LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. Las Palmas snatched a late win FC Cartagena 1-0 after J. Viera scored just 1 goal (90′). Las Palmas was much better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

P. Vazquez Perez received a red card (43′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why FC Cartagena lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 19,876 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver De La Fuente Ramos who had the assistance of Daniel Pescador Hernández and Samuel García Aguilera. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Las Palmas

1 - 0

FC Cartagena

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 23 Total 0
  • 8 On Target 0
  • 15 Off Target 0
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 152 Attack 60
  • 74 Dangerous attack 14
  • 75 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Las Palmas had a superior ball possession 73% while FC Cartagena was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Las Palmas had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Las Palmas won the match​.

Las Palmas shot 23 times, 8 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Cartagena shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Las Palmas didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, FC Cartagena received 2 yellow cards (M. Musto and P. Vazquez Perez).

Also, FC Cartagena didn’t end the match with 11 players after P. Vazquez Perez (FC Cartagena) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (43′).

Match Timeline

20'
Damián Musto- Yellow
34'
43'
Benito Ramírez- sub ->O. Clemente
63'
Marvin Park- sub ->Pejino
63'
64'
64'
Alfredo Ortuño- sub ->A. Sadiku
70'
Alberto Moleiro- sub ->S. Cardona
76'
76'
84'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Granada
75
42
Las Palmas
72
42
Levante
72
42
Deportivo Alavés
71
42
SD Eibar
71
42
Albacete
67
42
FC Andorra
59
42
Real Oviedo
59
42
FC Cartagena
58
42
Tenerife
57
42
Racing Santander
54
42
Burgos
54
42
Real Zaragoza
53
42
Leganés
53
42
Huesca
52
42
Mirandés
52
42
Sporting Gijón
50
42
Villarreal II
50
42
Málaga
44
42
Ponferradina
44
42
UD Ibiza
34
42
Lugo
31
42

After playing this match, Las Palmas will have 26 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, FC Cartagena will stay with 20 points like Granada and Albacete to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Las Palmas will play away against Huesca on the 29th of October with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Huesca (8 draws).

FC Cartagena will host Granada on the 30th of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of FC Cartagena (0 draws).

Las Palmas – Formation

Las Palmas
G
Álvaro Valles 13.Spain
6.6
D
Eric Curbelo 6.Spain
7.3
D
Alex Suárez 4.Spain
6.7
70'
D
Saúl Coco 23.Equatorial Guinea
6.8
D
Sergi Cardona 3.Spain
6.9
76'
M
Jonathan Viera 21.Spain
7.6
90'
M
Nuke Mfulu 22.DR Congo
6.9
M
Óscar Clemente 17.Spain
6.6
63'
M
Enzo Loiodice 12.France
8.1
M
Pejiño 24.Spain
7.0
63'
F
Sandro Ramírez 9.Spain
7.3
76'
Substitutes
G
Álex Domínguez 1.Spain
D
Sidnei 18.Brazil
D
Enrique Clemente 5.Spain
M
Vitolo 7.Spain
6.5
70'
M
Álvaro Jiménez 15.Spain
M
Fabio González 8.Spain
M
Benito Ramírez 11.Spain
6.7
63'
M
Alberto Moleiro 10.Spain
6.2
76'
F
Marvin Park 2.Spain
7.0
63'
F
Joel del Pino 20.Spain
F
F. Andone 16.Romania
6.3
76'
F
Marc Cardona 19.Spain

Las Palmas adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Álvaro Vallés (6.6), Alex Suárez (6.7), Saúl Coco (6.8), Eric Curbelo (7.3), Sergi Cardona (6.9), Omenuke Mfulu (6.9), Enzo Loiodice (8.1), Pejiño (7.0), Jonathan Viera (7.6), Óscar Clemente (6.6) and Sandro Ramírez (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Sidnei, Vitolo (6.5), Marvin Park (7.0), Álvaro Jiménez, Enrique Clemente, Fabio González, Joel del Pino, Florin Andone (6.3), Benito Ramírez (6.7), Alex Domínguez, Marc Cardona and Alberto Moleiro (6.2).

Substitutions

Las Palmas made 5 changes: O. Clemente for B. Ramirez (63′), Pejino for Marvin (63′), Alex Suarez for Vitolo (70′), S. Cardona for A. Moleiro (76′) and S. Ramirez for F. Andone (76′).

Best player: Enzo Loiodice​

The most impressive player for Las Palmas was Enzo Loiodice even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 58 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

FC Cartagena – Formation

FC Cartagena
G
Aarón Escandell 13.Spain
8.1
D
Pedro Alcalá 4.Spain
7.1
D
Iván Calero 16.Spain
6.8
D
Toni Datkovic 6.Croatia
6.7
D
Pablo Vázquez 5.Spain
6.6
43'
M
Damián Musto 18.Argentina
7.2
20'
M
Mikel Rico 17.Spain
6.5
90'
M
Pablo de Blasis 8.Argentina
6.5
84'
M
Borja Valle 10.Spain
6.4
64'
M
Jairo Izquierdo 20.Spain
6.8
F
Armando Sadiku 19.Albania
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Marc Martínez 1.Spain
G
Sergio Díaz 27.Spain
D
Farru 26.Spain
D
Carlos Sánchez 33.Spain
M
Jaime Romero 3.Spain
M
Lee Sang-Hyeok 12.Korea Republic
M
Franchu 14.Argentina
M
Luca Sangalli 15.Spain
84'
M
Sergio Tejera 23.Spain
F
Alfredo Ortuño 9.Spain
6.8
64'
F
Isak Jansson 24.Sweden
6.2
64'
F
Óscar Arribas 11.Spain
90'

Also FC Cartagena adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Luis Miguel Carrión Delgado played with: Aarón Escandell (8.1), Ivan Calero (6.8), Pedro Alcalá (7.1), Pablo Vázquez (6.6), Toni Datković (6.7), Mikel Rico (6.5), Damián Musto (7.2), Borja Valle (6.4), Pablo De Blasis (6.5), Jairo Izquierdo González (6.8) and Armando Sadiku (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Farru, Jaime Romero, Alfredo Ortuño (6.8), Sanghyeok Lee, Marc Martínez, Franchu, Isak Jansson (6.2), Óscar Arribas Pasero, Luca Sangalli, Sergio Tejera, Carlos Sánchez and Sergio Díaz.

Substitutions

FC Cartagena made 4 changes: Borja for I. Jansson (64′), A. Sadiku for A. Ortuno (64′), P. De Blasis for L. Sangalli (84′) and M. Rico for O. Arribas (90′).

Best player: Aarón Escandell​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Cartagena was the goalkeeper: Aarón Escandell. His rating is 8.12. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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