Match Report


Union Las PalmasUnion Las Palmas     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Enrique PascualE. Pascual66
G
1
G
81Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini
Samuel SousaS. Sousa81
D
2
D
76Samuel VarelaS. Varela
Sebastian LozanoS. Lozano70
D
3
D
75Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Brian GilchristB. Gilchrist66
D
captain4
D
77Peter MadridP. Madrid
Omer CarltonO. Carlton65
D
5captain
D
76Kevin YoungK. Young
Rafael IbanezR. Ibanez74
M
6
M
83Graham HallG. Hall
Marcos VidalM. Vidal71
M
7
M
82Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino
Hugo MonteroH. Montero68
M
8
M
85Enrique CamineroE. Caminero
Jose Javier PastorJ. Pastor67
A
9
A
73Juan SanzJ. Sanz
Edgar VarelaE. Varela66
A
10
A
74Daniel VianaD. Viana
Antonio GomezA. Gomez66
A
11
A
78Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari
 
Abdelmalek ArribagéA. Arribagé64
A
12
D
74Julian MoyaJ. Moya
Daniel José MariD. José Mari60
G
13
M
80Claudio CruzC. Cruz
Jose Javier CalvoJ. Calvo58
G
14
A
78Henning HaalandH. Haaland

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Insular where Union Las Palmas play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 20,950 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Union Las Palmas are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo Guerrero Lopez.


0.00
Union Las Palmas kick off the first half!
3.03
Samuel Varela knocks the ball forward to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana whips in a cross ball towards Juan Sanz. Juan Sanz flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
4.59
Jose Marcelino decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Marcelino lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana flicks the ball with his head. Enrique Pascual is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.47
Samuel Sousa clumsily knocks into Daniel Viana. The referee brings Samuel Sousa to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Viana stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.48
Samuel Varela 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 Juan Sanz. Juan Sanz beats his man to it with a header but somehow Enrique Pascual manages to keep it out.
12.15
Brian Gilchrist hits a low pass to Marcos Vidal. Marcos Vidal advances with the ball. Marcos Vidal lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela connects with a diving header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
20.19
Sebastian Lozano sees Edgar Varela in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Varela finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
22.38
Peter Madrid makes a simple pass to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Viana who takes it down. Daniel Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Lozano.
24.55
Graham Hall hits a low pass to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Viana. Samuel Sousa comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Viana. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
26.33
Kevin Young surges forward with the ball. Kevin Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Enrique Pascual who gathers it comfortably.
27.34
Graham Hall clumsily knocks into Hugo Montero. Graham Hall is shown the yellow card! Hugo Montero stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.09
Hugo Montero makes a probing pass to Rafael Ibanez. Rafael Ibanez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bonaventure Manfredini who gathers it comfortably.
33.11
With vision, Dominic Ritchie plays the ball forward to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino flicks a high pass forward to Juan Sanz who brings the ball neatly under control. Juan Sanz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.29
Rafael Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Marcos Vidal. Marcos Vidal finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
40.01
Samuel Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Hall. Graham Hall flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Viana controls it well on his chest. Daniel Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
44.08
Brian Gilchrist brings the ball forward. Brian Gilchrist flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor knocks in a cross ball towards Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Bonaventure Manfredini!
45.00
Dominic Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Graham Hall who brings the ball under control. Graham Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Sanz. Juan Sanz lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana makes a deft header but Enrique Pascual is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half. RCD Espanyol also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RCD Espanyol kick off the second half!
48.34
Daniel Viana passes the ball forward to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
49.34
Samuel Sousa makes a simple pass to Rafael Ibanez. Rafael Ibanez flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Varela controls it well on his chest. Edgar Varela tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
60.24
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Claudio Cruz replacing Enrique Caminero .
61.34
Sebastian Lozano surges forward with the ball. Sebastian Lozano shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
63.24
Brian Gilchrist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Vidal. Marcos Vidal makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
65.25
Graham Hall catches Brian Gilchrist on the ankles. Graham Hall is given a warning by the referee! Brian Gilchrist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.56
Peter Madrid makes a simple pass to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Cruz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Claudio Cruz plays the ball forward to Juan Sanz who has made a great run into the box. Juan Sanz strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.08
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Julian Moya replacing Peter Madrid .
78.14
With great vision, Jose Marcelino plays the ball forward to Graham Hall. Graham Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Sanz. Juan Sanz shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
79.33
Dominic Ritchie plays the ball forward to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Gilchrist.
81.53
Brian Gilchrist advances with the ball. Brian Gilchrist flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Pastor. Jose Javier Pastor knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Montero. Samuel Varela catches Hugo Montero on the ankles. Hugo Montero appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
83.05
Claudio Cruz barges into Rafael Ibanez. Claudio Cruz is shown the yellow card! Rafael Ibanez stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.06
Claudio Cruz advances with the ball. Claudio Cruz lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Enrique Pascual punches it away to safety.
87.43
Hugo Montero flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Vidal collects the pass. Marcos Vidal finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Juan Sanz clumsily knocks into Sebastian Lozano. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastian Lozano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Union Las Palmas

RCD Espanyol
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
32.3%
44.1%
23.7%

Scorers
Daniel Viana 5
Samuele Pecorari 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Viana of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings
1.Enrique Pascual (GK)
8
2.Samuel Sousa (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Lozano (DEF)
7
4.Brian Gilchrist (DEF)
8
5.Omer Carlton (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Ibanez (MID)
6
7.Marcos Vidal (MID)
7
8.Hugo Montero (MID)
6
9.Jose Javier Pastor (ATT)
6
10.Edgar Varela (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Gomez (ATT)
6
 
12.Abdelmalek Arribagé (ATT)
0
13.Daniel José Mari (GK)
0
14.Jose Javier Calvo (GK)
0

1.Bonaventure Manfredini (GK)
6
2.Samuel Varela (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Peter Madrid (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Young (DEF)
6
6.Graham Hall (MID)yellow card
6
7.Jose Marcelino (MID)
8
8.Enrique Caminero (MID)
7
9.Juan Sanz (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Daniel Viana (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Samuele Pecorari (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Julian Moya (DEF)
6
13.Claudio Cruz (MID)yellow card
6
14.Henning Haaland (ATT)
0