MáLAGA. Albacete overcame Málaga to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Albacete to strike first with an early goal of H. Marin at the 5′. Then M. Fuster scored again for Albacete in the 7′ minute. Eventually, A. Escassi reduced the distance for Málaga (18′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Málaga was decisively better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estadio La Rosaleda stadium in Málaga on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega assisted by Javier Merino Sánchez and Ion Rodríguez Portela. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.8 degrees Celsius or 89.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Málaga was in firm control of the ball 61% while Albacete was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Málaga was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Albacete managed to find the solution to win this match.
Málaga shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Albacete shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Málaga received 2 yellow cards (R. Enriquez and A. N’Diaye). Regarding the opposition, Albacete received 6 yellow cards (F. Boyomo, H. Marin, Maikel, L. Olaetxea, B. Barragan and J. Dubasin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Málaga will stay with 3 points like Leganés to hold in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Albacete will have 10 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Málaga will play away with Huesca on the 11th of September with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Huesca (1 draw).
Albacete will play away agasint FC Cartagena on the 10th of September with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Cartagena (2 draws).
Málaga – Formation
Málaga
70'
18'
34'
Málaga adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Pablo Adrián Guede Barriero decided to play with the following team: Manolo Reina , Juanfran , Genaro , Juande Rivas , Javi Jiménez , Álex Gallar , Ramón Enríquez , Alberto Escassi , Aleix Febas , Fran Sol and Rubén Castro .
The home team had on the bench: Daniel Lorenzo, Haitam Abaida, Rubén Yáñez, Pablo Hervías , Pablo Chavarría , Francisco Villalba , Jozabed Sánchez , Loren Zúñiga, Víctor Olmo and Alfred N’Diaye .
Substitutions
Málaga made 5 changes: R. Enriquez for A. N’Diaye (46′), G. Rodriguez for Jozabed (47′), Juanfran for P. Hervias (70′), Juande for F. Villalba (83′) and A. Gallar for P. Chavarria (85′).
Best player: Juande Rivas
The most impressive player for Málaga was Juande Rivas.
His rating is with 60 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Albacete – Formation
Albacete
Also Albacete adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Rubén Albés Yáñez played with: Bernabé Barragán , Álvaro Rodríguez , Mohammed Djetei , Flavien Boyomo , Julio Alonso , Maikel Mesa , Lander Olaetxea , Riki Rodríguez , Manuel Fuster , Juanma García and Higinio Marín .
These were the players on the bench: Borja Marchante, Sergio Maestre , Diego Altube, Rubén Martínez , Dani González, Javi Martínez , Fran Álvarez, Andy Kawaya, Juan María Alcedo, Tomás Reymão and Jonathan Dubasin .
Albacete could not rely on the presence of J. Dubasin (injured).
Substitutions
Albacete made 4 changes: H. Marin for J. Dubasin (46′), M. Fuster for R. Martinez (58′), Maikel for J. Martinez (66′) and R. Rodriguez for S. Maestre (85′).
Best player: Manuel Fuster
The player that probably impressed the most for Albacete was Manuel Fuster.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- FC Andorra – Granada – 1-0
- Málaga – Albacete – 1-2
- Real Zaragoza – Lugo – 1-2
- Huesca – UD Ibiza – 3-0
- Burgos – FC Cartagena – 1-0
