Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Albacete Balompie. A crowd of 20,931 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RCD Espanyol and Albacete Balompie are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both RCD Espanyol and Albacete Balompie are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0RCD Espanyol start the match!
4.10
0-0Gianpaolo Scarlato sees a break and surges forward. Gianpaolo Scarlato knocks the ball forward to Alex Burley. Alex Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Cortes who gathers it comfortably.
6.08
0-0Saidu A. Afolabi passes the ball forward to Marc Høgh. Marc Høgh tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.53
0-0Alberto Barkero makes a simple pass to Evans Ferraresi. Evans Ferraresi kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Burley. Alex Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Pena but the linesman indicates offside!
9.41
Saidu A. Afolabi decides to run forward with the ball. Saidu A. Afolabi goes all the way! Saidu A. Afolabi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.28
1-0Alberto Barkero threads the ball through to Guillermo Santos. Guillermo Santos surges forward with the ball. Guillermo Santos plays a perfect one-two with Claudio Pena and rushes in on goal... Guillermo Santos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.46
Matthew Amoah knocks the ball to his team mate, Saidu A. Afolabi. Saidu A. Afolabi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Høgh. Marc Høgh knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Ferreira.
20.19
1-0Albacete Balompie are easily keeping RCD Espanyol at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
27.51
Krunoslav Vukoja controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Saidu A. Afolabi. Saidu A. Afolabi passes the ball forward to Christian Bayle. Christian Bayle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Høgh but the linesman indicates offside!
28.33
1-0Guillermo Santos hacks Fernando Marcos from behind! The referee calls over Guillermo Santos and shows him a yellow card! Fernando Marcos stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.17
Evans Ferraresi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Burley. Alex Burley whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.58
1-0Fernando Marcos chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Bayle. Christian Bayle knocks the ball to his team mate, Roland Chevallier. Roland Chevallier shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Alejandro José Mari easily smothers it!
40.52
Evans Ferraresi flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Burley but the linesman indicates offside!
42.50
Thomas Heerkens makes a probing pass to Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.35
1-0Claudio Pena comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Cruz. Claudio Pena is shown the yellow card! Antonio Cruz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Albacete Balompie start the second half!
57.16
Jorge Ferreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Evans Ferraresi. Evans Ferraresi passes the ball forward to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tonton Gren.
61.31
Gianpaolo Scarlato makes a beautiful solo run. Gianpaolo Scarlato decides to run forward with the ball. Gianpaolo Scarlato kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Verges but the referee indicates it's offside!
65.02
Jorge Ferreira knocks the ball forward to Thomas Heerkens. Thomas Heerkens passes the ball forward to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Amoah.
69.28
Krunoslav Vukoja deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youri Beschastnykh. Youri Beschastnykh makes a probing pass to Roland Chevallier. Roland Chevallier plays a perfect one-two with Christian Bayle and rushes in on goal... Roland Chevallier shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.51
Guillermo Santos threads the ball through to Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Carlos Cortes manages to gather it comfortably.
78.20
Guillermo Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.57
Gianpaolo Scarlato plays a long ball forward. Alex Burley threads the ball through to Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.55
Saidu A. Afolabi makes a beautiful solo run. Saidu A. Afolabi whips in a cross ball towards Marc Høgh. Marc Høgh heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Alejandro José Mari has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.4%
37.6%
Play Area
23.5%
43.5%
32.9%
Scorers