Match Report
| Málaga | Málaga |  |  | Barcelona | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Rhodri Edwards | Rhodri Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Myers | A. Myers |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Julian Santos | J. Santos | |||||||||
| Felipe Cruz | F. Cruz | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Juan Herrero | J. Herrero | |||||||||
| Alberto Vila | A. Vila | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Felipe Vega | F. Vega | |||||||||
| Filipe Postiga | F. Postiga |  | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Roberto Munoz | R. Munoz | |||||||||
| Graham Granville | G. Granville | | 54 | D | | 5 | | M | 72 | | Daniel Carmona | D. Carmona | |||||||||
| Felipe Vidal | F. Vidal | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Guillermo Blanco | G. Blanco | |||||||||
| Kevin Polheim | K. Polheim |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Fernando Crespo | F. Crespo | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Gregoor Blind | G. Blind | |||||||||
| Alejandro Diez | A. Diez | | 58 | M | | 9 | | M | 65 |  | Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Damir Desailly | D. Desailly |  | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 |  | Giovanni Zanetti | G. Zanetti | |||||||||
| Guillermo Segarra | G. Segarra | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Fernando Nascimento | F. Nascimento | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 20,066 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Málaga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Málaga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Málaga start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.21
0-0Alberto Vila controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Loureiro. Abel Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Damir Desailly. Damir Desailly knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Munoz.
3.57
0-0Alejandro Diez threads the ball through to Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra knocks in a cross ball towards Damir Desailly. Damir Desailly is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Julian Santos easily smothers it.
4.56
0-0Abel Loureiro barges into Guillermo Blanco. The referee calls over Abel Loureiro and warns him to calm down! Guillermo Blanco grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
6.03
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
14.52
0-0Juan Herrero passes the ball forward to Guillermo Blanco. Guillermo Blanco sees space and advances. Guillermo Blanco knocks the ball forward to Giovanni Zanetti but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.34
Kevin Polheim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damir Desailly but he's offside!
16.18
0-1Guillermo Blanco flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Nascimento. Fernando Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.08
0-1Kevin Polheim makes a probing pass to Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
27.17
Felipe Cruz knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Diez. Alejandro Diez chips the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Julian Santos easily smothers it!
28.56
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.15
0-1Fernando Crespo hacks Kevin Polheim from behind! The referee calls over Fernando Crespo and warns him to calm down! Kevin Polheim stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.23
Alberto Vila surges forward with the ball. Alberto Vila makes a probing pass to Damir Desailly. Damir Desailly controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Julian Santos manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Barcelona kicking off!
49.55
Alberto Vila comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Nascimento. Alberto Vila is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Nascimento stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.11
Gregoor Blind knocks the ball forward to Fernando Nascimento. Fernando Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.56
Barcelona are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Málaga's defence.
60.24
Paul Ferguson comes in with a late challenge on Felipe Cruz. The referee calls over Paul Ferguson and warns him to calm down! Felipe Cruz stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.26
Daniel Carmona threads the ball through to Fernando Nascimento. Fernando Nascimento goes all the way! Fernando Nascimento rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.11
Abel Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Segarra. Guillermo Segarra goes all the way! Guillermo Segarra tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Julian Santos.
78.36
Guillermo Blanco brings the ball forward. Guillermo Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Nascimento. Fernando Nascimento flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.04
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
34.3%
48.6%
17.1%
Scorers