Match Report
| RCD Espanyol | RCD Espanyol |  |  | Barcelona | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Arturo Ramos | A. Ramos |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Carlos Quaresma | C. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Torsten Rahn | T. Rahn |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Romero P. Mora | R. Mora | |||||||||
| Jody Edghill | J. Edghill |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Pablo Roman | P. Roman | |||||||||
| Romero P. Romero | R. Romero | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Hugo Barbosa | H. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Alberto Pardo | A. Pardo | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Julian Diaz | J. Diaz | |||||||||
| Ernesto Moya | E. Moya | | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Sami Forssell | S. Forssell | |||||||||
| Sandro Scoponi | S. Scoponi |  | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Juan-Carlos Bravo | J. Bravo | |||||||||
| Evans Ferraresi | E. Ferraresi | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 |  | Ioannis Kamaras | I. Kamaras | |||||||||
| Romarin Zidane | R. Zidane |  | 74 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Alberto Jimenez | A. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Patricio Leon | P. Leon | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Enrico Erra | E. Erra | |||||||||
| Gavin McManaman | G. McManaman | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Stefan Eder | S. Eder | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Barcelona. A crowd of 18,908 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barcelona appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Barcelona kick off!
6.43
0-0Juan-Carlos Bravo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stefan Eder. Stefan Eder sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.43
0-0Juan-Carlos Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Eder. Stefan Eder shoots from outside the area. Arturo Ramos easily smothers it.
9.42
0-0Hugo Barbosa catches Patricio Leon on the ankles. Hugo Barbosa is given a warning by the referee! Patricio Leon runs off the knock.
10.25
Hugo Barbosa clumsily knocks into Romarin Zidane. The referee calls over Hugo Barbosa again and warns him to calm down! Romarin Zidane hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.50
Juan-Carlos Bravo hacks Evans Ferraresi from behind! The referee calls over Juan-Carlos Bravo and warns him to calm down! Evans Ferraresi stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.50
0-0Ioannis Kamaras knocks the ball forward to Enrico Erra. Enrico Erra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arturo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
20.58
Evans Ferraresi makes a simple pass to Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin McManaman. Gavin McManaman cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Carlos Quaresma easily smothers it.
22.19
Juan-Carlos Bravo passes the ball forward to Enrico Erra. Enrico Erra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Romero P. Romero.
24.39
Alberto Jimenez passes the ball forward to Stefan Eder. Stefan Eder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.07
Ernesto Moya knocks the ball forward to Gavin McManaman. Gavin McManaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Barbosa.
36.20
Ioannis Kamaras makes a simple pass to Enrico Erra. Enrico Erra shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.53
Sandro Scoponi threads the ball through to Patricio Leon. Patricio Leon plays a perfect one-two with Romarin Zidane and rushes in on goal... Patricio Leon tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Carlos Quaresma easily smothers it!
40.28
Alberto Pardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sandro Scoponi. Sandro Scoponi makes a simple pass to Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane goes all the way! Romarin Zidane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Carlos Quaresma!
42.43
Ioannis Kamaras hacks Ernesto Moya from behind! Ioannis Kamaras is warned by the referee! Ernesto Moya stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
RCD Espanyol kick off the second half!
49.08
1-0Evans Ferraresi sees a break and surges forward. Evans Ferraresi makes a simple pass to Gavin McManaman. Gavin McManaman rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin McManaman!
53.33
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
61.06
Jody Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Evans Ferraresi. Evans Ferraresi chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin McManaman. Gavin McManaman makes a probing pass to Patricio Leon. Patricio Leon tries a spectacular strike. Carlos Quaresma easily smothers it.
72.31
Jody Edghill advances with the ball. Jody Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin McManaman. Gavin McManaman shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.31
Evans Ferraresi knocks the ball forward to Patricio Leon. Patricio Leon goes all the way! Patricio Leon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.00
Sandro Scoponi makes a simple pass to Gavin McManaman. Gavin McManaman plays a perfect one-two with Romarin Zidane and rushes in on goal... Gavin McManaman tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin McManaman!
81.45
Ernesto Moya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane plays a perfect one-two with Patricio Leon and rushes in on goal... Romarin Zidane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
84.15
Pablo Roman passes the ball forward to Sami Forssell. Sami Forssell sees space and advances. Sami Forssell shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sami Forssell!
87.34
Julian Diaz knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Bravo. Juan-Carlos Bravo chips the ball to his team mate, Enrico Erra. Enrico Erra knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Eder. Stefan Eder powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gavin McManaman 49, 77 | Sami Forssell 84 |