Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estadio Municipal de Montilivi where Girona FC play host to Atlético de Madrid. A crowd of 18,133 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Girona FC and Atlético de Madrid are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Leonardo Nunez.


0.00
The first half starts with Atlético de Madrid kicking off!
6.57
Luis Lopez hits a low pass to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Luis Duran controls it well on his chest. Luis Duran knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.27
Mauricio Ruiz threads the ball through to Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
20.23
Elías Pereyra threads a neat ball through to Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas passes the ball forward to Elías Pereyra. Some good footwork from Elías Pereyra provides some space. He shoots at goal. Andy Elliott steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
21.42
Adolfo Perez darts forward. Adolfo Perez flicks a high ball forward to Emmanuel Tsoukalas who takes it down. Emmanuel Tsoukalas shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Steffen Janes.
22.43
Mauricio Ruiz takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Antonio Lorenzo tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.05
Eduardo Castro clumsily knocks into Paolo Wise. Eduardo Castro is shown the yellow card! Paolo Wise hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.23
Eduardo Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sylvain Riggott. Sylvain Riggott flicks a high ball forward to Elías Pereyra who gracefully takes it down. Elías Pereyra plays a one-two with Emmanuel Tsoukalas and rushes in on goal... Elías Pereyra tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.01
Richard Mccall makes a strong solo run forward. Richard Mccall makes a simple pass to Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elías Pereyra but he's offside!
30.00
Elías Pereyra clumsily knocks into Andy Elliott. The referee warns Elías Pereyra to calm down! Andy Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.06
Miguel Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Elías Pereyra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Elías Pereyra shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.10
Guillermo Caballero darts forward. Guillermo Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.08
Octavian Negura knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz threads a neat ball through to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri finds some space and shoots from distance but Steffen Janes reads it well. Well saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Girona FC appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético de Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Girona FC kicking off!
51.18
Elías Pereyra chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Riggott. Sylvain Riggott advances inside the box! Sylvain Riggott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Steffen Janes. Excellent save.
63.28
Miguel Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra puts a great ball through. Miguel Pirri runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
65.14
Eduardo Castro sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Castro whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.34
Richard Mccall sees Sylvain Riggott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sylvain Riggott threads a neat ball through to Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas makes a probing pass to Elías Pereyra but he's offside!
77.22
Richard Mccall barges into Guillermo Caballero. Richard Mccall is warned by the referee! Guillermo Caballero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.40
Luis Lopez flicks a high ball forward to Guillermo Caballero who takes it down. Guillermo Caballero knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Duran. Luis Duran sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
87.10
Guillermo Caballero decides to run forward with the ball. Guillermo Caballero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.03
Adolfo Perez knocks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Riggott. Sylvain Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elías Pereyra. Elías Pereyra shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 54.7945205479452 vs 45.2054794520548
Play Area
Home team third: 21.92%, Midfield: 47.95%, Away team third: 30.14%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Pirri of Girona FC

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
6
6
5. Adolfo Perez (DEF)
6
7
7. Mauricio Ruiz (MID)
6
7
10. Elías Pereyra (ATT)
8
11. Miguel Pirri (ATT)
9

12. Barket Karembeu (DEF)
0
0
14. Oleg Beresford (DEF)
0

7
2. Luis Lopez (DEF)
6
3. Andy Elliott (DEF)
6
4. Sean Marcon (DEF)
6
5. Oberdan Guana (DEF)
6
6
9. Paolo Wise (ATT)
6
10. Luis Duran (ATT)
6
11. Arthur Brown (ATT)
6

12. Fernando Medina (ATT)
0
13. Zerbini Colle (ATT)
0
14. Kieron Bowyer (DEF)
0