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3 - 0
 
  Spain (FT)' Zimbabwe  
 
Match ID : 9794
Date : 07/12/2012 (14:00 UTC)
Venue : Spain Stadium
Weather Forecast : Drizzle
Attendance : 75434
Competition : WorldCup Qualifying
   
Starting Elevens
Match reports

Welcome to the match between Spain and Zimbabwe

1'   Bernardo Garófalo made a pass to Lisandro Search, Lisandro Search trapped the ball nicely before Gore Eads could intercept.
  Lisandro Search tried to put a low cross but he overhit the cross as he was under too much pressure from Aydan Coel .

2'   Facundo Iturbe sent the ball flying towards goal from 40 yards. Gore Eads didn't read the game well enough to block it.
  Sampson Hawkins chose to punch the ball away.

3'   Leandro Sauro tried to take the ball past Xzavier Banister but Xzavier Banister cleanly tackled the ball.

4'   Facundo Iturbe passed the ball perfectly to Leandro Sauro, Eli Quincy failed to reach the ball.
  Leandro Sauro passed along the floor for Noé Cantero to pick it up, Noé Cantero took possession of the ball before Xzavier Banister could cut it out.
  Cristian Meza received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Noé Cantero, Cristian Meza latched onto the ball before Leighton Young could cut it out.
  Cristian Meza had an effort at goal but Ron Ryeley cleared the ball.

5'   Facundo Iturbe tried an audacious lob from 30 yards but Eli Quincy got himself between the ball and goal.

6'   Leandro Sauro took the corner kick but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

7'   Cristian Meza tried to sprint past Gore Eads but failed.

8'   Poor corner kick delivered by Leandro Sauro that went straight to the opposition.

10'   Lisandro Search made an attempt to pass the ball forward but The ball came off Leighton Young .

11'   Leandro Sauro faked a shot before cutting Xzavier Banister in a different direction.
  Leandro Sauro blasted a banana shot from outside of the area. Eli Quincy couldn't reach it.
  But Leandro Sauro put it well wide ... He hung his head in shame for missing what was such an easy chance.

12' The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Ricardo Vela.
  Lisandro Search made a pass to Bernardo Garófalo, Bernardo Garófalo took it in his stride before Gore Eads could intercept.
  Bernardo Garófalo crossed the ball low past Aydan Coel into the box.
  Cristian Meza let the ball drop before firing in a half volley but Ron Ryeley threw himself in front of the shot.

13'   Facundo Iturbe tried to move the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Eli Quincy .

14'   Ricardo Vela powered past Camden Petit !.
  Ricardo Vela tried to centre the ball but Clifford Buckley blocked it.

15'   Clifford Buckley looked to play the ball long to a team-mate but his possession was lost through a tackle by Ricardo Vela.

17'   Clifford Buckley tried to play it past Ricardo Vela but Ricardo Vela blocked Clifford Buckley in a good, clean tackle.

18'   Gore Eads had little in the way of options and elected to try a long-range chip. Bernardo Garófalo failed to block the shot.
  But it was horribly wide of the target ... It was an epic miss.

19'   Valentín Arreola delivered the ball to Facundo Iturbe, Facundo Iturbe took it in his stride before Xzavier Banister could intercept.
  Facundo Iturbe delivered the ball to Rolando Mareque, Rolando Mareque picked up on the ball before Eli Quincy could cut it out.
  Rolando Mareque found a gap and fired in a curving shot at goal. Ron Ryeley failed to block the shot.
  Rolando Mareque sent the ball high and wide of the goal ... It was a poor miss from Rolando Mareque. He looked like he was short of match practice.

20'   Eli Quincy tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but Leandro Sauro had no problem in intercepting the ball.

22'   Xzavier Banister tried to play it past Facundo Iturbe but Facundo Iturbe took the ball away from Xzavier Banister .

23'   Facundo Iturbe played a pinpoint pass to Valentín Arreola, Valentín Arreola took possession of the ball before Eli Quincy could intercept.
  Valentín Arreola shot from distance. Xzavier Banister approached too late to block it.
  Sampson Hawkins didn't move! ... Valentín Arreola scored. Super finish !!! ... He pointed towards the sky !

