CARTAGENA. Elche beats FC Cartagena 1-0 after N. Castro scored just 1 goal (57′). Elche was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal Cartagonova stadium in Cartagena on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 11,862 spectators. The referee was Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez who had the assistance of Fernando Estela Bravo and Ricardo Landrove Lago. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 5 Total 25
- 3 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 8
- 79 Attack 111
- 40 Dangerous attack 67
- 71 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 13
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Elche had a superior ball possession 64% while FC Cartagena was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Elche was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elche won the contest.
FC Cartagena shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Elche shot 25 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
FC Cartagena received 3 yellow cards (Iván Calero, I. Calero and Gonzalo Verdú). On the opposite side, Elche didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, FC Cartagena stays with 31 points like Albacete to remain in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Elche will has 44 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, FC Cartagena will play away against Burgos on the 3rd of March with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Burgos (2 draws).
Elche will host Alcorcón on the 3rd of March with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Elche (2 draws).
FC Cartagena – Formation
FC Cartagena
65'
90'
FC Cartagena adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Julián Calero Fernández decided to play with the following team: Raúl Lizoain , Diego Moreno , Gonzalo Verdú , Kiko Olivas , Jose Fontán , Iván Calero , Andy Rodríguez , Mikel Rico , Arnau Solà , Niklas Martin and Darío Poveda .
The home team had on the bench: Tomas Mejías, Gard Holme, Luis Muñoz , Juan Carlos , Arnau Ortiz , Jony Carmona , Ivan Ayllon and Jhafets Christ Dick Reyes.
FC Cartagena could not rely on the presence of Juan Carlos (injured).
Substitutions
FC Cartagena made 5 changes: Mikel Rico for Jony Carmona (70′), Niklas Martin for Ivan Ayllon (65′), Diego Moreno for Luis Muñoz (65′), Arnau Solà for Arnau Ortiz (66′) and Ivan Ayllon for Juan Carlos (83′).
Player of the match: Gonzalo Verdú
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Cartagena was Gonzalo Verdú.
His rating is with 34 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.
Elche – Formation
Elche
57'
Also Elche adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sebastián Beccacece played with: Matías Dituro , Josan , Mario Gaspar , Pedro Bigas , Jose Salinas , Rodrigo Mendoza , John Nwankwo , Nicolás Castro , Tete Morente , Mourad El Ghezouani and Nicolás Fernández .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Miguel San Román, Jhegson Méndez, Diego González, Sergio Bermejo, Manuel Nieto, Aleix Febas , Borja Garcés , Sergio Carreira, Javi Pamies, David López and Rafael Núñez.
Substitutions
Elche made 3 changes: Mourad El Ghezouani for Borja Garcés (70′), Nicolás Fernández for Aleix Febas (70′) and Josan for David López (88′).
Player of the match: Matías Dituro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was the goalkeeper: Matías Dituro. His rating is 8.06. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Burgos – Sporting Gijón – 1-0
- Alcorcón – Tenerife – 1-1
- Amorebieta – Albacete – 1-1
- Eldense – Racing Ferrol – 2-0
- FC Cartagena – Elche – 0-1
