EIBAR. Espanyol had a astounding comeback against SD Eibar.
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa stadium in Eibar on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 6,194 spectators. The referee was Alejandro Quintero González with the assistance of José Manuel Sarmiento Millet and Javier Garrido Concha. The 4th official was Francisco José Ortega Herrera. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.83 degrees Celsius or 44.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SD Eibar was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Espanyol that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SD Eibar was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Espanyol was capable to find the solution to win this match.
SD Eibar shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Espanyol shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
SD Eibar received 2 yellow cards (Joseba Etxeberria and Peru Nolaskoain Esnal). Talking about the opposition, Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Óscar Gil and José Carlos Lazo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, SD Eibar stays with 46 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol will has 47 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar will play away with Leganés on the 3rd of March with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of SD Eibar (5 draws).
Espanyol will host Huesca on the 3rd of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (3 draws).
SD Eibar – Formation
SD Eibar
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SD Eibar started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joseba Andoni Etxeberria Lizardi decided to play with the following team: Luca Zidane , Álvaro Tejero , Juan Berrocal , Anaitz Arbilla , José Antonio Ríos , Peru Nolaskoain Esnal , Matheus Pereira , Ager Aketxe , Mario Soriano , Stoichkov and Jon Bautista .
The home team had on the bench: Cristian Gutiérrez , Frederico Venâncio, Sergio Álvarez , Quique, Yacine Qasmi, Sergio León , Yoel Rodríguez, Unai Vencedor , José Corpas , Stefan Simić, Konrad de la Fuente and Ander Madariaga.
Substitutions
SD Eibar made 5 changes: Mario Soriano for Unai Vencedor (89′), Peru Nolaskoain Esnal for Sergio Álvarez (73′), Stoichkov for Cristian Gutiérrez (89′), Ager Aketxe for José Corpas (82′) and Jon Bautista for Sergio León (82′).
Player of the match: Peru Nolaskoain Esnal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SD Eibar was Peru Nolaskoain Esnal.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16.
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 , Víctor Ruiz , Leandro Cabrera , Javi Puado , Keidi Bare , Álvaro Aguado , Jofre Carreras , Martin Braithwaite and Pere Milla .
They had on the bench: Joan García, Óscar Gil, Keita Baldé , Brian Oliván, José Gragera, José Carlos Lazo , Salvi , Rubén Sánchez, Roger Martínez, Angel Fortuno, Ian Forns and Gastón Valles .
Substitutions
Espanyol made 4 changes: Pere Milla for Keita Baldé (70′), Jofre Carreras for Salvi (70′), Álvaro Aguado for Gastón Valles (89′) and Omar El Hilali for José Carlos Lazo (84′).
Player of the match: Salvi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Salvi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 70′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Racing Santander – Leganés – 2-1
- SD Eibar – Espanyol – 2-3
- Villarreal II – Real Zaragoza – 0-0
