Match Report


Real Betis BalompiéReal Betis Balompié     EibarEibar
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eugenio JimenezE. Jimenez68
G
1
G
72Jose PichichiJ. Pichichi
Luis MenendezL. Menendez73
D
2
D
69Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola
Daniel FarinosD. Farinos73
D
3
D
65Gerhard RothG. Roth
Torsten HelmerT. Helmer70
D
4
D
59Ivan CamachoI. Camacho
Francesco G. FanesiF. Fanesi65
D
5
M
74Andres PirriA. Pirri
Romero P. GainzaR. Gainza77
M
6
M
59Ivan CastroI. Castro
Edgar WapenaarE. Wapenaar75
M
7captain
M
59Fabio GravaF. Grava
Hugo IzquierdoH. Izquierdo68
M
8
M
59Albert ReyesA. Reyes
Gregorio MarquezG. Marquez74
A
9
A
72Felipe ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta
Luis FuentesL. Fuentes69
A
captain10
A
59Paulo NascimentoP. Nascimento
Victor CamposV. Campos64
A
11
A
57Juan-Carlos Del SolJ. Del Sol
 
Claudio VidalC. Vidal68
M
12
G
65Ivan MarcosI. Marcos
Nicolas RodriquezN. Rodriquez64
G
13
D
59Arturo José MariA. José Mari
Martin CabreraM. Cabrera63
M
14
A
54Enrique PenaE. Pena

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to Eibar. A crowd of 19,737 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Eibar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Pichichi.


0.00
Real Betis Balompié kick off!
2.56
Edgar Wapenaar makes a simple pass to Gregorio Marquez. Gregorio Marquez shoots from long range but Jose Pichichi is on top of it.
4.33
Andres Pirri chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.47
With imagination, Ivan Castro plays the ball forward to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.53
Torsten Helmer threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Gainza. Romero P. Gainza threads the ball through to Gregorio Marquez. Gregorio Marquez knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Fuentes. Luis Fuentes flicks the ball with his head but Jose Pichichi reads it well. Excellent save!
14.19
Without breaking stride, Albert Reyes plays the ball forward to Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Del Sol. Juan-Carlos Del Sol connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Juan-Carlos Del Sol!
20.02
Guillermo Guardiola hacks Luis Fuentes from behind! The referee calls over Guillermo Guardiola and warns him to calm down! Luis Fuentes stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.34
Daniel Farinos takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Luis Menendez. Luis Menendez surges forward with the ball. Luis Menendez makes an attacking run forward. Luis Menendez whips in a cross ball towards Victor Campos. Victor Campos makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.05
Daniel Farinos hits a low pass to Hugo Izquierdo. Hugo Izquierdo threads a neat ball through to Gregorio Marquez. Gregorio Marquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Camacho.
28.33
Hugo Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Marquez collects the pass. Gregorio Marquez shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
30.46
Andres Pirri makes a probing pass to Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Helmer.
32.51
Andres Pirri flicks a high ball forward to Juan-Carlos Del Sol who takes it down. Juan-Carlos Del Sol whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Eugenio Jimenez. Excellent save.
33.50
Guillermo Guardiola laces a through ball forward to Fabio Grava. Fabio Grava makes a simple pass to Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta shoots from long range but Eugenio Jimenez reads it well. Good save!
36.30
Luis Menendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Izquierdo. Hugo Izquierdo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregorio Marquez. Gregorio Marquez shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jose Pichichi effortlessly smothers it!
39.30
Edgar Wapenaar comes in with a late challenge on Fabio Grava. The referee calls over Edgar Wapenaar and shows him a yellow card! Fabio Grava stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.29
Guillermo Guardiola chips the ball to his team mate, Andres Pirri. Andres Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Nascimento collects the pass. Paulo Nascimento rushes past Torsten Helmer! Torsten Helmer comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Nascimento. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
45.00
Fabio Grava flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Nascimento collects the pass. Paulo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eugenio Jimenez who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Betis Balompié appear unchanged since the first half. Eibar also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Eibar start the second half!
47.27
Fabio Grava threads the ball through to Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.24
Andres Pirri hits a low pass to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Del Sol. Juan-Carlos Del Sol gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.39
Luis Menendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edgar Wapenaar. Seeing a gap ahead, Edgar Wapenaar picks a pass forward to Victor Campos. Victor Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.48
With vision, Guillermo Guardiola laces a through ball forward to Fabio Grava. Fabio Grava threads a neat ball through to Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta shoots from 25 yards but Eugenio Jimenez is on top of it.
53.51
Ivan Castro flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Nascimento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paulo Nascimento finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.56
Ivan Castro flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Zubizarreta holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Felipe Zubizarreta controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Juan-Carlos Del Sol through on goal. Juan-Carlos Del Sol side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies wide!
65.49
Edgar Wapenaar threads the ball through to Luis Fuentes. Luis Fuentes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
66.44
With great vision, Guillermo Guardiola plays the ball forward to Fabio Grava. Seeing a gap ahead, Fabio Grava plays the ball forward to Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento whips the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.59
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.12
Eibar have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Marcos replacing Guillermo Guardiola, Arturo José Mari replacing Albert Reyes and Enrique Pena replacing Paulo Nascimento .
84.31
Ivan Marcos pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ivan Marcos kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Pena. Enrique Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.42
Gerhard Roth comes in with a late challenge on Victor Campos. The referee calls over Gerhard Roth and shows him a yellow card! Victor Campos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.28
Fabio Grava flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Del Sol controls it well on his chest. Juan-Carlos Del Sol shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Eugenio Jimenez.
90.00
Torsten Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Gainza holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Gainza makes a simple pass to Gregorio Marquez. Gregorio Marquez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Camacho.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Real Betis Balompié

Eibar
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
31.7%
43.9%
24.4%

Scorers
Victor Campos 22
Juan-Carlos Del Sol 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan-Carlos Del Sol of Eibar

Match Ratings