Match Report


CD BadajozCD Badajoz     LleidaLleida
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Daniel ZubizarretaD. Zubizarreta61
G
1
G
53Miguel FariaM. Faria
Liam CortL. Cort63
D
2
D
65Ricardo BlancoR. Blanco
Rafael RamosR. Ramos62
D
3captain
D
64Gabriel José MariG. José Mari
Eduardo SantosE. Santos59
D
4
D
59Ernesto CaballeroE. Caballero
Albert OrtegaA. Ortega56
D
5
D
54Leonardo SolerL. Soler
Trevor StuartT. Stuart57
M
6
M
66Damien UpsonD. Upson
Felipe OrtegaF. Ortega51
M
captain7
M
62Garry NivenG. Niven
Mitchell RoyM. Roy48
M
8
M
61Scott MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn
Rodolfo ZubizarretaR. Zubizarreta47
M
9
M
54Regilio RoordaR. Roorda
Luis SanzL. Sanz53
A
10
A
66Lars ArnoldL. Arnold
James BenjaminJ. Benjamin51
A
11
A
64Arturo GonzalezA. Gonzalez
 
Luciano TottiL. Totti58
G
12
A
63Adolfo RomeroA. Romero
Oscar JimenezO. Jimenez55
D
13
A
61Felipe SuarezF. Suarez
Adolfo TorresA. Torres54
D
14
A
57Cleto ZambrottaC. Zambrotta

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Nuevo Vivero where CD Badajoz play host to Lleida. A crowd of 13,156 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both CD Badajoz and Lleida are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alejandro Aguilar.


0.00
Lleida kick off and get the match underway!
8.08
Leonardo Soler advances with the ball. Leonardo Soler kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Gonzalez. Arturo Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Liam Cort.
16.40
Eduardo Santos threads the ball through to Felipe Ortega. Felipe Ortega flicks a high pass forward. James Benjamin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. James Benjamin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Blanco.
26.57
Rafael Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Mitchell Roy holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mitchell Roy passes the ball forward to James Benjamin. James Benjamin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.19
Arturo Gonzalez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold sees Arturo Gonzalez just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Gonzalez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.11
Rafael Ramos sees Rodolfo Zubizarreta in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Zubizarreta advances with the ball. Rodolfo Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards James Benjamin. With a superhuman jump, James Benjamin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
33.49
Garry Niven flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Gonzalez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Gonzalez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Ortega.
45.00
Albert Ortega sees space and advances. Albert Ortega flicks a high pass forward. Luis Sanz collects the pass. Luis Sanz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. CD Badajoz appear unchanged since the first half. Lleida also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
CD Badajoz kick off and get the second half underway!
48.50
Scott Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.22
Rodolfo Zubizarreta makes a probing pass to Trevor Stuart. Trevor Stuart knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernesto Caballero.
61.49
Ernesto Caballero threads a neat ball through to Arturo Gonzalez. Arturo Gonzalez shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.31
Garry Niven threads a neat ball through to Arturo Gonzalez. Arturo Gonzalez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Ramos.
78.37
Garry Niven threads a neat ball through to Arturo Gonzalez. Arturo Gonzalez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Ortega.
79.02
Showing composure, Scott Meiklejohn laces a weighted ball forward to Lars Arnold. Lars Arnold whips in a cross ball towards Regilio Roorda. Regilio Roorda connects with a diving header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.45
Lars Arnold runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Lars Arnold finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
85.02
James Benjamin flicks a high ball forward to Luis Sanz who takes it down. Luis Sanz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ernesto Caballero.
90.00
Scott Meiklejohn flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Gonzalez who takes it down. Arturo Gonzalez shoots from long range but is denied by Daniel Zubizarreta. Excellent save.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

CD Badajoz

Lleida
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.4%
40.6%
Play Area
32.8%
51.6%
15.6%

Scorers
Arturo Gonzalez 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Gonzalez of Lleida

Match Ratings
1.Daniel Zubizarreta (GK)
6
2.Liam Cort (DEF)
7
3.Rafael Ramos (DEF)
6
4.Eduardo Santos (DEF)
7
5.Albert Ortega (DEF)
7
6.Trevor Stuart (MID)
6
7.Felipe Ortega (MID)
6
8.Mitchell Roy (MID)
6
9.Rodolfo Zubizarreta (MID)
7
10.Luis Sanz (ATT)
6
11.James Benjamin (ATT)
6
 
12.Luciano Totti (GK)
0
13.Oscar Jimenez (DEF)
0
14.Adolfo Torres (DEF)
0

1.Miguel Faria (GK)
6
2.Ricardo Blanco (DEF)
6
3.Gabriel José Mari (DEF)
6
4.Ernesto Caballero (DEF)
7
5.Leonardo Soler (DEF)
7
6.Damien Upson (MID)
6
7.Garry Niven (MID)
7
8.Scott Meiklejohn (MID)
7
9.Regilio Roorda (MID)
6
10.Lars Arnold (ATT)
7
11.Arturo Gonzalez (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Adolfo Romero (ATT)
0
13.Felipe Suarez (ATT)
0
14.Cleto Zambrotta (ATT)
0