Esteban Granero Molina 4', Gonzalo Higuaín "Pipita" 43', Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro 74', Karim Benzema 84' (pen), Xabier Alonso Olano 88' · Pedro Antonio Sánchez Moñino 81' (pen)
Real Murcia 2–1 Real Madrid
Match summary
Real Murcia beat Real Madrid 2–1 on 16 May 2004 in La Liga round 37 in front of 17,000 spectators. Jose María Gutiérrez Hernández 90' scored for Real Madrid; Luis Garcia 3' and Luis Garcia 33' replied for Real Murcia. David Beckham 35' was sent off.
It was Real Murcia's 1st win in 6 meetings between the clubs (3 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat for Real Madrid). Real Madrid are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of L W L L L. Real Madrid finished that season 4th, Real Murcia 20th in La Liga.
Match events
- 3'GoalLuis Garcia
- 33'GoalLuis Garcia
- 33'Yellow cardIván Helguera Bujía
- 35'Red cardDavid Beckham
- 37'Yellow cardAcciari
- 51'Yellow cardCarreres
- 51'Yellow cardZinedine Zidane
- 61'SubstitutionMarciel for —
- 73'SubstitutionJose María Gutiérrez Hernández for —
- 78'Yellow cardJose María Gutiérrez Hernández
- 84'Yellow cardLuis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo
- 89'SubstitutionAzkarate for —
- 90'SubstitutionJordi for —
- 90'Yellow cardDaniel Jensen
- 90'GoalJose María Gutiérrez Hernández
Real Madrid v Real Murcia: head-to-head
All 6 meetings- 6Meetings
- 3Real Madrid wins
- 2Draws
- 1Real Murcia wins
Previous meetings
In the news around this match
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19 May 2004
- Beckham's Relationship With Madrid Straining
18 May 2004
- Red Card Brings Miserable End to Beckham's Season
17 May 2004
- Real Madrid admit Asian tour in trouble
17 May 2004
- Luck Is Not With US - Queiroz
17 May 2004
- Valdano apologises to Real Madrid fans for miserable run
17 May 2004