Match Report


Albacete BalompieAlbacete Balompie     RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Will Sully Will Sully
Isaac GrossmanI. Grossman82
G
1
G
81Bonaventure ManfrediniB. Manfredini
Kevin KleinK. Klein73
D
2
D
76Samuel VarelaS. Varela
Scott InglisS. Inglis75
D
3
D
81Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Edward RowettE. Rowett74
D
4
D
77Peter MadridP. Madrid
Enrique RamosE. Ramos72
D
5
D
76Paul WatsonP. Watson
Korey GruenebaumK. Gruenebaum85
M
6
M
83Graham HallG. Hall
Andres HierroA. Hierro85
M
captain7
M
84Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino
Eugenio RomanE. Roman83
M
8captain
M
88Enrique CamineroE. Caminero
Shota IkediaS. Ikedia79
M
9
A
79Samuele PecorariS. Pecorari
Martin FerrerM. Ferrer73
A
10
M
83Claudio CruzC. Cruz
Samuel FonsecaS. Fonseca73
A
11
A
79Henning HaalandH. Haaland
 
Victor SantosV. Santos73
D
12
D
76Julian MoyaJ. Moya
Francisco VergesF. Verges79
M
13
M
81Massimo ChianeseM. Chianese
Adolfo LeonA. Leon70
A
14
A
77Daniel VianaD. Viana

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Carlos Belmonte where Albacete Balompie play host to RCD Espanyol. A crowd of 20,562 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Albacete Balompie are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RCD Espanyol appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Iglesias.


0.00
Albacete Balompie get the match underway!
3.30
Jose Marcelino surges forward with the ball. Jose Marcelino shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
8.40
Jose Marcelino makes a probing pass to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.05
Paul Watson darts forward. Paul Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Isaac Grossman is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
14.01
Andres Hierro advances with the ball. Andres Hierro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.59
Korey Gruenebaum flicks a high pass forward. Andres Hierro collects the pass. Andres Hierro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.26
Colin McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero sees a break and surges forward. Enrique Caminero shoots from outside the area. Isaac Grossman gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
30.31
From the throw-in, Enrique Caminero picks out Jose Marcelino. Jose Marcelino plays the ball forward to Claudio Cruz. Claudio Cruz tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.11
Paul Watson hoofs the ball up the pitch. Jose Marcelino cuts inside the box! Jose Marcelino rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.41
Peter Madrid flicks a high ball forward to Enrique Caminero who takes it down. Enrique Caminero knocks the ball forward to Henning Haaland. Henning Haaland lofts in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari makes a looping header on goal. Isaac Grossman easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol kick off!
48.40
Eugenio Roman hacks Graham Hall from behind! Eugenio Roman is shown the yellow card! Graham Hall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.06
Enrique Caminero threads a neat ball through to Graham Hall. Graham Hall lofts in a cross ball towards Samuele Pecorari. Edward Rowett clumsily knocks into Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
61.09
Colin McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Andres Hierro. Colin McGrory is shown the yellow card! Andres Hierro runs off the knock.
65.16
Peter Madrid threads a neat ball through to Graham Hall. Graham Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Hall. Graham Hall finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for RCD Espanyol!
69.19
Edward Rowett catches Samuele Pecorari on the ankles. The referee calls over Edward Rowett and shows him a yellow card! Samuele Pecorari runs off the knock.
72.57
Edward Rowett threads a neat ball through to Shota Ikedia. Shota Ikedia decides to run forward with the ball. Shota Ikedia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bonaventure Manfredini who gathers it comfortably.
77.47
RCD Espanyol have made 2 substitutions with Julian Moya replacing Colin McGrory and Daniel Viana replacing Henning Haaland .
78.51
Enrique Ramos threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Roman. Eugenio Roman sees Shota Ikedia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Shota Ikedia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.58
Enrique Caminero kicks a strong pass forward to Samuele Pecorari. Samuele Pecorari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.19
Jose Marcelino makes a simple pass to Enrique Caminero. Enrique Caminero runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Enrique Caminero provides some space. He shoots at goal. Isaac Grossman gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
87.10
Scott Inglis takes it forward alone. Scott Inglis threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Samuel Fonseca provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Samuel Varela. Excellent block.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Albacete Balompie

RCD Espanyol
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
28.8%
48.5%
22.7%

Scorers
Claudio Cruz 8
Jose Marcelino 32
Graham Hall 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Marcelino of RCD Espanyol

Match Ratings
1.Isaac Grossman (GK)
7
2.Kevin Klein (DEF)
6
3.Scott Inglis (DEF)
6
4.Edward Rowett (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Enrique Ramos (DEF)
6
6.Korey Gruenebaum (MID)
6
7.Andres Hierro (MID)
6
8.Eugenio Roman (MID)yellow card
6
9.Shota Ikedia (MID)
6
10.Martin Ferrer (ATT)
6
11.Samuel Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Victor Santos (DEF)
0
13.Francisco Verges (MID)
0
14.Adolfo Leon (ATT)
0

1.Bonaventure Manfredini (GK)
6
2.Samuel Varela (DEF)
6
3.Colin McGrory (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Peter Madrid (DEF)
6
5.Paul Watson (DEF)
7
6.Graham Hall (MID)goal scored
8
7.Jose Marcelino (MID)goal scored
9
8.Enrique Caminero (MID)
8
9.Samuele Pecorari (ATT)
7
10.Claudio Cruz (MID)goal scored
7
11.Henning Haaland (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Moya (DEF)
6
13.Massimo Chianese (MID)
0
14.Daniel Viana (ATT)
6