Match Report


CordobaCordoba     CompostelaCompostela
Computer Player Computer Player Gary Shapland Gary Shapland
Carlos DuranC. Duran64
G
1
G
64Albert IglesiasA. Iglesias
Gregorio OrtegaG. Ortega57
D
2
D
49Antonio VergesA. Verges
Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez57
D
3
D
67Kafoumba ZaréK. Zaré
Martin JimenezM. Jimenez50
D
captain4
D
59Albert CanoA. Cano
Alejandro FarinosA. Farinos60
M
5
D
64Miguel ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta
Seth CrooksS. Crooks60
M
6
M
70Martin CortesM. Cortes
Julian VergesJ. Verges59
M
7
M
62Victor HelgueraV. Helguera
Roberto JimenezR. Jimenez56
M
8
M
51Arturo Del SolA. Del Sol
Wilfred FränkelW. Fränkel63
A
9
M
70Fernando MonteroF. Montero
Antonio GarridoA. Garrido63
A
10
A
69Andres MartinA. Martin
Ricardo HelgueraR. Helguera56
A
11captain
A
72Martin JanesM. Janes
 
Eugenio VazquezE. Vazquez58
G
12
A
46Victor MarquitosV. Marquitos
Ralph HoweyR. Howey53
M
13
M
76Lucien NjankaL. Njanka
Alberto SantosA. Santos53
A
14
M
54Juan AlvarezJ. Alvarez

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel where Cordoba play host to Compostela. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cordoba are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Compostela appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Claudio Ramos.


0.00
The whistle blows and Compostela kick off!
2.02
Kafoumba Zaré makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Del Sol. Arturo Del Sol makes a simple pass to Martin Cortes. Martin Cortes whips in a cross ball towards Martin Janes. Martin Janes whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
10.15
Victor Helguera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andres Martin. Andres Martin plays a scrappy one-two with Martin Janes and advances towards the goal... Andres Martin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.23
Julian Verges flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Garrido controls it well on his chest. Antonio Garrido shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
21.51
Victor Helguera flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Del Sol who brings the ball under control. Arturo Del Sol kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Janes. Martin Janes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Verges.
30.49
Julian Verges flicks a high pass forward. Seth Crooks holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seth Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.54
Seth Crooks threads a neat ball through to Wilfred Fränkel. Wilfred Fränkel lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Helguera. Ricardo Helguera rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Albert Iglesias had no chance!! Goal for Cordoba!
39.45
Miguel Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Del Sol collects the pass. Arturo Del Sol makes a beautiful solo run. Arturo Del Sol plays a scrappy one-two with Martin Janes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arturo Del Sol tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Alejandro Farinos.
42.03
Martin Jimenez knocks the ball forward to Julian Verges. Julian Verges takes it forward alone. Julian Verges runs straight at the defence! Julian Verges muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Albert Iglesias smothers it!
44.36
Roberto Jimenez flicks a high pass forward. Seth Crooks collects the pass. Seth Crooks shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Roberto Jimenez makes a simple pass to Gregorio Ortega. Gregorio Ortega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Helguera. Ricardo Helguera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kafoumba Zaré.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cordoba appear unchanged since the first half. Compostela also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cordoba kick off!
48.39
Alejandro Farinos hacks Arturo Del Sol from behind! The referee calls over Alejandro Farinos and warns him to calm down! Arturo Del Sol stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.06
Julian Verges knocks the ball forward to Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido whips in a cross ball towards Wilfred Fränkel. Wilfred Fränkel powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.11
Cordoba have made 2 substitutions with Eugenio Vazquez replacing Gregorio Ortega and Ralph Howey replacing Julian Verges .
66.46
Antonio Verges threads the ball through to Arturo Del Sol. Arturo Del Sol flicks a high pass forward. Martin Janes collects the pass. Martin Janes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Del Sol but he's offside!
67.35
Albert Cano flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Verges collects the pass. Antonio Verges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Del Sol. Arturo Del Sol whips in a cross ball towards Andres Martin. Andres Martin makes a deft header. Carlos Duran gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
72.15
Martin Jimenez flicks a high pass forward. Seth Crooks controls it well on his chest. Seth Crooks sees a break and surges forward. Seth Crooks shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
75.18
Eugenio Vazquez threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Farinos. Alejandro Farinos passes the ball forward to Wilfred Fränkel. Wilfred Fränkel knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Howey. Ralph Howey heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.18
Compostela have made 3 substitutions with Victor Marquitos replacing Martin Janes, Lucien Njanka replacing Martin Cortes and Juan Alvarez replacing Fernando Montero .
79.11
With great vision, Wilfred Fränkel plays the ball forward to Seth Crooks. Seth Crooks shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.19
Seth Crooks flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Farinos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Farinos lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Helguera. Ricardo Helguera makes a deft header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
84.25
Arturo Del Sol threads a neat ball through to Victor Marquitos. Victor Marquitos plays a scrappy one-two with Andres Martin and advances towards the goal... Victor Marquitos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cordoba

Compostela
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.3%
44.2%
28.6%

Scorers
Ricardo Helguera 33
Wilfred Fränkel 49
Ralph Howey 75
Andres Martin 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wilfred Fränkel of Cordoba

Match Ratings