LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. Las Palmas recovers against Málaga with a penalty kick on the F. Sol 17′ and a goal on the A. Calvo 87′. Las Palmas was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jon Ander González Esteban who was helped by David Pérez de Colosía Alonso and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Fulgencio Madrid Martínez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 6 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 144 Attack 91
- 62 Dangerous attack 26
- 97 Ball safe 70
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Las Palmas had a superior ball possession 68% while Málaga was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Las Palmas had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Las Palmas to win the match.
Las Palmas shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Málaga shot 10 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Las Palmas received 3 yellow cards (Nuke Mfulu, Sergi Cardona and Eric Curbelo). Regarding the opposition, Málaga received 1 yellow card (Jozabed Sánchez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Las Palmas will have 58 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Málaga will have 26 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Las Palmas will play away with Tenerife on the 18th of March with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Tenerife (10 draws).
Málaga will play away agasint FC Andorra on the 2nd of April with a 0-0 head to head record.
Las Palmas – Formation

Las Palmas started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Valles
, Alex Suárez , Saúl Coco , Eric Curbelo , Sergi Cardona , Omenuke Mfulu , Enzo Loiodice , Pejiño , Jonathan Viera , Alberto Moleiro and Florin Andone .The home team had on the bench: Óscar Clemente
, Javi Cendón, Loren Morón , Wilfrid Kaptoum , Enrique Clemente, Kirian Rodríguez, Álvaro Lemos, Alex Domínguez, Álvaro Jiménez, Sidnei and Fabio González .Substitutions
Las Palmas made 4 changes: Nuke Mfulu for Fabio Gonzalez (46′), Enzo Loiodice for Wilfrid Kaptoum (68′), Florin Andone for Loren Morón (68′) and Alberto Moleiro for Óscar Clemente (73′).
Best player: Jonathan Viera
The most impressive player for Las Palmas was Jonathan Viera.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 77 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.Málaga – Formation

Málaga started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Sergio Pellicer García played with: Rubén Yáñez
, Jonas Ramalho , Esteban Burgos , Juande Rivas , Julián Delmás , Ramón Enríquez , Aleix Febas , Cristian Gutiérrez , Francisco Villalba , Lago Júnior and Fran Sol .These were the players on the bench: Manolo Reina, Jozabed Sánchez
, Andrés Caro, Javi Jiménez, Loren Zúñiga , Pablo Chavarría, Rubén Castro , Alex Calvo , Arvin Appiah and Issa Fomba.Substitutions
Málaga made 4 changes: Ramón Enríquez for Jozabed (60′), Fran Sol for Arvin Appiah (72′), Fran Villalba for Rubén Castro (72′) and Cristian Gutiérrez for Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono (83′).
Best player: Alex Calvo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Málaga was Alex Calvo.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 3 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 84′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- UD Ibiza – Villarreal II – 0-0
- SD Eibar – Burgos – 1-0
- Deportivo Alavés – Lugo – 0-0
- Las Palmas – Málaga – 2-2