Match Report


Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas     Real MadridReal Madrid
Tom RowanTom Rowan Olly Martin Olly Martin
Leonardo GuerreroL. Guerrero75
G
1
G
68Francisco FarinosF. Farinos
Patricio BlancoP. Blanco75
D
2
D
75Gabriel FarinosG. Farinos
Luke JamesL. James77
D
captain3
D
74Daniel Del SolD. Del Sol
Pedro MenendezP. Menendez78
D
4
D
72Ernesto MartinezE. Martinez
Rafael CaballeroR. Caballero73
D
5
M
73Martin VergesM. Verges
Juan-Carlos SanzJ. Sanz83
M
6
M
70Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez
Pablo ZubizarretaP. Zubizarreta83
M
7captain
M
74Arturo GimenezA. Gimenez
Claudio PichichiC. Pichichi75
A
8
M
89Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos
Rafael AlvarezR. Alvarez74
A
9
A
81Daishin WatanabeD. Watanabe
Alejandro NunezA. Nunez73
A
10
A
73Richard KalacR. Kalac
John DickovJ. Dickov76
A
11
A
78Juan TorresJ. Torres
 
Sebastian RodriquezS. Rodriquez74
M
12
D
63Danny BowerD. Bower
Gabriel GainzaG. Gainza70
A
13
M
69Oscar SanzO. Sanz
Carlos GentoC. Gento70
A
14
A
70Ricardo ReyesR. Reyes

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Real Madrid. A crowd of 18,790 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Real Madrid appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Molina.


0.00
The whistle blows and Real Madrid get the match underway!
3.02
Rafael Marquitos makes a beautiful solo run. Rafael Marquitos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.49
Gabriel Farinos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez knocks the ball forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
14.34
Pablo Zubizarreta surges forward with the ball. Pablo Zubizarreta knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Francisco Farinos. Excellent save.
18.32
Daniel Del Sol flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez makes an attacking run forward. Eugenio Martinez lofts in a cross ball towards Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Leonardo Guerrero. Excellent save.
22.37
Pedro Menendez flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Zubizarreta. Pablo Zubizarreta passes the ball forward to Alejandro Nunez. Alejandro Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
26.30
Pablo Zubizarreta flicks a high ball forward to Alejandro Nunez who takes it down. Alejandro Nunez whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.33
Daniel Del Sol passes the ball forward to Martin Verges. Martin Verges flicks a high pass forward to Richard Kalac who brings the ball under control. Richard Kalac knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Torres. Juan Torres outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
39.13
Arturo Gimenez chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Gimenez who brings the ball under control. Arturo Gimenez makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Juan Torres. Juan Torres cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Patricio Blanco.
42.02
Eugenio Martinez makes a simple pass to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Martinez. With a superhuman jump, Eugenio Martinez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Leonardo Guerrero is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. Real Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Union Las Palmas kick off and get the second half underway!
49.15
Juan-Carlos Sanz passes the ball forward to John Dickov. John Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.24
Pablo Zubizarreta knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Nunez. Alejandro Nunez whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
60.25
Real Madrid have made a substitution with Oscar Sanz replacing Martin Verges .
61.33
Arturo Gimenez threads a neat ball through to Juan Torres. Juan Torres knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Leonardo Guerrero.
62.44
It's a corner kick. Rafael Marquitos kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. John Dickov reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
65.37
Juan-Carlos Sanz passes the ball forward to Alejandro Nunez. Alejandro Nunez hits a low pass to Pablo Zubizarreta. Pablo Zubizarreta takes a shot at goal. Francisco Farinos gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
66.13
Pablo Zubizarreta flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz plays a one-two with John Dickov and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Juan-Carlos Sanz provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
67.55
Daniel Del Sol passes the ball forward to Ernesto Martinez. Ernesto Martinez threads the ball through to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac whips in a cross ball towards Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe makes a deft header but Patricio Blanco is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
71.15
Ernesto Martinez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Marquitos. Rafael Marquitos makes a probing pass to Juan Torres. Juan Torres shoots from outside the area but is denied by Leonardo Guerrero. Excellent save.
72.21
Gabriel Farinos makes a probing pass to Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac whips in a cross ball towards Daishin Watanabe. Daishin Watanabe makes a convincing header but Leonardo Guerrero reads it well. Nice save!
73.29
Eugenio Martinez kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres runs straight at the defence! Juan Torres shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Leonardo Guerrero.
74.33
Rafael Marquitos takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Ernesto Martinez comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.43
Real Madrid have made 2 substitutions with Danny Bower replacing Daniel Del Sol and Ricardo Reyes replacing Daishin Watanabe .
78.50
Pablo Zubizarreta flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez whips the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.48
Pablo Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Nunez collects the pass. Alejandro Nunez shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.15
Rafael Marquitos sees Juan Torres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan Torres plays a quick one-two with Ricardo Reyes and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Juan Torres provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Leonardo Guerrero manages to gather it.
84.22
Pablo Zubizarreta knocks the ball forward to Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.31
Pablo Zubizarreta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez makes a deft header. Francisco Farinos is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Union Las Palmas

Real Madrid
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.9%
58.1%
Play Area
26.7%
45.3%
27.9%

Scorers
Rafael Alvarez 87
Eugenio Martinez 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Martinez of Real Madrid

Match Ratings