“Jon Bautista opens the scoring against the run of play, giving Eibar a shock lead just ten minutes in.”
Pivotal“Bautista doubles the lead just two minutes later, sending Eibar into a stunning 2-0 advantage barely a quarter-hour in.”
Pivotal“Jonathan Gómez is booked for an argument, adding frustration to a half where Albacete had been unable to convert their territorial dominance into goals.”
“Bautista completes his hat-trick to make it 3-0, ending Albacete's any realistic hope of a comeback and sealing a remarkable individual display.”
Pivotal
Albacete
SD Eibar
Outstanding performance
SD Eibar•AttackerAlbacete controlled this match in almost every meaningful statistical category — 61% possession, 25 shots to Eibar's 11, 51 dangerous attacks to 26 — and yet they were carved apart in the opening quarter-hour by one man. Jon Bautista struck twice inside 12 minutes to put Eibar in command before Albacete had found their footing, and the home side spent the rest of the afternoon hammering at a door that simply would not open. Despite creating 10 corners and generating enough volume to suggest a comeback was possible, Albacete managed just five shots on target against a side that barely broke sweat. Bautista completed his hat-trick on 70 minutes to end any lingering hope, and Eibar's goalkeeper had to earn his clean sheet the hard way, making five saves to preserve the shutout. For Albacete, the result is a damaging one in their push to maintain or improve their league standing — outplayed on the scoreboard despite dominating the game's surface statistics, which will sting the most.
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