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Almeria

  • Piatti 82’

Real Madrid

  • Raúl 38’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Almeria
    • Real Madrid
    • 90' It's full-time at Juegos Mediterraneos and a pulsating second half has come to a close with the final score 1-1.
    • 90' A flurry of stoppage-time cautions are shown by the referee, working serious over-time. Iker Casillas for time-wasting, and Alvaro Negredo for a clumsy challenge.
    • 90' Three minutes have been signalled as remaining by the fourth official, this match could go any way.
    • 90' Arjen Robben is blatantly obstructed by substitute Soriano, to whom referee Vazquez brandishes a yellow card.
    • 89' To compound his error, Heinze concedes a free-kick on the edge of the Real box after great play from Piatti. The set-piece is wasted, however.
    • 87' A glorious chance for a Real winner is wasted by Gabriel Heinze of all people! The full-back found himself at the back-post with a free header from six-yards out, but inexplicably failed to even hit the target.
    • 86' Sergio Ramos continues to provide a potent attacking threat from the back and is scythed down by Mosquera Alvarez in a dangerous position.
    • 85' Diarra, after looking bright at the start of the second half, now looks very sluggish and the midfielder nonchalantly misplaces a pass, leaving Bernd Schuster fuming on the sideline.
    • 84' As Real press forward, desperately seeking the winner, Almeria break purposefully, but Piatti curls his shot wide from the edge of the box.
    • 82' Real appear shell-shocked as Raul is completely oblivious to Guti's threaded pass which would have created a decent chance.
    • 81' GOAL!!! Almeria have a deserved equaliser! Pablo Piatti volleys home emphatically inside the Real area from Albert Crusat's cross. Iker Casillas had no chance.
    • 78' Juan Juanito is replaced by Fernando Soriano in Almeria coach Gonzalo Arconada's final throw of the dice.
    • 78' A testing 20-yard strike from Negredo has Casillas stretching to save as Almeria continue to press in the Real half.
    • 77' Guti is the final replacement for Schuster's side, with Sneijder coming off. The flamboyant forward should help Raul not to feel as isolated as he is at present.
    • 73' Immediately after entering the fray, Van der Vaart pleads for an attempt at a 30-yard free-kick, but his Dutch team-mate Sneijder intervenes and blasts it high and wide.
    • 71' Rafael van der Vaart has been introduced to the action by Bernd Schuster to add some invention to the already attacking Real midfield. Gonzalo Higuain is the man to depart.
    • 69' A fizzing shot by Sneijder has Carriera floundering on his line, but the keeper parries it to safety, just about.
    • 68' Talking of cynical challenges, Saltor Bruno blocks Fernando Gago appallingly as the midfielder advanced down the left wing.
    • 64' Juan Juanito is the third man to enter the referee's black book after a cynical foul which certainly deserved a caution.
    • 64' It really was unnecessary, and surprising to see Raul passing to a team-mate in that situation, as he was bearing down on goal himself in a dangerous position.
    • 63' Real have a second goal disallowed as a delightful passing move between Diarra and Raul, results in the latter laying the ball back to the former, whose tap-in was adjudged to be offside.
    • 61' Wesley Sneijder is shown a yellow card by referee Vazquez after a pretty non-descript challenge on Jose Mane. A dubious decision to say the least.
    • 61' Diarra, who was very quiet in the first half has really come to life in the second. The big midfielder is getting on the ball as much as he can, dictating play.
    • 59' The vociferous appeals for a penalty by Almeria's players and coaching staff are waved away, as the retreating Fernando Gago makes a strong challenge in the Real box.
    • 58' Oche is again guilty of a mis-timed intervention as Sergio Ramos charges into the Almeria half once more. The referee has a stern word with the substitute, who is very close to one of the fastest dismissals in La Liga history!
    • 55' Kalu Oche is the first name in referee Vazquez's notebook after he clumsily upends Mahamadou Diarra as the midfielder surged forward.
    • 53' A marauding run by Sergio Ramos is ended abruptly by substitute Kalu Oche on the half-way line.
    • 51' Almeria have their opponents under the cosh, with Jose Mane and Mosquera Alvarez combining effectively down the left, but their good work amounts to little.
