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Match report
Football Elite
Division 2: Round 4 (setup 3, season 9)
Espanyol
v.
West Ham United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
YOEL Rodríguez Oterino71Robert GREEN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Facundo Sebastián RONCAGLIA726Craig EASTMOND
Fausto Manuel PINTO Rosas83Kieran GIBBS
Carlos GURPEGUI Nausia747Steven GERRARD
Nicolas Martín PAREJA57Michael MANCIENNE
Brede HANGELAND66Matthew UPSON
Ferrán COROMINAS Telechea776Duane HOLMES
Joan VERDÚ Fernández78Adam JOHNSON
Juan Miguel Jiménez López, JUANMI97Darren BENT
Milos NINKOVIC7107Joe COLE
Ivica OLIC11Kjell Rune SELLIN
Manager
DAVID GARCÍA de la Cruz12Michael FINK
Cristian Darío ÁLVAREZ13Paul ROBINSON
Ben SAHAR14Marcelo BROZOVIC
Marco MOTTA15Tom CARROLL
Javier Márquez Moreno, JAVI MÁRQUEZ16Scott PARKER

Espanyol 2 West Ham United 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 37,117, Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat, Referee: Gerd GRABHER 7)
53 Ninkovic, 90+3og UpsonScorers25 Johnson
Substitutions65 Johnson <=> Carroll
Sendings off
29 NinkovicBookings1 Cole, 11 Gerrard, 26 Bent
0Corners1
8Fouls17
0Offsides0
7Shots on4
7Shots off2
14Total shots6
5Shots saved2
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Fausto Manuel PINTO Rosas
1The referee books COLE.
3The 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce drive from Espanyol's PINTO.
5JUANMI's shot beat the West Ham United 'keeper but rebounded off the West Ham United crossbar.
11GERRARD booked for a high tackle on NINKOVIC.
15The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from JOHNSON.
21A refined cross from COLE, was drove goalbound by JOHNSON only for the 'keeper to block.
25GOAL!! A one-handed save from the Espanyol 'keeper enabled JOHNSON to lob the ball into the empty net. (1-0 West Ham United)
26BENT given a yellow card by the ref.
29VERDÚ ran onto a delightful ball from COROMINAS but hit his effort wide of the goal.
29A bad challenge on EASTMOND by NINKOVIC results in a booking.
35VERDÚ stroked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
39JOHNSON headed wide.
 
47A cross from GURPEGUI left OLIC in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
53GOAL!! Some steady work by RONCAGLIA on the left, left NINKOVIC yards clear, and he stepped inside the 'keeper and slammed the ball into the back of the net. (1-1)
58A free-kick from GURPEGUI went wide.
60A great shot from PAREJA was dealt with by a useful parry from GREEN.
65A corner fell to CARROLL who flicked the ball over.
68A penalty box meleé resulted in VERDÚ tapping the ball wide.
74JUANMI fluffed an easy chance.
79A header by BENT at the near post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
81NINKOVIC rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
87The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from OLIC.
88NINKOVIC beat GERRARD and placed the ball to JUANMI who hit his effort wide.
90+3GOAL!! A long shot from OLIC deflected off the head of UPSON and into his own net.