LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. Athletic Club defeats Las Palmas with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Guruzeta (31′) and an own goal from S. Coco (65′). Las Palmas was vastly better in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 27,316 spectators. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the assistance of José Antonio Garrido Romero and Guillermo Santiago Sacristán. The 4th official was Gerard Brull Acerete. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.5 degrees Celsius or 67.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 2
- 10 Shots blocked 3
- 125 Attack 70
- 56 Dangerous attack 32
- 88 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Las Palmas was in firm control of the ball 71% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Las Palmas had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Athletic Club managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Las Palmas shot 14 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Athletic Club shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Las Palmas received 3 yellow cards (Marc Cardona, Álvaro Valles and Saúl Coco). On the other side, Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (Daniel Vivian, Óscar de Marcos and Aitor Paredes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Las Palmas stays with 37 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Athletic Club will has 53 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Las Palmas will host Almería on the 17th of March with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Almería (9 draws).
Athletic Club will host Deportivo Alavés on the 17th of March with a 5-5 head to head.
Las Palmas – Formation
Las Palmas
81'
79'
Las Palmas started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Valles , Julián Araujo , Saúl Coco , Mika Mármol , Sergi Cardona , José Campaña , Munir El Haddadi , Javier Muñoz , Kirian Rodríguez , Sandro Ramírez and Alberto Moleiro .
The home team had on the bench: Aarón Escandell, Marvin Park , Benito Ramírez , Enzo Loiodice , Álvaro Lemos, Sory Kaba, Daley Sinkgraven, Marc Cardona , Pejiño , Fabio González, Alex Suárez and Máximo Perrone.
Substitutions
Las Palmas made 5 changes: José Campaña for Enzo Loiodice (56′), Munir El Haddadi for Marc Cardona (79′), Alberto Moleiro for Marvin Park (56′), Julián Araujo for Benito Ramírez (79′) and Sandro Ramírez for Pejiño (87′).
Player of the match: Julián Araujo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Las Palmas was Julián Araujo.
His rating is with 44 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club
31'
Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor played with: Unai Simón , Óscar de Marcos , Daniel Vivian , Aitor Paredes , Yuri Berchiche , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Beñat Prados , Iñaki Williams , Oihan Sancet , Nico Williams and Gorka Guruzeta .
These were the players on the bench: Yeray Álvarez , Mikel Vesga, Álex Berenguer , Iker Muniain, Julen Agirrezabala, Dani García, Íñigo Lekue , Asier Villalibre, Raúl García , Malcom Ares, Unai Gómez and Imanol García de Albéniz.
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Oihan Sancet for Unai Gómez (62′), Yuri Berchiche for Yeray Álvarez (74′), Gorka Guruzeta for Raúl García (74′), Nico Williams for Álex Berenguer (70′) and Óscar de Marcos for Íñigo Lekue (70′).
Player of the match: Óscar de Marcos
The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Óscar de Marcos even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Madrid – Celta de Vigo – 4-0
- Las Palmas – Athletic Club – 0-2
- Deportivo Alavés – Rayo Vallecano – 1-0
- Real Betis – Villarreal – 2-3
