Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 9,753 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicol‡s Farinos.


0.00
Cordoba start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.49
Arturo Farinos knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Marquez. Julian Marquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko plays a scrappy one-two with Patricio Serrano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mauricio Kiko takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
4.56
Joos Klein threads the ball through to Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales makes a probing pass to Dean Johnson. Dean Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.53
Jose Rodriquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Blanc. Carlos Blanc tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.57
Denny Meeuwis threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Helguera. Nicolas Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
14.21
Jose Rodriquez slams into Julian Marquez with his studs up. Jose Rodriquez is shown the red card!! Julian Marquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.15
Enrique Morales sees Carlos Blanc in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Blanc plays a quick one-two with Dean Johnson and rushes in on goal... Carlos Blanc side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.13
Pablo Crespo flicks a high pass forward to Patricio Serrano who brings the ball under control. Patricio Serrano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
21.03
Jose Javier Romero sees Pablo Crespo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With a delightful solo run, Pablo Crespo stretches the opposition's defence. Pablo Crespo finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Davy Beelenkamp. What a great pair of hands!
26.33
Daan Van Dijk threads a neat ball through to Oliver Müller. Oliver Müller makes a probing pass to Patricio Serrano. Patricio Serrano shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.23
With great vision, Enrique Morales plays the ball forward to Carlos Blanc. Carlos Blanc chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Johnson. Dean Johnson strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
38.27
Roberto Soler picks a pass forward to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.48
Enrique Morales makes an attacking run forward. Enrique Morales knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Johnson. Dean Johnson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. Cordoba have changed their lineup with Raffaele Mero replacing Roberto Soler and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation. The Cordoba players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Union Las Palmas kick off and get the second half underway!
47.36
Alexander Röhner takes it forward alone. Alexander Röhner picks a pass forward to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.25
Daan Van Dijk knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Müller. Oliver Müller surges forward with the ball. Oliver Müller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Davy Beelenkamp who gathers it comfortably.
54.01
Pablo Crespo flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Kiko holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
59.59
Neil Deane chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Gil. Julian Gil surges forward with the ball. Julian Gil lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Blanc. Carlos Blanc beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
63.00
Patricio Serrano clumsily knocks into Scott Morton. The referee warns Patricio Serrano to calm down! Scott Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.32
Denny Meeuwis brings the ball forward. Denny Meeuwis shoots from long range but Victor Gainza is on top of it.
69.54
Neil Deane passes the ball forward to Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales runs straight at the opposition's defence. Enrique Morales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.33
Oliver Müller knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Serrano. Patricio Serrano shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.43
Union Las Palmas have made a substitution with Sergio Mangone replacing Carlos Blanc .
78.45
Julian Marquez hacks Denny Meeuwis from behind! Julian Marquez is warned by the referee! Denny Meeuwis stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.29
Scott Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Morales. Enrique Morales hits a low pass to Dean Johnson. Dean Johnson shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.14
Pablo Crespo comes in with a late challenge on Enrique Morales. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Enrique Morales runs off the knock.
87.08
Alexander Röhner passes the ball forward to Julian Marquez. Julian Marquez laces a weighted ball forward to Raffaele Mero. Raffaele Mero shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
24.7%
49.4%
25.9%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Enrique Morales of Union Las Palmas

Match Ratings
1.Davy Beelenkamp (GK)
7
2.Joos Klein (DEF)
6
3.Neil Deane (DEF)
7
4.Scott Morton (DEF)
6
5.Julian Gil (MID)
6
6.Enrique Morales (MID)
8
7.Denny Meeuwis (MID)
6
8.Jose Rodriquez (MID)red card
3
9.Dean Johnson (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Carlos Blanc (ATT)
6
11.Nicolas Helguera (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Beagrie (GK)
0
13.Rodolfo Leon (DEF)
0
14.Sergio Mangone (DEF)
6

1.Victor Gainza (GK)
6
2.Daan Van Dijk (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Röhner (DEF)
6
4.Jose Javier Romero (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Farinos (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Müller (MID)
6
7.Julian Marquez (MID)
6
8.Pablo Crespo (MID)yellow card
6
9.Roberto Soler (MID)
6
10.Mauricio Kiko (ATT)
6
11.Patricio Serrano (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Velasco (GK)
0
13.Carlos Rubio (ATT)
0
14.Raffaele Mero (DEF)
6