Ponferradina tops Deportivo Alavés 1-0 with a goal scored by H. Vallejo. HIGHLIGHTS

PONFERRADA. Ponferradina tops Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after H. Vallejo scored just 1 goal (66').

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Mark Hall
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Ponferradina tops Deportivo Alavés 1-0 with a goal scored by H. Vallejo. HIGHLIGHTS

Ponferradina Deportivo Alavés

PONFERRADA. Ponferradina tops Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after H. Vallejo scored just 1 goal (66′).

The match was played at the Estadio El Toralín stadium in Ponferrada on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Sánchez López with the assistance of Manuel López López and Jesús Manuel Mira García. The 4th official was Guillermo Conejero Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ponferradina

1 - 0

Team 1

Deportivo Alavés

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 12 Total 21
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 9
  • 72 Attack 105
  • 28 Dangerous attack 54
  • 88 Ball safe​ 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 10
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Ponferradina was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Deportivo Alavés that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Deportivo Alavés was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Ponferradina managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Ponferradina shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Alavés shot 21 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Ponferradina received 1 yellow card (K. Nwakali). Regarding the opposition, Deportivo Alavés received 4 yellow cards (Nahuel Tenaglia, Aleksandar Sedlar, Asier Villalibre and Antonio Blanco).

Match Timeline

21'
Nahuel Tenaglia- Yellow
25'
Aleksandar Sedlar- Yellow
37'
Asier Villalibre- Yellow
Kelechi Nwakali- Yellow
42'
Hugo Vallejo- sub ->Dani Ojeda
60'
Hugo Vallejo(goal)Naim García
66'
69'
Antonio Blanco- Yellow
70'
Jon Guridi- sub ->Antonio Blanco
70'
Jason- sub ->Xeber Alkain
70'
Mamadou Sylla- sub ->Miguel de la Fuente
79'
Javi López- sub ->Aleksandar Sedlar
79'
Roberto González- sub ->Nahuel Tenaglia
Adrián Diéguez- sub ->K. Nwakali
82'
José Naranjo- sub ->Derik Lacerda
82'
Yuri- sub ->Edu Espiau
82'
Alexandru Paşcanu- sub ->Naim García
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
SD Eibar
62
32
Granada
58
32
Las Palmas
58
32
Levante
56
32
Deportivo Alavés
54
32
Albacete
51
32
Burgos
46
32
FC Cartagena
44
32
Villarreal II
44
32
Huesca
42
32
Tenerife
41
32
FC Andorra
40
32
Mirandés
40
32
Leganés
40
32
Real Zaragoza
39
32
Real Oviedo
39
32
Racing Santander
38
32
Sporting Gijón
37
32
Ponferradina
33
32
Málaga
27
32
Lugo
25
32
UD Ibiza
25
32

After this match, Ponferradina will have 33 points to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Deportivo Alavés will stay with 54 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Ponferradina will host Mirandés on the 26th of March with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Ponferradina (3 draws).

Deportivo Alavés will play away agasint Huesca on the 2nd of April with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Deportivo Alavés (0 draws).

Ponferradina – Formation

Ponferradina
G
Amir Abedzadeh 1.Iran
8.1
D
Paris Barandiaran 22.Spain
6.8
D
Adrian Rafael Castellano Cobacho 15.Spain
6.9
D
Soufiane Chakla 6.Morocco
7.4
D
José Amo 5.Spain
7.7
M
Agustin Medina Delgado 8.Spain
7.5
M
Kelechi Nwakali 11.Nigeria
8.3
82' 42'
M
Naim García García 34.Spain
7.9
88'
M
Daniel Ojeda 7.Spain
6.4
60'
F
Edu Espiau 19.Spain
7.3
82'
F
Derik Lacerda 23.Brazil
6.4
82'
Substitutes
G
Miguel San Roman 13.Spain
D
Moi Delgado 16.Spain
D
Adrián Diéguez 3.Spain
82'
D
Alexandru Paşcanu 4.Romania
88'
D
Alejandro Díez Salomón 21.Spain
M
Sabit Abdulai 24.Ghana
F
Yuri 10.Brazil
82'
F
Heriberto Tavares 17.Portugal
F
José Naranjo 20.Spain
82'
F
Hugo Vallejo 30.Spain
7.0
60' Goals66'