Spain 1 - 0 Zimbabwe

24'   Bernardo Garófalo took the ball past Aydan Coel .
  Bernardo Garófalo dribbled past Gore Eads .
  Bernardo Garófalo found himself in some space and drove the ball at goal. Ron Ryeley couldn't reach it.
  But Bernardo Garófalo put it well wide ... It was an unbelievable miss.

26'   Leandro Sauro's corner was cut out easily by the opposition.

28'   Bernardo Garófalo dribbled past Aydan Coel .
  Bernardo Garófalo supplied a low cross, Gore Eads couldn't cut it.
  Javier Pedroza moved onto the ball and hurriedly hit a shot but Leighton Young removed the danger.

30'   Lisandro Search directed the ball to Ricardo Vela, Ricardo Vela took it in his stride before Aydan Coel could reach it.
  Ricardo Vela sent in a low cross, Gore Eads failed to reach the ball.
  Rolando Mareque moved onto the ball and hurriedly hit a shot but Leighton Young cleared the ball to safety.

31'   Leandro Sauro ran up to try an out-swinging ball from the corner.
  Valentín Arreola got to the ball before Ron Ryeley , then headed it to the goal.
  But Valentín Arreola put it high and wide ... It was a poor effort from Valentín Arreola. He was lacking match sharpness.

32'   Ricardo Vela laid it forward to Facundo Iturbe, Clifford Buckley missed his interception.
  Facundo Iturbe hit past Camden Petit towards goal from 20 yards .
  However, the ball drifted harmlessly wide by Facundo Iturbe ... He hung his head in shame for missing what was such an easy chance.

34'   Bernardo Garófalo tried to jink past Gore Eads but his possession is lost through a tackle by Gore Eads .

35'   Leandro Sauro sent the corner kick straight to the opposition.

36'   Leandro Sauro held up the ball, evading the challenge of Eli Quincy and fired off a long shot.
  Sampson Hawkins made a fingertip save to divert the ball over.

37'   Ricardo Vela stepped away from Camden Petit and fired off a long shot.
  But Ricardo Vela sent the ball wide of the mark ... It was a terrible miss.

38'   Leandro Sauro swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

39'   Ricardo Vela directed the ball to Bernardo Garófalo, Bernardo Garófalo picked up on the ball before Camden Petit could reach it.
  Bernardo Garófalo crossed the halfway line with the ball , Clifford Buckley failed to intercept the pass.
  Rolando Mareque passed the ball instantly to his right. Ron Ryeley missed his interception.
  Facundo Iturbe aimed for the top corner but Leighton Young got in and cleared the danger.

40'   Camden Petit blocked Noé Cantero before Noé Cantero attempted to fire off a shot from long range.

41' Bernardo Garófalo was shown a yellow card.
  Bernardo Garófalo used his skill to go past Gore Eads .
  Bernardo Garófalo tried to skip past the challenge of Aydan Coel but Aydan Coel block tackled Bernardo Garófalo.

42'   Bernardo Garófalo got past Aydan Coel .
  Bernardo Garófalo crossed the ball low and hard, Gore Eads couldn't cut out the pass.
  Javier Pedroza hastily struck from a narrow angle before Leighton Young could reach the ball.
  But it went just over the bar ... He should have scored.

43'   Xzavier Banister directed the ball to Eli Quincy , Eli Quincy latched onto the ball before Leandro Sauro could cut it out.
  Eli Quincy had shrugged off the challenge of Facundo Iturbe and hit a crashing drive from 40 yards.
  Eli Quincy put it horribly wide ... It was a poor miss from Eli Quincy . He looked like he was short of match practice.

44'   Xzavier Banister tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Leandro Sauro.

45'   Ricardo Vela dribbled past Camden Petit .
  Ricardo Vela took the ball confidently past Clifford Buckley .
  Ricardo Vela evaded the challenge of Camden Petit and hit towards goal from 25 yards out.
  Sampson Hawkins was well positioned and untroubled by the shot.

