Albacete conquers Málaga after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ALBACETE. Albacete succeeded in reverse the score against Málaga.

By
Luke Meyer
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Albacete conquers Málaga after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ALBACETE. Albacete found a way to reverse the score against Málaga. Albacete was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Luis Muñoz received a red card (37′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Málaga lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte stadium in Albacete on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez with the collaboration of Ricardo Landrove Lago and Javier Garrido Concha. The 4th official was Salvador Lax Franco. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Albacete

3 - 2

Team 1

Málaga

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 18 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 12 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 107 Attack 103
  • 67 Dangerous attack 29
  • 99 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Albacete was in firm control of the ball 64% while Málaga was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Albacete had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Albacete won the match​.

Albacete shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Málaga shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Albacete received 1 yellow card (Maikel Mesa). Regarding the opposition, Málaga received 4 yellow cards (Andrés Caro, Luis Muñoz, Lago Júnior and Alfred N’Diaye).

Also, Málaga didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Luis Muñoz (Málaga) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (37′).

Match Timeline

Higinio Marín(goal)
4'
12'
16'
25'
34'
36'
37'
38'
40'
Genaro- sub ->Loren Zúñiga
44'
Juanma García- sub ->Maikel Mesa
46'
Manu Fuster(goal)
55'
62'
63'
67'
67'
67'
Juande Rivas- sub ->Andrés Caro
77'
Dani Escriche- sub ->Higinio Marín
80'
Carlos Isaac- sub ->Álvaro Rodríguez
87'
Juan Antonio Ros- sub ->Jonathan Dubasin
88'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Granada
75
42
Las Palmas
72
42
Levante
72
42
Deportivo Alavés
71
42
SD Eibar
71
42
Albacete
67
42
FC Andorra
59
42
Real Oviedo
59
42
FC Cartagena
58
42
Tenerife
57
42
Racing Santander
54
42
Burgos
54
42
Real Zaragoza
53
42
Leganés
53
42
Huesca
52
42
Mirandés
52
42
Sporting Gijón
50
42
Villarreal II
50
42
Málaga
44
42
Ponferradina
44
42
UD Ibiza
34
42
Lugo
31
42

After this encounter, Albacete will have 45 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Málaga will stay with 22 points like Lugo to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Albacete will play away against Burgos on the 19th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.

Málaga will host Real Zaragoza on the 20th of February with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Málaga (10 draws).

Albacete – Formation

Albacete
G
Bernabé Barragán  1.Spain
6.6
D
Cristian Glauder 24.Spain
6.3
D
Álvaro Rodríguez 23.Spain
6.7
87'
D
Julio Alonso 17.Spain
7.1
D
Enzo Boyomo 6.Cameroon
6.6
M
Maikel Mesa 5.Spain
6.0
46' 12'
M
Lander Olaetxea 19.Spain
6.5
M
Manu Fuster 10.Spain
9.4
88' Goals55'
M
Riki Rodríguez 18.Spain
7.9
M
Jonathan Dubasin 16.Belgium
7.8
88' Goals62'
F
Higinio Marín 12.Spain
6.9
80' Goals4'
Substitutes
G
Diego Altube 13.Spain
D
Carlos Isaac 22.Spain
6.6
87'
D
Mohamed Djetei 2.Cameroon
D
Juan María Alcedo 26.Spain
M
Rodri Alonso 29.Spain
M
Juan Antonio Ros 3.Spain
88'
M
Fran Álvarez 8.Spain
88'
M
Sergi Maestre 14.Spain
F
Dani Escriche 21.Spain
80'
F
Juanma García 7.Spain
6.8
46'
F
J. Bolívar 11.Venezuela

Albacete adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Rubén Albés Yáñez decided to play with the following team: Bernabé Barragán (6.6), Álvaro Rodríguez (6.7), Flavien Boyomo (6.6), Cristian Glauder (6.3), Julio Alonso (7.1), Lander Olaetxea (6.5), Jonathan Dubasin (7.8), Riki Rodríguez (7.9), Maikel Mesa (6.0), Manuel Fuster (9.4) and Higinio Marín (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Alonso, Diego Altube, Carlos Isaac (6.6), Juan Antonio Ros, Dani Escriche, Juanma García (6.8), Mohammed Djetei, Juan María Alcedo, Fran Álvarez, Jovanny Bolívar and Sergio Maestre.

Substitutions

Albacete made 5 changes: Maikel Mesa for Juanma García (46′), Higinio Marín for Dani Escriche (80′), Álvaro Rodríguez for Carlos Muñoz (87′), Manu Fuster for Fran Álvarez (88′) and Jonathan Dubasin for Juan Antonio (88′).

Best player: Manuel Fuster​

The most impressive player for Albacete was Manuel Fuster.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 49 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Málaga – Formation

Málaga
G
Rubén Yáñez 13.Spain
6.2
D
Jonas Ramalho 22.Angola
6.4
D
Julián Delmás 17.Spain
5.8
D
Andrés Caro 31.Spain
5.4
67' 25'
D
Cristian Gutiérrez 39.Spain
7.3
M
Alfred N'Diaye 18.Senegal
6.4
44'
M
Aleix Febas 10.Spain
6.4
77'
M
Luis Muñoz 8.Spain
6.6
37'
M
Lago Júnior 7.Ivory Coast
6.4
67' 38' Goals16'
M
Loren Zúñiga 29.Spain
6.1
40'
F
Fran Sol 9.Spain
7.2
67' Goals34'
Substitutes
G
Manolo Reina 1.Spain
D
Juande Rivas 5.Spain
6.7
67'
D
Unai Bustinza 4.Spain
D
Javi Jiménez 3.Spain
M
Genaro 16.Spain
6.1
40'
M
Ramón Enríquez 6.Spain
M
Fran Villalba 21.Spain
7.0
77'
M
Jozabed Sánchez 19.Spain
F
Rubén Castro 24.Spain
7.1
67'
F
Pablo Chavarría 12.Argentina
6.4
67'
F
Arvin Appiah 2.England
F
Álex Gallar 11.Spain

Also Málaga adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Sergio Pellicer García played with: Rubén Yáñez (6.2), Julián Delmás (5.8), Jonas Ramalho (6.4), Andrés Caro (5.4), Cristian Gutiérrez (7.3), Alfred N’Diaye (6.4), Loren Zúñiga (6.1), Luis Muñoz (6.6), Aleix Febas (6.4), Lago Júnior (6.4) and Fran Sol (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Juande Rivas (6.7), Unai Bustinza, Javi Jiménez, Genaro (6.1), Manolo Reina, Rubén Castro (7.1), Ramón Enríquez, Francisco Villalba (7.0), Pablo Chavarría (6.4), Jozabed Sánchez, Arvin Appiah and Álex Gallar.

Substitutions

Málaga made 5 changes: Loren Zúñiga for Genaro Rodríguez (40′), Fran Sol for Rubén Castro (67′), Lago Júnior for Pablo Chavarria (67′), Andrés Caro for Juan de Dios Rivas Margalef (67′) and Aleix Febas for Fran Villalba (77′).

Best player: Cristian Gutiérrez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Cristian Gutiérrez.

His rating is (7.3) with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​