In front of 7,356 fans from City Stadium, the Richmond Kickers fell 4-2 to RCD Espanyol despite a valiant effort in the international exhibition. The Kickers showed a lot of promise, leading 2-1 against the La Liga side heading into the half.

Conor Shanosky used his head to give Richmond a 1-0 advantage in the 11th minute. Scott Thomsen collected the assist, finding Shanosky off the corner kick. After Borja Iglesias leveled the contest, the Kickers again took the lead in the 43rd minute after Braeden Troyer snuck a shot into the bottom left corner of the net.

Espanyol's talent eventually showed through after the Spanish squad notched three goals in the final 10 minutes. Still, history was made from RVA as Espanyol was the first team from Spain's top division to visit the Commonwealth. It was also the fifth consecutive year that the Kickers scheduled a high profile friendly.

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