Saturday February 25, 2012 Day 25 Finished Estadio La Rosaleda

Málaga CF 5 - 1 Real Zaragoza

  • Fernández 45’
  • da Silva 67’ (o.g.)
  • Demichelis 77’
  • Isco 79’
  • Rondón 89’
  • Aranda 24’

  1. Malaga hit five against Zaragoza

    Malaga hit five against Zaragoza

    Malaga produced a superb second-half performance when coming from a goal down to beat Real Zaragoza 5-1 at La Rosaleda. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Málaga CF
    • Real Zaragoza
    • 90+3' FULL TIME. Malaga go fourth with a fine victory, though Levante can overtake them tonight.
    • 90+2' Joaquin hammers a shot into the side netting for Malaga! What a performance they have produced in the second half.
    • 90+1' We will have two minutes of added time.
    • 89' GOAL! Malaga 5-1 Zaragoza! Rondon gets a deserved goal for the home side. Monreal with the cross from the left and the forward produces a brilliant finish when getting in front of his marker.
    • 87' Roberto with another fine save! This time the visiting keeper throws himself to his left to save from left-back Monreal.
    • 84' Lovely from Isco! He tricks his way past his marker and pings in a low cross from Rondon, who fails to convert with a cheeky backheel. Delightful football from Malaga.
    • 83' Malaga have enjoyed 64 per cent possession so far tonight.
    • 81' Isco has had a very good game tonight and has been instrumental in Malaga's fantastic second-half performance.
    • 79' GOAL! Malaga 4-1 Zaragoza! Isco adds gloss to the score with a thumping finish from inside the box. Nice work from Rondon down the left and his cutback is controlled and then dispatched.
    • 78' GOAL! Malaga 3-1 Zaragoza! Demichelis surely gives Malaga the win when exploiting some inattentive defending to head from the penalty spot from a corner. Lovely finish in off the post.
    • 77' Roberto does well again with a fine save to deny Rondon, who saw his header take a deflection en route to goal.
    • 77' Former West Brom midfielder Enzo Maresca is being readied on the touchline and comes on to replace Fernandez.
    • 76' Cazorla drops a free kick into the box but Zaragoza head away. The playmaker has been poor by his standards today.
    • 75' Alvarez goes into the book for Zaragoza.
    • 74' Luis Garcia and Helder Postiga come on for Lafita and Aranda.
    • 73' Just to reiterate, if Malaga do win tonight they will go into fourth place ahead of Athletic Bilbao.
    • 71' Stat from Opta: "Zaragoza have alternated a win with another result in each of their last 11 league clashes with Malaga (they drew earlier this season)."
    • 69' Malaga probably deserve to be in front given the balance of play so far but that was very harsh on Roberto, who has been excellent tonight.
    • 67' GOAL! Malaga 2-1 Zaragoza! A huge slice of luck for the home side. Isco is played in by Rondon and when trying to find Fernandez at the back post sees his cross take a big deflection off Paulo Da Silva and wrong-foot Roberto.
    • 65' Mathijsen runs to the near post to meet a corner from Joaquin but his header flies wide after he gets the flick-on.
    • 63' Toulalan goes into the book and will miss the next game for taking the ball away from Alvarez with his studs high. However, he won the ball cleanly and there looked to be little wrong with that to me.
    • 62' Demichelis is forced into a hurried clearance as a dangerous ball comes into the box. Zaragoza have stepped things up a touch in the past few minutes.
    • 61' Alvarez blasts a volley just wide of the far post after the ball bounces into his path 20 yards from goal. A decent effort from the defender, who isn't exactly prolific.
    • 59' Toulalan and Ruben Micael become involved in a little spat before the referee charges across to calm things down.
    • 57' Abraham replaced by Juan Carlos as Zaragoza make a change of their own.
    • 56' And here is another change for Malaga as Recio is replaced by Joaquin.
    • 55' Here is Demichelis as he comes on for the injured Sanchez.
    • 54' Lovely stuff! Malaga's Recio gets the ball in midfield and from about 25 yards bends a shot just wide of the post!
    • 53' There has been a delay over the arrival of Demichelis for some reason.
    • 51' Oh dear. Sanchez appears to have picked up an injury and Martin Demichelis will be coming on for Malaga.
    • 50' Big chance for Malaga! A cross comes in from the right and Roberto just about gets a touch on the ball to distract Rondon from tapping home from the centre of the box.
    • 49' The ball drops for Aranda at the back post but the Zaragoza striker is presented with a bouncing ball and a tight angle and fires his volley well over.
    • 48' Now Fernandez finds a pocket of space, this time down the left, before his low cross is well cut out by the diving Roberto.
    • 47' Rondon gets in behind the defence in the right channel but Lanzaro heads away from the Malaga forward's cross.
    • 46' KICK OFF!
    • 45+3' HALF TIME. A late equaliser from Malaga as they salvage something from a disappointing half.
    • 45+2' GOAL! Malaga 1-1 Zaragoza! Fernandez strikes in injury time as he gets his head to a cross from Isco and directs the ball back across Roberto.
