ALBACETE. Granada topped Albacete to win 2-1. It was Granada to strike first with a goal of Myrto Uzuni at the 30′. Then Ricard Sánchez scored again for Granada in the 54′ minute. Eventually, Higinio Marín reduced the distance for Albacete (64′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte stadium in Albacete on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Mateo Busquets Ferrer with the collaboration of José Miguel Bordoy Homar and Víctor Jiménez Yustos. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Albacete

1 - 2

Granada

• 48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

• 10 Total 10
• 5 On Target 4
• 4 Off Target 4
• 1 Shots blocked 2

• 75 Attack 99
• 38 Dangerous attack 26
• 83 Ball safe​ 79

• 0 Penalties 0
• 5 Corners 2
• 3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 12 Total 14
• 3 Yellow Cards 6
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Albacete was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Granada that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Albacete was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Granada succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Albacete shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Granada shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Albacete received 2 yellow cards (Riki Rodríguez and Manu Fuster). Talking about the opposition, Granada received 5 yellow cards (Y. Bodiger, Miguel Rubio, Myrto Uzuni, Ignasi Miquel and Raúl Fernández).

Standings

After this match, Albacete will stay with 51 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Granada will have 58 points like Las Palmas to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Albacete will play away against Real Zaragoza on the 26th of March with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Real Zaragoza (6 draws).

Granada will play away agasint Sporting Gijón on the 2nd of April with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Sporting Gijón (2 draws).

Albacete – Formation

Albacete

G

Bernabé Barragán 1.Spain

6.0

D

Cristian Glauder 24.Spain

6.6

62'

D

Álvaro Rodríguez 23.Spain

6.2

75'

D

Julio Alonso 17.Spain

6.3

90'

D

Flavien-Enzo Boyomos 6.England

7.5

D

Olaetxea 19.Spain

7.1

M

Fran Álvarez 8.Spain

6.4

55'

M

Manuel Fuster 10.Spain

7.1

59'

M

Riki Rodríguez 18.Spain

6.4

86' 36'

M

Jonathan Dubasin 16.Belgium

6.5

75'

F

Higinio 12.Spain

7.2

64'

Substitutes

G

Diego Altube 13.Spain

D

Carlos Muñoz 22.Spain

6.2

86'

D

Mohammed Djetei 2.Cameroon

D

Juan Serrano 26.Spain

M

Juan Antonio 3.Spain

6.8

55'

M

Rodrigo Alonso Martín 29.Spain

F

Jovanny Bolívar 11.Venezuela

F

Juanma García 7.Spain

6.2

62'

F

Dani Escriche 21.Spain

6.3

75'

Albacete started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Rubén Albés Yáñez decided to play with the following team: Bernabé Barragán (6.0), Álvaro Rodríguez (6.2), Flavien Boyomo (7.5), Lander Olaetxea (7.1), Cristian Glauder (6.6), Julio Alonso (6.3), Jonathan Dubasin (6.5), Riki Rodríguez (6.4), Fran Álvarez (6.6), Manuel Fuster (7.1) and Higinio Marín (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Isaac (6.2), Mohammed Djetei, Juan Antonio Ros (6.8), Rodrigo Alonso, Jovanny Bolívar, Juanma García (6.6), Diego Altube, Dani Escriche (6.3) and Juan María Alcedo.

Substitutions

Albacete made 5 changes: Fran Álvarez for Juan Antonio (55′), Cristian Glauder for Juanma García (62′), Jonathan Dubasin for Dani Escriche (75′), Álvaro Rodríguez for Carlos Muñoz (75′) and Riki Rodríguez for Carlos Muñoz (86′).

Best player: Flavien Boyomo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Albacete was Flavien Boyomo.

His rating is (7.5) with 49 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Granada – Formation

Granada

G

Raúl Fernández 1.Spain

7.6

86'

D

Víctor Díaz 16.Spain

6.4

59'

D

Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain

7.0

84'

D

Carlos Neva 15.Spain

6.2

D

Ricard Sánchez 30.Spain

8.2

54'

M

Yann Bodiger 6.France

6.8

57'

M

Pol Lozano 3.Spain

6.8

M

Melendo 21.Spain

6.2

70'

M

José Callejón 9.Spain

6.6

59'

F

Shon Weissman 25.Israel

6.4

70'

F

Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania

7.5

79' 75' 30'

Substitutes

G

Andre Ferreira 13.Portugal

D

Miguel Ángel Rubio 4.Spain

6.4

59' 66'

D

Jonathan Silva 5.Argentina

D

A. Bosch 32.Spain

M

Njegos Petrovic 18.Serbia

79' 90'

M

Alberto Soro 7.Spain

M

Antonio Puertas 10.Spain

6.2

70'

M

Sergio Ruiz Alonso 20.Spain

M

Víctor Meseguer 12.Spain

M

Bryan Zaragoza Martínez 26.Spain

F

Famara Diédhiou 8.Senegal

6.7

70'

F

Alberto Perea 22.Spain

6.2

59'

Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Francisco José López Fernández played with: Raúl Fernández (7.6), Ricard Sánchez (8.2), Víctor Díaz (6.4), Ignasi Miquel (7.0), Carlos Neva (6.2), Óscar Melendo (6.4), Yann Bodiger (6.8), Pol Lozano (6.8), José Callejón (6.6), Shon Weissman (6.2) and Myrto Uzuni (7.5).

They had on the bench: Miguel Rubio (6.4), Njegoš Petrović, Famara Diédhiou (6.4), Alberto Soro, Jonathan Silva, Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis, Antonio Puertas (6.4), Sergio Ruiz Alonso, André Ferreira, Víctor Meseguer, Alberto Perea (6.2) and Bryan Zaragoza.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: José Callejón for Alberto Perea (59′), Víctor Díaz for Miguel Ángel Rubio (59′), Shon Weissman for Famara Diédhiou (70′), Óscar Melendo for Antonio Puertas (70′) and Myrto Uzuni for Njegos Petrovic (79′).

Best player: Ricard Sánchez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Ricard Sánchez.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 32 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• FC Andorra – UD Ibiza – 2-2
• Ponferradina – Deportivo Alavés – 1-0
• Albacete – Granada – 1-2
• Leganés – Real Oviedo – 0-1
• Tenerife – Las Palmas – 4-1