CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol was ultimately too much to handle for Mirandés with the goal of Martin Braithwaite (27′), Álvaro Aguado (71′) and Martin Braithwaite (81′ pen).
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 16,797 spectators. The referee was Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz with the support of Roberto Tejero García and Iván Ríos Vargas. The 4th official was ?. Canovas García Villarrubia. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.23 degrees Celsius or 63.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Mirandés that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Espanyol was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Espanyol won the match.
Espanyol shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mirandés shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Javi Puado and Álvaro Aguado). On the opposite side, Mirandés received 4 yellow cards (Houboulang Mendes, Lautaro de León, Mathis Lachuer and Ilyas Chaira).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Espanyol has 44 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Mirandés will stays with 33 points like Tenerife to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Espanyol will play away with SD Eibar on the 25th of February with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of SD Eibar (4 draws).
Mirandés will host Huesca on the 25th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Huesca (3 draws).
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
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71'
Espanyol started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort decided to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco , Omar El Hilali , Víctor Ruiz , Sergi Gómez , Leandro Cabrera , Javi Puado , Keidi Bare , Álvaro Aguado , Jofre Carreras , Pere Milla and Martin Braithwaite .
The home team had on the bench: Joan García, Óscar Gil, Keita Baldé , Pol Lozano, Brian Oliván, José Gragera , José Carlos Lazo , Rubén Sánchez , Roger Martínez, Ian Forns, Salvi and Ángel.
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Álvaro Aguado for José Gragera (82′), Pere Milla for Keita Baldé (87′), Omar El Hilali for Rubén Sánchez (87′), Jofre Carreras for Salvi (73′) and Javi Puado for José Carlos Lazo (82′).
Player of the match: Martin Braithwaite
The player that probably impressed the most for Espanyol was Martin Braithwaite.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.
Mirandés – Formation
Mirandés
Mirandés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alessio Lisci played with: Ramón Juan , Houboulang Mendes , Pablo Ramón , Sergio Barcia , Jonathan Gómez , Ibrahima Kébé , Ilyas Chaira , Mathis Lachuer , Alberto Reina , Gabri Martínez and Antonino La Gumina .
The following players were sitting on the bench: David Vicente, Álex Barbu, Álvaro Sanz , Carlos Martín , Luis López, Pablo Tomeo , Diogo Verdasca , Andoni Zubiaurre, Juan María Alcedo , Lautaro de León and Daniel Luna.
Substitutions
Mirandés made 4 changes: Mathis Lachuer for Álvaro Sanz (55′), Ibrahima Kébé for Carlos Martín (73′), Ilyas Chaira for Pablo Tomeo (86′) and Houboulang Mendes for Juan María Alcedo (86′).
Player of the match: Ramón Juan
The player that probably impressed the most for Mirandés was the goalkeeper: Ramón Juan. His rating is 7.04. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Sporting Gijón – Real Valladolid – 1-1
- Espanyol – Mirandés – 3-0
- Real Oviedo – Burgos – 5-0
- FC Andorra – Villarreal II – 1-1
