Match Report


Sevilla FCSevilla FC     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Robert McfadyenRobert Mcfadyen Will Sully Will Sully
Jean Pierre DumasJ. Dumas81
G
1
G
81Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini
Hugo CarrascoH. Carrasco83
D
2
D
76Samuel VarelaS. Varela
Andres MarcelinoA. Marcelino77
D
3
D
81Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Andres ButraguenoA. Butragueno77
D
4
D
77Peter MadridP. Madrid
Denys PrykhodnoyD. Prykhodnoy85
D
5
D
76Julian MoyaJ. Moya
Guillermo NavarroG. Navarro83
M
6
M
83Graham HallG. Hall
Arturo MarquezA. Marquez88
M
captain7
M
84Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino
Roberto CamposR. Campos83
M
8captain
M
88Enrique CamineroE. Caminero
Eduardo MolinaE. Molina83
A
9
A
79Henning HaalandH. Haaland
Ivan RomanI. Roman80
A
10
M
82Claudio CruzC. Cruz
Sebastian MonteroS. Montero81
A
11
A
79Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari
 
Eugenio KikoE. Kiko78
M
12
D
75Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Hugo CruzH. Cruz78
M
13
M
80Frederic VanderF. Vander
Frederico SoaresF. Soares80
A
14
M
80Massimo ChianeseM. Chianese

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán where Sevilla FC play host to RCD Espanyol. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sevilla FC are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Kiko.


0.00
RCD Espanyol kick off and get the first half underway!
2.40
Graham Hall clumsily knocks into Roberto Campos. Graham Hall is shown the yellow card! Roberto Campos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.26
Arturo Marquez catches Peter Madrid on the ankles. The referee calls over Arturo Marquez and warns him to calm down! Peter Madrid hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.12
Colin McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Hall. Graham Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz connects with a diving header but Jean Pierre Dumas reads it well. Good keeping!
10.09
Denys Prykhodnoy knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Campos. Roberto Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Navarro. Guillermo Navarro shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
12.27
Jose Marcelino chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz shoots from long range but it is miles over!
16.18
Guillermo Navarro flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Roman who brings the ball under control. Ivan Roman plays a scrappy one-two with Arturo Marquez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ivan Roman side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Bonaventure Manfredini gets down and covers it.
18.17
Peter Madrid hacks Sebastian Montero from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastian Montero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.35
Guillermo Navarro takes a quick throw-in, which Roberto Campos takes on the chest. Roberto Campos surges forward with the ball. Roberto Campos shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.35
Hugo Carrasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Campos. Roberto Campos passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Sebastian Montero. Sebastian Montero threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Roberto Campos provides some space. He shoots at goal but Bonaventure Manfredini is on top of his game. Well saved!
30.57
Andres Marcelino passes the ball forward to Guillermo Navarro. Guillermo Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Campos controls it well on his chest. Roberto Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Bonaventure Manfredini effortlessly gets down and covers it.
32.49
Enrique Caminero changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Enrique Caminero whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Jean Pierre Dumas!
42.51
Hugo Carrasco flicks a high pass forward. Andres Marcelino controls it well on his chest. Andres Marcelino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Roman. Ivan Roman lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Montero. Sebastian Montero makes a convincing header. Wonderful reactions from Bonaventure Manfredini keeps it out!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sevilla FC appear unchanged since the first half. RCD Espanyol also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sevilla FC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Sevilla FC kick off and get the second half underway!
47.13
Roberto Campos hacks Graham Hall from behind! Roberto Campos is warned by the referee! Graham Hall runs off the knock.
48.27
Andres Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Arturo Marquez. Arturo Marquez kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Navarro. Guillermo Navarro shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Bonaventure Manfredini manages to gather it.
51.08
Colin McGrory threads a neat ball through to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero whips in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland connects with a diving header but Jean Pierre Dumas reads it well. Fabulous stop!
53.19
Sevilla FC are in full control of this game.
57.29
Julian Moya knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Marcelino. Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Marcelino plays the ball forward to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz makes a convincing header but Jean Pierre Dumas is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
60.19
With imagination, Arturo Marquez plays the ball forward to Roberto Campos. Roberto Campos tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Bonaventure Manfredini. What a great pair of hands!
63.37
Andres Marcelino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Navarro. Guillermo Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Roman. Ivan Roman rockets a shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Bonaventure Manfredini keeps it out!
65.11
Andres Butragueno makes a beautiful solo run. Andres Butragueno advances inside the box! Andres Butragueno shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
69.07
Guillermo Navarro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Guillermo Navarro passes the ball forward but Arturo Marquez is offside!
72.04
Andres Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Navarro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Guillermo Navarro passes the ball forward but Ivan Roman is offside!
73.24
Colin McGrory knocks the ball forward to Graham Hall. Graham Hall takes it forward alone. Graham Hall lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Jean Pierre Dumas!
75.22
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
77.20
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Massimo Chianese replacing Henning Haaland .
78.27
Colin McGrory knocks the ball forward to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero knocks the ball forward to Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort but Jean Pierre Dumas is on top of it.
81.31
Hugo Carrasco hits a low pass to Arturo Marquez. Arturo Marquez knocks the ball forward to Roberto Campos. Roberto Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Montero. Sebastian Montero makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.34
Graham Hall flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Pecorari easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuele Pecorari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.16
Guillermo Navarro barges into Peter Madrid. The referee calls over Guillermo Navarro and warns him to calm down! Peter Madrid hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Andres Marcelino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Navarro. Guillermo Navarro passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Sebastian Montero. Sebastian Montero plays a one-two with Ivan Roman and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Montero shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sevilla FC

RCD Espanyol
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.1%
34.9%
Play Area
30.2%
43%
26.7%

Scorers
Sebastian Montero 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bonaventure Manfredini of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings