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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to CD Leganés. A crowd of 17,792 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RCD Espanyol are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while CD Leganés appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio  Torres.


0.00
The whistle blows and RCD Espanyol get the match underway!
10.46
Victor Guerrero makes a probing pass to Ivan Camacho. Ivan Camacho flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Richter. Jan Richter whips in a cross ball towards Albert Andres. Albert Andres whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Matjaz Binotto.
11.07
Ivan Camacho takes a quick corner, playing it short to Victor Mora. Victor Mora chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Pedro Guardiola reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
16.59
Ivan Pardo comes in with a late challenge on Raymond Schenning. Ivan Pardo is given a warning by the referee! Raymond Schenning gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.05
Fernando Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Guardiola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Guardiola finds some space and shoots from distance. Girolamo Ferron comfortably gets down and covers it.
21.36
Victor Molina hacks Fernando Lopez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Lopez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.52
Victor Molina runs straight at the opposition's defence. Victor Molina finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
32.29
RCD Espanyol appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
40.04
Victor Mora makes a probing pass to Ivan Pardo. Ivan Pardo edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Ivan Pardo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
44.15
Romero P. Sanz catches Alejandro Zamora on the ankles. The referee warns Romero P. Sanz to calm down! Alejandro Zamora stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol have changed their lineup with Enrique Del Sol replacing Ivan Pardo and Elena Butragueno replacing Victor Mora. CD Leganés have changed their lineup with Mario Andrade replacing Pedro Peiro, Morgan Parente replacing Raymond Schenning and Gabriel Ortiz replacing Sylvain Fadiga. The CD Leganés players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
CD Leganés kick off the second half!
48.07
Titus Kirkland knocks the ball forward to Mervin Gilchrist. Mervin Gilchrist threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora runs straight at the defence! Alejandro Zamora looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.06
Mervin Gilchrist flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Ortiz who takes it down. Gabriel Ortiz lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.53
Ivan Camacho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrique Del Sol. Enrique Del Sol controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
59.45
Mario Andrade clumsily knocks into Albert Andres. Mario Andrade is shown the yellow card! Albert Andres runs off the knock.
63.34
Albert Andres catches Mario Andrade on the ankles. Albert Andres is warned by the referee! Mario Andrade hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.02
Morgan Parente flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Vila who brings the ball under control. Daniel Vila hits a low pass to Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Girolamo Ferron!
67.14
Mario Andrade flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vila. Daniel Vila darts forward. Daniel Vila cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Daniel Vila provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.58
Mervin Gilchrist flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Ortiz who takes it down. Gabriel Ortiz whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Zamora. Alejandro Zamora makes a looping header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.22
Fernando Lopez threads a neat ball through to Pedro Guardiola. Pedro Guardiola skips past Victor Guerrero! Pedro Guardiola looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Girolamo Ferron is on top of it.
73.48
Mervin Gilchrist makes a simple pass to Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.29
Gabriel Ortiz hacks Nicolas Torres from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicolas Torres hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.43
With a delightful solo run, Victor Molina stretches the opposition's defence. Victor Molina whips in a cross ball towards Enrique Del Sol. Enrique Del Sol makes a looping header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
78.18
Fernando Lopez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.03
Julian Clegg threads the ball through to Gabriel Ortiz. Gabriel Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Morgan Parente kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Clegg. Julian Clegg threads the ball through to Pedro Guardiola. Pedro Guardiola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 32.3529411764706 vs 67.6470588235294
Play Area
Home team third: 33.82%, Midfield: 41.18%, Away team third: 25.00%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Zamora of CD Leganés

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
6
6
6
6. Victor Molina (MID)
6
7. Ivan Camacho (MID)
6
8. Victor Mora (MID)
6
9. Ivan Pardo (ATT)
6
10. Albert Andres (ATT)
6
11. Jan Richter (ATT)
6

14. Enrique Del Sol (DEF)
6

6
3. Pedro Peiro (DEF)
6
5. Daniel Vila (MID)
7
6. Julian Clegg (MID)
6
7
10. Pedro Guardiola (ATT)
8
11. Sylvain Fadiga (ATT)
6

12. Morgan Parente (MID)
6
13. Mario Andrade (ATT)
5
14. Gabriel Ortiz (DEF)
5