Match Report


Celta VigoCelta Vigo     Real MadridReal Madrid
Ian DonaldsonIan Donaldson Olly Martin Olly Martin
Marcello BoselliM. Boselli65
G
1
G
68Francisco FarinosF. Farinos
Brian PriestleyB. Priestley66
D
2
D
75Gabriel FarinosG. Farinos
Simo HellenS. Hellen65
D
3
D
74Daniel Del SolD. Del Sol
Pim Van MolP. Van Mol65
D
captain4
D
72Ernesto MartinezE. Martinez
Vitor ValenteV. Valente73
M
5
M
73Martin VergesM. Verges
Alberto GuardiolaA. Guardiola66
M
6
M
70Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez
Joseph JobJ. Job67
M
7captain
M
74Arturo GimenezA. Gimenez
Oscar CaballeroO. Caballero67
M
8
M
89Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos
Bruno MoutinhoB. Moutinho65
A
9
A
81Daishin WatanabeD. Watanabe
Albeiro AguirreA. Aguirre68
A
10
A
73Richard KalacR. Kalac
Claudio KikoC. Kiko68
A
11
A
78Juan TorresJ. Torres
 
Steven RabuelS. Rabuel49
G
12
D
63Danny BowerD. Bower
Gianluca AntonelliniG. Antonellini63
D
13
M
69Oscar SanzO. Sanz
Marc GerlachM. Gerlach56
M
14
A
70Ricardo ReyesR. Reyes

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Real Madrid. A crowd of 19,539 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Celta Vigo and Real Madrid are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Cortes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Real Madrid kick off!
4.14
Ernesto Martinez brings the ball forward. Ernesto Martinez sees Daishin Watanabe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daishin Watanabe lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Torres. Juan Torres connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.29
Vitor Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Simo Hellen. Simo Hellen flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Kiko. Claudio Kiko makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.29
Arturo Gimenez comes in with a late challenge on Brian Priestley. Arturo Gimenez is shown the yellow card! Brian Priestley grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.29
Seeing a gap ahead, Richard Kalac plays the ball forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres threads a neat, attacking ball through to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Marcello Boselli is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.02
Oscar Caballero brings the ball forward. Oscar Caballero shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.04
Joseph Job plays the ball forward to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
39.54
Pim Van Mol flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Moutinho who brings the ball under control. Bruno Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Kiko. Claudio Kiko gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
40.00
Daniel Del Sol makes a simple pass to Arturo Gimenez. With vision, Arturo Gimenez laces a weighted ball forward to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac deftly passes the ball to Daishin Watanabe, releasing him through on goal. Daishin Watanabe muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Marcello Boselli is on top of his game. Good save!
42.24
Alberto Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Joseph Job holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joseph Job knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Kiko. Claudio Kiko cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Francisco Farinos manages to gather it easily.
44.43
Daishin Watanabe knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Torres. Juan Torres connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celta Vigo appear unchanged since the first half. Real Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Celta Vigo start the second half!
47.18
Gabriel Farinos threads a neat ball through to Rafael Marquitos. With a delightful solo run, Rafael Marquitos stretches the opposition's defence. Rafael Marquitos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Priestley.
48.04
Arturo Gimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Torres. Juan Torres beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.41
Martin Verges flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Marquitos. Rafael Marquitos knocks in a cross ball towards Daishin Watanabe. With a superhuman jump, Daishin Watanabe connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.43
Alberto Guardiola plays the ball forward to Vitor Valente. Vitor Valente threads a neat ball through to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gabriel Farinos.
55.10
Ernesto Martinez threads the ball through to Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe plays a one-two with Richard Kalac and rushes in on goal... Daishin Watanabe muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
60.51
Real Madrid have made a substitution with Ricardo Reyes replacing Juan Torres .
66.25
Without breaking stride, Joseph Job plays the ball forward to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho deftly passes the ball to Claudio Kiko, releasing him through on goal. Claudio Kiko side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.50
Daniel Del Sol sees Richard Kalac in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Kalac threads the ball through to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pim Van Mol.
71.43
Arturo Gimenez flicks a high pass forward. Richard Kalac controls it well on his chest. Richard Kalac skips past Brian Priestley! Richard Kalac cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Marcello Boselli gets down and covers it.
77.17
Real Madrid have made a substitution with Danny Bower replacing Ernesto Martinez .
79.36
Martin Verges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Brian Priestley steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
81.49
Ricardo Reyes hacks Simo Hellen from behind! Ricardo Reyes is warned by the referee! Simo Hellen runs off the knock.
84.19
Alberto Guardiola hacks Eugenio Martinez from behind! The referee calls over Alberto Guardiola and shows him a yellow card! Eugenio Martinez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.39
Pim Van Mol clumsily knocks into Richard Kalac. Pim Van Mol is warned by the referee! Richard Kalac stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.09
Danny Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes finds some space and shoots from distance but Marcello Boselli reads it well. Excellent keeping!
89.15
Simo Hellen sees space and advances. Simo Hellen threads a neat ball through to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
Martin Verges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Marcello Boselli.
90.00
It's a corner kick. Rafael Marquitos loops the ball in to towards the near post. Danny Bower rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Celta Vigo

Real Madrid
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.1%
58.9%
Play Area
31.5%
43.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Claudio Kiko 12
Richard Kalac 26
Juan Torres 44, 48
Daishin Watanabe 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Torres of Real Madrid

Match Ratings
1.Marcello Boselli (GK)
7
2.Brian Priestley (DEF)
6
3.Simo Hellen (DEF)
6
4.Pim Van Mol (DEF)
6
5.Vitor Valente (MID)
6
6.Alberto Guardiola (MID)yellow card
6
7.Joseph Job (MID)
6
8.Oscar Caballero (MID)
6
9.Bruno Moutinho (ATT)
6
10.Albeiro Aguirre (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Kiko (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Steven Rabuel (GK)
0
13.Gianluca Antonellini (DEF)
0
14.Marc Gerlach (MID)
0

1.Francisco Farinos (GK)
6
2.Gabriel Farinos (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Del Sol (DEF)
6
4.Ernesto Martinez (DEF)
6
5.Martin Verges (MID)
6
6.Eugenio Martinez (MID)
6
7.Arturo Gimenez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Rafael Marquitos (MID)
7
9.Daishin Watanabe (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Richard Kalac (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Juan Torres (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Danny Bower (DEF)
6
13.Oscar Sanz (MID)
0
14.Ricardo Reyes (ATT)
6