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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Romano Jose Fouto where Mérida Unión Deportiva play host to Salamanca. A crowd of 16,058 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Mérida Unión Deportiva and Salamanca are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Salamanca start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.38
Juan-Carlos Gainza flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Segarra. Sebastian Segarra knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Gainza. Roberto Gainza powers a header at goal. Miguel Pirri easily smothers it.
8.13
Patricio Guerrero makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Ferrer. Rodolfo Ferrer kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Marcelino. Luis Marcelino shoots from long range but Alberto Vicente is on top of it.
12.49
Paul Gough threads the ball through to Roberto Gainza. Roberto Gainza knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patricio Guerrero.
15.57
Claudio Carmona chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Bridge. Paolo Bridge flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos kicks a strong pass forward to Martino Fini but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.51
Victor Vila sees space and advances. Victor Vila flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos kicks a strong pass forward to Martino Fini but the referee indicates it's offside!
20.18
Juan-Carlos Gainza passes the ball forward to Sebastian Segarra. Sebastian Segarra shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.56
Sebastian Hidalgo makes a probing pass to Paul Gough. Paul Gough makes a probing pass to Sebastian Segarra. Sebastian Segarra lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Helmer. Torsten Helmer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.17
Ivan Montero passes the ball forward to Paolo Bridge. Paolo Bridge makes a probing pass to Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos passes the ball forward but Martino Fini is offside!
28.27
Paul Gough catches Paolo Bridge on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Gough and warns him to calm down! Paolo Bridge carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.44
Adilson Schilder makes a simple pass to Roberto Gainza. Roberto Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Montero.
40.08
Rodolfo Ferrer passes the ball forward to Martino Fini. Martino Fini whips in a cross ball towards Luis Marcelino. Luis Marcelino is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Alberto Vicente.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Mérida Unión Deportiva kick off and get the second half underway!
49.23
Rodolfo Ferrer chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Marcelino. Luis Marcelino goes all the way! Luis Marcelino shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Vicente!
51.06
Sebastian Hidalgo passes the ball forward to Paul Gough. Paul Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Torsten Helmer. Torsten Helmer lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Gainza. Roberto Gainza flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.48
Rodolfo Ferrer kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Marcelino. Luis Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Farinos but the linesman indicates offside!
55.45
Juan-Carlos Gainza makes a beautiful solo run. Juan-Carlos Gainza tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
59.49
Rodolfo Ferrer clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Gainza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Juan-Carlos Gainza runs off the knock.
60.34
Adilson Schilder knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Segarra. Sebastian Segarra lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Helmer. Torsten Helmer powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Miguel Pirri!
67.06
Paolo Bridge kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos lofts in a cross ball towards Martino Fini. Martino Fini heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.31
Rodolfo Ferrer clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Gainza. Rodolfo Ferrer is warned by the referee! Juan-Carlos Gainza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.13
Mérida Unión Deportiva are easily keeping Salamanca at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
72.20
Patricio Guerrero knocks the ball forward to Paolo Bridge. Paolo Bridge makes a probing pass to Martino Fini. Martino Fini makes a simple pass to Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.17
Luis José Mari makes a simple pass to Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
77.11
Luis José Mari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Farinos. Francisco Farinos plays a perfect one-two with Luis Marcelino and rushes in on goal... Francisco Farinos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
79.35
Pedro Redondo surges forward with the ball. Pedro Redondo makes a probing pass to Roberto Gainza. Roberto Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Montero.
81.11
Sebastian Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Juan-Carlos Gainza. Juan-Carlos Gainza threads the ball through to Roberto Gainza. Roberto Gainza shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Vicente of Mérida Unión Deportiva

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 45.3488372093023 vs 54.6511627906977
Play Area
Home team third: 30.23%, Midfield: 47.67%, Away team third: 22.09%