Match Report


Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano     GetafeGetafe
Robert WoodsRobert Woods Waseem Aljaf Waseem Aljaf
Jose AndresJ. Andres70
G
captain1
G
69Albrecht MaierA. Maier
Samuel VieiraS. Vieira76
D
2
D
69Billy BattyB. Batty
Jose Javier DominguezJ. Dominguez68
D
3captain
D
72Rafael NunezR. Nunez
Geoffroy BoudareneG. Boudarene66
D
4
D
65Jose Javier HerreroJ. Herrero
Kaba LuccinK. Luccin70
D
5
M
73Alfredo MarinA. Marin
Enrique PichichiE. Pichichi73
M
6
M
70Antonio QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Phil BallP. Ball75
M
7
M
72Victor PichichiV. Pichichi
Rafael RomanR. Roman72
M
8
M
73Max UpsonM. Upson
Roberto MolinaR. Molina62
A
9
A
72Romero P. SantosR. Santos
Pascal Van Der WoerdtP. Van Der Woerdt69
A
10
A
75Bryan VeurinkB. Veurink
Antonio CruzA. Cruz60
A
11
A
68Samir TurekS. Turek
 
Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado56
G
12
D
67Gregorio CarmonaG. Carmona
Liam GordonL. Gordon69
M
13
D
69Francisco FarinosF. Farinos
Joao FariaJ. Faria67
A
14
M
68Nicky CutlerN. Cutler

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Teresa Rivero where Rayo Vallecano play host to Getafe. A crowd of 18,966 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rayo Vallecano are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Getafe appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Molina.


0.00
Getafe start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.22
Jose Javier Dominguez barges into Romero P. Santos. The referee calls over Jose Javier Dominguez and warns him to calm down! Romero P. Santos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.47
Rafael Roman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Molina. Roberto Molina whips in a cross ball towards Enrique Pichichi. Enrique Pichichi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Albrecht Maier manages to gather it comfortably.
10.09
Antonio Quaresma plays the ball forward to Victor Pichichi. Victor Pichichi plays a scrappy one-two with Samir Turek and stumbles forward towards the goal... Victor Pichichi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Jose Andres.
14.35
Geoffroy Boudarene breaks forward. Geoffroy Boudarene threads a neat ball through to Phil Ball. Phil Ball whips in a cross ball towards Pascal Van Der Woerdt. Pascal Van Der Woerdt makes a looping header on goal. Albrecht Maier punches it away to safety.
15.27
Enrique Pichichi laces a weighted ball forward to Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.18
Jose Javier Dominguez flicks a high pass forward. Phil Ball controls it well on his chest. Phil Ball knocks the ball forward to Pascal Van Der Woerdt. Pascal Van Der Woerdt lofts in a cross ball towards Phil Ball. Phil Ball rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Albrecht Maier. Excellent save.
22.50
Enrique Pichichi catches Victor Pichichi on the ankles. Enrique Pichichi is warned by the referee! Victor Pichichi stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.32
Rafael Nunez kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Pichichi. Victor Pichichi knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Santos. Romero P. Santos plays a one-two with Bryan Veurink and rushes in on goal... Romero P. Santos looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.08
Geoffroy Boudarene comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Quaresma. Geoffroy Boudarene is shown the yellow card! Antonio Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.52
Jose Javier Herrero clumsily knocks into Enrique Pichichi. The referee calls over Jose Javier Herrero and shows him a yellow card! Enrique Pichichi runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rayo Vallecano appear unchanged since the first half. Getafe also appear unchanged since the first half. The Getafe players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Rayo Vallecano kick off the second half!
51.27
Enrique Pichichi threads a neat ball through to Roberto Molina. Roberto Molina knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Roman. Rafael Roman connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent block by Jose Javier Herrero!
60.39
Jose Javier Dominguez receives the ball from a throw-in from Geoffroy Boudarene. Jose Javier Dominguez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Phil Ball. Phil Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Molina. Roberto Molina gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.36
Jose Javier Herrero kicks a strong pass forward to Max Upson. Max Upson hits a low pass to Romero P. Santos. Romero P. Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Andres who gathers it comfortably.
71.20
Alfredo Marin makes an attacking run forward. Alfredo Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.08
Rayo Vallecano have made a substitution with Liam Gordon replacing Rafael Roman .
83.03
Liam Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Van Der Woerdt controls it well on his chest. Pascal Van Der Woerdt shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.59
Jose Javier Dominguez flicks a high pass forward. Liam Gordon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Gordon hits a low pass to Pascal Van Der Woerdt. Pascal Van Der Woerdt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Batty.
85.37
Enrique Pichichi knocks the ball forward to Pascal Van Der Woerdt. Pascal Van Der Woerdt whips in a cross ball towards Enrique Pichichi. Enrique Pichichi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Geoffroy Boudarene passes the ball forward to Liam Gordon. Liam Gordon kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rayo Vallecano

Getafe
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56%
44%
Play Area
32%
42.7%
25.3%

Scorers
Antonio Cruz 15
Roberto Molina 60
Enrique Pichichi 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Enrique Pichichi of Rayo Vallecano

Match Ratings
1.Jose Andres (GK)
6
2.Samuel Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Jose Javier Dominguez (DEF)
6
4.Geoffroy Boudarene (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Kaba Luccin (DEF)
6
6.Enrique Pichichi (MID)goal scored
9
7.Phil Ball (MID)
7
8.Rafael Roman (MID)
6
9.Roberto Molina (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Pascal Van Der Woerdt (ATT)
7
11.Antonio Cruz (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Frederico Delgado (GK)
0
13.Liam Gordon (MID)
6
14.Joao Faria (ATT)
0

1.Albrecht Maier (GK)
7
2.Billy Batty (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Nunez (DEF)
7
4.Jose Javier Herrero (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Alfredo Marin (MID)
6
6.Antonio Quaresma (MID)
6
7.Victor Pichichi (MID)
7
8.Max Upson (MID)
6
9.Romero P. Santos (ATT)
6
10.Bryan Veurink (ATT)
6
11.Samir Turek (ATT)
6
 
12.Gregorio Carmona (DEF)
0
13.Francisco Farinos (DEF)
0
14.Nicky Cutler (MID)
0