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Recreativo Huelva

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Real Madrid
    • Recreativo Huelva
    • - Coming up next at 21:00 UK time: Sevilla host Valencia!!
    • - Villarreal lost 3-0 at home to Valladolid, which means Madrid go second ahead of them, two points behind Barca. They have a game in hand and play tomorrow.
    • 90+5' There were men arriving but it was too far ahead of them... the final whistle sounds immediately following it to seal the three points for Madrid. Unconvincing but deserved.
    • 90+4' Drenthe with the ball as the clock ticks past the four-minute mark... he performs a step-over and bangs an effort wide of the far post.
    • 90+2' Madrid seeking to make it through the four minutes of time added on...
    • 90' Bouzon booked for a foul on Drenthe.
    • 88' Bouzon arrives in the box to head over under pressure. Scary times for Madrid...
    • 85' Real change: Raul replaced by Bueno.
    • 83' GUTI HEADS AT GOAL - GREAT SAVE BY RIESGO!! Recre win a free-kick on the touchline as they counter. Pepe is not happy...
    • 82' Raul with space on the counter but his shot is poor, lacking power.
    • 81' Recre begin to threaten as Madrid stand off in the latter stages of the match...
    • 78' Real change: Forgotten man Saviola on for his Argentine compatriot, who is in a bad way. That is bad news for Schuster.
    • 76' Higuain pulls up after an awkward landing as he ran after the ball... he is stretchered off. Javier Saviola strips off.
    • 73' Drenthe, who is doing well in space on the left, crosses for Raul - the captain cannot convert though and Recre remain a goal behind.
    • 70' Iago Bouzon crosses for Recre... HANDBALL BY PEPE!! Referee Muniz Fernandez waves away the protests - it was not obvious, but definitely a pen. That evens it up from the first half, when Real were denied a legitimate goal.
    • 68' Recre change: Guerrero off, Adrian Colunga on.
    • 67' Madrid change: Sneijder replaced by Rafael van der Vaart.
    • 64' That tension still in the air, although Recre are not looking likely to score. If Madrid are to win a third Liga title on the bounce they cannot afford to slip up too many times this season - and the current gap in the table is not reflective of the gulf between them and Barca at present.
    • 60' Sneijder takes a corner after complaining about a rough tackle... caught by Riesgo near the back post.
    • 58' Pepe with a comical shot that, despite bouncing eight times before it leaves play, almost sneaks in at the back post.
    • 58' Sisi jumps with Casillas, WHO DROPS THE BALL... VAZQUEZ TAKES IT ON AND PAST THE GOALIE - ONLY FOR TEAM-MATE CAMUNAS TO TACKLE HIM BY MISTAKE!! A moment of panic at the back for Real Madrid.
    • 56' Higuain battling across the box to try and make a chance, but is crowded out. He has scored plenty of goals this season, including four in one match recently - he will be needed in the absence of the seriously injured Ruud van Nistelrooy.
    • 53' Recre change: Akale replaced by Ersen Martin.
    • 53' Sneijder slips a delightful ball through the Recreativo defence for Higuain to latch on to - he lifts his shot over the keeper but into the side-netting!! A great pass to turn the away defence inside out.
    • 48' Marcelo, playing left-back tonight for Real, booked for a tackle on Javi Guerrero.
    • 47' Antonio Vazquez of Recre was booked late in the first half for protesting to the referee.
    • 46' The second half begins. Real now kicking to our left.
    • - VILLARREAL 0-3 VALLADOLID: THREE NIL TO VALLADOLID!! Luis Prieto bangs another in on the stroke of half-time!!
    • - VILLARREAL 0-2 VALLADOLID: Sesma scores a second before half-time to shock the Yellow Submarine further. El Madrigal silenced by their mid-table opponents.
    • 45' The resulting corner is cleared and Madrid chuck a ball into the box late doors which Recre survive before the whistle.
