Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     Elche CFElche CF
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francisco IglesiasF. Iglesias52
G
1
G
57Teddy DaviesT. Davies
Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez67
D
2
D
70Leonardo MerinoL. Merino
Luis RamirezL. Ramirez66
D
captain3captain
D
62Adolfo FarinosA. Farinos
Jose HernandezJ. Hernandez63
D
4
D
55Gabriel SegarraG. Segarra
Stanislas PerronS. Perron60
D
5
M
56Gregorio GomezG. Gomez
Victor LozanoV. Lozano62
M
6
M
53Ivan MolownyI. Molowny
Alfredo MarcelinoA. Marcelino57
M
7
M
47Juan-Carlos CastilloJ. Castillo
Tommaso ZolaT. Zola48
A
8
M
46Martin SegarraM. Segarra
Adriano FilippiA. Filippi46
A
9
A
64Victor GomezV. Gomez
Julian MoyaJ. Moya44
A
10
A
61Max GuerraM. Guerra
Claudio SantosC. Santos44
A
11
A
58Martin RomeroM. Romero
 
Guillermo GentoG. Gento58
D
12
D
54Markus MetzgerM. Metzger
Ricardo RomeroR. Romero54
M
13
G
53Marcos CastroM. Castro
Juan-Carlos CarcedoJ. Carcedo52
D
14
D
52Antonio FuentesA. Fuentes

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 8,259 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Albacete Balompie are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Elche CF appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gregorio  Navarro.


0.00
Elche CF get the match underway!
2.47
Ivan Molowny changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ivan Molowny shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
3.07
Stanislas Perron threads the ball through to Alfredo Marcelino. Alfredo Marcelino makes a simple pass to Julian Moya. Julian Moya shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
4.08
Alfredo Marcelino comes in with a late challenge on Juan-Carlos Castillo. The referee calls over Alfredo Marcelino and warns him to calm down! Juan-Carlos Castillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.13
Martin Segarra knocks the ball forward to Max Guerra. Max Guerra shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
12.32
Gabriel Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Castillo controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Castillo kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Romero. Martin Romero knocks in a cross ball towards Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.32
Alfredo Marcelino sees Julian Moya in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Moya knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leonardo Merino.
18.13
Juan-Carlos Castillo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Martin Romero. Martin Romero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.24
Adolfo Farinos flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Molowny. Ivan Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Martin Romero collects the pass. Martin Romero shoots from distance but Francisco Iglesias is on top of it.
22.01
Gregorio Gomez threads the ball through to Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Romero. Martin Romero gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Francisco Iglesias with no chance!! Goal for Elche CF!
26.06
Juan-Carlos Castillo hacks Alfredo Marcelino from behind! The referee warns Juan-Carlos Castillo to calm down! Alfredo Marcelino stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.40
Martin Segarra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Guerra. Max Guerra finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.12
Ivan Gonzalez launches a long ball forward. Adriano Filippi shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Ivan Molowny catches Victor Lozano on the ankles. The referee warns Ivan Molowny to calm down! Victor Lozano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. Elche CF also appear unchanged since the first half. The Albacete Balompie players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Albacete Balompie get the second half underway!
47.25
Victor Lozano flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Santos who brings the ball under control. Claudio Santos makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Adriano Filippi. Adriano Filippi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
51.10
Jose Hernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Marcelino. Alfredo Marcelino hits a low pass to Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.24
Luis Ramirez punts the ball hopefully upfield. Tommaso Zola lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Santos. With a superhuman jump, Claudio Santos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.42
Gregorio Gomez makes a probing pass to Max Guerra. Max Guerra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
57.07
Juan-Carlos Castillo flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Max Guerra. Max Guerra makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
60.08
Albacete Balompie have made 3 substitutions with Guillermo Gento replacing Ivan Gonzalez, Ricardo Romero replacing Alfredo Marcelino and Juan-Carlos Carcedo replacing Julian Moya .
63.09
Gabriel Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Castillo controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Castillo threads the ball through to Martin Romero. Martin Romero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Francisco Iglesias reads it well. Quality keeping!
67.16
Ricardo Romero threads a neat ball through to Claudio Santos. Claudio Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.20
Juan-Carlos Carcedo clumsily knocks into Adolfo Farinos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Adolfo Farinos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.44
Ivan Molowny flicks a high ball forward to Martin Romero who takes it down. Martin Romero lofts in a cross ball towards Max Guerra. With a superhuman jump, Max Guerra connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Francisco Iglesias. Excellent save.
81.45
Adolfo Farinos receives the ball from a throw-in from Gabriel Segarra. Adolfo Farinos kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Castillo. Juan-Carlos Castillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Romero. Martin Romero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.00
Stanislas Perron breaks forward. Stanislas Perron makes a probing pass to Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
87.18
Victor Lozano threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Segarra.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

Elche CF
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
35.6%
39.7%
24.7%

Scorers
Martin Romero 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Romero of Elche CF

Match Ratings