Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Gregorio MarcosG. Marcos55
G
1captain
G
70Marcos AndresM. Andres
Ferry RedekerF. Redeker72
D
2
D
74Elena IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Bruno MissoB. Misso69
D
3
D
74Alfredo DiezA. Diez
Rafael GarridoR. Garrido69
D
4
D
75Gregorio LopezG. Lopez
Rodolfo VidalR. Vidal63
D
5
M
86Iago CarecaI. Careca
Francisco CamachoF. Camacho77
M
captain6
M
81Claudio DiezC. Diez
Juan GutierrezJ. Gutierrez66
M
7
M
87Alejandro MenendezA. Menendez
Andre BentoA. Bento80
A
8
M
81Juan-Carlos RamosJ. Ramos
Francisco CrespoF. Crespo79
A
9
A
82Yacine BouyoucefY. Bouyoucef
Felipe GuerreroF. Guerrero71
A
10
A
80Abel CastroA. Castro
Gavin ShawG. Shaw69
A
11
A
84Pedro SaenzP. Saenz
 
Anthony JoachimA. Joachim60
A
12
D
66Fernando SuarezF. Suarez
Juan PerezJ. Perez59
D
13
M
77Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola
Eugenio FerrerE. Ferrer58
A
14
A
71Romero P. CarcedoR. Carcedo

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 17,210 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Ramirez.


0.00
Deportivo La Coruña start the match!
3.05
Rafael Garrido chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Gutierrez. Juan Gutierrez hits a low pass to Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.58
Bruno Misso threads a neat ball through to Francisco Camacho. Francisco Camacho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Shaw. Gavin Shaw shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Marcos Andres.
8.01
Yacine Bouyoucef sees Pedro Saenz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Saenz finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gregorio Marcos effortlessly smothers it!
9.23
Gregorio Lopez hacks Felipe Guerrero from behind! The referee calls over Gregorio Lopez and shows him a yellow card! Felipe Guerrero stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.09
Gregorio Lopez hits a low pass to Alejandro Menendez. Alejandro Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Saenz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Saenz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.23
Juan Gutierrez knocks the ball forward to Francisco Camacho. Francisco Camacho whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
18.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Elena Izquierdo plays the ball forward to Alfredo Diez. Alfredo Diez makes a probing pass to Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez knocks in a cross ball towards Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef makes a deft header but Gregorio Marcos reads it well. He makes it look easy!
20.46
Juan Gutierrez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo plays a scrappy one-two with Andre Bento and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francisco Crespo takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.44
Bruno Misso threads a neat ball through to Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.02
Claudio Diez passes the ball forward to Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Gregorio Marcos had no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
32.05
Claudio Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz knocks in a cross ball towards Abel Castro. Abel Castro directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.20
Gregorio Lopez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Ramos. Juan-Carlos Ramos passes the ball forward to Pedro Saenz. Pedro Saenz knocks in a cross ball towards Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef heads the ball goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
42.22
Elena Izquierdo hacks Felipe Guerrero from behind! The referee brings Elena Izquierdo to one side and gives him a warning! Felipe Guerrero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half. The Deportivo La Coruña players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Barcelona kick off!
51.46
Juan Gutierrez passes the ball forward to Rafael Garrido. Rafael Garrido sees a break and surges forward. Rafael Garrido knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.44
Ferry Redeker flicks a high pass forward to Juan Gutierrez who brings the ball under control. Juan Gutierrez takes it forward alone. Juan Gutierrez shoots from 25 yards. Marcos Andres gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
54.11
Juan Gutierrez hacks Claudio Diez from behind! Juan Gutierrez is shown the yellow card! Claudio Diez runs off the knock.
55.57
Yacine Bouyoucef makes an attacking run forward. Yacine Bouyoucef tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
59.40
Claudio Diez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Menendez. Alejandro Menendez hits a low pass to Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gregorio Marcos comfortably smothers it!
71.22
Juan Gutierrez takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Francisco Camacho. Francisco Camacho chips the ball to his team mate, Andre Bento. Andre Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Shaw. With a superhuman jump, Gavin Shaw connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Marcos Andres reads it well. Fabulous save!
73.21
Claudio Diez threads the ball through to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from 20 yards. Gregorio Marcos gets down and covers it.
77.59
Yacine Bouyoucef hacks Rafael Garrido from behind! The referee calls over Yacine Bouyoucef and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Garrido stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.40
Claudio Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Yacine Bouyoucef. Yacine Bouyoucef shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Barcelona
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
34.3%
43.3%
22.4%

Scorers
Pedro Saenz 28
Abel Castro 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Saenz of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Gregorio Marcos (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)
6
7.Juan Gutierrez (MID)yellow card
7
8.Andre Bento (ATT)
6
9.Francisco Crespo (ATT)
6
10.Felipe Guerrero (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Shaw (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Joachim (ATT)
0
13.Juan Perez (DEF)
0
14.Eugenio Ferrer (ATT)
0

1.Marcos Andres (GK)
7
2.Elena Izquierdo (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Diez (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Lopez (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Iago Careca (MID)
6
6.Claudio Diez (MID)
8
7.Alejandro Menendez (MID)
6
8.Juan-Carlos Ramos (MID)
6
9.Yacine Bouyoucef (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Abel Castro (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Pedro Saenz (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Fernando Suarez (DEF)
0
13.Guillermo Guardiola (MID)
0
14.Romero P. Carcedo (ATT)
0