4-1: Dissapointing



Real Madrid suffered a serious defeat in Seville (4-1) in a game that was worth the top position of the table. But the absences in the white defence proved to be more significant than everybody expected beforehand. The scoreboard was showing a categorical 4-0 by halftime. After the break the look of the play changed as Madrid put the local side under siege enjoying a good number of opportunities to score. But then the four goals from the first half proved a too heavy burden. Hardly five minutes into the game and Real Madrid suffered the first stroke from which they failed to recover. Fortune was on the local side and, in the end, proved a determinant factor of the play we were to see on the field. The first evidence of this occurred a few minutes later when Dario Silva rounded off an action that Reyes has started off.

THE MATCH
SEVILLA: Esteban; Alves (Njegus 88´), Pablo Alfaro, Javi Navarro, David; Redondo (Oscar 91´), Casquero, Marti; Reyes; Antonito (Hornos, 65') and Darío Silva.
REAL MADRID: Casillas; Pavon, Helguera, Ruben (Solari, 26’), Rau Bravo; Beckham, Guti; Figo, Raul, Zidane; Ronaldo.
GOALS:
1-0. (5’): Ruben clears with his head, the ball hits Helguera and bounces into Casillas' net.
2-0. (6’): Reyes passes to Dario Silva who rounds the move up.
3-0. (15´): Daniel Alves beats Casillas when the keeper came forward to tackle.
4-0. (39’): Casquero gets around the white defence once again.
4-1. (52): Ronaldo with a cross shot after Esteban had come forward.
REFEREE: Tristante Oliva, Murcia Referees Association. Yellow cards to Ruben, Pavon, Figo, Raul, Esteban, Daniel, Hornos and Oscar, Caparros and to Sevilla representative. Guti Dario Silva were sent off.
OTHER FACTS: Liga Matchday 11. Sancez Pijuan Stadium. Almost full. A light rain poured down for most of the time. Pavon played his 100th First Division game and Guti his 200th.