worked their socks off. Despite the scoreline, there's no doubt the Bournemouth players will be telling their grandchildren about this one! And what a great night for the supporters too; securing the fixture was a real coup for the popular tourist town.
88 min Only two more minutes, plus injury time, to go. The home fans will go wild if Bournemouth can muster a consolation goal.
84 min Howe makes a host of changes with six minutes of the game to go. Jayden Stockley, Wes Thomas, Stephen Purches, Shwan Jalal and Josh Wakefield come on for Simon Francis, Shaun McDonald, Darryl Flahavan, Harry Arter and Charlie Daniels.
82 min GOAL! Bournemouth 0 Real Madrid 6 (Casemiro, 82) ANOTHER goal for Madrid as the Spanish team hit Bournemouth for six. Casimero, who made over 60 appearances for Sao Paulo before his move to Madrid, nets from close-range having been set up by Di Maria. The Brazilian midfielder looks to have a bright future at the Santiago Bernabeu.
77 min Big cheer from the Cherries as their team earn themselves a corner - however the opportunity comes to nothing.
70 min The Bournemouth fans are still in good voice with twenty minutes remaining. Can the newly-promoted Cherries find a consolation against the might Real Madrid?
69 min GOAL! Bournemouth 0 Real Madrid 5 (Angel Di Maria, 69) Argentine winger De Maria scores Madrid's fifth goal of the evening. With space to run into, the former Benfica man jinked in and out towards the Bournemouth backline before unleashing a cracking left foot shot from the edge of the box. Madrid now five goals to the good.
67 min Jordan Chiedozie and new signing Ian Harte, who arrived on the South Coast from Reading earlier this summer, are introduced, replacing Mohamed Coulibaly and Lewis Grabban.
61 min Eddie Howe makes a substitution as Richard Hughes comes on for Steve Cook.
58 min Despite forking out £60 to see their team four goals down after 50 minutes, it's unlikely Bournemouth fans will be unhappy with tonight's spectacle - it's not everyday they get to face Real Madrid!
54 min Brazilian Kaka hits the crossbar. A fifth appears close for Carlo Ancelotti's men.
52 min Having been bombarded and conceding four goals, Bournemouth stopper Flahavan has made some excellent saves. He's just made another, denying Higuain with a fingertip save.
46 min GOAL! Bournemouth 0 Real Madrid 4 (Gonzalo Higuain, 46) We're back underway at the Goldsands stadium and it's taken Madrid no time at all to extend their lead. Substitute Gonzalo Higuain, a reported target for Arsenal and Napoli, finds the net.
SECOND HALF TEAM NEWS: Bournemouth fans can breath a sigh of relief... (for now).Cristiano Ronaldo, who was in scintillating form tonight, has been replaced at half time by Alvaro Morata.
Benzema, Isco and Ozil have also come off at half time but it looks like the Championship side will still have their work cut out as Madrid have an abundance of stars to call on. Gonzalo Higuain, Kaka and Angel Di Maria take to the field to replace them.
HALF-TIME: Bournemouth 0 Real Madrid 3 Referee Lee Probert blows the whistle for the end of the first half. Bournemouth's defenders have made some vital blocks but go in at the break three goals down.
43 min GOAL! Bournemouth 0 Real Madrid 3 (Sami Khedira, 43) Sami Kedira puts the Spanish giants three goals up. The German international's shot managed to evade everybody in the crowded box and found it's way into the back of the net. No way back for the home side now it seems.
40 min GOAL! Bournemouth 0 Real Madrid 2 (Cristiano Ronaldo, 40) It's that man again, Ronaldo. Taking advantage of a mix-up in the Bournemouth area, the Madrid frontman coolly took the ball around Darryl Flahavan and slotted home to double Los Blancos' advantage.
39 min Right back Francis doing excellently again as he dispossesses Ronaldo just as the Portuguese international was limbering up to shoot on the edge of the box. Still 1-0.
37 min Lots of reaction on Twitter - mostly non-Bournemouth fans wondering how on earth the Cherries managed to arrange a friendly with a powerhouse like Real Madrid - it was arranged when the Bournemouth chairman's son got talking to a 'mutual friend' of the Spanish giants.
31 min Ex-Charlton defender Simon Francis does well to intercept a Mesut Ozil pass bound for the unmarked Benzema.
30 min Former Tottenham trickster Luka Modric sees his effort saved comfortably by Flahavan.
27 min New centre back Elliott Ward, signed from Premier League side Norwich City, comes on for the injured Brett Pittman.
25 min Bournemouth players have a chance to re-hydrate themselves as striker Brett Pittman receives treatment for an injury.
GOAL! Bournemouth 0 Real Madrid 1 (Cristiano Ronaldo, 22) The former Manchester United man does what he does best and scores a 30-yard free-kick which dips over the Bournemouth wall and into the net
20 min Benzema curls a shot but sees his effort go wide of the Bournemouth net.
15 min Huge cheers by the Bournemouth faithful as Charlie Daniels takes on (and skins!) Karim Benzema. Anything Madrid can do...
10 min Darryl Flahavan saves a close distance shot from France international Karim Benzema after good work from Ronaldo.
8min Bournemouth players look right up for this one and haven't stopped running.
6 min Cristiano Ronaldo in the thick of the action once again as he attempts a cheeky backheel. However his effort doesn't find the target.
5min Ronaldo has a free-kick just a few minutes into the game which flies wide of the top corner.
KICK OFF! Bournemouth manage two passes from kick off before Modric intercepts. First shout of 'get rid'. Great atmosphere.
19.40 The sun is shining on the south coast as Bournemouth supporters prepare to witness their team take on one of the biggest club's in world football.
19.25 20 minutes until kick off and the first chant of 'Who are ya?' is directed at Cristiano Ronaldo, warming up in his yellow and orange boots. He's had three shots in practice so far and scored all three.
19.20 TEAM NEWS Real Madrid line-up as follows: Lopez, Carvajal, Nacho, Pepe, Coentrao, Modric, Khedira, Ronaldo, Isco, Ozil, Benzema.
Having spent £60 a ticket, Cherries fans will not be disappointed with the Real Madrid starting eleven as Cristiano Ronaldo, Luke Modric and Mesut Ozil all start.
New Los Blancos signings Daniel Carvajal and Isco, bought from Bayer Leverkusen and Malaga respectively, have also been selected to play for Madrid.
19.10 TEAM NEWS Here is the Bournemouth line-up to take on Real Madrid: Flahavan, Francis, Cook, Elphick, Daniels, Coulibaly, Arter, MacDonald, Fraser, Pitman, Grabban.
New frontman Mohamed Coulibaly, signed from Swiss side Grasshoppers, starts for Bournemouth against the Spanish giants.
19.00 Good evening and welcome to Sportsmail's coverage of Bournemouth versus Real Madrid at the Goldsands Stadium.
Paying £60 a ticket, the chance to see Real Madrid line-up against their beloved Cherries is possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity for Bournemouth fans.
The Spanish side have flown to the south coast of England to take on Eddie Howe's men as a celebration of the club's promotion to The Championship last May.
Lee Probert is the referee for tonight's match.
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