Sevilla 2-0 Espanyol: result and report
La Liga · Wednesday 24 September 2008
Result
Sevilla 2-0 Espanyol
La Liga · Wednesday 24 September 2008, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Sevilla 2-0 Espanyol: match report
Sevilla defeated Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga on Wednesday 24 September 2008. The half-time score was 0-0.
Enzo Maresca opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Sevilla's goals came from Enzo Maresca (57') and Ernesto Chevantón Espinosa (86'). Espanyol did not score.
Discipline: Sevilla received 3 yellow cards; Espanyol received 6 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sevilla were 8th on 5 points from 3 and Espanyol 6th on 7 points from 3. Sevilla went on to finish that season 3rd with 70 points, and Espanyol 10th with 47.
Sevilla lined up in a 4-4-2 and Espanyol in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sevilla wins, 1 draw and 3 for Espanyol.
Going into the match Sevilla's last five read D-W-D and Espanyol's D-W-W.
Key events
- 37'Yellow card · Ángel Martínez
- 40'Yellow card · Aquivaldo Mosquera
- 41'Yellow card · Luis García
- 45'Yellow card · Valdo
- 53'Yellow card · Óscar Sielva
- 56'Yellow card · Javi Chica
- 57'Goal · Enzo Maresca
- 61'Yellow card · Nicolás Pareja
- 71'Yellow card · Luís Fabiano
- 86'Goal · Ernesto Chevantón Espinosa
- 89'Yellow card · Fernando Navarro
Head-to-head
Team news
Sevilla expected line-up (4-4-2)
David Prieto, Aquivaldo Mosquera, Ivica Dragutinovic, Dani Alves, Seydou Keita, Renato, Frédéric Kanouté, Luís Fabiano, Palop
Espanyol line-up (4-4-2)
Carlos Kameni, Sergio Sánchez, Steve Finnan, Nicolás Pareja, Dani Jarque, Valdo, Milan Smiljanić, Angel Martinez, Óscar Sielva, Luis Garcia, Jonathan Soriano