Match Report


CD LeganésCD Leganés     Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stuart MatteoS. Matteo67
G
1
G
67Liam CorreaL. Correa
Titus KirklandT. Kirkland68
D
2
D
67Raffaele BaldiR. Baldi
Pedro PeiroP. Peiro67
D
3
D
66Rafael FerreiraR. Ferreira
Gabriel OrtizG. Ortiz53
D
4captain
D
59Gijs LandzaatG. Landzaat
Daniel VilaD. Vila69
M
5
D
53Marcos VelascoM. Velasco
Mervin GilchristM. Gilchrist67
M
6
M
67Seyni Gope-FenepejS. Gope-Fenepej
Julian CleggJ. Clegg67
M
7
M
66Seth SmithS. Smith
Hugo DuranH. Duran60
M
8
M
62Matt HendryM. Hendry
Nicolas CrespoN. Crespo75
A
9
A
71Patricio ReyesP. Reyes
Alejandro ZamoraA. Zamora75
A
captain10
A
68Ernesto MonteroE. Montero
Pedro GuardiolaP. Guardiola66
A
11
A
67Alberto MorenoA. Moreno
 
Matjaz BinottoM. Binotto63
G
12
G
62Jose Javier SanzJ. Sanz
Sylvain FadigaS. Fadiga61
A
13
M
61Carlos HidalgoC. Hidalgo
Fernando DuranF. Duran59
A
14
A
60Ernesto SerranoE. Serrano

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Municipal Butarque where CD Leganés play host to Albacete Balompie. A crowd of 19,019 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
CD Leganés are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Albacete Balompie appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mart’n  Sanz.


0.00
Albacete Balompie kick off the first half!
2.51
Seyni Gope-Fenepej deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Moreno. Alberto Moreno knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Ortiz.
4.20
Titus Kirkland knocks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Gilchrist. Mervin Gilchrist threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora passes the ball forward but Pedro Guardiola is offside!
6.42
Mervin Gilchrist flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Guardiola who takes it down. Pedro Guardiola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Liam Correa gets down and covers it.
9.10
Seyni Gope-Fenepej comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Duran. The referee calls over Seyni Gope-Fenepej and warns him to calm down! Hugo Duran hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.37
Marcos Velasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Smith. Seth Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Moreno. Alberto Moreno plays a one-two with Patricio Reyes and rushes in on goal... Alberto Moreno shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
12.30
Pedro Peiro makes a probing pass to Hugo Duran. Hugo Duran kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.25
Daniel Vila darts forward. Daniel Vila knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Guardiola. Pedro Guardiola beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Marcos Velasco plays the ball forward to Seth Smith. Seth Smith flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Reyes controls it well on his chest. Patricio Reyes advances inside the box! Patricio Reyes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.03
Seyni Gope-Fenepej barges into Gabriel Ortiz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gabriel Ortiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.27
Gijs Landzaat passes the ball forward to Seth Smith. Seth Smith advances with the ball. Seth Smith advances inside the box! Seth Smith muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Matteo manages to gather it effortlessly.
39.46
Seth Smith threads a neat ball through to Alberto Moreno. Alberto Moreno lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Gabriel Ortiz hits a low pass to Julian Clegg. Julian Clegg flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Guardiola collects the pass. Pedro Guardiola plays a scrappy one-two with Nicolas Crespo and advances towards the goal... Gijs Landzaat clumsily knocks into Pedro Guardiola. Pedro Guardiola appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. CD Leganés have changed their lineup with Sylvain Fadiga replacing Pedro Peiro, Matjaz Binotto replacing Gabriel Ortiz and Fernando Duran replacing Pedro Guardiola. Albacete Balompie appear unchanged since the first half. The CD Leganés players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
CD Leganés start the second half!
47.05
Seyni Gope-Fenepej flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Moreno collects the pass. Alberto Moreno knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Montero. Ernesto Montero jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
55.25
Seyni Gope-Fenepej comes in with a late challenge on Julian Clegg. Seyni Gope-Fenepej is given another warning by the referee! Julian Clegg runs off the knock.
60.03
Sylvain Fadiga flicks a high pass forward. Julian Clegg controls it well on his chest. Julian Clegg flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Zamora holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Zamora plays the ball forward to Nicolas Crespo who has made a great run into the box. Nicolas Crespo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.29
Mervin Gilchrist kicks a strong pass forward to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.06
Hugo Duran flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Duran controls it well on his chest. Fernando Duran whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Crespo. Nicolas Crespo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Nicolas Crespo scores for CD Leganés!!
72.15
Mervin Gilchrist makes a simple pass to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Duran. Fernando Duran jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
73.33
Rafael Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Hendry flicks a high ball forward to Ernesto Montero who takes it down. Ernesto Montero rushes past Titus Kirkland! Ernesto Montero tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
78.36
Matjaz Binotto threads a neat ball through to Julian Clegg. Julian Clegg threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora threads the ball through to Fernando Duran but he's offside!
84.09
Mervin Gilchrist chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Duran. Fernando Duran shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
87.52
With a delightful solo run, Daniel Vila stretches the opposition's defence. Daniel Vila knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Duran. Fernando Duran is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
89.02
With a delightful solo run, Mervin Gilchrist stretches the opposition's defence. Mervin Gilchrist lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Crespo. Marcos Velasco catches Nicolas Crespo on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

CD Leganés

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

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
25.6%
43%
31.4%

Scorers
Nicolas Crespo 69
Ernesto Montero 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ernesto Montero of Albacete Balompie

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Matteo (GK)
7
2.Titus Kirkland (DEF)
6
3.Pedro Peiro (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Ortiz (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Vila (MID)
7
6.Mervin Gilchrist (MID)
8
7.Julian Clegg (MID)
7
8.Hugo Duran (MID)
6
9.Nicolas Crespo (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Alejandro Zamora (ATT)
7
11.Pedro Guardiola (ATT)
6
 
12.Matjaz Binotto (GK)
6
13.Sylvain Fadiga (ATT)
6
14.Fernando Duran (ATT)
7

1.Liam Correa (GK)
7
2.Raffaele Baldi (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Ferreira (DEF)
6
4.Gijs Landzaat (DEF)
6
5.Marcos Velasco (DEF)
6
6.Seyni Gope-Fenepej (MID)yellow card
5
7.Seth Smith (MID)
9
8.Matt Hendry (MID)
6
9.Patricio Reyes (ATT)
6
10.Ernesto Montero (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Alberto Moreno (ATT)
8
 
12.Jose Javier Sanz (GK)
0
13.Carlos Hidalgo (MID)
0
14.Ernesto Serrano (ATT)
0