Match Report


Extremadura UDExtremadura UD     Girona FCGirona FC
Mark BerryMark Berry Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Eric KühnE. Kühn75
G
captain1
G
65Rodolfo LozanoR. Lozano
Stefan WieczorekS. Wieczorek54
D
2
D
69Marinus BabangidaM. Babangida
Romero P. SanzR. Sanz71
D
3
D
83Octavian NeguraO. Negura
Jšrg Van VisserJ. Visser64
D
4captain
D
84Antonio LorenzoA. Lorenzo
Rodolfo LorenzoR. Lorenzo67
D
5
D
79Adolfo PerezA. Perez
Frederico VicenteF. Vicente77
M
6
M
68Sylvain RiggottS. Riggott
Alex SantoniA. Santoni66
M
7
M
83Mauricio RuizM. Ruiz
Jose PirriJ. Pirri84
M
8
M
79Michael VernazzaM. Vernazza
Anastasios BourbakisA. Bourbakis75
A
9
A
77Emmanuel TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas
Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno76
A
10
A
78Alejandro CarmonaA. Carmona
Gregorio PardoG. Pardo70
A
11
A
82Miguel PirriM. Pirri
 
Stuart McGroryS. McGrory68
A
12
D
54Tommy GreenT. Green
Eric DijkhuizenE. Dijkhuizen68
G
13
G
48Ivone SaudatiI. Saudati
J-David ZugnaJ. Zugna64
A
14
D
44Oleg BeresfordO. Beresford

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Francisco de la Hera where Extremadura UD play host to Girona FC. A crowd of 20,959 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Extremadura UD and Girona FC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Zubizarreta.


0.00
Girona FC kick off and get the first half underway!
3.07
Jšrg Van Visser darts forward. Jšrg Van Visser sees Anastasios Bourbakis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anastasios Bourbakis shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
4.22
Anastasios Bourbakis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregorio Pardo. Gregorio Pardo shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.53
Alejandro Carmona controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri makes a probing pass to Emmanuel Tsoukalas but he's offside!
16.29
Jose Pirri threads a neat ball through to Gregorio Pardo. Gregorio Pardo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
34.58
Mauricio Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Tsoukalas collects the pass. Emmanuel Tsoukalas rushes past Jšrg Van Visser! Emmanuel Tsoukalas shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.42
Rodolfo Lorenzo hits a low pass to Alex Santoni. Alex Santoni flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Vicente. Frederico Vicente plays a one-two with Jose Pirri and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Frederico Vicente provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Extremadura UD appear unchanged since the first half. Girona FC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Extremadura UD kick off and get the second half underway!
63.05
Jose Pirri passes the ball forward to Gregorio Pardo. Gregorio Pardo knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Santoni. Alex Santoni connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.23
Antonio Lorenzo comes back to take the throw-in. Adolfo Perez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Lorenzo. Antonio Lorenzo kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Miguel Pirri provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.22
Mauricio Ruiz threads a neat ball through to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri plays a perfect one-two with Alejandro Carmona and rushes in on goal... Miguel Pirri looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
75.45
Frederico Vicente makes a probing pass to Anastasios Bourbakis. Anastasios Bourbakis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
77.42
Sylvain Riggott comes in with a late challenge on Jose Pirri. Sylvain Riggott is shown the yellow card! Jose Pirri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.24
Romero P. Sanz knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Pirri. Jose Pirri passes the ball forward to Alex Santoni. Alex Santoni whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
81.53
With great vision, Mauricio Ruiz plays the ball forward to Michael Vernazza. Michael Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Pirri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Pirri passes the ball forward but Alejandro Carmona is offside!
83.49
Alberto Butragueno barges into Mauricio Ruiz. The referee calls over Alberto Butragueno and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Ruiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.38
Sylvain Riggott flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Carmona who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Carmona shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Adolfo Perez comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Butragueno. The referee calls over Adolfo Perez and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Butragueno runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Extremadura UD

Girona FC
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
22.1%
47.1%
30.9%

Scorers
Alex Santoni 63
Emmanuel Tsoukalas 35
Miguel Pirri 66, 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Pirri of Girona FC

Match Ratings