Match Report


EibarEibar     Elche CFElche CF
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Computer Player Computer Player
David GoughD. Gough35
G
captain1
G
69Des WoodgateD. Woodgate
Malcolm GrimandiM. Grimandi67
D
2
D
72Matt GlassM. Glass
Joseph MettomoJ. Mettomo75
D
3
D
65Rainer ZiegeR. Ziege
Gastón FerrariG. Ferrari82
D
4
D
65Arturo IbanezA. Ibanez
Ryuu OkamotoR. Okamoto86
D
5
D
51Romero P. NavarroR. Navarro
Salomon SongS. Song73
M
6
M
80Pius Van BeukeringP. Van Beukering
Albert SanchezA. Sanchez80
M
7
M
67Matt RizaM. Riza
Jason ClaphamJ. Clapham74
A
8
A
76Romero P. José MariR. José Mari
Ernesto LeonE. Leon74
A
9captain
A
74Miguel BarbosaM. Barbosa
Darius KeaneD. Keane74
A
10
A
67Roberto MarquezR. Marquez
Yurtcan IzzetY. Izzet74
A
11
A
63Mariano RivaltaM. Rivalta
 
Ivan RomanI. Roman71
D
12
M
67Steve CharltonS. Charlton
Edouard FerrereE. Ferrere77
M
13
G
64Alexander PamarotA. Pamarot
Emiliano CapecchiE. Capecchi67
A
14
M
63Graeme MakinG. Makin

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Mpal de Ipurua where Eibar play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 19,594 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Eibar and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Felipe  Suarez.


0.00
Eibar start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.19
Matt Riza kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gastón Ferrari.
4.21
Mariano Rivalta hacks Gastón Ferrari from behind! Mariano Rivalta is given a warning by the referee! Gastón Ferrari runs off the knock.
9.33
Gastón Ferrari barges into Mariano Rivalta. Gastón Ferrari is given a warning by the referee! Mariano Rivalta stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.10
Matt Riza plays the ball forward to Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.13
Matt Riza threads a neat ball through to Mariano Rivalta. Mariano Rivalta shoots from distance but it is tipped over by David Gough.
16.14
Corner kick to Elche CF. Pius Van Beukering chips it to the near post. Albert Sanchez jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
18.19
Albert Sanchez surges forward with the ball. Albert Sanchez lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Clapham. Jason Clapham directs the ball goalwards with his head but Des Woodgate is on top of it.
20.32
Arturo Ibanez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Riza. Matt Riza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Marquez. Roberto Marquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.11
Rainer Ziege threads a neat ball through to Matt Riza. Matt Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Rivalta. Mariano Rivalta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.02
Matt Riza flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Barbosa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Barbosa knocks in a cross ball towards Mariano Rivalta. Mariano Rivalta gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
28.01
Matt Riza threads a neat ball through to Romero P. José Mari. Romero P. José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Marquez. Roberto Marquez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
30.44
Matt Riza hits a low pass to Mariano Rivalta. Mariano Rivalta plays a one-two with Romero P. José Mari and advances towards the goal... Mariano Rivalta rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
34.08
Pius Van Beukering deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Grimandi.
36.35
Rainer Ziege threads the ball through to Matt Riza. Matt Riza makes a simple pass to Roberto Marquez. Roberto Marquez finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
38.38
Salomon Song knocks the ball to his team mate, Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Leon. Ernesto Leon knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Des Woodgate has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.09
Salomon Song knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Clapham. Jason Clapham knocks in a cross ball towards Darius Keane. Darius Keane powers a header at goal. Des Woodgate punches it away to safety.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Eibar have changed their lineup with Edouard Ferrere replacing Albert Sanchez. Elche CF appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Elche CF kick off and get the second half underway!
49.23
Matt Riza kicks a strong pass forward to Mariano Rivalta. Mariano Rivalta skips past Malcolm Grimandi! Mariano Rivalta shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.10
Joseph Mettomo chips the ball to his team mate, Edouard Ferrere. Edouard Ferrere flicks a high pass forward. Yurtcan Izzet controls it well on his chest. Yurtcan Izzet deftly passes the ball to Jason Clapham, releasing him through on goal. Jason Clapham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
55.20
Pius Van Beukering flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Barbosa collects the pass. Miguel Barbosa runs straight at the defence! Miguel Barbosa comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.54
Eibar have made 2 substitutions with Ivan Roman replacing Gastón Ferrari and Emiliano Capecchi replacing Darius Keane .
63.18
Matt Riza flicks a high pass forward. Mariano Rivalta holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mariano Rivalta makes a probing pass between the defence to Miguel Barbosa. Miguel Barbosa tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but is blocked by Malcolm Grimandi's outstretched leg.
65.49
Malcolm Grimandi hits a low pass to Edouard Ferrere. Edouard Ferrere makes a probing pass to Jason Clapham. Jason Clapham lofts in a cross ball towards Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet powers a header at goal. Des Woodgate gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
66.39
Matt Riza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Marquez. Roberto Marquez tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from David Gough.
69.37
Ivan Roman chips the ball to his team mate, Salomon Song. Salomon Song flicks a high pass forward. Jason Clapham controls it well on his chest. Jason Clapham lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Leon. Ernesto Leon directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.07
Joseph Mettomo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edouard Ferrere. Edouard Ferrere hits a low pass to Emiliano Capecchi. Emiliano Capecchi lofts in a cross ball towards Yurtcan Izzet. Yurtcan Izzet beats his man to it with a header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
78.55
Matt Riza advances with the ball. Matt Riza whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. José Mari. With a superhuman jump, Romero P. José Mari connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.55
Matt Riza flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. José Mari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. José Mari plays a one-two with Mariano Rivalta and rushes in on goal... Romero P. José Mari tries a spectacular strike. David Gough comfortably gets down and covers it.
83.47
Matt Riza makes a beautiful solo run. Matt Riza rushes past Ryuu Okamoto! Matt Riza rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matt Riza!
89.51
Roberto Marquez clumsily knocks into Joseph Mettomo. The referee calls over Roberto Marquez and shows him a yellow card! Joseph Mettomo stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Ivan Roman barges into Mariano Rivalta. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mariano Rivalta runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Eibar

Elche CF
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
37.8%
41.5%
20.7%

Scorers
Ernesto Leon 38, 69
Mariano Rivalta 30
Miguel Barbosa 55
Matt Riza 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Riza of Elche CF

Match Ratings
1.David Gough (GK)
6
2.Malcolm Grimandi (DEF)
6
3.Joseph Mettomo (DEF)
6
4.Gastón Ferrari (DEF)
5
5.Ryuu Okamoto (DEF)
6
6.Salomon Song (MID)
6
7.Albert Sanchez (MID)
6
8.Jason Clapham (ATT)
7
9.Ernesto Leon (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Darius Keane (ATT)
6
11.Yurtcan Izzet (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Roman (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Edouard Ferrere (MID)
6
14.Emiliano Capecchi (ATT)
6

1.Des Woodgate (GK)
6
2.Matt Glass (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Ziege (DEF)
6
4.Arturo Ibanez (DEF)
6
5.Romero P. Navarro (DEF)
6
6.Pius Van Beukering (MID)
7
7.Matt Riza (MID)goal scored
9
8.Romero P. José Mari (ATT)
6
9.Miguel Barbosa (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Roberto Marquez (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Mariano Rivalta (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Steve Charlton (MID)
0
13.Alexander Pamarot (GK)
0
14.Graeme Makin (MID)
0