Valencia beat Espanyol 2-1 on Saturday, 13 February 2016 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Carlos Del Cerro Grande. It was played at Estadio de Mestalla.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 7', with A. Abdennour replacing Rúben Vezo. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 12', with M. Sylla replacing Gerard Moreno. Álvaro González received a yellow card for Espanyol at 13'. E. Pérez received a yellow card for Valencia at 34'. P. Diop received a yellow card for Espanyol at 43'.
Second half: Espanyol took the lead at 52' when Ó. Duarte scored, with the assist credited to Burgui, making the score 0-1. Abraham received a yellow card for Espanyol at 58'. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Rodrigo replacing Álvaro Negredo. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 66', with F. Caicedo replacing Víctor Sánchez Mata. Valencia leveled the score at 71' when Álvaro Negredo scored, with the assist credited to João Cancelo, making the score 1-1. Valencia took the lead at 76' when D. Cheryshev scored, with the assist credited to S. Feghouli, making the score 2-1. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Burgui replacing E. Roco. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Cheryshev replacing Barragán.
Valencia used 3 substitutions while Espanyol used 3 substitutions. Valencia got 1 yellow card, while Espanyol got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (17-20).
- Valencia controlled possession (58%).
- Espanyol had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).
