Match Report
| Real Betis Balompié | Real Betis Balompié |  |  | RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Adedayo-benson | Josh Adedayo-benson | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paulo Fernandes | P. Fernandes |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Carlos Del Sol | C. Del Sol | |||||||||
| Ricardo Marquitos | R. Marquitos | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Rabiu Okpara | R. Okpara | |||||||||
| Mustapha De Windt | M. De Windt |  | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Jose Romero | J. Romero | |||||||||
| Luis Cabrera | L. Cabrera | | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Martin Sammer | M. Sammer | |||||||||
| Steven Ferdinand | S. Ferdinand |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 | | David Martins | D. Martins | |||||||||
| Romero P. Diaz | R. Diaz | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Ernesto Delgado | E. Delgado | |||||||||
| Luis Marcelino | L. Marcelino | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Juan Verges | J. Verges | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Semedo | S. Semedo | | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 |  | Colin Liddell | C. Liddell | |||||||||
| Elvar Kárason | E. Kárason |  | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Pedro Suarez | P. Suarez | |||||||||
| Julian Martin | J. Martin | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Antonio Munoz | A. Munoz | |||||||||
| Jose Luis Feliciano | J. Feliciano |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Oscar Ruiz | O. Ruiz | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 16,486 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Real Betis Balompié are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0RCD Espanyol kick off!
6.45
0-0Juan Verges 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 it is tipped over by Paulo Fernandes.
9.45
0-0Martin Sammer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernesto Delgado. Ernesto Delgado makes a beautiful solo run. Ernesto Delgado lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
16.48
Ricardo Marquitos makes a probing pass to Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo makes a simple pass to Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason goes all the way! Elvar Kárason shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Carlos Del Sol manages to keep it out.
18.40
Luis Marcelino chips the ball to his team mate, Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
20.03
Jose Romero chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Verges. Juan Verges decides to run forward with the ball. Juan Verges shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Paulo Fernandes easily smothers it!
21.31
0-1Colin Liddell sees a break and surges forward. Colin Liddell shoots from 20 yards. It's there!! Paulo Fernandes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.46
0-1Elvar Kárason comes in with a late challenge on Martin Sammer. The referee calls over Elvar Kárason and warns him to calm down! Martin Sammer runs off the knock.
32.18
Ernesto Delgado takes it forward alone. Ernesto Delgado whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz powers a header at goal. Paulo Fernandes manages to gather it comfortably.
33.22
0-1Ernesto Delgado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Munoz but he's offside!
34.29
Luis Cabrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Marcelino. Luis Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason finds some space and shoots from distance. Carlos Del Sol easily smothers it.
38.38
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
39.28
Jose Romero makes a simple pass to Colin Liddell. Colin Liddell makes a simple pass to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
40.28
Steven Ferdinand threads the ball through to Romero P. Diaz. Romero P. Diaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Luis Feliciano. Jose Luis Feliciano lofts in a cross ball towards Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
42.30
Mustapha De Windt knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo knocks the ball forward to Julian Martin. Julian Martin threads the ball through to Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Carlos Del Sol manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Juan Verges passes the ball forward to Oscar Ruiz. Oscar Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Paulo Fernandes!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Real Betis Balompié kick off!
49.28
Ernesto Delgado knocks the ball forward to Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Paulo Fernandes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
55.51
Jose Romero threads the ball through to Ernesto Delgado. Ernesto Delgado threads the ball through to Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz plays a perfect one-two with Pedro Suarez and rushes in on goal... Antonio Munoz takes a shot at goal. Paulo Fernandes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.05
Luis Marcelino makes a simple pass to Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Martin. Julian Martin takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.53
Luis Cabrera makes a probing pass to Romero P. Diaz. Romero P. Diaz makes a simple pass to Jose Luis Feliciano. Jose Luis Feliciano tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Carlos Del Sol manages to keep it out.
71.25
Sebastiao Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.37
Luis Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elvar Kárason. Elvar Kárason whips in a cross ball towards Julian Martin. Julian Martin heads the ball goalwards but Carlos Del Sol is on top of it.
83.42
0-3David Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Munoz. Antonio Munoz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mustapha De Windt.
87.51
Rabiu Okpara clumsily knocks into Julian Martin. The referee calls over Rabiu Okpara and warns him to calm down! Julian Martin stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.15
Luis Marcelino makes a beautiful solo run. Luis Marcelino goes all the way! Luis Marcelino rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Juan Verges decides to run forward with the ball. Juan Verges tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.5%
52.5%
Play Area
28.7%
41.2%
30%
Scorers