Match Report
| RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol |  |  | Union Las Palmas | Union Las Palmas | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eduardo Mora | E. Mora |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Davy Beelenkamp | D. Beelenkamp | |||||||||
| Victor Molowny | V. Molowny | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Joos Klein | J. Klein | |||||||||
| Nicolas Torres | N. Torres | | 66 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 67 |  | Neil Deane | N. Deane | ||||||||
| Frederico Kiko | F. Kiko | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Alberto Camacho | A. Camacho | |||||||||
| Sven Hamann | S. Hamann |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Julian Gil | J. Gil | |||||||||
| Victor Molina | V. Molina | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Enrique Morales | E. Morales | |||||||||
| Gareth Riza | G. Riza | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Denny Meeuwis | D. Meeuwis | |||||||||
| Victor Mora | V. Mora | | 59 | M | | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Jose Rodriquez | J. Rodriquez | ||||||||
| Ivan Pardo | I. Pardo | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Carlos Blanc | C. Blanc | |||||||||
| Jan Richter | J. Richter | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Dean Johnson | D. Johnson | |||||||||
| Felipe Torres | F. Torres | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Nicolas Helguera | N. Helguera | |||||||||
| Victor Guerrero | V. Guerrero | | 59 | D | | 12 | | D | 62 |  | Scott Morton | S. Morton | |||||||||
| Enrique Del Sol | E. Del Sol | | 55 | D | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Gavin Beagrie | G. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Frederico Guardiola | F. Guardiola | | 53 | G | | 14 | | D | 58 | | Rodolfo Leon | R. Leon | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Union Las Palmas. A crowd of 9,175 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Union Las Palmas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Perez.
The pitch is in good condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Union Las Palmas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by AndrŽs Perez.
0.00
0-0Union Las Palmas kick off!
6.09
0-0Joos Klein comes in with a late challenge on Ivan Pardo. Joos Klein is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Pardo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.13
0-1Joos Klein threads a neat ball through to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez laces a through ball forward to Nicolas Helguera. Nicolas Helguera shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.07
0-1Denny Meeuwis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Blanc. Carlos Blanc knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Mora who gathers it comfortably.
14.44
0-1Neil Deane pushes mid-way up the pitch. Neil Deane threads the ball through to Dean Johnson. Dean Johnson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Mora smothers it!
16.21
Gareth Riza knocks the ball forward to Jan Richter. Jan Richter lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Pardo. Ivan Pardo connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.57
Enrique Morales makes an attacking run forward. Enrique Morales whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Blanc. With a superhuman jump, Carlos Blanc connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Eduardo Mora picks it out of the air!
24.39
Gareth Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
26.16
Victor Molina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.36
Frederico Kiko makes a probing pass to Gareth Riza. Gareth Riza threads the ball through to Ivan Pardo. Ivan Pardo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Davy Beelenkamp. Excellent save.
32.30
1-1RCD Espanyol appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
32.30
Victor Mora barges into Enrique Morales. The referee warns Victor Mora to calm down! Enrique Morales stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.04
1-1Sven Hamann threads the ball through to Gareth Riza. Gareth Riza flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Pardo controls it well on his chest. Ivan Pardo shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
34.54
Victor Molina threads a neat ball through to Ivan Pardo. Ivan Pardo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.14
Victor Mora hits a low pass to Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.44
Alberto Camacho clumsily knocks into Felipe Torres. Alberto Camacho is warned by the referee! Felipe Torres runs off the knock.
39.49
Seeing Victor Molina's attacking run, Victor Mora quickly throws the ball into his path. Victor Molina makes a simple pass to Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
44.48
Enrique Morales sees space and advances. Enrique Morales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Mora who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol have changed their lineup with Frederico Guardiola replacing Ivan Pardo and Enrique Del Sol replacing Victor Mora. Union Las Palmas appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol kick off!
47.32
Gareth Riza hits a low pass to Jan Richter. Jan Richter shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
48.33
Neil Deane flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Gil. Julian Gil flicks a high ball forward to Dean Johnson who takes it down. Dean Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Mora who gathers it comfortably.
49.07
Nicolas Torres knocks the ball forward to Victor Molina. Victor Molina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Davy Beelenkamp who gathers it comfortably.
51.21
Gareth Riza makes a probing pass to Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.51
Victor Molina advances with the ball. Victor Molina knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Torres. Felipe Torres powers a header at goal. Davy Beelenkamp didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
60.00
Enrique Morales flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Helguera controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Helguera knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Blanc. Carlos Blanc makes a convincing header but somehow Eduardo Mora manages to keep it out.
65.51
Denny Meeuwis sees a break and surges forward. Denny Meeuwis skips past Victor Molowny! Some silky footwork from Denny Meeuwis provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.13
1-1Enrique Morales knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Johnson. Dean Johnson knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Helguera. Nicolas Helguera makes a looping header on goal but Frederico Kiko is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
72.58
Neil Deane clumsily knocks into Frederico Guardiola. The referee warns Neil Deane to calm down! Frederico Guardiola runs off the knock.
75.35
Victor Molina threads a neat ball through to Jan Richter. Jan Richter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Deane.
77.52
1-1Union Las Palmas have made a substitution with Rodolfo Leon replacing Dean Johnson .
79.52
Frederico Kiko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Molina. Victor Molina sees Frederico Guardiola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Guardiola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.12
Denny Meeuwis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Blanc. Carlos Blanc knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sven Hamann.
84.41
1-1Victor Molina hacks Jose Rodriquez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Rodriquez runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
22.6%
48.8%
28.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Helguera of Union Las Palmas |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Eduardo Mora (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Victor Molowny (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nicolas Torres (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Frederico Kiko (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Sven Hamann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Victor Molina (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Gareth Riza (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Victor Mora (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ivan Pardo (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Jan Richter (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Felipe Torres (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Victor Guerrero (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Enrique Del Sol (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Frederico Guardiola (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Davy Beelenkamp (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Joos Klein (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Neil Deane (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Alberto Camacho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Julian Gil (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Enrique Morales (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Denny Meeuwis (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Jose Rodriquez (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Carlos Blanc (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dean Johnson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nicolas Helguera (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Scott Morton (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Beagrie (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rodolfo Leon (DEF) | 6 | |