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Match Report: RCD Espanyol B fight back to win 1-2 against Alzira

Justin Smith and Marc Jurado score fro the reserve team

In Víctor Cea's debut as Espanyol B manager, the team travelled to visit Alzira, coming away with a 1-2 win.

In the first half, the home side barely created any scoring chances, but they took the lead after nine minutes of play with their first chance of the match.

Espanyol quickly recovered, and shortly afterwards Mingo had the opportunity to get the equaliser, but just missed out. As the minutes passed, it seemed that the score was going to be 1-0 going into the interval, but Justin Smith levelled for Espanyol B scored with a shot from distance.

After the break, Espanyol B continued to perform well. The home goalkeeper denied Carvalho a goal in the 54th minute, but ten minutes later he could do nothing about Jurado's effort from outside the area, as Los Pericos went in front for the first time.

The match entered its last quarter of an hour with Espanyol controlling play well. They even threatened to score a third goal, and had a numerical advantage when Michel was sent off on 78 minutes.

A second win in a row was a positive result for RCD Espanyol B, and a great debut for their new coach.