Rayo vs Espanyol 2021-22 LaLiga

Rayo Vallecano

54': Leandro Cabrera (OG)

FT
1 - 0

Espanyol

90'+3': Fran Mérida

Introduction

Rayo Vallecano are hosting Espanyol at Estadio de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
9': Javier Puado (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Espanyol 0.
54': Own Goal by Leandro Cabrera, Espanyol. Rayo Vallecano 1, Espanyol 0.
61': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Sergi Gómez.
61': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Keidi Bare.
67': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Unai López.
69': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Adrián Embarba.
74': Substitution, Espanyol. Manu Morlanes replaces Sergi Darder.
75': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergi Guardiola.
88': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Kévin Rodrigues replaces Álvaro García because of an injury.
88': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Óscar Trejo.
90': Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Fran Mérida (Espanyol) is shown the red card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 1, Espanyol 0.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 8,679

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+31	Barcelona	18	46	2
+20	Real Madrid	18	42	2
+17	Atlético Madrid	18	37	3
+16	Villarreal	16	35	3

Full Table

Statistics

ESP		RAY
11	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	6
0	Saves	3
50.1	Possession	49.9
10	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
334	Accurate Passes	317
423	Passes	404
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.2
66	Long Balls	69
28	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	11
23	Effective Clearances	14
23	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5	Alejandro Catena
24	Esteban Saveljich
33	Fran García
20	Iván Balliu
8	Óscar Trejo
23	Óscar Valentín
12	Unai López
16	Sergi Guardiola
18	Álvaro García
7	Isi Palazón

Substitutes:

José Pozo, Mario Hernández, Luca Zidane, Kévin Rodrigues, Radamel Falcao, Andrés Martín, Iván Arboleda, Mario Suárez, Pathé Ciss, Randy Nteka, Nikola Maras, Bebé.

Espanyol (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Diego López (GK)
4	Leandro Cabrera
24	Sergi Gómez
20	Keidi Bare
3	Adrià Pedrosa
22	Aleix Vidal
10	Sergi Darder
25	Yangel Herrera
9	Javier Puado
23	Adri Embarba
11	Raúl de Tomás

Substitutes:

Oier Olazábal, Lorenzo Morón, Óscar Melendo, Miguelón, Fran Mérida, Wu Lei, Dídac Vilà, Fernando Calero, Joan García, Nicolás Melamed, Manu Morlanes.

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