Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Celta Vigo. A crowd of 17,582 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Celta Vigo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gabriel Arias.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Celta Vigo appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gabriel Arias.
0.00
Celta Vigo start the match!
3.18
Without breaking stride, Juan Gutierrez plays the ball forward to Andre Bento. Andre Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Gutierrez. Juan Gutierrez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
9.29
Jose Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Buchwald. Samir Buchwald shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.20
Samir Buchwald clumsily knocks into Francisco Camacho. The referee warns Samir Buchwald to calm down! Francisco Camacho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.14
Damien Maclean knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Ribeiro. With a delightful solo run, Eduardo Ribeiro stretches the opposition's defence. Eduardo Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Marin but he's offside!
15.13
Juan Gutierrez catches Nico Hanke on the ankles. Juan Gutierrez is shown the yellow card! Nico Hanke carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.36
Juan Gutierrez pushes up the pitch. Juan Gutierrez threads a neat ball through to Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jose Fortes Martin!
24.30
Juan Gutierrez makes a simple pass to Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw threads a neat, attacking ball through to Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Jose Fortes Martin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.05
Juan Gutierrez flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Guerrero who takes it down. Felipe Guerrero whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Jose Fortes Martin.
28.52
Corner kick to Deportivo La Coruña. Andre Bento chips it out wide. Victor Pascual reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
34.15
Rodolfo Vidal sees Bruno Misso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Misso threads a neat ball through to Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nico Hanke.
40.37
Roberto Marin sees Samir Buchwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samir Buchwald lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.33
Rafael Garrido sees space and advances. Rafael Garrido hits a low pass to Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jose Fortes Martin manages to gather it easily.
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. Celta Vigo also appear unchanged since the first half. The Celta Vigo players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo La Coruña get the second half underway!
47.23
Francisco Camacho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Gutierrez. Juan Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Jose Fortes Martin!
48.47
Francisco Camacho brings the ball forward. Francisco Camacho kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Gutierrez. Juan Gutierrez shoots from long range but Jose Fortes Martin is on top of it.
54.07
Rafael Garrido runs forward with the ball. Rafael Garrido sees Gavin Shaw in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Shaw shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Jose Fortes Martin manages to gather it comfortably.
59.11
Samir Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Pichichi controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Pichichi shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
65.12
Samir Buchwald brings the ball forward. Samir Buchwald shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.21
With intelligent vision, Jose Ramos plays the ball forward to Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos sees Andy Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andy Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alejandro Rey!
72.54
Roberto Marin passes the ball forward to Eduardo Ribeiro. Eduardo Ribeiro shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.36
Roberto Marin threads a neat ball through to Nico Hanke. Nico Hanke sees Andy Henderson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andy Henderson shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.35
Celta Vigo have made 3 substitutions with Rudy Grégoire replacing Andy Henderson, Kevin Kaiser replacing Hugo Ramos and Donny Ebbinge replacing Victor Pascual .
85.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Juan-Carlos Pichichi plays the ball forward to Kevin Kaiser. Kevin Kaiser sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.08
Samir Buchwald flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Ribeiro runs straight at the defence! Eduardo Ribeiro shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Alejandro Rey. Excellent save.
89.03
Rodolfo Vidal makes a probing pass to Juan Gutierrez. Juan Gutierrez hits a low pass to Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
Donny Ebbinge receives the ball from a throw-in from Roberto Marin. Without breaking stride, Donny Ebbinge plays the ball forward to Rudy Grégoire. Rudy Grégoire tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.4%
61.6%
Play Area
28.8%
45.2%
26%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Felipe Guerrero of Deportivo La Coruña |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alejandro Rey (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ferry Redeker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Bruno Misso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Rafael Garrido (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Rodolfo Vidal (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francisco Camacho (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Juan Gutierrez (MID) | ![]() | 7 |
| 8. | Andre Bento (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Francisco Crespo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Felipe Guerrero (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
| 11. | Gavin Shaw (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Guillermo Herrera (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Juan Perez (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Anthony Joachim (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jose Fortes Martin (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Nico Hanke (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Damien Maclean (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jose Ramos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Juan-Carlos Pichichi (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Samir Buchwald (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Roberto Marin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Victor Pascual (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Eduardo Ribeiro (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Hugo Ramos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Andy Henderson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rudy Grégoire (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Kevin Kaiser (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Donny Ebbinge (MID) | 6 | |












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