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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Atlético de Madrid. A crowd of 8,481 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both RCD Espanyol and Atlético de Madrid are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julian  Castillo.


0.00
RCD Espanyol kick off and get the match underway!
4.29
Sebastian Kauder breaks forward. Sebastian Kauder flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Moreno controls it well on his chest. Jose Javier Moreno whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Atlético de Madrid!
9.18
Pedro Ferrer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Molowny. Adolfo Molowny advances with the ball. Adolfo Molowny lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.37
Arturo Rodriquez hacks Jose Fortes Kiko from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Fortes Kiko runs off the knock.
20.53
Jose Fortes Kiko hits a low pass to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Moritz Ouindi.
21.22
Edmundo Roman comes in with a late challenge on Pedro Ferrer. The referee calls over Edmundo Roman and shows him a yellow card! Pedro Ferrer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.13
Martin Nieto makes a probing pass to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Marcos Serrano. What a great pair of hands!
27.48
With great vision, Adolfo Molowny plays the ball forward to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.48
Alfredo Vazquez chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer advances with the ball. Alberto Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fernando Santos!
36.56
Alberto Ferrer makes a probing pass to Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
39.05
Jose Fortes Kiko plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Moreno. Jose Javier Moreno hits a low pass to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.06
Jose Fortes Kiko threads the ball through to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Carcedo.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético de Madrid 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 second half starts with Atlético de Madrid kicking off!
55.01
Sebastian Kauder comes in with a late challenge on Ricardo Barkero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Barkero runs off the knock.
57.52
Sebastian Suarez flicks a high pass forward to Edmundo Roman who brings the ball under control. Edmundo Roman knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Santos. Fernando Santos rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
59.44
Alberto Ferrer passes the ball forward to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.12
Atlético de Madrid have made 2 substitutions with Raimond Van Westerop replacing Pedro Ferrer and Luis Gento replacing Patricio Cortes .
61.17
Jose Fortes Kiko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Moreno. Jose Javier Moreno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.26
Sebastian Suarez makes a probing pass to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
65.33
Oscar Carcedo flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Rodriquez collects the pass. Arturo Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero beats his man to it with a header. Marcos Serrano effortlessly picks it out of the air!
67.32
Jose Fortes Kiko plays the ball forward to Luis Gento. Luis Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adolfo Reyes who gathers it comfortably.
69.51
Sebastian Kauder pushes up the pitch. Sebastian Kauder knocks the ball forward to Luis Gento. Luis Gento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfredo Vazquez.
73.27
Alfredo Vazquez kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Ferrer. Alberto Ferrer sees Edmundo Roman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edmundo Roman shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
77.36
Atlético de Madrid have made a substitution with Gabriel Ortega replacing Adolfo Molowny .
78.38
Alberto Ferrer plays the ball forward to Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.11
Sebastian Suarez kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Marcos Serrano.
90.00
Ivan Rodriguez hacks Oscar Carcedo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oscar Carcedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
26.6%
43.8%
29.7%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Rodriguez of Atlético de Madrid

Match Ratings