    • 48' Christoph Metzelder replaces Kepler Pepe for Real. Perhaps Bernd Schuster regards the German to be a safer bet in defending the lead, but Pepe was doing nothing wrong.
    • 47' Almeria coach Gonzalo Arconada makes a double change, with Kalu Uche and Albert Crusat, replacing Juan Ortiz and Miguel Corona, respectively.
    • 47' Another delicate flick by Raul, dropping off Higuain, finds his strike partner, who is then tackled convincingly by Carlos Garcia.
    • 46' The second-half begins with a spot of head tennis, culminating in an emphatic clearance by Gabriel Heinze to alleviate any potential danger.
    • 45' That's half-time and Fabio Cannavaro and co are walking towards the tunnel in subdued mood, but half of their job has been done.
    • 45' Two minutes to be added as Real continue to press for a second goal which would make Bernd Schuster's team-talk a touch easier.
    • 44' A sublime flick by Raul off the outside of his left boot puts Arjen Robben through on goal, but Carlos Garcia muscles him off the ball.
    • 43' Juan Juanito produces a lightning burst of pace to beat Sergio Ramos on his left, but his foraging run comes to nothing.
    • 40' It has been a scrappy opening, but Real have looked the more clinical in-front of goal and Raul, the typical opportunist.
    • 38' GOAL!!! Raul takes the lead with a guided header past Carriera from Gonzalo Higuain's whipped cross.
    • 34' Kepler Pepe hits the ground from a terrific height after beating Carlos Garcia to a header, but the defender appears to be okay.
    • 32' The tackles continue to fly in all over the park and Fernando Gago is the chief culprit, but to referee Vazquez's credi, he has kept his cards in his pocket.
    • 31' A powerful run by Sneijder almost creates a clear-cut opportunity as he cuts inside Bruno ominously, but his shot is scuffed and Diego Carreira collects comfortably.
    • 29' Higuain takes a tumble on the half-way line after a dubious tackle by Jose Mane. The striker is limping but appears to be shaking off any ill-effects.
    • 27' Wesley Sneijder is his usual ebullient self, charging relentlessly around the pitch, but to little effect as yet.
    • 24' A twisting, turning run from Arjen Robben in his newly-adopted role on the right wing ends with a pin-point cross to Gonzalo Higuain inside the Almeria area, but the striker snatches it poorly.
    • 21' A niggly tackle from Fernando Gago on Miguel Corona concedes a free-kick in a dangerous position for Almeria, but the midfielder squanders it with a tame attempt.
    • 18' Alvaro Negredo is looking dangerous for Almeria, floating behind his strike partner Piatti to good effect.
    • 16' Julio Alvarez Mosquera takes a direct free-kick from the edge of the visitors' box and goes close with a viciously curling, but fractionally mis-placed effort which has Iker Casillas concerned.
    • 14' The ever-sprightly Gabriel Heinze is galloping down the left for Real with relative ease. Robben is taking Bruno out of position and leaving a lot of space for the Argentinian.
    • 11' Pablo Piatti shows some sublime skill to evade a tackle from Sergio Ramos, but the Spain full-back came back for seconds and conceded a needless free-kick.
    • 9' As is so often the case in Arjen Robben's career, his marker - in this match, Salter Bruno - has decided to make his presence abundantly clear to him, scything him down in full flight. No booking awarded surprisingly.
    • 7' Kepler Pepe has an ambitious drive from 35-yards which narrowly misses Diego Carriera's far post - good attempt from the defender.
    • 4' Fernando Gago is attempting to get the ball down for Real and settle his side down with the ball pinballing around erratically thus far.
    • 3' Alvaro Negredo is looking sharp early on for the home side. The striker gives Sergio Ramos, who is no slouch himself, a humbling by sprinting past the defender but his cross is poor.
    • 1' Wesley Sneijder puts his mark on the game from the outset with a crunching challenge on Carlos Garcia.
    • 0' Welcome to the La Liga encounter of Almeria hosting Real Madrid at Juegos Mediterraneos. Gonzalo Arconada's ninth-placed side will have to quash Bernd Schuster's talented team, minus the prolific Ruud van Nistelrooy.
    • 16:00 Follow all the goals as they go in from this afternoon's programme and then from 18:00 GMT we have extensive live commentary on tonight's feature game that sees Real Madrid travel to Almeira.

