ZARAGOZA. FC Cartagena conquered Real Zaragoza to win 2-1. A goal from J. Fontán was decisive in the 89min. It was FC Cartagena to strike first with a goal of Darío Poveda at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jose Fontán gave the win to FC Cartagena in the 89′ minute with a goal. Real Zaragoza was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (74%).​

FC Cartagena remained in 9 after the following players were sent off: Jairo Izquierdo (44′ for a red card) and Julián Calero Fernández (19′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 23,067 spectators.​ The referee was Iván Caparrós Hernández who was helped by Javier García Lorenzo and Christian García Andreu. The 4th official was .

Match Statistics​

Real Zaragoza

1 - 2

FC Cartagena

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 20 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 146 Attack 80
  • 111 Dangerous attack 21
  • 59 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 7 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Real Zaragoza had a strong ball possession 74% while FC Cartagena was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was more pushing with 111 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, FC Cartagena was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Real Zaragoza shot 20 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Cartagena shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza received 4 yellow cards (Alejandro Francés, Maikel Mesa, Toni Moya and Akim Zedadka). Regarding the opposition, FC Cartagena received 5 yellow cards (Arnau Solà, Raúl Lizoain, Gard Holme, Arnau Ortiz and Tomás Alarcón).

Also, FC Cartagena didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

11'
Darío Poveda(goal)Iván Calero
18'
T. Alarcón- Yellow
21'
Jony Álamo- sub ->Tomás Alarcón
Maikel Mesa- Yellow
41'
44'
Jairo Izquierdo- Red
44'
Jairo Izquierdo(VAR_CARD)
S. Bakış- sub ->Ivan Azón Monzón
46'
Germán Valera- sub ->Santiago Mouriño
46'
56'
Arnau Ortiz- sub ->Diego Moreno
56'
Alfredo Ortuño- sub ->Darío Poveda
56'
Arnau Solà- sub ->Jony Carmona
Toni Moya- Yellow
58'
58'
Arnau Ortiz- Yellow
68'
Arnau Solà- Yellow
Akim Zedadka- Yellow
70'
Sergi Enrich- sub ->Akim Zedadka
70'
Manu Vallejo- sub ->Francho Serrano
70'
Alejandro Francés(goal)
75'
75'
Pedro Alcalá- Yellow
76'
Raúl Lizoain- Yellow
Alejandro Francés- Yellow
79'
81'
Gonzalo Verdú- sub ->Arnau Solà
89'
José Fontán(goal)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
70
40
Real Valladolid
69
40
SD Eibar
68
40
Racing Santander
64
40
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
40
Elche
59
40
Racing Ferrol
58
40
Levante
57
40
Burgos
57
40
Tenerife
52
40
FC Cartagena
51
40
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
47
40
Eldense
47
40
Huesca
45
40
Mirandés
45
40
Amorebieta
44
40
Alcorcón
42
40
FC Andorra
40
40
Villarreal II
39
39

After this match, Real Zaragoza stays with 36 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Cartagena will has 31 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will play away with Villarreal II on the 25th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Real Zaragoza (0 draws).

FC Cartagena will host Elche on the 25th of February with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Cartagena (4 draws).

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Edgar Badia 25.Spain
6.6
D
Akim Zedadka 2.Algeria
6.6
70' 70'
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
8.5
79' 75'
D
Santiago Mouriño 15.Uruguay
7.3
46'
D
Víctor Mollejo 20.Spain
7.1
D
Lluís López 24.Spain
6.8
M
Marc Aguado 8.Spain
7.1
M
Francho Serrano 14.Spain
7.5
70'
M
Toni Moya 21.Spain
8.1
58'
F
Iván Azón 9.Spain
6.4
46'
F
Maikel Mesa 11.Spain
6.7
41'
Substitutes
G
Cristian Álvarez 1.Argentina
G
Gaëtan Poussin 13.France
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
D
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
D
Quentin Lecoeuche 22.France
M
Jaume Grau 5.Spain
M
Germán Valera 7.Spain
7.5
46'
M
A. Vaquero 26.Spain
F
S. Bakış 12.Turkey
7.0
46'
F
Manu Vallejo 19.Spain
7.0
70'
F
Sergi Enrich 23.Spain
6.3
70'

Real Zaragoza started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Julio Velázquez Santiago decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía (6.6), Akim Zedadka (6.6), Santiago Mouriño (7.3), Lluís López (6.8), Alejandro Francés (8.5), Víctor Mollejo (7.1), Francho Serrano (7.5), Marc Aguado (7.1), Toni Moya (8.1), Maikel Mesa (6.7) and Ivan Azón Monzón (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Álvarez, Jair Amador, Jaume Grau, Germán Valera (7.5), Sinan Bakış (7.0), Gaetan Poussin, Fran Gámez, Manu Vallejo (7.0), Quentin Lecoeuche, Sergi Enrich (6.3), Alberto Vaquero and Hugo Barrachina Diloy.

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 4 changes: Ivan Azón Monzón for Sinan Bakış (46′), Santiago Mouriño for Germán Valera (46′), Akim Zedadka for Sergi Enrich (70′) and Francho Serrano for Manu Vallejo (70′).

Player of the match: Alejandro Francés​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Zaragoza was Alejandro Francés.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 78 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.

FC Cartagena – Formation

FC Cartagena
G
Raúl Lizoain 13.Spain
8.4
76'
D
Diego Moreno 2.Spain
7.0
56'
D
Pedro Alcalá 4.Spain
7.0
75'
D
José Fontán 14.Spain
7.5
89'
D
Kiko Olivas 22.Spain
7.3
M
Andy Rodríguez 6.Spain
7.3
M
Damián Musto 18.Argentina
7.0
M
T. Alarcón 23.Chile
6.6
21' 18'
F
Darío Poveda 10.Spain
7.0
56' 11'
F
Iván Calero 16.Spain
7.8
F
Jairo Izquierdo 20.Spain
5.8
44'
Substitutes
G
Tomás Mejías 1.Spain
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
6.8
81'
D
Arnau Solà 33.Spain
6.6
56' 68'
M
Juan Carlos Real 11.Spain
M
Jony Álamo 32.Spain
6.6
21'
F
Alfredo Ortuño 9.Spain
6.3
56'
F
Arnau Ortiz 26.Spain
6.4
56' 58'
F
Iván Ayllón 35.Spain
F
M. Cellou 41.Guinea

FC Cartagena started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Julián Calero Fernández played with: Raúl Lizoain (8.4), Diego Moreno (7.0), Gard Holme (7.0), Kiko Olivas (7.3), Jose Fontán (7.5), Tomás Alarcón (6.6), Damián Musto (7.0), Andy Rodríguez  (7.3), Iván Calero (7.8), Darío Poveda (7.0) and Jairo Izquierdo (5.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomas Mejías, Gonzalo Verdú (6.8), Niklas Martin (6.3), Juan Carlos, Arnau Ortiz (6.4), Jony Carmona (6.6), Arnau Solà (6.6), Ivan Ayllon, Mamadou Cellou Diallo and Jhafets Christ Dick Reyes.

FC Cartagena could not rely on the presence of Jony Carmona (injured).

Substitutions

FC Cartagena made 5 changes: Tomás Alarcón for Jony Carmona (21′), Darío Poveda for Niklas Martin (56′), Diego Moreno for Arnau Ortiz (56′), Jony Carmona for Arnau Solà (56′) and Arnau Solà for Gonzalo Verdú (81′).

Player of the match: Raúl Lizoain​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Cartagena was the goalkeeper: Raúl Lizoain. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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