Match Report


MálagaMálaga     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Kev WilsonKev Wilson Computer Player Computer Player
Javier GoycocheaJ. Goycochea82
G
1
G
79Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Manuel RossiM. Rossi84
D
2
D
79Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
Takumi TanakaT. Tanaka77
D
3
D
73Alberto VegaA. Vega
Daniel EnzingerD. Enzinger77
D
4
D
72Kwame MarbusK. Marbus
Jacob CampbellJ. Campbell85
M
5
D
72Jakob PrantlJ. Prantl
Claus MyssingC. Myssing83
M
captain6
M
76Fernando ReisF. Reis
Oscar SaezO. Saez80
M
7captain
M
76Tiago RamosT. Ramos
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie83
M
8
A
83Duarte DejesusD. Dejesus
Jo LanckohrJ. Lanckohr81
A
9
A
73Sergio FariaS. Faria
Claudio PenaC. Pena77
A
10
A
72Edmundo DiazE. Diaz
Mathieu ZianiM. Ziani67
A
11
A
71Bernardo MorfeoB. Morfeo
 
Romero P. CamposR. Campos76
M
12
M
75Matjaz ZanchiM. Zanchi
Adolfo RodriquezA. Rodriquez73
M
13
M
71Gialuca MiccoliG. Miccoli
Francisco NavarroF. Navarro70
D
14
D
71Jose Fortes MartinezJ. Martinez

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Villarreal CF. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Ruiz.


0.00
Málaga start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.15
Oscar Saez knocks the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Ziani. Mathieu Ziani plays a scrappy one-two with Claudio Pena and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mathieu Ziani cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.19
Oscar Saez takes a long throw-in. Jacob Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
9.17
Kwame Marbus chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Ramos. Tiago Ramos runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tiago Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
14.09
Bernardo Morfeo makes a probing pass to Tiago Ramos. Tiago Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Javier Goycochea who gathers it comfortably.
15.35
Tiago Ramos receives the ball from a throw-in from Fernando Reis. Tiago Ramos makes a beautiful solo run. Tiago Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.27
Kwame Marbus threads the ball through to Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis makes a simple pass to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Javier Goycochea!
18.53
Tiago Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Reis controls it well on his chest. Fernando Reis advances inside the box! Fernando Reis takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
21.56
Manuel Rossi knocks the ball forward to Claus Myssing. Claus Myssing kicks a strong pass forward to Mathieu Ziani. Mathieu Ziani whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Campbell. Jacob Campbell rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Eric Appiah manages to gather it easily.
22.12
Kwame Marbus flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Ramos controls it well on his chest. Tiago Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Bernardo Morfeo. Bernardo Morfeo makes a looping header on goal. Javier Goycochea punches it away to safety.
24.01
Jacob Campbell flicks a high pass forward to Claus Myssing who brings the ball under control. Claus Myssing plays a scrappy one-two with Claudio Pena and advances towards the goal... Kwame Marbus hacks Claus Myssing from behind! Penalty for Málaga!!
24.01
The referee points to the spot..
25.22
Claudio Pena takes a slow run up. He curls the ball inside the right post - goal!!
26.16
Tiago Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Faria passes the ball forward to Edmundo Diaz. Edmundo Diaz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Javier Goycochea is on top of it.
32.09
Manuel Rossi passes the ball forward to Jacob Campbell. Jacob Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Appiah who gathers it comfortably.
33.42
Kwame Marbus knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Ramos. Tiago Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.03
Claus Myssing hacks Tiago Ramos from behind! The referee calls over Claus Myssing and shows him a yellow card! Tiago Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.44
Kwame Marbus flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Ramos controls it well on his chest. Tiago Ramos laces a through ball forward to Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but Takumi Tanaka is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
42.56
Edmundo Diaz passes the ball forward to Bernardo Morfeo. Bernardo Morfeo lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Diaz. Edmundo Diaz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Javier Goycochea is on top of it.
45.00
Dominic Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Villarreal CF kick off!
47.34
Manuel Rossi sees Claudio Pena in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Pena shoots from distance but is denied by Eric Appiah. Excellent save.
48.49
Tiago Ramos hacks Claus Myssing from behind! The referee brings Tiago Ramos to one side and gives him a warning! Claus Myssing stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.05
Daniel Enzinger makes a probing pass to Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie sees a break and surges forward. Dominic Ritchie shoots from 25 yards. Eric Appiah gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
55.53
Tiago Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Duarte Dejesus who brings the ball under control. Duarte Dejesus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.09
Claus Myssing runs straight at the opposition's defence. Claus Myssing whips in a cross ball towards Mathieu Ziani. Mathieu Ziani connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.46
Fernando Reis passes the ball forward to Bernardo Morfeo. Bernardo Morfeo whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Ramos. Tiago Ramos makes a deft header but is denied by Javier Goycochea. Excellent save.
73.48
Tiago Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Reis. Fernando Reis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.01
Villarreal CF have made 3 substitutions with Jose Fortes Martinez replacing Sergio Faria, Matjaz Zanchi replacing Edmundo Diaz and Gialuca Miccoli replacing Duarte Dejesus .
79.08
Oscar Saez sees Jo Lanckohr in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jo Lanckohr knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Appiah who gathers it comfortably.
81.49
Claus Myssing makes a strong solo run forward. Claus Myssing passes the ball forward to Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr makes a probing pass to Oscar Saez but he's offside!
83.51
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.45
Alberto Vega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matjaz Zanchi. Matjaz Zanchi flicks a high ball forward to Bernardo Morfeo who takes it down. Bernardo Morfeo makes a defence splitting pass to Gialuca Miccoli. Gialuca Miccoli looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just off target!
87.24
Takumi Tanaka knocks the ball to his team mate, Claus Myssing. Claus Myssing controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Málaga

Villarreal CF
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
28.6%
46.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Claudio Pena 25 (p)
Dominic Ritchie 87
Fernando Reis 19

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Reis of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings
1.Javier Goycochea (GK)
8
2.Manuel Rossi (DEF)
6
3.Takumi Tanaka (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Enzinger (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Campbell (MID)
6
6.Claus Myssing (MID)yellow card
7
7.Oscar Saez (MID)
6
8.Dominic Ritchie (MID)goal scored
8
9.Jo Lanckohr (ATT)
6
10.Claudio Pena (ATT)goal scored
6
11.Mathieu Ziani (ATT)
6
 
12.Romero P. Campos (MID)
0
13.Adolfo Rodriquez (MID)
0
14.Francisco Navarro (DEF)
0

1.Eric Appiah (GK)
7
2.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)
6
3.Alberto Vega (DEF)
6
4.Kwame Marbus (DEF)
6
5.Jakob Prantl (DEF)
6
6.Fernando Reis (MID)goal scored
9
7.Tiago Ramos (MID)
8
8.Duarte Dejesus (ATT)
6
9.Sergio Faria (ATT)
6
10.Edmundo Diaz (ATT)
6
11.Bernardo Morfeo (ATT)
6
 
12.Matjaz Zanchi (MID)
6
13.Gialuca Miccoli (MID)
6
14.Jose Fortes Martinez (DEF)
6