Espanyol recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Albacete 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol found a way to reverse the scoreline against Albacete to win 2-1.

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Mark Hall
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Espanyol recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Albacete 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT. Espanyol was able to reverse the score against Albacete to win 2-1. It was Albacete to strike first with an early goal of Alberto Quiles at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 14′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nico Melamed gave the win to Espanyol in the 53′ minute.

Espanyol remained with 10 players after Álvaro Aguado received a red card in the 64′. Nonetheless, Espanyol still managed to win this match playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the RCDE Stadium stadium in Cornella de Llobregat on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 23,233 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver De La Fuente Ramos with the assistance of Daniel Pescador Hernández and Samuel García Aguilera. The 4th official was Fernando Bueno Prieto. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.99 degrees Celsius or 66.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Espanyol

2 - 1

Team 1

Albacete

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 9 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 102 Attack 99
  • 44 Dangerous attack 39
  • 87 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Espanyol was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Albacete that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Espanyol was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Espanyol won the match​.

Espanyol shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Albacete shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Espanyol received 2 yellow cards (Javi Puado and Nico Melamed). On the opposite side, Albacete received 3 yellow cards (Alberto Quiles, Julio Alonso and Cristian Glauder).

(Espanyol) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (64′).

Match Timeline

9'
Alberto Quiles(goal)Antonio Pacheco
Jofre Carreras(goal)Álvaro Aguado
14'
Nico Melamed- Yellow
33'
40'
Cristian Glauder- Yellow
50'
Julio Alonso- Yellow
Nico Melamed(goal)Jofre Carreras
53'
Álvaro Aguado- Red
64'
Keidi Bare- sub ->Nico Melamed
66'
Álvaro Aguado(VAR_CARD)
64'
Javi Puado- Yellow
71'
71'
Dani Escriche- sub ->Antonio Pacheco
71'
Carlos Isaac- sub ->Álvaro Rodríguez
79'
Alberto Quiles- Yellow
79'
Dani Escriche(VAR)
80'
Higinio Marín- sub ->Mohamed Djetei
80'
Rai Marchán- sub ->Alberto Quiles
Sergi Gómez- sub ->Jofre Carreras
82'
Pere Milla- sub ->Javi Puado
87'
87'
Samuel Shashoua- sub ->Lander Olaetxea
Gastón Valles- sub ->Martin Braithwaite
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
64
37
Real Valladolid
64
37
SD Eibar
61
37
Espanyol
60
37
Elche
58
37
Real Oviedo
55
37
Racing Santander
55
37
Sporting Gijón
55
37
Racing Ferrol
54
37
Burgos
54
37
Levante
52
37
Tenerife
49
37
Real Zaragoza
46
37
FC Cartagena
45
37
Mirandés
44
37
Eldense
43
37
Huesca
42
37
Albacete
42
37
Alcorcón
41
37
Villarreal II
39
37
Amorebieta
38
37
FC Andorra
37
37

After this match, Espanyol has 57 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Albacete will stays with 33 points like Villarreal II to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Espanyol will play away against Leganés on the 14th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Leganés (0 draws).

Albacete will host Tenerife on the 14th of April with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Tenerife (9 draws).

Espanyol – Formation

Espanyol
G
Joan García 1.Spain
7.3
D
O. El Hilali 23.Morocco
7.0
D
Víctor Ruiz 4.Spain
7.0
D
Leandro Cabrera 6.Uruguay
7.0
D
Brian Oliván 14.Spain
7.1
D
O. Sadik 34.Morocco
M
Álvaro Aguado 18.Spain
6.3
64'
M
Javi Puado 7.Spain
7.0
87' 71'
M
José Gragera 15.Spain
7.5
M
Jofre Carreras 17.Spain
8.5
82' Goals14'
M
Nico Melamed 21.Spain
7.5
66' 33' Goals53'
F
Martin Braithwaite 22.Denmark
7.0
87'
Substitutes
G
Fernando Pacheco 13.Spain
D
Óscar Gil 2.Spain
D
Sergi Gómez 3.Spain
6.7
82'
D
Fernando Calero 5.Spain
M
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
M
Keidi Bare 8.Albania
6.3
66'
M
Pere Milla 11.Spain
6.7
87'
M
Salvi 19.Spain
M
Pol Lozano 10.Spain
F
Gastón Valles 39.Uruguay
7.0
87'
F
Keita Baldé 9.Senegal
F
Kenneth Soler 43.Spain

