Las Palmas returned to Albacete and followed in the leader’s wake

UD Las Palmas came back from behind against Albacete (1-2) this Monday due to two corner kicks in the second half and despite the many opportunities enjoyed by the team from La Mancha throughout the match which completed thirty-four which is LaLiga SmartBank day.

Two unsuccessful streaks were measured, between a home team that had gone three games without a win and an away team that had accumulated four league dates without a win, making this a ‘must-see’ rivalry for the score three points at a time.

The best start to the match was the island squad, who collected two clear chances in the first five minutes. In the first, Sandro’s shot was saved by Bernabé, and in the next it was Jonathan Viera who had a free kick in the area that sent the clouds into the clouds.

However, it was Albacete who scored first on a counterattack created by Fuster, who put a long ball behind the yellow defense, where Duba appeared to put his foot between the central defenders and, before leaving the a stunned Álex Vallés, it lost. low (minute 13).

The goal seemed to take the pressure off the Albacete team and affected Las Palmas more, who began to struggle to stop players like Fuster, Julio Alonso and Duba from counterattacks.

In one of those actions, in the 26th minute, the second white goal didn’t come as Duba hit the post with another through ball, in this case from Maikel Mesa, and Higinio couldn’t score on the rebound either .

The same star enjoyed another chance, in the 37th minute, although his header, after Julio Alonso’s measured cross from the left, went off the bottom line.

The first half ended in the same way that it had passed, with an Albacete defending whose lines were very close and swinging properly, and with an insular team that was dominant, even without depth.

At the dawn of the second period, the team led by García Pimienta continued to accumulate possession, while Rubén Albés’ group waited their turn with a very clear defensive structure.

In the umpteenth white counterattack, they were close to making it 2-0, but Higinio’s Vaseline attempt was aborted by the visiting goalkeeper with a successful one-handed effort (min.51).

Albacete continued to create danger with many arrivals that were not finished, although Las Palmas had a dangerous approach, in the 65th minute, where Sandro tested the gloves of Bernabé. The ball ended up in a corner kick and Sidnei prevailed on top to tie the game.

Fuster, in a counterattack he orchestrated, brought back to him by Julio Alonso, sent the ball high and deflected as the stands almost sang the tie.

But as was the case in the first half, the one who scored was the one who least looked like he was going to do it. Las Palmas managed a one-two after being rejected by the white defense, after a corner, which Loiodice sent into the back of the net with a howitzer (min.74).

Fuster got the boot in the final period after a bad clearance from Vallés that Fuster was unable to stop as a central defender intervened five minutes from the end of regulation time.

In the end, although the local team was overturned, the Canarian team unfairly added three points that put it in second place in the table, in direct promotion, while Albacete saw how Cartagena remained two points behind its sixth square.

Data sheet:

1 – Albacete: Bernabé, Carlos Isaac (Álvaro, min. 75), Ros, Boyomo (Glauder, min. 58), Julio Alonso (Alcedo, min. 75), Duba, Olaetxea (Juanma, min. 75), Riki, Maikel Mesa (Rodri Alonso, min.64), Fuster and Higinio.

2 – Las Palmas: Álex Vallés, Álex Suárez (Marvin, min.46) Sidnei, Coco, Clemente (Moleiro, min.58)1, Álvaro Jiménez (Loiodice, min.72), Kaptoum (Cardona, min.58), Mfulu, Jonathan Viera, Sandro and Marc Cardona (Lemos, min.81).

Goals: 1-0: Duba (min.13) 1-1: Sidnei (min. 66) 1-2: Loiodice (min. 74)

Referee: Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega (Basque Committee). He showed yellow cards to locals Boyomo, Rodri Alonso and Glauder and visitors Kaptoum, Clemente, Sandro, Coco, Loiodice, Moleiro.

Incidents: match corresponding to the thirty-fourth day of the Second Division league played at the Carlos Belmonte stadium before 13,006 spectators.