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The referee blew for the end of the half which Zimbabwe were unfortunate to go in behind.Spain had 65% possession in the match, while Zimbabwe had 35%.
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46'   Block tackle from Leandro Sauro, easily dispossessing Xzavier Banister before Xzavier Banister tried to pass the ball.

47'   Javier Pedroza passed the ball to Ricardo Vela, Ricardo Vela picked up on the ball before Camden Petit could cut it out.
  Ricardo Vela skipped easily past Clifford Buckley .
  Ricardo Vela made good use of the scissors dribble. As Camden Petit lost his balance, Ricardo Vela dribbled past Camden Petit .
  Rolando Mareque received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Ricardo Vela, Rolando Mareque took possession of the ball before Leighton Young could cut it out.
  Rolando Mareque found a gap and fired off a shot. Ron Ryeley wasn't quick enough to clear the ball from danger.
  Sampson Hawkins couldn't reach it ... A great goal from a fine move by Rolando Mareque !!! ... He slided on his knees !

Spain 2 - 0 Zimbabwe

48'   Leandro Sauro dispatched the freekick goalwards. But Leandro Sauro couldn't get it on target.

50'   Clifford Buckley could not stop Ricardo Vela going past him.
  A low cross was delivered by Ricardo Vela, Camden Petit couldn't cut it.
  Rolando Mareque unleashed a volley at goal, Leighton Young approached too late to clear the danger.
  Sampson Hawkins managed to get a hand to it and turn it behind.

51'   Leighton Young received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Gore Eads , Leighton Young picked up on the ball before Lisandro Search could cut it out.
  Leighton Young struck a medium range piledriver but Bernardo Garófalo cleared the ball.

52'   Gore Eads tried to get past Lisandro Search but Lisandro Search dispossessed Gore Eads .

53'   Facundo Iturbe fed the ball forward to Leandro Sauro, Leandro Sauro latched onto the ball before Xzavier Banister could intercept.
  Leandro Sauro played a great ball for Rolando Mareque, Eli Quincy couldn't cut it.
  Rolando Mareque found himself with plenty of time and struck it. Ron Ryeley didn't read the game well enough to block it.
  Sampson Hawkins made a save.

54'   Facundo Iturbe faked a pass then cut Xzavier Banister in a different direction.
  Facundo Iturbe dribbled confidently past Eli Quincy .
  Facundo Iturbe directed the ball nicely to Cristian Meza, Xzavier Banister failed to intercept the pass.
  Cristian Meza laid it forward to Javier Pedroza, Javier Pedroza latched onto the ball before Ron Ryeley could reach it.
  Javier Pedroza struck it! but Leighton Young cleared the ball.

55'   Ricardo Vela knocked a lovely ball for Facundo Iturbe, Facundo Iturbe took it in his stride before Camden Petit could intercept.
  Facundo Iturbe tried to curl one in from medium range but Clifford Buckley managed to block the shot.

56'   Bernardo Garófalo tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Aydan Coel closed in and intercepted the ball.

57'   Pass by Bernardo Garófalo to Javier Pedroza, Javier Pedroza took possession of the ball before Aydan Coel could reach it.
  Javier Pedroza tried to move the ball forward but Gore Eads found himself in the way of the ball.

58'   Lisandro Search moved the ball forward for Bernardo Garófalo, Bernardo Garófalo took it in his stride before Leighton Young could intercept.
  Bernardo Garófalo sprinted to escape from Aydan Coel .
  Bernardo Garófalo hit the ball from medium range. Gore Eads approached too late to clear the danger.
  But Bernardo Garófalo scooped it over the bar ... He should have kicked himself for missing what was such an easy chance.

60'   Facundo Iturbe passed along the floor for Leandro Sauro to pick it up, Eli Quincy stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.
  Leandro Sauro tried to pass the ball forward but Xzavier Banister cut it out.

61'   Leandro Sauro took the ball past Eli Quincy .
  Leandro Sauro looked certain to score from medium range but Xzavier Banister made an important challenge!.

62'   Facundo Iturbe made an attempt to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but Eli Quincy found himself in the way of the ball.

