Match Report


MurciaMurcia     CD BadajozCD Badajoz
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Victor SegarraV. Segarra57
G
1
G
58Arturo CarmonaA. Carmona
Francisco CarcedoF. Carcedo61
D
2captain
D
58Ernesto IbanezE. Ibanez
Jose GilJ. Gil60
D
3
D
57Christian DiakiteC. Diakite
Frederico ReyesF. Reyes56
D
4
D
56Eugenio CamineroE. Caminero
Luis HidalgoL. Hidalgo52
D
5
D
53Francisco NascimentoF. Nascimento
Enrique CanoE. Cano70
M
6
M
68Ricardo RomanR. Roman
Rodolfo CrespoR. Crespo68
M
7
M
58Alejandro RamirezA. Ramirez
Gianfranco RinaldiniG. Rinaldini63
M
8
M
55Matt McallisterM. Mcallister
Mauricio SanchezM. Sanchez58
M
9
M
55Pedro SegarraP. Segarra
Patricio NavarroP. Navarro53
M
10
A
62Stefan KnappS. Knapp
Carlton CraddockC. Craddock61
A
captain11
A
55Oscar MerinoO. Merino
 
Rafael TorresR. Torres60
A
12
M
54Frederico SotoF. Soto
Mike RedekerM. Redeker56
A
13
D
53Edmundo VergesE. Verges
Kew PostmaK. Postma54
A
14
G
52Arturo GimenezA. Gimenez

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at La Condomina where Murcia play host to CD Badajoz. A crowd of 8,909 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Murcia are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while CD Badajoz appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose  Blanco.


0.00
The whistle blows and CD Badajoz kick off!
3.57
Ernesto Ibanez plays the ball forward to Alejandro Ramirez. Alejandro Ramirez threads the ball through to Oscar Merino. Oscar Merino makes a probing pass between the defence to Stefan Knapp. Stefan Knapp side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.01
Matt Mcallister plays the ball forward to Stefan Knapp. Stefan Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.35
Frederico Reyes threads a neat ball through to Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Craddock. Carlton Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arturo Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
24.02
Stefan Knapp hacks Jose Gil from behind! The referee warns Stefan Knapp to calm down! Jose Gil gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.26
Matt Mcallister makes a simple pass to Stefan Knapp. Stefan Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.23
CD Badajoz have made 2 substitutions with Arturo Gimenez replacing Pedro Segarra and Edmundo Verges replacing Francisco Nascimento and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
39.15
Ricardo Roman knocks the ball forward to Oscar Merino. Oscar Merino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Carcedo.
42.54
Ricardo Roman knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Merino. Oscar Merino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Murcia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. CD Badajoz appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Murcia start the second half!
51.54
Gianfranco Rinaldini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Craddock. Carlton Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eugenio Caminero.
53.26
Ernesto Ibanez passes the ball forward to Alejandro Ramirez. Alejandro Ramirez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alejandro Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.57
Alejandro Ramirez knocks the ball forward to Stefan Knapp. Stefan Knapp knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Gil.
59.06
Alejandro Ramirez makes a probing pass to Oscar Merino. Oscar Merino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Segarra who gathers it comfortably.
65.57
Ernesto Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Ramirez. Alejandro Ramirez flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Gimenez collects the pass. Arturo Gimenez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
66.08
Christian Diakite surges forward with the ball. Christian Diakite flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Knapp. Stefan Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.36
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
71.14
Mauricio Sanchez flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patricio Navarro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Diakite.
72.40
Christian Diakite knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcallister. Matt Mcallister plays the ball forward to Stefan Knapp. Stefan Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.12
Ricardo Roman flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Knapp controls it well on his chest. Stefan Knapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.13
Frederico Reyes threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Rinaldini. Gianfranco Rinaldini threads a neat ball through to Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.09
Oscar Merino clumsily knocks into Jose Gil. The referee calls over Oscar Merino and warns him to calm down! Jose Gil stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.09
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Murcia

CD Badajoz
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
32.5%
48.2%
19.3%

Scorers
Stefan Knapp 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefan Knapp of CD Badajoz

Match Ratings