Match Report
| Racing Ferrol | Racing Ferrol |  |  | Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF | ||||||||||||||||
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| Antonio Nieto | A. Nieto |  | 84 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Carlos Saez | C. Saez | |||||||||
| Manuel Mendes | M. Mendes |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 61 | | Edgar Tavares | E. Tavares | ||||||||
| Yurtcan Kayis | Y. Kayis |  | 74 | D | | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Sylvain Burgess | S. Burgess | ||||||||
| Felipe Crespo | F. Crespo | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Fernando Molina | F. Molina | |||||||||
| Jimmy Allach | J. Allach |  | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Luis Verges | L. Verges | |||||||||
| Pedro Alves | P. Alves | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Edgar Oliveira | E. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Elena Molina | E. Molina | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 |  | Fabio Turci | F. Turci | |||||||||
| Victor Duran | V. Duran | | 76 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Patricio Navarro | P. Navarro | |||||||||
| Franco Gallo | F. Gallo | | 72 | A | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Andres Pardo | A. Pardo | |||||||||
| Oluwashegun Ikpeba | O. Ikpeba |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Ernesto Cruz | E. Cruz | |||||||||
| Jose Suarez | J. Suarez | | 84 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Jose Rey | J. Rey | |||||||||
| Benoit Bianco | B. Bianco | | 68 | A | | 12 | | M | 60 | | Frederico Caminero | F. Caminero | |||||||||
| Daniele Byrne | D. Byrne | | 63 | D | | 13 | | A | 57 | | Jose Crespo | J. Crespo | |||||||||
| Abassi Sankhare | A. Sankhare |  | 62 | M | | 14 | | G | 55 | | Gabriel Gil | G. Gil | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at La Malata where Racing Ferrol play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 18,967 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Racing Ferrol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Rey.
The pitch is in good condition.
Racing Ferrol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Rey.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Villarreal CF kick off!
4.50
0-0With great vision, Manuel Mendes plays the ball forward to Pedro Alves. Pedro Alves surges forward with the ball. Pedro Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.10
0-0Fernando Molina threads a neat ball through to Fabio Turci. Fabio Turci hits a low pass to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
9.37
0-0Fernando Molina kicks a strong pass forward to Fabio Turci. Fabio Turci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Antonio Nieto!
12.03
1-0Pedro Alves hits a low pass to Oluwashegun Ikpeba. Oluwashegun Ikpeba plays a quick one-two with Jose Suarez and rushes in on goal... Oluwashegun Ikpeba tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.18
Edgar Tavares threads a neat ball through to Andres Pardo. Andres Pardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Antonio Nieto gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
24.47
Manuel Mendes plays a long ball forward. Jose Suarez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
26.25
1-0Victor Duran plays the ball forward to Oluwashegun Ikpeba. Oluwashegun Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball towards Franco Gallo. Sylvain Burgess clumsily knocks into Franco Gallo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
34.35
Edgar Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Jose Rey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Rey whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.07
1-0Victor Duran threads a neat ball through to Oluwashegun Ikpeba. Oluwashegun Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Suarez. Jose Suarez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Edgar Tavares happens to be in the right place to block it.
39.14
Patricio Navarro flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Rey. Jose Rey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
40.52
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Racing Ferrol have changed their lineup with Benoit Bianco replacing Oluwashegun Ikpeba. Villarreal CF appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Racing Ferrol kicking off!
47.48
Victor Duran makes a probing pass to Franco Gallo. Franco Gallo plays a scrappy one-two with Benoit Bianco and advances towards the goal... Franco Gallo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
48.59
Felipe Crespo makes a simple pass to Victor Duran. Victor Duran threads a neat ball through to Jose Suarez. Jose Suarez shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
49.36
Pedro Alves sees Benoit Bianco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benoit Bianco shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
55.45
Fernando Molina kicks a strong pass forward to Fabio Turci. Fabio Turci passes the ball forward to Ernesto Cruz. Ernesto Cruz finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
57.06
Edgar Oliveira makes a simple pass to Jose Rey. Jose Rey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
59.33
Felipe Crespo makes a simple pass to Victor Duran. Victor Duran flicks a high ball forward to Benoit Bianco who takes it down. Benoit Bianco shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Carlos Saez smothers it!
65.12
Pedro Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Benoit Bianco. Benoit Bianco lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Gallo. Franco Gallo heads the ball goalwards. Carlos Saez didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
67.51
Elena Molina sees Benoit Bianco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benoit Bianco shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
77.38
1-0Villarreal CF have made 2 substitutions with Frederico Caminero replacing Sylvain Burgess and Jose Crespo replacing Fabio Turci .
78.42
1-0Victor Duran flicks a high ball forward to Benoit Bianco who takes it down. Benoit Bianco kicks a strong pass forward to Franco Gallo but the referee indicates it's offside!
84.55
Edgar Oliveira makes a simple pass to Jose Rey. Jose Rey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.45
1-0Luis Verges slams into Franco Gallo with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Franco Gallo stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Felipe Crespo makes a simple pass to Victor Duran. Victor Duran passes the ball forward to Jose Suarez. Jose Suarez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Benoit Bianco is offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
23.8%
46.2%
30%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oluwashegun Ikpeba of Racing Ferrol |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Antonio Nieto (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Manuel Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Yurtcan Kayis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Felipe Crespo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jimmy Allach (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pedro Alves (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Elena Molina (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Victor Duran (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Franco Gallo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Oluwashegun Ikpeba (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Jose Suarez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Benoit Bianco (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Daniele Byrne (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Abassi Sankhare (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Carlos Saez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Edgar Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sylvain Burgess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fernando Molina (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Luis Verges (DEF) |  | 3 |
| 6. | Edgar Oliveira (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Fabio Turci (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Patricio Navarro (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Andres Pardo (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ernesto Cruz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jose Rey (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Frederico Caminero (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jose Crespo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gabriel Gil (GK) | 0 | |