Match Report


MálagaMálaga     RCD MallorcaRCD Mallorca
Ben FergusonBen Ferguson George Lynes George Lynes
Gabriel AndresG. Andres70
G
captain1
G
68Casey PerezC. Perez
Thibault SavinaudT. Savinaud73
D
2
D
70Mario MonteiroM. Monteiro
Leonardo HidalgoL. Hidalgo68
D
3
D
70Andres HelgueraA. Helguera
Patricio LozanoP. Lozano70
D
4captain
D
65Alexander JanesA. Janes
Guillermo MunozG. Munoz67
M
5
M
71Luis SanzL. Sanz
Jan-Willem Dos SantosJ. Dos Santos73
M
6
M
75Jose HidalgoJ. Hidalgo
Gianmarco CassanoG. Cassano67
M
7
M
69Brendan HurstB. Hurst
Marc KanuM. Kanu71
M
8
M
68Mustapha de HaanM. de Haan
Ernesto GaladamesE. Galadames67
A
9
A
67Tjalle HeeringT. Heering
Alfredo HierroA. Hierro73
A
10
A
70Jan Vennegoor SchutJ. Schut
Francisco GaladamesF. Galadames70
A
11
A
65Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare
 
Jose Javier MarquitosJ. Marquitos65
D
12
D
68Domenico CaputiD. Caputi
Jose RamirezJ. Ramirez68
A
13
M
66David BridgesD. Bridges
Claus SchmeichelC. Schmeichel67
D
14
A
62Cyril DufresnesC. Dufresnes

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to RCD Mallorca. A crowd of 20,221 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Málaga and RCD Mallorca are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Ibanez.


0.00
Málaga get the match underway!
6.14
Mario Monteiro sees a break and surges forward. Mario Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering threads the ball through to Adriano De Cesare but he's offside!
10.31
Jose Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Brendan Hurst controls it well on his chest. Brendan Hurst finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
12.47
Jose Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut whips in a cross ball towards Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Gabriel Andres gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
14.40
Francisco Galadames catches Andres Helguera on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andres Helguera stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.57
Alexander Janes makes a strong solo run forward. Alexander Janes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
18.48
Luis Sanz knocks the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.27
Andres Helguera takes a quick throw-in, which Alexander Janes takes on the chest. Alexander Janes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare makes a simple pass to Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
21.27
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
28.12
Jan-Willem Dos Santos runs forward with the ball. Jan-Willem Dos Santos darts forward. Jan-Willem Dos Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Galadames. Ernesto Galadames directs the ball goalwards with his head but Andres Helguera is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
30.04
Jan-Willem Dos Santos comes in with a late challenge on Luis Sanz. The referee brings Jan-Willem Dos Santos to one side and gives him a warning! Luis Sanz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.53
Jose Hidalgo hits a low pass to Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare knocks in a cross ball towards Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering heads the ball goalwards. Gabriel Andres gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
42.49
Mustapha de Haan clumsily knocks into Jan-Willem Dos Santos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jan-Willem Dos Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.49
Málaga are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
44.07
Jan-Willem Dos Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames edges inside the box! Francisco Galadames makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Casey Perez gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
45.00
Francisco Galadames hacks Alexander Janes from behind! The referee brings Francisco Galadames to one side and gives him a warning! Alexander Janes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. RCD Mallorca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RCD Mallorca kick off the second half!
47.09
Mario Monteiro hacks Ernesto Galadames from behind! Mario Monteiro is shown the yellow card! Ernesto Galadames hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.30
Thibault Savinaud chips the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Cassano. Gianmarco Cassano brings the ball forward. Gianmarco Cassano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
54.31
Jan-Willem Dos Santos threads the ball through to Ernesto Galadames. Ernesto Galadames whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Galadames. Francisco Galadames directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Casey Perez!
59.43
Jose Hidalgo chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Gabriel Andres manages to gather it.
61.55
Jose Hidalgo hacks Francisco Galadames from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francisco Galadames hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.29
Jan-Willem Dos Santos hits a low pass to Alfredo Hierro. Alfredo Hierro tries a spectacular long range effort. Casey Perez gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
66.24
With vision, Jose Hidalgo plays the ball forward to Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.29
Alexander Janes flicks the ball to his team mate, Mustapha de Haan. Mustapha de Haan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adriano De Cesare. Adriano De Cesare lofts in a cross ball towards Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
75.05
Gianmarco Cassano makes a beautiful solo run. Gianmarco Cassano threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Galadames. Ernesto Galadames shoots from distance but Casey Perez is on top of it.
77.32
Luis Sanz makes an attacking run forward. Luis Sanz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Gabriel Andres. Excellent save.
78.12
Thibault Savinaud advances with the ball. Thibault Savinaud hits a low pass to Ernesto Galadames. Ernesto Galadames knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Casey Perez who gathers it comfortably.
79.26
Alexander Janes threads a neat ball through to Tjalle Heering. Tjalle Heering knocks the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut makes a defence splitting pass to Brendan Hurst. Brendan Hurst muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gabriel Andres with no chance!! Goal for RCD Mallorca!
83.00
Gianmarco Cassano sees Francisco Galadames in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Galadames finds some space and shoots from distance but Casey Perez is on top of it.
85.57
Brendan Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Jan Vennegoor Schut collects the pass. Jan Vennegoor Schut shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.12
Leonardo Hidalgo makes a probing pass to Alfredo Hierro. Alfredo Hierro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.13
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Málaga

RCD Mallorca
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
30.3%
40.8%
28.9%

Scorers
Brendan Hurst 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Casey Perez of RCD Mallorca

Match Ratings