Spanish LALIGA

Rayo vs Espanyol 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 54': Leandro Cabrera (OG)
FT
1 - 0
  • Red Card 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
+27 Barcelona 16 40 2
+17 Real Madrid 16 36 2
+18 Villarreal 15 35 2
+13 Atlético Madrid 16 31 3
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Statistics

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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

RAY 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 Yellow Card
23 Óscar Valentín Yellow Card
12 Unai López
16 Sergi Guardiola
18 Álvaro García
7 Isi Palazón

ESP 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 Yellow Card
10 Sergi Darder
25 Yangel Herrera
9 Javier Puado Yellow Card
23 Adri Embarba
11 Raúl de Tomás

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