Athletic Club 1 RCD Espanyol 2: When it’s difficult to find the goal…

Athletic Club lost against RCD Espanyol. The Catalans won 1-2 in Lezama with goals by Torradá and Del Estal. Athletic’s strike was an own goal by Paloma.

In the first half, goalscoring opportunities were very few. Athletic has carried the weight of the encounter, but defensively RCD Espanyol has not given options to the red-and-whites to reach with danger Mimi’s goal. The clearest scoring opportunity came in the 28th minute with a pass from Damaris to L. Garcia. However the visiting goalkeeper prevented Lucia from finishing.

In the second half, Torrada took advantage of the free-kick to overtake the visitors. Nekane had a good chance to draw, but Mimi took the danger away. With four minutes to go, Del Estal sentenced the match with a cross-shot. In injury time, Cirauqui crossed from the right and against the possibility that L.Garcia or Marta could score, Paloma introduced the ball into her own goal.