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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Racing Ferrol. A crowd of 20,050 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RCD Espanyol and Racing Ferrol are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Racing Ferrol get the match underway!
2.04
Juan Hidalgo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Andres. Alejandro Andres lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Gutierrez. Fernando Gutierrez flicks the ball with his head. Romero P. Castillo easily picks it out of the air!
3.05
Hauke Rummenigge knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Cortes. Martin Cortes threads the ball through to Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Hierro but the referee indicates it's offside!
4.54
Ronny Bratseth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Munoz. Albert Munoz shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.36
Martin Cortes flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro makes a simple pass to Andy Jacobs. Andy Jacobs shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
20.35
Carlos Gento brings the ball forward. Carlos Gento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Munoz. Albert Munoz lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Gutierrez. Fernando Gutierrez heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
21.24
Carlos Gento threads the ball through to Ronny Bratseth. Ronny Bratseth makes a beautiful solo run. Ronny Bratseth shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.42
Hauke Rummenigge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Cortes. Martin Cortes sees space and advances. Martin Cortes shoots from outside the area but somehow Julian Marin manages to keep it out.
27.46
Ivan Camacho flicks the ball to his team mate, Albert Munoz. Albert Munoz shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.46
Abubakari Mendes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Camacho. Ivan Camacho makes a probing pass to Fernando Gutierrez. Fernando Gutierrez shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.49
Martin Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Julian Marin manages to gather it comfortably.
32.03
Ivan Camacho makes a probing pass to Alejandro Andres. Alejandro Andres whips in a cross ball towards Albert Munoz. Albert Munoz flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.08
Jean-Claude Tresor knocks the ball forward to Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis whips in a cross ball towards Luis Hierro. Luis Hierro flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Julian Marin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.56
Carlos Gento barges into Luis Hierro. Carlos Gento is warned by the referee! Luis Hierro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.03
Jose Vicente passes the ball forward to Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.13
Geert Nilis comes in with a late challenge on Pablo Barkero. The referee calls over Geert Nilis and shows him a yellow card! Pablo Barkero runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The second half starts with RCD Espanyol kicking off!
48.09
Geert Nilis hacks Pablo Barkero from behind! Geert Nilis is given a warning by the referee! Pablo Barkero stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.16
Fernando Teixeira clumsily knocks into Alejandro Andres. The referee calls over Fernando Teixeira and warns him to calm down! Alejandro Andres carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.53
Martin Murphy barges into Raouf Andreani. Martin Murphy is warned by the referee! Raouf Andreani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.18
Jose Vicente chips the ball to his team mate, Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Hierro but he's offside!
63.23
Juan Hidalgo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Andres. Alejandro Andres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.17
Pablo Barkero sees space and advances. Pablo Barkero makes a probing pass to Albert Munoz. Albert Munoz makes a probing pass to Fernando Gutierrez but he's offside!
69.39
Fernando Teixeira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Claude Tresor. Jean-Claude Tresor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Geert Nilis. Geert Nilis goes all the way! Geert Nilis rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.07
Martin Cortes comes in with a late challenge on Ivan Camacho. Martin Cortes is warned by the referee! Ivan Camacho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.07
Carlos Gento sees a break and surges forward. Carlos Gento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Gutierrez. Fernando Gutierrez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.17
Ivan Camacho passes the ball forward to Fernando Gutierrez. Fernando Gutierrez chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Andres. Alejandro Andres makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Alejandro Andres scores for Racing Ferrol!!
87.26
Adolfo Prieto comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Gutierrez. Adolfo Prieto is shown the yellow card! Fernando Gutierrez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Gutierrez of Racing Ferrol

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 7
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 6 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 43.2098765432099 vs 56.7901234567901
Play Area
Home team third: 28.40%, Midfield: 41.98%, Away team third: 29.63%