Match Report


Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Andrew Lutton Andrew Lutton
Sebastian MarquezS. Marquez66
G
1
G
64Juan-Carlos LorenzoJ. Lorenzo
Fernando MartinF. Martin71
D
2
D
67Felipe DiezF. Diez
Stefan GrassadoniaS. Grassadonia62
D
3
D
66Eduardo MarinE. Marin
Ivan CamineroI. Caminero55
D
4
D
69Noboru YamaguchiN. Yamaguchi
Alejandro SegarraA. Segarra52
D
5
M
64Daniel AlonsoD. Alonso
Felipe HelgueraF. Helguera74
M
6
M
62Danny Van Der LaanD. Van Der Laan
Julian CaballeroJ. Caballero55
M
7
M
67Cataldo GiannicheddaC. Giannichedda
Alberto CabreraA. Cabrera59
A
8captain
M
61Victor BruinsV. Bruins
Diaw MazzocchiD. Mazzocchi56
A
9
A
65Nicola TaglialatelaN. Taglialatela
Miguel VelascoM. Velasco52
A
10
A
76Paul DickovP. Dickov
Eugenio Guerrero LopezE. Guerrero Lopez49
A
captain11
A
67Attilio CanginiA. Cangini
 
Jeremy JagerJ. Jager62
G
12
M
73Aimo SalaA. Sala
Adolfo PastorA. Pastor55
M
13
A
73Alejandro VicenteA. Vicente
Claudio MoralesC. Morales54
M
14
D
49Felipe AlvarezF. Alvarez

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Romano Jose Fouto where Mérida Unión Deportiva play host to Barcelona. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Mérida Unión Deportiva are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alejandro  Moya.


0.00
The first half starts with Barcelona kicking off!
2.08
Julian Caballero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diaw Mazzocchi. Diaw Mazzocchi shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
3.18
Danny Van Der Laan flicks a high pass forward. Paul Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Dickov shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Barcelona!
8.51
Cataldo Giannichedda knocks the ball to his team mate, Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
16.20
Noboru Yamaguchi comes in with a late challenge on Diaw Mazzocchi. The referee calls over Noboru Yamaguchi and shows him a yellow card! Diaw Mazzocchi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.14
Alejandro Segarra flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Helguera. Felipe Helguera surges forward with the ball. Felipe Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
22.53
Felipe Diez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cataldo Giannichedda. Cataldo Giannichedda chips the ball to his team mate, Attilio Cangini. Attilio Cangini shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.38
Julian Caballero darts forward. Julian Caballero makes a defence splitting pass to Alberto Cabrera. Alberto Cabrera takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.26
Mérida Unión Deportiva have made a substitution with Claudio Morales replacing Eugenio Guerrero Lopez .
36.31
Noboru Yamaguchi passes the ball forward to Danny Van Der Laan. Danny Van Der Laan flicks a high pass forward. Nicola Taglialatela holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicola Taglialatela tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
39.47
Eduardo Marin passes the ball forward to Danny Van Der Laan. Danny Van Der Laan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Danny Van Der Laan shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Daniel Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela shoots from distance but Sebastian Marquez reads it well. Superb keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Mérida Unión Deportiva have changed their lineup with Jeremy Jager replacing Ivan Caminero. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. The Mérida Unión Deportiva players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Mérida Unión Deportiva kicking off!
47.49
Noboru Yamaguchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Bruins. Victor Bruins flicks a high pass forward. Attilio Cangini collects the pass. Attilio Cangini shoots from 20 yards but Sebastian Marquez is on top of it.
49.03
Felipe Diez flicks a high pass forward. Victor Bruins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Bruins chips the ball to his team mate, Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
61.50
Julian Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Cabrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Cabrera shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
67.05
Cataldo Giannichedda hits a low pass to Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Grassadonia.
71.35
Cataldo Giannichedda kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Sebastian Marquez.
72.38
Victor Bruins takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Miguel Velasco reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
73.21
Felipe Helguera decides to run forward with the ball. Felipe Helguera knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Cabrera. Alberto Cabrera knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Juan-Carlos Lorenzo as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
74.12
Julian Caballero takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Fernando Martin shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
75.13
Julian Caballero barges into Danny Van Der Laan. Julian Caballero is shown the yellow card! Danny Van Der Laan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.56
Mérida Unión Deportiva have made a substitution with Adolfo Pastor replacing Felipe Helguera .
78.56
Danny Van Der Laan threads the ball through to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
79.13
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
81.42
Nicola Taglialatela hacks Jeremy Jager from behind! The referee calls over Nicola Taglialatela and warns him to calm down! Jeremy Jager stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.19
With vision, Cataldo Giannichedda plays the ball forward to Paul Dickov. Paul Dickov shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
89.33
Attilio Cangini comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Grassadonia. The referee warns Attilio Cangini to calm down! Stefan Grassadonia runs off the knock.
90.00
Eduardo Marin flicks a high pass forward. Cataldo Giannichedda holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cataldo Giannichedda threads the ball through to Nicola Taglialatela. Nicola Taglialatela finds some space and shoots from distance but Sebastian Marquez is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Mérida Unión Deportiva

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

Possession
35.7%
64.3%
Play Area
32.9%
42.9%
24.3%

Scorers
Alberto Cabrera 27
Paul Dickov 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastian Marquez of Mérida Unión Deportiva

Match Ratings