Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Real Jaen. A crowd of 8,795 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Celta Vigo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Real Jaen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Celta Vigo kicking off!
3.13
Alex Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
6.25
Jose Blanco passes the ball forward to Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Peiro.
12.20
Matthias Rahn chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Mccall. Alex Mccall makes a simple pass to Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Camacho.
14.02
Juan-Carlos Guerrero sees a break and surges forward. Juan-Carlos Guerrero whips in a cross ball towards Martin Alvarez. Martin Alvarez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Romero P. Fernandez easily picks it out of the air!
15.11
Pedro Camacho catches Juan-Carlos Guerrero on the ankles. Pedro Camacho is given a warning by the referee! Juan-Carlos Guerrero runs off the knock.
16.15
Alex Mccall makes a simple pass to Martin Alvarez. Martin Alvarez shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.19
Jose Blanco sees a break and surges forward. Jose Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Alvarez. Martin Alvarez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Romero P. Fernandez.
28.23
Matthias Rahn knocks the ball forward to Jose Blanco. Jose Blanco flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Alvarez. Martin Alvarez lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Galadames. Miguel Galadames is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.58
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.42
Alex Mccall makes a simple pass to Martin Alvarez. Martin Alvarez lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Galadames. Miguel Galadames is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.41
Matthias Rahn makes a simple pass to Juan-Carlos Guerrero. Juan-Carlos Guerrero makes a simple pass to Miguel Galadames. Miguel Galadames knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.49
Cristiano Nascimento sees a break and surges forward. Cristiano Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Real Jaen kick off!
48.36
Real Jaen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Celta Vigo's defence.
55.24
Tonci Prosinecki comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Rahn. The referee calls over Tonci Prosinecki and shows him a yellow card! Matthias Rahn stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.30
Craig Morrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tonci Prosinecki. Tonci Prosinecki whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Nieto. Rafael Nieto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.39
Matthias Rahn makes a simple pass to Jose Blanco. Jose Blanco chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Galadames. Miguel Galadames lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.47
Malte Thielemann clumsily knocks into Tonci Prosinecki. The referee calls over Malte Thielemann and shows him a yellow card! Tonci Prosinecki runs off the knock.
66.09
Martin Alvarez clumsily knocks into Pedro Camacho. Martin Alvarez is warned by the referee! Pedro Camacho stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.38
Juan-Carlos Guerrero barges into Cristiano Nascimento. Juan-Carlos Guerrero is given a warning by the referee! Cristiano Nascimento runs off the knock.
79.02
Alex Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Galadames. Miguel Galadames lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos directs the ball goalwards with his head. Romero P. Fernandez easily smothers it.
81.25
Matthias Rahn threads the ball through to Jose Blanco. Jose Blanco knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Farinos. Ernesto Farinos lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Galadames. Miguel Galadames powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.18
Craig Morrison barges into Jose Blanco. The referee calls over Craig Morrison and warns him to calm down! Jose Blanco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.30
Francisco Peiro comes in with a late challenge on Miguel Galadames. Francisco Peiro is given a warning by the referee! Miguel Galadames stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.59
Alex Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Alvarez. Martin Alvarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.59
Malte Thielemann threads the ball through to Jose Blanco. Jose Blanco knocks the ball forward to Martin Alvarez. Martin Alvarez shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Fernandez of Celta Vigo
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.6%
62.4%
Play Area
27.1%
52.9%
20%