Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     Extremadura UDExtremadura UD
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Antonino OshadoganA. Oshadogan63
G
1
G
76Hugo ZubizarretaH. Zubizarreta
Adolfo VilaA. Vila72
D
2
D
76Ricardo MendezR. Mendez
Alfredo HernandezA. Hernandez71
D
3
D
70Martin Del SolM. Del Sol
Romero P. OrtegaR. Ortega61
D
4
D
64Ivan MorenoI. Moreno
Fernando AlonsoF. Alonso73
M
5
D
61Ivo VercammenI. Vercammen
Gregorio BlancoG. Blanco71
M
captain6
M
70Gabriel BlancoG. Blanco
Frederico OrtizF. Ortiz70
M
7
M
67David LocatelliD. Locatelli
Eugenio GimenezE. Gimenez66
M
8
M
65David DomoraudD. Domoraud
Marcos AlonsoM. Alonso80
A
9
A
67Zerbini CiprianiZ. Cipriani
Rodney van DamR. van Dam74
A
10captain
A
59Martin CrespoM. Crespo
Ernesto ZubizarretaE. Zubizarreta69
A
11
A
58Victor AndresV. Andres
 
Roberto CabreraR. Cabrera68
A
12
G
65Rodolfo CarmonaR. Carmona
Roberto IglesiasR. Iglesias63
G
13
M
62Pablo VazquezP. Vazquez
Eduardo ReyesE. Reyes63
M
14
M
61Guillermo RomanG. Roman

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Extremadura UD. A crowd of 17,546 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Extremadura UD appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Ferrer.


0.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol kick off!
2.05
Gabriel Blanco sees a break and surges forward. Gabriel Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.09
Alfredo Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Gimenez. Eugenio Gimenez sees a break and surges forward. Eugenio Gimenez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
9.10
Adolfo Vila flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Ortiz who takes it down. Frederico Ortiz knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Gimenez. Eugenio Gimenez shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.10
Frederico Ortiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Zubizarreta. Ernesto Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
14.24
Adolfo Vila flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Alonso collects the pass. Fernando Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Rodney van Dam holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodney van Dam lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Gimenez. Eugenio Gimenez heads the ball goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
15.20
Gregorio Blanco flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Ortiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederico Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.55
Seeing a gap ahead, Romero P. Ortega plays the ball forward to Ernesto Zubizarreta. Ernesto Zubizarreta knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Alonso. Fernando Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Blanco. Gregorio Blanco flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
18.30
Gabriel Blanco chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Andres. Victor Andres lofts in a cross ball towards David Domoraud. With a superhuman jump, David Domoraud connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Antonino Oshadogan is on top of it.
24.51
David Domoraud makes a probing pass to Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Romero P. Ortega.
27.03
David Locatelli makes a probing pass to Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
28.05
Romero P. Ortega threads a neat ball through to Frederico Ortiz. Frederico Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Ernesto Zubizarreta collects the pass. Ernesto Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Rodney van Dam. Rodney van Dam connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Hugo Zubizarreta manages to keep it out.
30.54
David Locatelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Zerbini Cipriani. Zerbini Cipriani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.13
Rodney van Dam clumsily knocks into Martin Del Sol. Rodney van Dam is warned by the referee! Martin Del Sol stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.05
Ivo Vercammen makes a probing pass to David Domoraud. David Domoraud threads a neat ball through to Zerbini Cipriani. Zerbini Cipriani whips in a cross ball towards Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
40.06
David Locatelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Cipriani. Zerbini Cipriani whips in a cross ball towards Martin Crespo. With a superhuman jump, Martin Crespo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
44.45
David Domoraud flicks a high pass forward. Martin Crespo controls it well on his chest. Martin Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonino Oshadogan who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Martin Crespo knocks the ball forward to David Domoraud. David Domoraud shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol appear unchanged since the first half. Extremadura UD also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Extremadura UD kicking off!
54.33
Alfredo Hernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Blanco. Gregorio Blanco knocks the ball forward to Frederico Ortiz. Frederico Ortiz makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Rodney van Dam. Rodney van Dam takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
59.20
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.06
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Eduardo Reyes replacing Ernesto Zubizarreta .
65.26
Gregorio Blanco changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gregorio Blanco shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
66.23
David Locatelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Cipriani. Zerbini Cipriani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.22
Gregorio Blanco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Reyes. Eduardo Reyes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
69.58
David Locatelli makes a probing pass to Martin Crespo. Martin Crespo shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.38
Alfredo Hernandez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodney van Dam. Rodney van Dam plays a scrappy one-two with Marcos Alonso and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Rodney van Dam provides some space. He shoots at goal but Martin Del Sol is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
72.22
Alfredo Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Marcos Alonso. Marcos Alonso flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Reyes who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Reyes shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
75.55
Ivan Moreno threads a neat ball through to David Domoraud. David Domoraud flicks a high pass forward. Victor Andres controls it well on his chest. Victor Andres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.41
David Domoraud makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Andres. Victor Andres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.58
Adolfo Vila flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Reyes controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Rodney van Dam. Rodney van Dam rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Hugo Zubizarreta didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
84.47
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
85.46
Frederico Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Rodney van Dam controls it well on his chest. Rodney van Dam knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Ortiz. Frederico Ortiz powers a header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
87.39
Martin Del Sol makes a probing pass to David Locatelli. David Locatelli makes a simple pass to Zerbini Cipriani. Zerbini Cipriani shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.05
With a delightful solo run, Gregorio Blanco stretches the opposition's defence. Gregorio Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Alonso. Marcos Alonso fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but Hugo Zubizarreta is on top of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Extremadura UD
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.7%
44.6%
27.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Zubizarreta of Extremadura UD

Match Ratings