Match Report


MurciaMurcia     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Daniel RamirezD. Ramirez56
G
1
G
69Oliver OverathO. Overath
Pablo DominguezP. Dominguez56
D
captain2
D
71Pascal RöhligP. Röhlig
Oscar José MariO. José Mari55
D
3captain
D
70Pablo IglesiasP. Iglesias
Felipe FarinosF. Farinos47
D
4
D
69Roberto MarquesR. Marques
Pedro AlvarezP. Alvarez70
M
5
D
64Ignacio HelderI. Helder
Matthew GreenM. Green68
M
6
M
75Maurizio Di BiagioM. Di Biagio
Daniel MorenoD. Moreno64
M
7
M
72Bruno MendesB. Mendes
Ernesto PardoE. Pardo58
M
8
M
69Kevin ZiegeK. Ziege
Ernesto CarmonaE. Carmona66
A
9
M
60Claudio NietoC. Nieto
Oscar GarciaO. Garcia63
A
10
A
65Marcos PastorM. Pastor
Julian AguilarJ. Aguilar60
A
11
A
62Jose Fortes HelgueraJ. Helguera
 
Matthew GilchristM. Gilchrist58
A
12
D
61Carlos GonzalezC. Gonzalez
Steve HigginbothamS. Higginbotham57
A
13
M
58Pedro IbanezP. Ibanez
Romero P. PrietoR. Prieto56
A
14
G
58Alberto BlancoA. Blanco

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at La Condomina where Murcia play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 9,974 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Murcia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n  Mora.


0.00
RCD Espanyol start the match!
2.50
Julian Aguilar hacks Ignacio Helder from behind! Julian Aguilar is shown the yellow card! Ignacio Helder hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.13
Pablo Iglesias runs forward with the ball. Pablo Iglesias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Dominguez.
15.35
Pedro Alvarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.15
Felipe Farinos knocks the ball forward to Pedro Alvarez. Pedro Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Julian Aguilar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Aguilar shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.31
Pablo Dominguez flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Pardo controls it well on his chest. Ernesto Pardo makes a probing pass to Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Carmona but the linesman indicates offside!
24.47
Kevin Ziege barges into Pedro Alvarez. The referee calls over Kevin Ziege and warns him to calm down! Pedro Alvarez stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.25
Roberto Marques controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Mendes. Bruno Mendes kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera skips past Oscar José Mari! Jose Fortes Helguera rockets a shot on goal but Daniel Ramirez reads it well. Fabulous save!
33.24
Ernesto Pardo sees Oscar Garcia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oscar Garcia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ignacio Helder.
34.30
Bruno Mendes catches Matthew Green on the ankles. The referee warns Bruno Mendes to calm down! Matthew Green gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.20
Pedro Alvarez hits a low pass to Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.05
Pascal Röhlig chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Nieto. Claudio Nieto makes a probing pass to Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor plays a one-two with Jose Fortes Helguera and rushes in on goal... Marcos Pastor strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it rises well off target!
42.17
Maurizio Di Biagio makes a beautiful solo run. Maurizio Di Biagio shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
44.32
Bruno Mendes passes the ball forward to Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Murcia kick off and get the second half underway!
48.23
Oscar José Mari knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Green. Matthew Green flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Carmona collects the pass. Ernesto Carmona lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
49.37
Claudio Nieto sees Jose Fortes Helguera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Fortes Helguera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Ramirez who gathers it comfortably.
51.35
Claudio Nieto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
54.47
Claudio Nieto makes a beautiful solo run. Claudio Nieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.03
Kevin Ziege catches Daniel Moreno on the ankles. The referee calls over Kevin Ziege and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Moreno hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.03
Matthew Green sees Ernesto Carmona in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernesto Carmona plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Aguilar and advances towards the goal... Ernesto Carmona strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
65.30
Ernesto Pardo chips the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.30
Pascal Röhlig catches Ernesto Carmona on the ankles. Pascal Röhlig is given a warning by the referee! Ernesto Carmona runs off the knock.
77.42
RCD Espanyol have made 2 substitutions with Carlos Gonzalez replacing Pablo Iglesias and Pedro Ibanez replacing Bruno Mendes .
79.10
Kevin Ziege flicks a high pass forward. Jose Fortes Helguera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Fortes Helguera shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.29
Kevin Ziege knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor advances inside the box! Marcos Pastor strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
85.01
Claudio Nieto runs straight at the opposition's defence. Claudio Nieto skips past Felipe Farinos! Some silky footwork from Claudio Nieto provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.32
Claudio Nieto runs straight at the opposition's defence. Claudio Nieto threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Helguera but he's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Murcia

RCD Espanyol
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
32.9%
47.4%
19.7%

Scorers
Oscar Garcia 15
Claudio Nieto 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Nieto of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings