Espanyol 1-3 Almería: result and report

Espanyol 1-3 Almería

La Liga · Sunday 18 May 2008, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Espanyol lost to Almería 1-3 in La Liga on Sunday 18 May 2008. The half-time score was 0-1.

Felipe Melo opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Espanyol's goal came from Luis García (58', penalty). Almería scored through Felipe Melo (43'), Crusat (54') and Veljko Paunovic (87').

Discipline: Espanyol received 3 yellow cards; Almería received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Espanyol were 12th on 48 points from 37 and Almería 11th on 49 points from 37. Espanyol went on to finish that season 12th with 48 points, and Almería 9th with 52.

Espanyol lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Almería in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Espanyol wins, 0 draws and 1 for Almería.

Going into the match Espanyol's last five read L-L-D-D-D and Almería's L-L-D-L-W.