Espanyol 1-0 Celta de Vigo: prevails over 1-0 with a late goal scored by W. Lei
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol snatched a late win Celta de Vigo 1-0 after W. Lei scored just 1 goal (89').
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol snatched a late win Celta de Vigo 1-0 after W. Lei scored just 1 goal (89′).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In the presence of 18,471 spectators. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Celta de Vigo that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Celta de Vigo was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Espanyol was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Espanyol shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (Y. Herrera, F. Calero, K. Bare and T. Vilhena). On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo received 1 yellow card (K. Vazquez).
After this encounter, Espanyol will have 36 points like Celta de Vigo to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Celta de Vigo will stay with 36 points like Espanyol to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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43'43'
Y. Herrera
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45'45'
F. Calero
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46'46'
T. Galhardo
S. Mina
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56'56'
K. Bare
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67'67'
Augusto Solari
Brais Méndez
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67'67'
Tonny Vilhena
Keidi Bare
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67'67'
Lei Wu
Adrián Embarba
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77'77'
K. Vazquez
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81'81'
T. Vilhena
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89'89'
Wu Lei
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90'90'
D. Lopez
R. de Tomas
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90'90'
A. Vidal
J. Puado
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Espanyol will play away with Atlético Madrid on the 17th of April with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).
Celta de Vigo will play away with Athletic Club on the 17th of April with a 13-6 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (8 draws).
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vicente Moreno Peris chose to play with the following team: Diego López , Óscar Gil , Fernando Calero , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , Keidi Bare , Sergi Darder , Adrián Embarba , Yangel Herrera , Javi Puado and Raúl de Tomás .
Substitutes
Espanyol made 4 changes: K. Bare for T. Vilhena (67′), A. Embarba for Wu Lei (67′), R. de Tomas for D. Lopez (90′) and J. Puado for A. Vidal (90′).
Top player: Óscar Gil
The player who no doubt impressed Espanyol the most was Óscar Gil even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Celta de Vigo: Formation and Lineups
Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
On the opposite side, Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Matías Dituro , Kevin Vázquez , Joseph Aidoo , Néstor Araujo , Javi Galán , Fran Beltrán , Brais Méndez , Denis Suárez , Franco Cervi , Santi Mina and Iago Aspas .
Substitutes
Celta de Vigo made 2 changes: S. Mina for T. Galhardo (46′) and B. Mendez for A. Solari (67′).
Top player: Kevin Vázquez
The player who no doubt impressed Celta de Vigo the most was Kevin Vázquez.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
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