    • 44' Akale comes across the box and lets fly - it takes a slight deflection and is just past the post with Casillas scrambling across goal!!
    • 42' The home side knocking the ball about, looking like a top-four side now - and making their opponents look like a second-to-bottom outfit.
    • 40' Madrid needed that strike to boost their confidence. If the scores stay the same, they would go second, two points behind Barca, who play tomorrow.
    • 39' SNEIJDER SCORES FOR REAL MADRID!!! He smashes a shot against the leg of a defender - and it looped up and down over Riesgo in the goal.
    • 37' Sneijder steps in from the left and puts the ball right on Raul's head, eight yards out... HE HEADS DOWN AND WIDE!! The number seven should have scored.
    • - VILLARREAL 0-1 VALLADOLID: Jonathan Sesma opens the scoring to shock the second-placed side in La Liga. We will bring you any further goals in this game.
    • 33' It comes to nothing. Soon after Higuain shimmies his way past men in the box and fires a shot over the near post.
    • 32' Casado booked for bringing down Higuain, although he got some of the ball. Great position for the left-footed Guti...
    • 30' Jose Casado blocks a Ramos cross with his elbow after the Spain defender did brilliantly to win the ball... no penalty awarded. That was an interesting one.
    • 28' After the incident-filled opening period of the game the match has become dull - but there is a palpable tension around the Bernabeu. Coach Bernd Schuster is not expected to last much longer and is said to have lost the dressing room.
    • 24' Asier Riesgo out to collect a long ball forward. He is yet to be tested by Madrid, with the exception of the occasion of when he was rounded.
    • 20' Real Madrid central defender Fabio Cannavaro strained a groin in training and so is not playing, while Pepe is back from a thigh injury. Gabriel Heinze is suspended after last weekend's red card and so Sergio Ramos is in the middle of the defence.
    • 18' Madrid gaining a foothold in this first half in the last few minutes. They could easily have gone behind before they were swindled out of the lead, and have to work at their organisation.
    • 13' The linesman ruled that the ball had gone out of play - a close one, but the incorrect decision!! The home fans do not like it one bit.
    • 12' ... but he arrives at the by-line as he chases the rebound to turn the ball back - and SNEIJDER SMASHES IT INTO THE FAR CORNER!! BUT NO - IT IS DISALLOWED!!!
    • 12' GONZALO HIGUAIN ROUNDS THE KEEPER... CLEARED OFF THE LINE!! Nasief Morris got back but the Argentine should have scored...
    • 10' Wesley Sneijder arrives in the box to head Royston Drenthe's cross... over the bar!! He stooped down when he could have volleyed - and he should also have scored.
    • 9' A lovely move down the right by Recre GIVES CAMUNAS THE WHOLE GOAL TO AIM AT... HE SPOONS IT OVER!!! He should have scored, 10 yards out in the centre of the box.
    • 8' Javier Camunas shoots from outside the box, a dangerous effort that Casillas cannot hold but gathers at the second attempt.
    • 7' Plenty of pressure early on from Recre, who are next to bottom of the table. They are expected to roll over - but all is not well in the capital, at least where Real are concerned. Fourth position and five points behind Barcelona is not good enough for their fans.
    • 5' Great defending by Pepe as Kanga Akale surged into the box!! He blocked with his head at the last moment as the frontman looked to go through on goal...
    • 3' Javier Fuego with a snapshot for the away side which whistles past Iker Casillas's post.
    • 1' The match in the Bernabeu gets underway, Madrid in all white of course kicking from left to right. Recre in light blue and black.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.co.uk's LIVE text coverage of Real Madrid's home clash with Recreativo in La Liga.

