La Liga: Rayo Vallecano tops Espanyol 2-0 on Friday
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Rayo Vallecano prevails over Espanyol with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Palazon (40') and a goal from P. Ciss (59').
CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Rayo Vallecano beats Espanyol with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Palazon (40′) and a goal from P. Ciss (59′).
Rayo Vallecano remained in 10 people after F. Lejeune received a double yellow card in the 17′. Anyway, Rayo Vallecano still was able to win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In the presence of 16,031 spectators. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who was helped by Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Francisco Javier Fernández Vidal. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25 degrees Celsius or 76.95 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 70%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Espanyol was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Rayo Vallecano managed to find the solution to win this match.
Espanyol shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (O. Gil and B. Olivan). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards (F. Lejeune, S. Dimitrievski, O. Trejo and O. Valentin).
(Espanyol) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (31′).
Also, Rayo Vallecano didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after F. Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (17′).
After this match, Espanyol stays with 1 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. while Rayo Vallecano has 1 points (13th).
Match Events
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6'6'
O. Gil
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17'17'
F. Lejeune
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17'17'
F. Lejeune
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24'24'
S. Dimitrievski
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31'31'
S. Gomez
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35'35'
F. Calero
N. Melamed
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36'36'
O. Trejo
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40'40'
I. Palazon
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45'45'
B. Olivan
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57'57'
O. Valentin
I. Palazon
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58'58'
S. Sanchez
O. Trejo
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59'59'
P. Ciss
A. Garcia
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65'65'
J. Puado
R. Sanchez
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74'74'
R. Falcao
S. Camello
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76'76'
O. Valentin
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77'77'
K. Bare
Exposito
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77'77'
L. Koleosho
B. Olivan
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85'85'
R. Nteka
A. Garcia
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85'85'
M. Hernandez
U. Lopez
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Espanyol will host Real Madrid on the 28th of August with a 27-4 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (3 draws).
Rayo Vallecano will host Mallorca on the 27th of August with a 4-4 head to head.
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Diego Martínez Penas chose to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte , Óscar Gil , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Edu Expósito , Vinicíus Souza , Sergi Darder , Ruben Sanchez Saez , Joselu and Nicolás Melamed .
Substitutes
Espanyol made 4 changes: N. Melamed for F. Calero (35′), R. Sanchez for J. Puado (65′), Exposito for K. Bare (77′) and B. Olivan for L. Koleosho (77′).
Top player: Sergi Darder
The player who no doubt impressed Espanyol the most was Sergi Darder.
His rating is with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 10 crosses.
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 , Ivan Balliu , Florian Lejeune , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Unai López , Ismaila Ciss , Isi Palazón , Óscar Trejo , Álvaro García and Sergio Camello .
Substitutes
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: I. Palazon for O. Valentin (57′), O. Trejo for S. Sanchez (58′), S. Camello for R. Falcao (74′), U. Lopez for M. Hernandez (85′) and A. Garcia for R. Nteka (85′).
Top player: Ismaila Ciss
The player who no doubt impressed Rayo Vallecano the most was Ismaila Ciss.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6.
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