Spanish LALIGA 2

Espanyol vs Villarreal B, 2023-24 Spanish LALIGA 2, Regular Season

· Spanish LALIGA 2
Espanyol
  • 17': Martin Braithwaite
  • 32': Martin Braithwaite (P)
FT
2 - 1
Villarreal B
  • 38': Alex Fores

About

Espanyol are hosting Villarreal B at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA 2.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jorge Pascual (Villarreal B).
  • 10': Delay in match (Espanyol).
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edu Expósito.
  • 17': Goal! Espanyol 1, Villarreal B 0. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar El Hilali.
  • 19': Foul by Carlo García (Villarreal B).
  • 19': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Dani Tasende.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Tasende with a cross.
  • 28': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
  • 28': Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Pablo Iñíguez (Villarreal B).
  • 29': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Penalty Espanyol. Pere Milla draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Antonio Espigares (Villarreal B) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Goal! Espanyol 2, Villarreal B 0. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Lanchi (Villarreal B).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Morro.
  • 38': Goal! Espanyol 2, Villarreal B 1. Álex Forés (Villarreal B) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Javi Ontiveros with a through ball.
  • 39': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Lanchi (Villarreal B).
  • 42': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 42': Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Offside, Villarreal B. Alberto del Moral is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
  • 45': Álex Forés (Villarreal B) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jorge Pascual (Villarreal B).
  • 45'+1': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Jorge Pascual (Villarreal B) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B).
  • 45'+2': Omar El Hilali (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
  • 45'+3': Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Espanyol 2, Villarreal B 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 2, Villarreal B 1.
  • 46': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Pol Lozano.
  • 46': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Álvaro Aguado.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Dani Tasende (Villarreal B) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Javi Ontiveros with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol).
  • 49': Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Carlo García (Villarreal B).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Oliván.
  • 53': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
  • 53': Pablo Iñíguez (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
  • 55': Jorge Pascual (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Substitution, Villarreal B. Diego Collado replaces Jorge Pascual.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Iñíguez.
  • 61': Javi Puado (Espanyol) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
  • 61': Offside, Espanyol. Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Espanyol. Óscar Gil replaces Omar El Hilali.
  • 65': Substitution, Espanyol. Salvi Sánchez replaces Edu Expósito.
  • 65': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Antonio Espigares (Villarreal B) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi Ontiveros with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Antonio Espigares (Villarreal B) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Offside, Villarreal B. Alberto del Moral is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Sergi Gómez (Espanyol).
  • 67': Álex Forés (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Alberto del Moral (Villarreal B) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lanchi with a cross.
  • 69': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
  • 71': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 71': Álex Forés (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Óscar Gil.
  • 73': Foul by Lanchi (Villarreal B).
  • 73': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Lanchi (Villarreal B) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Espanyol. Keita Baldé replaces Pere Milla.
  • 73': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces Álvaro Aguado.
  • 75': Foul by Keita Baldé (Espanyol).
  • 75': Pablo Iñíguez (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Diego Collado (Villarreal B) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri Alonso.
  • 78': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pablo Iñíguez.
  • 79': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Javi Ontiveros.
  • 79': Diego Collado (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Collado.
  • 82': Substitution, Villarreal B. Andrés Ferrari replaces Rodri Alonso.
  • 82': Substitution, Villarreal B. Daniel Requena replaces Carlo García.
  • 83': Offside, Espanyol. Keita Baldé is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
  • 84': Javi Ontiveros (Villarreal B) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Espanyol. José Gragera replaces Pol Lozano.
  • 86': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pablo Iñíguez.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Diego Collado (Villarreal B) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Ferrari.
  • 88': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Brian Oliván.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Daniel Requena (Villarreal B) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Salvi Sánchez.
  • 89': Corner, Villarreal B. Conceded by Sergi Gómez.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Villarreal B. Marcos Sánchez replaces Lanchi.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Villarreal B. Aitor Gelardo replaces Alberto del Moral.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Antonio Espigares (Villarreal B).
  • 90'+2': Keita Baldé (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Andrés Ferrari (Villarreal B) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Javi Puado (Espanyol).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keita Baldé following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salvi Sánchez following a fast break.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Espanyol 2, Villarreal B 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 2, Villarreal B 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 2
44.8 Possession 55.2
11 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
341 Accurate Passes 426
404 Passes 496
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 22
0.3 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 51
33 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 0
9 Effective Tackles 13
14 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 6
30 Effective Clearances 27
30 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA 2

Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 18,249

LALIGA 2 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Albacete 0 0 0
2 Almería 0 0 0
3 Burgos 0 0 0
4 Castellón 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ESP Espanyol (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Fernando Pacheco (GK)
5 Fernando Calero Yellow Card
3 Sergi Gómez
14 Brian Oliván
23 Omar El Hilali
10 Pol Lozano
18 Alvaro Aguado
20 Edu Expósito
7 Javier Puado
11 Pere Milla
22 Martin Braithwaite
Espanyol Substitutes:
Leandro Cabrera, Ángel Fortuño, Óscar Gil, Joan García, José Gragera, Víctor Ruiz, Omar Sadik, Keidi Bare, Salvi, Keita Baldé, Jofre Carreras.

VLB Villarreal B (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Miguel Ángel Morro (GK)
19 Pablo Iñiguez
29 Antonio Espigares
3 Dani Tasende
16 Lanchi Yellow Card
8 Carlo García
6 Alberto Del Moral
10 Javi Ontiveros
21 Rodri Alonso
9 Alex Fores
11 Jorge Pascual Medina Yellow Card
Villarreal B Substitutes:
Rubén Gómez Peris, Abraham del Moral, Dani Requena, Aitor Gelardo, Andrés Ferrari, Marcos Sánchez, Diego Collado, Tiago Geralnik.

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