Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     MurciaMurcia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adolfo ReyesA. Reyes63
G
1
G
65Juan ReyJ. Rey
Alfredo VazquezA. Vazquez62
D
2
D
66Giampiero VergassolaG. Vergassola
Oscar CarcedoO. Carcedo61
D
3captain
D
61Alfredo PascualA. Pascual
Generoso De IccoG. De Icco61
D
4
D
54Patricio MartinP. Martin
Arturo RodriquezA. Rodriquez60
M
5
D
54Jose Javier MoyaJ. Moya
Sebastian SuarezS. Suarez57
M
captain6
M
64Fernando ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta
Alberto FerrerA. Ferrer55
M
7
M
61Patricio PastorP. Pastor
Martin NietoM. Nieto51
M
8
M
55Adilson HendriksA. Hendriks
Jose Javier LorenzoJ. Lorenzo67
A
9
M
54Eduardo José MariE. José Mari
Fernando SantosF. Santos64
A
10
A
59Francisco HidalgoF. Hidalgo
Edmundo RomanE. Roman49
A
11
A
58Alejandro CamineroA. Caminero
 
Leonardo FerrerL. Ferrer62
G
12
M
54Daniele BenjaminD. Benjamin
Moritz OuindiM. Ouindi60
D
13
A
53Noah AugsteinN. Augstein
Romero P. DelgadoR. Delgado52
G
14
M
53Abassi BeyeA. Beye

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Murcia. A crowd of 9,370 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Murcia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael  Lozano.


0.00
Murcia kick off!
3.34
Fernando Zubizarreta runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fernando Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
10.47
Sebastian Suarez makes an attacking run forward. Sebastian Suarez shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Juan Rey!
14.45
Adilson Hendriks sees a break and surges forward. Adilson Hendriks lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Hidalgo. With a superhuman jump, Francisco Hidalgo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Adolfo Reyes manages to gather it.
16.26
Arturo Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.36
Showing composure, Patricio Pastor plays the ball forward to Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Hidalgo. Francisco Hidalgo directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Adolfo Reyes.
23.36
Adilson Hendriks takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Alberto Ferrer reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
26.54
Sebastian Suarez takes it forward alone. Sebastian Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
28.22
Alfredo Pascual flicks a high pass forward to Adilson Hendriks who brings the ball under control. Adilson Hendriks threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Adolfo Reyes gets down and covers it.
30.01
Generoso De Icco flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Rodriquez who gracefully takes it down. Arturo Rodriquez chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
34.52
Giampiero Vergassola comes in with a late challenge on Edmundo Roman. The referee calls over Giampiero Vergassola and warns him to calm down! Edmundo Roman gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Oscar Carcedo plays the ball forward to Martin Nieto. Martin Nieto sees Jose Javier Lorenzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Lorenzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.07
Sebastian Suarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Lorenzo. Jose Javier Lorenzo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.11
Fernando Zubizarreta plays the ball forward to Francisco Hidalgo. Francisco Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Arturo Rodriquez sees Fernando Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Santos cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Fernando Santos provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Juan Rey.
45.00
Corner kick to RCD Espanyol. Sebastian Suarez plays it to the near post. Patricio Martin reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol appear unchanged since the first half. Murcia also appear unchanged since the first half. The RCD Espanyol players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol get the second half underway!
47.40
Sebastian Suarez surges forward with the ball. Sebastian Suarez finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.45
Arturo Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Fernando Santos provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
49.02
Alfredo Vazquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Nieto. Martin Nieto chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Lorenzo. Jose Javier Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Juan Rey.
50.17
Corner kick to RCD Espanyol. Sebastian Suarez chips it out wide. Eduardo José Mari reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
54.36
Without breaking stride, Sebastian Suarez plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Lorenzo. Jose Javier Lorenzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.04
Eduardo José Mari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Hidalgo. Francisco Hidalgo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
59.54
Arturo Rodriquez hits a low pass to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.07
Adilson Hendriks catches Sebastian Suarez on the ankles. Adilson Hendriks is warned by the referee! Sebastian Suarez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.52
Alberto Ferrer flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Lorenzo collects the pass. Jose Javier Lorenzo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patricio Martin.
65.45
Fernando Zubizarreta plays the ball forward to Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
69.25
Adilson Hendriks knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Hidalgo. Francisco Hidalgo powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
75.02
Generoso De Icco flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Rodriquez who brings the ball under control. Arturo Rodriquez chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman connects with a diving header but it slams into the crowd!
77.37
Patricio Pastor threads the ball through to Alejandro Caminero. Alejandro Caminero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
78.07
Oscar Carcedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer threads the ball through to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos tries a spectacular long range effort. Juan Rey gets down and covers it.
79.18
Alfredo Vazquez arcs the ball upfield. Fernando Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
84.34
Oscar Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer makes a probing pass to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.35
Eduardo José Mari chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Hidalgo. Francisco Hidalgo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.55
Alfredo Pascual hits a low pass to Patricio Pastor. Patricio Pastor decides to run forward with the ball. Patricio Pastor shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Murcia
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
11
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
29.8%
45.2%
25%

Scorers
Alejandro Caminero 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Caminero of Murcia

Match Ratings