Real Zaragoza conquers Leganés 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Mesa. HIGHLIGHTS

ZARAGOZA. Real Zaragoza conquers Leganés 1-0 after M. Mesa scored just 1 goal (39').

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Mark Hall
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Real Zaragoza conquers Leganés 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Mesa. HIGHLIGHTS

ZARAGOZA. Real Zaragoza beats Leganés 1-0 after M. Mesa scored just 1 goal (39′).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Salvador Lax Franco with the assistance of Manuel López López and Carlos Grande Rabadán. The 4th official was Jaime Ruiz Álvarez. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.94 degrees Celsius or 89.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Zaragoza

1 - 0

Team 1

Leganés

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 10 Total 5
  • 2 On Target 0
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 91 Attack 123
  • 51 Dangerous attack 35
  • 72 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 19 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 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. Real Zaragoza was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Leganés that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Zaragoza won the match​.

Real Zaragoza shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leganés shot 5 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza received 2 yellow cards (Marc Aguado and Víctor Mollejo). Talking about the opposition, Leganés received 1 yellow card (Miguel de la Fuente).

Match Timeline

Marc Aguado- Yellow
28'
Víctor Mollejo- Yellow
34'
Maikel Mesa(goal)
39'
63'
Francisco Portillo- sub ->Julián Chicco
65'
Miguel de la Fuente- Yellow
78'
Óscar Ureña- sub ->Diego Garcia
78'
Seydouba Cissé- sub ->Yvan Neyou
79'
Näis Djouahra- sub ->Iker Undabarrena
Jaume Grau- sub ->Maikel Mesa
80'
87'
Naim García- sub ->Enric Franquesa
88'
Sergi Enrich- sub ->Víctor Mollejo
89'
90'
Andrés Borge- sub ->Germán Valera
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
64
37
Real Valladolid
64
37
SD Eibar
61
37
Espanyol
60
37
Elche
58
37
Real Oviedo
55
37
Racing Santander
55
37
Sporting Gijón
55
37
Racing Ferrol
54
36
Burgos
54
37
Levante
52
37
Tenerife
49
37
Real Zaragoza
46
37
FC Cartagena
45
37
Eldense
43
37
Huesca
42
37
Albacete
42
37
Mirandés
41
36
Alcorcón
41
37
Villarreal II
39
37
Amorebieta
38
37
FC Andorra
37
37

After this match, Real Zaragoza will have 25 points like Real Oviedo to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Leganés will stay with 36 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will play away against Leganés on the 28th of April with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Leganés (3 draws).

Leganés will host Elche on the 2nd of June with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Elche (2 draws).

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Dani Rebollo 35.Spain
7.0
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
7.0
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
7.5
D
Santiago Mouriño 15.Uruguay
7.1
M
Germán Valera 7.Spain
7.5
90'
M
Marc Aguado 8.Spain
7.0
88' 28'
M
Maikel Mesa 11.Spain
7.0
80' Goals39'
M
Francho Serrano 14.Spain
6.7
M
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
7.3
M
Toni Moya 21.Spain
7.5
90'
F
Víctor Mollejo 20.Spain
7.0
89' 34'
Substitutes
G
Gaëtan Poussin 13.France
G
G. Labrador 36.Spain
D
Marcos Luna 27.Spain
D
J. Serrano 31.Spain
D
Andrés Borge 38.Spain
90'
M
Jaume Grau 5.Spain
6.6
80'
M
Sergio Bermejo 10.Spain
6.8
88'
M
A. Vaquero 26.Spain
6.4
90'
F
Manu Vallejo 19.Spain
F
Sergi Enrich 23.Spain
6.4
89'
F
Pau Sans Lopez 29.Spain
F
M. Cuenca 34.Spain

Real Zaragoza started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Julio Velázquez Santiago decided to play with the following team: Daniel Rebollo (7.0), Santiago Mouriño (7.1), Jair Amador (7.0), Alejandro Francés (7.5), Fran Gámez (7.3), Toni Moya (7.5), Marc Aguado (7.0), Germán Valera (7.5), Maikel Mesa (7.0), Francho Serrano (6.7) and Víctor Mollejo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jaume Grau (6.6), Sergio Bermejo (6.8), Gaetan Poussin, Manu Vallejo, Sergi Enrich (6.4), Alberto Vaquero (6.4), Marcos Luna, Pau Sans Lopez, Juan Serrano, Marcos Cuenca, Guillermo Acín Labrador and Andrés Borge.

Real Zaragoza could not rely on the presence of Alberto Vaquero (injured) and Andrés Borge (injured).

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 5 changes: Maikel Mesa for Jaume Grau (80′), Víctor Mollejo for Sergi Enrich (89′), Toni Moya for Alberto Vaquero Aguilar (90′), Germán Valera for Andrés Borge (90′) and Marc Aguado for Sergio Bermejo (88′).

Player of the match: Alejandro Francés​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Alejandro Francés even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Leganés – Formation

Leganés
G
Diego Conde 13.Spain
6.4
D
Jorge Sáenz 3.Spain
6.8
D
Sergio González  6.Spain
7.0
D
Enric Franquesa 15.Spain
7.0
87'
D
Jorge Miramón 21.Spain
6.8
M
Dani Raba 10.Spain
7.0
M
Y. Neyou 17.Cameroon
7.0
78'
M
Iker Undabarrena 20.Spain
7.3
79'
M
Julián Chicco 24.Argentina
7.0
63'
F
Miguel de la Fuente 9.Spain
6.4
65'
F
Diego García 19.Spain
6.8
78'
Substitutes
G
Dani Jiménez 1.Spain
G
Álvaro Abajas 36.Spain
D
Josema 5.Spain
D
Aritz Arambarri 22.Spain
D
Seydouba Cissé 32.Guinea
6.8
78'
D
Lalo Aguilar 33.Spain
M
Francisco Portillo 7.Spain
7.0
63'
M
Luis Perea 8.Spain
M
Naim García 27.Spain
6.4
87'
F
Darío Poveda 11.Spain
F
Näis Djouahra 23.France
6.7
79'
F
Óscar Ureña 28.Spain
6.4
78'

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

Borja Jiménez Sáez played with: Diego Conde (6.4), Jorge Miramón (6.8), Jorge Sáenz (6.8), Sergio González (7.0), Enric Franquesa (7.0), Julián Chicco (7.0), Iker Undabarrena (7.3), Yvan Neyou (7.0), Dani Raba (7.0), Diego Garcia (6.8) and Miguel de la Fuente (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Dani Jiménez, Josema, Francisco Portillo (7.0), Luis Perea, Darío Poveda, Aritz Arambarri, Näis Djouahra (6.7), Naim García (6.4), Oscar Ureña (6.4), Seydouba Cissé (6.8), Lalo Aguilar and Álvaro Abajas.

Substitutions

Leganés made 5 changes: Diego Garcia for Oscar Ureña (78′), Iker Undabarrena for Näis Djouahra (79′), Yvan Neyou for Seydouba Cissé (78′), Julián Chicco for Francisco Portillo (63′) and Enric Franquesa for Naim García (87′).

Player of the match: Iker Undabarrena​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Leganés was Iker Undabarrena.

His rating is (7.3) with 42 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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