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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to Málaga. A crowd of 19,368 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Ramirez.


0.00
Málaga start the match!
2.07
Stuart Mccall passes the ball forward to Frederico Guardiola. Frederico Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Lennart Sachs. Lennart Sachs knocks in a cross ball towards Roger Sier. Roger Sier gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Jean Pierre Dumas manages to gather it effortlessly.
6.06
Yacine Bouyoucef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin knocks the ball forward to Jacob Campbell but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.34
Oscar Saez flicks a high pass forward. Oswaldo Wiart collects the pass. Oswaldo Wiart whips in a cross ball towards Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Lennart Sparwasser has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.42
Oscar Saez chips the ball to his team mate, Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef plays a one-two with Dmitri Blokhin and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Yacine Bouyoucef provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Lennart Sparwasser.
13.27
Oscar Pardo takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Lennart Sparwasser scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
20.31
Jacob Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez skips past Stuart Mccall! Some good footwork from Oscar Saez provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.29
Hugo Vazquez threads a neat ball through to Denny Dijkstra. Denny Dijkstra threads a neat ball through to Lennart Sachs. Lennart Sachs runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Lennart Sachs provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Manuel Rossi happens to be in the right place to block it.
32.32
Lennart Sachs flicks a high ball forward to Craig Campbell who takes it down. Craig Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Roger Sier. Roger Sier outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Jean Pierre Dumas comfortably punches it away to safety.
38.18
Jared Collins takes it forward alone. Jared Collins threads the ball through to Roger Sier. Roger Sier lofts in a cross ball towards Denny Dijkstra. Denny Dijkstra knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Michael Shields is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
39.26
Jared Collins flicks a high pass forward. Roger Sier comfortably collects the pass. Roger Sier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Jean Pierre Dumas is on top of it.
44.22
Yacine Bouyoucef clumsily knocks into Craig Campbell. Yacine Bouyoucef is shown the yellow card! Craig Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Betis Balompié appear unchanged since the first half. Málaga also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Betis Balompié players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Real Betis Balompié kicking off!
48.23
With great vision, Denny Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Lennart Sachs. Lennart Sachs lofts in a cross ball towards Jared Collins. Jared Collins beats his man to it with a header. Jean Pierre Dumas effortlessly picks it out of the air!
53.22
Roger Sier surges forward with the ball. Roger Sier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Rossi.
54.21
Denny Dijkstra sees Roger Sier in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roger Sier whips in a cross ball towards Jared Collins. Jared Collins finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
57.54
Michael Shields threads a neat ball through to Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin makes a beautiful solo run. Dmitri Blokhin plays a quick one-two with Claudio Pena and rushes in on goal... Dmitri Blokhin shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.32
Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Fernando Rodriguez replacing Craig Campbell and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.40
Michael Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez chips the ball to his team mate, Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
65.46
Eduardo Molina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Saez. What teamwork. Oscar Saez threads a neat ball through to Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball takes a deflection leaving Lennart Sparwasser with no chance!! Goal for Málaga!
69.39
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.24
Oscar Saez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oswaldo Wiart. Oswaldo Wiart knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.02
Oswaldo Wiart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dmitri Blokhin. Dmitri Blokhin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.20
Dmitri Blokhin comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Mccall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Mccall runs off the knock.
77.17
Showing composure, Oscar Saez laces a through ball forward to Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.45
Hugo Vazquez barges into Oscar Pardo. Hugo Vazquez is shown the yellow card! Oscar Pardo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.31
Alfredo Garcia clumsily knocks into Jacob Campbell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jacob Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Eduardo Molina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Pena who takes it down. Claudio Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Lennart Sparwasser.
90.00
Oscar Pardo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Fernando Rodriguez reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
34.3%
41.4%
24.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dmitri Blokhin of Málaga

Match Ratings
1.Jean Pierre Dumas (GK)
8
2.Eduardo Molina (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Rossi (DEF)
6
4.Michael Shields (DEF)
7
5.Jacob Campbell (MID)
6
6.Oswaldo Wiart (MID)
7
7.Oscar Saez (MID)
8
8.Oscar Pardo (MID)
6
9.Dmitri Blokhin (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
10.Yacine Bouyoucef (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Claudio Pena (ATT)
6
 
12.Oscar Ortiz (MID)
0
13.Julian Leon (MID)
0
14.Antonio Aguilar (DEF)
0