Valencia beat Espanyol 1-0 on Thursday, 16 July 2020 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Eduardo Prieto Iglesias. It was played at Estadio de Mestalla.
First half: Valencia took the lead at 17' when K. Gameiro scored, with the assist credited to Ferran Torres, making the score 1-0. Pipa received a yellow card for Espanyol at 39'.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. M. Diakhaby received a yellow card for Valencia at 59'. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 63', with F. Coquelin replacing Lee Kang-In. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 64', with Óscar Melendo replacing Marc Roca. Raúl de Tomás received a yellow card for Espanyol at 66'. Dídac Vilá Rosselló received a yellow card for Espanyol at 69'. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Víctor Campuzano replacing Raúl de Tomás. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Florenzi replacing Thierry Correia. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 72', with D. Cheryshev replacing Ferran Torres. Valencia made their 4th substitution at 77', with Gabriel Paulista replacing M. Diakhaby. Valencia made their 5th substitution at 78', with M. Gómez replacing K. Gameiro. F. Coquelin received a yellow card for Valencia at 80'. B. Espinosa received a yellow card for Espanyol at 81'. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Pol Lozano replacing Wu Lei. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 85', with Nico Melamed replacing Darder. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Vargas replacing B. Espinosa. Jaume Costa received a red card for Valencia at 90+2'.
Valencia used 5 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Valencia got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Espanyol got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Espanyol outshot their opponent (9-18).
- Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
- Espanyol had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).