64'   Bernardo Garófalo struck a long range piledriver!. Gore Eads failed to charge down the shot.
  But it was horribly wide of the target ... It was a shocking miss.

66'   Ricardo Vela showed Camden Petit a clean set of heels.
  Ricardo Vela took a medium-ranged shot. Clifford Buckley failed to block the shot.
  The ball hit the net after Sampson Hawkins failed to save ... Ricardo Vela scored an excellent goal !!! ... He was delighted !

Spain 3 - 0 Zimbabwe

67'   Corner taken by Leandro Sauro and cut out by the opposition.

68'   Poor corner kick delivered by Eli Quincy that went straight to the opposition.

69'   Lisandro Search made a good pass to Noé Cantero, the ball was picked up by Noé Cantero before Aydan Coel could cut it out.
  Noé Cantero made an attempt to move the ball forward but Gore Eads cut it out easily.

71'   Bernardo Garófalo moved the ball forward for Lisandro Search, Lisandro Search took it in his stride before Aydan Coel could cut it out.
  Lisandro Search span past Gore Eads .
  Lisandro Search directed the ball nicely to Facundo Iturbe, Ron Ryeley stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.
  Facundo Iturbe got free in the penalty area and hit a fierce shot. Leighton Young didn't read the game well enough to block it.
  Sampson Hawkins made a fingertip save to divert the ball over.

72'   The corner was taken by Eli Quincy towards the edge of the area.
  Aydan Coel won the ball in the air from Valentín Arreola, then forced the ball goalwards with a header.
  Timoteo Ybarra got himself in front of the shot.

73'   Facundo Iturbe passed the ball to Leandro Sauro, Eli Quincy failed to intercept the pass.
  Leandro Sauro tried to hit the ball forward to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he was under too much pressure from Xzavier Banister .

75'   Noé Cantero tried to move the ball forward but Ron Ryeley came close and blocked it.

76'   Facundo Iturbe tried to twist past Aydan Coel but Aydan Coel cleanly tackled the ball.

77'   Eli Quincy block tackled Valentín Arreola before Valentín Arreola attempted to deliver the ball.

78'   The freekick was taken by Leandro Sauro. But he hit it not high enough to get over the wall.

80'   Leandro Sauro played a pinpoint pass to Facundo Iturbe, Facundo Iturbe took possession of the ball before Eli Quincy could reach it.
  Facundo Iturbe stepped away from Xzavier Banister and tried his luck with a medium range chip.
  Sampson Hawkins tipped the ball over the bar.

81'   Ricardo Vela darted past Maddox Honeycutt .
  Ricardo Vela rifled a dipping shot at goal from 20 yards but Camden Petit made the clearance.

82'   Ricardo Vela made an attempt to deliver the ball to a team-mate but he overhit the pass as he had been pressured by Camden Petit .

83'   Lisandro Search fed the ball forward to Bernardo Garófalo, Bernardo Garófalo took possession of the ball before Gore Eads could reach it.
  Bernardo Garófalo delivered a low cross, Aydan Coel failed to reach the ball.
  Rolando Mareque immediately chipped the ball goalwards before Ron Ryeley could clear it away.
  Sampson Hawkins watched it sail harmlessly over ... He should have kicked himself for missing what was such an easy chance.

84'   Ricardo Vela tried to twist past Camden Petit but Camden Petit cleanly tackled the ball.

85'   Bernardo Garófalo directed the ball to Lisandro Search, Lisandro Search latched onto the ball before Gore Eads could cut it out.
  Lisandro Search supplied a low cross, Aydan Coel failed to reach the ball.
  Rolando Mareque moved onto the ball and attempted a half volley but Leighton Young got in and cleared the danger.

86'   Aydan Coel easily got past the challenge of Bernardo Garófalo.
  A float cross was delivered by Aydan Coel , Lisandro Search couldn't cut out the pass.
  Brooks Cartwright got ahead of Valentín Arreola to win the ball, then got his head to the ball and sent it across the goalmouth.
  Timoteo Ybarra did well to tip it round the post.

