Match Report
| Cordoba | Cordoba |  |  | Elche CF | Elche CF | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andres Arias | A. Arias |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Miguel Pirri | M. Pirri | |||||||||
| Juan Flores | J. Flores | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Jose Fortes Diez | J. Diez | |||||||||
| Markus Eder | M. Eder |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Ledley Brown | L. Brown | |||||||||
| Daniel Del Sol | D. Del Sol | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Martin Helguera | M. Helguera | |||||||||
| Jose Guerrero | J. Guerrero | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Ricardo Farinos | R. Farinos | |||||||||
| Martin Moya | M. Moya | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Rafael Alvarez | R. Alvarez | |||||||||
| Cesar Ribeiro | C. Ribeiro |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Wout Opschoor | W. Opschoor | |||||||||
| Alberto Pascual | A. Pascual | | 56 | M |  | | 8 | | | M | 58 | | Ricardo Castro | R. Castro | |||||||
| Ernesto Barkero | E. Barkero | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Nikolas Herzog | N. Herzog | |||||||||
| John Midgley | J. Midgley | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Claudio Ramirez | C. Ramirez | |||||||||
| Mario Fonseca | M. Fonseca | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Ricardo Gimenez | R. Gimenez | |||||||||
| Edmundo Kiko | E. Kiko | | 60 | G | | 12 | | D | 53 | | Fernando Valente | F. Valente | |||||||||
| Sebastian Vila | S. Vila | | 52 | G | | 13 | | D | 53 | | Juan Torres | J. Torres | |||||||||
| Elena Diaz | E. Diaz | | 50 | M | | 14 | | A | 50 | | Jose Caballero | J. Caballero | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estadio Nuevo Arcángel where Cordoba play host to Elche CF. A crowd of 10,991 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cordoba and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Victor Prieto.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cordoba and Elche CF are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Victor Prieto.
0.00
0-0Cordoba start the match!
4.32
0-0Markus Eder makes a probing pass to Ernesto Barkero. Ernesto Barkero knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Fonseca. Mario Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ledley Brown.
10.33
Jose Fortes Diez threads a neat ball through to Wout Opschoor. Wout Opschoor flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Gimenez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Gimenez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan Flores.
14.20
0-0Nikolas Herzog clumsily knocks into Martin Moya. Nikolas Herzog is warned by the referee! Martin Moya runs off the knock.
16.14
0-1Ricardo Castro flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Ramirez who brings the ball under control. Claudio Ramirez shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
22.33
John Midgley flicks a high pass forward. Mario Fonseca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.51
Cesar Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Mario Fonseca. Mario Fonseca knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Helguera.
33.23
0-1Cesar Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Cesar Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Miguel Pirri.
34.17
0-1It's a corner kick. Ernesto Barkero kicks a low ball out wide. John Midgley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
36.54
Ricardo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Gimenez controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Gimenez whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cordoba appear unchanged since the first half. Elche CF also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Elche CF kick off the second half!
48.27
Martin Moya plays the ball forward to Juan Flores. Juan Flores flicks a high pass forward. Mario Fonseca collects the pass. Mario Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards John Midgley. John Midgley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.27
1-2Martin Moya comes in with a late challenge on Ricardo Gimenez. The referee calls over Martin Moya and shows him a yellow card! Ricardo Gimenez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.27
1-2Free kick to Elche CF just outside the area...
60.34
Claudio Ramirez takes a cautious run up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
63.30
Ricardo Castro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ricardo Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.20
1-2Nikolas Herzog kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
67.54
Juan Flores takes it forward alone. Juan Flores lofts in a cross ball towards John Midgley. John Midgley heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
69.28
Without breaking stride, Alberto Pascual plays the ball forward to Cesar Ribeiro. Cesar Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
71.01
Rafael Alvarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ramirez. Claudio Ramirez finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.39
Jose Guerrero catches Ricardo Gimenez on the ankles. The referee calls over Jose Guerrero and shows him a yellow card! Ricardo Gimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.32
Martin Moya makes a simple pass to Alberto Pascual. Alberto Pascual plays a scrappy one-two with Mario Fonseca and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alberto Pascual shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
28.2%
52.1%
19.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Alvarez of Elche CF |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andres Arias (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Juan Flores (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Markus Eder (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Daniel Del Sol (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jose Guerrero (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 6. | Martin Moya (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Cesar Ribeiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alberto Pascual (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ernesto Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | John Midgley (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Mario Fonseca (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Edmundo Kiko (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sebastian Vila (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Elena Diaz (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Miguel Pirri (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jose Fortes Diez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ledley Brown (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Martin Helguera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ricardo Farinos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rafael Alvarez (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Wout Opschoor (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ricardo Castro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Nikolas Herzog (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Claudio Ramirez (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Ricardo Gimenez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Fernando Valente (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Juan Torres (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jose Caballero (ATT) | 0 | |