Espanyol vs Cádiz 2021-22 LaLiga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 45'+1': Goal! Espanyol 1, Cadiz 0. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Cadiz 0.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Óscar Melendo.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Loren Morón.
- 60': Substitution, Cadiz. Alberto Perea replaces Fali.
- 61': Substitution, Cadiz. Álvaro Jiménez replaces Salvi Sánchez.
- 65': Goal! Espanyol 2, Cadiz 0. Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Cadiz. Álvaro Negredo replaces Tomás Alarcón.
- 70': Substitution, Cadiz. Álex Fernández replaces Jens Jonsson.
- 70': Substitution, Cadiz. Martín Calderón replaces Anthony Lozano.
- 86': Substitution, Espanyol. Landry Dimata replaces Raúl de Tomás.
- 90': Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Adrián Embarba.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Óscar Gil.
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 15,678
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Barcelona | 16 | 40 | 2 |
| +17 | Real Madrid | 16 | 36 | 2 |
| +18 | Villarreal | 15 | 35 | 2 |
| +13 | Atlético Madrid | 16 | 31 | 3 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 300 | Accurate Passes | 380 |
| 371 | Passes | 460 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 40 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 10 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
| 21 | Clearances | 37 |
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 12 | Óscar Gil |
| 14 | Óscar Melendo |
| 15 | David López |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
| 16 | Lorenzo Morón |
Cádiz (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremias Ledesma (GK) |
| 32 | Víctor Chust |
| 5 | Varazdat Haroyan |
| 3 | Fali |
| 22 | Pacha Espino |
| 20 | Iza |
| 12 | Tomás Alarcón |
| 2 | Jens Jonsson |
| 21 | Rubén Sobrino |
| 7 | Salvi |
| 9 | Choco Lozano |
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