Match Report
| Real Zaragoza | Real Zaragoza |  |  | Numancia | Numancia | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Mcfadyen | Robert Mcfadyen | manager | Lennart Straarup | Lennart Straarup | |||||||||||||||||
| Dinis Rojas | D. Rojas |  | 88 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Jason Custovic | J. Custovic | |||||||||
| Dmitri Blokhin | D. Blokhin |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 83 |  | Hrafn Hlödversson | H. Hlödversson | |||||||||
| Fouzi Sektioui | F. Sektioui |  | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 84 |  | Djamel Klouchi | D. Klouchi | |||||||||
| Mile Jones | M. Jones |  | 75 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Jan Koch | J. Koch | ||||||||
| Ricardo Bento | R. Bento |  | 78 | D | | 5 | | D | 80 |  | Eduardo Emerson | E. Emerson | |||||||||
| Elena Caminero | E. Caminero |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 79 |  | Rigobert Mbamba | R. Mbamba | |||||||||
| Luis Guerrero Lopez | L. Guerrero Lopez | | 80 | M | | 7 | | M | 80 | | Kevin Kern | K. Kern | |||||||||
| Henning Håland | H. Håland |  | 80 | M | | 8 | | M | 81 |  | Jaakko Litmanen | J. Litmanen | |||||||||
| Arturo Medina | A. Medina | | 75 | A | | 9 | | | A | 78 |  | Ottavio Leone | O. Leone | ||||||||
| Gregorio Ortega | G. Ortega | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 |  | Robert Byrne | R. Byrne | |||||||||
| Hibram Guevara | H. Guevara |  | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 |  | Richard Davids | R. Davids | |||||||||
| Sebastian Gil | S. Gil | | 75 | M | | 12 | | M | 67 | | Alfredo Fernandez | A. Fernandez | |||||||||
| Tomasz Kozminski | T. Kozminski |  | 79 | A | | 13 | | A | 71 | | Dave Dichio | D. Dichio | |||||||||
| Eduardo Baez | E. Baez | | 82 | A | | 14 | | A | 43 | | Fernando Mendez | F. Mendez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at La Romareda where Real Zaragoza play Numancia in this second leg MWF Europa Cup game. Real Zaragoza lead by 5-1 from the first leg. A crowd of 17,692 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Real Zaragoza and Numancia are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Martinez.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Real Zaragoza and Numancia are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Martinez.
0.00
0-0Real Zaragoza kick off the first half!
4.51
1-0Luis Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Hibram Guevara. Hibram Guevara whips in a cross ball towards Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.39
1-0Jaakko Litmanen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Leone. Ottavio Leone skips past Ricardo Bento! Mile Jones comes in with a late challenge on Ottavio Leone. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
12.46
Kevin Kern knocks the ball forward to Ottavio Leone. Ottavio Leone plays a scrappy one-two with Robert Byrne and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Ottavio Leone provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.29
1-1Elena Caminero makes a beautiful solo run. Elena Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega powers a header at goal. Solid save from Jason Custovic.
24.19
1-1Mile Jones knocks the ball forward to Luis Guerrero Lopez. Luis Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward to Gregorio Ortega who brings the ball under control. Gregorio Ortega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.33
Elena Caminero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hibram Guevara. Hibram Guevara whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jason Custovic picks it out of the air!
32.20
1-1Kevin Kern flicks a high pass forward. Ottavio Leone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ottavio Leone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.44
Elena Caminero sees a break and surges forward. Elena Caminero knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan Koch.
38.12
Eduardo Emerson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Kern. Kevin Kern hits a low pass to Richard Davids. Richard Davids shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
42.56
Jan Koch launches a long ball forward. Ottavio Leone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Numancia are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
44.15
Luis Guerrero Lopez makes a probing pass to Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina whips in a cross ball towards Hibram Guevara. Hibram Guevara makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hibram Guevara!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Zaragoza appear unchanged since the first half. Numancia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. The Numancia players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Numancia kicking off!
48.10
Mile Jones threads a neat ball through to Henning Håland. Henning Håland flicks a high pass forward. Hibram Guevara controls it well on his chest. Hibram Guevara lofts in a cross ball towards Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega makes a looping header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.44
Mile Jones knocks the ball forward to Luis Guerrero Lopez. Luis Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Ortega collects the pass. Gregorio Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.04
Ricardo Bento sees Elena Caminero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Ortega controls it well on his chest. Gregorio Ortega shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
63.12
Jan Koch deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaakko Litmanen. Jaakko Litmanen decides to run forward with the ball. Jaakko Litmanen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fouzi Sektioui.
65.58
Henning Håland decides to run forward with the ball. Henning Håland lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jason Custovic gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
66.35
3-1Kevin Kern knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Davids. Richard Davids knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Leone. Ottavio Leone directs the ball goalwards with his head but Mile Jones is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
67.43
Henning Håland knocks the ball forward to Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Custovic who gathers it comfortably.
72.13
Ricardo Bento laces a weighted ball forward to Luis Guerrero Lopez. Luis Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball forward to Arturo Medina. Arturo Medina shoots from long range but it is miles over!
75.01
3-1Dmitri Blokhin barges into Robert Byrne. The referee calls over Dmitri Blokhin and shows him a yellow card! Robert Byrne stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.16
Eduardo Emerson threads a neat ball through to Jaakko Litmanen. Jaakko Litmanen decides to run forward with the ball. Jaakko Litmanen lofts in a cross ball towards Ottavio Leone. Ottavio Leone jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
83.32
Rigobert Mbamba flicks a high pass forward. Ottavio Leone controls it well on his chest. Ottavio Leone shoots from long range. Dinis Rojas is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gregorio Ortega 5 Hibram Guevara 44 Arturo Medina 57 | Ottavio Leone 12, 83 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Dinis Rojas (GK)
6
2. Dmitri Blokhin (DEF)
5
3. Fouzi Sektioui (DEF)
6
4. Mile Jones (DEF)
6
5. Ricardo Bento (DEF)
6
6. Elena Caminero (MID)
7
7. Luis Guerrero Lopez (MID)
6
8. Henning Håland (MID)
7
9. Arturo Medina (ATT)
8
10. Gregorio Ortega (ATT)
8
11. Hibram Guevara (ATT)
8
12. Sebastian Gil (MID)
0
13. Tomasz Kozminski (ATT)
0
14. Eduardo Baez (ATT)
0
1. Jason Custovic (GK)
6
2. Hrafn Hlödversson (DEF)
6
3. Djamel Klouchi (DEF)
6
4. Jan Koch (DEF)
6
5. Eduardo Emerson (DEF)
6
6. Rigobert Mbamba (MID)
6
7. Kevin Kern (MID)
7
8. Jaakko Litmanen (MID)
6
9. Ottavio Leone (ATT)
9
10. Robert Byrne (ATT)
6
11. Richard Davids (ATT)
6
12. Alfredo Fernandez (MID)
0
13. Dave Dichio (ATT)
0
14. Fernando Mendez (ATT)
0