Match Report


SalamancaSalamanca     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Miguel ZamoraM. Zamora74
G
1
G
81Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini
Pablo PeiroP. Peiro66
D
2
D
77Neil DavidsonN. Davidson
Steve CraddockS. Craddock65
D
3
D
77Peter MadridP. Madrid
Alejandro IglesiasA. Iglesias50
D
captain4
D
76Kevin YoungK. Young
Daniel MarinD. Marin50
D
5captain
D
83Francisco MartinezF. Martinez
Jean-No‘l BlanchardJ. Blanchard76
M
6
M
79Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino
Warren ForbesW. Forbes64
M
7
M
85Enrique CamineroE. Caminero
Diogo PinheiroD. Pinheiro65
A
8
M
78Roberto SuarezR. Suarez
Stanley BanksS. Banks62
A
9
A
77Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari
Pedro GarciaP. Garcia62
A
10
M
81Arturo MolinaA. Molina
Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez60
A
11
A
87Toshiaki AkioT. Akio
 
Wes LawrenceW. Lawrence65
G
12
D
75Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Tom van VeenT. van Veen63
M
13
M
78Albert SanzA. Sanz
Alfredo VergesA. Verges61
M
14
A
78Henning HaalandH. Haaland

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Helmantico where Salamanca play host to RCD Espanyol. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Salamanca are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Suarez.


0.00
Salamanca kick off the first half!
2.00
Kevin Young flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Suarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Roberto Suarez stretches the opposition's defence. Roberto Suarez shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
4.05
Jose Marcelino threads a neat ball through to Arturo Molina. Arturo Molina lofts in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
12.19
Peter Madrid controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Miguel Zamora with no chance!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
18.58
Kevin Young flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Suarez collects the pass. Roberto Suarez flicks a high ball forward to Toshiaki Akio who takes it down. Toshiaki Akio lofts in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari connects with a diving header but Miguel Zamora is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
21.53
Jose Marcelino flicks a high ball forward to Enrique Caminero who takes it down. Enrique Caminero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Suarez. Roberto Suarez edges inside the box! Roberto Suarez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Miguel Zamora with no chance!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
24.44
Warren Forbes hits a low pass to Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard makes a simple pass to Diogo Pinheiro. Diogo Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
26.39
Peter Madrid comes in with a late challenge on Diogo Pinheiro. The referee calls over Peter Madrid and shows him a yellow card! Diogo Pinheiro runs off the knock.
38.41
From the throw-in, Roberto Suarez picks out Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Pecorari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuele Pecorari knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Craddock.
42.17
Roberto Suarez makes a simple pass to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
44.27
Samuele Pecorari clumsily knocks into Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Samuele Pecorari is given a warning by the referee! Jean-No‘l Blanchard runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with RCD Espanyol kicking off!
47.08
Warren Forbes threads a neat ball through to Diogo Pinheiro. Diogo Pinheiro plays a scrappy one-two with Stanley Banks and advances towards the goal... Diogo Pinheiro shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
48.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Warren Forbes plays the ball forward to Pedro Garcia. Pedro Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. With a superhuman jump, Stanley Banks connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
49.33
Diogo Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Gonzalez. Miguel Gonzalez shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
51.08
Francisco Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Suarez collects the pass. Roberto Suarez threads a neat ball through to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
55.24
Warren Forbes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Gonzalez. Miguel Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.52
Neil Davidson flicks a high pass forward to Roberto Suarez who brings the ball under control. Roberto Suarez makes a simple pass to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari threads the ball through to Toshiaki Akio but he's offside!
60.02
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Henning Haaland replacing Arturo Molina .
61.03
Warren Forbes threads the ball through to Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Pinheiro. Diogo Pinheiro threads the ball through into the box. Some awkward footwork from Pedro Garcia provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Bonaventure Manfredini.
65.55
Roberto Suarez sees a break and surges forward. Roberto Suarez kicks a strong pass forward to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
66.21
Neil Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
69.40
With some swift thinking, Roberto Suarez plays the ball forward to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.26
RCD Espanyol have made 2 substitutions with Dominic Ritchie replacing Neil Davidson and Albert Sanz replacing Enrique Caminero .
79.03
Albert Sanz threads a neat ball through to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.05
Warren Forbes chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Garcia. Pedro Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Banks. Stanley Banks is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Bonaventure Manfredini reads it well. Excellent save!
85.01
Albert Sanz flicks a high ball forward to Toshiaki Akio who takes it down. Toshiaki Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Suarez. Pablo Peiro catches Roberto Suarez on the ankles. Roberto Suarez appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
87.34
Kevin Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Toshiaki Akio. Toshiaki Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is deflected wide by Daniel Marin.
88.42
Roberto Suarez takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Daniel Marin gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
89.39
Kevin Young hits a low pass to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Pecorari controls it well on his chest. Samuele Pecorari kicks a strong pass forward to Henning Haaland but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Salamanca

RCD Espanyol
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38%
62%
Play Area
31%
43.7%
25.4%

Scorers
Samuele Pecorari 12
Roberto Suarez 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Suarez of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings