Espanyol 1-2 Real Zaragoza: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 25 August 2012
Result
Espanyol 1-2 Real Zaragoza
La Liga · Saturday 25 August 2012, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Espanyol 1-2 Real Zaragoza: match report
Espanyol lost to Real Zaragoza 1-2 in La Liga on Saturday 25 August 2012. The half-time score was 1-0.
Álvaro Vázquez opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Espanyol's goal came from Álvaro Vázquez (43'). Real Zaragoza scored through Apoño (51', penalty) and Hélder Postiga (89').
Discipline: Espanyol received 6 yellow cards and 1 red card; Real Zaragoza received 6 yellow cards.
Espanyol went on to finish that season 14th with 41 points, and Real Zaragoza 19th with 35.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Real Zaragoza in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Espanyol wins, 2 draws and 6 for Real Zaragoza.
Key events
- 24'Yellow card · J. Albín
- 38'Yellow card · Mubarak Wakaso
- 39'Yellow card · Mubarak Wakaso
- 43'Goal · Álvaro Vázquez
- 50'Second yellow · J. Albín
- 51'Penalty goal · Apoño
- 59'Yellow card · Raúl Goni
- 66'Yellow card · Ádám Pintér
- 67'Yellow card · Ádám Pintér
- 79'Yellow card · Víctor Sánchez
- 82'Yellow card · Víctor Rodríguez
- 83'Yellow card · Paco Montañés
- 85'Yellow card · Paco Montañés
- 85'Yellow card · Raúl Rodríguez
- 89'Goal · Hélder Postiga
- 90+3'Yellow card · Cristian Gómez
Head-to-head
Team news
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Cristian Álvarez, Raúl Rodríguez, Héctor Moreno, Javi López, Joan Capdevila, Joan Verdú, Juan Albín, Mubarak Wakaso, Cristian Gómez, Álvaro Vázquez, Víctor Sánchez
Real Zaragoza line-up (4-2-3-1)
Paredes, Álvaro González, Raúl Goni, Edu Oriol, Abraham Minero, Ádám Pintér, Apoño, Paco Montañés, José Mari, Helder Postiga, Roberto Jiménez