Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     Elche CFElche CF
Will SullyWill Sully Manny King Manny King
Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini81
G
captain1
G
74Eric AhrensE. Ahrens
Patricio NavarroP. Navarro73
D
2
D
71Romarin GousséR. Goussé
Julian MoyaJ. Moya76
D
3
D
73Teddy RobertsT. Roberts
Peter MadridP. Madrid77
D
4
D
73Orlando LangerakO. Langerak
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie76
D
5
D
72Claude OuédecC. Ouédec
Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino84
M
6
M
75Ivan GaladamesI. Galadames
Albert SanzA. Sanz80
M
7
M
74Rigobert SongR. Song
Frederic VanderF. Vander81
M
8captain
M
75Jaime CastroJ. Castro
Massimo ChianeseM. Chianese81
M
9
A
71Gary GreigG. Greig
Daniel VianaD. Viana77
A
10
A
72Scott WiseS. Wise
Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari79
A
11
A
76Jakob WesselmannJ. Wesselmann
 
Aimo UrsoA. Urso72
D
12
M
69Julian MendezJ. Mendez
Enrique CamineroE. Caminero88
M
13
M
73Stefan PalumboS. Palumbo
Henning HaalandH. Haaland79
A
14
A
70Syd LofthouseS. Lofthouse

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Elche CF. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Elche CF appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arturo Guerrero Lopez.


0.00
Elche CF start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.16
Dominic Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Navarro. Patricio Navarro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana rushes past Teddy Roberts! Daniel Viana rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
3.46
Rigobert Song knocks the ball forward to Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.12
Albert Sanz threads the ball through to Frederic Vander. Frederic Vander flicks a high ball forward to Jose Marcelino who takes it down. Jose Marcelino knocks in a cross ball towards Massimo Chianese. Massimo Chianese heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
15.44
Ivan Galadames threads a neat ball through to Jakob Wesselmann. Jakob Wesselmann shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Bonaventure Manfredini!
20.41
Frederic Vander threads a neat ball through to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.11
Rigobert Song kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Wise. Scott Wise makes a defence splitting pass to Jakob Wesselmann. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jakob Wesselmann provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
22.44
Orlando Langerak makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Wesselmann. Jose Marcelino hacks Jakob Wesselmann from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
22.44
The referee points to the spot..
23.56
Gary Greig calmly steps up and fires a shot towards goal, but it clips the post and goes wide!
24.31
Peter Madrid catches Rigobert Song on the ankles. The referee calls over Peter Madrid and shows him a yellow card! Rigobert Song stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.45
Albert Sanz knocks the ball forward to Massimo Chianese. Massimo Chianese shoots from 20 yards. Eric Ahrens effortlessly gets down and covers it.
30.11
Rigobert Song threads the ball through to Ivan Galadames. Ivan Galadames makes a probing pass between the defence to Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Bonaventure Manfredini gets down and covers it.
32.20
Peter Madrid barges into Jakob Wesselmann. The referee brings Peter Madrid to one side and gives him a warning! Jakob Wesselmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.28
Julian Moya makes a simple pass to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino flicks a high ball forward to Samuele Pecorari who takes it down. Samuele Pecorari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
38.41
Teddy Roberts passes the ball forward to Rigobert Song. Rigobert Song flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Greig. Gary Greig tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol get the second half underway!
48.36
Dominic Ritchie plays the ball forward to Albert Sanz. Albert Sanz chips the ball to his team mate, Massimo Chianese. Massimo Chianese threads a neat ball through to Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
51.52
Jaime Castro threads the ball through to Ivan Galadames. Ivan Galadames knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Wise. Scott Wise rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Bonaventure Manfredini manages to keep it out.
55.04
Daniel Viana hits a low pass to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Eric Ahrens manages to gather it.
57.11
Frederic Vander hacks Teddy Roberts from behind! Frederic Vander is shown the yellow card! Teddy Roberts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.26
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Aimo Urso replacing Peter Madrid .
61.34
Albert Sanz makes a simple pass to Massimo Chianese. Massimo Chianese knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Ahrens who gathers it comfortably.
63.09
Julian Moya sees a break and surges forward. Julian Moya plays a one-two with Daniel Viana and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Julian Moya provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
66.31
Ivan Galadames hacks Dominic Ritchie from behind! Ivan Galadames is given a warning by the referee! Dominic Ritchie gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.51
Dominic Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Frederic Vander who takes it down. Frederic Vander flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Viana. Daniel Viana is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Eric Ahrens manages to keep it out.
72.32
Albert Sanz catches Rigobert Song on the ankles. The referee calls over Albert Sanz and shows him a yellow card! Rigobert Song runs off the knock.
73.19
Romarin Goussé pushes up the pitch. Romarin Goussé knocks the ball forward to Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro shoots from long range but somehow Bonaventure Manfredini manages to keep it out.
75.30
Jakob Wesselmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Greig. Gary Greig plays a one-two with Jaime Castro and advances towards the goal... Gary Greig strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
77.04
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Henning Haaland replacing Samuele Pecorari .
78.08
Albert Sanz makes a simple pass to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.53
Henning Haaland flicks a high pass forward. Frederic Vander holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederic Vander shoots from 20 yards. Eric Ahrens effortlessly gets down and covers it.
81.43
Scott Wise flicks a high ball forward to Jakob Wesselmann who takes it down. Jakob Wesselmann hits a low pass to Ivan Galadames. Ivan Galadames strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
84.33
Ivan Galadames passes the ball forward to Gary Greig. Gary Greig whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Bonaventure Manfredini punches it away to safety.
85.56
Orlando Langerak controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Galadames. Ivan Galadames makes an attacking run forward. Ivan Galadames knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Greig. Gary Greig makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.53
Jaime Castro advances with the ball. Jaime Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Moya.
89.14
Romarin Goussé barges into Frederic Vander. Romarin Goussé is shown the yellow card! Frederic Vander runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Elche CF
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45%
55%
Play Area
25%
47.5%
27.5%

Scorers
Massimo Chianese 6
Daniel Viana 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Viana of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings
1.Bonaventure Manfredini (GK)
8
2.Patricio Navarro (DEF)
6
3.Julian Moya (DEF)
6
4.Peter Madrid (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Dominic Ritchie (DEF)
6
6.Jose Marcelino (MID)
7
7.Albert Sanz (MID)yellow card
6
8.Frederic Vander (MID)yellow card
6
9.Massimo Chianese (MID)goal scored
9
10.Daniel Viana (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Samuele Pecorari (ATT)
6
 
12.Aimo Urso (DEF)
6
13.Enrique Caminero (MID)
0
14.Henning Haaland (ATT)
6

1.Eric Ahrens (GK)
8
2.Romarin Goussé (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Teddy Roberts (DEF)
6
4.Orlando Langerak (DEF)
6
5.Claude Ouédec (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Galadames (MID)
7
7.Rigobert Song (MID)
6
8.Jaime Castro (MID)
7
9.Gary Greig (ATT)
6
10.Scott Wise (ATT)
6
11.Jakob Wesselmann (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Mendez (MID)
0
13.Stefan Palumbo (MID)
0
14.Syd Lofthouse (ATT)
0