Match Report
| RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol |  |  | Numancia | Numancia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Del Sol | C. Del Sol |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Leonardo Galadames | L. Galadames | |||||||||
| Rabiu Okpara | R. Okpara |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Jose Javier Lorenzo | J. Lorenzo | |||||||||
| Jose Romero | J. Romero | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Guilherme Rego | G. Rego | |||||||||
| Martin Sammer | M. Sammer |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Daguyl Capiaux | D. Capiaux | |||||||||
| David Martins | D. Martins | | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 58 |  | Des Oakes | D. Oakes | |||||||||
| Ernesto Delgado | E. Delgado | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Gregorio Cabrera | G. Cabrera | |||||||||
| Juan Verges | J. Verges | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Mauricio Menendez | M. Menendez | |||||||||
| Colin Liddell | C. Liddell |  | 70 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Billy Glass | B. Glass | |||||||||
| Pedro Suarez | P. Suarez | | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Arturo Flores | A. Flores | |||||||||
| Antonio Munoz | A. Munoz | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 | | Daniel Crespo | D. Crespo | |||||||||
| Oscar Ruiz | O. Ruiz | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Pedro Rodriguez | P. Rodriguez | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Numancia. A crowd of 18,843 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Numancia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Numancia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Numancia kick off and get the match underway!
3.53
0-0Ernesto Delgado passes the ball forward to Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz goes all the way! Oscar Ruiz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.37
0-0Arturo Flores makes a probing pass to Pedro Rodriguez. Pedro Rodriguez shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Carlos Del Sol.
6.24
Juan Verges surges forward with the ball. Juan Verges lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
8.16
Martin Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Delgado. Ernesto Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Leonardo Galadames manages to gather it comfortably.
10.49
Ernesto Delgado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.02
Rabiu Okpara makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernesto Delgado. Ernesto Delgado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz finds some space and shoots from distance. Leonardo Galadames easily smothers it.
21.15
0-0Numancia are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate RCD Espanyol's defence.
26.13
Jose Romero surges forward with the ball. Jose Romero makes a probing pass to Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz powers a header at goal. Leonardo Galadames easily picks it out of the air!
30.36
Colin Liddell threads the ball through to Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.43
Jose Romero kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Verges. Juan Verges passes the ball forward to Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
33.37
Mauricio Menendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Rodriguez. Pedro Rodriguez plays a perfect one-two with Daniel Crespo and rushes in on goal... Pedro Rodriguez takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
34.45
Ernesto Delgado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
36.50
0-1Arturo Flores knocks the ball forward to Pedro Rodriguez. Pedro Rodriguez goes all the way! Pedro Rodriguez rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Carlos Del Sol had no chance!! Goal for Numancia!
42.07
0-1Juan Verges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
RCD Espanyol start the second half!
47.03
Billy Glass threads the ball through to Pedro Rodriguez. Pedro Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.45
Ernesto Delgado makes a simple pass to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.39
Arturo Flores passes the ball forward to Daniel Crespo. Daniel Crespo finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
53.20
Martin Sammer makes a probing pass to Juan Verges. Juan Verges makes a simple pass to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort. Leonardo Galadames easily smothers it.
57.34
Gregorio Cabrera chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Crespo. Daniel Crespo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rabiu Okpara.
66.03
Daguyl Capiaux makes a simple pass to Mauricio Menendez. Mauricio Menendez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Crespo. Daniel Crespo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Carlos Del Sol easily smothers it!
67.07
Juan Verges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.11
0-1Des Oakes barges into Antonio Munoz. Des Oakes is warned by the referee! Antonio Munoz stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.57
Daniel Crespo barges into Martin Sammer. The referee calls over Daniel Crespo and warns him to calm down! Martin Sammer stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.31
Juan Verges makes a beautiful solo run. Juan Verges goes all the way! Juan Verges takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.57
Billy Glass sees space and advances. Billy Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.46
Juan Verges kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Jose Javier Lorenzo takes it forward alone. Jose Javier Lorenzo makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Javier Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Rodriguez. Pedro Rodriguez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Carlos Del Sol had no chance!! Goal for Numancia!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
21.4%
48.8%
29.8%
Scorers
| Juan Verges 81 | Pedro Rodriguez 37, 91 |