Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 16,805 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adolfo Redondo.


0.00
Cordoba kick off and get the first half underway!
9.52
Rui Lopes makes a probing pass to Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary plays a scrappy one-two with Vincenzo Milosevic and advances towards the goal... Fabio Mary strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but Enrique Pascual manages to gather it.
12.08
Samuele Padalino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Milosevic. Vincenzo Milosevic lofts in a cross ball towards Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.55
Without breaking stride, Samuel Sousa plays the ball forward to Hugo Montero. Hugo Montero flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.13
Brian Gilchrist decides to run forward with the ball. Brian Gilchrist passes the ball forward to Rafael Ibanez. Rafael Ibanez shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.16
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.34
Sebastian Lozano sees Rafael Ibanez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Ibanez flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Montero. Hugo Montero shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.29
Rafael Ibanez knocks the ball forward to Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.20
Robert Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Milosevic. Vincenzo Milosevic shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
42.31
Hugo Montero flicks a high pass forward to Jose Javier Pastor who brings the ball under control. Jose Javier Pastor advances inside the box! Jose Javier Pastor shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. Cordoba also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Union Las Palmas kick off!
48.13
Anton Schwabl makes a simple pass to Rui Lopes. Rui Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabio Mary. Fabio Mary rushes past Brian Gilchrist! Fabio Mary tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.31
Sebastian Lozano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Montero. Hugo Montero knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
54.55
With great vision, Brian Gilchrist plays the ball forward to Sebastian Lozano. Sebastian Lozano knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Montero. Hugo Montero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Lopes.
55.13
Rui Lopes passes the ball forward to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov advances inside the box! Kevin Dickov tries a spectacular strike. The ball bounces but comes off Brian Gilchrist and goes wide.
56.01
Samuele Padalino takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jose Javier Pastor reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
57.27
Marcos Vidal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Gomez. Antonio Gomez shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Jose Caminero smothers it!
67.12
Rafael Ibanez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rafael Ibanez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Beckham.
69.41
Rafael Ibanez hacks Samuele Padalino from behind! The referee calls over Rafael Ibanez and shows him a yellow card! Samuele Padalino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.38
Billy Patterson makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Patterson shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.00
Sebastian Lozano flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Varela controls it well on his chest. Edgar Varela knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Patterson.
77.54
Billy Patterson flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Milosevic who takes it down. Vincenzo Milosevic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.07
Anton Schwabl chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Patterson. Billy Patterson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov knocks the ball forward to Billy Patterson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.19
Sebastian Lozano runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sebastian Lozano makes a probing pass to Hugo Montero but he's offside!
83.18
With a delightful solo run, Jose Javier Pastor stretches the opposition's defence. Jose Javier Pastor shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastian Lozano plays the ball forward to Marcos Vidal. Marcos Vidal kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela makes a probing pass between the defence to Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Jose Caminero is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
31.2%
46.2%
22.5%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabio Mary of Cordoba

Match Ratings
1.Jose Caminero (GK)
7
2.Anton Schwabl (DEF)
7
3.Eric Appiah (DEF)
6
4.Robert Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Lennart Matthäus (MID)
6
6.Rui Lopes (MID)
6
7.Billy Patterson (MID)
7
8.Samuele Padalino (MID)
6
9.Fabio Mary (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Vincenzo Milosevic (ATT)
7
11.Kevin Dickov (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabio Guastalvino (ATT)
0
13.Mariano Nesta (MID)
0
14.Ruel Matthews (ATT)
0