CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Tenerife succeeded in snatch a draw against Espanyol with a late goal from S. González scored in the (90′) after Espanyol got a lead with a goal from J. Gragera (84′). Espanyol was much better in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid with the support of Javier Garrido Concha and Ángel Ramos Cinos. The 4th official was Francisco Javier Expósito Jaramillo. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.05 degrees Celsius or 64.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Espanyol had a strong ball possession 66% while Tenerife was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Espanyol had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough Espanyol to win the match.
Espanyol shot 22 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tenerife shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Espanyol received 4 yellow cards (Omar El Hilali, Jofre Carreras, Keita Baldé and Leandro Cabrera). Talking about the opposition, Tenerife received 4 yellow cards (Nacho Martínez, Sergio González, Álex Corredera and Yanis Rahmani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Espanyol has 53 points like Elche to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Tenerife will has 42 points like Eldense to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Espanyol will play away against Burgos on the 31st of March with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Espanyol (1 draw).
Tenerife will play away against Real Zaragoza on the 31st of March with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Real Zaragoza (8 draws).
Espanyol – Formation
Espanyol
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79'
84'
Espanyol started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager José Manuel González Álvarez decided to play with the following team: Keidi Bare, Ian Forns, Joan García , Omar El Hilali , Sergi Gómez , Víctor Ruiz , Leandro Cabrera , José Gragera , Javi Puado , Pol Lozano , Álvaro Aguado , Jofre Carreras and Keita Baldé .
The home team had on the bench: Óscar Gil, Pere Milla , José Carlos Lazo, Nico Melamed , Llorenç Serred, Fernando Pacheco, Roger Martínez, Gastón Valles and Kenneth Soler .
Substitutions
Espanyol made 4 changes: Álvaro Aguado for Kenneth Soler (79′), Pol Lozano for Nico Melamed (59′), Keita Baldé for Gastón Valles (71′) and Sergi Gómez for Pere Milla (79′).
Player of the match: Álvaro Aguado
The most impressive player for Espanyol was Álvaro Aguado.
His rating is with 39 passes (90% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.
Tenerife – Formation
Tenerife
Tenerife started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal played with: Juan Soriano , Jeremy Mellot , Sergio González , José León , Nacho Martínez , Luismi Cruz , Yann Bodiger , Álex Corredera , Waldo Rubio Marín , Ángel Rodríguez , Enric Gallego .
They had on the bench: Aitor Buñuel , José Amo, Yanis Rahmani , Tomeu Nadal, Roberto López, Alvaro Romero , Teto , Nikola Sipcic , Loïc Williams and Javier Alonso.
Substitutions
Tenerife made 5 changes: Luismi Cruz for Alvaro Romero (86′), Waldo Rubio Marín for Teto (74′), Álex Corredera for Nikola Sipcic (74′), Enric Gallego for Aitor Buñuel (66′) and Ángel Rodríguez for Yanis Rahmani (86′).
Player of the match: Juan Soriano
The most impressive player for Tenerife was the goalkeeper: Juan Soriano. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Villarreal II – Leganés – 1-2
- Alcorcón – Real Oviedo – 1-0
- FC Cartagena – FC Andorra – 1-0
- Espanyol – Tenerife – 1-1