    • 45' Isco sprays the ball out left to Monreal and the defender puts in a dangerous first-time cross that is deflected behind for a corner.
    • 44' Aranda looks to be offside but there is no flag so he chases after the ball. However, the assistant then does flag, leaving the forward frustrated.
    • 42' Roberto parries a firm effort from Isco from outside the box but Cazorla can't get to the loose ball as Zaragoza get away with one.
    • 39' Sergio Sanchez comes across from right-back to hoof the ball clear as Malaga fail to deal with a Zaragoza attack. They have looked vulnerable tonight.
    • 37' Rondon penalised for a foul on Abraham and Toulalan runs the risk of being be booked for kicking the ball away afterwards.
    • 36' Cazorla delivers a free kick from the left but it soars into the air and into the hands of Roberto, who is having a very good evening.
    • 34' Zaragoza win a free kick 25 yards from goal but Abraham's attempt flies over the bar. Poor.
    • 33' That Mathijsen effort is the closest Malaga have gone in a disappointing performance so far against La Liga's bottom club.
    • 31' Stat from Opta: "None of the six league meetings between Pellegrini and Jimenez as managers have ended as draws (two wins for Pellegrini, four defeats)."
    • 29' What a save! A superb stop from Roberto to deny Joris Mathijsen as he throws himself to his right and extends an arm to tip the ball around the post.
    • 28' Fernandez whips in a dangerous cross from the right but Zaragoza clear behind for a corner.
    • 27' Isco waits for the perfect opportunity to pass when jinking his way towards the box but dallies too long and Zaragoza shirts converge on him. He throws himself to ground in an attempt to win a penalty but fails.
    • 26' Stat from Opta: "Malaga have won just one of their last 10 league meetings with Real Zaragoza (D4 L5)."
    • 25' Rondon does well to find space on the right but his cross is disappointing.
    • 24' Well this would be a huge shock were Zaragoza to get a result tonight. It would also put plenty of pressure on Pellegrini given the Champions League is in touch.
    • 23' GOAL! Malaga 0-1 Zaragoza! Superb finish from Aranda against his hometown club! Lafita bends in a fine cross from the right and Aranda gets in ahead of Robson to meet the ball with a half-volley to turn it across goal and in.
    • 21' Toulalan tries to play in Santi Cazorla with a pass in behind Lanzaro but the defender cuts the pass out well. Cazorla then has a cross smothered at the near post.
    • 19' Nacho Monreal finds space down the left but his cross lacks direction and leaves the Zaragoza defence untroubled.
    • 18' Stat from Opta: "Malaga have scored the most goals from direct free kicks in the league this season (3), though none since September."
    • 17' Adam Pinter is the second Zaragoza player in the book for a foul in midfield.
    • 15' Great save by Roberto! Sebastien Fernandez denied by the Zaragoza keeper after a rebound in the box.
    • 14' Superb play from Rondon for Malaga. He works his way into the box but then fails to find a team-mate.
    • 13' Stat from Opta: "Malaga have only lost one of their last seven league games at home (W4 D2: they lost 1-4 to Barcelona)."
    • 12' Malaga have been pretty dominant in the opening exchanges.
    • 11' Zaragoza cross the ball into the box but it is too close to Caballero and he makes an easy catch.
    • 9' First chance of the game for Real Zaragoza as Pablo Alvarez takes aim from distance. However he fails to beat Willy Caballero.
    • 8' Abraham gets a bash to the eye but comes back onto the pitch after having treatment.
    • 7' Maurizio Lanzaro goes into the book for a foul on Malaga's Jeremy Toulalan.
    • 5' More pressure from Malaga as they press Zaragoza high up the pitch. It has been a decent start from the home side, who are putting in plenty of effort for coach Manuel Pellegrini.
    • 3' Malaga have two early corners but fail to put them in a dangerous area as Zaragoza survive an early bombardment,
    • 1' KICK OFF!
    • 19:00 Malaga have won only two of their past 12 games in all competitions but can move into a Champions League place with a victory tonight. Zaragoza are rock bottom of the table having won one in 18 and are no less than 11 points from safety.
    • 18:55 Stats from Opta: "Malaga (7) are, along with Granada (6), one of only two teams to have won every league game in which they have opened the scoring this season. Malaga’s last eight league goals have been scored by foreign players, six of them by South Americans."
    • 18:50 TEAMS: Malaga: Caballero, Mathijsen, Robson, Monreal, Sanchez, Recio, Toulalan, Isco, Cazorla, Rondon, Fernandez. Subs: Kameni, Demichelis, Joaquin, Maresca, Eliseu, Buonanotte, Van Nistelrooy. /// Zaragoza: Gago, Da Silva, Lanzaro,, Minero, Alavarez, Micael, Pinter, Obradovic, Lafita, Aranda, Oriol. Subs: Franco, Mateos, Paredes, Dujmovic, Carlos, Postiga, Garcia.
    • 18:45 Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Liga clash between Malaga and Real Zaragoza at La Rosaleda. Malaga start the day in ninth but can go fourth with a victory.

