Match Report


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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Balaidos where Celta Vigo play host to Union Las Palmas. A crowd of 9,990 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Celta Vigo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Union Las Palmas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Doherty.


0.00
Celta Vigo start the match!
2.06
Julian Mills makes a probing pass to Adolfo Gil. Adolfo Gil advances inside the box! Adolfo Gil side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Nicolas Torres had no chance!! Goal for Union Las Palmas!
14.05
Arturo Velasco decides to run forward with the ball. Arturo Velasco makes a beautiful solo run. Arturo Velasco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcus Unsworth.
16.43
Romano Verhoeven flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Perez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Perez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.42
Miguel Del Sol threads a neat ball through to Roberto Perez. Roberto Perez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Zubizarreta.
21.37
Enrique Marcelino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Ramos. Arturo Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.38
Eugenio Torres knocks the ball forward to Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez shoots from long range but it is miles over!
27.23
Frederico Herrero takes it forward alone. Frederico Herrero flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Perez. Roberto Perez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.23
Marcus Unsworth threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Gomez. Gabriel Gomez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Herzog. Stefan Herzog whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Gil. Adolfo Gil makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nicolas Torres with no chance!! Goal for Union Las Palmas!
34.28
Daniel Zubizarreta drives a long ball upfield. Stefan Herzog shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
38.46
Tiago Jardim passes the ball forward to Romano Verhoeven. Romano Verhoeven flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Perez collects the pass. Roberto Perez knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.20
Felipe Segarra chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Torres. Eugenio Torres flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Perez. Roberto Perez plays a scrappy one-two with Gilles Mendez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Roberto Perez provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.21
Enrique Marcelino plays the ball forward to Stefan Herzog. Stefan Herzog plays a quick one-two with Adolfo Gil and rushes in on goal... Stefan Herzog looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
44.33
Frederico Herrero threads the ball through to Gianmatteo De Sole. Gianmatteo De Sole knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Perez. Roberto Perez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Celta Vigo appear unchanged since the first half. Union Las Palmas appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The Celta Vigo players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Union Las Palmas get the second half underway!
47.30
Frederico Herrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Torres. Eugenio Torres sees Gilles Mendez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Mendez knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Perez. Roberto Perez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.38
Julian Mills sees Adolfo Gil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adolfo Gil shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
49.49
Eugenio Torres comes in with a late challenge on Marcus Unsworth. Eugenio Torres is shown the yellow card! Marcus Unsworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.16
Miguel Del Sol hacks Julian Mills from behind! Miguel Del Sol is shown the yellow card! Julian Mills stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.47
Miguel Del Sol catches Gabriel Gomez on the ankles. Miguel Del Sol is given a warning by the referee! Gabriel Gomez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.29
Felipe Segarra comes in with a late challenge on Arturo Ramos. The referee calls over Felipe Segarra and shows him a yellow card! Arturo Ramos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.46
Romano Verhoeven catches Julian Mills on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Mills stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.20
Gabriel Gomez threads the ball through to Stefan Herzog. Stefan Herzog whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Ramos. Arturo Ramos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.20
Union Las Palmas have made 2 substitutions with Elena Diez replacing Daniel Zubizarreta and Adriano Paris replacing Stefan Herzog .
66.47
Enrique Marcelino takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Gabriel Gomez. Gabriel Gomez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gabriel Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Gil. Adolfo Gil heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adolfo Gil!
69.33
Enrique Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ramos collects the pass. Arturo Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Herrero.
71.29
Miguel Del Sol picks a pass forward to Gilles Mendez. Gilles Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.39
Felipe Segarra clumsily knocks into Adolfo Gil. The referee calls over Felipe Segarra and warns him to calm down! Adolfo Gil stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.13
Celta Vigo have made a substitution with Sebastiano Galante replacing Miguel Del Sol .Union Las Palmas have made a substitution with Guilherme Moutinho replacing Gabriel Gomez .
81.56
Enrique Marcelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adriano Paris. Adriano Paris knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicolas Torres who gathers it comfortably.
84.12
Frederico Herrero hacks Adolfo Gil from behind! Frederico Herrero is shown the yellow card! Adolfo Gil runs off the knock.
87.33
Enrique Marcelino passes the ball forward to Arturo Ramos. Arturo Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Enrique Marcelino flicks a high ball forward to Adriano Paris who takes it down. Adriano Paris shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
32.5%
48.8%
18.8%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adolfo Gil of Union Las Palmas

Match Ratings