ALCORCóN. Espanyol and Alcorcón draw 1-1. M. Braithwaite scored the first goal (65′) for Espanyol. Chema made it even (76′). Espanyol was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the Estadio Santo Domingo stadium in Alcorcón on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 2,521 spectators. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban assisted by David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Jorge Tárraga Lájara. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 8.57 degrees Celsius or 47.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Espanyol had a strong ball possession 63% while Alcorcón was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Espanyol was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Espanyol to win the encounter.
Alcorcón shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Espanyol shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Alcorcón received 2 yellow cards (Óscar Rivas and Javi Castro). On the other side, Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (Leandro Cabrera, José Carlos Lazo, Víctor Ruiz and Keita Baldé).
(Alcorcón) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (54′).
Also, Espanyol didn’t end the match with 11 players after Salvi (Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (88′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Alcorcón has 30 points like Villarreal II to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Espanyol will has 49 points like SD Eibar to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Alcorcón will play away with Sporting Gijón on the 17th of March with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Sporting Gijón (7 draws).
Espanyol will play away against Real Zaragoza on the 17th of March with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Real Zaragoza (7 draws).
Alcorcón – Formation
Alcorcón
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Alcorcón adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mehdi Nafti decided to play with the following team: Lucas Anacker , Javi Castro , Óscar Rivas , Chema , David Morillas , Víctor García , Javi Pérez , Yan Eteki , Jacobo González , Christian Borrego and Javi Lara .
The home team had on the bench: Jesús Ruiz, Pedro Mosquera, Jean-Sylvain Babin, Juanma Bravo , Fede Vico , Xavier Quintilla, Koldo Obieta , Juan Artola, Iker Bilbao , Emmanuel Addai , Eric Callis and Marciano Sanca.
Alcorcón could not rely on the presence of Iker Bilbao (injured).
Substitutions
Alcorcón made 5 changes: Christian Borrego for Fede Vico (85′), Javi Lara for Emmanuel Addai (71′), Javi Castro for Koldo Obieta (71′), Jacobo González for Juanma Bravo (90′) and Yan Eteki for Iker Bilbao (84′).
Player of the match: Jacobo González
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Alcorcón was Jacobo González.
His rating is with 19 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
Also Espanyol adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort played with: Joan García , Sergi Gómez , Víctor Ruiz , Leandro Cabrera , Omar El Hilali , Keidi Bare , José Gragera , Salvi , Javi Puado , Keita Baldé and Martin Braithwaite .
They had on the bench: Óscar Gil, Pol Lozano , Pere Milla , Fernando Pacheco, Brian Oliván, José Carlos Lazo , Jofre Carreras , Álvaro Aguado, Rubén Sánchez, Angel Fortuno, Gastón Valles and Ángel.
Substitutions
Espanyol made 5 changes: Keita Baldé for Pere Milla (63′), Salvi for Jofre Carreras (63′), José Gragera for Gastón Valles (90′), Keidi Bare for Pol Lozano (85′) and Javi Puado for José Carlos Lazo (85′).
Player of the match: Keidi Bare
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Keidi Bare.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- SD Eibar – Burgos – 0-1
- Levante – Sporting Gijón – 1-0
- Alcorcón – Espanyol – 1-1
- Villarreal II – Elche – 0-1
- Racing Santander – Tenerife – 4-2
