Match Report


MálagaMálaga     Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose SuarezJ. Suarez63
G
1
G
73Ernesto VelascoE. Velasco
Francisco LopezF. Lopez73
D
2
D
79Uwe SeibertU. Seibert
Malte SachsM. Sachs65
D
3
D
72David TavaresD. Tavares
Colin TelferC. Telfer63
D
4
D
68Tomˆs RobbenT. Robben
Daniel SegarraD. Segarra54
D
5captain
D
66Felipe DiezF. Diez
Stephen McStayS. McStay69
M
6
M
83Angelo VellasA. Vellas
Martin Di MeglioM. Di Meglio66
M
7
M
79Marc-Vivien WatierM. Watier
Kieron WinterburnK. Winterburn66
M
captain8
M
73Gian Luca CesarettiG. Cesaretti
Juan GuardiolaJ. Guardiola68
A
9
A
72Francisco PirriF. Pirri
Stefano PinnaS. Pinna64
A
10
A
72Igor YashinI. Yashin
Alberto José MariA. José Mari52
A
11
A
69Arno HöferA. Höfer
 
Edmundo MarcelinoE. Marcelino64
M
12
M
68Stan AdamsS. Adams
Jean-Paul OvermarsJ. Overmars59
G
13
A
67Camilo SaldanaC. Saldana
Pedro MolinaP. Molina59
M
14
D
66Martin CamineroM. Caminero

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Atlético de Madrid. A crowd of 20,561 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Málaga and Atlético de Madrid are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar  Rey.


0.00
The whistle blows and Málaga get the match underway!
8.14
Marc-Vivien Watier flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Pirri controls it well on his chest. Francisco Pirri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.43
Marc-Vivien Watier flicks a high pass forward. Arno Höfer controls it well on his chest. Arno Höfer shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.09
Gian Luca Cesaretti threads a neat ball through to Arno Höfer. Arno Höfer whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Pirri. Francisco Pirri makes a convincing header. It's there!! Jose Suarez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
14.12
Gian Luca Cesaretti flicks a high pass forward. Igor Yashin collects the pass. Igor Yashin knocks in a cross ball towards Arno Höfer. Arno Höfer finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Arno Höfer scores for Atlético de Madrid!!
20.40
David Tavares flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Luca Cesaretti. Gian Luca Cesaretti sees a break and surges forward. Gian Luca Cesaretti shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.32
Uwe Seibert flicks a high pass forward to Marc-Vivien Watier who brings the ball under control. Marc-Vivien Watier darts forward. Marc-Vivien Watier chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Höfer. Arno Höfer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Jose Suarez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.30
Malte Sachs threads a neat ball through to Stephen McStay. Stephen McStay surges forward with the ball. Stephen McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari flicks the ball with his head. Ernesto Velasco didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
32.43
Angelo Vellas passes the ball forward to Igor Yashin. Igor Yashin lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Pirri. Francisco Pirri gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Jose Suarez gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
33.31
Martin Di Meglio flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
45.00
Martin Di Meglio knocks the ball forward to Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola knocks in a cross ball towards Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Ernesto Velasco picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético de Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half. The Málaga players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Atlético de Madrid kick off the second half!
47.59
Malte Sachs kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Di Meglio. Martin Di Meglio threads a neat ball through to Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomˆs Robben.
60.29
Atlético de Madrid have made a substitution with Stan Adams replacing Uwe Seibert .
63.24
Martin Di Meglio flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
65.14
Marc-Vivien Watier flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Pirri who brings the ball under control. Francisco Pirri tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.03
Daniel Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Winterburn controls it well on his chest. Kieron Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
67.01
Martin Di Meglio plays the ball forward to Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
71.47
Gian Luca Cesaretti makes a probing pass to Igor Yashin. Igor Yashin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.56
Martin Di Meglio threads a neat ball through to Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Diez.
77.27
Atlético de Madrid have made a substitution with Camilo Saldana replacing Gian Luca Cesaretti .
79.20
Colin Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Di Meglio. Martin Di Meglio flicks a high pass forward to Alberto José Mari who brings the ball under control. Alberto José Mari knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felipe Diez.
81.18
Daniel Segarra flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Di Meglio. Martin Di Meglio makes a probing pass to Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna whips in a cross ball towards Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
83.57
Kieron Winterburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.33
Colin Telfer makes a simple pass to Martin Di Meglio. Martin Di Meglio knocks the ball forward to Stefano Pinna. Stefano Pinna shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
87.00
Stephen McStay makes a probing pass to Alberto José Mari. Alberto José Mari advances inside the box! Alberto José Mari cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
89.07
Stephen McStay takes a quick throw-in. Kieron Winterburn hits a low pass to Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Málaga

Atlético de Madrid
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
28.6%
48.1%
23.4%

Scorers
Francisco Pirri 10
Arno Höfer 14, 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arno Höfer of Atlético de Madrid

Match Ratings
1.Jose Suarez (GK)
6
2.Francisco Lopez (DEF)
6
3.Malte Sachs (DEF)
6
4.Colin Telfer (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Segarra (DEF)
6
6.Stephen McStay (MID)
6
7.Martin Di Meglio (MID)
7
8.Kieron Winterburn (MID)
6
9.Juan Guardiola (ATT)
6
10.Stefano Pinna (ATT)
6
11.Alberto José Mari (ATT)
7
 
12.Edmundo Marcelino (MID)
0
13.Jean-Paul Overmars (GK)
0
14.Pedro Molina (MID)
0

1.Ernesto Velasco (GK)
7
2.Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
3.David Tavares (DEF)
6
4.Tomˆs Robben (DEF)
6
5.Felipe Diez (DEF)
6
6.Angelo Vellas (MID)
6
7.Marc-Vivien Watier (MID)
8
8.Gian Luca Cesaretti (MID)
7
9.Francisco Pirri (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Igor Yashin (ATT)
7
11.Arno Höfer (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Stan Adams (MID)
6
13.Camilo Saldana (ATT)
6
14.Martin Caminero (DEF)
0