Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Real Zaragoza. A crowd of 16,501 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Celta Vigo and Real Zaragoza are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastian Santos.


0.00
Real Zaragoza get the match underway!
4.10
Stan Gardner kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Izquierdo. Miguel Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Segarra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Enrique Segarra tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.15
Stan Gardner flicks a high pass forward to Edmundo Vila who brings the ball neatly under control. Edmundo Vila flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Pascual holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Enrique Pascual lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Köller. Vincenzo Köller gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.20
Jose Ramos decides to run forward with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Ramos plays the ball forward to Eduardo Ribeiro. Eduardo Ribeiro threads a neat, attacking ball through to Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.27
Jose Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Noah Rummenigge controls it well on his chest. Noah Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Ribeiro collects the pass. Eduardo Ribeiro shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.51
Damien Maclean makes a simple pass to Samir Buchwald. Samir Buchwald threads a neat ball through to Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson edges inside the box! Andy Henderson rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
20.15
Claude Carmona comes in with a late challenge on Nico Hanke. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nico Hanke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.46
Enrique Segarra knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Suarez. Seeing a gap ahead, Leonardo Suarez plays the ball forward to Enrique Pascual who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Enrique Pascual provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
27.25
Roberto Marin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Henderson. Andy Henderson cuts inside the box! Andy Henderson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.43
Nico Hanke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Marin. Roberto Marin advances with the ball. Roberto Marin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Henderson but he's offside!
32.48
Edmundo Vila surges forward with the ball. Edmundo Vila shoots from long range but Jose Fortes Martin is on top of it.
34.33
Vincenzo Köller flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Suarez collects the pass. Leonardo Suarez plays a scrappy one-two with Edmundo Vila and stumbles forward towards the goal... Leonardo Suarez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.59
Edmundo Vila threads a neat ball through to Claude Carmona. With some swift thinking, Claude Carmona plays the ball forward to Leonardo Suarez who has made a great run into the box. Leonardo Suarez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Jose Fortes Martin manages to keep it out.
42.16
Nico Hanke flicks a high pass forward. Damien Maclean holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Damien Maclean darts forward. Damien Maclean plays a one-two with Eduardo Ribeiro and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Damien Maclean provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Jose Fortes Helguera.
43.49
Eduardo Ribeiro takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Enrique Pascual reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
44.25
Stan Gardner flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Suarez. Leonardo Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Celta Vigo kick off the second half!
47.56
Miguel Izquierdo darts forward. Miguel Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Köller. Vincenzo Köller beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
51.58
Vincenzo Köller makes a probing pass to Enrique Segarra. Enrique Segarra shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
59.46
Enrique Segarra hits a low pass to Leonardo Suarez. Leonardo Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Claude Carmona. Claude Carmona comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but Damien Maclean blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
60.24
Real Zaragoza have made 2 substitutions with Felipe Romero replacing Jose Fortes Helguera and Angelo Sciaccaluga replacing Edmundo Vila .
63.09
Noah Rummenigge takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Ribeiro who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Ribeiro shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.16
Claude Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Izquierdo. Miguel Izquierdo shoots from long range but is denied by Jose Fortes Martin. Excellent save.
75.30
Felipe Romero hacks Samir Buchwald from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samir Buchwald stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.46
Celta Vigo have made 3 substitutions with Kevin Kaiser replacing Andy Henderson, Rudy Grégoire replacing Hugo Ramos and Victor Pascual replacing Roberto Marin .
78.54
Juan-Carlos Pichichi flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Kaiser who brings the ball under control. Kevin Kaiser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
87.40
Noah Rummenigge flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Pichichi. Juan-Carlos Pichichi shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
Jose Ramos makes a probing pass to Samir Buchwald. Samir Buchwald sees a break and surges forward. Samir Buchwald controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.9%
52.1%
Play Area
33.8%
42.3%
23.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leonardo Suarez of Real Zaragoza

Match Ratings