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Rayo Vallecano

Final
Ugh, no.
Rayo Vallecano lost to Crystal Palace
Rayo Vallecano 0 – 1 Crystal Palace
FT · Wed, May 27

Match Details

Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) · 39,176 fans · CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.
  • 90'+5'Attempt missed. Alemão (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pathé Ciss.
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+3'Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace).
  • 90'+2'Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2'Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 90'+1'Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nobel Mendy.
  • 90'+1'Attempt blocked. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
RAY 00 0
CRY 01 1

Match Leaders

Rayo Vallecano
Crystal Palace

Key Events

90'+2'Pacha Espino (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'Nobel Mendy (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'Chadi Riad (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution, Crystal Palace. Evann Guessand replaces Yéremy Pino.
77'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Ilias Akhomach replaces Isi Palazón.
76'Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
74'Yéremy Pino (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pacha Espino replaces Álvaro García.
70'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Jorge de Frutos.
63'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Nobel Mendy replaces Óscar Valentín.
62'Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pedro Díaz replaces Unai López.
62'Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
48'Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41'Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23'Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20'Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

Rayo VallecanoCrystal Palace
General
57.8 Possession % 42.2
10 Shots 11
1 On Target 3
1 Offsides 1
1 Corners 4
15 Fouls 16
Passing & Defense
331 Passes Completed 233
4 Crosses Won 2
9 Tackles Won 8
7 Interceptions 7
25 Clearances 24
Discipline
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 1

Recent Form

Crystal Palace W D L D L
Rayo Vallecano W D D W W

Starting Lineups

Crystal Palace3-4-3
1 Henderson
34 Riad 5 Lacroix 23 Canvot
2 Muñoz 20 Wharton 18 Kamada 3 Mitchell
7 Sarr 14 Mateta 51' 10 Pino
9 Alemão
18 García 7 Palazón 19 de Frutos
23 Valentín 17 López
3 Chavarría 24 Lejeune 6 Ciss 2 Ratiu
13 Batalla
Rayo Vallecano4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Crystal Palace

  1. DH #1 Dean HendersonG
  2. ML #5 Maxence LacroixCD
  3. JC #23 Jaydee CanvotCD-L
  4. CR #34 Chadi RiadCD-R
  5. DK #18 Daichi KamadaCM-L
  6. AW #20 Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. TM #3 Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. DM #2 Daniel MuñozRM
  9. JM #14 Jean-Philippe MatetaF51'
  10. YP #10 Yéremy PinoCF-L
  11. IS #7 Ismaïla SarrCF-R
Substitutes · 2 used

Rayo Vallecano

  1. AB #13 Augusto BatallaG
  2. FL #24 Florian LejeuneCD-L
  3. PC #6 Pathé CissCD-R
  4. PC #3 Pep ChavarríaLB
  5. #2 Andrei RatiuRB
  6. IP #7 Isi PalazónAM
  7. ÓV #23 Óscar ValentínLM
  8. UL #17 Unai LópezRM
  9. AA #9 Alexandre AlemãoF
  10. ÁG #18 Álvaro GarcíaAM-L
  11. JD #19 Jorge de FrutosAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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