Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Will SullyWill Sully Adam Williams Adam Williams
Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini81
G
1
G
78Eric AppiahE. Appiah
Neil DavidsonN. Davidson77
D
2
D
68Sergio TeixeiraS. Teixeira
Peter MadridP. Madrid77
D
3
D
70Jose Fortes MartinezJ. Martinez
Kevin YoungK. Young76
D
4
D
70Kwame MarbusK. Marbus
Francisco MartinezF. Martinez83
D
captain5
D
77Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah
Graham HallG. Hall82
M
6
M
75Fernando ReisF. Reis
Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino79
M
7
M
74Tiago RamosT. Ramos
Enrique CamineroE. Caminero85
M
8captain
M
72Matjaz ZanchiM. Zanchi
Henning HaalandH. Haaland78
A
9
A
78Thomas WeberT. Weber
Arturo MolinaA. Molina81
M
10
A
74Yohann SchouftY. Schouft
Toshiaki AkioT. Akio87
A
11
A
72Sergio FariaS. Faria
 
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie75
D
12
M
71Duncan BurleyD. Burley
Roberto SuarezR. Suarez78
M
13
M
51Romero P. MedinaR. Medina
Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari77
A
14
A
67Miguel PinheiroM. Pinheiro

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 20,935 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Marin.


0.00
The first half starts with Villarreal CF kicking off!
2.11
Matjaz Zanchi kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Ramos. Tiago Ramos cuts inside the box! Tiago Ramos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
3.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Enrique Caminero plays the ball forward to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina whips in a cross ball towards Graham Hall. With a superhuman jump, Graham Hall connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Eric Appiah didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
4.34
Graham Hall flicks a high ball forward to Jose Marcelino who takes it down. Jose Marcelino whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina whips the ball goalwards with his head. Eric Appiah picks it out of the air!
8.25
Francisco Martinez threads a neat ball through to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero makes a probing pass to Graham Hall. Graham Hall lofts in a cross ball towards Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
9.30
With a delightful solo run, Tiago Ramos stretches the opposition's defence. Tiago Ramos puts a great ball through. Matjaz Zanchi runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
10.21
Jose Marcelino makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Marcelino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.05
Kevin Young makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Young makes a simple pass to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland passes the ball forward but Graham Hall is offside!
16.49
Kevin Young kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Hall. These players appear to think like one. Graham Hall picks a pass forward to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino lofts in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Eric Appiah had no chance!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
20.07
Jose Marcelino flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Hall. Graham Hall flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Molina controls it well on his chest. Arturo Molina whips in a cross ball towards Graham Hall. Graham Hall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.38
Kwame Marbus flicks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Abdullah. Alpay Abdullah brings the ball forward. Alpay Abdullah whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Ramos. Tiago Ramos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.38
Graham Hall comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Reis. Graham Hall is shown the yellow card! Fernando Reis stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.41
Graham Hall makes a simple pass to Francisco Martinez. Francisco Martinez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Eric Appiah reads it well. Fabulous stop!
42.33
Fernando Reis passes the ball forward to Yohann Schouft. Yohann Schouft whips in a cross ball towards Matjaz Zanchi. Matjaz Zanchi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Bonaventure Manfredini didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
44.31
Jose Marcelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RCD Espanyol start the second half!
47.00
Graham Hall threads the ball through to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina lofts in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.26
Jose Marcelino makes a probing pass to Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio whips in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
54.48
Francisco Martinez hits a low pass to Graham Hall. Graham Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero whips in a cross ball towards Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
60.01
RCD Espanyol have made 3 substitutions with Dominic Ritchie replacing Neil Davidson, Roberto Suarez replacing Enrique Caminero and Samuele Pecorari replacing Toshiaki Akio .Villarreal CF have made 2 substitutions with Duncan Burley replacing Matjaz Zanchi and Romero P. Medina replacing Tiago Ramos .
66.44
Henning Haaland knocks the ball forward to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Teixeira.
69.37
Romero P. Medina knocks the ball forward to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.24
Peter Madrid makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Suarez controls it well on his chest. Roberto Suarez plays a one-two with Samuele Pecorari and rushes in on goal... Roberto Suarez rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
75.12
Peter Madrid makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari but the linesman indicates offside!
77.25
Villarreal CF have made a substitution with Miguel Pinheiro replacing Yohann Schouft .
78.29
Kevin Young threads a neat ball through to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino threads the ball through to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. With a superhuman jump, Samuele Pecorari connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
83.40
Henning Haaland flicks a high ball forward to Graham Hall who takes it down. Graham Hall shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
84.51
Peter Madrid knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Hall. Graham Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Suarez. Roberto Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari directs the ball goalwards with his head. Samuele Pecorari scores for RCD Espanyol!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Villarreal CF
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
12
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
75%
25%
Play Area
25%
44.4%
30.6%

Scorers
Henning Haaland 16, 47, 51
Toshiaki Akio 54
Samuele Pecorari 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Henning Haaland of RCD Espanyol

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

1.Eric Appiah (GK)
7
2.Sergio Teixeira (DEF)
6
3.Jose Fortes Martinez (DEF)
6
4.Kwame Marbus (DEF)
6
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)
6
6.Fernando Reis (MID)
6
7.Tiago Ramos (MID)
6
8.Matjaz Zanchi (MID)
6
9.Thomas Weber (ATT)
6
10.Yohann Schouft (ATT)
6
11.Sergio Faria (ATT)
6
 
12.Duncan Burley (MID)
6
13.Romero P. Medina (MID)
6
14.Miguel Pinheiro (ATT)
6