Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Colis Alfonso Perez where Getafe play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 16,521 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Getafe and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Getafe and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0RCD Espanyol kick off and get the match underway!
3.38
0-0Mathias Spong controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchell Meredith. Mitchell Meredith makes a probing pass to Martin Gento. Martin Gento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.50
0-1Egutu Akinbiyi flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor Flores. Victor Flores plays a perfect one-two with Felipe Montero and rushes in on goal... Victor Flores takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Zbigniew Bak has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.08
Mauricio Hidalgo makes a beautiful solo run. Mauricio Hidalgo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Pirri. Alberto Pirri shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
21.33
Danny Etherington threads the ball through to Alberto Pirri. Alberto Pirri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.33
Egutu Akinbiyi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Flores. Victor Flores plays a perfect one-two with Felipe Montero and rushes in on goal... Victor Flores shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.02
0-1Jose Guerrero Lopez kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Thielemann. Matthias Thielemann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchell Meredith. Mitchell Meredith makes a probing pass to Krunoslav Prosinecki but he's offside!
27.20
Emmanuel Adeshina brings the ball forward. Emmanuel Adeshina shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
28.12
0-1Getafe are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate RCD Espanyol's defence.
32.48
Ernesto Guerrero makes a probing pass to Felipe Montero. Felipe Montero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Victor Flores. Victor Flores takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.29
0-1Morris Summerbell makes a probing pass to Hugo Martin. Hugo Martin threads the ball through to Alberto Pirri. Alberto Pirri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Guerrero Lopez.
34.46
0-1Mauricio Hidalgo knocks the ball forward to Danny Etherington. Danny Etherington deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Flores. Victor Flores makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Montero. Felipe Montero tries a spectacular strike but somehow Zbigniew Bak manages to keep it out.
36.39
Mathias Spong makes a probing pass to Krunoslav Prosinecki. Krunoslav Prosinecki plays a perfect one-two with Martin Gento and rushes in on goal... Krunoslav Prosinecki takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Krunoslav Prosinecki!
39.30
Morris Summerbell hoofs the ball up the pitch. Alberto Pirri shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Getafe kick off!
48.39
Danny Etherington flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor Flores. Victor Flores whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Pirri. Alberto Pirri directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.25
Danny Etherington chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Flores. Victor Flores shoots from outside the area but Zbigniew Bak is on top of it.
53.31
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
59.55
Morris Summerbell chips the ball to his team mate, Egutu Akinbiyi. Egutu Akinbiyi sees space and advances. Egutu Akinbiyi shoots from long range. Zbigniew Bak easily smothers it.
63.32
Danny Etherington makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Pirri. Alberto Pirri shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.03
1-1Morris Summerbell comes in with a late challenge on Krunoslav Prosinecki. Morris Summerbell is shown the yellow card! Krunoslav Prosinecki gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.44
1-1Felipe Gonzalez catches Felipe Montero on the ankles. Felipe Gonzalez is given a warning by the referee! Felipe Montero runs off the knock.
73.27
Jose Guerrero Lopez catches Danny Etherington on the ankles. The referee calls over Jose Guerrero Lopez and warns him to calm down! Danny Etherington stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.01
Jose Guerrero Lopez makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Mitchell Meredith. Mitchell Meredith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.19
Mauricio Hidalgo threads the ball through to Ernesto Guerrero. Ernesto Guerrero brings the ball forward. Ernesto Guerrero shoots from outside the area. Ernesto Guerrero scores for RCD Espanyol!!
85.46
Morris Summerbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Etherington. Danny Etherington flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Montero. Felipe Montero tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
30.7%
42.7%
26.7%
Scorers