Levante beats Lugo 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Levante defeats Lugo 3-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Levante beats Lugo 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Levante tops Lugo 3-1. Levante was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 12,699 spectators.​ The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban with the collaboration of David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Levante

3 - 1

Team 1

Lugo

  • ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
  • 17 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 9 Shots blocked 2
  • 123 Attack 90
  • 78 Dangerous attack 26
  • 64 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 17 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 18 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Levante had a superior ball possession 71% while Lugo was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levante was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levante won the match​.

Levante shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Lugo shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Levante received 1 yellow card (Pepelu). Talking about the opposition, Lugo didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Mohamed Bouldini(goal)
16'
21'
42'
Pablo Martínez(goal)
44'
60'
69'
69'
Rober Ibáñez- sub ->Alejandro Cantero
72'
82'
Charly Musonda Jr.- sub ->Joni Montiel
82'
Rober Ibáñez(goal)Pablo Martínez
90'
90'

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 playing this match, Levante will have 54 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Lugo will stay with 22 points to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Levante will play away with Huesca on the 4th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Huesca (7 draws).

Lugo will host Real Zaragoza on the 5th of March with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Real Zaragoza (8 draws).

Levante – Formation

Levante
G
Dani Cárdenas 1.Spain
6.7
D
Son 2.Spain
6.4
90'
D
Marcelo Saracchi 23.Uruguay
6.2
D
Róber Pier 4.Spain
6.5
D
Vicente Iborra 10.Spain
6.9
M
Pepelu 8.Spain
6.7
21'
M
Joni Montiel 20.Spain
6.9
82'
M
Jorge de Frutos 18.Spain
7.4
M
Pablo Martínez 6.Spain
8.4
Goals44'
M
Alejandro Cantero 11.Spain
6.5
72'
F
Mohamed Bouldini 22.Morocco
7.1
82' Goals16'
Substitutes
G
Joan Femenías 13.Spain
D
Carlos Gimenez 31.Spain
D
Marc Pubill 29.Spain
90'
M
Charly Musonda Jr. 21.Belgium
82'
M
Rober Ibáñez 19.Spain
6.7
72' Goals90'
M
C. Benítez 34.Spain
F
Wesley 7.Brazil
82'

Levante started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Javier Calleja Revilla decided to play with the following team: Dani Cárdenas (6.7), Son (6.4), Vicente Iborra (6.9), Róber Pier (6.5), Marcelo Saracchi (6.2), Pepelu (6.7), Pablo Martínez (8.4), Jorge de Frutos (7.4), Joni Montiel (6.9), Álejandro Cantero (6.5) and Mohamed Bouldini (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Charly Musonda Jr, Wesley Moraes, Robert Ibáñez (6.7), Carlos Benítez, Joan Femenías, Carlos Gimenez and Marc Pubill.

Substitutions

Levante made 4 changes: Alejandro Cantero for Robert Ibáñez (72′), Mohamed Bouldini for Wesley (82′), Joni Montiel for Charly Musonda Jr (82′) and Son for Marc Pubill Pagès (90′).

Best player: Pablo Martínez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Levante was Pablo Martínez.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 58 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Lugo – Formation

Lugo
G
Óscar Whalley 13.Spain
5.8
D
Aleksandar Pantic 3.Serbia
6.4
D
Andoni López 17.Spain
7.3
D
Miguel Loureiro 15.Spain
6.5
D
A. Rodriguez Martin 21.Spain
6.8
M
Xavi Torres 14.Spain
6.6
69'
M
Hacen 18.Mauritania
6.8
M
Gui 38.Portugal
6.5
F
Sebas Moyano 7.Spain
7.6
Goals42'
F
Jaume Cuéllar 29.Bolivia
6.8
69'
F
Marko Šćepović 16.Serbia
6.5
60'
Substitutes
G
Patrick Sequeira  1.Costa Rica
D
Jose Ricardo 12.Brazil
D
Jordi Calavera 23.Spain
D
Bruno Pires 20.Brazil
M
Marc Carbó 22.Spain
M
Pablo Clavería 4.Spain
M
Ángel Baena 11.Spain
6.2
69'
F
Javier Avilés 19.Spain
6.8
69'
F
Manu Barreiro 9.Spain
6.9
60'
F
Idrissa Thiam 32.Mauritania

Lugo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Francisco Rodríguez Justo played with: Óscar Whalley (5.8), Miguel Loureiro (6.5), Aleksandar Pantić (6.4), Alberto Rodríguez (6.8), Andoni López (7.3), Gui (6.5), Xavi Torres (6.6), El Hacen (6.8), Jaume Cuéllar (6.8), Marko Šćepović (6.5) and Sebas Moyano (7.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jose Ricardo, Marc Carbo, Pablo Clavería, Jordi Calavera, Javier Avilés (6.8), Manu Barreiro (6.9), Ángel Baena (6.2), Bruno Pirri, Idrissa Thiam, Patrick Sequeira and Castrín.

Substitutions

Lugo made 3 changes: Marko Šćepović for Manu Barreiro (60′), J. Cuéllar for Javier Avilés (69′) and Xavi Torres for Ángel Baena (69′).

Best player: Sebas Moyano​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lugo was Sebas Moyano.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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