Valencia vs Espanyol 2021-22 LaLiga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 12': Thierry Correia (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Espanyol 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Espanyol 0.
- 51': Goal! Valencia 1, Espanyol 0. Omar Alderete (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hélder Costa with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 63': Daniel Wass (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Valencia. Cristiano Piccini replaces Jesús Vázquez.
- 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Óscar Gil replaces Nicolás Melamed.
- 71': Substitution, Espanyol. Landry Dimata replaces Loren Morón.
- 78': Substitution, Valencia. Rubén Iranzo replaces Thierry Correia because of an injury.
- 78': Rubén Iranzo (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Hugo Duro (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Aleix Vidal.
- 81': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Keidi Bare.
- 82': Second yellow card to Hugo Duro (Valencia) for a bad foul.
- 83': Goal! Valencia 1, Espanyol 1. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 84': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Hélder Costa.
- 84': Substitution, Valencia. Koba Koindredi replaces Daniel Wass.
- 88': Goal! Valencia 1, Espanyol 2. Javier Puado (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jofre Carreras with a cross.
- 90'+3': Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Jasper Cillessen (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 29,566
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16 | Real Madrid | 12 | 31 | 1 |
| +17 | Barcelona | 12 | 28 | 2 |
| +14 | Villarreal | 12 | 26 | 2 |
| +13 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | 25 | 1 |
Statistics
ESP |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 63.5 | Possession | 36.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 446 | Accurate Passes | 202 |
| 516 | Passes | 279 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 17 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 21 | Clearances | 8 |
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 32 | Jesús Vázquez |
| 2 | Thierry Correia |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 10 | Carlos Soler |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
| 11 | Hélder Costa |
| 7 | Goncalo Guedes |
| 9 | Maximiliano Gómez |
Espanyol (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 21 | Nicolás Melamed |
| 20 | Keidi Bare |
| 16 | Lorenzo Morón |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
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