Spanish LALIGA

Espanyol vs Real Betis, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Espanyol
  • 43': Martin Braithwaite
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Real Betis

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Joselu (Espanyol).
    • 2': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Real Betis).
    • 2': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Edgar González (Real Betis).
    • 4': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
    • 5': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Foul by Joselu (Espanyol).
    • 5': Germán Pezzella (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Hand ball by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
    • 11': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Abner.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Germán Pezzella (Real Betis).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Aleix Vidal.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by William Carvalho.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by William Carvalho.
    • 21': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Real Betis).
    • 24': Attempt saved. Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William Carvalho.
    • 24': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis).
    • 24': Óscar Gil (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joselu with a cross.
    • 26': Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
    • 27': Javier Puado (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
    • 29': William Carvalho (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
    • 33': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Abner.
    • 36': Foul by Edgar González (Real Betis).
    • 36': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Abner (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Joselu (Espanyol).
    • 38': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Aitor Ruibal.
    • 40': Foul by César Montes (Espanyol).
    • 40': Sergio Canales (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
    • 41': Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Aitor Ruibal with a cross.
    • 43': Goal! Espanyol 1, Real Betis 0. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Betis 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Real Betis 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Brian Oliván (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Javier Puado.
    • 51': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
    • 52': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
    • 55': Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by César Montes (Espanyol).
    • 55': César Montes (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 60': Foul by Javier Puado (Espanyol).
    • 60': Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Real Betis. Rodri replaces Guido Rodríguez.
    • 62': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
    • 62': Rodri (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Sergio Canales (Real Betis).
    • 64': Vinicius Souza (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Óscar Gil.
    • 66': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
    • 66': Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales with a cross.
    • 67': Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Aleix Vidal (Espanyol).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
    • 70': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Andrés Guardado.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Javier Puado (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 72': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Aleix Vidal.
    • 74': Offside, Real Betis. William Carvalho tries a through ball, but Borja Iglesias is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Real Betis. Joaquín replaces Andrés Guardado.
    • 75': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Aitor Ruibal.
    • 76': Offside, Espanyol. Óscar Gil tries a through ball, but Sergi Darder is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodri.
    • 77': Foul by Edgar González (Real Betis).
    • 77': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Joaquín (Real Betis) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Canales.
    • 79': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Óscar Gil.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Sergio Canales (Real Betis) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Carvalho.
    • 80': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Martin Braithwaite.
    • 81': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Javier Puado.
    • 81': Substitution, Real Betis. Willian José replaces Luiz Henrique.
    • 81': Substitution, Real Betis. Juan Miranda replaces Abner.
    • 83': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
    • 83': William Carvalho (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': César Montes (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Juan Miranda (Real Betis).
    • 86': Offside, Espanyol. Brian Oliván tries a through ball, but Nicolás Melamed is caught offside.
    • 86': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Rubén Sánchez.
    • 87': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Espanyol).
    • 87': Rodri (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol).
    • 89': Sergio Canales (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Oliván.
    • 90': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Juan Miranda.
    • 90'+1': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. William Carvalho (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joaquín.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Real Betis 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 1, Real Betis 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Espanyol 1, Real Betis 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 3
    69.8 Possession 30.2
    13 SHOTS 8
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    545 Accurate Passes 175
    614 Passes 251
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    19 Crosses 23
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 65
    34 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 8
    26 Effective Clearances 21
    26 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: RCDE Stadium
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 20,811

    LALIGA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 33 +57 76
    2 Real Madrid 33 +35 72
    3 Atlético Madrid 33 +29 66
    4 Athletic Club 33 +24 60
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ESP Espanyol (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    25 Álvaro Fernández (GK)
    4 Leandro Cabrera
    23 César Montes Yellow Card
    14 Brian Oliván
    2 Óscar Gil
    10 Sergi Darder
    12 Vinicius Souza
    7 Javier Puado Yellow Card
    22 Aleix Vidal
    17 Martin Braithwaite
    9 Joselu
    Espanyol Substitutes:
    Dani Gómez, Edu Expósito, Rubén Sánchez, Nicolás Melamed, Fernando Calero, Pol Lozano, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel, Roger Martínez, Lazo, Sergi Gómez, Joan García, Omar El Hilali.

    BET Real Betis (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Claudio Bravo (GK)
    3 Edgar González
    16 Germán Pezzella
    20 Abner
    24 Aitor Ruibal Yellow Card
    10 Sergio Canales
    14 William Carvalho
    5 Guido Rodríguez Yellow Card
    9 Borja Iglesias
    18 Andrés Guardado
    11 Luiz Henrique
    Real Betis Substitutes:
    Willian José, Rui Silva, Joaquín, Rodri Sánchez, Lorenzo Morón, Youssouf Sabaly, Martín Montoya, Víctor Ruiz, Paul Akouokou, Dani Martín, Juan Miranda.

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