ALMERIA. FC Cartagena prevails over Almería 1-0 after G. Silva scored just 1 goal (39′). FC Cartagena made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

FC Cartagena remained with 10 players after I. Gil received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés with the support of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Christian Arlex Valverde Monsalve. The 4th official was Rubén Ruipérez Marín. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 25%.​

Match Statistics​

Almería

0 - 1

FC Cartagena

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 17 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 15 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 129 Attack 91
  • 62 Dangerous attack 33
  • 75 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 17
  • 0 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Cartagena had a superior ball possession 56% while Almería was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Almería was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, FC Cartagena was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Almería shot 17 times, 2 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, FC Cartagena shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Almería didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, FC Cartagena received 5 yellow cards (R. Boateng, G. Silva, A. Cayarga, P. Alcala and P. De Blasis).

Also, FC Cartagena didn’t finish the match with 11 players after I. Gil (FC Cartagena) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

16'
35'
36'
39'
40'
46'
46'
50'
Pedro Alcalá- Yellow
58'
64'
Largie Ramazani- sub ->Arnau Puigmal
64'
68'
Alfredo Ortuño- sub ->R. Castro
78'
86'
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Almería
81
42
Real Valladolid
81
42
SD Eibar
80
42
Las Palmas
70
42
Tenerife
69
42
Girona
68
42
Real Oviedo
68
42
Ponferradina
63
42
FC Cartagena
60
42
Real Zaragoza
56
42
Burgos
55
42
Leganés
54
42
Huesca
54
42
Mirandés
52
42
UD Ibiza
52
42
Lugo
50
42
Sporting Gijón
46
42
Málaga
45
42
Amorebieta
43
42
Real Sociedad II
40
42
Fuenlabrada
33
42
Alcorcón
29
42

After this match, Almería will stay with 45 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, FC Cartagena will have 33 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Almería will play away with Las Palmas on the 9th of January with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Almería (7 draws).

FC Cartagena will host Huesca on the 8th of January with a 5-2 head to head in favor of FC Cartagena (1 draw).

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
Fernando Martínez 13.Spain
6.0
D
Iván Martos 3.Spain
7.1
D
Álex Centelles 20.Spain
6.6
46'
D
César de la Hoz 6.Spain
6.6
D
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
7.3
M
Francisco Portillo 8.Spain
7.7
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
7.7
M
Arnau Puigmal 26.Spain
6.3
64'
M
Javi Robles 14.Spain
7.0
78'
M
Arvin Appiah 31.England
5.9
F
José Carlos Lazo 16.Spain
6.6
16'
Substitutes
G
Diego Fuoli 33.Spain
D
Aitor Buñuel 2.Spain
D
Cuenca 29.Spain
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
7.0
16'
M
Mamadou Sylla 36.England
F
Carlos Gilbert 37.Spain
6.7
78'
F
Largie Ramazani 32.Belgium
6.9
64'
F
Raúl Caballero 28.Spain
6.6
46'

Almería adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez (6.0), Alejandro Pozo (7.3), César de la Hoz (6.6), Iván Martos (7.1), Álex Centelles (6.6), Lucas Robertone (7.7), Javi Robles (7.0), Francisco Portillo (7.7), Arnau Puigmal (6.3), Arvin Appiah (5.9) and José Carlos Lazo (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Gilbert (6.7), Mamadou Sylla, Diego Fuoli, Aitor Buñuel, David Cuenca, Largie Ramazani (6.9), Sergio Akieme Rodriguez (7.0) and Raúl Caballero (6.6).

Almería could not rely on the presence of S. Akieme (injured) and L. Ramazani (injured).

Substitutions

Almería made 4 changes: J. Lazo for S. Akieme (16′), A. Centelles for R. Caballero (46′), Arnau Puigmal for L. Ramazani (64′) and J. Robles for C. Gilbert Herrera (78′).

Best player: Francisco Portillo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was Francisco Portillo.

His rating is (7.7) with 55 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

FC Cartagena – Formation

FC Cartagena
G
Marc Martínez 1.Spain
7.4
D
Pedro Alcalá 3.Spain
7.0
50'
D
Gastón Silva 20.Uruguay
8.6
36' 39'
D
Pablo Vázquez 5.Spain
6.8
D
Julián Delmás 22.Spain
7.1
M
Pablo de Blasis 8.Argentina
6.9
64'
M
Richard Boateng 12.Ghana
6.6
46' 35'
M
Y. Bodiger 6.France
7.1
M
Berto Cayarga 14.Spain
6.6
58' 40'
M
Álex Gallar 10.Spain
6.5
86'
F
Rubén Castro 7.Spain
6.2
68'
Substitutes
G
Jérôme Prior 13.France
D
Antoñito 18.Spain
D
A. De 24.Spain
D
David Andújar 2.Spain
D
David Simón 15.Spain
D
Antonio Luna 19.Spain
M
Xavi Pons 31.Spain
6.9
86'
M
Neskes 28.Spain
6.4
58'
M
Nacho Gil 21.Spain
5.6
86' 90'
F
Shinji Okazaki 16.Japan
F
Alfredo Ortuño 9.Spain
6.7
68'
F
M. Dauda 17.Ghana
6.9
46'

Also FC Cartagena adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Domingo Cisma González played with: Marc Martinez (7.4), Julián Delmás (7.1), Pedro Alcalá (7.0), Pablo Vázquez (6.8), Gastón Silva (8.6), Yann Bodiger (7.1), Richard Boateng (6.6), Álex Gallar (6.5), Pablo De Blasis (6.9), Berto Cayarga (6.6) and Rubén Castro (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Antoñito Perez, Xavi Pons (6.9), Shinji Okazaki, Jérôme Prior, Alfredo Ortuño (6.7), Alberto de la Bella, Dauda Mohammed (6.9), David Andújar, Alejandro Domingo (6.4), David Simón, Antonio Luna and Nacho Gil (5.6).

FC Cartagena could not rely on the presence of X. Pons (injured).

Substitutions

FC Cartagena made 5 changes: R. Boateng for M. Dauda (46′), A. Cayarga for Neskes (58′), R. Castro for A. Ortuno (68′), M. Dauda for X. Pons (86′) and A. Gallar for I. Gil (86′).

Best player: Gastón Silva​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Cartagena was Gastón Silva.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 49 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16.

Results of the day

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