Match Report


SalamancaSalamanca     Real MadridReal Madrid
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Computer Player Computer Player
Nils KohlerN. Kohler63
G
1
G
71Claudio ButraguenoC. Butragueno
Hugo MunozH. Munoz68
D
2
D
71Christian BierhoffC. Bierhoff
Andres SantosA. Santos72
D
3
D
67Antonio FarinosA. Farinos
Valerio DicaraV. Dicara67
D
4
D
66Frederico RuizF. Ruiz
Moktar LetiziM. Letizi68
D
5
D
61Felipe MarinF. Marin
Graeme GodberG. Godber64
M
6captain
M
79Gabi CuzaG. Cuza
Wilfred RicciW. Ricci71
M
7
M
78Martin SotoM. Soto
Gregorio BarkeroG. Barkero67
M
captain8
M
69Pierre-Alain PavonP. Pavon
Daizo IharaD. Ihara72
A
9
A
75Ebi RzasaE. Rzasa
Eugenio FloresE. Flores73
A
10
A
70Claudio RamirezC. Ramirez
Alfredo CarrascoA. Carrasco78
A
11
A
69Alejandro VelascoA. Velasco
 
Chris BrandC. Brand66
D
12
M
69Eduardo MarinE. Marin
Frederico MarquezF. Marquez53
M
13
M
68Jose FarinosJ. Farinos
Romero P. GonzalezR. Gonzalez72
A
14
A
64Oscar WijnenO. Wijnen

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Helmantico where Salamanca play host to Real Madrid. A crowd of 17,522 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Salamanca and Real Madrid are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Enrique Segarra.


0.00
The first half starts with Salamanca kicking off!
3.27
Gabi Cuza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Valerio Dicara.
4.38
Antonio Farinos makes a probing pass to Gabi Cuza. Gabi Cuza flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Ramirez who takes it down. Claudio Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Kohler who gathers it comfortably.
6.39
Gabi Cuza threads a neat ball through to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Kohler who gathers it comfortably.
12.22
Andres Santos plays the ball forward to Graeme Godber. Graeme Godber threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores runs straight at the defence! Eugenio Flores muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Claudio Butragueno. Excellent save.
14.51
Frederico Ruiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Soto. Martin Soto plays the ball forward to Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa plays a one-two with Alejandro Velasco and advances towards the goal... Ebi Rzasa takes a shot at goal. Nils Kohler is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.53
Valerio Dicara makes a simple pass to Graeme Godber. Graeme Godber flicks a high pass forward to Daizo Ihara who brings the ball under control. Daizo Ihara plays a scrappy one-two with Alfredo Carrasco and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daizo Ihara tries a spectacular strike but Claudio Butragueno is on top of it.
22.33
Antonio Farinos takes the throw-in. Christian Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Soto. Martin Soto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Munoz.
24.12
With great vision, Gabi Cuza plays the ball forward to Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.44
Hugo Munoz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Godber. Graeme Godber flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Carrasco controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Carrasco makes a simple pass, allowing Daizo Ihara to run into the box. Frederico Ruiz comes in with a late challenge on Daizo Ihara. Penalty not given!!
28.51
Graeme Godber runs up as Gregorio Barkero takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Graeme Godber chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores plays a one-two with Daizo Ihara and rushes in on goal... Eugenio Flores rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Claudio Butragueno manages to gather it.
33.21
Wilfred Ricci takes a quick throw-in, which Graeme Godber takes on the chest. Graeme Godber threads the ball through to Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Alfredo Carrasco. Alfredo Carrasco looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
42.44
Pierre-Alain Pavon sees space and advances. Pierre-Alain Pavon shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.08
Graeme Godber makes a beautiful solo run. Graeme Godber knocks in a cross ball towards Alfredo Carrasco. Alfredo Carrasco jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Claudio Butragueno.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Salamanca appear unchanged since the first half. Real Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half. The Salamanca players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Real Madrid kick off and get the second half underway!
47.05
Pierre-Alain Pavon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pierre-Alain Pavon knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
48.16
Wilfred Ricci darts forward. Wilfred Ricci knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Flores but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.09
Alejandro Velasco barges into Andres Santos. The referee calls over Alejandro Velasco and shows him a yellow card! Andres Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.42
Gregorio Barkero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Carrasco. Alfredo Carrasco knocks the ball forward to Daizo Ihara but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.39
Without breaking stride, Moktar Letizi plays the ball forward to Wilfred Ricci. Wilfred Ricci chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Daizo Ihara. Daizo Ihara gets a glancing touch on the cross ball his aim is horrendously poor!
59.06
Pierre-Alain Pavon chips the ball to his team mate, Ebi Rzasa. Ebi Rzasa shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
60.31
Salamanca have made a substitution with Chris Brand replacing Valerio Dicara .
61.35
Pierre-Alain Pavon hits a low pass to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andres Santos.
65.51
Hugo Munoz plays the ball forward to Graeme Godber. Seeing a gap ahead, Graeme Godber plays the ball forward to Alfredo Carrasco. Alfredo Carrasco plays a quick one-two with Daizo Ihara and rushes in on goal... Alfredo Carrasco cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.59
Graeme Godber makes an attacking run forward. Graeme Godber makes a probing pass to Eugenio Flores but he's offside!
73.29
Wilfred Ricci deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores threads a neat, attacking ball through to Alfredo Carrasco. Alfredo Carrasco rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Claudio Butragueno had no chance!! Goal for Salamanca!
77.05
Salamanca have made a substitution with Romero P. Gonzalez replacing Alfredo Carrasco .
81.13
Felipe Marin laces a weighted ball forward to Martin Soto. Martin Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramirez. Some awkward footwork from Claudio Ramirez provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.58
Pierre-Alain Pavon knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Velasco. Alejandro Velasco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Kohler who gathers it comfortably.
89.36
Martin Soto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez shoots from 25 yards but somehow Nils Kohler manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Salamanca

Real Madrid
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
30.5%
42.7%
26.8%

Scorers
Alfredo Carrasco 73
Ebi Rzasa 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alfredo Carrasco of Salamanca

Match Ratings
1.Nils Kohler (GK)
6
2.Hugo Munoz (DEF)
6
3.Andres Santos (DEF)
6
4.Valerio Dicara (DEF)
6
5.Moktar Letizi (DEF)
6
6.Graeme Godber (MID)
8
7.Wilfred Ricci (MID)
7
8.Gregorio Barkero (MID)
6
9.Daizo Ihara (ATT)
6
10.Eugenio Flores (ATT)
8
11.Alfredo Carrasco (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Chris Brand (DEF)
6
13.Frederico Marquez (MID)
0
14.Romero P. Gonzalez (ATT)
6

1.Claudio Butragueno (GK)
8
2.Christian Bierhoff (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Farinos (DEF)
6
4.Frederico Ruiz (DEF)
6
5.Felipe Marin (DEF)
6
6.Gabi Cuza (MID)
6
7.Martin Soto (MID)
7
8.Pierre-Alain Pavon (MID)
7
9.Ebi Rzasa (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Claudio Ramirez (ATT)
6
11.Alejandro Velasco (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Eduardo Marin (MID)
0
13.Jose Farinos (MID)
0
14.Oscar Wijnen (ATT)
0