As part of the 15th round of the Spanish La Liga, "Espanyol" defeated "Rayo Vallecano" 1:0 at home.
Idman.Biz reports that the only goal was scored by Roberto Fernandes from a penalty in the 39th minute of the match.
In the second half, Unai Lopez from the visitors received a red card in the 64th minute. The home team also finished the game with a numerical disadvantage after Tyris Dolan was sent off in the 87th minute.
"Espanyol" won their third consecutive victory and rose to 5th place in the La Liga standings with 27 points. "Rayo Vallecano" is in 11th place with 17 points.