Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     Deportivo AlavesDeportivo Alaves
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Patrick El KhanchafP. El Khanchaf58
G
1
G
58Gabriel LozanoG. Lozano
Julian BravoJ. Bravo63
D
2
D
62Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez
Sebastian PirriS. Pirri62
D
3
D
58Ledley FlintlockL. Flintlock
Arturo VilaA. Vila61
D
4
D
55Younès ZeroualY. Zeroual
Eugenio CamineroE. Caminero47
D
5
D
52Adrian GerrardA. Gerrard
Enrique IbanezE. Ibanez67
M
6
M
66Eduardo CabreraE. Cabrera
Oscar MarquezO. Marquez65
M
captain7captain
M
62Ben GerrardB. Gerrard
Carlton ShieldsC. Shields64
M
8
M
58Adolfo HernandezA. Hernandez
Arturo HerreraA. Herrera61
M
9
M
48Alberto RubioA. Rubio
Rodolfo FarinosR. Farinos70
A
10
A
58Adolfo RomeroA. Romero
Raymond van BeekR. van Beek60
A
11
A
56Leon WardL. Ward
 
Frederico AlvarezF. Alvarez61
M
12
A
55Gianfranco OngaratoG. Ongarato
Donato CardascioD. Cardascio60
A
13
G
55Arturo BlancoA. Blanco
Fernando CarmonaF. Carmona57
G
14
A
54Daniel IzquierdoD. Izquierdo

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Deportivo Alaves. A crowd of 11,197 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RCD Espanyol and Deportivo Alaves are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ernesto Serrano.


0.00
Deportivo Alaves start the match!
3.27
Oscar Marquez comes in with a late challenge on Younès Zeroual. Oscar Marquez is warned by the referee! Younès Zeroual hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.34
Ben Gerrard sees a break and surges forward. Ben Gerrard threads a neat ball through to Leon Ward. Leon Ward deftly passes the ball to Adolfo Romero, releasing him through on goal. Adolfo Romero shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adolfo Romero!
12.58
Carlton Shields clumsily knocks into Adolfo Hernandez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Adolfo Hernandez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.24
Alberto Rubio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Ward. Leon Ward shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
16.15
Adolfo Hernandez sees a break and surges forward. Adolfo Hernandez whips in a cross ball towards Leon Ward. Leon Ward is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.56
Oscar Marquez takes the throw-in. Enrique Ibanez threads the ball through to Raymond van Beek. Raymond van Beek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.01
Sebastian Pirri flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Caminero who takes it down. Eugenio Caminero makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Farinos. Rodolfo Farinos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
30.58
Adolfo Romero threads a neat ball through to Leon Ward. Leon Ward knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick El Khanchaf who gathers it comfortably.
38.15
Adolfo Hernandez hacks Enrique Ibanez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Enrique Ibanez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.36
Julian Bravo hits a low pass to Arturo Herrera. Arturo Herrera threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Farinos. Rodolfo Farinos tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
44.08
Julian Bravo takes a quick throw-in, which Arturo Vila takes on the chest. Arturo Vila flicks a high ball forward to Carlton Shields who takes it down. Carlton Shields sees space and advances. Carlton Shields edges inside the box! Carlton Shields takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol appear unchanged since the first half. Deportivo Alaves also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol get the second half underway!
48.14
Ledley Flintlock makes a probing pass to Adolfo Romero. Adolfo Romero shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adolfo Romero!
51.23
Oscar Marquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Herrera. Arturo Herrera lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Marquez. Oscar Marquez powers a header at goal but Gabriel Lozano is on top of it.
61.33
Oscar Marquez flicks a high ball forward to Carlton Shields who takes it down. With great vision, Carlton Shields plays the ball forward to Arturo Herrera. Arturo Herrera knocks the ball forward to Raymond van Beek but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.57
Leon Ward barges into Arturo Vila. The referee calls over Leon Ward and shows him a yellow card! Arturo Vila grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.12
Sebastian Pirri flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Herrera. Arturo Herrera flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Ibanez collects the pass. Enrique Ibanez shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
69.34
Arturo Vila knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Marquez. Oscar Marquez makes a probing pass to Raymond van Beek. Raymond van Beek lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Farinos. With a superhuman jump, Rodolfo Farinos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Gabriel Lozano manages to gather it.
79.01
Alberto Rubio plays the ball forward to Adolfo Romero. Adolfo Romero shoots from 25 yards but Patrick El Khanchaf reads it well. Nice save!
84.10
Arturo Herrera makes a strong solo run forward. Arturo Herrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Farinos. Rodolfo Farinos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
85.11
Adrian Gerrard hacks Rodolfo Farinos from behind! The referee calls over Adrian Gerrard and shows him a yellow card! Rodolfo Farinos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Enrique Ibanez knocks the ball forward to Rodolfo Farinos. Rodolfo Farinos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Deportivo Alaves
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
70.4%
29.6%
Play Area
29.6%
49.4%
21%

Scorers
Adolfo Romero 8, 48
Leon Ward 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adolfo Romero of Deportivo Alaves

Match Ratings