Match Report
| RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol |  |  | Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlos Del Sol | C. Del Sol |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Oscar Munoz | O. Munoz | |||||||||
| Rabiu Okpara | R. Okpara |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Luis Prieto | L. Prieto | |||||||||
| Jose Romero | J. Romero | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Gabriel Romero | G. Romero | |||||||||
| Martin Sammer | M. Sammer |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Ismael Sükür | I. Sükür | |||||||||
| David Martins | D. Martins |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Rodolfo Peiro | R. Peiro | |||||||||
| Ernesto Delgado | E. Delgado | | 74 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Daniel Calvo | D. Calvo | |||||||||
| Juan Verges | J. Verges | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Enrique Martinez | E. Martinez | |||||||||
| Colin Liddell | C. Liddell |  | 70 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 |  | Mustapha Knopper | M. Knopper | |||||||||
| Pedro Suarez | P. Suarez | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Rafael Marin | R. Marin | |||||||||
| Antonio Munoz | A. Munoz | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Alec Mccall | A. Mccall | |||||||||
| Oscar Ruiz | O. Ruiz | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Nico Beckenbauer | N. Beckenbauer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 19,857 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol get the match underway!
3.26
0-0Martin Sammer decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Sammer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Oscar Munoz!
4.52
David Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Oscar Munoz manages to gather it comfortably.
9.19
0-0Daniel Calvo clumsily knocks into Juan Verges. Daniel Calvo is shown the yellow card! Juan Verges runs off the knock.
10.43
0-0Gabriel Romero advances with the ball. Gabriel Romero knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Mccall. Alec Mccall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.42
Daniel Calvo makes a simple pass to Nico Beckenbauer. Nico Beckenbauer shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.15
0-0Rabiu Okpara controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Delgado. Ernesto Delgado knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.00
Daniel Calvo surges forward with the ball. Daniel Calvo plays a perfect one-two with Alec Mccall and rushes in on goal... Daniel Calvo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Carlos Del Sol is on top of it.
24.05
Enrique Martinez makes a simple pass to Rafael Marin. Rafael Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.38
Daniel Calvo knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Beckenbauer. Nico Beckenbauer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Del Sol who gathers it comfortably.
30.07
0-0Gabriel Romero clumsily knocks into Antonio Munoz. The referee calls over Gabriel Romero and warns him to calm down! Antonio Munoz stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.04
Rabiu Okpara takes it forward alone. Rabiu Okpara threads the ball through to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Oscar Munoz.
36.35
David Martins makes a probing pass to Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
39.31
David Martins makes a simple pass to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez goes all the way! Pedro Suarez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.30
David Martins comes in with a late challenge on Mustapha Knopper. David Martins is warned by the referee! Mustapha Knopper stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Villarreal CF kick off!
47.45
0-0Ernesto Delgado flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz makes a probing pass to Oscar Ruiz but he's offside!
48.21
Rabiu Okpara barges into Alec Mccall. Rabiu Okpara is given a warning by the referee! Alec Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.41
0-1Mustapha Knopper knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Marin. Rafael Marin plays a perfect one-two with Nico Beckenbauer and rushes in on goal... Rafael Marin tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.04
0-1Villarreal CF are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate RCD Espanyol's defence.
61.07
Enrique Martinez advances with the ball. Enrique Martinez flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Mccall. Alec Mccall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Carlos Del Sol has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
67.20
Rafael Marin barges into Martin Sammer. The referee calls over Rafael Marin and warns him to calm down! Martin Sammer stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.33
0-2Ernesto Delgado clumsily knocks into Enrique Martinez. Ernesto Delgado is shown the yellow card! Enrique Martinez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.05
Martin Sammer threads the ball through to David Martins. David Martins knocks the ball forward to Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.33
Colin Liddell knocks the ball forward to Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.07
Rabiu Okpara makes a simple pass to Juan Verges. Juan Verges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
84.18
Ernesto Delgado sees space and advances. Ernesto Delgado shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
85.28
Villarreal CF are easily keeping RCD Espanyol at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
89.15
Rabiu Okpara advances with the ball. Rabiu Okpara kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
27.6%
46.1%
26.3%
Scorers
| Rafael Marin 55 Alec Mccall 61 |