Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     BarcelonaBarcelona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Leonardo FerrerL. Ferrer63
G
1
G
63Elena FerrerE. Ferrer
Alfredo VazquezA. Vazquez62
D
2captain
D
71Alexander WalterA. Walter
Oscar CarcedoO. Carcedo61
D
3
D
70Edmundo TorresE. Torres
Moritz OuindiM. Ouindi61
D
4
D
69Adrian MustoeA. Mustoe
Arturo RodriquezA. Rodriquez60
M
5
M
67Antonio MorenoA. Moreno
Sebastian SuarezS. Suarez58
M
captain6
M
63Rafael PardoR. Pardo
Hugo MarcosH. Marcos49
M
7
M
57Sebastian SotoS. Soto
Diogo ValenteD. Valente47
M
8
M
54Adolfo DelgadoA. Delgado
Carlos José MariC. José Mari52
A
9
A
71David KerrD. Kerr
Edmundo RomanE. Roman50
A
10
A
57Arturo GimenezA. Gimenez
Ricardo BarkeroR. Barkero50
A
11
A
57Fernando VilaF. Vila
 
Nicola Carlo SantarelliN. Santarelli59
D
12
D
64Alan JacksonA. Jackson
Albert SuarezA. Suarez56
D
13
G
62Natale BusoN. Buso
Albert DelgadoA. Delgado55
G
14
D
59Eugenio RedondoE. Redondo

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Barcelona in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RCD Espanyol and Barcelona are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael  Lozano.


0.00
RCD Espanyol kick off and get the match underway!
6.14
Sebastian Soto plays the ball forward to David Kerr. David Kerr shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Leonardo Ferrer!
8.31
Alexander Walter flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Moreno who brings the ball under control. Antonio Moreno knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Gimenez. Arturo Gimenez knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Vila. Fernando Vila outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
10.10
Sebastian Suarez makes a simple pass to Carlos José Mari. Carlos José Mari knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero makes a looping header on goal but it flies just off target!
12.58
Alexander Walter hits a low pass to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo chips the ball to his team mate, Arturo Gimenez. Arturo Gimenez cuts inside the box! Arturo Gimenez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
14.34
Adolfo Delgado sees David Kerr in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Kerr shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.40
Antonio Moreno comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Marcos. Antonio Moreno is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Marcos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.18
Hugo Marcos chips the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.35
Adolfo Delgado passes the ball forward to Fernando Vila. Fernando Vila sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
24.21
Without breaking stride, Moritz Ouindi plays the ball forward to Hugo Marcos. Hugo Marcos knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman hits a low pass to Carlos José Mari. Carlos José Mari cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
28.04
Oscar Carcedo threads the ball through to Sebastian Suarez. With some swift thinking, Sebastian Suarez plays the ball forward to Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos José Mari. Carlos José Mari directs the ball goalwards with his head. Elena Ferrer comfortably picks it out of the air!
30.48
Adolfo Delgado threads a neat ball through to Arturo Gimenez. Arturo Gimenez finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
32.58
Adolfo Delgado threads a neat ball through to Fernando Vila. Fernando Vila tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.15
With imagination, Sebastian Soto laces a through ball forward to David Kerr. David Kerr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.34
Alfredo Vazquez knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Suarez. Sebastian Suarez makes a probing pass to Carlos José Mari. Carlos José Mari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
39.16
Hugo Marcos surges forward with the ball. Hugo Marcos tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol appear unchanged since the first half. Barcelona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Barcelona kick off!
47.19
David Kerr clumsily knocks into Alfredo Vazquez. David Kerr is given a warning by the referee! Alfredo Vazquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.30
Sebastian Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.30
Hugo Marcos barges into Sebastian Soto. Hugo Marcos is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Soto grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.30
Hugo Marcos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Elena Ferrer had no chance!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
57.14
Diogo Valente barges into Antonio Moreno. The referee calls over Diogo Valente and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Moreno grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.24
Sebastian Suarez threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Barkero. Ricardo Barkero beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
60.44
Rafael Pardo flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Vila who takes it down. Fernando Vila tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
66.55
Adrian Mustoe hits a low pass to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arturo Gimenez. Arturo Gimenez shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
67.06
Rafael Pardo knocks the ball forward to Arturo Gimenez. Arturo Gimenez lofts in a cross ball towards David Kerr. David Kerr whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
69.36
Arturo Rodriquez sees Ricardo Barkero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Barkero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Elena Ferrer smothers it!
72.21
Diogo Valente hacks Antonio Moreno from behind! The referee warns Diogo Valente to calm down! Antonio Moreno runs off the knock.
77.56
Barcelona have made 3 substitutions with Alan Jackson replacing Sebastian Soto, Natale Buso replacing Adrian Mustoe and Eugenio Redondo replacing Arturo Gimenez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.58
Hugo Marcos threads a neat ball through to Carlos José Mari. Carlos José Mari makes a probing pass between the defence to Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.37
Sebastian Suarez makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastian Suarez edges inside the box! Natale Buso hacks Sebastian Suarez from behind! Penalty not given!!
85.58
Alan Jackson flicks a high pass forward. David Kerr holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Kerr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.51
Alan Jackson flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Redondo who takes it down. Eugenio Redondo lofts in a cross ball towards David Kerr. David Kerr heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Oscar Carcedo hits a low pass to Diogo Valente. Diogo Valente threads a neat ball through to Carlos José Mari. Carlos José Mari whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Roman. Edmundo Roman is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Barcelona
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
10
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.4%
57.6%
Play Area
23.9%
53.3%
22.8%

Scorers
Ricardo Barkero 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Barkero of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings
1.Leonardo Ferrer (GK)
7
2.Alfredo Vazquez (DEF)
6
3.Oscar Carcedo (DEF)
6
4.Moritz Ouindi (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Rodriquez (MID)
6
6.Sebastian Suarez (MID)
8
7.Hugo Marcos (MID)yellow card
7
8.Diogo Valente (MID)yellow card
5
9.Carlos José Mari (ATT)
7
10.Edmundo Roman (ATT)
6
11.Ricardo Barkero (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Nicola Carlo Santarelli (DEF)
0
13.Albert Suarez (DEF)
0
14.Albert Delgado (GK)
0

1.Elena Ferrer (GK)
8
2.Alexander Walter (DEF)
7
3.Edmundo Torres (DEF)
6
4.Adrian Mustoe (DEF)
6
5.Antonio Moreno (MID)
6
6.Rafael Pardo (MID)
7
7.Sebastian Soto (MID)
7
8.Adolfo Delgado (MID)
7
9.David Kerr (ATT)
6
10.Arturo Gimenez (ATT)
7
11.Fernando Vila (ATT)
6
 
12.Alan Jackson (DEF)
6
13.Natale Buso (GK)
6
14.Eugenio Redondo (DEF)
6