Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Guardiola
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Rayo Vallecano overcomes Espanyol 1-0 after S. Guardiola scored just 1 goal (43').
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Rayo Vallecano defeats Espanyol 1-0 after S. Guardiola scored just 1 goal (43′). Espanyol lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz with the help of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Salvador Lax Franco. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14 degrees Celsius or 57.2 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
Espanyol was in firm control of the ball 57% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Espanyol was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Rayo Vallecano was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Espanyol shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (A. Embarba, A. Vidal, L. Cabrera and F. Calero). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards (O. Trejo, M. Hernandez, S. Comesana and Fran Garcia).
After playing this match, Espanyol will stay with 39 points like Celta de Vigo to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano will have 34 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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40'40'
O. Trejo
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43'43'
S. Guardiola
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46'46'
A. Embarba
K. Bare
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46'46'
M. Hernandez
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51'51'
A. Embarba
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58'58'
S. Comesana
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65'65'
N. Melamed
T. Vilhena
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65'65'
P. Ciss
O. Trejo
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74'74'
U. Lopez
S. Comesana
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76'76'
Fran Garcia
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80'80'
L. Moron
J. Puado
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80'80'
M. Morlanes
Y. Herrera
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86'86'
A. Vidal
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88'88'
Wu Lei
A. Vidal
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90'90'
M. Suarez
S. Guardiola
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90'90'
R. Nteka
O. Valentin
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90'90'
L. Cabrera
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90'90'
F. Calero
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Espanyol will play away with Real Madrid on the 30th of April with a 26-4 head to head statistic in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will play away with FC Barcelona on the 24th of April with a 13-1 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (0 draws).
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Vicente Moreno Peris chose to play with the following team: Diego López , Aleix Vidal , Fernando Calero , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , Yangel Herrera , Keidi Bare , Sergi Darder , Javi Puado , Raúl de Tomás and Tonny Vilhena .
Substitutes
Espanyol made 5 changes: K. Bare for A. Embarba (46′), T. Vilhena for N. Melamed (65′), J. Puado for L. Moron (80′), Y. Herrera for M. Morlanes (80′) and A. Vidal for Wu Lei (88′).
Top player: Leandro Cabrera
Probably the most impressive player in Espanyol was Leandro Cabrera.
His rating is with 77 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 8.
Rayo Vallecano: Formation and Lineups
Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski , Mario Hernández , Nikola Maraš , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Óscar Valentín , Santi Comesaña , Isi Palazón , Óscar Trejo , Álvaro García and Sergi Guardiola .
Substitutes
Rayo Vallecano made 4 changes: O. Trejo for P. Ciss (65′), S. Comesana for U. Lopez (74′), S. Guardiola for M. Suarez (90′) and O. Valentin for R. Nteka (90′).
Top player: Santi Comesaña
The player who no doubt impressed Rayo Vallecano the most was Santi Comesaña even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16.
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