Match Report


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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Getafe. A crowd of 20,292 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Málaga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Getafe appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Málaga start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.11
Abel Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra lofts in a cross ball towards Damir Desailly. Damir Desailly is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.10
Roberto Reyes kicks a strong pass forward to Gregorio Rodriquez. Gregorio Rodriquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Adam Myers is on top of it.
9.27
Rafael Merino takes it forward alone. Rafael Merino whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jose Javier Suarez scores for Getafe!!
16.35
Jose Dominguez sees space and advances. Jose Dominguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Carrasco. Leonardo Carrasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.27
Felipe Vidal knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra goes all the way! Guillermo Segarra shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Guillermo Segarra!
33.07
Rafael Merino passes the ball forward to Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Rodriquez. Gregorio Rodriquez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.44
Graham Granville makes a probing pass to Kevin Polheim. Kevin Polheim kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.10
Graham Granville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Loureiro. Abel Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Dominguez.
40.30
Luis Fernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Merino. Rafael Merino kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Rodriquez. Gregorio Rodriquez directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
42.50
Luis Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Merino. Rafael Merino sees space and advances. Rafael Merino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Vila.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Getafe kick off and get the second half underway!
47.38
Rafael Merino threads the ball through to Gregorio Rodriquez. Gregorio Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Granville.
48.08
Kevin Polheim passes the ball forward to Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Dominguez.
49.38
Felipe Vidal chips the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ahmed Goulooze who gathers it comfortably.
51.23
Graham Granville threads the ball through to Abel Loureiro. Abel Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Damir Desailly. Damir Desailly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Fernandez.
59.48
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.43
Felipe Cruz makes a simple pass to Abel Loureiro. Abel Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.11
Jose Dominguez clumsily knocks into Guillermo Segarra. Jose Dominguez is given a warning by the referee! Guillermo Segarra runs off the knock.
71.19
Abel Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Damir Desailly. Damir Desailly shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
78.55
Rafael Merino passes the ball forward to Jose Javier Suarez. Jose Javier Suarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.14
Alberto Vila makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Polheim. Kevin Polheim surges forward with the ball. Kevin Polheim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.19
Kevin Polheim chips the ball to his team mate, Damir Desailly. Damir Desailly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Fernandez.
83.47
Málaga are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
87.51
Julian Carrasco kicks a strong pass forward to Gregorio Rodriquez. Gregorio Rodriquez shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Merino of Getafe
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.7%
44.6%
27.7%