Albacete Balompié took a point during his visit to Granada CF in very low hours. The Albacete team was very thick in defense in the early stages of the match, which led to conceding the 1-0 just … in the sixth minute of the competition, a goal scored by José Arnaiz.
Very late in the second half of the match, in the 72nd minute, Lorenzo Aguado Gámez was the subject of a innocent sentence by Diallo and which allowed the Canarian Jefté Betancort to beat Granada’s goal from eleven meters to bring the score to 1-1.
“Alba” is currently only two points away from the last relegation place while waiting to receive CD Leganés on January 4 at Carlos Belmonte. In the middle, a bittersweet Christmas vacation, since their dangerous progression in the league could be offset by the success of staying alive in the Copa del Rey, already in the round of 16.
The match on this cold Sunday afternoon at Los Cármenes started with a scare for the Albacete team, as a cross from Faye was headed by Pascual, bringing the ball towards a post. This game was the preamble to the score 1-0 thanks to a new cross from Faye which José Arnaiz this time managed to finish to beat Mariño.
“Alba” managed to equalize in the 16th and 38th minutes in offensive actions of Lazo and Puertas, but they were not successful. The closest they came to equalizing was youngster Dani Bernabéu’s fierce shot that took the ball to the crossbar of Granada’s goal in the 42nd minute. Although Talavera striker José Arnaiz also found the post with a howitzer in the 39th minute.
After the restart, the match took place with a slight domination of Albacete against Granada who delayed with the score in their favor. However, when the match reached the 71st minute, Diallo tripped Lorenzo, which the referee awarded a penalty. From the fateful point, Jephthé established the final tie with a powerful shot. The final minutes were filled with nerves, but without any really dangerous plays to make the score 1-1.
Technical sheet of the match
Granada CF: Astragalus; Naasel (Casadesús, died 80), Williams, Manu Lama, Diallo; Álex Sola, Alcaraz, Alemañ (Manu Trigueros, died 83), Pascual (Rodelas, died 80); José Arnaiz (Sergio Ruiz, died 68 years old) and Faye (Bouldine, died 80 years old).
Albacete Balompié: Marine; Fran Gámez (Morci, m. 46), Javi Moreno, Vallejo, Neva (Lorenzo, m. 46); Dani Bernabéu (Jogo, m. 80), Riki (Jefté, m. 46), Pacheco, Agus Medina; Lazo (Javi Villar, m. 46) and Doors.
Arbitrator: German cid. Castilian and Leonese Committee. Yellow cards to the Diallo, Sola, Nassel and Astralaga premises. On the visitors’ side, Javi Moreno, Jetfé and Jogo.
Goals: 1-0, m. 7: Jose Arnaiz; 1-1, m. 71; Jephthah, penalty.
Incidents: The 19th day of the Second Division was played this Sunday afternoon at the Los Cármenes stadium in front of around ten thousand spectators.
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