Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     CordobaCordoba
Will SullyWill Sully Gary Parsons Gary Parsons
Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini81
G
1
G
71Jose CamineroJ. Caminero
Neil DavidsonN. Davidson77
D
2
D
69John NaysmithJ. Naysmith
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie75
D
3
D
73Anton SchwablA. Schwabl
Julian MoyaJ. Moya74
D
4
D
71Roberto MarcosR. Marcos
Francisco MartinezF. Martinez83
D
captain5
D
71Ger LuciusG. Lucius
Graham HallG. Hall82
M
6captain
M
81Georg DeutingerG. Deutinger
Enrique CamineroE. Caminero85
M
7
M
78Rui LopesR. Lopes
Roberto SuarezR. Suarez78
M
8
A
79Andri Már SverrissonA. Sverrisson
Arturo MolinaA. Molina81
M
9
A
76Samuele Di VicinoS. Di Vicino
Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari77
A
10
A
70Kevin DickovK. Dickov
Toshiaki AkioT. Akio87
A
11
A
77Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara
 
Kevin YoungK. Young76
D
12
A
27Ruel MatthewsR. Matthews
Massimo ChianeseM. Chianese76
M
13
M
80Carlton HuntC. Hunt
Henning HaalandH. Haaland78
A
14
D
72Robert BeckhamR. Beckham

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 20,810 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Ramirez.


0.00
Cordoba kick off and get the match underway!
2.46
Enrique Caminero passes the ball forward to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
4.32
Neil Davidson pushes up the pitch. Neil Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari makes a deft header. The ball comes off John Naysmith and the loose ball is cleared up field.
8.17
Graham Hall makes a simple pass to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Suarez. Roberto Suarez beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
12.24
Dominic Ritchie flicks a high pass forward. Neil Davidson collects the pass. Neil Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina connects with a diving header. Jose Caminero effortlessly punches it away to safety.
14.12
Dominic Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Neil Davidson. Neil Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Molina controls it well on his chest. Arturo Molina tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
15.22
Dominic Ritchie passes the ball forward to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Pecorari easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuele Pecorari knocks in a cross ball towards Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
28.12
Rui Lopes hacks Graham Hall from behind! The referee calls over Rui Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Graham Hall runs off the knock.
33.58
Graham Hall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio whips in a cross ball towards Graham Hall. Graham Hall heads the ball goalwards. Anton Schwabl clears it off the line with his head!
34.55
Rui Lopes plays the ball forward to Georg Deutinger. Georg Deutinger threads a neat, attacking ball through to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.24
Julian Moya flicks a high pass forward to Enrique Caminero who brings the ball under control. Enrique Caminero sees Graham Hall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graham Hall whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.15
Ger Lucius advances with the ball. Ger Lucius flicks the ball to his team mate, Rui Lopes. Rui Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov makes a deft header but Bonaventure Manfredini is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
40.47
Julian Moya makes a probing pass to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Jose Caminero keeps it out!
42.42
Rui Lopes advances with the ball. Rui Lopes makes a great pass forward. Kevin Dickov runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol have changed their lineup with Henning Haaland replacing Arturo Molina. Cordoba appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol kick off!
47.12
Graham Hall sees Toshiaki Akio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Toshiaki Akio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
48.51
Enrique Caminero threads a neat ball through to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari threads the ball through to Toshiaki Akio but he's offside!
49.02
Graham Hall threads a neat ball through to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Suarez. Roberto Suarez flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.01
Meziane Zerara passes the ball forward to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Rui Lopes. Rui Lopes makes a deft header but it is miles over!
59.02
Dominic Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero threads a neat ball through to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.02
RCD Espanyol have made 2 substitutions with Kevin Young replacing Francisco Martinez and Massimo Chianese replacing Enrique Caminero .
63.41
Massimo Chianese threads a neat ball through to Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.31
Julian Moya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Ritchie. Dominic Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Suarez. Roberto Suarez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Naysmith.
72.37
Dominic Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Moya. Julian Moya makes a probing pass to Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio lofts in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jose Caminero is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.31
Graham Hall catches Georg Deutinger on the ankles. The referee calls over Graham Hall and shows him a yellow card! Georg Deutinger grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.34
Graham Hall threads the ball through to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland knocks in a cross ball towards Massimo Chianese. Massimo Chianese makes a looping header on goal but Jose Caminero reads it well. Well saved!
81.39
Graham Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari threads the ball through to Henning Haaland but he's offside!
84.51
Rui Lopes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rui Lopes makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Samuele Di Vicino. Dominic Ritchie barges into Samuele Di Vicino. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
Graham Hall flicks a high pass forward. Henning Haaland controls it well on his chest. Henning Haaland whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari makes a deft header but is denied by John Naysmith. Excellent block.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

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

Possession
70.4%
29.6%
Play Area
21%
46.9%
32.1%

Scorers
Toshiaki Akio 15
Samuele Pecorari 36
Enrique Caminero 59
Henning Haaland 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Toshiaki Akio of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings
1.Bonaventure Manfredini (GK)
6
2.Neil Davidson (DEF)
7
3.Dominic Ritchie (DEF)
7
4.Julian Moya (DEF)
6
5.Francisco Martinez (DEF)
6
6.Graham Hall (MID)yellow card
7
7.Enrique Caminero (MID)goal scored
8
8.Roberto Suarez (MID)
6
9.Arturo Molina (MID)
6
10.Samuele Pecorari (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Toshiaki Akio (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Kevin Young (DEF)
6
13.Massimo Chianese (MID)
6
14.Henning Haaland (ATT)goal scored
8

1.Jose Caminero (GK)
7
2.John Naysmith (DEF)
6
3.Anton Schwabl (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Marcos (DEF)
6
5.Ger Lucius (DEF)
6
6.Georg Deutinger (MID)
6
7.Rui Lopes (MID)yellow card
6
8.Andri Már Sverrisson (ATT)
6
9.Samuele Di Vicino (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Dickov (ATT)
6
11.Meziane Zerara (ATT)
6
 
12.Ruel Matthews (ATT)
0
13.Carlton Hunt (MID)
0
14.Robert Beckham (DEF)
0