Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     NumanciaNumancia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ronnie MersonR. Merson72
G
1
G
62Alfredo AlvarezA. Alvarez
Gabriel RamosG. Ramos75
D
2
D
72Fernando CamachoF. Camacho
Frederico AntunesF. Antunes70
D
3
D
59Eugenio TorresE. Torres
Vinicio E. PensalfiniV. Pensalfini70
D
4
D
56Sebastian RomanS. Roman
Alexandre MoreiraA. Moreira79
M
5
D
51Albert MorenoA. Moreno
Patricio FerrerP. Ferrer74
M
6
M
69David MangoneD. Mangone
Alec LawA. Law70
M
captain7
M
64Tiago MartinsT. Martins
Felipe DiazF. Diaz67
M
8captain
A
78David WatsonD. Watson
Dean LaverD. Laver77
A
9
A
75Felipe HidalgoF. Hidalgo
Colin JamesC. James77
A
10
A
69Frederico MartinezF. Martinez
Lars TurekL. Turek75
A
11
A
68Nils KuzorraN. Kuzorra
 
Alen JarniA. Jarni71
A
12
A
66Alejandro HierroA. Hierro
Juan-Carlos KikoJ. Kiko68
D
13
A
64Luis RibeiroL. Ribeiro
Gavin McCoistG. McCoist66
G
14
M
63Julian CarmonaJ. Carmona

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Numancia. A crowd of 17,763 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña 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 Alejandro Delgado.


0.00
Deportivo La Coruña start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.19
Dean Laver flicks a high pass forward. Lars Turek collects the pass. Lars Turek whips in a cross ball towards Colin James. Colin James makes a deft header. Alfredo Alvarez gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
4.40
Alec Law passes the ball forward to Patricio Ferrer. Patricio Ferrer plays a quick one-two with Dean Laver and rushes in on goal... Patricio Ferrer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.30
Frederico Antunes plays the ball forward to Alec Law. Alec Law flicks a high pass forward. Lars Turek controls it well on his chest. Lars Turek shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.14
Eugenio Torres hoofs the ball up the pitch. Frederico Martinez plays a one-two with David Watson and rushes in on goal... Frederico Martinez strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.19
Tiago Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Tiago Martins whips in a cross ball towards Nils Kuzorra. Nils Kuzorra beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
14.36
Patricio Ferrer threads a neat ball through to Dean Laver. Dean Laver whips in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
16.13
Eugenio Torres flicks a high pass forward to Tiago Martins who brings the ball under control. Tiago Martins sees Frederico Martinez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Martinez makes a pass forward but Felipe Hidalgo is yards offside!
18.25
Albert Moreno sees Frederico Martinez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Martinez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.51
Tiago Martins hits a low pass to Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez lofts in a cross ball towards David Mangone. David Mangone jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
22.38
Tiago Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, David Mangone. David Mangone whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez makes a convincing header. It's miles wide!
24.06
Frederico Antunes powers a long ball forward. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eugenio Torres.
26.27
Alec Law knocks the ball forward to Lars Turek. Lars Turek shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.12
With some swift thinking, David Mangone plays the ball forward to Nils Kuzorra. Nils Kuzorra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.15
Sebastian Roman sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Roman puts a great ball through but David Watson is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
33.01
Numancia are dictating the run of play here today.
36.44
Tiago Martins threads the ball through to Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.20
Albert Moreno flicks the ball to his team mate, David Mangone. David Mangone knocks the ball forward to Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo makes a probing pass to David Watson but he's offside!
44.40
Felipe Diaz threads a neat ball through to Dean Laver. Dean Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Turek. Lars Turek flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Numancia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Numancia kick off!
47.08
Eugenio Torres flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Camacho who brings the ball under control. Fernando Camacho threads the ball through to Tiago Martins. Tiago Martins shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
48.49
Albert Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nils Kuzorra. Nils Kuzorra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Martins but he's offside!
53.51
Sebastian Roman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nils Kuzorra. Nils Kuzorra plays a scrappy one-two with Tiago Martins and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Nils Kuzorra provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
55.12
Tiago Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, David Mangone. David Mangone knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez lofts in a cross ball towards Felipe Hidalgo. Felipe Hidalgo heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
59.56
David Mangone flicks a high pass forward to Nils Kuzorra who brings the ball neatly under control. Nils Kuzorra knocks the ball forward, putting David Watson through on goal. Some good footwork from David Watson provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.54
Deportivo La Coruña have made 2 substitutions with Alen Jarni replacing Vinicio E. Pensalfini and Juan-Carlos Kiko replacing Alec Law .
65.44
David Mangone makes a simple pass to Frederico Martinez. Frederico Martinez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronnie Merson who gathers it comfortably.
67.19
Tiago Martins flicks a high ball forward to Nils Kuzorra who takes it down. Nils Kuzorra knocks in a cross ball towards David Watson. David Watson powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Ronnie Merson.
68.25
It's a corner kick which Frederico Martinez takes quickly, playing the ball short to Eugenio Torres. Alen Jarni comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
69.05
Sebastian Roman threads a neat ball through to Tiago Martins. Tiago Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Watson. David Watson knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Kuzorra. Nils Kuzorra makes a looping header on goal. Ronnie Merson gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
73.19
Albert Moreno knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Torres. Eugenio Torres runs straight at the opposition's defence. Eugenio Torres finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Numancia are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
77.15
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Gavin McCoist replacing Colin James .
78.25
Patricio Ferrer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Patricio Ferrer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
87.18
Sebastian Roman catches Gabriel Ramos on the ankles. The referee calls over Sebastian Roman and shows him a yellow card! Gabriel Ramos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.00
Eugenio Torres barges into Frederico Antunes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Antunes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Numancia
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
10
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.4%
64.6%
Play Area
31.7%
43.9%
24.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tiago Martins of Numancia

Match Ratings
1.Ronnie Merson (GK)
8
2.Gabriel Ramos (DEF)
6
3.Frederico Antunes (DEF)
7
4.Vinicio E. Pensalfini (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Moreira (MID)
6
6.Patricio Ferrer (MID)
7
7.Alec Law (MID)
7
8.Felipe Diaz (MID)
6
9.Dean Laver (ATT)
7
10.Colin James (ATT)
6
11.Lars Turek (ATT)
7
 
12.Alen Jarni (ATT)
6
13.Juan-Carlos Kiko (DEF)
6
14.Gavin McCoist (GK)
6

1.Alfredo Alvarez (GK)
8
2.Fernando Camacho (DEF)
6
3.Eugenio Torres (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Sebastian Roman (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Albert Moreno (DEF)
7
6.David Mangone (MID)
8
7.Tiago Martins (MID)
9
8.David Watson (ATT)
6
9.Felipe Hidalgo (ATT)
6
10.Frederico Martinez (ATT)
7
11.Nils Kuzorra (ATT)
7
 
12.Alejandro Hierro (ATT)
0
13.Luis Ribeiro (ATT)
0
14.Julian Carmona (MID)
0