Espanyol blank Eibar 1-0 to go 5th in La Liga
Wednesday - September 26, 2018 2:40 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Cornella de Llobregat (Spain) Sep 26 (IANS) Espanyol defeated visiting Eibar 1-0 to climb into 5th place in La Liga with 10 points from six matches.
The hosts started the match brightly in front of their supporters at RCDE Stadium while Eibar - still in search of their first away win of the season - were likewise energetic reports Efe news.
But both squads lacked precision in the final third and the score remained 0-0 at the break on Tuesday.
The first real threat came in the second half a strike by Eibar s Marc Cardona that left Espanyol keeper with no option but to concede a corner.
The scare stirred Espanyol to react and the goal finally came in the 68th minute when Mario Hermoso headed-in a corner from Oscar Melendo.
The defeat leaves Eibar in the 11th spot with 7 points from six matches.
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The hosts started the match brightly in front of their supporters at RCDE Stadium while Eibar - still in search of their first away win of the season - were likewise energetic reports Efe news.
But both squads lacked precision in the final third and the score remained 0-0 at the break on Tuesday.
The first real threat came in the second half a strike by Eibar s Marc Cardona that left Espanyol keeper with no option but to concede a corner.
The scare stirred Espanyol to react and the goal finally came in the 68th minute when Mario Hermoso headed-in a corner from Oscar Melendo.
The defeat leaves Eibar in the 11th spot with 7 points from six matches.
--IANS kk/sed