87'   Bernardo Garófalo failed in his attempt to dart past Gore Eads .

88'   Facundo Iturbe had the strength to hold off Eli Quincy .
  Facundo Iturbe tried to play it past Xzavier Banister but his possession is lost through a tackle by Xzavier Banister .

89'   Rolando Mareque hit the ball forward to Facundo Iturbe, Facundo Iturbe latched onto the ball before Eli Quincy could intercept.
  Facundo Iturbe directed the ball to Lisandro Search, Xzavier Banister couldn't cut out the pass.
  Lisandro Search found himself with plenty of time and hit a fierce shot. Leighton Young approached too late to clear the danger.
  Sampson Hawkins saved and held onto the ball.

90' The referee reached into his pocket and pulled out a yellow card for Facundo Iturbe.
  Corner taken by Leandro Sauro and cut out by the opposition.

91'   Leandro Sauro lifted the corner kick into the area but it was cleared by the opposition.

92'   Eli Quincy swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

93'   Leandro Sauro swiftly put in the freekick. However, the ball drifted wide of the goal by Leandro Sauro.

94'   Facundo Iturbe span past Brooks Cartwright .
  Facundo Iturbe hit the ball from medium range. Eli Quincy failed to charge down the shot.
  Sampson Hawkins made a fingertip save to divert the ball over.


End Match Spain 3 - 0 Zimbabwe
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Home-team Instructions
 General Strategies
 Philosophy   Balanced
 Strategy   Attacking
 Playing Style
 Passing Style   Shorter
 Creative Freedom   More Expressive
 Closing Down   Press More
 Tackling   Hard
 Marking   Zone Marking
 Crossing   Drill Crosses
 Roaming   Stick to Position
 Specific Instructions
 Defensive Line   Normal
 Focus Passing   Mixed
 Long shots   Default
 Counter Attack   No
 Play Offside   No
Away-team Instructions
 General Strategies
 Philosophy   Balanced
 Strategy   Normal
 Playing Style
 Passing Style   Default
 Creative Freedom   Default
 Closing Down   Default
 Tackling   Normal
 Marking   Default
 Crossing   Default
 Roaming   Default
 Specific Instructions
 Defensive Line   Normal
 Focus Passing   Mixed
 Long shots   Default
 Counter Attack   No
 Play Offside   No
Match stats
Statistics      Spain Zimbabwe     
Shots 25
4
Shots on target 12
2
Long shots 12
2
Possession 66%
34%
Corners 9
3
Offside 0
0

Goals      Spain Zimbabwe     
from Heading
(include goals from corner)
0
0
from Long shots 2
0
from Free Kicks 0
0
from Corners 0
0
from Penalty 0
0
Efficiency in selected tactics
     Spain   Zimbabwe     
Nothing
Philosophy
Nothing
Nothing
Creative Freedom
Nothing
  
Closing Down
Nothing
    
Marking
Nothing
 
Roaming
Nothing
Average performance of players
(in this tactics)
Home-player stats
Pos Name min shot Goals Asists yel red drib-w drib-l pass-w pass-l Rating
GK Timoteo Ybarra 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DR Lisandro Search 95 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 9
DC Valentín Arreola 95 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8
DC Noé Cantero 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7
MR Bernardo Garófalo 95 3 0 0 1 0 6 3 9 1 9
MC Leandro Sauro 95 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 10 7
ML Ricardo Vela * (C) 95 3 1 1 1 0 8 1 6 2 10
AMC Facundo Iturbe 95 5 0 1 1 0 4 2 8 2 9
FC Javier Pedroza 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
FC Cristian Meza 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
FC Rolando Mareque 95 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9
Away-player stats
Pos Name min shot Goals Asists yel red drib-w drib-l pass-w pass-l Rating
GK Sampson Hawkins 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
DR Camden Petit 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DC Ron Ryeley 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
DC Leighton Young 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
DL Aydan Coel 95 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
MR Clifford Buckley 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5
MC Xzavier Banister 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5
MC Eli Quincy 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
ML Gore Eads (C) 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
FC Brooks Cartwright 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
FC Maddox Honeycutt 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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