Match Report


Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid     CordobaCordoba
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Computer Player Computer Player
Nwankwo AdamsN. Adams66
G
1
G
64Carlos DuranC. Duran
Gabriel MarquitosG. Marquitos65
D
2
D
57Gregorio OrtegaG. Ortega
Romero P. VidalR. Vidal68
D
captain3
D
57Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez
Martin GentoM. Gento66
D
4captain
D
50Martin JimenezM. Jimenez
Nicola C. MedriN. Medri68
D
5
M
60Alejandro FarinosA. Farinos
Eduardo NascimentoE. Nascimento69
M
6
M
60Seth CrooksS. Crooks
John NaysmithJ. Naysmith67
M
7
M
56Roberto JimenezR. Jimenez
Arthur BrownA. Brown74
A
8
M
53Ralph HoweyR. Howey
Paolo WiseP. Wise75
A
9
A
63Wilfred FränkelW. Fränkel
John HopkinJ. Hopkin70
A
10
A
63Antonio GarridoA. Garrido
Ivan PirriI. Pirri66
A
11
A
56Ricardo HelgueraR. Helguera
 
Max BellamyM. Bellamy62
M
12
G
58Eugenio VazquezE. Vazquez
Jose Fortes GaladamesJ. Galadames55
A
13
A
53Alberto SantosA. Santos
Frank ValleF. Valle53
A
14
M
51Matt BremnerM. Bremner

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Vicente Calderon where Atlético de Madrid play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 13,848 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atlético de Madrid are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Elena Crespo.


0.00
The first half starts with Cordoba kicking off!
2.04
John Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Nascimento who takes it down. Eduardo Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards John Hopkin. John Hopkin makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
8.07
Martin Gento makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Gento flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Pirri who brings the ball under control. Ivan Pirri edges inside the box! Ivan Pirri tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.39
Martin Gento plays the ball forward to John Naysmith. John Naysmith threads the ball through to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.30
Romero P. Vidal passes the ball forward to John Naysmith. John Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise lofts in a cross ball towards John Naysmith. With a superhuman jump, John Naysmith connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.02
Romero P. Vidal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Naysmith. John Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Wise controls it well on his chest. Paolo Wise shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
32.43
Romero P. Vidal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento flicks the ball to his team mate, John Naysmith. John Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Carlos Duran gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
34.30
Gabriel Marquitos decides to run forward with the ball. Gabriel Marquitos passes the ball forward to Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri makes a probing pass between the defence to John Naysmith. John Naysmith rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Carlos Duran smothers it!
38.42
Eduardo Nascimento hits a low pass to Paolo Wise. Paolo Wise controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Nicola C. Medri runs forward with the ball. Nicola C. Medri flicks a high pass forward. John Naysmith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Naysmith finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atlético de Madrid appear unchanged since the first half. Cordoba also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Atlético de Madrid start the second half!
48.16
Gregorio Ortega clumsily knocks into Eduardo Nascimento. The referee calls over Gregorio Ortega and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Nascimento runs off the knock.
49.38
Seth Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Helguera. Ricardo Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
53.19
Martin Gento barges into Wilfred Fränkel. Martin Gento is warned by the referee! Wilfred Fränkel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.35
Martin Jimenez threads a neat ball through to Ralph Howey. Ralph Howey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Helguera. Ricardo Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Nwankwo Adams gets down and covers it.
60.24
Atlético de Madrid have made 3 substitutions with Max Bellamy replacing John Naysmith, Jose Fortes Galadames replacing Arthur Brown and Frank Valle replacing John Hopkin .Cordoba have made 2 substitutions with Eugenio Vazquez replacing Gregorio Ortega and Alberto Santos replacing Roberto Jimenez .
65.34
Seth Crooks breaks forward. Seth Crooks sees space and advances. Seth Crooks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
69.50
Alejandro Farinos makes a simple pass to Ralph Howey. Ralph Howey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
71.42
Seth Crooks threads a neat ball through to Alberto Santos. Alberto Santos shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
72.42
Max Bellamy threads a neat ball through to Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Duran who gathers it comfortably.
73.41
Alejandro Farinos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wilfred Fränkel. Wilfred Fränkel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.37
Eugenio Vazquez makes a probing pass to Seth Crooks. Seth Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
77.55
Ricardo Helguera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wilfred Fränkel. Wilfred Fränkel shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
78.42
With some swift thinking, Martin Gento plays the ball forward to Nicola C. Medri. Nicola C. Medri sees space and advances. Nicola C. Medri passes the ball forward to Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames rockets a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.05
Martin Gento flicks the ball to his team mate, Max Bellamy. Max Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.07
Ricardo Helguera hits a low pass to Wilfred Fränkel. Wilfred Fränkel knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Garrido. With a superhuman jump, Antonio Garrido connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Nwankwo Adams is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Atlético de Madrid

Cordoba
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
28.9%
46.1%
25%

Scorers
John Naysmith 16
Eduardo Nascimento 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Naysmith of Atlético de Madrid

Match Ratings
1.Nwankwo Adams (GK)
7
2.Gabriel Marquitos (DEF)
6
3.Romero P. Vidal (DEF)
6
4.Martin Gento (DEF)
7
5.Nicola C. Medri (DEF)
7
6.Eduardo Nascimento (MID)goal scored
9
7.John Naysmith (MID)goal scored
9
8.Arthur Brown (ATT)
6
9.Paolo Wise (ATT)
7
10.John Hopkin (ATT)
6
11.Ivan Pirri (ATT)
6
 
12.Max Bellamy (MID)
7
13.Jose Fortes Galadames (ATT)
6
14.Frank Valle (ATT)
6

1.Carlos Duran (GK)
7
2.Gregorio Ortega (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Miguel Gonzalez (DEF)
6
4.Martin Jimenez (DEF)
6
5.Alejandro Farinos (MID)
6
6.Seth Crooks (MID)
7
7.Roberto Jimenez (MID)
6
8.Ralph Howey (MID)
6
9.Wilfred Fränkel (ATT)
6
10.Antonio Garrido (ATT)
6
11.Ricardo Helguera (ATT)
6
 
12.Eugenio Vazquez (GK)
6
13.Alberto Santos (ATT)
6
14.Matt Bremner (MID)
0