Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     Levante UDLevante UD
Peter LivelyPeter Lively Anwar Lawal Anwar Lawal
Danny RizzoD. Rizzo80
G
captain1
G
64Hugo AlonsoH. Alonso
Harry WindassH. Windass72
D
2
D
69Michelangelo PeruzziM. Peruzzi
Florian JungerF. Junger79
D
3
D
64Boudewijn HansmaB. Hansma
Oliver ZimmermannO. Zimmermann70
D
4
D
63Jose ZubizarretaJ. Zubizarreta
Nick MustoeN. Mustoe82
M
5
M
72Craig CookeC. Cooke
Stephen CampbellS. Campbell75
M
6
M
73Jose Javier GuerreroJ. Guerrero
Mike HapgoodM. Hapgood78
M
7
M
67Adolfo GuardiolaA. Guardiola
Hans BoussattaH. Boussatta73
M
8captain
M
75Frederic CeldranF. Celdran
Eishun SaitoE. Saito74
A
9
A
64Victor VergesV. Verges
Alessandro LupatelliA. Lupatelli73
A
10
A
73Graeme EvansG. Evans
David DelporteD. Delporte81
A
11
A
66Daniel MartinD. Martin
 
William PierreW. Pierre68
G
12
D
58Miguel MarinM. Marin
Thomas MorlockT. Morlock72
D
13
M
64Nicolas LeonN. Leon
Yuri NettoY. Netto72
A
14
A
62George Van Der GouwG. Van Der Gouw

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Levante UD. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both RCD Espanyol and Levante UD are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Enrique  Pardo.


0.00
Levante UD kick off and get the first half underway!
3.57
Graeme Evans comes in with a late challenge on Florian Junger. The referee warns Graeme Evans to calm down! Florian Junger stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.54
Harry Windass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Mustoe. Nick Mustoe darts forward. Nick Mustoe skips past Michelangelo Peruzzi! Nick Mustoe comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.08
Hans Boussatta flicks a high pass forward to Eishun Saito who brings the ball under control. Eishun Saito knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Zubizarreta.
14.12
With a delightful solo run, Stephen Campbell stretches the opposition's defence. Stephen Campbell whips in a cross ball towards David Delporte. With a superhuman jump, David Delporte connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball strikes Boudewijn Hansma's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
15.40
It's a corner kick. Hans Boussatta loops the ball in to towards the near post. Michelangelo Peruzzi chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
16.21
Craig Cooke advances with the ball. Craig Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
30.06
Oliver Zimmermann flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hapgood collects the pass. Mike Hapgood makes a probing pass to David Delporte. David Delporte controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Hugo Alonso reads it well. Good keeping!
32.49
Jose Javier Guerrero sees Graeme Evans in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Evans advances inside the box! Graeme Evans muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Florian Junger.
33.10
Corner kick to Levante UD. Frederic Celdran plays it out to the edge of the box. Nick Mustoe reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
34.21
Boudewijn Hansma passes the ball forward to Craig Cooke. Craig Cooke knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans plays a scrappy one-two with Victor Verges and stumbles forward towards the goal... Graeme Evans makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.44
Adolfo Guardiola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Verges. Victor Verges shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.46
Nick Mustoe threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Lupatelli. Alessandro Lupatelli shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Oliver Zimmermann flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Campbell who brings the ball under control. Stephen Campbell makes a simple pass to Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol appear unchanged since the first half. Levante UD 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
RCD Espanyol kick off!
47.23
Adolfo Guardiola knocks the ball to his team mate, Victor Verges. Victor Verges knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harry Windass.
48.12
Alessandro Lupatelli clumsily knocks into Michelangelo Peruzzi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Michelangelo Peruzzi runs off the knock.
51.34
Mike Hapgood decides to run forward with the ball. Mike Hapgood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
55.58
With a delightful solo run, Adolfo Guardiola stretches the opposition's defence. Adolfo Guardiola lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Verges. Victor Verges makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.15
Adolfo Guardiola makes a simple pass to Graeme Evans. Graeme Evans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.05
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Yuri Netto replacing Alessandro Lupatelli .
65.06
Harry Windass knocks the ball to his team mate, Hans Boussatta. Hans Boussatta flicks a high pass forward. David Delporte holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Delporte sees Yuri Netto just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Yuri Netto comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.41
Jose Javier Guerrero sees Victor Verges in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Victor Verges knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Martin. Daniel Martin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.46
Boudewijn Hansma catches Stephen Campbell on the ankles. The referee calls over Boudewijn Hansma and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Campbell runs off the knock.
73.16
Stephen Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito plays a one-two with Yuri Netto and rushes in on goal... Jose Zubizarreta hacks Eishun Saito from behind! Eishun Saito appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
77.02
Levante UD have made 3 substitutions with Miguel Marin replacing Boudewijn Hansma, Nicolas Leon replacing Frederic Celdran and George Van Der Gouw replacing Graeme Evans .
79.07
Hans Boussatta clumsily knocks into Craig Cooke. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Craig Cooke carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.53
Oliver Zimmermann hits a low pass to Hans Boussatta. Hans Boussatta makes a probing pass to Yuri Netto. Yuri Netto tries a spectacular long range effort but Hugo Alonso is on top of it.
85.25
Stephen Campbell passes the ball forward to David Delporte. David Delporte shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
89.07
Jose Javier Guerrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Verges. Victor Verges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Stephen Campbell hacks Jose Javier Guerrero from behind! Stephen Campbell is warned by the referee! Jose Javier Guerrero stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Levante UD
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
27.1%
44.1%
28.8%

Scorers
Daniel Martin 16
Graeme Evans 34
Victor Verges 56

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Victor Verges of Levante UD

Match Ratings