Espanyol 2-1 Málaga: result and report
La Liga · Wednesday 23 September 2009
Result
Espanyol 2-1 Málaga
La Liga · Wednesday 23 September 2009, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Espanyol 2-1 Málaga: match report
Espanyol won against Málaga 2-1 in La Liga on Wednesday 23 September 2009. The half-time score was 0-1.
Fernando opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Espanyol's goals came from B. Sahar (55') and Iván Alonso Vallejo (81'). Málaga scored through Fernando (28').
Discipline: Espanyol received 2 yellow cards; Málaga received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Espanyol were 14th on 3 points from 3 and Málaga 11th on 3 points from 3. Espanyol went on to finish that season 11th with 44 points, and Málaga 17th with 37.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Málaga in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Espanyol wins, 0 draws and 1 for Málaga.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read W-L-L and Málaga's L-L-W.
Key events
- 28'Goal · Fernando
- 47'Yellow card · Juanito
- 55'Goal · B. Sahar
- 71'Yellow card · Gustavo Munúa
- 71'Yellow card · Nicolás Pareja
- 79'Yellow card · Duda
- 81'Goal · Iván Alonso Vallejo
- 81'Yellow card · Iván Alonso Vallejo
- 90'Yellow card · Edinho
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Carlos Kameni, Javi Chica, David García, Nicolás Pareja, Juan Forlin, Joan Verdú, Ferran Corominas, Moisés Hurtado, Juanmi Callejón, Luis Garcia, Ben Sahar
Málaga line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jesús Gámez, Weligton, Patrick Jan Mtiliga, Cuadrado, Xavi Torres, Duda, Juanito, Victor Obinna, Nabil Baha, Fernando, Gustavo Munúa Vera