Match Report


EibarEibar     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Noel HenryNoel Henry Will Sully Will Sully
Matthew GyanM. Gyan81
G
1
G
81Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini
Tomek DeynaT. Deyna76
D
2
D
76Samuel VarelaS. Varela
Tarik RamziT. Ramzi79
D
3
D
81Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Ernesto AriasE. Arias71
D
4
D
77Peter MadridP. Madrid
Frederico SaezF. Saez75
M
5captain
D
76Kevin YoungK. Young
Philipp JusterP. Juster94
M
6
M
83Graham HallG. Hall
Mark DainelliM. Dainelli82
M
7
M
82Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino
Jose RubioJ. Rubio80
M
8
M
86Enrique CamineroE. Caminero
Ronny FavoR. Favo81
M
9
A
78Henning HaalandH. Haaland
Sylvain SummerbellS. Summerbell84
A
captain10
A
78Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari
Billy LawB. Law72
A
11
A
79Stefan BusseS. Busse
 
Elena VidalE. Vidal70
D
12
D
75Julian MoyaJ. Moya
Arturo José MariA. José Mari73
A
13
M
79Albert SanzA. Sanz
Colin ColeC. Cole71
M
14
A
74Daniel VianaD. Viana

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Mpal de Ipurua where Eibar play host to RCD Espanyol. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Eibar are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Medina.


0.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol kick off!
8.48
Ernesto Arias threads a neat ball through to Tomek Deyna. Tomek Deyna flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronny Favo. Ronny Favo knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Bonaventure Manfredini reads it well. Excellent keeping!
16.29
Enrique Caminero catches Tomek Deyna on the ankles. Enrique Caminero is given a warning by the referee! Tomek Deyna hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.38
Jose Marcelino brings the ball forward. Jose Marcelino makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Stefan Busse. Stefan Busse muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Matthew Gyan had no chance!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
24.30
Graham Hall threads a neat ball through to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari lofts in a cross ball towards Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero connects with a diving header. Matthew Gyan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
28.42
Colin McGrory makes a probing pass to Graham Hall. Graham Hall flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Busse collects the pass. Stefan Busse whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari makes a deft header. Fantastic reaction save from Matthew Gyan!
33.08
Kevin Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Hall. Graham Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Samuele Pecorari clumsily knocks into Ernesto Arias. The referee calls over Samuele Pecorari and warns him to calm down! Ernesto Arias runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Eibar kick off and get the second half underway!
47.24
Tarik Ramzi flicks a high pass forward to Ernesto Arias who brings the ball under control. Ernesto Arias sees Billy Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Varela.
49.12
Colin McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino threads the ball through to Stefan Busse. Stefan Busse lofts in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
55.25
Frederico Saez makes a probing pass to Sylvain Summerbell. Sylvain Summerbell finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.49
Colin McGrory threads a neat ball through to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino threads a neat ball through to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari shoots from distance but somehow Matthew Gyan manages to keep it out.
60.41
Eibar have made a substitution with Arturo José Mari replacing Philipp Juster .RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Julian Moya replacing Peter Madrid .
63.15
Tarik Ramzi flicks a high ball forward to Arturo José Mari who takes it down. Arturo José Mari flicks a high ball forward to Billy Law who takes it down. Billy Law knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Varela.
65.04
Arturo José Mari threads the ball through to Ronny Favo. Ronny Favo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bonaventure Manfredini who gathers it comfortably.
71.24
Enrique Caminero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Busse controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Stefan Busse strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.22
RCD Espanyol have made 2 substitutions with Albert Sanz replacing Jose Marcelino and Daniel Viana replacing Stefan Busse .
78.30
Colin McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
79.26
Graham Hall slams into Jose Rubio with his studs up. The referee motions to Graham Hall to come over. It's a red card!! Jose Rubio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.56
Frederico Saez chips the ball to his team mate, Ronny Favo. Ronny Favo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bonaventure Manfredini who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Eibar

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

Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
32.4%
48.5%
19.1%

Scorers
Sylvain Summerbell 55
Stefan Busse 20, 71
Enrique Caminero 24
Samuele Pecorari 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefan Busse of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings
1.Matthew Gyan (GK)
6
2.Tomek Deyna (DEF)
6
3.Tarik Ramzi (DEF)
6
4.Ernesto Arias (DEF)
6
5.Frederico Saez (MID)
6
6.Philipp Juster (MID)
6
7.Mark Dainelli (MID)
6
8.Jose Rubio (MID)
6
9.Ronny Favo (MID)
6
10.Sylvain Summerbell (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Billy Law (ATT)
6
 
12.Elena Vidal (DEF)
0
13.Arturo José Mari (ATT)
6
14.Colin Cole (MID)
0

1.Bonaventure Manfredini (GK)
6
2.Samuel Varela (DEF)
6
3.Colin McGrory (DEF)
6
4.Peter Madrid (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Young (DEF)
6
6.Stefan Busse (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Jose Marcelino (MID)
7
8.Enrique Caminero (MID)goal scored
7
9.Henning Haaland (ATT)
6
10.Samuele Pecorari (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Daniel Viana (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Moya (DEF)
6
13.Albert Sanz (MID)
6
14.Graham Hall (MID)red card
3