Match Report


Elche CFElche CF     CD LeganésCD Leganés
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eugne GarraultE. Garrault64
G
1
G
71Diogo AlvesD. Alves
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo68
D
2
D
58Jose Javier GarridoJ. Garrido
Paul WidmannP. Widmann65
D
3
D
55Patricio PastorP. Pastor
Alfredo ReyA. Rey64
D
4captain
D
52Daniel BlancoD. Blanco
Miguel BarkeroM. Barkero72
M
5
D
52Frederico PeiroF. Peiro
Steve De NooijerS. De Nooijer61
M
6
D
52Francisco PardoF. Pardo
Victor MendezV. Mendez61
M
7
M
71Youssef BradjaY. Bradja
Alberto BravoA. Bravo57
M
8
M
69Ricardo BarkeroR. Barkero
Mauricio GuerreroM. Guerrero71
A
9
M
64Rodolfo NunezR. Nunez
Sylvain CadamarteriS. Cadamarteri71
A
captain10
A
69Ernesto AriasE. Arias
Nuno TeixeiraN. Teixeira69
A
11
A
62Jeremy Van BommelJ. Van Bommel
 
Rainer GerlachR. Gerlach61
A
12
A
60Andres MoralesA. Morales
Fernando MarinF. Marin60
A
13
A
59Luis PeiroL. Peiro
Francisco LozanoF. Lozano59
A
14
A
58Julian VergesJ. Verges

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Martinez Valero where Elche CF play host to CD Leganés. A crowd of 13,711 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Elche CF are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while CD Leganés appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Fortes Ramirez.


0.00
Elche CF start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.51
Eugenio Izquierdo threads a neat ball through to Victor Mendez. Victor Mendez passes the ball forward to Miguel Barkero. Miguel Barkero whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Guerrero. Mauricio Guerrero rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
9.38
Miguel Barkero flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Teixeira. Nuno Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Cadamarteri but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.52
Victor Mendez threads the ball through to Nuno Teixeira. Nuno Teixeira skips past Patricio Pastor! Nuno Teixeira takes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Francisco Pardo's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
16.31
It's a corner kick. Victor Mendez kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Diogo Alves gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
20.25
Miguel Barkero runs straight at the opposition's defence. Miguel Barkero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Teixeira but the linesman indicates offside!
22.53
Eugenio Izquierdo breaks forward. Eugenio Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward to Victor Mendez who brings the ball under control. Victor Mendez plays a quick one-two with Mauricio Guerrero and rushes in on goal... Victor Mendez shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
24.08
Victor Mendez sees Steve De Nooijer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steve De Nooijer whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Guerrero. Mauricio Guerrero directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
26.54
Eugenio Izquierdo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Mendez. Victor Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Bravo. Alberto Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.51
Alberto Bravo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve De Nooijer. Steve De Nooijer flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Guerrero who takes it down. Mauricio Guerrero plays a one-two with Nuno Teixeira and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Guerrero rockets a shot on goal. Diogo Alves gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
33.06
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.49
Steve De Nooijer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Barkero. Miguel Barkero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Ricardo Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Bradja holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youssef Bradja makes a probing pass to Ernesto Arias but he's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Elche CF appear unchanged since the first half. CD Leganés also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and CD Leganés get the second half underway!
48.20
Frederico Peiro sees Ricardo Barkero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Barkero hits a low pass to Jeremy Van Bommel. Jeremy Van Bommel plays a scrappy one-two with Ernesto Arias and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Jeremy Van Bommel provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for CD Leganés!
53.58
With some swift thinking, Paul Widmann plays the ball forward to Alberto Bravo. Alberto Bravo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diogo Alves who gathers it comfortably.
54.55
Patricio Pastor flicks a high ball forward to Youssef Bradja who takes it down. Youssef Bradja sees Ernesto Arias in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernesto Arias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeremy Van Bommel but he's offside!
57.18
Victor Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Teixeira. Nuno Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.15
Daniel Blanco takes the throw-in. Patricio Pastor sees Rodolfo Nunez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Nunez threads a neat ball through to Jeremy Van Bommel. Jeremy Van Bommel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Eugne Garrault manages to keep it out.
63.01
Paul Widmann sees Miguel Barkero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Barkero flicks a high ball forward to Victor Mendez who takes it down. Victor Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Bravo. Alberto Bravo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is shockingly off target!
67.02
With some swift thinking, Alberto Bravo plays the ball forward to Mauricio Guerrero. Mauricio Guerrero runs straight at the defence! Mauricio Guerrero shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Diogo Alves gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
71.14
Steve De Nooijer decides to run forward with the ball. Steve De Nooijer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
73.39
Alfredo Rey gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Alberto Bravo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
77.29
Youssef Bradja flicks a high ball forward to Ernesto Arias who takes it down. Ernesto Arias sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
81.55
Jose Javier Garrido plays the ball forward to Rodolfo Nunez. Rodolfo Nunez makes a probing pass to Youssef Bradja. Youssef Bradja controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.43
Steve De Nooijer flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Barkero. Miguel Barkero shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
87.51
Steve De Nooijer passes the ball forward to Nuno Teixeira. Nuno Teixeira threads a neat ball through to Victor Mendez. Victor Mendez rockets a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Eugenio Izquierdo flicks a high ball forward to Victor Mendez who takes it down. Victor Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Bravo. Alberto Bravo sees Nuno Teixeira just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Teixeira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Elche CF

CD Leganés
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
5
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.4%
27.6%
Play Area
23%
42.5%
34.5%

Scorers
Jeremy Van Bommel 48
Ernesto Arias 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ernesto Arias of CD Leganés

Match Ratings