Match Report
| Cordoba | Cordoba |  |  | Lleida | Lleida | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Andres Izquierdo | A. Izquierdo |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 |  | Miguel Faria | M. Faria | |||||||||
| Dario Bortoluzzi | D. Bortoluzzi |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Ricardo Blanco | R. Blanco | |||||||||
| Gregorio Ortega | G. Ortega | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Gabriel José Mari | G. José Mari | |||||||||
| Victor Sanz | V. Sanz | | 54 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Ernesto Caballero | E. Caballero | ||||||||
| Alejandro Farinos | A. Farinos | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Leonardo Soler | L. Soler | |||||||||
| Steffen Birkwald | S. Birkwald |  | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Damien Upson | D. Upson | |||||||||
| Julian Verges | J. Verges | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Garry Niven | G. Niven | |||||||||
| Roberto Jimenez | R. Jimenez | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Scott Meiklejohn | S. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Carlos Peiro | C. Peiro | | 66 | A | | 9 | | | M | 54 |  | Regilio Roorda | R. Roorda | ||||||||
| Attilio Frezzolini | A. Frezzolini | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Lars Arnold | L. Arnold | |||||||||
| Paulo Almeida | P. Almeida | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Arturo Gonzalez | A. Gonzalez | |||||||||
| Ricardo Helguera | R. Helguera | | 55 | A | | 12 | | A | 63 | | Adolfo Romero | A. Romero | |||||||||
| Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 53 | G | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Felipe Suarez | F. Suarez | |||||||||
| Alberto Santos | A. Santos | | 51 | A | | 14 | | A | 57 | | Cleto Zambrotta | C. Zambrotta | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel where Cordoba play host to Lleida. A crowd of 12,365 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cordoba are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Lleida appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Guillermo Carmona.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cordoba are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Lleida appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Guillermo Carmona.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Cordoba kick off!
2.37
0-0Regilio Roorda chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
3.10
0-0Victor Sanz passes the ball forward to Carlos Peiro. Carlos Peiro knocks the ball forward to Attilio Frezzolini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.30
0-0Garry Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Gonzalez. Arturo Gonzalez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Dario Bortoluzzi is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
9.38
0-0Regilio Roorda takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Alejandro Farinos reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
10.00
Dario Bortoluzzi flicks a high pass forward. Julian Verges collects the pass. Julian Verges shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
16.09
0-0Leonardo Soler flicks a high pass forward. Regilio Roorda controls it well on his chest. Regilio Roorda plays the ball forward to Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.19
0-0Dario Bortoluzzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Verges. Julian Verges makes a probing pass to Paulo Almeida. Paulo Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
27.53
Roberto Jimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Peiro. Carlos Peiro kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Birkwald but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.53
1-0Dario Bortoluzzi flicks a high pass forward. Julian Verges controls it well on his chest. Julian Verges flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Farinos. Alejandro Farinos shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
33.30
Leonardo Soler kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Gonzalez. Arturo Gonzalez cuts inside the box! Arturo Gonzalez rockets a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.08
Steffen Birkwald plays the ball forward to Carlos Peiro. Carlos Peiro threads a neat ball through to Paulo Almeida. Paulo Almeida comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cordoba appear unchanged since the first half. Lleida also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Lleida kick off and get the second half underway!
51.35
Dario Bortoluzzi threads a neat ball through to Carlos Peiro. Carlos Peiro chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Almeida. Paulo Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.46
Julian Verges threads the ball through to Alejandro Farinos. Alejandro Farinos decides to run forward with the ball. Alejandro Farinos knocks in a cross ball towards Attilio Frezzolini. Attilio Frezzolini makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.06
Steffen Birkwald flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Peiro controls it well on his chest. Carlos Peiro shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.52
Garry Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Gonzalez. Arturo Gonzalez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Damien Upson is offside!
60.40
1-0Cordoba have made 2 substitutions with Ricardo Helguera replacing Dario Bortoluzzi and Stuart Ritchie replacing Julian Verges .
63.53
Alejandro Farinos makes a simple pass to Roberto Jimenez. Roberto Jimenez shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.07
Scott Meiklejohn flicks a high ball forward to Garry Niven who takes it down. Garry Niven whips in a cross ball towards Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
72.06
With a delightful solo run, Carlos Peiro stretches the opposition's defence. Carlos Peiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
84.17
Steffen Birkwald surges forward with the ball. Steffen Birkwald threads the ball through to Paulo Almeida but he's offside!
85.51
Gabriel José Mari threads a neat ball through to Garry Niven. Seeing a gap ahead, Garry Niven plays the ball forward to Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold threads a neat, attacking ball through to Regilio Roorda. Regilio Roorda shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Andres Izquierdo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
89.51
With some swift thinking, Garry Niven plays the ball forward to Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Sanz.
90.00
Gregorio Ortega makes a probing pass to Steffen Birkwald. Steffen Birkwald flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Ritchie comfortably collects the pass. Stuart Ritchie shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Andres Izquierdo (GK)
7
2. Dario Bortoluzzi (DEF)
8
3. Gregorio Ortega (DEF)
7
4. Victor Sanz (DEF)
6
5. Alejandro Farinos (MID)
10
6. Steffen Birkwald (MID)
7
7. Julian Verges (MID)
7
8. Roberto Jimenez (MID)
6
9. Carlos Peiro (ATT)
7
10. Attilio Frezzolini (ATT)
6
11. Paulo Almeida (ATT)
6
12. Ricardo Helguera (ATT)
6
13. Stuart Ritchie (GK)
6
14. Alberto Santos (ATT)
0
1. Miguel Faria (GK)
6
2. Ricardo Blanco (DEF)
6
3. Gabriel José Mari (DEF)
6
4. Ernesto Caballero (DEF)
7
5. Leonardo Soler (DEF)
6
6. Damien Upson (MID)
6
7. Garry Niven (MID)
7
8. Scott Meiklejohn (MID)
6
9. Regilio Roorda (MID)
7
10. Lars Arnold (ATT)
6
11. Arturo Gonzalez (ATT)
6
12. Adolfo Romero (ATT)
0
13. Felipe Suarez (ATT)
0
14. Cleto Zambrotta (ATT)
0