This Saturday, Espanyol achieved a painful but important victory against Villarreal B thanks to two goals from Braithwaite in the first half. The parakeets didn’t know how to ‘kill’ the match and ended up in misery as the ‘groguet’ team fought back and had a tie on their hands due to the ‘sin’ of bad local football. Below one by one of the Spanish players.
1
Pacheco
Highly strung
The goalkeeper was infected with defensive weakness and gave the ball away in the 58th minute which almost ended up in the goal. It is not very demanding despite the attacks of yellows
2
The Hilali
Advised
His first half was good, there was no problem marking the line, but the yellow card he saw interfered with it.
3
Sergio Gomez
Demanded
It went from more to less, like the whole defense. In the second half, Villarreal’s attacks and lateral centers made them more difficult than necessary.
4
Calero
Handled
Like Sergi, after a good first half in which Villarreal could not get there, he had problems to tie the visiting counters, with Fores and Pascual stepping up.
5
Brian Oliva
Scattered
Adept at defensive tasks, although hesitant to cut in the second half, he lacked venom in attack although he partnered well with Expósito
6
Pol Lozano
There are gaps
The first half was good, supporting Aguado and getting points in creation, but it dissolved later, without control and with turnovers
7
Watery
Clairvoyant
The best chances of the first half came through his boots, but he thickened after the break and struggled to connect. He was replaced, a change he did not like
8
Edu Exposito
Assistant
He put in good crosses and was one of the most vertical in the first half, looking for a goal with no luck. Later it dissolved
9
Pere Milla
sterile
He continued to hit in front of goal, even though he took the penalty for the second goal. He does piecework but receives little. He ended up whistling and getting the fans to applaud
10
handful
Fallon
He worked hard to find unmarking and help in the middle to get free balls. He had a crossbar in the 61st minute
Eleven
Braithwaite
Goal scorer
He retaliated with two goals and is now the leading scorer for Espanyol and the Second Division. His quality decided the match and he celebrated it enthusiastically with a crowd that forgave him for his fear.
12
Salvi Sanchez
sterile
He provided freshness but lacked the success and resources to define the second half to be forgotten
13
Oscar Gil
Oxygen
For a defense that suffered greatly in the second half
14
Keidi Bare
muscle
To cling to a victory in danger until the last breath. It did not provide any stability
fifteen
Keita Balde
Detuned
He had several chances, most notably in stoppage time to kill off the rivalry. There is no purpose
16
Gragera
Packing
To provide judgment and muscle in the midfield in the final stretch when the yellow team is pressing
Source: La Verdad
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