Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francisco IglesiasF. Iglesias52
G
1
G
62Jeremy JagerJ. Jager
Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez67
D
2
D
71Fernando MartinF. Martin
Luis RamirezL. Ramirez66
D
captain3
D
61Stefan GrassadoniaS. Grassadonia
Jose HernandezJ. Hernandez63
D
4
D
55Ivan CamineroI. Caminero
Stanislas PerronS. Perron60
D
5
D
52Alejandro SegarraA. Segarra
Victor LozanoV. Lozano62
M
6
M
73Felipe HelgueraF. Helguera
Alfredo MarcelinoA. Marcelino58
M
7
M
56Gabriel ReyesG. Reyes
Miguel CruzM. Cruz57
A
8
A
74Jose ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta
Tommaso ZolaT. Zola48
A
9
A
56Diaw MazzocchiD. Mazzocchi
Adriano FilippiA. Filippi46
A
10
A
51Miguel VelascoM. Velasco
Julian MoyaJ. Moya44
A
11captain
A
48Eugenio Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez
 
Guillermo GentoG. Gento58
D
12
M
55Julian CaballeroJ. Caballero
Ricardo RomeroR. Romero54
M
13
M
55Adolfo PastorA. Pastor
Juan-Carlos CarcedoJ. Carcedo52
D
14
D
50Mauricio MoyaM. Moya

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Mérida Unión Deportiva. A crowd of 8,573 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Albacete Balompie and Mérida Unión Deportiva are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alejandro  Moya.


0.00
Mérida Unión Deportiva kick off the first half!
2.18
Jose Zubizarreta comes in with a late challenge on Jose Hernandez. The referee calls over Jose Zubizarreta and warns him to calm down! Jose Hernandez runs off the knock.
9.25
Gabriel Reyes sees Diaw Mazzocchi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Diaw Mazzocchi finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
10.02
Gabriel Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Guerrero Lopez. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
16.09
Ivan Caminero makes a beautiful solo run. Ivan Caminero makes a probing pass to Diaw Mazzocchi. Diaw Mazzocchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.52
Gabriel Reyes threads the ball through to Miguel Velasco. Miguel Velasco flicks a high pass forward. Diaw Mazzocchi controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Diaw Mazzocchi takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
21.29
Victor Lozano advances with the ball. Victor Lozano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.28
Gabriel Reyes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Guerrero Lopez. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Diaw Mazzocchi. Diaw Mazzocchi rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Francisco Iglesias.
23.55
Felipe Helguera takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Eugenio Guerrero Lopez cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
24.47
Victor Lozano sees Tommaso Zola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommaso Zola shoots from long range but is denied by Jeremy Jager. Excellent save.
30.38
Gabriel Reyes sees Miguel Velasco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Velasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.07
Mérida Unión Deportiva have made a substitution with Mauricio Moya replacing Eugenio Guerrero Lopez .
33.10
Stanislas Perron flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Marcelino. Alfredo Marcelino threads the ball through to Adriano Filippi. Adriano Filippi knocks the ball forward to Julian Moya but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.52
Ivan Caminero threads the ball through to Gabriel Reyes. Gabriel Reyes darts forward. Gabriel Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Diaw Mazzocchi. Diaw Mazzocchi makes a deft header. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Mérida Unión Deportiva are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
39.21
Gabriel Reyes flicks a high pass forward. Diaw Mazzocchi controls it well on his chest. Diaw Mazzocchi whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Velasco. Miguel Velasco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
40.14
Alejandro Segarra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Reyes. Gabriel Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Velasco. Miguel Velasco finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Francisco Iglesias manages to gather it.
44.14
Gabriel Reyes flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Moya who takes it down. Mauricio Moya shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Alfredo Marcelino kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Moya. Julian Moya shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Jeremy Jager!
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. Mérida Unión Deportiva have changed their lineup with Julian Caballero replacing Ivan Caminero. The Albacete Balompie players seem much more motivated whilst the Mérida Unión Deportiva players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Albacete Balompie kick off!
47.51
Gabriel Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Moya. Mauricio Moya sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
49.55
Stefan Grassadonia flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Helguera. Felipe Helguera threads the ball through to Diaw Mazzocchi. Diaw Mazzocchi shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.45
Gabriel Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diaw Mazzocchi. Diaw Mazzocchi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Francisco Iglesias gets down and covers it.
57.36
Alfredo Marcelino makes a beautiful solo run. Alfredo Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Julian Moya controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Julian Moya makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.43
Albacete Balompie have made 3 substitutions with Guillermo Gento replacing Ivan Gonzalez, Ricardo Romero replacing Alfredo Marcelino and Juan-Carlos Carcedo replacing Adriano Filippi .
61.46
Gabriel Reyes hits a low pass to Mauricio Moya. Mauricio Moya shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.29
Fernando Martin clumsily knocks into Miguel Cruz. The referee brings Fernando Martin to one side and gives him a warning! Miguel Cruz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.39
Victor Lozano sees Julian Moya in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Moya knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejandro Segarra.
72.10
Gabriel Reyes flicks a high pass forward to Jose Zubizarreta who brings the ball under control. Jose Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Diaw Mazzocchi. Diaw Mazzocchi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
77.37
Mérida Unión Deportiva have made a substitution with Adolfo Pastor replacing Felipe Helguera .
78.38
Fernando Martin sees space and advances. Fernando Martin knocks the ball forward to Miguel Velasco. Miguel Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Moya. Mauricio Moya heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
85.11
Ricardo Romero catches Gabriel Reyes on the ankles. The referee brings Ricardo Romero to one side and gives him a warning! Gabriel Reyes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

Mérida Unión Deportiva
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
0
11
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
28.6%
71.4%
Play Area
31.2%
44.2%
24.7%

Scorers
Julian Moya 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Reyes of Mérida Unión Deportiva

Match Ratings