Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     MurciaMurcia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rafael HierroR. Hierro62
G
1
G
60Gregorio Del SolG. Del Sol
Ernesto CalvoE. Calvo63
D
2
D
55Maurizio StercheleM. Sterchele
Edmundo DiazE. Diaz59
D
captain3captain
D
48Francisco CaballeroF. Caballero
Victor MerinoV. Merino54
D
4
D
45Roberto CastroR. Castro
Felipe ButraguenoF. Butragueno50
D
5
D
44Jose Fortes MolownyJ. Molowny
Nenad RabuelN. Rabuel65
M
6
M
58Alberto FernandezA. Fernandez
Enrique NavarroE. Navarro59
M
7
M
50Juan-Carlos BravoJ. Bravo
Guillermo SerranoG. Serrano59
M
8
M
49Vittorio BellucciV. Bellucci
Miguel VergesM. Verges56
M
9
M
48Ricardo MorenoR. Moreno
Enrique LozanoE. Lozano62
A
10
A
53Patricio VilaP. Vila
Glynn EvansG. Evans58
A
11
A
50Dirk DreefD. Dreef
 
Pedro FarinosP. Farinos60
G
12
G
59Jose MarcelinoJ. Marcelino
Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias54
M
13
G
52Juan-Carlos GimenezJ. Gimenez
Andres PrietoA. Prieto54
A
14
A
49Francisco FerrerF. Ferrer

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Murcia. A crowd of 11,500 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RCD Espanyol and Murcia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Alonso.


0.00
Murcia get the match underway!
21.38
Francisco Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Bravo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Bravo passes the ball forward to Patricio Vila. Patricio Vila knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felipe Butragueno.
22.42
Felipe Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Enrique Navarro shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
26.02
Vittorio Bellucci flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Vila collects the pass. Patricio Vila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.24
Enrique Lozano knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Evans. Glynn Evans controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gregorio Del Sol smothers it!
30.16
Guillermo Serrano makes a simple pass to Enrique Lozano. Enrique Lozano shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.05
Victor Merino flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Evans controls it well on his chest. Glynn Evans threads a neat ball through to Enrique Lozano. Enrique Lozano shoots from 25 yards but Gregorio Del Sol reads it well. Excellent keeping!
39.31
Dirk Dreef takes it forward alone. Dirk Dreef sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Rafael Hierro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
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. Murcia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RCD Espanyol start the second half!
54.46
Ernesto Calvo makes a strong solo run forward. Ernesto Calvo hits a low pass to Glynn Evans. Glynn Evans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Lozano but he's offside!
63.27
Roberto Castro hacks Enrique Navarro from behind! The referee brings Roberto Castro to one side and gives him a warning! Enrique Navarro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
78.01
Ernesto Calvo flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Serrano. Guillermo Serrano flicks a high pass forward to Glynn Evans who brings the ball under control. Glynn Evans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregorio Del Sol who gathers it comfortably.
81.20
RCD Espanyol are keeping most of the possession.
83.31
Enrique Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Verges. Miguel Verges shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
85.52
Juan-Carlos Bravo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Vila. Patricio Vila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Murcia
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.3%
37.7%
Play Area
24.6%
47.5%
27.9%

Scorers
Dirk Dreef 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dirk Dreef of Murcia

Match Ratings