Espanyol triumphed over Alavés, 3-2, on Saturday, in a game relating to matchweek 5. In this competition, Manolo Gonzalez's team came from a win, and Luis García's team came from two wins. Javi Puado was the star with 3 goals.
The first goal was scored by Javi Puado in the 21st minute, with a left-foot shot. After 35 minutes, Tomás Conechny fired home for Alavés, through a header inside the box.
With 56 minutes on the clock, Javi Puado struck the second goal for Espanyol, through a header inside the penalty box. After 63 minutes, forward completed the hat-trick, from the penalty spot. With this goal, forward recorded his three goal of the current campaign. After 68 minutes, Nahuel Tenaglia wrapped things up, from a corner.
After the result Espanyol are 7th in the table, with 7 points, while Alavés sit 10th place, with 7 points. In the next fixture, Manolo Gonzalez's team will play away against Real Madrid, while Luis García's team will host Sevilla.
