Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Martinez Valero where Elche CF play host to CD Leganés. A crowd of 8,549 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Elche CF are playing in a 6-3-1 formation while CD Leganés appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
The whistle blows and Elche CF kick off!
2.28
Gaspar Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Helguera. Alejandro Helguera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Hierro.
4.33
Alfredo Morales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Crespo. Pablo Crespo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Hierro.
6.16
Juan-Carlos Navarro sees space and advances. Juan-Carlos Navarro shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.51
Antonio Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Navarro. Juan-Carlos Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Calvo. Pablo Calvo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
18.10
Alfredo Morales comes in with a late challenge on Pedro Cortes. Alfredo Morales is warned by the referee! Pedro Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.42
Elche CF are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
22.48
Juan-Carlos Navarro threads the ball through to Pablo Calvo. Pablo Calvo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.32
Gaspar Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Crespo. Pablo Crespo finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
28.19
Luis Molowny decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Molowny knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.54
Romero P. Flores kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Cortes. Pedro Cortes makes a probing pass to Pablo Calvo. Pablo Calvo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Del Sol.
34.53
Gaspar Ramos passes the ball forward to Alejandro Helguera. Alejandro Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.29
Pedro Cortes chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Calvo. Pablo Calvo shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with CD Leganés kicking off!
48.04
Pedro Cortes knocks the ball forward to Pablo Calvo. Pablo Calvo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
55.01
Gaspar Ramos hacks Rainer Francke from behind! The referee calls over Gaspar Ramos and shows him a yellow card! Rainer Francke carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.26
Gaspar Ramos knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Helguera. Alejandro Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.18
Carlos Herrera surges forward with the ball. Carlos Herrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.47
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
79.46
Kemal Swift barges into Alejandro Helguera. Kemal Swift is shown the yellow card! Alejandro Helguera runs off the knock.
83.04
Pedro Cortes makes a beautiful solo run. Pedro Cortes shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
89.57
Pablo Crespo barges into Antonio Gil. The referee calls over Pablo Crespo and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Gil runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Cortes of Elche CF
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
26.8%
59.2%
14.1%