Match Report


Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Computer Player Computer Player Brendan Dao Brendan Dao
Julian SchulzeJ. Schulze62
G
1
G
59Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo
Gerard MalmG. Malm64
D
2
D
73Jose CamineroJ. Caminero
Nicolas GilN. Gil63
D
3
D
69Remi LefèvreR. Lefèvre
Claudio SolerC. Soler60
D
4
D
65Francisco PardoF. Pardo
Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco61
M
5captain
D
57Francisco VicenteF. Vicente
Martin BravoM. Bravo59
M
6
M
61Frederico CortesF. Cortes
Hugo MarcosH. Marcos55
M
7
M
59Romero P. PeiroR. Peiro
Simone CardascioS. Cardascio55
M
8
M
54Luca VeroneseL. Veronese
Bakary SammerB. Sammer70
A
9
A
66Francis GascoigneF. Gascoigne
Adolfo MenendezA. Menendez61
A
10
A
55Bakary ZiegenhagenB. Ziegenhagen
Kamal BourgeaisK. Bourgeais61
A
captain11
A
54Alfredo SolimenoA. Solimeno
 
Kurt Van Der MeydeK. Van Der Meyde59
D
12
D
56Titus LawtonT. Lawton
Jan RöhnerJ. Röhner56
A
13
D
55Jose Javier MolinaJ. Molina
Edern PontalE. Pontal54
M
14
M
51Ivan GuerreroI. Guerrero

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 17,857 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Soto.


0.00
The first half starts with Union Las Palmas kicking off!
16.01
Hugo Marcos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Bravo. Martin Bravo shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
20.52
With some swift thinking, Gerard Malm plays the ball forward to Claudio Soler. Claudio Soler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kamal Bourgeais. Kamal Bourgeais knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.40
Luca Veronese takes it forward alone. Luca Veronese runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Luca Veronese knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Solimeno but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.30
Claudio Soler makes a simple pass to Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Bakary Sammer finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.08
Francisco Pardo flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Cortes. Frederico Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Bakary Ziegenhagen controls it well on his chest. Bakary Ziegenhagen threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Solimeno. Alfredo Solimeno rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
36.26
Romero P. Peiro plays the ball forward to Frederico Cortes. Frederico Cortes lofts in a cross ball towards Bakary Ziegenhagen. Bakary Ziegenhagen connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
40.24
Gabriel Carrasco hits a low pass to Hugo Marcos. Hugo Marcos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.14
Romero P. Peiro takes it forward alone. Romero P. Peiro plays a scrappy one-two with Francis Gascoigne and advances towards the goal... Romero P. Peiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
44.01
Luca Veronese flicks a high pass forward. Francis Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francis Gascoigne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
Frederico Cortes knocks the ball to his team mate, Luca Veronese. Luca Veronese whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Solimeno. Alfredo Solimeno is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Julian Schulze!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Villarreal CF kick off!
54.25
Simone Cardascio hacks Frederico Cortes from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.27
Remi Lefèvre flicks a high pass forward. Luca Veronese collects the pass. Luca Veronese sees Bakary Ziegenhagen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Ziegenhagen knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Gascoigne. Claudio Soler comes in with a late challenge on Francis Gascoigne. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
61.19
Martin Bravo knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
66.37
Nicolas Gil arcs the ball upfield. Martin Bravo shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Mauricio Carcedo manages to gather it.
71.54
Frederico Cortes kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Peiro. Romero P. Peiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luca Veronese. Luca Veronese knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Ziegenhagen. Bakary Ziegenhagen fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bakary Ziegenhagen!
75.06
Romero P. Peiro barges into Hugo Marcos. Romero P. Peiro is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Marcos runs off the knock.
77.22
Adolfo Menendez hacks Francisco Vicente from behind! The referee calls over Adolfo Menendez and warns him to calm down! Francisco Vicente hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.08
Without breaking stride, Francis Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Alfredo Solimeno. Alfredo Solimeno advances inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Alfredo Solimeno provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Good keeping from Julian Schulze as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
82.28
Francisco Pardo takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Francis Gascoigne. Francis Gascoigne heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Simone Cardascio reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
83.42
Simone Cardascio flicks a high pass forward to Bakary Sammer who brings the ball under control. Bakary Sammer whips in a cross ball towards Adolfo Menendez. Adolfo Menendez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.46
Francisco Pardo flicks a high ball forward to Remi Lefèvre who takes it down. Remi Lefèvre runs straight at the opposition's defence. Remi Lefèvre edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Remi Lefèvre provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Claudio Soler chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Bravo. Martin Bravo knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Carrasco. Gabriel Carrasco shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Union Las Palmas

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

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
28%
41.3%
30.7%

Scorers
Adolfo Menendez 83
Alfredo Solimeno 26
Bakary Ziegenhagen 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bakary Ziegenhagen of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings