Match Report


Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié     MurciaMurcia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Wladimiro ScienzaW. Scienza67
G
1
G
56Daniel RamirezD. Ramirez
Giordano LonghiG. Longhi68
D
2captain
D
56Pablo DominguezP. Dominguez
Nicola Carlo MercierN. Mercier66
D
3
D
55Oscar José MariO. José Mari
Norman CarragherN. Carragher61
D
captain4
D
47Felipe FarinosF. Farinos
Gary LawG. Law60
D
5
M
70Pedro AlvarezP. Alvarez
Rafael BarbosaR. Barbosa72
M
6
M
68Matthew GreenM. Green
Roger Van Der WoerdtR. Van Der Woerdt71
M
7
M
64Daniel MorenoD. Moreno
Jose Fortes AriasJ. Arias70
M
8
M
58Ernesto PardoE. Pardo
Jose PirriJ. Pirri62
M
9
A
66Ernesto CarmonaE. Carmona
Juan-Carlos VelascoJ. Velasco76
A
10
A
63Oscar GarciaO. Garcia
Martin LupatelliM. Lupatelli64
A
11
A
60Julian AguilarJ. Aguilar
 
Fernando IzquierdoF. Izquierdo56
D
12
A
58Matthew GilchristM. Gilchrist
Mike HouttuinM. Houttuin54
A
13
A
57Steve HigginbothamS. Higginbotham
Kwame Van Der SarK. Van Der Sar51
D
14
A
56Romero P. PrietoR. Prieto

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to Murcia. A crowd of 8,740 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Murcia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco  Cruz.


0.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off and get the match underway!
3.52
Roger Van Der Woerdt kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Lupatelli. Martin Lupatelli plays a one-two with Juan-Carlos Velasco and rushes in on goal... Martin Lupatelli side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.13
Roger Van Der Woerdt threads the ball through to Juan-Carlos Velasco. Juan-Carlos Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Lupatelli. Martin Lupatelli outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The shot is on target but blocked by Pablo Dominguez. That should have been a goal!
12.58
Ernesto Pardo passes the ball forward to Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia shoots from 25 yards. Wladimiro Scienza gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
15.37
Julian Aguilar catches Norman Carragher on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Aguilar and warns him to calm down! Norman Carragher grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.11
Matthew Green darts forward. Matthew Green shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
22.30
Roger Van Der Woerdt chips the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Velasco. Juan-Carlos Velasco shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
26.28
Nicola Carlo Mercier gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Juan-Carlos Velasco skips past Felipe Farinos! Juan-Carlos Velasco takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
27.05
Matthew Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Garcia. Oscar Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.57
Felipe Farinos hacks Roger Van Der Woerdt from behind! Felipe Farinos is shown the yellow card! Roger Van Der Woerdt runs off the knock.
36.49
Matthew Green flicks a high ball forward to Ernesto Carmona who takes it down. Ernesto Carmona shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
38.58
Matthew Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Aguilar. Julian Aguilar knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicola Carlo Mercier.
45.00
Oscar Garcia hacks Norman Carragher from behind! The referee calls over Oscar Garcia and shows him a yellow card! Norman Carragher stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Murcia kick off and get the second half underway!
47.09
Norman Carragher threads a neat ball through to Jose Fortes Arias. Jose Fortes Arias threads a neat ball through to Martin Lupatelli. Martin Lupatelli shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
54.52
Felipe Farinos threads a neat ball through to Matthew Green. Matthew Green hits a low pass to Julian Aguilar. Julian Aguilar threads the ball through into the box. Oscar Garcia side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Wladimiro Scienza.
63.24
Seeing a gap ahead, Oscar José Mari plays the ball forward to Matthew Green. Matthew Green chips the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
67.37
Felipe Farinos darts forward. Felipe Farinos threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Carmona. Ernesto Carmona knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Wladimiro Scienza who gathers it comfortably.
72.14
Nicola Carlo Mercier decides to run forward with the ball. Nicola Carlo Mercier flicks a high ball forward to Martin Lupatelli who takes it down. Martin Lupatelli plays a scrappy one-two with Juan-Carlos Velasco and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Martin Lupatelli provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Real Betis Balompié!
77.45
Ernesto Pardo flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Garcia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Garcia shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
81.48
Pedro Alvarez punts the ball hopefully upfield. Oscar Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Wladimiro Scienza manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Rafael Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Martin Lupatelli. Martin Lupatelli shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Betis Balompié

Murcia
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
36.4%
42.4%
21.2%

Scorers
Martin Lupatelli 4, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Lupatelli of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings