Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Computer Player Computer Player Mike Davies Mike Davies
Enrique RodriguezE. Rodriguez69
G
1
G
73Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Pablo GilP. Gil69
D
2
D
75Hauke RummeniggeH. Rummenigge
Victor SuarezV. Suarez63
D
3
D
77Adolfo PrietoA. Prieto
Ivan BlancoI. Blanco59
D
4
D
68Fernando TeixeiraF. Teixeira
Adolfo PirriA. Pirri73
M
5
M
61Martin CortesM. Cortes
Jacek LubanskiJ. Lubanski67
M
6
M
76Jean-Claude TresorJ. Tresor
Patricio CastilloP. Castillo63
M
7
M
60Jose VicenteJ. Vicente
Craig HibbsC. Hibbs60
M
8
M
65Sebastien Van De PaarS. Van De Paar
Gavin NaylorG. Naylor85
A
9
A
78Geert NilisG. Nilis
Eugenio ZubizarretaE. Zubizarreta73
A
10
A
83Luis HierroL. Hierro
Enrique HernandezE. Hernandez71
A
11
A
76Andy JacobsA. Jacobs

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 20,288 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Albacete Balompie and RCD Espanyol are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Albacete Balompie kick off!
2.46
Patricio Castillo flicks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Hernandez. Enrique Hernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Zubizarreta. Eugenio Zubizarreta heads the ball goalwards but somehow Romero P. Castillo manages to keep it out.
6.33
Martin Cortes makes a probing pass to Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs goes all the way! Andy Jacobs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
8.11
Ivan Blanco takes it forward alone. Ivan Blanco makes a probing pass to Eugenio Zubizarreta. Eugenio Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Castillo who gathers it comfortably.
12.44
Martin Cortes threads the ball through to Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Enrique Rodriguez who gathers it comfortably.
14.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
16.23
Hauke Rummenigge makes a beautiful solo run. Hauke Rummenigge knocks the ball forward to Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.55
Ivan Blanco makes a probing pass to Craig Hibbs. Craig Hibbs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Naylor. Gavin Naylor shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Romero P. Castillo!
26.35
Fernando Teixeira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Claude Tresor. Jean-Claude Tresor makes a probing pass to Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis goes all the way! Geert Nilis rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Enrique Rodriguez!
40.23
Jean-Claude Tresor makes a probing pass to Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Jacobs but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Adolfo Prieto makes a probing pass to Jean-Claude Tresor. Jean-Claude Tresor flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol get the second half underway!
47.05
Jose Vicente decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Vicente goes all the way! Jose Vicente shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.35
Ivan Blanco passes the ball forward to Adolfo Pirri. Adolfo Pirri knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Naylor. Gavin Naylor makes a probing pass to Enrique Hernandez but he's offside!
57.41
Adolfo Prieto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastien Van De Paar. Sebastien Van De Paar decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastien Van De Paar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.11
Jacek Lubanski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Zubizarreta. Eugenio Zubizarreta tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Romero P. Castillo!
63.45
Jose Vicente kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.33
Fernando Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Sebastien Van De Paar. Sebastien Van De Paar knocks the ball forward to Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs goes all the way! Andy Jacobs shoots from just inside the box. Enrique Rodriguez easily smothers it.
73.08
Adolfo Pirri takes it forward alone. Adolfo Pirri knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Naylor. Gavin Naylor is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.28
Jean-Claude Tresor sees a break and surges forward. Jean-Claude Tresor whips in a cross ball towards Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs flicks the ball with his head. Enrique Rodriguez easily smothers it.
81.41
Hauke Rummenigge threads the ball through to Sebastien Van De Paar. Sebastien Van De Paar makes a probing pass to Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
84.39
Fernando Teixeira makes a probing pass to Jose Vicente. Jose Vicente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.34
Sebastien Van De Paar takes it forward alone. Sebastien Van De Paar goes all the way! Sebastien Van De Paar shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Enrique Rodriguez manages to gather it comfortably.
87.20
Sebastien Van De Paar comes in with a late challenge on Jacek Lubanski. The referee calls over Sebastien Van De Paar and shows him a yellow card! Jacek Lubanski runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Geert Nilis of RCD Espanyol
Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

RCD Espanyol
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
26.9%
73.1%
Play Area
34.6%
39.7%
25.6%

Scorers
Geert Nilis 45