ALMERíA. Almería defeated Elche to win 2-1. A goal from E. Ponce was decisive in the 90min. It was Almería to strike first with a goal of Léo Baptistão at the 22′. Then Adrián Embarba scored again for Almería in the 52′ minute. Eventually, E. Ponce reduced the distance for Elche (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández who had the assistance of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Sánchez Rojo. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Almería was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Elche that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Elche was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Almería managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Almería shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Elche shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Almería received 2 yellow cards (Rodrigo Ely and César de la Hoz). Talking about the opposition, Elche received 2 yellow cards (John Nwankwo and Carlos Clerc).

Standings

After playing this match, Almería will have 36 points to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Elche will stay with 16 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

Almería – Formation

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

The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez (6.9), Alejandro Pozo (6.2), Rodrigo Ely (7.8), Srđan Babić (7.2), Álex Centelles (6.8), Lucas Robertone (6.7), César de la Hoz (7.1), Gonzalo Melero (7.1), Léo Baptistão (7.0), Luis Javier Suárez (7.0) and Adrián Embarba (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Mariño, Francisco Portillo (6.9), Marciano Sanca, Lázaro, Houboulang Mendes, Dyego Sousa, Largie Ramazani (6.6), Arnau Puigmal, Sergio Akieme, Chumi (6.1), Íñigo Eguaras and Samuel Costa.

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Léo Baptistão for Chumi (69′), Alejandro Pozo for Francisco Portillo (77′), Adrián Embarba for Largie Ramazani (77′), Lucas Robertone for Samuel Costa (84′) and Gonzalo Melero for Íñigo Eguaras (84′).

Best player: Adrián Embarba​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Adrián Embarba.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Elche – Formation

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

Sebastián Beccacece played with: Axel Werner (6.4), Josan (6.4), Lisandro Magallán (6.8), Carlos Clerc (6.5), Lautaro Blanco (6.3), Tete Morente (6.4), Fidel (6.4), John Nwankwo (6.8), Gerard Gumbau (8.0), Lucas Boyé (7.0) and Pere Milla (6.7).

They had on the bench: Randy Nteka (6.8), Alex Collado (7.0), Jesus Lopez, Javi Pamies, Enzo Roco, Diego González, Raúl Guti (6.4), Pol Lirola, Ezequiel Ponce (6.7), Pape Cheikh, Gonzalo Verdú and Nicolás Fernández (6.9).

Elche could not rely on the presence of Nicolás Fernández Mercau (injured).

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: John Nwankwo for Álex Collado (46′), Fidel for Raúl Guti (67′), Lucas Boyé for Ezequiel Ponce (67′), Pere Milla for Randy Nteka (68′) and Lautaro Blanco for Nicolás Fernández Mercau (77′).

Best player: Gerard Gumbau​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elche was Gerard Gumbau.

His rating is (8.0) with 68 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• FC Barcelona – Osasuna – 1-0
• Almería – Elche – 2-1
• Real Sociedad – Real Madrid – 2-0