Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Numancia. A crowd of 20,296 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RCD Espanyol and Numancia are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both RCD Espanyol and Numancia are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Numancia kick off the first half!
2.29
0-0Julian Caminero brings the ball forward. Julian Caminero makes a simple pass to Edmundo Marquitos. Edmundo Marquitos threads the ball through to Daniele Barrett but he's offside!
3.21
0-0Felipe Gento makes a probing pass to Carl Grant. Carl Grant plays a perfect one-two with Daniele Barrett and rushes in on goal... Carl Grant cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Romero P. Castillo easily smothers it.
6.51
Sebastien Van De Paar knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nicolas Marquitos!
8.46
0-0Jean-Claude Tresor catches Jose Montero on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Montero stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.01
0-0Martin Cortes makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Cortes goes all the way! Martin Cortes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.55
0-0Jean-Claude Tresor threads the ball through to Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.22
0-0Fernando Teixeira clumsily knocks into Carl Grant. Fernando Teixeira is warned by the referee! Carl Grant grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.49
0-1Les Shearer passes the ball forward to Gabriel Prieto. Gabriel Prieto advances with the ball. Gabriel Prieto whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.10
0-1Les Shearer comes in with a late challenge on Luis Hierro. Les Shearer is warned by the referee! Luis Hierro stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.53
Hauke Rummenigge knocks the ball forward to Sebastien Van De Paar. Sebastien Van De Paar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Zois. Jermaine Zois shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
38.03
Gabriel Prieto surges forward with the ball. Gabriel Prieto shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Romero P. Castillo!
45.00
Hauke Rummenigge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Cortes. Martin Cortes kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Zois. Jermaine Zois knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with RCD Espanyol kicking off!
47.35
Jean-Claude Tresor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs shoots from distance but it flies wide!
51.21
Hauke Rummenigge passes the ball forward to Jean-Claude Tresor. Jean-Claude Tresor chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Caminero.
60.34
Martin Cortes advances with the ball. Martin Cortes knocks in a cross ball towards Jermaine Zois. Jermaine Zois powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
61.57
Sebastien Van De Paar makes a probing pass to Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.33
Les Shearer advances with the ball. Les Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.09
Jean-Claude Tresor kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Zois. Jermaine Zois goes all the way! Jermaine Zois tries a spectacular strike. Nicolas Marquitos easily smothers it.
71.04
Gabriel Prieto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Grant. Carl Grant passes the ball forward to Edmundo Marquitos. Edmundo Marquitos takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.29
Sebastien Van De Paar makes a simple pass to Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs threads the ball through to Jermaine Zois but he's offside!
78.40
Sebastien Van De Paar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Nicolas Marquitos easily smothers it!
81.22
Jermaine Zois hacks Andrei Stoichita from behind! The referee calls over Jermaine Zois and warns him to calm down! Andrei Stoichita stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.06
Fernando Teixeira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Claude Tresor. Jean-Claude Tresor knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Zois. Jermaine Zois shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.37
Martin Cortes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs goes all the way! Andy Jacobs shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.50
Sebastien Van De Paar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
20.6%
45.4%
34%
Scorers