Espanyol vs Elche, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol

24': Javier Puado
67': Martin Braithwaite

FT
2 - 2

Elche

11': Pere Milla
82': Gonzalo Verdú

About

Espanyol are hosting Elche at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Elche).
1': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
2': Álex Collado (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
4': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Goal! Espanyol 0, Elche 1. Pere Milla (Elche) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Boyé with a cross.
19': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
19': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Enzo Roco (Elche).
21': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
23': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Helibelton Palacios.
24': Goal! Espanyol 1, Elche 1. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Edu Expósito following a corner.
25': Attempt blocked. Lucas Boyé (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Collado.
28': Attempt saved. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Collado.
31': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Helibelton Palacios.
31': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
31': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Brian Oliván (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
34': Foul by Enzo Roco (Elche).
34': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Óscar Gil (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinicius Souza.
37': Foul by Carlos Clerc (Elche).
37': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
42': Javier Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': VAR Decision: No Red Card Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
45': Helibelton Palacios (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Carlos Clerc (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Sergi Darder (Espanyol).
45'+3': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
45'+3': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Elche 1.
45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Elche 1.
45': Substitution, Elche. Fidel replaces Álex Collado.
45': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Helibelton Palacios.
47': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinicius Souza.
47': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Omar Mascarell.
48': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
48': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fidel with a cross.
49': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
49': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Lucas Boyé (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Óscar Gil.
54': Attempt saved. Brian Oliván (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vinicius Souza.
54': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
54': Omar Mascarell (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt blocked. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pere Milla.
56': Substitution, Elche. Gerard Gumbau replaces Raúl Guti.
57': Attempt saved. Brian Oliván (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
57': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Edgar Badia.
58': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Javier Puado.
58': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces Edu Expósito.
62': Fidel (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Sergi Darder (Espanyol).
64': Attempt blocked. Gerard Gumbau (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
64': Attempt missed. Enzo Roco (Elche) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josan.
66': Offside, Elche. Pedro Bigas tries a through ball, but Pere Milla is caught offside.
67': Goal! Espanyol 2, Elche 1. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Gil.
69': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
69': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, Elche. Tete Morente replaces Fidel because of an injury.
70': Hand ball by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
71': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
72': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
72': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Espanyol. José Carlos Lazo replaces Martin Braithwaite.
73': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Óscar Gil.
73': Attempt saved. Joselu (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by José Carlos Lazo with a cross.
74': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Edgar Badia.
75': Foul by Sergi Darder (Espanyol).
75': Omar Mascarell (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Oliván.
76': Foul by Keidi Bare (Espanyol).
76': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt missed. Tete Morente (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar Mascarell.
78': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Elche).
78': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Omar Mascarell (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Carlos Clerc (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
82': Goal! Espanyol 2, Elche 2. Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Gumbau with a cross following a set piece situation.
82': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
83': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Sergi Darder.
84': Substitution, Elche. Roger Martí replaces Lucas Boyé.
84': Offside, Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera tries a through ball, but Brian Oliván is caught offside.
86': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
86': Omar Mascarell (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Elche).
89': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
90'+4': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Joselu.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 2, Elche 2.
0': Match ends, Espanyol 2, Elche 2.
0': Match ends, Espanyol 2, Elche 2.

Statistics

ELC		ESP
10	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
58.8	Possession	41.2
9	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
471	Accurate Passes	304
544	Passes	362
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
14	Crosses	26
0.3	Cross %	0.1
69	Long Balls	47
39	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	11
11	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	8
25	Effective Clearances	9
25	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 17,560

LALIGA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	3	+5	9
2	Athletic Club	3	+3	9
3	Villarreal	3	+7	7
4	Barcelona	3	+4	7

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Espanyol (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
4	Leandro Cabrera
24	Sergi Gómez
14	Brian Oliván
2	Óscar Gil
12	Vinicius Souza
20	Edu Expósito
10	Sergi Darder
9	Joselu
7	Javier Puado
17	Martin Braithwaite

Espanyol Substitutes:

Omar El Hilali, Álvaro Fernández, Joan García, Nicolás Melamed, Pol Lozano, Aleix Vidal, Simo, Fernando Calero, Dani Gómez, Keidi Bare, Lazo.

Elche (5-3-2)

No.	Name
13	Edgar Badía (GK)
5	Gonzalo Verdú
6	Pedro Bigas
3	Enzo Roco
23	Carlos Clerc
14	Helibelton Palacios
21	Omar Mascarell
8	Raúl Guti
15	Álex Collado
9	Lucas Boyé
10	Pere Milla

Elche Substitutes:

Fidel, John Donald, Josan, Axel Werner, Diego González, Nicolás Fernández, José Antonio Morente, Pol Lirola, Gerard Gumbau, Roger Martí, Jesus Lopez, Domingos Quina.

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