Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Espanyol: defeats 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from L. Cabrera
MADRID. Rayo Vallecano conquers Espanyol 1-0 after L. Cabrera scored an own goal 55min.
MADRID. Rayo Vallecano conquers Espanyol 1-0 after L. Cabrera scored an own goal 55min.
F. Merida received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Espanyol lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the help of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 50%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Rayo Vallecano was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Espanyol that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Rayo Vallecano was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Rayo Vallecano won the contest.
Rayo Vallecano shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Espanyol shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (O. Trejo, R. Nteka and O. Valentin). On the other side, Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (J. Puado, A. Vidal and L. Cabrera).
Also, Espanyol didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after F. Merida (Espanyol) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
After playing this contest, Rayo Vallecano will have 24 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Espanyol will stay with 20 points like Athletic Club and Osasuna to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
J. Puado
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40'40'
O. Trejo
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55'55'
L. Cabrera (OG)
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61'61'
F. Calero
S. Gomez
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61'61'
L. Moron
K. Bare
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67'67'
P. Ciss
U. Lopez
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70'70'
A. Vidal
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74'74'
M. Morlanes
S. Darder
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74'74'
N. Melamed
A. Embarba
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74'74'
R. Falcao
S. Guardiola
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88'88'
R. Nteka
O. Trejo
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88'88'
K. Rodrigues
A. Garcia
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90'90'
R. Nteka
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90'90'
L. Cabrera
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90'90'
O. Valentin
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90'90'
F. Merida
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Rayo Vallecano will play away against Villarreal on the 12th of December with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (1 draw).
Espanyol will host Levante on the 11th of December with a 8-8 head to head stats.
Rayo Vallecano: Formation and Lineups
Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna chose to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski , Ivan Balliu , Esteban Saveljich , Alejandro Catena , Fran García , Unai López , Óscar Valentín , Isi Palazón , Óscar Trejo , Álvaro García and Sergi Guardiola .
Substitutes
Rayo Vallecano made 4 changes: U. Lopez for P. Ciss (67′), S. Guardiola for R. Falcao (74′), O. Trejo for R. Nteka (88′) and A. Garcia for K. Rodrigues (88′).
Top player: Álvaro García
Probably the most impressive player in Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Espanyol: Formation and Lineups
Espanyol started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Vicente Moreno Peris played with: Diego López , Aleix Vidal , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Adrià Pedrosa , Keidi Bare , Adrián Embarba , Yangel Herrera , Sergi Darder , Javi Puado and Raúl de Tomás .
Substitutes
Espanyol made 4 changes: S. Gomez for F. Calero (61′), K. Bare for L. Moron (61′), S. Darder for M. Morlanes (74′) and A. Embarba for N. Melamed (74′).
Top player: Adrià Pedrosa
The player who no doubt impressed Espanyol the most was Adrià Pedrosa.
His rating is with 36 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
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