MáLAGA. Málaga tops Tenerife 1-0 after B. Llamas scored a penalty (14′).

The match was played at the Estadio La Rosaleda stadium in Málaga on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Sánchez López with the help of Sergi López Freixa and Javier Garrido Concha. The 4th official was José Luis Guzmán Mansilla. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16 degrees Celsius or 60.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Málaga was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Tenerife that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Málaga was was more pushing with 31 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Málaga won the match​.

Málaga shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tenerife shot 14 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Málaga received 5 yellow cards (B. Llamas, J. Jimenez, I. Calero, G. Rodriguez and Jozabed). Talking about the opposition, Tenerife received 1 yellow card (V. Mollejo).

Standings

After playing this match, Málaga will have 23 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Tenerife will stay with 27 points like Las Palmas to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Málaga will host Las Palmas on the 20th of November with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Las Palmas (6 draws).

Tenerife will host Alcorcón on the 21st of November with a 6-6 head to head.

Málaga – Formation

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

The manager José Alberto López Menéndez decided to play with the following team: Dani Martín (6.9), Ivan Calero (6.8), Juande Rivas (7.3), Mathieu Peybernes (7.3), Javi Jiménez (6.8), Alberto Escassi (7.1), Genaro (6.4), Paulino De la Fuente (6.7), Jozabed Sánchez (5.8), Brandon (8.4) and Roberto Fernández (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Ismael Casas, Ismael Gutiérrez, Antoñin (6.4), Hicham Boussefiane, Sekou Gassama (6.2), Dani Barrio, Brian Cufre, Ramón Enríquez (6.5), David Lombán, Kevin Villodres (6.2), Jairo Samperio and Antonio Santos.

Substitutions

Málaga made 4 changes: Jozabed for R. Enriquez (69′), R. Fernandez Jaen for S. Gassama (80′), P. de la Fuente for K. Villodres (80′) and B. Llamas for Antonin (87′).

Best player: Brandon​

The most impressive player for Málaga was Brandon.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 37 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 17 duels out of 24.

Tenerife – Formation

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

Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort played with: Juan Soriano (7.0), Shaq Moore (7.0), Nikola Šipčić (6.2), José León (7.3), Álex Muñoz (7.3), Ruben Diez (5.9), Aitor Sanz (6.9), Álex Corredera (7.4), Eladio Zorrilla Jiménez (6.5), Víctor Mollejo (6.7) and Enric Gallego (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Carlos Ruiz, Jeremy Mellot (6.7), Samuel Shashoua (6.5), Ethyan González, Sergio González (7.6), Thierno Barry, Carlos Pomares Rayo, Emmanuel Apeh, Míchel Herrero (7.0), Víctor Méndez and Dani Hernández.

Tenerife could not rely on the presence of S. Gonzalez (injured).

Substitutions

Tenerife made 4 changes: N. Sipcic for S. Gonzalez (40′), S. Moore for J. Mellot (61′), Jamelli for S. Shashoua (61′) and A. Sanz for Michel (85′).

Best player: Sergio González​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tenerife was Sergio González.

His rating is (7.6) with 26 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 40′.

Results of the day

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

• Málaga – Tenerife – 1-0