Real Madrid vs Sevilla
Match pulse
RMAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SEV | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Real Madrid 1-0
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 1-0 on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Santiago Bernabéu. Goals for Real Madrid: Ángel Di María (76').
Play by play
<b>FULL TIME</b> The referee brings an end to a crazy second half that saw two red cards, about seven yellows and a crucial goal from Angel Di Maria. A hard fought win for Jose, and his side pull within two points of Barcelona going into the winter break.
- 93'
Granero goes down and Leon has a pop on goal but it was always rising.
- 92'
Pedro Leon does well to win a corner and relieve some pressure.
- 91'
Acosta gets to the byline but Casillas claims his cross at the near post. Four minutes added time...
- 91'
A stupid kick after the ball had gone from Dabo. We now have ten apiece and about a million yellows too.
- 90'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/red_card.jpg" height="15"> Dabo now lashes out at Di Maria and gets a straight red. Its all gone potty.
- 88'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> A tangle ensues as Di Maria goes down after a clip before Acosta leans in to give him some stick. That leads to another rolling on the floor incident. Pathetic football. Acosta is booked, as is Ramos, for getting involved in some shoving.
- 87'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Pedro Leon handles a Sevilla clearance, then clips the ball into the net after the whistle to pick up a silly card.
- 86'
The Real fans serenade Jose Mourinho...
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Caceres is carded for a sliding tackle on Ronaldo, then he manhandles the ref and is lucky not to see red.
- 84'
Negredo is judged to have fouled Albiol as they went up for a high ball. Now Zokora and Capel come off and Carlos and Alfaro are on.
- 83'
Capel is fast becoming my least favourite footballer. His delivery is awful and he dives every two minutes.
- 82'
Sevilla are now forced into attacking action - something they should have done as soon as Carvalho went off.
- 81'
Sevilla have defended well tonight but they were all over the place for the goal. Palop shouldn't have come to meet Di Maria, and when he did, one of his defenders should have gone back on the goal-line.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Zokora is late on Granero and gets a yellow card.
- 79'
That has lifted the mood around the ground. As soon as Di Maria found the net Jose ran to tell Albiol he was coming on. 1-0 will suit him just fine now.
- 78'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Jose makes a change straight away and brings Ozil off. He is booked for taking his time. Albiol comes on.
- 76'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Di Maria has done it! What a good finish. Ozil fed Leon, his shot fell to Di Maria, Palop came out to a tight angle but the winger just turned, jinked and then found the net.
- 74'
Capel gets room on the left as the game becomes increasingly stretched but his cross is awful. Then Ozil chases down a long punt and Palop is out.
- 74'
Great defending from Caceres as he matches Ronaldo for pace then nudges him out of the way to win a goal kick as they both chased a long ball.
- 73'
Has there ever been a player that spends more time on the floor than Capel? Another dive there as Granero chased him.
- 72'
Di Maria gets round the back but runs the ball out of play under pressure from Dabo.
- 71'
Pepe meets Di Maria's corner but can only flick it out for a throw on the far side.
- 70'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Diarra is booked for a nasty lunge on Konko but before that Granero howled for a pen after Ronaldo's shot fell to him six yards out. He tried to turn but Navarro stayed firm and Sevilla clear.
- 69'
Looks like Real have gone three at the back. Sevilla should definitely get space on the counter.
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