Match Report


Rayo VallecanoRayo Vallecano     Girona FCGirona FC
Robert WoodsRobert Woods Flynn Avery Flynn Avery
Jose AndresJ. Andres70
G
captain1
G
75Jose BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Samuel VieiraS. Vieira76
D
2
D
78John BradyJ. Brady
Jose Javier DominguezJ. Dominguez68
D
3
D
77Kubilay TürkyilmazK. Türkyilmaz
Geoffroy BoudareneG. Boudarene66
D
4
D
77Antonio LorenzoA. Lorenzo
Enrique PichichiE. Pichichi73
M
5
D
77Carlos GarciaC. Garcia
Liam GordonL. Gordon69
M
6
M
79Otávio CardosoO. Cardoso
Nico PerrinN. Perrin73
M
7
M
93Eduardo CastroE. Castro
Joao SoaresJ. Soares70
M
8
A
76Martin HierroM. Hierro
Roberto MolinaR. Molina62
A
9captain
A
79Juan DuranJ. Duran
Pascal Van Der WoerdtP. Van Der Woerdt69
A
10
A
77George NoicaG. Noica
Antonio CruzA. Cruz60
A
11
A
75Rafael RomeroR. Romero
 
Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado56
G
12
M
77Robin van VeenR. van Veen
Phil BallP. Ball75
M
13
M
80Guillermo LeonG. Leon
Stan BeagrieS. Beagrie74
A
14
A
79Elías PereyraE. Pereyra

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Teresa Rivero where Rayo Vallecano play host to Girona FC. A crowd of 19,578 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rayo Vallecano are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Girona FC appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Cortes.


0.00
Rayo Vallecano kick off!
2.34
Jose Javier Dominguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Nico Perrin. Nico Perrin flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Gordon. Liam Gordon beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.47
Eduardo Castro makes a probing pass to Rafael Romero. Rafael Romero knocks the ball to his team mate, Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.18
Liam Gordon barges into Antonio Lorenzo. The referee calls over Liam Gordon and warns him to calm down! Antonio Lorenzo stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.47
Enrique Pichichi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Enrique Pichichi lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Molina. Roberto Molina flicks the ball with his head. Jose Barbosa gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
15.18
Antonio Lorenzo makes a simple pass to Carlos Garcia. Carlos Garcia flicks a high pass forward. George Noica collects the pass. George Noica knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Andres who gathers it comfortably.
16.39
Jose Javier Dominguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Geoffroy Boudarene. Geoffroy Boudarene makes a probing pass to Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz plays a sublime one-two with Pascal Van Der Woerdt and races in on goal... Antonio Cruz comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.43
Eduardo Castro catches Geoffroy Boudarene on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Geoffroy Boudarene gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.33
Jose Javier Dominguez flicks a high ball forward to Liam Gordon who takes it down. Liam Gordon makes a simple pass to Joao Soares. Joao Soares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.58
Samuel Vieira kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Dominguez. Jose Javier Dominguez flicks a high ball forward to Nico Perrin who takes it down. Nico Perrin knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Van Der Woerdt. Pascal Van Der Woerdt makes a deft header. Jose Barbosa manages to gather it.
32.36
John Brady passes the ball forward to Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Otávio Cardoso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Otávio Cardoso whips in a cross ball towards George Noica. George Noica makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Jose Andres!
33.19
Eduardo Castro threads a neat ball through to Rafael Romero. Rafael Romero knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Duran. Juan Duran shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
34.12
Eduardo Castro flicks a high pass forward to Juan Duran who brings the ball under control. Juan Duran shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
36.12
With imagination, Liam Gordon laces a weighted ball forward to Roberto Molina. Roberto Molina lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Perrin. Nico Perrin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
40.14
Samuel Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Nico Perrin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nico Perrin makes a simple pass to Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Rayo Vallecano are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
Rafael Romero barges into Jose Javier Dominguez. The referee calls over Rafael Romero and warns him to calm down! Jose Javier Dominguez 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. Girona FC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Girona FC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Girona FC start the second half!
47.47
Geoffroy Boudarene makes a simple pass to Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kubilay Türkyilmaz.
48.35
Eduardo Castro hits a low pass to Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Jose Andres effortlessly gets down and covers it.
53.21
Antonio Lorenzo flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Hierro. Martin Hierro shoots from distance. Solid save from Jose Andres.
55.49
Eduardo Castro laces a weighted ball forward to George Noica. George Noica shoots from outside the area. Jose Andres gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
60.42
Girona FC have made 2 substitutions with Guillermo Leon replacing Otávio Cardoso and Elías Pereyra replacing George Noica .
66.50
Roberto Molina kicks a strong pass forward to Pascal Van Der Woerdt. Pascal Van Der Woerdt knocks in a cross ball towards Enrique Pichichi. Enrique Pichichi heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.56
Eduardo Castro hits a low pass to Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Castro. Eduardo Castro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Jose Andres reads it well. Fabulous save!
73.52
Guillermo Leon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Guillermo Leon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
77.33
Rayo Vallecano have made a substitution with Phil Ball replacing Joao Soares .
79.38
Kubilay Türkyilmaz flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Castro collects the pass. Eduardo Castro hits a low pass to Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
83.37
Pascal Van Der Woerdt flicks a high pass forward. Liam Gordon collects the pass. Liam Gordon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Barbosa who gathers it comfortably.
84.28
Eduardo Castro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eduardo Castro finds some space and shoots from distance. Jose Andres gets down and covers it.
85.54
Roberto Molina comes in with a late challenge on John Brady. Roberto Molina is shown the yellow card! John Brady hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.20
Pascal Van Der Woerdt chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Cruz. Antonio Cruz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nico Perrin but the linesman indicates offside!
89.28
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Rayo Vallecano

Girona FC
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
31.1%
40.5%
28.4%

Scorers
Antonio Cruz 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Andres of Rayo Vallecano

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

1.Jose Barbosa (GK)
6
2.John Brady (DEF)
6
3.Kubilay Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
4.Antonio Lorenzo (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Garcia (DEF)
6
6.Otávio Cardoso (MID)
6
7.Eduardo Castro (MID)yellow card
7
8.Martin Hierro (ATT)
6
9.Juan Duran (ATT)
6
10.George Noica (ATT)
6
11.Rafael Romero (ATT)
6
 
12.Robin van Veen (MID)
0
13.Guillermo Leon (MID)
6
14.Elías Pereyra (ATT)
6