Ponferradina adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager David Gallego Rodríguez decided to play with the following team: Amir Abedzadeh (8.1), Paris Barandiaran (6.8), Soufiane Chakla (7.4), José Amo (7.7), Adrián Castellano (6.9), Naim García (7.9), Kelechi Nwakali (8.3), Agus Medina (7.5), Daniel Ojeda (6.4), Derik Lacerda (6.4) and Eduardo Espiau (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Alexandru Paşcanu, Hugo Vallejo (7.0), Alejandro Díez Salomón, Moises Delgado, Miguel San Román, Adrián Diéguez, Yuri, Heriberto Tavares, José Naranjo and Sabit Abdulai.

Substitutions

Ponferradina made 5 changes: Dani Ojeda for Hugo Vallejo (60′), K. Nwakali for Adrián Diéguez (82′), Edu Espiau for Yuri (82′), Derik Lacerda for José Naranjo (82′) and Naim García for Alexandru Paşcanu (88′).

Best player: Kelechi Nwakali​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ponferradina was Kelechi Nwakali even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 5 crosses.

Deportivo Alavés – Formation

Deportivo Alavés
G
Antonio Sivera 1.Spain
7.1
D
Aleksandar Sedlar 4.Serbia
6.6
79' 25'
D
Rubén Duarte 3.Spain
7.5
D
Nahuel Tenaglia 14.Argentina
6.1
79' 21'
D
Abdel Abqar 22.Morocco
6.9
M
Toni Moya 6.Spain
7.7
M
Antonio Blanco 37.Spain
6.3
70' 69'
M
Luis Rioja 11.Spain
6.6
M
Xeber Alkain 17.Spain
6.8
70'
F
Asier Villalibre 12.Spain
6.4
37'
F
Miguel De la Fuente 9.Spain
6.1
70'
Substitutes
G
Jesús Owono 31.Equatorial Guinea
D
Javi López 27.Spain
6.5
79'
D
Anderson Arroyo Córdoba 2.Colombia
D
Laguardia 5.Spain
M
Roberto González 20.Spain
6.7
79'
M
Álex Balboa Bandeira 28.Equatorial Guinea
M
Jon Guridi 18.Spain
6.8
70'
M
Jason 10.Spain
6.6
70'
M
Carlos Benavidez 23.Uruguay
M
Salva Sevilla 8.Spain
F
Abderrahman Rebbach 21.Morocco
F
Mamadou Sylla 7.Senegal
6.6
70'

Also Deportivo Alavés adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Luis García Plaza played with: Antonio Sivera (7.1), Nahuel Tenaglia (6.1), Abdelkabir Abqar (6.9), Aleksandar Sedlar (6.6), Rubén Duarte (7.5), Xeber Alkain (6.8), Antonio Blanco (6.3), Toni Moya (7.7), Luis Rioja (6.6), Asier Villalibre (6.4) and Miguel de la Fuente (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Jesús Owono, Rober González (6.7), Javi López (6.5), Alex Balboa, Jon Guridi (6.8), Jason (6.6), Abderrahman Rebbach, Carlos Benavídez, Salva Sevilla, Anderson Arroyo, Mamadou Sylla (6.6) and Víctor Laguardia.

Substitutions

Deportivo Alavés made 5 changes: Antonio Blanco for Jon Guridi (70′), Xeber Alkain for Jason (70′), Miguel de la Fuente for Mamadou Sylla (70′), Aleksandar Sedlar for Javi López (79′) and Nahuel Tenaglia for Roberto González (79′).

Best player: Toni Moya​

The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was Toni Moya.

His rating is (7.7) with 40 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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