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Match Report

Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Camp dEsports where Lleida play host to Real Betis Balompié. A crowd of 20,553 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lleida are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Real Betis Balompié appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel  Pardo.


0.00
Lleida get the match underway!
2.18
Des May controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Cortes. Jose Cortes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Blanco. Albert Blanco tries a spectacular long range effort. Dietmar Beckmann gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
3.25
Glynn Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Butragueno holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Butragueno knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Diez. Gabriel Diez shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Michael Fuchs manages to gather it effortlessly.
15.25
Oscar Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Rahn controls it well on his chest. Oliver Rahn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo José Mari.
18.03
Nicolas Butragueno makes a simple pass to Gabriel Diez. Gabriel Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Fuchs who gathers it comfortably.
21.37
Gabriel Diez clumsily knocks into Rodolfo Venturin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rodolfo Venturin runs off the knock.
24.06
Glynn Palmer chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno hits a low pass to Gabriel Diez. Gabriel Diez runs straight at the defence! Gabriel Diez shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.50
Oscar Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Rahn controls it well on his chest. Oliver Rahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.51
Gabriel Diez hacks Rodolfo Venturin from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Gabriel Diez!! Rodolfo Venturin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.16
Alfredo Moya threads the ball through to Jonathan Tresor. Jonathan Tresor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Des May.
45.00
Des May takes it forward alone. Des May flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Sanz shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Dietmar Beckmann comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lleida have changed their lineup with Hugo Monteiro replacing Mauricio Vila and Martin Serrano replacing Olaf Van Dalen. Real Betis Balompié appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Betis Balompié players seem much more motivated whilst the Lleida players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off the second half!
49.43
Nicolas Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.35
Pablo Butragueno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo José Mari.
55.33
Oscar Hidalgo barges into Alfredo Moya. Oscar Hidalgo is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Moya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.21
Jose Cortes threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz makes a pass forward but Albert Blanco is yards offside!
59.29
Glynn Palmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Van Den Herik collects the pass. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.50
Hans Boussatta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Blanco. Albert Blanco finds some space and shoots from distance but Dietmar Beckmann is on top of it.
63.01
Des May chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Hidalgo. Oscar Hidalgo threads a neat ball through to Albert Blanco. Albert Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.08
Jose Cortes threads a neat ball through to Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Guerrero Lopez.
67.52
Des May flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Cortes. Jose Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Albert Blanco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albert Blanco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Monteiro.
69.12
Jose Cortes knocks the ball to his team mate, Albert Blanco. Albert Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.34
Des May passes the ball forward to Oscar Hidalgo. Oscar Hidalgo threads a neat ball through to Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
81.28
Pablo Butragueno makes a simple pass to Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn sees Juan-Carlos Sanz just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Sanz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
87.51
Daniel J. Bergmark deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Cortes. Jose Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Sanz shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 37.8378378378378 vs 62.1621621621622
Play Area
Home team third: 31.08%, Midfield: 47.30%, Away team third: 21.62%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Rahn of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
2. Des May (DEF)
7
6. Jose Cortes (MID)
7
7. Oscar Hidalgo (MID)
6
6
10. Oliver Rahn (ATT)
7
11. Albert Blanco (ATT)
6

13. Ismael Sükür (MID)
0
0