Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     Mérida Unión DeportivaMérida Unión Deportiva
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alberto AriasA. Arias44
G
1
G
62Carlos MarquezC. Marquez
Guillermo MonteroG. Montero70
D
2
D
62Adil AmzineA. Amzine
Eduardo HernandezE. Hernandez61
D
3
D
52Pablo SegarraP. Segarra
Claudio AriasC. Arias56
D
4
D
48Miguel LaCroneM. LaCrone
Ernesto AlvarezE. Alvarez54
D
5
D
47Ivan RubioI. Rubio
Alberto ZamoraA. Zamora74
M
6
M
56Alfredo AriasA. Arias
Rodolfo Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez71
M
7
M
47Leonardo RedondoL. Redondo
Luis VazquezL. Vazquez64
M
8
M
47Miguel SuarezM. Suarez
Robert BeattieR. Beattie70
A
9
A
62Jose Fortes OrtizJ. Ortiz
Chris CastroC. Castro65
A
10
A
59Jose Fortes MarinJ. Marin
Eugenio GomezE. Gomez51
A
11
A
54Eugenio PichichiE. Pichichi

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Mérida Unión Deportiva. A crowd of 9,113 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Deportivo La Coruña and Mérida Unión Deportiva are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Mérida Unión Deportiva kick off the first half!
2.31
Ivan Rubio brings the ball forward. Ivan Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Marin. Jose Fortes Marin finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
9.19
Alberto Zamora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Castro. Chris Castro finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
14.00
Miguel Suarez threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Marin. Jose Fortes Marin tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.37
Miguel LaCrone flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Arias. Alfredo Arias knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Marin. Jose Fortes Marin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Alberto Arias is on top of it.
40.16
Luis Vazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Castro. Chris Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Beattie. Robert Beattie flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The second half starts with Deportivo La Coruña kicking off!
47.10
Luis Vazquez knocks the ball forward to Chris Castro. Chris Castro shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.05
Guillermo Montero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez. Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Gomez. Eugenio Gomez lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Beattie. Robert Beattie heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
54.00
Alfredo Arias barges into Luis Vazquez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luis Vazquez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.30
Claudio Arias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Vazquez. Luis Vazquez sees a break and surges forward. Luis Vazquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Carlos Marquez easily smothers it!
59.03
Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Castro. Chris Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Gomez. Eugenio Gomez powers a header at goal. Eugenio Gomez scores for Deportivo La Coruña!!
65.51
Claudio Arias deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Vazquez. Luis Vazquez makes a probing pass to Robert Beattie. Robert Beattie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel LaCrone.
66.27
Luis Vazquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Castro. Chris Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Gomez. Eugenio Gomez powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Carlos Marquez.
69.08
Miguel Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Marin. Jose Fortes Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.55
Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball forward to Robert Beattie. Robert Beattie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Rubio.
75.56
Eduardo Hernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Zamora. Alberto Zamora chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Beattie. Robert Beattie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.18
Luis Vazquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Gomez. Eugenio Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Robert Beattie. Robert Beattie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Robert Beattie!
83.14
Ivan Rubio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Arias. Alfredo Arias makes a beautiful solo run. Alfredo Arias whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Ortiz. Jose Fortes Ortiz connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.25
Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Castro. Chris Castro shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.12
Miguel Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Ortiz. Jose Fortes Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Arias who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Gomez of Deportivo La Coruña
Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Mérida Unión Deportiva
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
17.9%
47.4%
34.6%

Scorers
Eugenio Gomez 59
Robert Beattie 78