Match Report


MurciaMurcia     CD LeganésCD Leganés
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arturo FernandezA. Fernandez53
G
1
G
66Claudio PastorC. Pastor
Hugo MarquezH. Marquez70
D
captain2
D
60Rafael NietoR. Nieto
Pablo DominguezP. Dominguez56
D
3
D
56Schumann EsparteroS. Espartero
Romero P. CruzR. Cruz46
D
4
D
56Jose Javier MartinezJ. Martinez
Pedro AlvarezP. Alvarez70
M
5
M
78Marcos GarridoM. Garrido
Matthew GreenM. Green68
M
6
M
74Joao VianaJ. Viana
Daniel MorenoD. Moreno63
M
7
M
71Andres IzquierdoA. Izquierdo
Francisco CalvoF. Calvo61
M
8
M
71Paul MortonP. Morton
Ernesto CarmonaE. Carmona66
A
9
A
70Jose Fortes MenendezJ. Menendez
Oscar GarciaO. Garcia63
A
10captain
A
58Paolo QuansahP. Quansah
Julian AguilarJ. Aguilar59
A
11
A
58Nicolas PastorN. Pastor
 
Matthew GilchristM. Gilchrist58
A
12
G
63Duncan GreigD. Greig
Ernesto PardoE. Pardo57
M
13
M
61Alejandro NavarroA. Navarro
Steve HigginbothamS. Higginbotham57
A
14
A
58Nicolas BarkeroN. Barkero

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at La Condomina where Murcia play host to CD Leganés. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Murcia and CD Leganés are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Romero P.  Mora.


0.00
Murcia get the match underway!
2.40
Romero P. Cruz flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Calvo who takes it down. Francisco Calvo flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Aguilar. Julian Aguilar plays a scrappy one-two with Ernesto Carmona and advances towards the goal... Julian Aguilar comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Superb reactions from Claudio Pastor. What a save!
4.39
Schumann Espartero hits a low pass to Joao Viana. Joao Viana knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Quansah. Paolo Quansah knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Menendez. Jose Fortes Menendez beats his man to it with a header. The shot is on target but blocked by Pablo Dominguez. That should have been a goal!
6.19
Daniel Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
8.57
Hugo Marquez flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Alvarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Garcia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Garcia shoots from long range. Claudio Pastor gets down and covers it.
9.39
Joao Viana flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pastor. Nicolas Pastor lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Quansah. Paolo Quansah makes a convincing header but it rises well off target!
10.30
Daniel Moreno flicks a high pass forward. Julian Aguilar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.40
Hugo Marquez passes the ball forward to Francisco Calvo. Francisco Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Garcia collects the pass. Oscar Garcia tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
15.10
Jose Javier Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Joao Viana collects the pass. Joao Viana hits a low pass to Paolo Quansah. Paolo Quansah plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Fortes Menendez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paolo Quansah muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.36
Schumann Espartero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Garrido. Marcos Garrido passes the ball forward to Jose Fortes Menendez. Jose Fortes Menendez sees Nicolas Pastor just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Nicolas Pastor provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
20.10
Matthew Green hits a low pass to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.28
Pedro Alvarez clumsily knocks into Paul Morton. The referee calls over Pedro Alvarez and warns him to calm down! Paul Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.10
Pablo Dominguez chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Green. Matthew Green plays the ball forward to Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia plays a one-two with Ernesto Carmona and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Oscar Garcia provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
27.03
Pablo Dominguez hoofs the ball up the pitch. Julian Aguilar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.35
Rafael Nieto flicks a high pass forward to Joao Viana who brings the ball under control. Joao Viana makes a simple pass to Jose Fortes Menendez. Jose Fortes Menendez shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
36.10
Pedro Alvarez threads the ball through to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.50
Daniel Moreno passes the ball forward to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.36
Julian Aguilar comes in with a late challenge on Schumann Espartero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Schumann Espartero stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.09
Paul Morton flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Menendez controls it well on his chest. Jose Fortes Menendez finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Jose Javier Martinez flicks a high ball forward to Joao Viana who takes it down. Joao Viana knocks the ball forward to Paolo Quansah. Paolo Quansah shoots from 25 yards but Arturo Fernandez reads it well. Quality keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Murcia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. CD Leganés appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
CD Leganés kick off!
48.44
Pablo Dominguez pushes up the pitch. Pablo Dominguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Claudio Pastor manages to gather it comfortably.
49.23
Romero P. Cruz makes a strong solo run forward. Romero P. Cruz hits a low pass to Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Claudio Pastor.
50.13
Daniel Moreno takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Joao Viana reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
54.53
Andres Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward to Jose Fortes Menendez who brings the ball under control. Jose Fortes Menendez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Arturo Fernandez manages to keep it out.
55.52
Daniel Moreno knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Claudio Pastor. What a save!
57.52
Daniel Moreno threads a neat ball through to Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia plays a quick one-two with Ernesto Carmona and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Oscar Garcia provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
59.29
Jose Javier Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Joao Viana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Viana flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Menendez. Jose Fortes Menendez knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Pastor. Nicolas Pastor powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Arturo Fernandez with no chance!! Goal for CD Leganés!
65.41
Matthew Green sees Ernesto Carmona in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernesto Carmona shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.15
Paul Morton takes it forward alone. Paul Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Menendez. Jose Fortes Menendez whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
72.51
Andres Izquierdo flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pastor. Nicolas Pastor whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Quansah. Paolo Quansah rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's well over the bar!
73.23
Daniel Moreno brings the ball forward. Daniel Moreno tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
75.14
Andres Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Quansah. Paolo Quansah flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pastor. Nicolas Pastor takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.32
Daniel Moreno clumsily knocks into Andres Izquierdo. Daniel Moreno is shown the yellow card! Andres Izquierdo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.31
Francisco Calvo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.30
Andres Izquierdo takes a quick throw-in. Paul Morton hits a low pass to Nicolas Pastor. Nicolas Pastor shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
Marcos Garrido deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pastor. Nicolas Pastor finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Murcia

CD Leganés
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
10
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
28.3%
40.2%
31.5%

Scorers
Nicolas Pastor 59
Jose Fortes Menendez 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Fortes Menendez of CD Leganés

Match Ratings