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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 Eibar. A crowd of 20,298 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RCD Espanyol and Eibar are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Eibar get the match underway!
3.00
Evans Ferraresi knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Burley. Alex Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane flicks the ball with his head. Pedro Galadames is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.39
Alberto Barkero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evans Ferraresi. Evans Ferraresi takes it forward alone. Evans Ferraresi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Galadames!
10.35
Guillermo Martinez brings the ball forward. Guillermo Martinez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jos Promes. Jos Promes knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Ruiz. Patricio Ruiz powers a header at goal but Arturo Ramos is on top of it.
15.37
Gianpaolo Scarlato takes it forward alone. Gianpaolo Scarlato flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane plays a perfect one-two with Alex Burley and rushes in on goal... Romarin Zidane makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.11
Adolfo Medina makes a beautiful solo run. Adolfo Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.45
Gregorio Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Sanchez. Leonardo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianpaolo Scarlato.
22.03
Alberto Barkero hacks Leonardo Sanchez from behind! Alberto Barkero is shown the yellow card! Leonardo Sanchez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.39
Evans Ferraresi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.39
Jose Fortes Rodriquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Sanchez. Leonardo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Barkero.
30.09
Gregorio Santos hacks Guillermo Santos from behind! The referee calls over Gregorio Santos and shows him a yellow card! Guillermo Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.35
Guillermo Santos catches Gregorio Santos on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gregorio Santos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.37
Adolfo Medina comes in with a late challenge on Evans Ferraresi. Adolfo Medina is given a warning by the referee! Evans Ferraresi runs off the knock.
42.31
Adolfo Medina knocks the ball forward to Jos Promes. Jos Promes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Alberto Barkero flicks the ball to his team mate, Evans Ferraresi. Evans Ferraresi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
RCD Espanyol kick off and get the second half underway!
47.45
Reinder Gentenaar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregorio Santos. Gregorio Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Sanchez. Leonardo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arturo Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
49.54
Guillermo Santos passes the ball forward to Alex Burley. Alex Burley plays a perfect one-two with Romarin Zidane and rushes in on goal... Alex Burley shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.06
Alberto Barkero makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Barkero advances with the ball. Alberto Barkero plays a perfect one-two with Romarin Zidane and rushes in on goal... Alberto Barkero shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.43
Reinder Gentenaar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Santos. Gregorio Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Sanchez. Leonardo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.23
RCD Espanyol are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Eibar's defence.
65.03
Evans Ferraresi passes the ball forward to Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.03
Evans Ferraresi knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.59
Adolfo Medina makes a simple pass to Leonardo Sanchez. Leonardo Sanchez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Leonardo Sanchez!
79.15
Jose Fortes Rodriquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Jos Promes. Jos Promes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Elena Castro.
83.39
Jorge Ferreira sees space and advances. Jorge Ferreira makes a simple pass to Romarin Zidane. Romarin Zidane knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Verges. Francisco Verges connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Romarin Zidane of RCD Espanyol

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 0
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 59.2105263157895 vs 40.7894736842105
Play Area
Home team third: 28.95%, Midfield: 44.74%, Away team third: 26.32%