Levante beat Espanyol 2-1 on Friday, 15 April 2016 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Alejandro Hernandez. It was played at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.
First half: Espanyol took an early lead at 7' when H. Pérez scored, with the assist credited to Víctor Sánchez Mata, making the score 0-1. Deyverson received a yellow card for Levante at 13'. Levante leveled the score at 23' when G. Rossi scored, making the score 1-1. J. Lerma received a yellow card for Levante at 39'.
Second half: Levante made their 1st substitution at 61', with Pedro López replacing M. Cuero. Levante took the lead at 66' when Carl Medjani scored, with the assist credited to Joan Verdú Fernández, making the score 2-1. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 70', with Marco Asensio replacing Burgui. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 71', with F. Caicedo replacing Gerard Moreno. Juan Francisco García García received a yellow card for Levante at 72'. Levante made their 2nd substitution at 73', with G. Rossi replacing Simão Mate. José Antonio García Rabasco received a yellow card for Levante at 78'. M. Cuero received a yellow card for Levante at 82'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Abraham replacing E. Roco. Levante made their 3rd substitution at 90', with José Luis Morales replacing Camarasa.
Levante used 3 substitutions while Espanyol used 3 substitutions. Levante got 5 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (12-10).
- Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
- Levante had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).
