Spanish LALIGA

Rayo Vallecano vs Espanyol, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Rayo Vallecano
    FT
    0 - 4
    Espanyol
    • 12': Leandro Cabrera
    • 16': Roberto Fernández
    • 72': Javier Puado (P)
    • 90': Pere Milla

    About

    Rayo Vallecano are hosting Espanyol at Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid, 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.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Lejeune.
    • 4': Foul by Urko González (Espanyol).
    • 4': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Urko González with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 9': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
    • 9': Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 12': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 1. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pep Chavarría.
    • 15': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
    • 15': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 2. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi Puado following a fast break.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoniu Roca following a fast break.
    • 19': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
    • 19': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Roberto Fernández.
    • 26': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 26': Urko González (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 28': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 32': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Díaz with a cross.
    • 32': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
    • 33': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
    • 34': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Augusto Batalla.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edu Expósito.
    • 38': Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Javi Puado (Espanyol).
    • 39': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
    • 39': Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Urko González.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
    • 42': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 43': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Unai López.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Alfonso Espino replaces Aridane Hernández.
    • 45': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón replaces Randy Nteka.
    • 46': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
    • 46': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro García.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Unai López.
    • 49': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Joan García.
    • 49': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 49': Joan García (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
    • 52': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Pol Lozano.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 55': Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
    • 55': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
    • 55': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Antoniu Roca.
    • 57': Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Pol Lozano (Espanyol).
    • 58': Attempt saved. Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro García.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
    • 62': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pathé Ciss.
    • 63': Hand ball by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
    • 64': Substitution, Espanyol. Alex Král replaces Pol Lozano.
    • 66': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 66': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Penalty Espanyol. Roberto Fernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 67': Penalty conceded by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 68': VAR Decision: Penalty Espanyol.
    • 70': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 3. Javi Puado (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
    • 75': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Adri Embarba replaces Unai López.
    • 75': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Raúl de Tomás replaces Pep Chavarría.
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Foul by Carlos Romero (Espanyol).
    • 76': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Delay in match (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edu Expósito with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 83': Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Roberto Fernández.
    • 83': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Javi Puado.
    • 83': Substitution, Espanyol. Álvaro Aguado replaces Edu Expósito.
    • 85': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Pathé Ciss.
    • 85': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 85': Urko González (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Alex Král (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
    • 87': Attempt missed. Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Pere Milla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 4. Pere Milla (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Aguado following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Adri Embarba (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 4.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 3
    30.5 Possession 69.5
    15 SHOTS 16
    7 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    172 Accurate Passes 488
    242 Passes 551
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 37
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    50 Long Balls 45
    15 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    14 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 11
    45 Effective Clearances 20
    45 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
    Location: Madrid, Spain
    Attendance: 11,905

    LALIGA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 38 +63 88
    2 Real Madrid 38 +40 84
    3 Atlético Madrid 38 +38 76
    4 Athletic Club 38 +25 70
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Augusto Batalla (GK)
    24 Florian Lejeune
    5 Aridane Hernández
    3 Pep Chavarría Yellow Card
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    4 Pedro Díaz
    6 Pathé Ciss Yellow Card
    17 Unai López
    11 Randy Nteka
    18 Álvaro García
    19 Jorge de Frutos
    Rayo Vallecano Substitutes:
    Sergi Guardiola, Iván Balliu, Marco De Las Sias, Raúl de Tomás, Adri Embarba, Gerard Gumbau, Daniel Cárdenas, Isi Palazón, Alfonso Espino, Pelayo Fernández, Óscar Trejo, Óscar Valentín.

    ESP Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Joan García (GK)
    6 Leandro Cabrera
    4 Marash Kumbulla
    22 Carlos Romero
    23 Omar El Hilali
    8 Edu Expósito
    10 Pol Lozano Yellow Card
    19 Urko Gonzalez
    2 Roberto Fernández
    7 Javier Puado
    31 Antoniu Roca
    Espanyol Substitutes:
    Alex Král, Pere Milla, Fernando Pacheco, Sergi Gómez, Jofre Carreras, Alvaro Aguado, Fernando Calero, Álvaro Tejero, Roger Hinojo, Walid Cheddira, Alejo Veliz, Ángel Fortuño.

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