HUESCA. Espanyol and Huesca draw 1-1. J. Puado scored the first goal (54′) for Espanyol. I. Vilarrasa equalized (78′). Huesca was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Estadio El Alcoraz stadium in Huesca on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Andrés Fuentes Molina with the collaboration of Carlos Martínez Caballero and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.96 degrees Celsius or 64.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Huesca was in firm control of the ball 59% while Espanyol was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Huesca was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Huesca to win the match.
Huesca shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Espanyol shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Huesca received 2 yellow cards (Jérémy Blasco and Gerard Valentín). On the other side, Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (Óscar Gil, Keidi Bare, Edu Expósito and Brian Oliván).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Huesca will have 13 points like Alcorcón to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Espanyol will have 25 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Huesca will host Leganés on the 7th of April with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Leganés (1 draw).
Espanyol will host Sporting Gijón on the 5th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Espanyol (4 draws).
Huesca – Formation
Huesca
53'
68'
78'
Huesca started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Antonio Hidalgo Morilla decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Fernández , Juanjo Nieto , Jérémy Blasco , Jorge Pulido , Gerard Valentín , Javi Mier , Óscar Sielva , Javi Martínez , Miguel Loureiro , Joaquín Muñoz and Samuel Obeng .
The home team had on the bench: Iván Martos, Hugo Vallejo , Kento Hashimoto, Juan Pérez, Jovanny Bolívar , Enzo Lombardo , Rafa Tresaco , Ignasi Vilarrasa , Iker Kortajarena, Álex Balboa, Manu Rico and Diego Aznar.
Substitutions
Huesca made 5 changes: Miguel Loureiro for Ignasi Vilarrasa (68′), Miguel Loureiro for Ignasi Vilarrasa (68′), Javi Mier for Enzo Lombardo (68′), Gerard Valentín for Rafa Tresaco (89′) and Joaquín Muñoz for Hugo Vallejo (73′).
Best player: Ignasi Vilarrasa
The player that probably impressed the most for Huesca was Ignasi Vilarrasa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 68′.
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
Espanyol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort played with: Fernando Pacheco , Omar El Hilali , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Brian Oliván , Salvi , José Gragera , Edu Expósito , Javi Puado , Martin Braithwaite and Pere Milla .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joan García, Óscar Gil , Fernando Calero, Keidi Bare , Keita Baldé , Ramon , José Carlos Lazo, Jofre Carreras , Álvaro Aguado, Roger Martínez, Omar Sadik and José Luis Català.
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Edu Expósito for Keidi Bare (60′), Brian Oliván for Ramon (46′), Salvi for Jofre Carreras (60′), Pere Milla for Keita Baldé (86′) and Omar El Hilali for Óscar Gil (86′).
Best player: Leandro Cabrera
The most impressive player for Espanyol was Leandro Cabrera.
His rating is with 52 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Burgos – Alcorcón – 4-2
- SD Eibar – Albacete – 1-1
- Huesca – Espanyol – 1-1
- Tenerife – Villarreal II – 0-1
- FC Andorra – Eldense – 1-3
