Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Francisco de la Hera where Extremadura UD play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 8,612 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Extremadura UD and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Extremadura UD kick off!
2.02
Martin Ramirez passes the ball forward to Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Vega. Roberto Vega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.45
Abel Pinto makes a simple pass to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Jung. Linus Jung powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.30
Abel Pinto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
9.41
Felipe Lopez catches Linus Jung on the ankles. Felipe Lopez is shown the yellow card! Linus Jung hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.23
Alberto Ibanez makes a probing pass to Daniel Izquierdo. Daniel Izquierdo threads the ball through to Roberto Vega. Roberto Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Polak. Oscar Polak powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.32
Abel Pinto flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Jung. Linus Jung plays a perfect one-two with Claudio Pena and rushes in on goal... Linus Jung cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.53
Daniel Izquierdo kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Polak. Oscar Polak tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.50
Hennie De Visser flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Vega. Roberto Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ahmed Van Mol.
28.04
Extremadura UD are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
32.47
Daniel Izquierdo knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Vega. Roberto Vega plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Polak and rushes in on goal... Roberto Vega makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Arturo Martinez manages to keep it out.
34.06
Abel Pinto flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Jung. Linus Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Daniel Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Vega. Roberto Vega shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Arturo Martinez manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol kick off!
47.39
Alberto Ibanez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Vega. Roberto Vega shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.53
Alberto Ibanez makes a simple pass to Alberto Iglesias. Alberto Iglesias makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Iglesias lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Vega. Roberto Vega connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Arturo Martinez.
54.40
Abel Pinto makes a probing pass to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.35
Alberto Ibanez makes a simple pass to Romero P. Hidalgo. Romero P. Hidalgo surges forward with the ball. Romero P. Hidalgo knocks the ball forward to Oscar Polak but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.17
Hennie De Visser chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Polak. Oscar Polak knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.58
Gregorio Gutierrez brings the ball forward. Gregorio Gutierrez brings the ball forward. Gregorio Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Claudio Leon who gathers it comfortably.
79.55
Abel Pinto makes a probing pass to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.08
Jaime Veloso passes the ball forward to Julian Pastor. Julian Pastor takes it forward alone. Julian Pastor shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
87.43
Romero P. Hidalgo decides to run forward with the ball. Romero P. Hidalgo passes the ball forward to Oscar Polak. Oscar Polak takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.01
Martin Soto makes a simple pass to Claudio Pena. Claudio Pena shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Hidalgo of Extremadura UD
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.2%
37.8%
Play Area
27.8%
48.9%
23.3%

Scorers