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Match Report

Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at La Victoria where Real Jaen play host to Málaga. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Jaen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Málaga appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Juan Pirri.


0.00
Real Jaen kick off and get the match underway!
2.10
Elena Sanchez breaks forward. Elena Sanchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Lima.
3.30
Claudio Natali flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Torres controls it well on his chest. Marcos Torres sees space and advances. Marcos Torres kicks a strong pass forward to Milan Berck Fuchs but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.16
Elena Sanchez passes the ball forward to Marcos Torres. Seeing a gap ahead, Marcos Torres plays the ball forward to Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
14.12
Marcos Torres sees a break and surges forward. Marcos Torres makes a probing pass to Milan Berck Fuchs but he's offside!
15.50
Marcos Torres knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Vega. Francisco Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.22
Elena Sanchez pushes mid-way up the pitch. Elena Sanchez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Elena Sanchez knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Romero. Ricardo Romero makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.53
Enrique Marquez hits a low pass to Alberto Marquez. Alberto Marquez cuts inside the box! Alberto Marquez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
28.23
Guillaume Cousin clumsily knocks into Richard Mccall. The referee warns Guillaume Cousin to calm down! Richard Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.34
Edmundo Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Nunes. Eduardo Nunes flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Vega who brings the ball under control. Francisco Vega lofts in a cross ball towards Milan Berck Fuchs. Enrique Guerrero Lopez barges into Milan Berck Fuchs. Milan Berck Fuchs appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
38.19
Guillaume Cousin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Serrano. Hugo Serrano flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Marquez. Some silky footwork from Alberto Marquez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
42.12
Eduardo Nunes takes the throw-in. Marcos Torres makes a simple pass to Francisco Vega. Francisco Vega finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
44.20
Hans Helder flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Marquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Enrique Marquez surges forward with the ball. Enrique Marquez shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Daniel José Mari. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Jaen appear unchanged since the first half. Málaga have changed their lineup with Gregorio Pena replacing Ricardo Romero. The Real Jaen players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Málaga kick off the second half!
48.45
Richard Mccall sees Gregorio Pena in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gregorio Pena shoots from distance but it flies wide!
49.11
Marcos Torres makes an attacking run forward. Marcos Torres plays a scrappy one-two with Francisco Vega and advances towards the goal... Marcos Torres cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
53.46
With imagination, Marcos Torres picks a pass forward to Milan Berck Fuchs. Milan Berck Fuchs shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
54.10
Jose Medina makes a simple pass to Alberto Marquez. Alberto Marquez makes a probing pass to Hugo Serrano but he's offside!
60.06
Eduardo Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Pena collects the pass. Gregorio Pena plays a one-two with Milan Berck Fuchs and rushes in on goal... Gregorio Pena strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. What a cracker!! Richard Burgess had no chance!! Goal for Málaga!
63.03
Enrique Marquez catches Julian Brehme on the ankles. The referee warns Enrique Marquez to calm down! Julian Brehme carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.43
Marcos Torres threads a neat ball through to Francisco Vega. Francisco Vega threads a neat ball through to Gregorio Pena. Gregorio Pena cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
67.10
Edmundo Ruiz passes the ball forward to Eduardo Nunes. Eduardo Nunes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eduardo Nunes plays a one-two with Francisco Vega and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Nunes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
72.25
Enrique Marquez clumsily knocks into Eduardo Nunes. Enrique Marquez is given another warning by the referee! Eduardo Nunes runs off the knock.
78.36
Edmundo Ruiz hits a low pass to Eduardo Nunes. Eduardo Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Vega collects the pass. Francisco Vega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
83.34
Elena Sanchez threads the ball through to Julian Brehme. Julian Brehme makes a probing pass to Milan Berck Fuchs. Milan Berck Fuchs knocks the ball forward, putting Gregorio Pena through on goal. Some silky footwork from Gregorio Pena provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Richard Burgess. Excellent save.
87.25
Guillaume Cousin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Guillaume Cousin whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Marquez. Alberto Marquez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 30.1204819277108 vs 69.8795180722892
Play Area
Home team third: 28.92%, Midfield: 46.99%, Away team third: 24.10%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Romero of Málaga

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
3. Hans Helder (DEF)
6
6
5. Roberto Lima (DEF)
6
7. Jose Medina (MID)
6
6
10. Hugo Serrano (ATT)
6
11. Alberto Marquez (ATT)
6

14. Luis Menendez (GK)
0

2. Edmundo Ruiz (DEF)
6
3. Elena Sanchez (DEF)
8
6
5. Julian Brehme (MID)
6
6. Eduardo Nunes (MID)
7
7. Marcos Torres (MID)
8
6
7
10. Ricardo Romero (ATT)
9

12. Mauricio Cano (GK)
0
13. Adolfo Pichichi (DEF)
0
14. Gregorio Pena (ATT)
8