Match Report


Deportivo La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña     SalamancaSalamanca
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Martin MolinaM. Molina58
G
1
G
56Mauricio FloresM. Flores
Callum YoungC. Young65
D
2
D
72Andres SantosA. Santos
Roberto VelascoR. Velasco60
D
captain3
D
69Sven KaiserS. Kaiser
Philipp BeckmannP. Beckmann59
D
4captain
D
68Hugo MunozH. Munoz
Ricardo CrespoR. Crespo53
D
5
M
67Gregorio BarkeroG. Barkero
Eduardo PascualE. Pascual70
M
6
M
63Gabriel VidalG. Vidal
Billy HendersonB. Henderson64
M
7
M
51Frederico MarquezF. Marquez
Claudio CortesC. Cortes60
M
8
M
48Fernando PrietoF. Prieto
Simon WallnerS. Wallner63
A
9
A
78Alfredo CarrascoA. Carrasco
Scott YoungS. Young60
A
10
A
72Eugenio FloresE. Flores
Claudio LeonC. Leon59
A
11
A
70Romero P. GonzalezR. Gonzalez
 
Nicolas KuzorraN. Kuzorra57
G
12
A
65Patricio FlucklingerP. Flucklinger
Abel CarvalhoA. Carvalho57
A
13
D
63Victor VidalV. Vidal
Alejandro Del SolA. Del Sol49
A
14
A
59Leonardo NavarroL. Navarro

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Riazor where Deportivo La Coruña play host to Salamanca. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Deportivo La Coruña are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Salamanca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar  Torres.


0.00
Salamanca start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.11
Gregorio Barkero threads the ball through to Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eugenio Flores scores for Salamanca!!
10.04
Sven Kaiser plays the ball forward to Gabriel Vidal. Gabriel Vidal flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Flores who takes it down. Eugenio Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Gonzalez. Romero P. Gonzalez directs the ball goalwards with his head but Ricardo Crespo is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
12.15
Andres Santos comes in with a late challenge on Simon Wallner. Andres Santos is given a warning by the referee! Simon Wallner stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.39
Eduardo Pascual hits a low pass to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.48
Philipp Beckmann picks a pass forward to Eduardo Pascual. Eduardo Pascual takes it forward alone. Eduardo Pascual lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Mauricio Flores is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
21.23
Philipp Beckmann flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Cortes who takes it down. Claudio Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Simon Wallner collects the pass. Simon Wallner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Munoz.
28.21
Philipp Beckmann makes a probing pass to Eduardo Pascual. Eduardo Pascual knocks the ball forward to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Mauricio Flores.
30.22
Gabriel Vidal knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Gonzalez. Romero P. Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.31
Eduardo Pascual catches Fernando Prieto on the ankles. Eduardo Pascual is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Prieto stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.39
Gabriel Vidal sees Alfredo Carrasco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Carrasco finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.02
Gregorio Barkero makes an attacking run forward. Gregorio Barkero whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Gonzalez. Romero P. Gonzalez beats his man to it with a header. Martin Molina picks it out of the air!
39.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Billy Henderson plays the ball forward to Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.57
Gregorio Barkero catches Claudio Cortes on the ankles. Gregorio Barkero is given a warning by the referee! Claudio Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Deportivo La Coruña appear unchanged since the first half. Salamanca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Deportivo La Coruña start the second half!
48.27
Deportivo La Coruña are keeping most of the possession.
49.29
Billy Henderson threads a neat ball through to Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
51.58
Gregorio Barkero darts forward. Gregorio Barkero shoots from outside the area. The keeper, Martin Molina, sees it late!! Goal for Salamanca!
57.44
Ricardo Crespo flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Pascual holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Pascual changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eduardo Pascual lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Young. With a superhuman jump, Scott Young connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.21
With imagination, Claudio Cortes picks a pass forward to Scott Young. Scott Young knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Leon. Claudio Leon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mauricio Flores with no chance!! Goal for Deportivo La Coruña!
69.49
Frederico Marquez sees Alfredo Carrasco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Carrasco shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.49
Frederico Marquez threads the ball through to Eugenio Flores. Eugenio Flores knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Young.
77.15
Deportivo La Coruña have made a substitution with Nicolas Kuzorra replacing Philipp Beckmann .
78.18
Gregorio Barkero changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gregorio Barkero tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
83.31
Claudio Cortes makes a simple pass to Simon Wallner. Simon Wallner knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.28
Eugenio Flores barges into Nicolas Kuzorra. Eugenio Flores is warned by the referee! Nicolas Kuzorra grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.09
Nicolas Kuzorra flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Cortes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Mauricio Flores easily smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Deportivo La Coruña

Salamanca
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
29.9%
47.8%
22.4%

Scorers
Scott Young 57
Claudio Leon 60
Eugenio Flores 2
Gregorio Barkero 52

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gregorio Barkero of Salamanca

Match Ratings