Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Girona FC. A crowd of 19,148 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Girona FC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan Zubizarreta.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Girona FC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivan Zubizarreta.
0.00
0-0Union Las Palmas kick off!
3.45
0-0Hakan Özalan threads the ball through to Alejandro Carmona. Alejandro Carmona sees a break and surges forward. Alejandro Carmona flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Tsoukalas controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Emmanuel Tsoukalas comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Leonardo Guerrero manages to keep it out.
9.05
0-0Miguel Pirri clumsily knocks into Luis Leon. The referee brings Miguel Pirri to one side and gives him a warning! Luis Leon runs off the knock.
10.25
0-1Eduardo Castro knocks the ball forward to Michael Vernazza. Michael Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Pirri collects the pass. Miguel Pirri tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Leonardo Guerrero has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
14.01
0-1Leon Upson makes a probing pass to Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Pirri who takes it down. Miguel Pirri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.10
Miguel Gomez flicks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Dittmann. Hauke Dittmann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Perez.
20.50
0-1Hakan Özalan flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Carmona controls it well on his chest. Alejandro Carmona makes a probing pass to Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.44
Juan-Carlos Sanz chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Nunez. Alejandro Nunez lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Dittmann. With a superhuman jump, Hauke Dittmann connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.41
Leon Upson sees Alejandro Carmona in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Carmona hits a low pass to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Caballero.
30.13
Michael Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Tsoukalas holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emmanuel Tsoukalas rushes past Rafael Caballero! Some silky footwork from Emmanuel Tsoukalas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Leonardo Guerrero manages to gather it easily.
32.06
Adolfo Perez knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz threads the ball through to Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Leonardo Guerrero gets down and covers it.
34.19
Miguel Gomez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Rodriquez. Sebastian Rodriquez makes a simple pass to Hauke Dittmann. Hauke Dittmann whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Nunez. Alejandro Nunez directs the ball goalwards with his head. Marinus Jansen manages to gather it.
36.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Eduardo Castro picks a pass forward to Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz hits a low pass to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri rushes past Juan-Carlos Sanz! Miguel Pirri side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Girona FC!
44.54
Ted Huard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Rodriquez. Sebastian Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Upson.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. Girona FC also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Girona FC get the second half underway!
47.36
Mamadou El Idrisi knocks the ball forward to Michael Vernazza. Michael Vernazza threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Carmona. Alejandro Carmona shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.20
Sebastian Rodriquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Sanz. Showing composure, Juan-Carlos Sanz plays the ball forward to Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Dittmann. Hauke Dittmann flicks the ball with his head but Marinus Jansen is on top of it.
49.51
Juan-Carlos Sanz flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez edges inside the box! Rafael Alvarez comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
55.13
0-2Miguel Gomez knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Rodriquez. Sebastian Rodriquez whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Dittmann. Leon Upson hacks Hauke Dittmann from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
55.13
0-2The referee points to the spot..
56.51
Alejandro Nunez takes a slow run up. The keeper dives to the right but Alejandro Nunez cheekily places the ball straight down the middle. Goal!
57.23
1-2Girona FC are dictating the run of play here today.
60.01
1-2Girona FC have made a substitution with Ezequiel Sivori replacing Miguel Pirri .
61.08
Hauke Dittmann makes a simple pass to Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Marinus Jansen is on top of his game. Great keeping!
65.56
Juan-Carlos Sanz makes a simple pass to Sebastian Rodriquez. Sebastian Rodriquez whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Juan-Carlos Sanz!
77.07
Girona FC have made a substitution with Mauro Carbonari replacing Eduardo Castro .
78.16
Luis Leon flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Sanz sees a break and surges forward. Juan-Carlos Sanz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.06
Sebastian Rodriquez makes a simple pass to Ted Huard. Ted Huard whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez powers a header at goal. Marinus Jansen didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
83.23
Juan-Carlos Sanz kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Rodriquez. Sebastian Rodriquez lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Marinus Jansen has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.48
With some swift thinking, Sebastian Rodriquez plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Sanz. Juan-Carlos Sanz plays a one-two with Sebastian Rodriquez and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Juan-Carlos Sanz provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Alejandro Nunez 57 (p) Juan-Carlos Sanz 66, 83, 89 | Miguel Pirri 10, 36 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Juan-Carlos Sanz of Union Las Palmas |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Leonardo Guerrero (GK)
6
2. Rafael Caballero (DEF)
6
3. Miguel Gomez (DEF)
6
4. Pedro Menendez (DEF)
6
5. Luis Leon (DEF)
6
6. Sebastian Rodriquez (MID)
7
7. Juan-Carlos Sanz (MID)
9
8. Hauke Dittmann (ATT)
6
9. Ted Huard (ATT)
6
10. Rafael Alvarez (ATT)
6
11. Alejandro Nunez (ATT)
6
12. Roberto Oshadogan (ATT)
0
13. Sami Rajalin (GK)
0
14. Hermann Björgvinsson (ATT)
0
1. Marinus Jansen (GK)
6
2. Hakan Özalan (DEF)
6
3. Leon Upson (DEF)
6
4. Mamadou El Idrisi (DEF)
6
5. Adolfo Perez (DEF)
6
6. Michael Vernazza (MID)
7
7. Mauricio Ruiz (MID)
6
8. Eduardo Castro (MID)
6
9. Emmanuel Tsoukalas (ATT)
6
10. Alejandro Carmona (ATT)
6
11. Miguel Pirri (ATT)
8
12. Ezequiel Sivori (ATT)
6
13. Yacine Amrani (ATT)
0
14. Mauro Carbonari (MID)
6