Almería 1-0 Espanyol: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 13 January 2008
Result
Almería 1-0 Espanyol
La Liga · Sunday 13 January 2008, 16:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Almería 1-0 Espanyol: match report
Almería won against Espanyol 1-0 in La Liga on Sunday 13 January 2008. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from K. Uche of Almería in the 87th minute.
Discipline: Almería received 2 yellow cards; Espanyol received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Almería were 17th on 20 points from 18 and Espanyol 3rd on 36 points from 18. Almería went on to finish that season 9th with 52 points, and Espanyol 12th with 48.
Almería lined up in a 4-3-3 and Espanyol in a 4-2-3-1.
Going into the match Almería's last five read D-L-L-W-W and Espanyol's W-W-W-D-D.
Key events
- 42'Yellow card · David García
- 46'Yellow card · Ángel Martínez
- 58'Yellow card · Carlos García
- 61'Yellow card · Mané
- 78'Yellow card · Jesús Lacruz
- 87'Goal · K. Uche
- 90'Yellow card · Moisés Hurtado
Team news
Almería expected line-up (4-3-3)
Diego Alves, Rubén Pulido, Carlos García, Mane, Juanma Ortiz, Felipe Melo, Bruno Saltor, Crusat, Juanito, Álvaro Negredo, Soriano
Espanyol line-up (4-2-3-1)
Iñaki Lafuente, David García, Jesús Lacruz, Pablo Zabaleta, Marc Torrejón, Albert Riera, Angel Martinez, Ferran Corominas, Moisés Hurtado, Luis Garcia, Raúl Tamudo