Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Colis Alfonso Perez where Getafe play host to Deportivo La Coruña. A crowd of 8,768 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Getafe are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Deportivo La Coruña appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto  Blanco.


0.00
The first half starts with Deportivo La Coruña kicking off!
2.28
Roberto Velasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Pascual. Eduardo Pascual flicks a high pass forward to Simon Wallner who brings the ball under control. Simon Wallner whips in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young makes a looping header on goal but it flies just off target!
12.13
Seth Wilcox passes the ball forward to Francisco Romero. Francisco Romero shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
14.56
Jose Fortes Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Del Sol. Pablo Del Sol cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Pablo Del Sol provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.06
Billy Henderson hits a low pass to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Wallner. Guilherme Jesus clumsily knocks into Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
21.36
Roberto Velasco flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Pascual who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Pascual brings the ball forward. Eduardo Pascual threads a neat, attacking ball through to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon shoots from just inside the box. Claudio Leon scores for Deportivo La Coruña!!
24.03
Philipp Beckmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Pascual. Eduardo Pascual makes a probing pass to Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.24
Eugenio Campos flicks a high ball forward to Pablo Del Sol who takes it down. Pablo Del Sol shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Martin Molina.
27.23
Eugenio Campos takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Guilherme Costa. Guilherme Costa deftly flicks the ball on. Seth Wilcox cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
32.55
Roberto Velasco threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Pascual. Eduardo Pascual flicks a high pass forward. Scott Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Young whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.26
Seeing Claudio Cortes's run, Eduardo Pascual quickly throws the ball into his path. Claudio Cortes passes the ball forward to Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Simon Wallner provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Frederico Vega with no chance!! Goal for Deportivo La Coruña!
44.07
Roberto Velasco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Cortes. Claudio Cortes kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Getafe appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo La Coruña also appear unchanged since the first half. The Getafe players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Getafe get the second half underway!
49.55
Pedro Andrade hits a low pass to Marcel Möller. Marcel Möller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.26
Guilherme Costa kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Andrade. Pedro Andrade threads a neat ball through to Marcel Möller. Marcel Möller shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
59.02
Eugenio Campos catches Billy Henderson on the ankles. Eugenio Campos is given a warning by the referee! Billy Henderson runs off the knock.
60.43
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Abel Carvalho replacing Claudio Leon .
65.29
Guilherme Costa flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Campos runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eugenio Campos shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.19
Guilherme Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Andrade holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Andrade makes a probing pass to Marcel Möller. Marcel Möller controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.57
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Nicolas Kuzorra replacing Roberto Velasco .
81.14
Jose Fortes Alonso kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Del Sol. Pablo Del Sol shoots from 20 yards. Martin Molina comfortably gets down and covers it.
84.34
Eduardo Pascual flicks a high pass forward. Simon Wallner collects the pass. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederico Vega who gathers it comfortably.
85.47
Guilherme Costa catches Scott Young on the ankles. Guilherme Costa is shown the yellow card! Scott Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.03
Billy Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.52
Eugenio Campos knocks the ball forward to Pablo Del Sol. Pablo Del Sol shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
90.00
Claudio Cortes threads a neat ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
30.1%
42.5%
27.4%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Leon of Deportivo La Coruña

Match Ratings
1.Martin Molina (GK)
6
2.Callum Young (DEF)
6
3.Neil Upson (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Velasco (DEF)
6
5.Philipp Beckmann (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Pascual (MID)
8
7.Billy Henderson (MID)
6
8.Claudio Cortes (MID)
7
9.Simon Wallner (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Scott Young (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Leon (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nicolas Kuzorra (GK)
6
13.Abel Carvalho (ATT)
6
14.Ricardo Crespo (DEF)
0