Real Zaragoza overcomes Las Palmas 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ZARAGOZA. Real Zaragoza beat Las Palmas to win 2-1.

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Real Zaragoza overcomes Las Palmas 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

ZARAGOZA. Real Zaragoza overcome Las Palmas to win 2-1. It was Real Zaragoza to strike first with an early goal of J. Grau at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Gimenez gave the win to Real Zaragoza in the 69′ minute with a goal. Las Palmas was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de la Romareda stadium in Zaragoza on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Iván Caparrós Hernández with the collaboration of Christian García Andreu and Adrián Díaz González. The 4th official was David Recio Moreno. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Real Zaragoza

2 - 1

Team 1

Las Palmas

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 99
  • 36 Dangerous attack 28
  • 71 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 17 Total 16
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Las Palmas was in firm control of the ball 66% while Real Zaragoza was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Zaragoza was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Real Zaragoza won the match​.

Real Zaragoza shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Las Palmas shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Real Zaragoza received 5 yellow cards (F. Gamez, P. Chavarria, A. Frances, J. Grau and A. Gimenez). On the other side, Las Palmas received 4 yellow cards (O. Mfulu, Maikel, E. Curbelo and S. Cardona).

Match Timeline

4'
Nuke Mfulu- Yellow
Jaume Grau(goal)Jair
5'
Fran Gámez- Yellow
10'
Maikel Mesa- Yellow
17'
24'
Eric Curbelo- Yellow
43'
Lluís López- sub ->F. Gamez
46'
Maikel Mesa(goal)
55'
Francho Serrano- sub ->R. Petrovic
56'
60'
Sergi Cardona- Yellow
Alejandro Francés- Yellow
63'
64'
64'
67'
69'
71'
Fabio González- sub ->Maikel
71'
Alberto Moleiro- sub ->O. Mfulu
Jaume Grau- Yellow
72'
76'
79'
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Almería
81
42
Real Valladolid
81
42
SD Eibar
80
42
Las Palmas
70
42
Tenerife
69
42
Girona
68
42
Real Oviedo
68
42
Ponferradina
63
42
FC Cartagena
60
42
Real Zaragoza
56
42
Burgos
55
42
Leganés
54
42
Huesca
54
42
Mirandés
52
42
UD Ibiza
52
42
Lugo
50
42
Sporting Gijón
46
42
Málaga
45
42
Amorebieta
43
42
Real Sociedad II
40
42
Fuenlabrada
33
42
Alcorcón
29
42

After this match, Real Zaragoza will have 33 points like Leganés to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Las Palmas will stay with 39 points like FC Cartagena to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Real Zaragoza will play away with Sporting Gijón on the 27th of February with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Real Zaragoza (7 draws).

Las Palmas will host Lugo on the 26th of February with a 5-5 head to head stats.

Real Zaragoza – Formation

Real Zaragoza
G
Cristian Álvarez  1.Argentina
7.6
D
Jair Amador 3.Portugal
7.4
D
Fran Gámez 18.Spain
6.7
46' 10'
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
6.2
43'
D
Alejandro Francés 6.Spain
6.8
63'
M
R. Petrović 4.Serbia
6.8
56'
M
Eugeni Valderrama 8.Spain
7.2
64'
M
Jaume Grau 5.Spain
7.6
72' Goals5'
F
Sergio Bermejo 22.Spain
6.5
F
Juanjo Narváez 7.Colombia
7.2
76'
F
Sabin Merino 10.Spain
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Álvaro Ratón 13.Spain
D
Carlos Nieto 17.Spain
D
Lluís López 24.Spain
6.7
46'
D
Daniel Lasure 16.Spain
D
Angel López Ramón 34.Spain
M
Valentín Vada 11.Argentina
M
Francho Serrano 27.Spain
6.6
56'
M
Borja Sainz 26.Spain
6.4
76'
F
Iván Azón 31.Spain
F
Miguel Puche 33.Spain
F
A. Mesa 23.Spain
6.7
64'
F
Álvaro Giménez 20.Spain
7.1
67' 82' Goals69'

Real Zaragoza adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Cristian Álvarez (7.6), Fran Gámez (6.7), Alejandro Francés (6.8), Jair Amador (7.4), Josep Chavarría (6.2), Eugeni Valderrama (7.2), Radosav Petrović (6.8), Jaume Grau (7.6), Sergio Bermejo Lillo (6.5), Sabin Merino (7.0) and Juan Narváez (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Nieto, Ivan Azón Monzón, Miguel Puche, Álvaro Ratón, Lluís López (6.7), Nano Mesa (6.7), Álvaro Giménez (7.1), Valentín Vada, Daniel Lasure, Francho Serrano (6.6), Ángel López and Borja Sainz (6.4).

Substitutions

Real Zaragoza made 6 changes: F. Gamez for L. Marmol (46′), R. Petrovic for F. Serrano (56′), Eugeni for N. Mesa (64′), Sabin for A. Gimenez (67′), J. Narvaez for B. Sainz (76′) and J. Narvaez for B. Sainz (76′).

Best player: Jaume Grau​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Zaragoza was Jaume Grau.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Las Palmas – Formation

Las Palmas
G
Raúl Fernández 1.Spain
6.8
D
Álvaro Lemos 14.Spain
7.0
D
Eric Curbelo 6.Spain
7.1
24'
D
Saúl Coco 29.Equatorial Guinea
6.8
D
Sergi Cardona 30.Spain
6.5
79' 60'
M
Nuke Mfulu 22.DR Congo
6.1
71' 4'
M
Maikel Mesa 8.Spain
7.2
71' 17' Goals55'
M
Kirian Rodríguez 20.Spain
6.8
F
Jonathan Viera 21.Spain
7.6
F
Jesé Rodríguez 10.Spain
7.0
F
Rober González 25.Spain
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Álvaro Valles 13.Spain
D
Alejandro Díez Salomón 2.Spain
D
Erick Ferigra 5.Ecuador
M
Fabio González 15.Spain
7.3
71'
M
Alberto Moleiro 28.Spain
6.6
71'
M
Óscar Clemente 17.Spain
M
U. Veiga 23.Spain
F
Hernâni 3.Portugal
6.2
64'
F
Adalberto Peñaranda 7.Venezuela
6.5
79'
F
Óscar Pinchi 18.Spain
F
Rafa Mujica  9.Spain
F
Armando Sadiku 19.Albania

Also Las Palmas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Francisco Javier García Pimienta played with: Raúl Fernández (6.8), Álvaro Lemos (7.0), Saúl Coco (6.8), Eric Curbelo (7.1), Sergi Cardona (6.5), Kirian Rodríguez (6.8), Omenuke Mfulu (6.1), Maikel Mesa (7.2), Rober González (6.4), Jesé Rodríguez (7.0) and Jonathan Viera (7.6).

They had on the bench: Alberto Moleiro (6.6), Álvaro Vallés, Erick Ferigra, Adalberto Peñaranda (6.5), Óscar Pinchi, Oscar Clemente, Unai Veiga, Rafa Mujica, Armando Sadiku, Fabio González (7.3), Alejandro Díez Salomón and Hernani (6.2).

Substitutions

Las Palmas made 3 changes: R. Gonzalez for Hernani (64′), Maikel for F. Gonzalez (71′) and S. Cardona for A. Penaranda (79′).

Best player: Jonathan Viera​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Las Palmas was Jonathan Viera.

His rating is (7.6) with 75 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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