  • Summary

    • 90+2' Joaquin hammers a shot into the side netting for Malaga! What a performance they have produced in the second half.
    • 89' GOAL! Malaga 5-1 Zaragoza! Rondon gets a deserved goal for the home side. Monreal with the cross from the left and the forward produces a brilliant finish when getting in front of his marker.
    • 87' Roberto with another fine save! This time the visiting keeper throws himself to his left to save from left-back Monreal.
    • 84' Lovely from Isco! He tricks his way past his marker and pings in a low cross from Rondon, who fails to convert with a cheeky backheel. Delightful football from Malaga.
    • 79' GOAL! Malaga 4-1 Zaragoza! Isco adds gloss to the score with a thumping finish from inside the box. Nice work from Rondon down the left and his cutback is controlled and then dispatched.
    • 78' GOAL! Malaga 3-1 Zaragoza! Demichelis surely gives Malaga the win when exploiting some inattentive defending to head from the penalty spot from a corner. Lovely finish in off the post.
    • 67' GOAL! Malaga 2-1 Zaragoza! A huge slice of luck for the home side. Isco is played in by Rondon and when trying to find Fernandez at the back post sees his cross take a big deflection off Paulo Da Silva and wrong-foot Roberto.
    • 61' Alvarez blasts a volley just wide of the far post after the ball bounces into his path 20 yards from goal. A decent effort from the defender, who isn't exactly prolific.
    • 54' Lovely stuff! Malaga's Recio gets the ball in midfield and from about 25 yards bends a shot just wide of the post!
    • 50' Big chance for Malaga! A cross comes in from the right and Roberto just about gets a touch on the ball to distract Rondon from tapping home from the centre of the box.
    • 45+2' GOAL! Malaga 1-1 Zaragoza! Fernandez strikes in injury time as he gets his head to a cross from Isco and directs the ball back across Roberto.
    • 42' Roberto parries a firm effort from Isco from outside the box but Cazorla can't get to the loose ball as Zaragoza get away with one.
    • 29' What a save! A superb stop from Roberto to deny Joris Mathijsen as he throws himself to his right and extends an arm to tip the ball around the post.
    • 23' GOAL! Malaga 0-1 Zaragoza! Superb finish from Aranda against his hometown club! Lafita bends in a fine cross from the right and Aranda gets in ahead of Robson to meet the ball with a half-volley to turn it across goal and in.
    • 15' Great save by Roberto! Sebastien Fernandez denied by the Zaragoza keeper after a rebound in the box.
    • 18:50 TEAMS: Malaga: Caballero, Mathijsen, Robson, Monreal, Sanchez, Recio, Toulalan, Isco, Cazorla, Rondon, Fernandez. Subs: Kameni, Demichelis, Joaquin, Maresca, Eliseu, Buonanotte, Van Nistelrooy. /// Zaragoza: Gago, Da Silva, Lanzaro,, Minero, Alavarez, Micael, Pinter, Obradovic, Lafita, Aranda, Oriol. Subs: Franco, Mateos, Paredes, Dujmovic, Carlos, Postiga, Garcia.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Málaga CF

    Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

  • Real Zaragoza

    Manager: Manolo Jiménez

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