First Division - Day 27

Espanyol 4 - Las Palmas 3

Espanyol: Diego López; Javi López, Oscar Duarte, Diego Reyes, Aarón Martín; Piatti (Javi Fuego 88’), David López, Marc Roca, Jurado; Caicedo (Hernán Pérez 70’); Gerard Moreno. 4-4-2.
Las Palmas: Raúl Lizoain; David Simón, David García, Bigas, Hélder Lopes; Lemos; Halilovic (Hernán 88’), Vicente Gómez (Tana 68’), Jonathan Viera, Jesé (Mateo García 72’); Boateng. 4-1-4-1.

Goals:
1-0. 01. David López. Ran in to head Piatti corner down past Raúl Lizoain.
1-1. 31. Lemos. Shot from outside of area which bounced past Diego López.
2-1. 45. Gerard Moreno. Fired shot wide of keeper after Piatti laid ball back.
2-2. 48. Lemos. Angled back-header past keeper from Jonathan Viera free kick.
3-2. 53. Piatti (penalty). After Lizoain brought down Caicedo inside the area.
4-2. 74. Jurado. Picked up Moreno pass and ran on to shoot wide of keeper.
4-3. 84. Mateo García. Got on the end of Halilovic centre to turn ball in to net.

Yellow cards: Raúl Lizoain 51’, Piatti 51’, Lemos 80’, Bigas 80’, Jesé (on bench) 87’.

A high-scoring match to start of the latest round of games, Espanyol beating Las Palmas 4-3 on Friday night to move to within two points of the European spots. David López headed the Catalans in to the lead from Piatti’s corner in the first minute, and although Lemos equalized with a long shot which bounced past Diego López, Gerard Moreno put the locals back in front on the stroke of half time. Lemos made it all square again after the break with a header from a Jonathan Viera free kick, but Piatti converted a penalty after Lizoain brought down Caicedo, and Jurado ran through to make it four after Moreno put him through. With six minutes to go however Mateo García turned in a Halilovic centre, and there were some nervous moments for the home fans before the final whistle.