Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     CordobaCordoba
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oliver OverathO. Overath69
G
1captain
G
54Rafael LeonR. Leon
Pascal RöhligP. Röhlig71
D
2
D
60Pedro PichichiP. Pichichi
Pablo IglesiasP. Iglesias70
D
captain3
D
55Marcos KikoM. Kiko
Roberto MarquesR. Marques69
D
4
D
48Jose SotoJ. Soto
Ignacio HelderI. Helder64
D
5
M
69Oscar VazquezO. Vazquez
Maurizio Di BiagioM. Di Biagio75
M
6
M
67Hugo MartinezH. Martinez
Bruno MendesB. Mendes72
M
7
M
63Enrique FarinosE. Farinos
Kevin ZiegeK. Ziege69
M
8
M
61Marco QuinteroM. Quintero
Claudio NietoC. Nieto60
M
9
A
56Juan CamachoJ. Camacho
Marcos PastorM. Pastor65
A
10
A
55Carlos MorenoC. Moreno
Jose Fortes HelgueraJ. Helguera62
A
11
A
55Vasco CastroV. Castro
 
Carlos GonzalezC. Gonzalez61
D
12
A
54Morgan PinatoM. Pinato
Pedro IbanezP. Ibanez58
M
13
M
54Romero P. FerrerR. Ferrer
Alberto BlancoA. Blanco58
G
14
M
53Alejandro IglesiasA. Iglesias

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Cordoba. A crowd of 9,660 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Cordoba appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Vasco Helder.


0.00
Cordoba kick off and get the first half underway!
2.26
Pedro Pichichi pushes mid-way up the pitch. Pedro Pichichi surges forward with the ball. Pedro Pichichi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oliver Overath who gathers it comfortably.
3.09
Claudio Nieto threads the ball through to Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Pastor controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Marcos Pastor rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
4.05
Roberto Marques catches Vasco Castro on the ankles. The referee calls over Roberto Marques and shows him a yellow card! Vasco Castro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.05
Free kick to Cordoba just outside the area...
5.47
Juan Camacho steps up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
6.48
Kevin Ziege sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Ziege makes a probing pass to Jose Fortes Helguera but he's offside!
10.12
Carlos Moreno comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Marques. The referee warns Carlos Moreno to calm down! Roberto Marques stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.56
Roberto Marques flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Mendes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bruno Mendes threads a neat ball through to Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.37
Hugo Martinez flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Moreno who brings the ball under control. Carlos Moreno plays a perfect one-two with Vasco Castro and rushes in on goal... Carlos Moreno takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.24
Hugo Martinez plays the ball forward to Vasco Castro. Vasco Castro shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.43
Vasco Castro comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Marques. The referee calls over Vasco Castro and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Marques grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.03
Kevin Ziege brings the ball forward. Kevin Ziege makes a probing pass between the defence to Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
34.49
Without breaking stride, Enrique Farinos plays the ball forward to Vasco Castro. Vasco Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
42.06
Marcos Pastor comes in with a late challenge on Marcos Kiko. Marcos Pastor is given a warning by the referee! Marcos Kiko stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.33
Enrique Farinos threads a neat ball through to Vasco Castro. Vasco Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pascal Röhlig.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
RCD Espanyol kick off and get the second half underway!
49.48
Ignacio Helder flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Di Biagio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurizio Di Biagio knocks the ball forward to Jose Fortes Helguera. Jose Fortes Helguera shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
55.50
Enrique Farinos makes a probing pass to Carlos Moreno. Carlos Moreno shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
61.15
With imagination, Ignacio Helder laces a weighted ball forward to Bruno Mendes. Bruno Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Pastor. Without breaking stride, Marcos Pastor plays the ball forward to Jose Fortes Helguera who has made a great run into the box. Jose Fortes Helguera muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Jose Soto. Excellent block.
63.10
Pablo Iglesias flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Ziege controls it well on his chest. Kevin Ziege makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pedro Pichichi.
66.34
Oscar Vazquez threads a neat ball through to Vasco Castro. Vasco Castro shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
69.55
Enrique Farinos makes a simple pass to Juan Camacho. Juan Camacho lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Castro. Vasco Castro powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.52
Showing composure, Marco Quintero plays the ball forward to Juan Camacho. Juan Camacho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
77.24
RCD Espanyol have made 2 substitutions with Carlos Gonzalez replacing Pablo Iglesias and Pedro Ibanez replacing Bruno Mendes .
78.30
Jose Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Marco Quintero. Marco Quintero knocks the ball forward to Carlos Moreno. Carlos Moreno lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Camacho. Juan Camacho finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
87.44
With some swift thinking, Maurizio Di Biagio plays the ball forward to Marcos Pastor. Marcos Pastor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rafael Leon who gathers it comfortably.
89.21
Maurizio Di Biagio clumsily knocks into Enrique Farinos. The referee calls over Maurizio Di Biagio and shows him a yellow card! Enrique Farinos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Cordoba
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
30.5%
45.1%
24.4%

Scorers
Vasco Castro 70
Juan Camacho 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Camacho of Cordoba

Match Ratings
1.Oliver Overath (GK)
6
2.Pascal Röhlig (DEF)
6
3.Pablo Iglesias (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Marques (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Ignacio Helder (DEF)
6
6.Maurizio Di Biagio (MID)yellow card
6
7.Bruno Mendes (MID)
6
8.Kevin Ziege (MID)
8
9.Claudio Nieto (MID)
6
10.Marcos Pastor (ATT)
6
11.Jose Fortes Helguera (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlos Gonzalez (DEF)
6
13.Pedro Ibanez (MID)
6
14.Alberto Blanco (GK)
0

1.Rafael Leon (GK)
6
2.Pedro Pichichi (DEF)
7
3.Marcos Kiko (DEF)
6
4.Jose Soto (DEF)
6
5.Oscar Vazquez (MID)
6
6.Hugo Martinez (MID)
6
7.Enrique Farinos (MID)
7
8.Marco Quintero (MID)
6
9.Juan Camacho (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Carlos Moreno (ATT)
7
11.Vasco Castro (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Morgan Pinato (ATT)
0
13.Romero P. Ferrer (MID)
0
14.Alejandro Iglesias (MID)
0