English
Almería defeated FC Cartagena in an exciting match played at the UD Almería Stadium. The home side dominated possession (61%) and had significantly more shots (28 attempts, 7 on target), scoring two goals. Leo Baptistao opened the scoring in the 9th minute, assisted by A. Centelles, and L. Suarez extended the lead in the 54th minute. FC Cartagena, despite having less possession (39%), managed to pull one back with a penalty converted by A. Millan in the 85th minute. The match saw yellow cards for J. Moreno (Cartagena) in the 39th minute, N. Melamed (Almería) in the 45th minute, and M. Pubill (Almería) in the 81st minute. The final score was a 2-1 victory for Almería, reflecting the home side’s superiority in terms of goal-scoring opportunities.
Substitutions fc cartagena: at minute 60 J. Machin came in and O. Clemente went out., at minute 60 A. Millan came in and A. Ortuno went out., at minute 61 D. Luna came in and Andy went out., at minute 69 R. Nunez came in and A. Vukcevic went out., at minute 80 D. Escriche came in and S. El Jebari went out.
Substitutions almeria: at minute 69 L. Robertone came in and G. Melero went out., at minute 69 A. Puigmal came in and Leo Baptistao went out., at minute 78 M. Perovic came in and N. Melamed went out., at minute 86 Gui Guedes came in and S. Arribas went out., at minute 86 S. Clua Oya came in and D. Lopy went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Almeria
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FC Cartagena
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