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Late Goal Seals Victory for Espanyol Against Celta Vigo
Vigo, Spain – In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, Espanyol secured a valuable victory against Celta Vigo in a La Liga matchday 14 fixture. The game, officiated by Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos, saw Celta Vigo dominate possession, holding the ball for 60% of the time, while Espanyol had 40%.
Despite their superior possession, Celta failed to convert this dominance into goals. The home team generated 11 shots, only 4 of which were on target. Espanyol, on the other hand, were more effective in their attacks, although they created fewer opportunities, with 9 total shots and only 2 on target.
The key moment of the match came in the 86th minute, when K. Garcia, assisted by Exposito, scored a goal that gave Espanyol the definitive lead. The match was marked by intensity, with 15 fouls committed by Espanyol and 12 by Celta. U. Gonzalez of Espanyol received a yellow card in the 72nd minute, while F. Jutgla of Celta was cautioned in stoppage time. Espanyol managed 3 corners while Celta achieved 4.
Substitutions espanyol: at minute 60 R. Terrats came in and K. Garcia went out., at minute 76 F. Calero came in and C. Riedel went out., at minute 76 R. Fernandez Jaen came in and Exposito went out., at minute 76 P. Milla came in and Jofre went out., at minute 90 T. Dolan came in and J. Salinas went out.
Substitutions celta vigo: at minute 70 J. Rueda came in and I. Moriba went out., at minute 70 I. Aspas came in and J. El Abdellaoui went out., at minute 79 F. Beltran came in and P. Duran went out., at minute 79 B. Iglesias came in and W. Swedberg went out., at minute 87 M. Roman came in and F. Jutgla went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Celta Vigo
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Espanyol
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