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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Nuevo Los Pajaritos where Numancia play host to Deportivo La Coruña. A crowd of 17,346 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Numancia are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Deportivo La Coruña appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Suarez.


0.00
Numancia kick off the first half!
2.03
Egbert Huiberts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.28
Rodolfo Vidal flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Camacho who takes it down. Francisco Camacho makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Camacho shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
9.45
Rafael Garrido chips the ball to his team mate, Wagneau Bouisset. Wagneau Bouisset threads the ball through to Andre Bento. Andre Bento plays a quick one-two with Felipe Guerrero and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Andre Bento provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Good keeping from Julian Delgado as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
12.11
Don Hopkin makes a simple pass to Egbert Huiberts. Seeing a gap ahead, Egbert Huiberts plays the ball forward to Patrice Charvet. Patrice Charvet whips in a cross ball towards Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts connects with a diving header but it's a woeful effort!
14.50
Juan-Carlos Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Frederico Butragueno. Frederico Butragueno knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Cano. Eduardo Cano knocks in a cross ball towards Patrice Charvet. Patrice Charvet gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Chris Royce.
15.47
Corner kick to Numancia. Egbert Huiberts plays it out to the edge of the box. Eduardo Cano shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.07
Seeing Rafael Garrido's run, Rodolfo Vidal quickly throws the ball into his path. Rafael Garrido flicks a high pass forward to Juan Gutierrez who brings the ball under control. Juan Gutierrez flicks a high ball forward to Andre Bento who takes it down. Andre Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
24.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Patrice Charvet plays the ball forward to Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts edges inside the box! Egbert Huiberts shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
30.41
Daniel Kiko sees Patrice Charvet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrice Charvet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.08
Patrice Charvet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
38.12
Gianfranco Pagliarini hits a low pass to Felipe Guerrero. Felipe Guerrero knocks the ball forward to Andre Bento but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
40.31
Juan-Carlos Hidalgo sees space and advances. Juan-Carlos Hidalgo passes the ball forward to Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Chris Royce manages to gather it.
44.34
Juan-Carlos Hidalgo threads a neat ball through to Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts passes the ball forward to Patrice Charvet. Patrice Charvet shoots from outside the area but Chris Royce reads it well. Good keeping!
45.00
Gianfranco Pagliarini sees a break and surges forward. Gianfranco Pagliarini shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Numancia appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo La Coruña also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Deportivo La Coruña kick off!
55.36
Juan Gutierrez flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Camacho. Francisco Camacho skips past Don Hopkin! Some silky footwork from Francisco Camacho provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Julian Delgado manages to gather it.
57.47
Don Hopkin sweeps the ball up the wings. Frederico Butragueno lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Huiberts. Egbert Huiberts powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
63.38
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
67.34
Egbert Huiberts comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Camacho. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francisco Camacho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.27
Patrice Charvet flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Costa comfortably collects the pass. Alexandre Costa plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Cano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alexandre Costa shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Chris Royce with no chance!! Goal for Numancia!
75.25
Francisco Camacho flicks a high ball forward to Andre Bento who takes it down. Andre Bento advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Andre Bento provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
78.40
Egbert Huiberts darts forward. Egbert Huiberts lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Butragueno. Frederico Butragueno gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.01
Juan Gutierrez threads the ball through to Andre Bento. Andre Bento finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
81.01
Francisco Camacho sees Felipe Guerrero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Guerrero threads the ball through into the box. Gianfranco Pagliarini tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.56
Daniel Kiko makes a strong solo run forward. Daniel Kiko decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Peiro. Alejandro Peiro heads the ball goalwards. Chris Royce picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
29.9%
43.3%
26.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianfranco Pagliarini of Deportivo La Coruña

Match Ratings