Levante beats Huesca 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VALENCIA. Levante conquered Huesca to win 2-1.

December 18, 2023

VALENCIA. Levante topped Huesca to win 2-1. It was Levante to strike first with an early goal of Ángel Algobia at the 1′. Then Carlos Álvarez scored again for Levante in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Samuel Obeng reduced the distance for Huesca a penalty (47′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Levante took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

Kento Hashimoto received a red card (26′). This red card was one of the reason why Huesca lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 13,281 spectators. The referee was Alejandro Quintero González who was helped by José Unai García Urbaneja and José Manuel Sarmiento Millet. The 4th official was Gerard Brull Acerete.

Match Statistics

Levante

2 - 1

Huesca

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

12 Total 5
6 On Target 1
5 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 0

120 Attack 80
71 Dangerous attack 24
55 Ball safe 67

0 Penalties 1
10 Corners 0
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

19 Total 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Levante had a superior ball possession 57% while Huesca was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Levante was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Levante won the match.

Levante shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Huesca shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Levante received 2 yellow cards (Adrián de la Fuente and Alex Valle). Regarding the opposition, Huesca received 3 yellow cards (Miguel Loureiro, Gerard Valentín and Iván Martos).

Also, Huesca didn’t end the match with 11 players after Kento Hashimoto (Huesca) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (26′).

Match Timeline

Ángel Algobia (goal)

26'

Kento Hashimoto- Red

31'

Gerard Valentín- Yellow

32'

Iván Martos- sub ->Gerard Valentín

40'

Miguel Loureiro- Yellow

45'

Iván Martos- Yellow

Carlos Álvarez(goal)Pablo Martínez

45'

46'

Iker Kortajarena- sub ->Joaquín Muñoz

46'

Hugo Vallejo- sub ->Javi Martínez

47'

Samuel Obeng(penalty)

Mohamed Bouldini- sub ->Dani Gómez

66'

Rober Ibáñez- sub ->Pablo Martínez

66'

Enzo Lombardo- sub ->Álex Balboa

Álex Valle- Yellow

73'

Roger Brugué- sub ->Fabrício

79'

Óscar Clemente- sub ->Carlos Álvarez

79'

Adrián de la Fuente- Yellow

87'

J. Bolívar- sub ->Jérémy Blasco

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Levante has 31 points like SD Eibar to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Huesca will stays with 19 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Levante will play away with Real Zaragoza on the 20th of December with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Real Zaragoza (7 draws).

Huesca will host FC Cartagena on the 21st of December with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Cartagena (2 draws).

Levante – Formation

Levante

Andrés Fernández 13.Spain

6.7

Ander Capa 2.Spain

6.8

Álex Muñoz 3.Spain

6.8

Adrián de la Fuente 4.Spain

7.3

87'

Álex Valle 5.Spain

7.5

73'

Pablo Martínez 10.Spain

7.7

66'

Oriol Rey 20.Spain

7.0

Ángel Algobia 23.Spain

7.8

Carlos Álvarez 37.Spain

8.1

79'

45'

Dani Gómez 9.Spain

6.6

66'

Fabrício 12.Brazil

7.8

79'

Substitutes

Joan Femenías 1.Spain

Carlos Jimenez 28.Spain

Marcos Navarro 29.Spain

Sellés 41.Spain

Roger Brugué 7.Spain

6.4

79'

Alejandro Cantero 11.Spain

Álex Blesa 16.Spain

Óscar Clemente 17.Spain

6.6

79'

Rober Ibáñez 19.Spain

6.8

66'

Edgar Alcaniz 27.Spain

Mohamed Bouldini 22.Morocco

6.3

66'

Levante adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Javier Calleja Revilla decided to play with the following team: Andrés Fernández (6.7), Ander Capa (6.8), Adrián de la Fuente (7.3), Álex Muñoz (6.8), Alex Valle (7.5), Carlos Álvarez (8.1), Ángel Algobia (7.8), Oriol Rey (7.0), Pablo Martínez (7.7), Dani Gómez (6.6) and Fabrício (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joan Femenías, Roger Brugué (6.4), Alejandro Cantero, Álex Blesa, Óscar Clemente (6.6), Rober Ibáñez (6.8), Mohamed Bouldini (6.3), Edgar Alcaniz, Carlos Jimenez, Marcos Navarro, Sellés and Aboubacar Sangaré Traoré.

Substitutions

Levante made 4 changes: Carlos Álvarez for Óscar Clemente (79′), Dani Gómez for Mohamed Bouldini (66′), Pablo Martínez for Rober Ibáñez (66′) and Fabrício for Roger Brugué (79′).

Player of the match: Carlos Álvarez

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Levante was Carlos Álvarez.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 48 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Huesca – Formation

Huesca

Álvaro Fernández 1.Spain

7.0

Miguel Loureiro 5.Spain

7.0

40'

Jorge Pulido 14.Spain

6.6

Jérémy Blasco 15.France

6.7

87'

Ignasi Vilarrasa 20.Spain

6.7

Gerard Valentín 7.Spain

6.4

32'

31'

Javi Martínez 8.Spain

6.3

46'

Kento Hashimoto 10.Japan

4.1

26'

Álex Balboa 26.Equatorial Guinea

7.0

66'

Joaquín Muñoz 11.Spain

6.6

46'

Samuel Obeng 24.Ghana

7.5

47'

Substitutes

Juan Pérez 13.Spain

Iván Martos 3.Spain

6.6

32'

45'

Iker Kortajarena 22.Spain

6.6

46'

Manu Rico 27.Spain

Hugo Vallejo 9.Spain

7.0

46'

J. Bolívar 16.Venezuela

6.8

87'

Enzo Lombardo 17.France

7.0

66'

Diego Aznar 29.Spain

Also Huesca adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Antonio Hidalgo Morilla played with: Álvaro Fernández (7.0), Miguel Loureiro (7.0), Jorge Pulido (6.6), Jérémy Blasco (6.7), Ignasi Vilarrasa (6.7), Javi Martínez (6.3), Álex Balboa (7.0), Kento Hashimoto (4.1), Gerard Valentín (6.4), Samuel Obeng (7.5) and Joaquín Muñoz (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Iván Martos (6.6), Hugo Vallejo (7.0), Juan Pérez, Jovanny Bolívar (6.8), Enzo Lombardo (7.0), Iker Kortajarena (6.6), Manu Rico, Diego Aznar, Fadiala Fofana and Alin Vasilică Șerban.

Huesca could not rely on the presence of Iván Martos (injured).

Substitutions

Huesca made 5 changes: Jérémy Blasco for Jovanny Bolívar (87′), Gerard Valentín for Iván Martos (32′), Javi Martínez for Hugo Vallejo (46′), Álex Balboa for Enzo Lombardo (66′) and Joaquín Muñoz for Iker Kortajarena (46′).