Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at La Romareda where Real Zaragoza play host to Deportivo Alaves. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Real Zaragoza are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Deportivo Alaves appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Carcedo.


0.00
Real Zaragoza kick off!
2.34
Claudio Pirri makes a simple pass to Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mario Warmuz comfortably collects the pass. Fernando Mario Warmuz knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Soares. Some good footwork from Alexandre Soares provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Miguel Munoz smothers it!
9.33
Pascal Schäfer threads a neat ball through to Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant threads the ball through into the box. Fernando Mario Warmuz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.16
Claudio Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Regis De Vlieger controls it well on his chest. Regis De Vlieger makes a simple pass to Florian Ahrens. Florian Ahrens knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Cano.
18.34
Pascal Schäfer flicks a high ball forward to Hugo José Mari who takes it down. Hugo José Mari flicks a high ball forward to Danny Pennant who takes it down. Danny Pennant lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fernando Mario Warmuz!
21.19
Antonio Leon sees Rafael Ramirez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Ramirez shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.31
Hugo José Mari knocks the ball forward to Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
32.29
Hugo José Mari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Soares. Alexandre Soares whips in a cross ball towards Florian Ahrens. Florian Ahrens is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Miguel Munoz manages to gather it.
33.33
Pascal Schäfer passes the ball forward to Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Mario Warmuz who takes it down. Fernando Mario Warmuz lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant makes a looping header on goal. Guillermo Cano steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
34.55
Pascal Schäfer kicks a strong pass forward to Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger passes the ball forward to Florian Ahrens. Florian Ahrens lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Soares. Alexandre Soares outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Miguel Munoz didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
38.35
Pascal Schäfer threads a neat ball through to Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Pennant. Danny Pennant knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Munoz who gathers it comfortably.
40.52
Regis De Vlieger flicks a high ball forward to Danny Pennant who takes it down. Danny Pennant whips in a cross ball towards Florian Ahrens. Florian Ahrens is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.33
Pascal Schäfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger hits a low pass to Alexandre Soares. Alexandre Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miguel Munoz who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Zaragoza appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo Alaves appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. The Real Zaragoza players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Deportivo Alaves kicking off!
47.53
Pascal Schäfer flicks a high pass forward. Hugo José Mari controls it well on his chest. Hugo José Mari threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz plays a scrappy one-two with Danny Pennant and stumbles forward towards the goal... Fernando Mario Warmuz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
48.54
Regis De Vlieger makes a probing pass to Florian Ahrens. Florian Ahrens shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
49.37
Franois Ziani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabiano Peruzzi. Fabiano Peruzzi knocks the ball forward to Rafael Ramirez. Rafael Ramirez shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
51.17
Fabiano Peruzzi flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Ramirez controls it well on his chest. Rafael Ramirez hits a low pass to Rafael Gil. Rafael Gil makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Steffen Perez gets down and covers it.
53.10
With great vision, Eugenio Molina plays the ball forward to Rafael Gil. Rafael Gil shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rafael Gil!
59.02
Regis De Vlieger knocks the ball forward to Danny Pennant. Seeing a gap ahead, Danny Pennant plays the ball forward to Alexandre Soares who has made a great run into the box. Alexandre Soares strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Alexandre Soares scores for Deportivo Alaves!!
61.02
Real Zaragoza have made a substitution with Eugenio Flores replacing Franois Ziani .Deportivo Alaves have made 3 substitutions with Olivier Kanté replacing Hugo José Mari, Kevin Van Handenhoven replacing Alexandre Soares and Joao Quaresma replacing Danny Pennant .
63.58
Olivier Kanté makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Quaresma. Joao Quaresma flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.07
Jose Rubio chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Caminero. Fernando Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Ramirez. Rafael Ramirez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.21
Jose Rubio comes in with a late challenge on Regis De Vlieger. Jose Rubio is shown the yellow card! Regis De Vlieger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.34
Eugenio Flores flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Leon. Antonio Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Ramirez. Rafael Ramirez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.13
Eugenio Castillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio takes it forward alone. Jose Rubio threads the ball through to Fernando Caminero but he's offside!
83.59
Regis De Vlieger changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Regis De Vlieger whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Warmuz. Fernando Mario Warmuz makes a looping header on goal but Miguel Munoz is on top of it.
84.49
Pascal Schäfer surges forward with the ball. Pascal Schäfer flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mario Warmuz collects the pass. Fernando Mario Warmuz knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Van Handenhoven. Kevin Van Handenhoven finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.35
Thierry Eadie threads a neat ball through to Regis De Vlieger. Regis De Vlieger threads the ball through to Joao Quaresma. Joao Quaresma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eugenio Castillo.
89.24
Claudio Pirri makes a strong solo run forward. Claudio Pirri makes a simple pass to Joao Quaresma. Joao Quaresma finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Claudio Pirri knocks the ball to his team mate, Regis De Vlieger. With imagination, Regis De Vlieger picks a pass forward to Joao Quaresma. Joao Quaresma lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Ahrens. Florian Ahrens makes a convincing header but Eugenio Castillo is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
2
11
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.3%
64.7%
Play Area
30.6%
42.4%
27.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Mario Warmuz of Deportivo Alaves

Match Ratings