  • Team Stats

    Real Madrid Stats Recreativo Huelva
    61% Possession 38%
    23 Shots 7
    7 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 5
    5 Corners 5
    22 Fouls 16
    1 Offsides 4
    1 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    21 Tackles 19
    400 Accurate passes 221
    78 Bad passes 36

  • 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
    • Real Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Iker Casillas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 0
      4 Sergio Ramos 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 50 1 1
      12 Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 34 18 3
      22 Miguel Torres Gómez 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 1 6
      15 Royston Drenthe 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 15 6 2
      3 Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 43 7 4
      8 Fernando Gago 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 61 5 5
      10 Wesley Sneijder 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 36 15 0
      14 José Maria Guti 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 61 12 0
      20 Gonzalo Higuaín 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 1 0
      7 Raúl González Blanco 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 21 4 0
      24 Javi Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Rafael van der Vaart 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 5 0
      9 Javier Saviola 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
      21 Christoph Metzelder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Míchel Salgado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Alberto Bueno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      25 Jerzy Dudek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Recreativo Huelva
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Asier Riesgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      5 Iago Bouzón 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 15 0 6
      6 José Manuel Casado Bizcocho 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 27 10 1
      2 Nasief Morris 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2 1
      22 Roberto Luis Gaspar Deus Severo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 1 2
      7 Kanga Akale 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 3 0
      10 Antonio Jesús Vázquez 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 35 9 0
      24 Javi Fuego 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 28 0 5
      14 Sisinio González Martínez 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16 3 2
      23 Francisco Javier Garcia Guerrero 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 19 3 1
      8 Javier Camuñas 0 3 2 4 4 0 0 21 3 0
      4 César Arzo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Aitor Tornavaca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
      3 Andres Lamas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Adrián Colunga 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
      1 Roberto Jiménez Gago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Rafael Barber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Ersen Martin 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 6 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Coming up next at 21:00 UK time: Sevilla host Valencia!!
    • 83' GUTI HEADS AT GOAL - GREAT SAVE BY RIESGO!! Recre win a free-kick on the touchline as they counter. Pepe is not happy...
    • 70' Iago Bouzon crosses for Recre... HANDBALL BY PEPE!! Referee Muniz Fernandez waves away the protests - it was not obvious, but definitely a pen. That evens it up from the first half, when Real were denied a legitimate goal.
    • 58' Sisi jumps with Casillas, WHO DROPS THE BALL... VAZQUEZ TAKES IT ON AND PAST THE GOALIE - ONLY FOR TEAM-MATE CAMUNAS TO TACKLE HIM BY MISTAKE!! A moment of panic at the back for Real Madrid.
    • 53' Sneijder slips a delightful ball through the Recreativo defence for Higuain to latch on to - he lifts his shot over the keeper but into the side-netting!! A great pass to turn the away defence inside out.
    • - VILLARREAL 0-3 VALLADOLID: THREE NIL TO VALLADOLID!! Luis Prieto bangs another in on the stroke of half-time!!
    • - VILLARREAL 0-2 VALLADOLID: Sesma scores a second before half-time to shock the Yellow Submarine further. El Madrigal silenced by their mid-table opponents.
    • 44' Akale comes across the box and lets fly - it takes a slight deflection and is just past the post with Casillas scrambling across goal!!
    • 39' SNEIJDER SCORES FOR REAL MADRID!!! He smashes a shot against the leg of a defender - and it looped up and down over Riesgo in the goal.
    • 37' Sneijder steps in from the left and puts the ball right on Raul's head, eight yards out... HE HEADS DOWN AND WIDE!! The number seven should have scored.
    • - VILLARREAL 0-1 VALLADOLID: Jonathan Sesma opens the scoring to shock the second-placed side in La Liga. We will bring you any further goals in this game.
    • 13' The linesman ruled that the ball had gone out of play - a close one, but the incorrect decision!! The home fans do not like it one bit.
    • 12' ... but he arrives at the by-line as he chases the rebound to turn the ball back - and SNEIJDER SMASHES IT INTO THE FAR CORNER!! BUT NO - IT IS DISALLOWED!!!
    • 12' GONZALO HIGUAIN ROUNDS THE KEEPER... CLEARED OFF THE LINE!! Nasief Morris got back but the Argentine should have scored...
    • 10' Wesley Sneijder arrives in the box to head Royston Drenthe's cross... over the bar!! He stooped down when he could have volleyed - and he should also have scored.
    • 9' A lovely move down the right by Recre GIVES CAMUNAS THE WHOLE GOAL TO AIM AT... HE SPOONS IT OVER!!! He should have scored, 10 yards out in the centre of the box.
    • 5' Great defending by Pepe as Kanga Akale surged into the box!! He blocked with his head at the last moment as the frontman looked to go through on goal...
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.co.uk's LIVE text coverage of Real Madrid's home clash with Recreativo in La Liga.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Bernd Schuster

    Captain: . Pepe

    Starting line-up

    • I. Casillas
    • M. Torres
    • S. Ramos
    • .. Pepe
    • .. Marcelo Yellow Card
    • F. Gago
    • J. Guti
    • W. Sneijder Goal Substitution Out (66′)
    • R. Drenthe
    • G. Higuaín Substitution Out (78′)
    • G. Raúl Substitution Out (85′)

    Subs

    • 2. M. Salgado
    • 21. C. Metzelder
    • 25. J. Dudek
    • 9. J. Saviola Substitution In78′
    • 23. R. van der Vaart Substitution In66′
    • 24. F. Javi García
    • A. Bueno Substitution In85′

    Injured

    • 5. F. Cannavaro
    • 11. A. Robben
    • 6. M. Diarra
    • 17. R. van Nistelrooy
    • 18. R. De la Red

    Suspended

    • 16. G. Heinze

  • Recreativo Huelva

    Manager: Lucas Alcaraz

    Captain: Jesús Vázquez

    Starting line-up

    • A. Riesgo
    • I. Bouzón Yellow Card
    • N. Morris
    • R. Beto
    • J. Casado Yellow Card
    • M. Javi Fuego
    • J. Vázquez
    • S. Sisi Substitution Out (76′)
    • J. Camuñas
    • J. Guerrero Substitution Out (67′)
    • K. Akalé Substitution Out (51′)

    Subs

    • 20. H. "Poli"
    • 21. A. Tornavaca Substitution In76′
    • 9. E. Martin Substitution In51′
    • 17. R. Barber
    • 11. C. Adrián Substitution In67′
    • 1. R. Jiménez Gago
    • 18. A. Marco Rubén
    • 3. A. Lamas

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • 4. C. Arzo Amposta

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