  • Team Stats

    Almeria Stats Real Madrid
    43% Possession 56%
    15 Shots 13
    3 Shots on target 6
    3 Saves 2
    5 Corners 3
    11 Fouls 24
    1 Offsides 4
    4 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    16 Tackles 27
    317 Accurate passes 388
    60 Bad passes 69

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Almeria
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Diego Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      22 José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 20 3
      2 Bruno Saltor 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 30 0 1
      25 Hernan Pellerano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2 2
      12 José Manuel Flores Moreno 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 35 0 2
      15 Miguel Angel Corona 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 5 0
      24 Juan Jesús Gutierrez 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 29 4 2
      17 Juan Manuel Ortiz 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 1
      11 Pablo Piatti 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 16 3 1
      4 Julio Alvarez Mosquera 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 45 12 0
      9 Álvaro Negredo Sánchez 0 2 0 5 1 1 0 15 4 0
      10 José Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Fernando Soriano 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 0
      8 Albert Crusat 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 12 6 3
      20 Esteban Solari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kalu Uche 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 26 3 1
      21 Carlos García Badías 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Esteban Andrés Suarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Real Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Iker Casillas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      3 Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 2 2
      16 Gabriel Heinze 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 29 13 2
      4 Sergio Ramos 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 40 1 6
      5 Fabio Cannavaro 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 2 4
      10 Wesley Sneijder 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 42 11 5
      6 Mahamadou Diarra 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 69 6 3
      8 Fernando Gago 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 59 7 0
      7 Raúl González Blanco 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 34 5 2
      20 Gonzalo Higuaín 0 4 2 1 0 1 1 27 8 1
      11 Arjen Robben 0 4 2 1 5 1 0 26 10 1
      14 José Maria Guti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
      25 Jerzy Dudek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Rafael van der Vaart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      9 Javier Saviola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Christoph Metzelder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 0
      15 Royston Drenthe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' A glorious chance for a Real winner is wasted by Gabriel Heinze of all people! The full-back found himself at the back-post with a free header from six-yards out, but inexplicably failed to even hit the target.
    • 84' As Real press forward, desperately seeking the winner, Almeria break purposefully, but Piatti curls his shot wide from the edge of the box.
    • 81' GOAL!!! Almeria have a deserved equaliser! Pablo Piatti volleys home emphatically inside the Real area from Albert Crusat's cross. Iker Casillas had no chance.
    • 78' A testing 20-yard strike from Negredo has Casillas stretching to save as Almeria continue to press in the Real half.
    • 69' A fizzing shot by Sneijder has Carriera floundering on his line, but the keeper parries it to safety, just about.
    • 63' Real have a second goal disallowed as a delightful passing move between Diarra and Raul, results in the latter laying the ball back to the former, whose tap-in was adjudged to be offside.
    • 59' The vociferous appeals for a penalty by Almeria's players and coaching staff are waved away, as the retreating Fernando Gago makes a strong challenge in the Real box.
    • 38' GOAL!!! Raul takes the lead with a guided header past Carriera from Gonzalo Higuain's whipped cross.
    • 24' A twisting, turning run from Arjen Robben in his newly-adopted role on the right wing ends with a pin-point cross to Gonzalo Higuain inside the Almeria area, but the striker snatches it poorly.
    • 16' Julio Alvarez Mosquera takes a direct free-kick from the edge of the visitors' box and goes close with a viciously curling, but fractionally mis-placed effort which has Iker Casillas concerned.
    • 7' Kepler Pepe has an ambitious drive from 35-yards which narrowly misses Diego Carriera's far post - good attempt from the defender.
    • 0' Welcome to the La Liga encounter of Almeria hosting Real Madrid at Juegos Mediterraneos. Gonzalo Arconada's ninth-placed side will have to quash Bernd Schuster's talented team, minus the prolific Ruud van Nistelrooy.
    • 16:00 Follow all the goals as they go in from this afternoon's programme and then from 18:00 GMT we have extensive live commentary on tonight's feature game that sees Real Madrid travel to Almeira.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: González Vázquez Bernardino

  • Almeria

    Manager: Gonzalo Arconada

    Starting line-up

    • D. Alves Carreira, 'Diego'
    • G. Bruno Saltor
    • F. Chico
    • H. Pellerano
    • J. Jiménez "Mané"
    • J. "Juanito" Yellow Card Substitution Out (72′)
    • M. Julio Álvarez
    • J. Ortiz Substitution Out (46′)
    • P. Piatti Goal
    • M. Corona Substitution Out (46′)
    • &. Negredo Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 23. F. Soriano Substitution In72′ Yellow Card
    • 21. .. Carlos
    • 8. .. Crusat Substitution In46′
    • 10. J. Ortiz
    • 5. K. Uche Substitution In46′ Yellow Card
    • 13. E. Suárez Díaz
    • 20. E. Solari

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Bernd Schuster

    Starting line-up

    • I. Casillas Yellow Card
    • S. Ramos
    • .. Pepe Substitution Out (48′)
    • F. Cannavaro
    • G. Heinze
    • F. Gago
    • M. Diarra
    • G. Higuaín Substitution Out (72′)
    • W. Sneijder Yellow Card Substitution Out (78′)
    • A. Robben
    • G. Raúl Goal

    Subs

    • 21. C. Metzelder Substitution In48′
    • 14. J. Guti Substitution In78′
    • 25. J. Dudek
    • 9. J. Saviola
    • 23. R. van der Vaart Substitution In72′
    • 12. .. Marcelo
    • 15. R. Drenthe

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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