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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play Real Zaragoza in this friendly game. A crowd of 13,499 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Real Zaragoza appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Real Zaragoza start the match!
2.34
Andy Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Rae. Alex Rae flicks a high pass forward. Tarik Ray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tarik Ray finds some space and shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Sabri Cinetti keeps it out!
6.40
Vincenzo Köller chips the ball to his team mate, Claude Carmona. Claude Carmona shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
16.21
Neil Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Andy Booth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Booth flicks a high pass forward. Alex Rae holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Rae knocks the ball forward, putting Stephen Ferguson through on goal. Stephen Ferguson strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. What a cracker!! Sabri Cinetti had no chance!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
20.14
Stan Gardner launches a long ball forward. Enrique Segarra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.18
Adnan Zidane threads a neat ball through to Alex Brady. Alex Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.58
Adnan Zidane catches Edmundo Vila on the ankles. The referee warns Adnan Zidane to calm down! Edmundo Vila hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.31
Andy Booth hits a low pass to Gary Gough. Gary Gough sees Stephen Ferguson just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Stephen Ferguson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.17
Alex Rae threads a neat ball through to Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Gough. Gary Gough directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Sabri Cinetti.
40.26
Neil Dickov darts forward. Neil Dickov threads the ball through to Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sabri Cinetti with no chance!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
44.52
Adnan Zidane knocks the ball to his team mate, Tarik Ray. Tarik Ray whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sabri Cinetti with no chance!! Goal for Hamilton Academical! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamilton Academical appear unchanged since the first half. Real Zaragoza also appear unchanged since the first half. The Real Zaragoza players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Hamilton Academical kick off!
47.42
Andy Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Rae. Alex Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Gough. With a superhuman jump, Gary Gough connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Sabri Cinetti had no chance!! Goal for Hamilton Academical!
51.46
Stan Gardner knocks the ball to his team mate, Claude Carmona. Claude Carmona threads a neat ball through to Enrique Pascual. Enrique Pascual edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Enrique Pascual provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Santiago Chacon.
52.59
Miguel Izquierdo takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Neil Dickov reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
54.54
Stan Gardner makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Köller. Vincenzo Köller finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.29
Scott Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson threads the ball through to Andy Booth. Andy Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.48
Hamilton Academical have made a substitution with Stuart Peckham replacing Tarik Ray .
61.53
Adnan Zidane takes it forward alone. Adnan Zidane flicks a high pass forward to Gary Gough who brings the ball under control. Gary Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.38
Adnan Zidane chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson sees space and advances. Andy Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Ferguson. With a superhuman jump, Stephen Ferguson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Sabri Cinetti!
71.46
Andy Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham whips in a cross ball towards Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
72.41
Alex Brady pushes up the pitch. Alex Brady flicks a high pass forward. Alex Rae controls it well on his chest. Alex Rae shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
73.09
Neil Dickov pushes up the pitch. Neil Dickov makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham makes a deft header. Fantastic reaction save from Sabri Cinetti!
75.01
Andy Booth brings the ball forward. Andy Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.55
Adnan Zidane knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov makes a simple pass to Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Gough. Gary Gough powers a header at goal. Sabri Cinetti comfortably punches it away to safety.
84.14
Julian Vicente passes the ball forward to Enrique Pascual. Enrique Pascual sees a break and surges forward. Enrique Pascual threads the ball through to Leonardo Suarez but he's offside!
89.32
Edmundo Vila threads a neat ball through to Enrique Pascual. Enrique Pascual cuts inside the box! Enrique Pascual strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Santiago Chacon.
90.00
Miguel Izquierdo takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Stephen Ferguson gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 10 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 56.4705882352941 vs 43.5294117647059
Play Area
Home team third: 27.06%, Midfield: 43.53%, Away team third: 29.41%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Ferguson of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Scott Young (DEF)
6
3. Neil Dickov (DEF)
7
4. Alex Brady (DEF)
6
5. Adnan Zidane (DEF)
6
6. Andy Booth (MID)
6
7. Andy Thomson (MID)
6
8. Alex Rae (MID)
7
9. Gary Gough (ATT)
7
9
11. Tarik Ray (ATT)
7

0
13. Pedro Pinto (MID)
0
14. Stuart Peckham (ATT)
6

7
3. Stan Gardner (DEF)
6
6
5. Edmundo Vila (MID)
6
6
7
10. Leonardo Suarez (ATT)
6
11. Claude Carmona (ATT)
6

12. Felipe Romero (DEF)
0
14. Adolfo Andres (MID)
0