Match Report


Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Jim TokeJim Toke Adam Williams Adam Williams
Lennart SparwasserL. Sparwasser80
G
1
G
79Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Alfredo GarciaA. Garcia69
D
2
D
70Jakob PrantlJ. Prantl
Jose Fortes RomanJ. Roman71
D
captain3
D
71Jose Fortes MartinezJ. Martinez
Stuart MccallS. Mccall75
D
4
D
69Luis FloresL. Flores
Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi85
D
5
D
73Alberto VegaA. Vega
Albert RuizA. Ruiz83
M
6
M
70Gialuca MiccoliG. Miccoli
Jared CollinsJ. Collins83
M
7captain
M
83Jose MolownyJ. Molowny
Craig CampbellC. Campbell78
M
8
A
71Bernardo MorfeoB. Morfeo
Roger SierR. Sier75
A
9
A
82Duarte DejesusD. Dejesus
Victor José MariV. José Mari79
A
10
A
75Yohann SchouftY. Schouft
Fernando RodriguezF. Rodriguez71
A
11
A
79Thomas WeberT. Weber
 
Hugo LeonH. Leon79
A
12
M
75Tiago RamosT. Ramos
Edmundo AlvarezE. Alvarez65
M
13
M
75Fernando ReisF. Reis
Juan RomanJ. Roman65
D
14
A
72Sergio FariaS. Faria

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to Villarreal CF. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Gomez.


0.00
Real Betis Balompié start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.02
Alfredo Garcia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jared Collins. Jared Collins sees Fernando Rodriguez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.30
Jose Molowny hacks Craig Campbell from behind! Jose Molowny is given a warning by the referee! Craig Campbell runs off the knock.
14.20
Craig Campbell knocks the ball forward to Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Fortes Martinez.
20.42
Bernardo Morfeo darts forward. Bernardo Morfeo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
27.43
Fernando Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward. Roger Sier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roger Sier tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
28.31
Jose Molowny knocks the ball forward to Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
30.02
Jose Molowny clumsily knocks into Jose Fortes Roman. Jose Molowny is shown the yellow card! Jose Fortes Roman stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.51
Jose Fortes Roman hits a low pass to Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell threads the ball through to Albert Ruiz. Albert Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Vega.
36.23
Alfredo Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Jared Collins collects the pass. Jared Collins flicks a high pass forward to Albert Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Albert Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.19
Real Betis Balompié are in full control of this game.
42.07
Without breaking stride, Jose Molowny plays the ball forward to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Alberto Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Martinez. Jose Fortes Martinez makes a probing pass to Thomas Weber. Thomas Weber plays a one-two with Bernardo Morfeo and rushes in on goal... Thomas Weber shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Lennart Sparwasser has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Betis Balompié appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF 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
Villarreal CF kick off the second half!
48.35
Jose Molowny makes a probing pass to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Weber. Thomas Weber beats his man to it with a header but it curls horrendously wide!
49.04
Stuart Mccall threads a neat ball through to Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Victor José Mari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Rodriguez. Fernando Rodriguez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.23
Stuart Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Craig Campbell controls it well on his chest. Craig Campbell threads a neat ball through to Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Eric Appiah!
53.07
Alberto Vega threads the ball through to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli threads the ball through to Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
59.33
Duarte Dejesus clumsily knocks into Jared Collins. Duarte Dejesus is shown the yellow card! Jared Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.49
Real Betis Balompié have made a substitution with Hugo Leon replacing Craig Campbell and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
66.29
Jose Molowny catches Jared Collins on the ankles. Jose Molowny is given another warning by the referee! Jared Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.08
Albert Ruiz sees space and advances. Albert Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Roger Sier. Roger Sier whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
72.31
Jose Fortes Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Jose Molowny controls it well on his chest. Jose Molowny sees a break and surges forward. Jose Molowny lofts in a cross ball towards Bernardo Morfeo. Bernardo Morfeo beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.09
Jose Fortes Martinez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gialuca Miccoli. With a delightful solo run, Gialuca Miccoli stretches the opposition's defence. Gialuca Miccoli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Mccall.
77.20
Stuart Mccall sees Jose Fortes Roman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Fortes Roman decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Fortes Roman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Eric Appiah gets down and covers it.
78.36
Jose Fortes Roman hits a low pass to Jared Collins. Jared Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Ruiz. Albert Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Victor José Mari. Victor José Mari makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.37
Jared Collins hacks Jakob Prantl from behind! The referee calls over Jared Collins and shows him a yellow card! Jakob Prantl runs off the knock.
83.22
Hugo Leon barges into Jose Molowny. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Molowny hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.16
Jose Molowny makes a probing pass to Duarte Dejesus. Duarte Dejesus deftly passes the ball to Bernardo Morfeo, releasing him through on goal. Bernardo Morfeo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Lennart Sparwasser keeps it out!
85.05
Jose Fortes Martinez threads a neat ball through to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli laces a weighted ball forward to Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny advances inside the box! Jose Molowny shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Lennart Sparwasser manages to keep it out.
89.49
Luis Flores knocks the ball forward to Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Weber collects the pass. Thomas Weber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Jose Molowny hits a low pass to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Molowny. Jose Molowny gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Jose Fortes Roman steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Betis Balompié

Villarreal CF
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
30%
41.2%
28.7%

Scorers
Fernando Rodriguez 36
Jose Molowny 42
Thomas Weber 45
Bernardo Morfeo 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Molowny of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings
1.Lennart Sparwasser (GK)
6
2.Alfredo Garcia (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fortes Roman (DEF)
7
4.Stuart Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Dionisi (DEF)
6
6.Albert Ruiz (MID)
7
7.Jared Collins (MID)yellow card
6
8.Craig Campbell (MID)
6
9.Roger Sier (ATT)
6
10.Victor José Mari (ATT)
6
11.Fernando Rodriguez (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Hugo Leon (ATT)yellow card
5
13.Edmundo Alvarez (MID)
0
14.Juan Roman (DEF)
0

1.Eric Appiah (GK)
7
2.Jakob Prantl (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fortes Martinez (DEF)
7
4.Luis Flores (DEF)
6
5.Alberto Vega (DEF)
6
6.Gialuca Miccoli (MID)
7
7.Jose Molowny (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Bernardo Morfeo (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Duarte Dejesus (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Yohann Schouft (ATT)
6
11.Thomas Weber (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Tiago Ramos (MID)
0
13.Fernando Reis (MID)
0
14.Sergio Faria (ATT)
0