Match Report
| Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF |  |  | RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Gleisenstein | M. Gleisenstein |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Arturo Martinez | A. Martinez | |||||||||
| Jose Gainza | J. Gainza | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Gregorio Gutierrez | G. Gutierrez | |||||||||
| Hugo Nunez | H. Nunez | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Ahmed Van Mol | A. Van Mol | |||||||||
| Francisco Lorenzo | F. Lorenzo | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Jaime Veloso | J. Veloso | |||||||||
| Victor Nieto | V. Nieto | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 |  | Mariano Artico | M. Artico | |||||||||
| Adolfo Arias | A. Arias | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Martin Soto | M. Soto | |||||||||
| Luis Gutierrez | L. Gutierrez | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Eugenio Duran | E. Duran | |||||||||
| Juan-Carlos Gil | J. Gil | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Abel Pinto | A. Pinto | |||||||||
| Elena Gomez | E. Gomez | | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Julian Pastor | J. Pastor | |||||||||
| Arturo Galadames | A. Galadames | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Claudio Pena | C. Pena | |||||||||
| Carlos Blanco | C. Blanco | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Linus Jung | L. Jung | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at El Madrigal where Villarreal CF play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 9,372 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Villarreal CF and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Villarreal CF kick off and get the first half underway!
3.24
0-0Ahmed Van Mol flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Pinto. Abel Pinto knocks the ball forward to Linus Jung. Linus Jung kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.48
0-0Francisco Lorenzo knocks the ball forward to Luis Gutierrez. Luis Gutierrez chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco goes all the way! Carlos Blanco shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Arturo Martinez.
9.13
Mariano Artico hoofs the ball up the pitch. Linus Jung lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
12.18
Luis Gutierrez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.59
1-0Luis Gutierrez threads the ball through to Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.53
Luis Gutierrez decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Gutierrez lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Arturo Martinez!
20.42
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.00
1-0Juan-Carlos Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Gutierrez.
24.48
Francisco Lorenzo takes it forward alone. Francisco Lorenzo chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Galadames. Arturo Galadames knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Veloso.
30.35
Juan-Carlos Gil makes a simple pass to Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco plays a perfect one-two with Arturo Galadames and rushes in on goal... Carlos Blanco cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Arturo Martinez manages to keep it out.
38.20
Hugo Nunez kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Gutierrez. Luis Gutierrez makes a simple pass to Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Galadames. Arturo Galadames is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Arturo Martinez manages to gather it comfortably.
39.30
Adolfo Arias sees a break and surges forward. Adolfo Arias lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.33
Francisco Lorenzo decides to run forward with the ball. Francisco Lorenzo threads the ball through to Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.19
1-0Eugenio Duran clumsily knocks into Juan-Carlos Gil. The referee calls over Eugenio Duran and shows him a yellow card! Juan-Carlos Gil stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
RCD Espanyol start the second half!
51.19
Villarreal CF are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.29
Hugo Nunez makes a beautiful solo run. Hugo Nunez threads the ball through to Arturo Galadames. Arturo Galadames knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.06
Jaime Veloso passes the ball forward to Abel Pinto. Abel Pinto knocks the ball forward to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.21
Villarreal CF are easily keeping RCD Espanyol at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
63.21
Claudio Pena comes in with a late challenge on Francisco Lorenzo. The referee calls over Claudio Pena and shows him a yellow card! Francisco Lorenzo stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.37
Juan-Carlos Gil sees space and advances. Juan-Carlos Gil controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Arturo Martinez manages to gather it comfortably.
66.29
Ahmed Van Mol knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Pastor. Julian Pastor makes a simple pass to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Martin Gleisenstein had no chance!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
69.35
Julian Pastor makes a simple pass to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.48
Julian Pastor makes a simple pass to Linus Jung. Linus Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.31
Jose Gainza hoofs the ball up the pitch. Arturo Galadames finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Arturo Martinez.
77.47
Adolfo Arias flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Galadames. Arturo Galadames sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Arturo Martinez.
78.57
Hugo Nunez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Gil. Juan-Carlos Gil passes the ball forward to Carlos Blanco. Carlos Blanco shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.49
1-2Francisco Lorenzo comes in with a late challenge on Claudio Pena. The referee calls over Francisco Lorenzo and warns him to calm down! Claudio Pena hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.12
Francisco Lorenzo passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Gil. Juan-Carlos Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Galadames. Arturo Galadames shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
87.19
Ahmed Van Mol controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Soto. Martin Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Ahmed Van Mol kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Duran. Eugenio Duran deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Linus Jung. Linus Jung shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
30.2%
40.6%
29.2%
Scorers
| Carlos Blanco 15 | Claudio Pena 55, 66 |