ALBACETE. Albacete snatched a late win Real Zaragoza 1-0 after A. Quiles scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte stadium in Albacete on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez assisted by Ricardo Landrove Lago and Aitor Moleon Cuenca. The 4th official was Marta Huerta de Aza. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 18 Total 5
- 5 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 142 Attack 109
- 60 Dangerous attack 37
- 77 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Albacete was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Real Zaragoza that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Albacete had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Albacete won the match.
Albacete shot 18 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Real Zaragoza shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Albacete received 2 yellow cards (Agus Medina and Jonathan Silva). On the other side, Real Zaragoza received 2 yellow cards (Andrés Borge and Jair Amador).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Albacete will have 21 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Real Zaragoza will stay with 22 points like Real Oviedo and Burgos to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Albacete will host Mirandés on the 26th of May with a 3-3 head to head record.
Real Zaragoza will play away agasint Leganés on the 28th of April with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Leganés (3 draws).
Albacete – Formation
Albacete started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Rubén Albés Yáñez decided to play with the following team: Bernabé Barragán
, Carlos Isaac , Juan Antonio Ros , Cristian Glauder , Jonathan Silva , Agus Medina , Riki Rodríguez , Lander Olaetxea , Manu Fuster , Higinio Marín and Dani Escriche .The home team had on the bench: Sergi Maestre, Juanma García, Diego Altube, Toni Datkovic, Julio Alonso
, Antonio Pacheco, Samuel Shashoua , Alberto Quiles and Álvaro Rodríguez .Albacete could not rely on the presence of Samuel Shashoua (injured).
Substitutions
Albacete made 5 changes: Carlos Isaac for Álvaro Rodríguez (33′), Jonathan Silva for Julio Alonso (46′), Higinio Marín for Alberto Quiles (70′), Manu Fuster for Juanma García (87′) and Manu Fuster for Samuel Shashoua (87′).
Player of the match: Dani Escriche
The most impressive player for Albacete was Dani Escriche even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 19 passes (53% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He hit the woodwork once times.Real Zaragoza – Formation
Real Zaragoza started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Julio Velázquez Santiago played with: Daniel Rebollo
, Fran Gámez , Alejandro Francés , Jair Amador , Quentin Lecoeuche , Francho Serrano , Marc Aguado , Maikel Mesa , Víctor Mollejo , Sergi Enrich and Manu Vallejo .They had on the bench: Jaume Grau
, Germán Valera , Sergio Bermejo , Gaetan Poussin, Santiago Mouriño, Toni Moya , Marcos Luna, Pau Sans Lopez, Marcos Cuenca, Guillermo Acín Labrador and Andrés Borge .Real Zaragoza could not rely on the presence of Andrés Borge (injured) and Germán Valera (injured).
Substitutions
Real Zaragoza made 5 changes: Quentin Lecoeuche for Andrés Borge (29′), Maikel Mesa for Toni Moya (59′), Manu Vallejo for Germán Valera (59′), Marc Aguado for Jaume Grau (74′) and Víctor Mollejo for Sergio Bermejo (74′).
Player of the match: Daniel Rebollo
The most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was the goalkeeper: Daniel Rebollo. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- SD Eibar – Levante – 3-1
- Burgos – FC Andorra – 0-0
- Racing Santander – Villarreal II – 2-0
- Albacete – Real Zaragoza – 1-0