Match Report
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Santiago Bernabéu where Real Madrid play host to Numancia. A crowd of 19,971 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Madrid are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Numancia appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Gutierrez.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Real Madrid are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Numancia appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Gutierrez.
0.00
Numancia kick off and get the match underway!
4.53
Eugenio Torres flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Martins. Tiago Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nils Kuzorra. Nils Kuzorra threads a neat, attacking ball through to Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
6.02
Hugo Iglesias threads the ball through to Arturo Gimenez. Arturo Gimenez advances inside the box! Arturo Gimenez rockets a shot on goal but Sebastian Roman is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
10.01
Sebastian Roman makes a beautiful solo run. Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastian Roman plays the ball forward to Nils Kuzorra. Nils Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.43
Ernesto Martinez makes a simple pass to Hugo Iglesias. Hugo Iglesias plays the ball forward to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
20.11
Arturo Gimenez flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Gimenez. Arturo Gimenez flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.41
Mauricio Kiko flicks a high ball forward to Richard Kalac who takes it down. Richard Kalac shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alfredo Alvarez!
26.59
Eugenio Torres flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Roman controls it well on his chest. Sebastian Roman knocks the ball forward to Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.42
Eugenio Torres receives the ball from a throw-in from Tiago Martins. Eugenio Torres darts forward. Eugenio Torres knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Martins. Tiago Martins finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Patrick Meyer easily picks it out of the air!
28.00
Roberto Gento plays the ball forward to Tommy Evans. Tommy Evans makes a beautiful solo run. Tommy Evans controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alfredo Alvarez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.37
Tommy Evans flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Iglesias controls it well on his chest. Hugo Iglesias knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Evans. Tiago Martins clumsily knocks into Tommy Evans. Tommy Evans falls like a sack of potatoes. Tommy Evans appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!! The referee is not impressed. Tommy Evans is warned about diving
33.43
David Mangone threads a neat ball through to Tiago Martins. Tiago Martins sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Patrick Meyer.
39.37
With a delightful solo run, Tommy Evans stretches the opposition's defence. Tommy Evans edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Tommy Evans provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.29
Tiago Martins laces a weighted ball forward to Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
With some swift thinking, Tiago Martins plays the ball forward to Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Martins. Tiago Martins directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Madrid appear unchanged since the first half. Numancia also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Real Madrid kick off!
47.32
Eugenio Torres hacks Roberto Gento from behind! Eugenio Torres is shown the yellow card! Roberto Gento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.02
Arturo Gimenez passes the ball forward to Martin Verges. Martin Verges shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Alfredo Alvarez!
53.31
Felipe Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.05
Nils Kuzorra clumsily knocks into Daniel Del Sol. The referee calls over Nils Kuzorra and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Del Sol runs off the knock.
57.04
Richard Kalac comes in with a late challenge on Eugenio Torres. Richard Kalac is shown the yellow card! Eugenio Torres runs off the knock.
60.04
Real Madrid have made a substitution with Godwin Oliseh replacing Roberto Gento .
61.08
Ernesto Martinez hits a low pass to Daniel Del Sol. Daniel Del Sol makes an attacking run forward. Daniel Del Sol rushes past Tiago Martins! Daniel Del Sol rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
63.26
Godwin Oliseh hits a low pass to Tommy Evans. Tommy Evans makes a simple pass to Richard Kalac. Richard Kalac shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.14
Eugenio Torres flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Martins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tiago Martins makes a probing pass to David Mangone. David Mangone whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
69.34
Arturo Gimenez makes a simple pass to Juan Torres. Juan Torres puts a great ball through. Mauricio Kiko runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
73.52
Tiago Martins sees Nils Kuzorra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nils Kuzorra finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
75.50
Godwin Oliseh plays the ball forward to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko puts a great ball through. Arturo Gimenez runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
77.19
Tommy Evans knocks the ball forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.53
Eugenio Torres makes a probing pass to Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez threads the ball through to Nils Kuzorra but he's offside!
84.21
Albert Moreno makes a simple pass to Tiago Martins. Tiago Martins passes the ball forward to David Mangone. David Mangone shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
85.07
Tommy Evans threads a neat ball through to Juan Torres. Juan Torres cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Juan Torres provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Alfredo Alvarez. Excellent save.
89.13
David Mangone hits a low pass to David Watson. David Watson lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25%
38.2%
36.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Evans of Real Madrid |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Patrick Meyer (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ernesto Martinez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Roberto Gento (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Daniel Del Sol (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Martin Verges (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Arturo Gimenez (MID) | ![]() | 9 |
| 7. | Tommy Evans (MID) | ![]() | 9 |
| 8. | Hugo Iglesias (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Juan Torres (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Richard Kalac (ATT) | ![]() | 6 |
| 11. | Mauricio Kiko (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
| 12. | Godwin Oliseh (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Pablo Medina (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Daishin Watanabe (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alfredo Alvarez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Fernando Camacho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eugenio Torres (DEF) | ![]() | 6 |
| 4. | Sebastian Roman (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Albert Moreno (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Mangone (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tiago Martins (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | David Watson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Felipe Hidalgo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Frederico Martinez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nils Kuzorra (ATT) | ![]() | 5 |
| 12. | Alejandro Hierro (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Luis Ribeiro (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Julian Carmona (MID) | 0 | |













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