Match Report


MálagaMálaga     Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña
Ben FergusonBen Ferguson Jemba Wimo Jemba Wimo
Nigel NewbyN. Newby77
G
1
G
72Joonas LidstromJ. Lidstrom
Kofi PromesK. Promes73
D
2
D
72Bakary NetzerB. Netzer
Patricio LozanoP. Lozano78
D
3
D
72Stuart StrachanS. Strachan
Bautista FigueroaB. Figueroa76
D
4
D
72Nicholas CraddockN. Craddock
Jose Fortes FuentesJ. Fuentes73
D
5
M
76Ali PignolA. Pignol
Dries OoijerD. Ooijer78
M
6
M
68Steffen StreichS. Streich
Alberto CamineroA. Caminero79
M
7captain
M
71Julian PichichiJ. Pichichi
Tobias PoschnerT. Poschner80
M
8
M
77Linus HanssenL. Hanssen
Stefano HilgerinkS. Hilgerink82
A
captain9
A
70Tomas AlvesT. Alves
Edwin HeesakkersE. Heesakkers78
M
10
A
76Thomas RubilT. Rubil
Alex KermaliA. Kermali80
A
11
A
70Adolfo RomanA. Roman
 
Celestine AliyuC. Aliyu78
M
12
D
63Pedro FerrerP. Ferrer
Arek RadomskiA. Radomski78
A
13
M
49Adolfo DelgadoA. Delgado
Leonardo HidalgoL. Hidalgo74
D
14
A
68Gregorio BlancoG. Blanco

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Deportivo La Coruña. A crowd of 20,369 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Deportivo La Coruña appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Marquez.


0.00
Deportivo La Coruña get the match underway!
4.58
Patricio Lozano sees space and advances. Patricio Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefano Hilgerink. Stefano Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball towards Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers powers a header at goal. Joonas Lidstrom didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
6.17
Dries Ooijer flicks a high pass forward. Alex Kermali controls it well on his chest. Alex Kermali knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Strachan.
10.41
Julian Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Pichichi and advances towards the goal... Tomas Alves cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Nigel Newby. What a save!
14.26
Tomas Alves comes in with a late challenge on Dries Ooijer. Tomas Alves is shown the yellow card! Dries Ooijer stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.18
Dries Ooijer flicks a high pass forward. Edwin Heesakkers collects the pass. Edwin Heesakkers edges inside the box! Edwin Heesakkers strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
16.04
Dries Ooijer makes a probing pass to Stefano Hilgerink. Stefano Hilgerink controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Joonas Lidstrom smothers it!
21.29
Bautista Figueroa makes a probing pass to Alex Kermali. Alex Kermali plays a scrappy one-two with Edwin Heesakkers and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alex Kermali provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alex Kermali!
24.52
With vision, Dries Ooijer plays the ball forward to Stefano Hilgerink. Stefano Hilgerink knocks the ball forward to Alex Kermali. Alex Kermali knocks the ball forward to Alberto Caminero but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.51
Bautista Figueroa chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Kermali. Alex Kermali shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
28.57
Nicholas Craddock makes a probing pass to Bakary Netzer. Bakary Netzer sees Linus Hanssen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Linus Hanssen plays a one-two with Adolfo Roman and rushes in on goal... Linus Hanssen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Linus Hanssen scores for Deportivo La Coruña!!
32.50
Tobias Poschner makes an attacking run forward. Tobias Poschner shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
34.46
Jose Fortes Fuentes threads a neat ball through to Alex Kermali. Alex Kermali lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Poschner. Tobias Poschner jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tobias Poschner!
40.22
Patricio Lozano sees Alberto Caminero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Caminero hits a low pass to Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers knocks in a cross ball towards Stefano Hilgerink. Stefano Hilgerink flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
42.34
Patricio Lozano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Caminero. Alberto Caminero runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alberto Caminero shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Joonas Lidstrom manages to gather it.
45.00
Adolfo Roman comes in with a late challenge on Bautista Figueroa. Adolfo Roman is given a warning by the referee! Bautista Figueroa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Málaga kick off and get the second half underway!
49.36
Bakary Netzer barges into Stefano Hilgerink. The referee calls over Bakary Netzer and shows him a yellow card! Stefano Hilgerink runs off the knock.
54.06
Dries Ooijer kicks a strong pass forward to Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.34
Bakary Netzer flicks a high pass forward. Linus Hanssen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Linus Hanssen makes a simple pass to Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Rubil. Thomas Rubil jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Nigel Newby picks it out of the air!
61.52
With imagination, Patricio Lozano plays the ball forward to Stefano Hilgerink. Stefano Hilgerink tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
71.01
Dries Ooijer threads a neat ball through to Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers chips the ball to his team mate, Tobias Poschner. Tobias Poschner rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.44
Nicholas Craddock makes a probing pass to Linus Hanssen. Linus Hanssen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Pichichi. Julian Pichichi shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.50
Málaga have made a substitution with Arek Radomski replacing Alex Kermali .
79.11
Alberto Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Edwin Heesakkers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edwin Heesakkers makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Tobias Poschner. Some silky footwork from Tobias Poschner provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
83.06
With imagination, Adolfo Roman plays the ball forward to Thomas Rubil. Thomas Rubil rushes past Jose Fortes Fuentes! Thomas Rubil looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.23
Edwin Heesakkers knocks the ball forward to Arek Radomski. Arek Radomski shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
87.28
Bakary Netzer knocks the ball forward to Thomas Rubil. Thomas Rubil lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves makes a looping header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.02
Julian Pichichi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Roman. Adolfo Roman whips in a cross ball towards Ali Pignol. Ali Pignol is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper, Nigel Newby, sees it late!! Goal for Deportivo La Coruña!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Málaga

Deportivo La Coruña
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.8%
30.2%
Play Area
27%
41.3%
31.7%

Scorers
Alex Kermali 21
Tobias Poschner 34, 71
Linus Hanssen 29
Ali Pignol 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Poschner of Málaga

Match Ratings
1.Nigel Newby (GK)
6
2.Kofi Promes (DEF)
6
3.Patricio Lozano (DEF)
7
4.Bautista Figueroa (DEF)
6
5.Jose Fortes Fuentes (DEF)
6
6.Dries Ooijer (MID)
7
7.Alberto Caminero (MID)
7
8.Tobias Poschner (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Stefano Hilgerink (ATT)
6
10.Edwin Heesakkers (MID)
8
11.Alex Kermali (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Celestine Aliyu (MID)
0
13.Arek Radomski (ATT)
6
14.Leonardo Hidalgo (DEF)
0

1.Joonas Lidstrom (GK)
7
2.Bakary Netzer (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Stuart Strachan (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Craddock (DEF)
6
5.Ali Pignol (MID)goal scored
7
6.Steffen Streich (MID)
6
7.Julian Pichichi (MID)
6
8.Linus Hanssen (MID)goal scored
7
9.Tomas Alves (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Thomas Rubil (ATT)
6
11.Adolfo Roman (ATT)
7
 
12.Pedro Ferrer (DEF)
0
13.Adolfo Delgado (MID)
0
14.Gregorio Blanco (ATT)
0