Match Report


CD LeganésCD Leganés     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Claudiu Brinzila Claudiu Brinzila
Stuart MatteoS. Matteo68
G
1
G
68Luis SotoL. Soto
Titus KirklandT. Kirkland69
D
2
D
70Guillermo CortesG. Cortes
Pedro PeiroP. Peiro67
D
3
D
74Martin MarquezM. Marquez
Fernando CastilloF. Castillo65
D
4
D
69Sebastian SolerS. Soler
Julian CleggJ. Clegg67
M
5
D
71David BurleyD. Burley
Mervin GilchristM. Gilchrist67
M
6
M
64Dave CookeD. Cooke
Hugo DuranH. Duran60
M
7captain
M
73Generoso BanchelliG. Banchelli
Morgan ParenteM. Parente58
M
8
M
63Juan-Carlos AndresJ. Andres
Alejandro ZamoraA. Zamora75
A
9
A
70Jason NichollsJ. Nicholls
Jose OrtizJ. Ortiz68
A
captain10
A
70Martijn GentileM. Gentile
Pedro GuardiolaP. Guardiola66
A
11
A
67Francisco BentoF. Bento
 
Matjaz BinottoM. Binotto63
G
12
G
66Fernando CalvoF. Calvo
Sylvain FadigaS. Fadiga61
A
13
D
66Spencer MccannS. Mccann
Fernando DuranF. Duran59
A
14
A
70Luis CrespoL. Crespo

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Municipal Butarque where CD Leganés play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 20,060 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
CD Leganés are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Fortes  Sanchez.


0.00
CD Leganés start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.52
Dave Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Peiro.
4.06
Juan-Carlos Andres flicks a high pass forward. Jason Nicholls collects the pass. Jason Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Stuart Matteo comfortably picks it out of the air!
8.15
Titus Kirkland threads a neat ball through to Mervin Gilchrist. Mervin Gilchrist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Guardiola. Pedro Guardiola whips in a cross ball towards Jose Ortiz. Jose Ortiz beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.16
Martin Marquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Generoso Banchelli. Generoso Banchelli threads the ball through to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
14.34
Sebastian Soler flicks a high ball forward to Dave Cooke who takes it down. Dave Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.36
Sebastian Soler clumsily knocks into Jose Ortiz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Ortiz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.37
With imagination, Hugo Duran plays the ball forward to Pedro Guardiola. Pedro Guardiola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Burley.
26.23
Dave Cooke runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dave Cooke whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Stuart Matteo manages to keep it out.
27.03
Generoso Banchelli chips the ball to his team mate, Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile shoots from 20 yards but Stuart Matteo is on top of it.
36.34
Dave Cooke threads a neat ball through to Jason Nicholls. Jason Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento heads the ball goalwards. Stuart Matteo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.03
Titus Kirkland makes a probing pass to Morgan Parente. Showing composure, Morgan Parente plays the ball forward to Jose Ortiz. Jose Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guillermo Cortes.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. CD Leganés have changed their lineup with Sylvain Fadiga replacing Pedro Peiro, Matjaz Binotto replacing Fernando Castillo and Fernando Duran replacing Pedro Guardiola. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. The CD Leganés players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Barcelona kick off the second half!
48.17
Generoso Banchelli makes a probing pass to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento plays a one-two with Martijn Gentile and advances towards the goal... Francisco Bento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! Yet another for the new boy! He really has made a mark since joining the club.
54.24
Dave Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.17
Juan-Carlos Andres makes a simple pass to Francisco Bento. Francisco Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.08
Juan-Carlos Andres makes a beautiful solo run. Juan-Carlos Andres shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.47
Barcelona have made a substitution with Luis Crespo replacing Francisco Bento .
71.29
Sebastian Soler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Cooke. Dave Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Gentile controls it well on his chest. Martijn Gentile sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
73.23
Dave Cooke hacks Morgan Parente from behind! Dave Cooke is shown the yellow card! Morgan Parente stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.45
Showing composure, Dave Cooke plays the ball forward to Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile plays a one-two with Jason Nicholls and rushes in on goal... Martijn Gentile looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Stuart Matteo. What a great pair of hands!
77.20
David Burley flicks a high ball forward to Generoso Banchelli who takes it down. Generoso Banchelli makes a beautiful solo run. Generoso Banchelli shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.30
Generoso Banchelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Crespo. Luis Crespo plays a scrappy one-two with Martijn Gentile and stumbles forward towards the goal... Luis Crespo rockets a shot on goal. Stuart Matteo gets down and covers it.
81.32
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
89.54
Mervin Gilchrist threads a neat ball through to Fernando Duran. Fernando Duran controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

CD Leganés

Barcelona
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
8
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30%
70%
Play Area
34.3%
41.4%
24.3%

Scorers
Martijn Gentile 14
Francisco Bento 36, 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Bento of Barcelona

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Matteo (GK)
7
2.Titus Kirkland (DEF)
6
3.Pedro Peiro (DEF)
6
4.Fernando Castillo (DEF)
6
5.Julian Clegg (MID)
6
6.Mervin Gilchrist (MID)
6
7.Hugo Duran (MID)
6
8.Morgan Parente (MID)
6
9.Alejandro Zamora (ATT)
6
10.Jose Ortiz (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Guardiola (ATT)
6
 
12.Matjaz Binotto (GK)
6
13.Sylvain Fadiga (ATT)
6
14.Fernando Duran (ATT)
6

1.Luis Soto (GK)
6
2.Guillermo Cortes (DEF)
6
3.Martin Marquez (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Soler (DEF)yellow card
6
5.David Burley (DEF)
6
6.Dave Cooke (MID)yellow card
7
7.Generoso Banchelli (MID)
7
8.Juan-Carlos Andres (MID)
6
9.Jason Nicholls (ATT)
6
10.Martijn Gentile (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Francisco Bento (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Fernando Calvo (GK)
0
13.Spencer Mccann (DEF)
0
14.Luis Crespo (ATT)
6