Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel where Cordoba play host to Málaga. A crowd of 20,730 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Cordoba and Málaga are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Málaga kick off!
2.58
Alejandro Mendez knocks the ball forward to Tom De Witte. Tom De Witte plays a perfect one-two with Bjorn-Tore Kvarme and rushes in on goal... Tom De Witte shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
3.15
Alejandro Mendez advances with the ball. Alejandro Mendez goes all the way! Alejandro Mendez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
16.32
Pascal Witte advances with the ball. Pascal Witte finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
20.30
Nils Eilts knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Witte. Pascal Witte makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Blanco. Julian Blanco shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Marek Boniek!
21.30
Cordoba are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
22.21
Pablo Morales hacks Martin Galadames from behind! Pablo Morales is warned by the referee! Martin Galadames hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.25
Enrique Gainza catches Christian Van Nistelrooy on the ankles. The referee calls over Enrique Gainza and shows him a yellow card! Christian Van Nistelrooy stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.31
Marcos Jimenez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
30.19
Nordin Nilis decides to run forward with the ball. Nordin Nilis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.01
Pablo Morales decides to run forward with the ball. Pablo Morales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Blanco but the linesman indicates offside!
33.14
Cordoba are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
39.46
Nils Eilts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Morales. Pablo Morales brings the ball forward. Pablo Morales goes all the way! Pablo Morales shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
40.06
Marcos Jimenez kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Medina. Rafael Medina goes all the way! Rafael Medina tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Marek Boniek easily smothers it!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Cordoba start the second half!
47.50
Marcos Jimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy finds some space and shoots from distance. Marek Boniek easily smothers it.
48.15
Alejandro Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Lopez. Jose Lopez plays a perfect one-two with Bjorn-Tore Kvarme and rushes in on goal... Jose Lopez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.34
Bjorn-Tore Kvarme clumsily knocks into Allan Conteh. Bjorn-Tore Kvarme is warned by the referee! Allan Conteh runs off the knock.
54.37
Nils Eilts clumsily knocks into Bjorn-Tore Kvarme. The referee calls over Nils Eilts and shows him a yellow card! Bjorn-Tore Kvarme stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.09
Enrique Gainza flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Mendez. Alejandro Mendez brings the ball forward. Alejandro Mendez plays a perfect one-two with Bjorn-Tore Kvarme and rushes in on goal... Alejandro Mendez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Taka Fujita easily smothers it.
69.08
Pascal Witte threads the ball through to Julian Blanco. Julian Blanco shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.25
Pascal Witte makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Blanco. Julian Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Van Nistelrooy. Christian Van Nistelrooy is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
78.55
Romero P. Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tom De Witte. Tom De Witte whips in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Kvarme. Bjorn-Tore Kvarme heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.06
Cordoba are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
85.18
Rafael Medina hacks Geoffroy Tourenne from behind! The referee calls over Rafael Medina and warns him to calm down! Geoffroy Tourenne stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.19
Pablo Morales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Medina. Rafael Medina knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Geoffroy Tourenne.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Mendez of Málaga
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.3%
35.7%
Play Area
21.4%
45.2%
33.3%