Espanyol 1-3 Valencia: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 4 December 2005
Result
Espanyol 1-3 Valencia
La Liga · Sunday 4 December 2005, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Espanyol 1-3 Valencia: match report
Espanyol were beaten by Valencia 1-3 in La Liga on Sunday 4 December 2005. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Miguel Angulo opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Espanyol's goal came from Ferran Corominas (63'). Valencia scored through Miguel Angulo (15'), David Villa (41') and P. Aimar (60').
Discipline: Espanyol received 3 yellow cards; Valencia received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Espanyol were 14th on 13 points from 13 and Valencia 7th on 22 points from 13. Espanyol went on to finish that season 15th with 41 points, and Valencia 3rd with 69.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read D-W-D-L-D and Valencia's W-W-L-D-L.
Key events
- 8'Yellow card · Ito
- 15'Goal · Miguel Angulo
- 20'Yellow card · Miguel Angulo
- 28'Yellow card · Rubén Baraja
- 41'Goal · David Villa
- 43'Yellow card · Pablo Zabaleta
- 60'Goal · P. Aimar
- 63'Goal · Ferran Corominas
- 69'Yellow card · De la Peña
- 75'Red card · Albelda
Team news
Espanyol line-up
Carlos Kameni, David García, Alberto Lopo, Juanfran, Pablo Zabaleta, Dani Jarque, De la Peña, Ito, Fredson, Luis Garcia, Raúl Tamudo
Valencia line-up
Cañizares, Miguel, Roberto Ayala, Emiliano Moretti, Raúl Albiol, Vicente, David Villa, Albelda, Rubén Baraja, Miguel Ángel Angulo, Pablo Aimar Giordano