ALMERIA. Las Palmas was capable to clinch a draw against Almería with a late goal from J. Viera scored in the (90′) after Almería got a lead with a goal from F. Portillo (32′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Saúl Ais Reig with the help of Marcos Daniel Saenén Álvarez and Rubén Campo Hernández. The 4th official was Francisco Javier Fernández Vidal. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Las Palmas was in firm control of the ball 61% while Almería was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Almería was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Almería to win the match​.

Almería shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Las Palmas shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Almería received 2 yellow cards (D. Sousa and Chumi). On the other side, Las Palmas received 4 yellow cards (E. Loiodice, E. Curbelo, E. Ferigra and S. Cardona).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Almería will have 19 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Las Palmas will have 14 points like Tenerife to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Almería will play away against SD Eibar on the 15th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Almería (1 draw).

Las Palmas will host Tenerife on the 16th of October with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Tenerife (10 draws).

Almería – Formation

Almería started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez (6.8), Alejandro Pozo (6.0), Chumi (6.4), Srđan Babić (7.0), Álex Centelles (6.4), César de la Hoz (7.2), Largie Ramazani (6.8), Lucas Robertone (8.1), Samuel Costa (6.4), Francisco Portillo (8.0) and Umar Sadiq (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Arvin Appiah (7.0), Juanjo Nieto, José Carlos Lazo, Arnau Puigmal, Juan Villar, Daniel Carriço (6.8), Dyego Sousa (6.2), Curro (6.4), Javi Robles (6.5), Sergio Akieme Rodriguez, Iván Martos and Giorgi Makaridze.

Almería could not rely on the presence of A. Appiah (injured) and Curro (injured).

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: L. Ramazani for A. Appiah (51′), L. Robertone for Curro (70′), F. Portillo for D. Sousa (78′), U. Sadiq for J. Robles (78′) and S. Costa for D. Carrico (78′).

Best player: Lucas Robertone​

The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was Lucas Robertone.

His rating is (8.1) with 22 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.

Las Palmas – Formation

Las Palmas started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, José Mel Pérez played with: Raúl Fernández (7.4), Álvaro Lemos (6.4), Erick Ferigra (7.5), Eric Curbelo (7.6), Sergi Cardona (6.2), Fabio González (7.0), Omenuke Mfulu (6.8), Alberto Moleiro (6.4), Jonathan Viera (8.2), Pejiño (7.1) and Jesé Rodríguez (6.3).

They had on the bench: Enzo Loiodice (7.0), Álvaro Vallés, Unai Veiga, Raúl Navas (7.2), Alejandro Díez Salomón, Alex Suárez, Maikel Mesa, Ale García (6.9), Armando Sadiku (6.6), Oscar Clemente, Óscar Pinchi (6.8) and Benito Ramírez.

Substitutions

Las Palmas made 5 changes: A. Moleiro for Oscar Pinchi (46′), Jese for A. Sadiku (65′), F. Gonzalez for E. Loiodice (73′), E. Ferigra for R. Navas (73′) and S. Cardona for A. Garcia Mejias (83′).

Best player: Jonathan Viera​

The player that probably impressed the most for Las Palmas was Jonathan Viera.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 72 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Almería – Las Palmas – 1-1
• Mirandés – SD Eibar – 3-3
• Real Oviedo – Sporting Gijón – 1-1