Merino
Rafael GarridoR. Garrido69
D
2
D
78Alfredo RamosA. Ramos
Juan PerezJ. Perez57
D
3
D
55Frederico AriasF. Arias
Ferry RedekerF. Redeker71
D
4
D
54Patricio SanzP. Sanz
Rodolfo VidalR. Vidal61
D
5
D
51Alberto MerinoA. Merino
Guillermo HernandezG. Hernandez69
M
captain6
M
71Rafael DiezR. Diez
Francisco CamachoF. Camacho76
M
7
M
63Juan-Carlos BravoJ. Bravo
Andre BentoA. Bento80
A
8
M
63Felipe RedondoF. Redondo
Felipe GuerreroF. Guerrero71
A
9
M
53Leonardo VergesL. Verges
Guillermo GaladamesG. Galadames67
A
10
A
70Alberto BravoA. Bravo
Gavin ShawG. Shaw68
A
11captain
A
54Alfredo AlonsoA. Alonso
 
Anton HeiserA. Heiser67
D
12
G
65Marcos SolerM. Soler
Patricio HelgueraP. Helguera57
M
13
G
62Nicolas RubioN. Rubio
Guillermo MartinG. Martin58
A
14
G
60Pablo SuarezP. Suarez

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Mérida Unión Deportiva. A crowd of 9,314 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Mérida Unión Deportiva appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Cortes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo La Coruña kick off!
3.31
Felipe Redondo knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Diez. Rafael Diez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rafael Diez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.15
Juan Perez flicks a high ball forward to Andre Bento who takes it down. Andre Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gregorio Merino!
10.52
Juan Perez receives the ball from a throw-in from Francisco Camacho. Juan Perez knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Galadames. Guillermo Galadames tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
14.07
Francisco Camacho kicks a strong pass forward to Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero edges inside the box! Felipe Guerrero makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Gregorio Merino easily gets down and covers it.
16.22
Guillermo Galadames catches Patricio Sanz on the ankles. The referee calls over Guillermo Galadames and shows him a yellow card! Patricio Sanz runs off the knock.
18.15
Juan-Carlos Bravo threads the ball through to Alfredo Alonso. Alfredo Alonso lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Redondo. Felipe Redondo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
21.06
With vision, Juan-Carlos Bravo laces a weighted ball forward to Alfredo Alonso. Alfredo Alonso tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
22.46
Frederico Arias knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Merino. Alberto Merino takes it forward alone. Alberto Merino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.14
Alfredo Alonso makes an attacking run forward. Alfredo Alonso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolfo Vidal.
30.24
Rodolfo Vidal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Camacho. Francisco Camacho knocks the ball forward to Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
32.44
Alfredo Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Alonso. Alfredo Alonso passes the ball forward to Alberto Bravo. Alberto Bravo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alberto Bravo scores for Mérida Unión Deportiva!!
36.46
Guillermo Hernandez comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Alonso. The referee warns Guillermo Hernandez to calm down! Alfredo Alonso runs off the knock.
40.58
Alberto Bravo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Diez. Rafael Diez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.32
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.48
Felipe Guerrero comes in with a very late challenge on Alfredo Ramos. Felipe Guerrero is shown the red card!! Alfredo Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Mérida Unión Deportiva also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Mérida Unión Deportiva kick off!
48.10
Juan Perez plays the ball forward to Guillermo Hernandez. Guillermo Hernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.26
Juan Perez sees a break and surges forward. Juan Perez hits a low pass to Andre Bento. Andre Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Gregorio Merino gets down and covers it.
55.15
Without breaking stride, Juan Perez plays the ball forward to Guillermo Hernandez. Guillermo Hernandez passes the ball forward to Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
57.37
Felipe Redondo kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Diez. Rafael Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Alonso. Alfredo Alonso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.41
Rodolfo Vidal knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Hernandez. Guillermo Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Andre Bento. Andre Bento finds some space and shoots from distance. Gregorio Merino gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
61.39
Rafael Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Bravo. Alberto Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.20
Guillermo Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Shaw holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Shaw sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Gregorio Merino is on top of it.
65.16
Frederico Arias flicks a high pass forward to Felipe Redondo who brings the ball under control. Felipe Redondo decides to run forward with the ball. Felipe Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Alfredo Alonso. Francisco Camacho clumsily knocks into Alfredo Alonso. Alfredo Alonso appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
66.44
Frederico Arias runs straight at the opposition's defence. Frederico Arias hits a low pass to Alberto Bravo. Some good footwork from Alberto Bravo provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
67.49
Patricio Sanz threads the ball through to Juan-Carlos Bravo. Juan-Carlos Bravo flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Bravo who takes it down. Alberto Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.27
Guillermo Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Galadames. Guillermo Galadames controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Guillermo Galadames scores for Deportivo La Coruña!!
84.04
Gavin Shaw runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Shaw shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
89.14
Gavin Shaw makes a probing pass to Andre Bento. Andre Bento skips past Frederico Arias! Andre Bento shoots from just inside the box but somehow Gregorio Merino manages to keep it out.
90.00
Francisco Camacho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Hernandez. Guillermo Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Guillermo Galadames. Guillermo Galadames controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Mérida Unión Deportiva
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
46.9%
53.1%
Play Area
28.4%
42%
29.6%

Scorers
Guillermo Galadames 78
Alberto Bravo 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gregorio Merino of Mérida Unión Deportiva

Match Ratings
1.Alejandro Rey (GK)
6
2.Rafael Garrido (DEF)
6
3.Juan Perez (DEF)
7
4.Ferry Redeker (DEF)
6
5.Rodolfo Vidal (DEF)
6
6.Guillermo Hernandez (MID)
7
7.Francisco Camacho (MID)
6
8.Andre Bento (ATT)
7
9.Felipe Guerrero (ATT)red card
3
10.Guillermo Galadames (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Gavin Shaw (ATT)
6
 
12.Anton Heiser (DEF)
0
13.Patricio Helguera (MID)
0
14.Guillermo Martin (ATT)
0

1.Gregorio Merino (GK)
8
2.Alfredo Ramos (DEF)
6
3.Frederico Arias (DEF)
7
4.Patricio Sanz (DEF)
6
5.Alberto Merino (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Diez (MID)
6
7.Juan-Carlos Bravo (MID)
6
8.Felipe Redondo (MID)
7
9.Leonardo Verges (MID)
6
10.Alberto Bravo (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Alfredo Alonso (ATT)
7
 
12.Marcos Soler (GK)
0
13.Nicolas Rubio (GK)
0
14.Pablo Suarez (GK)
0