Espanyol started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager José Manuel González Álvarez decided to play with the following team: O. Sadik, Joan García (7.3), O. El Hilali (7.0), Víctor Ruiz (7.0), Leandro Cabrera (7.0), Brian Oliván (7.1), Jofre Carreras (8.5), José Gragera (7.5), Álvaro Aguado (6.3), Javi Puado (7.0), Martin Braithwaite (7.0) and Nico Melamed (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez (6.7), Fernando Calero, Keidi Bare (6.3), Pere Milla (6.7), Fernando Pacheco, Salvi, Gastón Valles (7.0), Kenneth Soler, José Carlos Lazo, Keita Baldé and Pol Lozano.

Substitutions

Espanyol made 4 changes: Nico Melamed for Keidi Bare (66′), Javi Puado for Pere Milla (87′), Martin Braithwaite for Gastón Valles (87′) and Jofre Carreras for Sergi Gómez (82′).

Player of the match: Jofre Carreras​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Espanyol was Jofre Carreras.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 35 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Albacete – Formation

Albacete
G
Tomas Vaclik 25.Czech Republic
6.8
D
Julio Alonso 17.Spain
6.8
50'
D
Mohamed Djetei 2.Cameroon
6.6
80'
D
Jonathan Silva 3.Argentina
D
Álvaro Rodríguez 23.Spain
6.4
71'
D
Cristian Glauder 24.Spain
6.8
40'
M
Antonio Pacheco 18.Spain
7.5
71'
M
Agus Medina 4.Spain
7.0
M
Lander Olaetxea 19.Spain
6.7
87'
F
Manu Fuster 10.Spain
8.1
F
Fidel 11.Spain
7.3
F
Alberto Quiles 21.Spain
7.5
80' 79' Goals9'
Substitutes
G
Bernabé Barragán  1.Spain
G
Diego Altube 13.Spain
D
Carlos Isaac 22.Spain
6.8
71'
M
Juan Antonio Ros 5.Spain
M
Rai Marchán 6.Spain
6.8
80'
M
Samuel Shashoua 20.England
6.6
87'
F
Juanma García 7.Spain
F
Higinio Marín 9.Spain
6.7
80'
F
Pedro Benito 14.Spain
F
Dani Escriche 16.Spain
6.4
71'

Albacete started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alberto González Fernández played with: Jonathan Silva, Tomas Vaclik (6.8), Álvaro Rodríguez (6.4), Mohamed Djetei (6.6), Cristian Glauder (6.8), Julio Alonso (6.8), Agus Medina (7.0), Lander Olaetxea (6.7), Antonio Pacheco (7.5), Fidel (7.3), Alberto Quiles (7.5) and Manu Fuster (8.1).

They had on the bench: Bernabé Barragán , Juan Antonio Ros, Rai Marchán (6.8), Juanma García, Higinio Marín (6.7), Diego Altube, Pedro Benito, Dani Escriche (6.4), Samuel Shashoua (6.6) and Carlos Isaac (6.8).

Substitutions

Albacete made 5 changes: Antonio Pacheco for Dani Escriche (71′), Álvaro Rodríguez for Carlos Isaac (71′), Lander Olaetxea for Samuel Shashoua (87′), Alberto Quiles for Rai Marchán (80′) and Mohamed Djetei for Higinio Marín (80′).

Player of the match: Manu Fuster​

The most impressive player for Albacete was Manu Fuster.

His rating is 8.1 with 52 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​