Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to Real Madrid. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Real Madrid appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Real Madrid kick off and get the first half underway!
2.51
Abel Moreira threads the ball through to Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz passes the ball forward to Daniel Jimenez. Daniel Jimenez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.31
Martin Ruiz decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Ruiz tries a spectacular long range effort but Francisco Ruiz is on top of it.
10.06
Ga‘l Heaumet flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Santos. Elena Santos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
16.40
Simon Harrison sees space and advances. Simon Harrison whips in a cross ball towards Elena Santos. Elena Santos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Francisco Ruiz easily picks it out of the air!
18.03
Ivan Castillo makes a simple pass to Daniel Jimenez. Daniel Jimenez shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.28
Harvey Cope clumsily knocks into Ivan Castillo. The referee calls over Harvey Cope and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Castillo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.23
Pedro Jimenez barges into Umberto Proietti. Pedro Jimenez is warned by the referee! Umberto Proietti stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Real Madrid are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Real Betis Balompié's defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off!
48.18
Enrique Santos comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Jimenez. The referee calls over Enrique Santos and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Jimenez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.55
Alberto Leon makes a probing pass to Alexander Ritzinger. Alexander Ritzinger passes the ball forward to Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.51
Umberto Proietti barges into Pedro Jimenez. The referee calls over Umberto Proietti and shows him a yellow card! Pedro Jimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.19
Ivan Zubizarreta passes the ball forward to Ivan Castillo. Ivan Castillo knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Jimenez. Daniel Jimenez shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.30
Ga‘l Heaumet comes in with a late challenge on Gregorio Suarez. Ga‘l Heaumet is given a warning by the referee! Gregorio Suarez runs off the knock.
60.36
Pedro Jimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Santos. Elena Santos shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
69.03
Andres Duran makes a beautiful solo run. Andres Duran takes it forward alone. Andres Duran knocks the ball forward to Umberto Proietti but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.44
Pedro Jimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Santos. Elena Santos shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.19
Abel Moreira threads the ball through to Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Santos. Elena Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Enrique Santos.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Martin Ruiz of Real Betis Balompié
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
23.3%
49.3%
27.4%