Match Report


NumanciaNumancia     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Andrew Lutton Andrew Lutton
Hugo FerrerH. Ferrer61
G
1
G
64Juan-Carlos LorenzoJ. Lorenzo
Arturo VazquezA. Vazquez69
D
2
D
69Noboru YamaguchiN. Yamaguchi
Oscar KikoO. Kiko62
D
3
D
67Felipe DiezF. Diez
Fernando GainzaF. Gainza50
D
4
D
59Gregorio MoraG. Mora
Mauricio LozanoM. Lozano66
M
5
M
64Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso
Martino ZauliM. Zauli65
M
6
M
61Victor BruinsV. Bruins
Albert RomeroA. Romero61
M
captain7
M
62Danny Van Der LaanD. Van Der Laan
Guillermo MonteroG. Montero60
M
8captain
M
67Cataldo GiannicheddaC. Giannichedda
Niccolo BoydN. Boyd61
A
9
A
67Attilio CanginiA. Cangini
Edmundo CarcedoE. Carcedo60
A
10
A
76Paul DickovP. Dickov
Claudio RomeroC. Romero55
A
11
A
65Nicola TaglialatelaN. Taglialatela
 
Fernando GarridoF. Garrido55
M
12
M
73Aimo SalaA. Sala
Lennart CziommerL. Cziommer55
M
13
A
56Ricardo DuranR. Duran
Adriano RampullaA. Rampulla54
M
14
D
49Felipe AlvarezF. Alvarez

Ski France
today's match is sponsored by Ski France
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 9,744 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Numancia and Barcelona are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan  Roman.


0.00
Numancia get the match underway!
3.27
Daniel Alonso sees Attilio Cangini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Attilio Cangini finds some space and shoots from distance. Hugo Ferrer gets down and covers it.
4.25
Felipe Diez makes a simple pass to Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins flicks a high pass forward to Attilio Cangini who brings the ball under control. Attilio Cangini knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola Taglialatela. Fernando Gainza comes in with a late challenge on Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
6.57
Claudio Romero barges into Felipe Diez. The referee calls over Claudio Romero and shows him a yellow card! Felipe Diez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.19
Albert Romero comes in with a late challenge on Victor Bruins. Albert Romero is given a warning by the referee! Victor Bruins stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.31
Victor Bruins threads the ball through to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.08
Gregorio Mora knocks the ball to his team mate, Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins threads the ball through to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.27
Fernando Gainza advances with the ball. Fernando Gainza passes the ball forward to Claudio Romero. Claudio Romero shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
24.16
Felipe Diez threads a neat ball through to Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins knocks the ball forward to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Hugo Ferrer gets down and covers it.
26.43
Felipe Diez flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins knocks the ball to his team mate, Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.52
Gregorio Mora advances with the ball. Gregorio Mora passes the ball forward to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini rushes past Oscar Kiko! Attilio Cangini comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
28.23
Daniel Alonso passes the ball forward to Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
32.03
Victor Bruins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini advances inside the box! Attilio Cangini strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's there!! Hugo Ferrer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.42
Gregorio Mora passes the ball forward to Cataldo Giannichedda. Cataldo Giannichedda knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
39.11
Daniel Alonso passes the ball forward to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Hugo Ferrer manages to gather it comfortably.
40.28
Victor Bruins flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Barcelona are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
44.48
Felipe Diez hits a low pass to Danny Van Der Laan. Danny Van Der Laan makes a simple pass to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
45.00
Mauricio Lozano makes an attacking run forward. Mauricio Lozano lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Romero. Claudio Romero makes a looping header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia have changed their lineup with Lennart Cziommer replacing Albert Romero. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. The Barcelona players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Barcelona kick off!
48.41
Edmundo Carcedo catches Gregorio Mora on the ankles. Edmundo Carcedo is shown the yellow card! Gregorio Mora runs off the knock.
49.48
Lennart Cziommer kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Romero. Claudio Romero plays a scrappy one-two with Edmundo Carcedo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Claudio Romero comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.07
Oscar Kiko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martino Zauli. With a delightful solo run, Martino Zauli stretches the opposition's defence. Martino Zauli skips past Noboru Yamaguchi! Martino Zauli comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.52
Cataldo Giannichedda kicks a strong pass forward to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
59.18
Noboru Yamaguchi laces a through ball forward to Danny Van Der Laan. Danny Van Der Laan threads the ball through to Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.02
Numancia have made a substitution with Adriano Rampulla replacing Niccolo Boyd .
61.03
Victor Bruins clumsily knocks into Lennart Cziommer. The referee warns Victor Bruins to calm down! Lennart Cziommer stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.27
Martino Zauli catches Danny Van Der Laan on the ankles. Martino Zauli is given a warning by the referee! Danny Van Der Laan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.31
Danny Van Der Laan threads a neat ball through to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov advances inside the box! Paul Dickov comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Hugo Ferrer had no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
75.16
Fernando Gainza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Montero. Seeing a gap ahead, Guillermo Montero plays the ball forward to Claudio Romero. Claudio Romero shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.32
Barcelona have made 3 substitutions with Aimo Sala replacing Danny Van Der Laan, Felipe Alvarez replacing Noboru Yamaguchi and Ricardo Duran replacing Paul Dickov .
78.37
Aimo Sala flicks a high pass forward to Ricardo Duran who brings the ball under control. Ricardo Duran sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
89.57
Victor Bruins kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Numancia

Barcelona
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.7%
63.3%
Play Area
31.6%
43%
25.3%

Scorers
Claudio Romero 49
Attilio Cangini 14, 32
Paul Dickov 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Attilio Cangini of Barcelona

Match Ratings