Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     CD BadajozCD Badajoz
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Patrick El KhanchafP. El Khanchaf58
G
1
G
62Daniel ZubizarretaD. Zubizarreta
Julian BravoJ. Bravo63
D
2
D
60Eduardo SantosE. Santos
Sebastian PirriS. Pirri62
D
3
D
57Albert OrtegaA. Ortega
Arturo VilaA. Vila61
D
4
D
53Ernesto MarquezE. Marquez
Eugenio CamineroE. Caminero47
D
5
D
53Andres RamosA. Ramos
Enrique IbanezE. Ibanez67
M
6captain
M
69Marcos AndresM. Andres
Oscar MarquezO. Marquez65
M
7
M
57Trevor StuartT. Stuart
Frederico AlvarezF. Alvarez61
M
8
M
57Romero P. CarcedoR. Carcedo
Arturo HerreraA. Herrera61
M
9
M
53Felipe OrtegaF. Ortega
Rodolfo FarinosR. Farinos70
A
captain10
A
56Valerio Del PieroV. Del Piero
Raymond van BeekR. van Beek60
A
11
A
55Luis SanzL. Sanz
 
Donato CardascioD. Cardascio60
A
12
G
58Luciano TottiL. Totti
Patricio BravoP. Bravo56
M
13
D
53Ernesto FloresE. Flores
Fernando CarmonaF. Carmona56
G
14
A
51Vincenzo BreyerV. Breyer

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to CD Badajoz. A crowd of 10,918 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RCD Espanyol and CD Badajoz are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andres Sanz.


0.00
CD Badajoz kick off and get the match underway!
10.08
Ernesto Marquez darts forward. Ernesto Marquez makes an attacking run forward. Ernesto Marquez skips past Julian Bravo! Ernesto Marquez comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Patrick El Khanchaf.
11.45
Romero P. Carcedo takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Trevor Stuart tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.58
Arturo Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Farinos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Farinos plays a one-two with Raymond van Beek and advances towards the goal... Rodolfo Farinos shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.25
Rodolfo Farinos hacks Andres Ramos from behind! The referee warns Rodolfo Farinos to calm down! Andres Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.07
Frederico Alvarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Marquez. Oscar Marquez shoots from long range. Daniel Zubizarreta gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
28.46
Oscar Marquez threads a neat ball through to Enrique Ibanez. Enrique Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Marquez. Oscar Marquez connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.17
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.41
Albert Ortega knocks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Carcedo. Romero P. Carcedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Sanz. Luis Sanz skips past Sebastian Pirri! Luis Sanz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
39.26
Trevor Stuart plays the ball forward to Felipe Ortega. Felipe Ortega makes a beautiful solo run. Felipe Ortega plays a one-two with Romero P. Carcedo and rushes in on goal... Felipe Ortega takes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
40.10
Enrique Ibanez knocks the ball forward to Raymond van Beek. Raymond van Beek threads the ball through to Rodolfo Farinos but he's offside!
44.32
Ernesto Marquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Stuart. Trevor Stuart chips the ball to his team mate, Valerio Del Piero. Valerio Del Piero edges inside the box! Valerio Del Piero cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
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. CD Badajoz also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol kick off!
51.02
Valerio Del Piero hits a low pass to Luis Sanz. Luis Sanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valerio Del Piero but he's offside!
54.51
Julian Bravo flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Herrera who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Arturo Herrera plays the ball forward to Raymond van Beek. Raymond van Beek knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernesto Marquez.
57.02
Marcos Andres knocks the ball to his team mate, Valerio Del Piero. Valerio Del Piero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.30
Romero P. Carcedo clumsily knocks into Enrique Ibanez. Romero P. Carcedo is shown the yellow card! Enrique Ibanez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.09
Albert Ortega flicks a high pass forward. Luis Sanz controls it well on his chest. Luis Sanz makes a probing pass to Trevor Stuart. Trevor Stuart tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
67.18
Trevor Stuart changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Trevor Stuart finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.53
Sebastian Pirri passes the ball forward to Arturo Herrera. Arturo Herrera sees Rodolfo Farinos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Farinos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Zubizarreta who gathers it comfortably.
77.55
Arturo Vila threads the ball through to Oscar Marquez. Oscar Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Farinos. Rodolfo Farinos whips the ball goalwards with his head. Daniel Zubizarreta easily picks it out of the air!
78.16
Oscar Marquez flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Alvarez who brings the ball under control. Frederico Alvarez whips in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Farinos. Rodolfo Farinos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Daniel Zubizarreta has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
85.19
With some swift thinking, Arturo Vila plays the ball forward to Oscar Marquez. Oscar Marquez flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Alvarez who brings the ball under control. Frederico Alvarez advances inside the box! Frederico Alvarez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Daniel Zubizarreta.
86.45
Corner kick to RCD Espanyol. Arturo Herrera plays it to the near post. Julian Bravo strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

CD Badajoz
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47%
53%
Play Area
24.1%
43.4%
32.5%

Scorers
Rodolfo Farinos 78
Valerio Del Piero 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Valerio Del Piero of CD Badajoz

Match Ratings