Espanyol 2-0 Hércules: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 21 November 2010
Result
Espanyol 2-0 Hércules
La Liga · Sunday 21 November 2010, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Espanyol 2-0 Hércules: match report
Espanyol won against Hércules 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday 21 November 2010. The half-time score was 1-0.
Joan Verdú opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Espanyol's goals came from Joan Verdú (15'), Pablo Osvaldo (81', penalty) and Luis Garcia (90', penalty). Hércules did not score.
Discipline: Espanyol received 3 yellow cards; Hércules received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.
Going into the game Espanyol were 6th on 19 points from 11 and Hércules 13th on 12 points from 11. Espanyol went on to finish that season 10th with 47 points, and Hércules 19th with 35.
Espanyol lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hércules in a 4-2-3-1.
Going into the match Espanyol's last five read D-W-L-W-W and Hércules's W-L-L-D-D.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Joan Verdú
- 38'Yellow card · Javi Márquez
- 40'Yellow card · Nelson Valdez
- 44'Yellow card · Luis Garcia
- 60'Yellow card · Pablo Osvaldo
- 79'Red card · Juan Calatayud
- 81'Penalty goal · Pablo Osvaldo
- 90'Penalty goal · Luis Garcia
Team news
Espanyol expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Cristian Álvarez, Víctor Ruiz, Javi Chica, David García, Juan Forlin, Joan Verdú, Aldo Duscher, Javi Márquez, Juanmi Callejón, Luis Garcia, Pablo Osvaldo
Hércules expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Juan Calatayud, Paco Peña, Noé Pamarot, Cortés, Kiko Femenía, Abel Aguilar, Tiago Gomes, Royston Ricky Drenthe, David Trézéguet, Matías Fritzler, Abraham Paz Cruz