Match Report


RCD EspanyolRCD Espanyol     EibarEibar
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Adolfo ReyesA. Reyes63
G
1
G
74Martin ReyM. Rey
Carlos GomezC. Gomez64
D
2
D
68Ernesto VegaE. Vega
Alfredo VazquezA. Vazquez62
D
3
D
67Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola
Generoso De IccoG. De Icco61
D
4
D
66John FowlerJ. Fowler
Arturo RodriquezA. Rodriquez60
M
5
M
75Daniel QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Alberto FerrerA. Ferrer55
M
captain6
M
72Andres PirriA. Pirri
Juan-Carlos CruzJ. Cruz52
M
7captain
M
68Francisco MarquezF. Marquez
Diogo ValenteD. Valente47
M
8
M
62Andre NevesA. Neves
Scott HutchisonS. Hutchison68
A
9
A
71Felipe ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta
Fernando SantosF. Santos64
A
10
A
69Jose Javier DiezJ. Diez
Alex McCoistA. McCoist57
A
11
A
58Paulo NascimentoP. Nascimento
 
Leonardo FerrerL. Ferrer62
G
12
G
72Jose PichichiJ. Pichichi
Oscar CarcedoO. Carcedo61
D
13
G
65Ivan MarcosI. Marcos
Moritz OuindiM. Ouindi60
D
14
D
60Anton EngelsA. Engels

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estadi Cornellà-El Prat where RCD Espanyol play host to Eibar. A crowd of 9,912 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RCD Espanyol and Eibar are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oscar Guardiola.


0.00
The first half starts with Eibar kicking off!
3.56
Andres Pirri flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Diez. Jose Javier Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adolfo Reyes who gathers it comfortably.
8.32
Guillermo Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Quaresma collects the pass. Daniel Quaresma runs straight at the opposition's defence. Daniel Quaresma finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
9.28
Francisco Marquez threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Diez. Jose Javier Diez plays a one-two with Felipe Zubizarreta and rushes in on goal... Alfredo Vazquez hacks Jose Javier Diez from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
12.10
Ernesto Vega sees Francisco Marquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Marquez kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Generoso De Icco.
16.54
Arturo Rodriquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Hutchison. Scott Hutchison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Martin Rey gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
18.52
Andre Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Gomez.
21.01
Generoso De Icco sweeps the ball up the wings. Fernando Santos tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.11
John Fowler threads the ball through to Daniel Quaresma. Daniel Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.05
Francisco Marquez flicks a high ball forward to Felipe Zubizarreta who takes it down. Felipe Zubizarreta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfredo Vazquez.
28.44
Alex McCoist clumsily knocks into Guillermo Guardiola. The referee warns Alex McCoist to calm down! Guillermo Guardiola stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.44
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.18
Guillermo Guardiola makes a simple pass to Andre Neves. Andre Neves flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Nascimento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paulo Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.13
Alberto Ferrer flicks a high ball forward to Alex McCoist who takes it down. Alex McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Fowler.
38.33
Eibar are dictating the run of play here today.
40.13
Ernesto Vega flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Quaresma controls it well on his chest. Daniel Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Diez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Javier Diez whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Adolfo Reyes. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RCD Espanyol appear unchanged since the first half. Eibar also appear unchanged since the first half. The Eibar players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
RCD Espanyol start the second half!
48.24
Francisco Marquez plays the ball forward to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.02
Generoso De Icco makes a probing pass to Arturo Rodriquez. Arturo Rodriquez knocks the ball forward to Scott Hutchison. Scott Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Alex McCoist. Alex McCoist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball strikes Ernesto Vega's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
52.32
It's a corner kick. Alberto Ferrer kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Guillermo Guardiola reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
72.54
Andres Pirri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Zubizarreta. Felipe Zubizarreta lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Diez. Jose Javier Diez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.39
Eibar have made 3 substitutions with Jose Pichichi replacing Ernesto Vega, Ivan Marcos replacing Andre Neves and Anton Engels replacing Jose Javier Diez .
83.52
Alfredo Vazquez barges into Paulo Nascimento. The referee calls over Alfredo Vazquez and warns him to calm down! Paulo Nascimento carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RCD Espanyol

Eibar
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.9%
69.1%
Play Area
35.3%
41.2%
23.5%

Scorers
Felipe Zubizarreta 48
Jose Javier Diez 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Felipe Zubizarreta of Eibar

Match Ratings
1.Adolfo Reyes (GK)
6
2.Carlos Gomez (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Vazquez (DEF)
6
4.Generoso De Icco (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Rodriquez (MID)
6
6.Alberto Ferrer (MID)
6
7.Juan-Carlos Cruz (MID)
6
8.Diogo Valente (MID)
6
9.Scott Hutchison (ATT)
6
10.Fernando Santos (ATT)
6
11.Alex McCoist (ATT)
5
 
12.Leonardo Ferrer (GK)
0
13.Oscar Carcedo (DEF)
0
14.Moritz Ouindi (DEF)
0

1.Martin Rey (GK)
6
2.Ernesto Vega (DEF)
7
3.Guillermo Guardiola (DEF)
6
4.John Fowler (DEF)
7
5.Daniel Quaresma (MID)
7
6.Andres Pirri (MID)
7
7.Francisco Marquez (MID)
7
8.Andre Neves (MID)
6
9.Felipe Zubizarreta (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jose Javier Diez (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paulo Nascimento (ATT)
7
 
12.Jose Pichichi (GK)
6
13.Ivan Marcos (GK)
6
14.Anton Engels (DEF)
6