Match Report


MálagaMálaga     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Ben FergusonBen Ferguson Brendan Dao Brendan Dao
Nigel NewbyN. Newby77
G
1
G
75Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin
Kofi PromesK. Promes74
D
2
D
77Samuele AnastasiS. Anastasi
Patricio LozanoP. Lozano78
D
3
D
76Daniel OsorioD. Osorio
Leonardo HidalgoL. Hidalgo74
D
4
D
72Rob BoutaharR. Boutahar
Jose Fortes FuentesJ. Fuentes73
D
5
M
90Colin AndertonC. Anderton
Dries OoijerD. Ooijer79
M
6
M
86Manuele ZanonM. Zanon
Alberto CamineroA. Caminero79
M
7
M
87José AragonJ. Aragon
Tobias PoschnerT. Poschner80
M
8captain
M
91Giuseppe DamianiG. Damiani
Stefano HilgerinkS. Hilgerink82
A
captain9
A
82Eugenio PenaE. Pena
Edwin HeesakkersE. Heesakkers78
M
10
A
90Guillermo CamachoG. Camacho
Alex KermaliA. Kermali80
A
11
A
80Enzo Gabriel DiasE. Dias
 
Celestine AliyuC. Aliyu78
M
12
M
81Benoit QuiévreuxB. Quiévreux
Arek RadomskiA. Radomski78
A
13
A
79Vladimir BilicV. Bilic
Bautista FigueroaB. Figueroa76
D
14
A
76Arthur EbouéA. Eboué

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 20,646 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Ibanez.


0.00
Villarreal CF start the match!
4.31
Daniel Osorio hits a low pass to Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Camacho controls it well on his chest. Guillermo Camacho knocks in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Nigel Newby has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.36
Tobias Poschner chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Kermali. Alex Kermali makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers rockets a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
9.19
Dries Ooijer threads a neat ball through to Stefano Hilgerink. Stefano Hilgerink whips in a cross ball towards Alex Kermali. Alex Kermali knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
10.17
With some swift thinking, Giuseppe Damiani plays the ball forward to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nigel Newby with no chance!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
14.23
Alberto Caminero comes in with a late challenge on Enzo Gabriel Dias. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Enzo Gabriel Dias gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.31
Dries Ooijer flicks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Poschner. Tobias Poschner lofts in a cross ball towards Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.27
Samuele Anastasi flicks a high pass forward. Colin Anderton collects the pass. Colin Anderton knocks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patricio Lozano.
21.40
Tobias Poschner barges into Colin Anderton. The referee calls over Tobias Poschner and warns him to calm down! Colin Anderton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.50
Colin Anderton flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Newby who gathers it comfortably.
24.35
Guillermo Camacho sees Enzo Gabriel Dias in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Enzo Gabriel Dias tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.39
Enzo Gabriel Dias threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kofi Promes.
33.44
José Aragon hits a low pass to Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena knocks in a cross ball towards José Aragon. José Aragon powers a header at goal but is denied by Nigel Newby. Excellent save.
34.56
Leonardo Hidalgo flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Lozano. Patricio Lozano flicks a high pass forward. Edwin Heesakkers holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edwin Heesakkers whips in a cross ball towards Stefano Hilgerink. Samuele Anastasi catches Stefano Hilgerink on the ankles. Stefano Hilgerink appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
36.16
Edwin Heesakkers clumsily knocks into Daniel Osorio. The referee calls over Edwin Heesakkers and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Osorio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.43
José Aragon passes the ball forward to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon plays a scrappy one-two with Guillermo Camacho and advances towards the goal... Jose Fortes Fuentes barges into Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
44.35
Colin Anderton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani whips in a cross ball towards Enzo Gabriel Dias. Kofi Promes catches Enzo Gabriel Dias on the ankles. Enzo Gabriel Dias appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half. The Málaga players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Málaga kick off and get the second half underway!
49.07
Giuseppe Damiani flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Pena holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Pena hits a low pass to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nigel Newby with no chance!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
55.04
Enzo Gabriel Dias makes an attacking run forward. Enzo Gabriel Dias shoots from 25 yards. Nigel Newby gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
61.25
Alberto Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Hilgerink easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefano Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball towards Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
63.58
Alberto Caminero flicks the ball to his team mate, Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers advances inside the box! Edwin Heesakkers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.54
Patricio Lozano kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Caminero. Alberto Caminero flicks a high pass forward to Edwin Heesakkers who brings the ball under control. Edwin Heesakkers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
67.39
Edwin Heesakkers threads a neat ball through to Alberto Caminero. Alberto Caminero shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
71.32
José Aragon clumsily knocks into Patricio Lozano. The referee brings José Aragon to one side and gives him a warning! Patricio Lozano grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.54
Without breaking stride, Patricio Lozano plays the ball forward to Dries Ooijer. Dries Ooijer kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Caminero. Alberto Caminero finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.09
Málaga have made a substitution with Arek Radomski replacing Alex Kermali .
81.57
Colin Anderton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho shoots from long range. Solid save from Nigel Newby. What a great pair of hands!
87.52
Tobias Poschner hits a low pass to Arek Radomski. Arek Radomski tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
89.17
José Aragon sees space and advances. José Aragon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dries Ooijer.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Málaga

Villarreal CF
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
29.4%
47.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Edwin Heesakkers 15
Alberto Caminero 73
Giuseppe Damiani 4
Manuele Zanon 10, 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuele Zanon of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings