Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     Sevilla FCSevilla FC
Will SullyWill Sully Robert Mcfadyen Robert Mcfadyen
Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini81
G
1
G
81Jean Pierre DumasJ. Dumas
Samuel VarelaS. Varela76
D
2
D
83Hugo CarrascoH. Carrasco
Colin McGroryC. McGrory81
D
3
D
77Andres ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Peter MadridP. Madrid77
D
4
D
77Andres MarcelinoA. Marcelino
Paul WatsonP. Watson76
D
5
D
85Denys PrykhodnoyD. Prykhodnoy
Graham HallG. Hall83
M
6
M
83Guillermo NavarroG. Navarro
Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino84
M
7captain
M
88Arturo MarquezA. Marquez
Enrique CamineroE. Caminero88
M
captain8
M
83Roberto CamposR. Campos
Henning HaalandH. Haaland79
A
9
A
83Eduardo MolinaE. Molina
Claudio CruzC. Cruz83
M
10
A
80Ivan RomanI. Roman
Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari79
A
11
A
80Frederico SoaresF. Soares
 
Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie76
D
12
M
81Martim DuarteM. Duarte
Frederic VanderF. Vander81
M
13
M
79Eugenio KikoE. Kiko
Massimo ChianeseM. Chianese81
M
14
A
81Sebastian MonteroS. Montero

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Sevilla FC. 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 Sevilla FC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gabriel Arias.


0.00
RCD Espanyol kick off the first half!
3.16
Peter Madrid flicks a high pass forward. Jose Marcelino collects the pass. Jose Marcelino sees space and advances. Jose Marcelino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean Pierre Dumas who gathers it comfortably.
4.28
Claudio Cruz clumsily knocks into Andres Marcelino. The referee warns Claudio Cruz to calm down! Andres Marcelino runs off the knock.
6.54
Guillermo Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Marquez. Arturo Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Molina. Eduardo Molina makes a convincing header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.25
Andres Marcelino chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Campos. Roberto Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares plays a quick one-two with Eduardo Molina and rushes in on goal... Frederico Soares makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Bonaventure Manfredini is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.25
Denys Prykhodnoy advances with the ball. Denys Prykhodnoy makes a probing pass to Ivan Roman. Ivan Roman whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Campos. Roberto Campos beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
15.55
Jose Marcelino hits a low pass to Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jean Pierre Dumas effortlessly smothers it!
16.39
Frederico Soares takes a long throw-in. Guillermo Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Roman. Ivan Roman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Watson.
18.04
Denys Prykhodnoy passes the ball forward to Arturo Marquez. Arturo Marquez flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Roman who brings the ball under control. Ivan Roman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Bonaventure Manfredini manages to gather it.
20.20
Peter Madrid flicks a high ball forward to Enrique Caminero who takes it down. Enrique Caminero flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Pecorari controls it well on his chest. Samuele Pecorari tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
24.03
Eduardo Molina hacks Colin McGrory from behind! The referee brings Eduardo Molina to one side and gives him a warning! Colin McGrory grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.19
Andres Butragueno hacks Jose Marcelino from behind! Andres Butragueno is shown the yellow card! Jose Marcelino runs off the knock.
30.09
Andres Marcelino gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Eduardo Molina controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.00
Andres Marcelino hacks Henning Haaland from behind! Andres Marcelino is warned by the referee! Henning Haaland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.19
Colin McGrory threads the ball through to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero hits a low pass to Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Sevilla FC kicking off!
47.11
Showing composure, Colin McGrory laces a through ball forward to Graham Hall. Seeing a gap ahead, Graham Hall plays the ball forward to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Andres Marcelino plays the ball forward to Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares plays the ball forward to Ivan Roman. Ivan Roman knocks the ball forward, putting Roberto Campos through on goal. Some world-class footwork from Roberto Campos provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
55.33
Guillermo Navarro comes in with a late challenge on Peter Madrid. Guillermo Navarro is warned by the referee! Peter Madrid hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.38
Enrique Caminero threads the ball through to Graham Hall. Graham Hall shoots from distance but Jean Pierre Dumas is on top of his game. Great keeping!
60.34
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Dominic Ritchie replacing Samuel Varela .
63.31
Jose Marcelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari whips in a cross ball towards Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland makes a convincing header but Andres Marcelino is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
65.49
Samuele Pecorari threads the ball through to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. With a superhuman jump, Samuele Pecorari connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is deflected wide by Denys Prykhodnoy.
66.38
Claudio Cruz takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Henning Haaland cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Hugo Carrasco!
67.57
Enrique Caminero passes the ball forward to Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.07
RCD Espanyol have made a substitution with Massimo Chianese replacing Henning Haaland .
78.16
Jose Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Massimo Chianese controls it well on his chest. Massimo Chianese tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
79.19
Colin McGrory kicks a strong pass forward to Massimo Chianese. Massimo Chianese knocks in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. With a superhuman jump, Samuele Pecorari connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Samuele Pecorari! That brings them level!
84.20
Graham Hall passes the ball forward to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Massimo Chianese. Denys Prykhodnoy clumsily knocks into Massimo Chianese. Massimo Chianese appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
87.07
RCD Espanyol are in full control of this game.
89.21
Roberto Campos threads a neat ball through to Arturo Marquez. Arturo Marquez hits a low pass to Ivan Roman. Ivan Roman takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sevilla FC!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Sevilla FC
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
25.6%
42.7%
31.7%

Scorers
Samuele Pecorari 79
Frederico Soares 9
Ivan Roman 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Roman of Sevilla FC

Match Ratings