CARTAGENA. Espanyol had a surprising win over FC Cartagena with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Milla (20′) and a goal from M. Braithwaite (90′). Espanyol made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Cartagonova stadium in Cartagena on Thursday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz who was helped by Roberto Tejero García and Iván Ríos Vargas. The 4th official was Juan Antonio Manrique Antequera. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 14.54 degrees Celsius or 58.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Cartagena

0 - 2

Espanyol

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 10 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 82 Attack 123
  • 35 Dangerous attack 28
  • 51 Ball safe 56
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Espanyol had a strong ball possession 59% while FC Cartagena was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Cartagena had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Espanyol succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

FC Cartagena shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Espanyol shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

FC Cartagena received 4 yellow cards (Jony, Tomás Alarcón, Úmaro Embaló and Mikel Rico). On the opposite side, Espanyol received 3 yellow cards (Pol Lozano, Nico Melamed and Martin Braithwaite).

Match Timeline

Mikel Rico- Yellow
17'
20'
Pere Milla(goal)Javi Puado
32'
Nico Melamed- Yellow
39'
Martin Braithwaite- Yellow
Hector Hevel- sub ->Luis Muñoz
59'
Jony Álamo- sub ->Mikel Rico
59'
61'
61'
Pol Lozano- Yellow
67'
José Gragera- sub ->Nico Melamed
Juanjo Narváez- sub ->Gonzalo Verdú
74'
75'
Álvaro Aguado- sub ->Pol Lozano
Arnau Solà- sub ->Úmaro Embaló
75'
75'
Fernando Calero- sub ->Sergi Gómez
Jony- sub ->Isak Jansson
86'
87'
Óscar Gil- sub ->Omar El Hilali
87'
T. Alarcón- Yellow
90'
90'
Martin Braithwaite(goal)Ramon
Jony- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
70
40
Real Valladolid
69
40
SD Eibar
68
40
Racing Santander
64
40
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
40
Elche
59
40
Racing Ferrol
58
40
Levante
57
40
Burgos
57
40
Tenerife
52
40
FC Cartagena
51
40
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
47
40
Eldense
47
40
Huesca
45
40
Mirandés
45
40
Amorebieta
44
40
Alcorcón
42
40
FC Andorra
40
40
Villarreal II
39
39

After playing this encounter, FC Cartagena will stay with 4 points to hold in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Espanyol will have 20 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, FC Cartagena will play away with SD Eibar on the 19th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Cartagena (0 draws).

Espanyol will host Sporting Gijón on the 5th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Espanyol (3 draws).

FC Cartagena – Formation

FC Cartagena
G
Marc Martínez 1.Spain
6.4
D
Pedro Alcalá 4.Spain
6.3
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
6.4
74'
D
José Fontán 14.Spain
6.7
D
Iván Calero 16.Spain
7.0
M
Luis Muñoz 8.Spain
6.7
59'
M
Mikel Rico 17.Spain
6.7
59' 17'
M
Isak Jansson 21.Sweden
7.0
86'
M
T. Alarcón 23.Chile
6.8
90'
F
Alfredo Ortuño 9.Spain
6.6
F
Úmaro Embaló 19.Portugal
6.8
75' 61'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Lizoain 13.Spain
G
José Saldaña 27.Spain
D
Arnau Solà 33.Spain
6.4
75'
M
David Ferreiro 7.Spain
M
Hector Hevel 10.Netherlands
6.8
59'
M
Juan Carlos Real 11.Spain
M
Damián Musto 18.Argentina
M
Jony 24.Spain
6.8
86' 90'
M
Jony Álamo 32.Spain
6.3
59'
F
Juanjo Narváez 12.Colombia
6.8
74'
F
Lautaro de León 29.Uruguay
F
Iván Ayllón 35.Spain

FC Cartagena adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Julián Calero Fernández decided to play with the following team: Marc Martínez (6.4), Iván Calero (7.0), Gard Holme (6.3), Gonzalo Verdú (6.4), Jose Fontán (6.7), Isak Jansson (7.0), Mikel Rico (6.7), Tomás Alarcón (6.8), Luis Muñoz (6.7), Úmaro Embaló (6.8) and Alfredo Ortuño (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: David Ferreiro, Hector Hevel (6.8), Juan Carlos, Juan Narváez (6.8), Raúl Lizoain, Damián Musto, Jony (6.8), José Saldaña, Lautaro de León, Jony Carmona (6.3), Arnau Solà (6.4) and Ivan Ayllon.

Substitutions

FC Cartagena made 5 changes: Luis Muñoz for Hector Hevel (59′), Mikel Rico for Jony Carmona (59′), Gonzalo Verdú for Juan Narváez (74′), Úmaro Embaló for Arnau Solà (75′) and Isak Jansson for Jony (86′).

Best player: Iván Calero​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Cartagena was Iván Calero.

His rating is (7.0) with 31 passes (58% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain
6.7
D
Sergi Gómez 3.Spain
7.0
75'
D
Leandro Cabrera 6.Uruguay
7.1
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
7.1
D
O. El Hilali 31.Morocco
7.3
87'
M
Javi Puado 7.Spain
7.3
M
Pol Lozano 10.Spain
7.1
75' 61'
M
Pere Milla 11.Spain
7.1
20'
M
Edu Expósito 20.Spain
7.3
87'
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
7.0
67' 32'
F
Martin Braithwaite 22.Denmark
7.3
39' 90'
Substitutes
G
Joan García 1.Spain
G
Angel Fortuno 33.Spain
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
6.6
87'
D
Víctor Ruiz 4.Spain
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
7.0
75'
D
Ramon 12.Brazil
7.5
87'
M
José Gragera 15.Spain
6.7
67'
M
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
M
Álvaro Aguado 18.Spain
6.8
75'
F
Jofre Carreras 17.Spain
F
Antoniu Roca 29.Spain

Also Espanyol adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luis García Fernández played with: Fernando Pacheco (6.7), Omar El Hilali (7.3), Sergi Gómez (7.0), Leandro Cabrera (7.1), Brian Oliván (7.1), Pol Lozano (7.1), Edu Expósito (7.3), Javi Puado (7.3), Nico Melamed (7.0), Pere Milla (7.1) and Martin Braithwaite (7.3).

They had on the bench: Joan García, Óscar Gil (6.6), Víctor Ruiz, Fernando Calero (7.0), Ramon (7.5), José Gragera (6.7), José Carlos Lazo, Jofre Carreras, Álvaro Aguado (6.8), Antoniu Roca and Angel Fortuno.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 5 changes: Omar El Hilali for Óscar Gil (87′), Pol Lozano for Álvaro Aguado (75′), Sergi Gómez for Fernando Calero (75′), Nico Melamed for José Gragera (67′) and Edu Expósito for Ramon (87′).

Best player: Ramon​

The most impressive player for Espanyol was Ramon even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 87′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​