Spanish LALIGA 2

Espanyol vs FC Cartagena, 2023-24 Spanish LALIGA 2, Regular Season

· Spanish LALIGA 2
Espanyol
  • 55': Javier Puado
  • 83': Martin Braithwaite
  • 90'+2': Nicolás Melamed
FT
3 - 0
FC Cartagena

    About

    Espanyol are hosting FC Cartagena at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA 2.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Foul by José Fontán (FC Cartagena).
    • 6': Salvi Sánchez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Alfredo Ortuño (FC Cartagena).
    • 7': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Jairo Izquierdo (FC Cartagena).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Óscar Gil with a cross.
    • 11': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Raúl Lizoain.
    • 12': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Tomás Alarcón.
    • 13': Offside, Espanyol. Pere Milla is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Luis Muñoz (FC Cartagena).
    • 16': Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Javi Puado (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Salvi Sánchez with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salvi Sánchez with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
    • 24': Luis Muñoz (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Luis Muñoz (FC Cartagena) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Fontán with a cross.
    • 25': Corner, FC Cartagena. Conceded by Leandro Cabrera.
    • 28': Offside, FC Cartagena. Luis Muñoz is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by Damián Musto (FC Cartagena).
    • 32': Keidi Bare (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, FC Cartagena. Alfredo Ortuño is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pedro Alcalá.
    • 38': Foul by Salvi Sánchez (Espanyol).
    • 38': Jairo Izquierdo (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Tomás Alarcón (FC Cartagena).
    • 38': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Alcalá (FC Cartagena).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 41': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Damián Musto.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Keidi Bare (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Salvi Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Pedro Alcalá (FC Cartagena).
    • 42': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Iván Calero (FC Cartagena) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Alarcón.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, FC Cartagena 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, FC Cartagena 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Nico Melamed replaces Rafael Bauza.
    • 46': Foul by José Fontán (FC Cartagena).
    • 46': Javi Puado (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pere Milla with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Damián Musto.
    • 51': Foul by Jairo Izquierdo (FC Cartagena).
    • 51': Álvaro Aguado (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pedro Alcalá.
    • 53': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
    • 53': Luis Muñoz (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Corner, FC Cartagena. Conceded by Keidi Bare.
    • 55': Hand ball by Tomás Alarcón (FC Cartagena).
    • 55': Goal! Espanyol 1, FC Cartagena 0. Javi Puado (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salvi Sánchez.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Alfredo Ortuño (FC Cartagena) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Damián Musto with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Nico Melamed (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pere Milla with a through ball.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Cartagena. Diego Moreno replaces Jairo Izquierdo.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Cartagena. Darío Poveda replaces José Fontán.
    • 62': Substitution, FC Cartagena. Juanjo Narváez replaces Luis Muñoz.
    • 62': Substitution, Espanyol. Pol Lozano replaces Álvaro Aguado.
    • 62': Substitution, Espanyol. Jofre Carreras replaces Pere Milla.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Iván Calero (FC Cartagena) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juanjo Narváez.
    • 64': Foul by Salvi Sánchez (Espanyol).
    • 64': Iván Calero (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
    • 66': Juanjo Narváez (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Alfredo Ortuño (FC Cartagena) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Moreno with a cross.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Alfredo Ortuño (FC Cartagena) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Damián Musto.
    • 68': Foul by Pedro Alcalá (FC Cartagena).
    • 68': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Diego Moreno (FC Cartagena) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Darío Poveda.
    • 69': Corner, FC Cartagena. Conceded by Joan García.
    • 70': Damián Musto (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Nico Melamed (Espanyol).
    • 72': Foul by Tomás Alarcón (FC Cartagena).
    • 72': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Tomás Alarcón (FC Cartagena).
    • 73': Pol Lozano (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Substitution, Espanyol. Sergi Gómez replaces Salvi Sánchez because of an injury.
    • 75': Offside, Espanyol. Fernando Calero is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Cartagena. Juan Carlos Real replaces Alfredo Ortuño.
    • 76': Substitution, FC Cartagena. Jony Álamo replaces Damián Musto because of an injury.
    • 78': Offside, FC Cartagena. Diego Moreno is caught offside.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Pol Lozano (Espanyol) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 82': Substitution, Espanyol. José Carlos Lazo replaces Javi Puado.
    • 83': Goal! Espanyol 2, FC Cartagena 0. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 86': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pedro Alcalá.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nico Melamed with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Nico Melamed (Espanyol) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jofre Carreras with a cross.
    • 88': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pedro Alcalá.
    • 88': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
    • 88': Raúl Lizoain (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Sergi Gómez (Espanyol).
    • 89': Juan Carlos Real (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Hand ball by Nico Melamed (Espanyol).
    • 90'+2': Goal! Espanyol 3, FC Cartagena 0. Nico Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jofre Carreras.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Juanjo Narváez (FC Cartagena) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right.
    • 90'+4': Darío Poveda (FC Cartagena) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Nico Melamed (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Carlos Lazo.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Espanyol. Óscar Gil is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 90'+7': VAR Decision: No Goal Espanyol 3-0 FC Cartagena.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Espanyol 3, FC Cartagena 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 3, FC Cartagena 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 1
    42.3 Possession 57.7
    8 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    267 Accurate Passes 377
    352 Passes 463
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 9
    13 Crosses 37
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    66 Long Balls 42
    27 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    11 Effective Tackles 7
    16 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 8
    31 Effective Clearances 12
    31 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA 2

    Venue: RCDE Stadium
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 19,029

    LALIGA 2 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Albacete 0 0 0
    2 Almería 0 0 0
    3 Burgos 0 0 0
    4 Castellón 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ESP Espanyol (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Joan García (GK)
    6 Leandro Cabrera
    5 Fernando Calero Yellow Card
    11 Pere Milla
    2 Óscar Gil
    44 Rafael Bauza
    18 Alvaro Aguado
    8 Keidi Bare
    22 Martin Braithwaite
    7 Javier Puado
    19 Salvi
    Espanyol Substitutes:
    Jofre Carreras, José Luis Català Vázquez, Roger Martínez, Ian Forns, Lazo, Fernando Pacheco, Gastón Valles, Nicolás Melamed, Rubén Sánchez, Sergi Gómez, Pol Lozano, Antoniu Roca.

    CAR FC Cartagena (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Raúl Lizoain (GK)
    22 Kiko
    4 Pedro Alcalá
    14 José Fontán
    16 Iván Calero Ruiz
    18 Damián Musto
    6 Andy
    23 Tomás Alarcón
    9 Alfredo Ortuño
    8 Luis Muñoz
    20 Jairo Izquierdo
    FC Cartagena Substitutes:
    Jhafets, Diego Moreno, Jonatan Carmona Álamo, Darío Poveda, Juan José Narváez, Juan Sabater, Juan Carlos, Tomás Mejías, Ivan Ayllon, Arnau Ortiz, Diego De Pedro, Arnau Solà.

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