Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 7,999 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albacete Balompie are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Elche CF appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebasti‡n  Garrido.


0.00
The whistle blows and Albacete Balompie get the match underway!
6.16
Under pressure, Markus Metzger clears the ball far upfield. Victor Gomez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.01
Ivan Gonzalez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Lozano. Victor Lozano threads a neat ball through to Miguel Cruz. Miguel Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.09
Victor Lozano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.17
Stanislas Perron sees Victor Lozano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Victor Lozano takes it forward alone. Victor Lozano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcos Castro who gathers it comfortably.
22.43
Stanislas Perron hits a low pass to Victor Lozano. Victor Lozano passes the ball forward to Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Julian Moya. Julian Moya shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.45
Ivan Gonzalez threads a neat ball through to Adolfo Castillo. Showing composure, Adolfo Castillo laces a weighted ball forward to Adriano Filippi. Adriano Filippi lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Moya. Julian Moya flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.24
Ivan Molowny makes a probing pass to Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Markus Metzger plays the ball forward to Gregorio Gomez. Gregorio Gomez threads a neat ball through to Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
34.03
Romero P. Menendez sees a break and surges forward. Romero P. Menendez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Iglesias who gathers it comfortably.
36.37
Without breaking stride, Romero P. Menendez plays the ball forward to Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Max Guerra. Max Guerra fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.43
Gregorio Gomez makes a simple pass to Victor Gomez. Victor Gomez skips past Guillermo Gento! Victor Gomez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
44.18
Leonardo Merino chips the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Gomez. Gregorio Gomez knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Redondo. Miguel Redondo whips in a cross ball towards Max Guerra. Max Guerra flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Francisco Iglesias had no chance!! Goal for Elche CF!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. Elche CF also appear unchanged since the first half. The Albacete Balompie players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Elche CF kick off!
47.39
Ivan Molowny knocks the ball forward to Max Guerra. Max Guerra shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Francisco Iglesias has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the Italian!
54.56
Gregorio Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Victor Gomez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Gomez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.05
Victor Lozano knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Moya. Julian Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.51
Albacete Balompie have made 3 substitutions with Alfredo Marcelino replacing Ivan Gonzalez, Ricardo Romero replacing Victor Lozano and Juan-Carlos Carcedo replacing Adriano Filippi .
63.55
Alfredo Marcelino hits a low pass to Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero chips the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.53
Adolfo Farinos threads a neat ball through to Ivan Molowny. Ivan Molowny knocks the ball forward to Miguel Redondo. Miguel Redondo tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Francisco Iglesias!
69.40
Luis Ramirez makes a beautiful solo run. Luis Ramirez makes a simple pass to Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
75.35
Stanislas Perron flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Romero collects the pass. Ricardo Romero knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo knocks the ball forward to Julian Moya but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.06
Ricardo Romero clumsily knocks into Julian Nunez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Nunez stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.39
Adolfo Farinos makes a probing pass to Ivan Molowny. Ivan Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Max Guerra collects the pass. Max Guerra shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
84.43
Stanislas Perron flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Romero who takes it down. Ricardo Romero kicks a strong pass forward to Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Merino.
85.08
Stanislas Perron threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Carcedo. Juan-Carlos Carcedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Luis Ramirez flicks a high ball forward to Adolfo Castillo who takes it down. Adolfo Castillo threads a neat ball through to Tommaso Zola. Tommaso Zola runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Tommaso Zola provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
38.9%
37.5%
23.6%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Max Guerra of Elche CF

Match Ratings