PONFERRADA. Ponferradina found a way to reverse the scoreline against Villarreal II to win 2-1. It was Villarreal II to strike first with a goal of Sergio Lozano at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, José Amo gave the win to Ponferradina in the 81′ minute.
Antonio Pacheco received a red card (80′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Villarreal II lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio El Toralín stadium in Ponferrada on Friday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Sánchez López with the help of Manuel López López and Jesús Manuel Mira García. The 4th official was Daniel Pastoriza Iglesias. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 6 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 86 Attack 109
- 41 Dangerous attack 46
- 67 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ponferradina was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Villarreal II that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Villarreal II was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Ponferradina was able to find the solution to win this match.
Ponferradina shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal II shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ponferradina received 3 yellow cards (Erik Morán, Hugo Vallejo and Dani Ojeda). Talking about the opposition, Villarreal II received 1 yellow card (Antonio Pacheco).
Also, Villarreal II didn’t end the match with 11 players after Antonio Pacheco (Villarreal II) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (80′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ponferradina will have 24 points to hold in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Villarreal II will stay with 28 points like Sporting Gijón and Huesca to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Ponferradina will play away with Tenerife on the 14th of January with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Tenerife (4 draws).
Villarreal II will host Real Zaragoza on the 14th of January with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Ponferradina – Formation
Ponferradina
81'
59'
53'
Ponferradina adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Gallego Rodríguez decided to play with the following team: Amir Abedzadeh , Paris Barandiaran , Alexandru Paşcanu , José Amo , Moises Delgado , Daniel Ojeda , Erik Morán , Adrián Diéguez , Hugo Vallejo , Derik Lacerda and Yuri .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahim Janis Covi, Kelechi Nwakali , Aldair, Heriberto Tavares, Giorgi Makaridze, Eduardo Espiau , Alejandro Díez Salomón, Sabit Abdulai, José Naranjo and Ricard Pujol.
Substitutions
Ponferradina made 4 changes: Erik Morán for K. Nwakali (59′), Alex Forés for Fer Niño (69′), Derik Lacerda for Edu Espiau (71′) and Yuri for José Naranjo (86′).
Best player: José Amo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ponferradina was José Amo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
Villarreal II – Formation
Villarreal II
80'
Also Villarreal II adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Miguel Álvarez Jurado played with: Iker Álvarez , Miguel Angel Leal , Adrián de la Fuente , Pablo Íñiguez , Dani Tasende , Haissem Hassan , Alberto del Moral , Antonio Pacheco , Sergio Lozano , Diego Collado and Álex Forés .
These were the players on the bench: Tiago Geralnik, Gianni Cassaro, Hugo Pérez, Fernando Niño , Liberman Torres, Sergio Carreira, Thiago Ojeda, Javier Ontiveros and Carlos Romero.
Substitutions
Villarreal II made only 1 change substituting Haissem Hassan for Liberman Torres (84′).
Best player: Adrián de la Fuente
The most impressive player for Villarreal II was Adrián de la Fuente.
His rating is with 70 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Sporting Gijón – Levante – 1-1
- Ponferradina – Villarreal II – 2-1
- Leganés – Lugo – 1-0
