Match Report
| Salamanca | Salamanca |  |  | Lleida | Lleida | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arturo Lopez | A. Lopez |  | 57 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Brahim Colleau | B. Colleau | ||||||||
| Steve Craddock | S. Craddock |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Juan Alonso | J. Alonso | |||||||||
| Martin Ortega | M. Ortega | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Abel Barros | A. Barros | |||||||||
| Edgar Jesus | E. Jesus | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Eugenio Crespo | E. Crespo | |||||||||
| Muller Frey | M. Frey | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Rafael Carrasco | R. Carrasco | |||||||||
| Jean-No‘l Blanchard | J. Blanchard | | 77 | M | | 6 | | D | 42 | | Francisco Vidal | F. Vidal | |||||||||
| Warren Forbes | W. Forbes | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Sebastian Cabrera | S. Cabrera | |||||||||
| Diogo Pinheiro | D. Pinheiro | | 66 | A | | 8 | | M | 71 | | Chris Griffin | C. Griffin | |||||||||
| Pedro Garcia | P. Garcia | | 64 | A | | 9 | | | M | 67 | | Adolfo Rubio | A. Rubio | ||||||||
| Stanley Banks | S. Banks | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Albert Morales | A. Morales | |||||||||
| Victor Reyes | V. Reyes | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Nicolas Ruiz | N. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Tom van Veen | T. van Veen |  | 63 | M | | 12 | | M | 66 | | Nicky Gascoigne | N. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Uwe Walter | U. Walter |  | 54 | M | | 13 | | M | 66 | | Darren Hamilton | D. Hamilton | |||||||||
| Jose Javier Cabrera | J. Cabrera | | 51 | G | | 14 | | A | 64 | | Mitchell Latuheru | M. Latuheru | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Helmantico where Salamanca play host to Lleida. A crowd of 9,722 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Salamanca are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Lleida appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Juan Ramirez.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Salamanca are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Lleida appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Juan Ramirez.
0.00
0-0Salamanca kick off and get the match underway!
2.45
0-0Juan Alonso flicks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Rubio. Adolfo Rubio tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
6.44
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Francisco Vidal picks a pass forward to Sebastian Cabrera. Sebastian Cabrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.50
0-1With a delightful solo run, Chris Griffin stretches the opposition's defence. Chris Griffin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.05
0-1Warren Forbes knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Garcia. Pedro Garcia whips in a cross ball towards Warren Forbes. Warren Forbes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Rafael Carrasco clears it off the line with his head!
14.58
Chris Griffin kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Rubio. Adolfo Rubio heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
15.55
Warren Forbes makes a beautiful solo run. Warren Forbes threads a neat ball through to Pedro Garcia. Pedro Garcia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.50
Abel Barros threads a neat ball through to Chris Griffin. Chris Griffin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Warren Forbes.
22.03
Adolfo Rubio flicks a high pass forward to Sebastian Cabrera who brings the ball neatly under control. Sebastian Cabrera lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Arturo Lopez had no chance!! Goal for Lleida!
27.40
0-2Juan Alonso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Vidal. Francisco Vidal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Morales. Albert Morales kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Ruiz but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.12
Jean-No‘l Blanchard flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Banks collects the pass. Stanley Banks tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
32.57
0-2Adolfo Rubio flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Ruiz collects the pass. Nicolas Ruiz plays a quick one-two with Chris Griffin and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Nicolas Ruiz provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Arturo Lopez.
33.12
Rafael Carrasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Griffin. Chris Griffin flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Ruiz collects the pass. Nicolas Ruiz cuts inside the box! Nicolas Ruiz looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Arturo Lopez. Excellent save.
40.23
Warren Forbes advances with the ball. Warren Forbes knocks in a cross ball towards Diogo Pinheiro. Diogo Pinheiro whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Warren Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Garcia controls it well on his chest. Pedro Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Pinheiro controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Diogo Pinheiro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Brahim Colleau with no chance!! Goal for Salamanca!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Salamanca appear unchanged since the first half. Lleida also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Lleida kick off the second half!
51.55
1-2Francisco Vidal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Rubio. Adolfo Rubio threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Ruiz. Nicolas Ruiz skips past Muller Frey! Jean-No‘l Blanchard barges into Nicolas Ruiz. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
54.04
1-2Edgar Jesus barges into Albert Morales. Edgar Jesus is shown the yellow card! Albert Morales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.34
Francisco Vidal hacks Victor Reyes from behind! Francisco Vidal is shown the yellow card! Victor Reyes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.14
Chris Griffin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Rubio. Adolfo Rubio finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
69.16
1-2Adolfo Rubio hacks Steve Craddock from behind! The referee brings Adolfo Rubio to one side and gives him a warning! Steve Craddock gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.03
Martin Ortega flicks a high pass forward to Jean-No‘l Blanchard who brings the ball under control. Jean-No‘l Blanchard flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Pinheiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Diogo Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.45
2-2Lleida have made a substitution with Darren Hamilton replacing Chris Griffin .
78.52
2-2Sebastian Cabrera comes in with a late challenge on Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Sebastian Cabrera is warned by the referee! Jean-No‘l Blanchard stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.32
Adolfo Rubio clumsily knocks into Warren Forbes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Warren Forbes runs off the knock.
84.35
Martin Ortega hits a low pass to Steve Craddock. Steve Craddock sees space and advances. Steve Craddock whips in a cross ball towards Victor Reyes. Victor Reyes flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
32.1%
47.6%
20.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Ruiz of Lleida |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Arturo Lopez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Steve Craddock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Ortega (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edgar Jesus (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Muller Frey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jean-No‘l Blanchard (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Warren Forbes (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Diogo Pinheiro (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Pedro Garcia (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stanley Banks (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Victor Reyes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tom van Veen (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Uwe Walter (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jose Javier Cabrera (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Brahim Colleau (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Juan Alonso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Abel Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eugenio Crespo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rafael Carrasco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francisco Vidal (DEF) | | 6 |
| 7. | Sebastian Cabrera (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Chris Griffin (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Adolfo Rubio (MID) | | 6 |
| 10. | Albert Morales (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nicolas Ruiz (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Nicky Gascoigne (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Darren Hamilton (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Mitchell Latuheru (ATT) | 0 | |