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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 1 (setup 4, season 9)
Espanyol
v.
Melbourne Victory
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
David DE GEA Quintana1Ben FOSTER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Lukasz PISZCZEK2Serge AURIER
VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ Delgado38Leighton BAINES
Sami KHEDIRA847Niklas STARK
Andreas CHRISTENSEN75Robin KNOCHE
Héctor Alfredo MORENO Herrera667Emiliano MORETTI
RAÚL GARCÍA Escudero77Charles Mariano ARÁNGUIZ Sandoval
David Jiménez SILVA8Adam LALLANA
Robert LEWANDOWSKI696Rickie LAMBERT
Franck RIBÉRY106Andreas SAMARIS
Sergio Leonel AGÜERO6117Robbie KRUSE
David BlairManager
DIEGO da Silva COSTA712Fabian SCHÄR
Francisco Casilla Cortés, KIKO CASILLA13Mitchell LANGERAK
FERNANDO NAVARRO Corbacho14Ali ADNAN Kadhim
RUBÉN Duarte Sánchez15Ivica OLIC
Wifred NDIDI166Luciano SLAGVEER

Espanyol 1 Melbourne Victory 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 40,420, Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat, Referee: Veljko KORAC 6½, TV: highlights)
37 PiszczekScorers
61 Ribéry <=> Diego CostaSubstitutions64 Kruse <=> Olic, 82 Stark <=> Slagveer
Sendings off
Bookings85 Samaris
2Corners4
8Fouls13
2Offsides8
10Shots on3
14Shots off3
24Total shots6
9Shots saved3
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Sami KHEDIRA
2A corner found AGÜERO who flicked an effort over.
3The Melbourne Victory 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from SILVA.
5VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ brought the ball past ARÁNGUIZ and rattled a weak shot well wide.
8SILVA's shot was well held by FOSTER.
14KHEDIRA chipped the ball to VÍCTOR ÁLVAREZ who touched it over the bar.
21A accurate pass was collected by RAÚL GARCÍA and his left foot effort flew narrowly over.
29LALLANA steamed through the Espanyol defence but shot straight at DE GEA.
33DE GEA dived to his left to stop a lovely shot from Melbourne Victory's STARK.
35A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
37GOAL!! A great shot from RAÚL GARCÍA was pushed away by the Melbourne Victory 'keeper only as far as PISZCZEK who nudged the ball past the stranded Melbourne Victory 'keeper. (1-0 Espanyol)
45+2A free-kick from SILVA floated over the bar.
 
47A delightful strike from LEWANDOWSKI was dealt with by a good block from the 'keeper.
49Uncertainty in the Melbourne Victory defence enabled PISZCZEK to hammer an effort over the bar.
53A penalty box meleé resulted in RIBÉRY knocking a low shot wide.
54SILVA's shot was well saved by the Melbourne Victory 'keeper.
64A header from AURIER was nodded off the line by DIEGO COSTA.
68A shot from DIEGO COSTA seemed a certain goal but the Melbourne Victory 'keeper managed to palm the ball clear.
69A lovely effort from ARÁNGUIZ scraped the woodwork.
72LALLANA flicked a right foot shot wide from twenty yards out.
85SAMARIS cautioned for a clumsy foul.
90A cross from KHEDIRA left SILVA in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
90+3RAÚL GARCÍA was put clear by PISZCZEK and he pulled away from FOSTER but rammed his shot just beyond the near post.