“Málaga took the lead from the spot in a breathless opening — Chupe stepped up and converted the penalty to make it 0-1, just minutes after both sides had already picked up yellow cards in a feisty start.”
Pivotal“José Corpas, already on a yellow card, turned from villain to hero as he headed Eibar in front at 2-1, giving the Basque side the lead for the first time and silencing Ipurua's anxieties heading into the break.”
Pivotal“Adrián Niño levelled at 2-2 just three minutes after Javi Martón's arrival, as Málaga's wave of substitutes began to reshape the contest and strip Eibar of the lead they had held since before half-time.”
Pivotal“Darko Brasanac, on the pitch for just eight minutes after being introduced from the bench, produced a finish to put Málaga 3-2 ahead — the goal that broke Eibar's resistance and fundamentally changed the match.”
Pivotal“Adrián Niño completed his brace and killed the game at 2-4, finishing coolly six minutes from time to ensure there would be no late Eibar revival and cementing Málaga's emphatic win.”
Pivotal
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Málaga
Málaga arrived at Ipurua with momentum and left with a statement. Eibar looked well-placed at half-time after José Corpas' 32nd-minute header flipped the scoreline to 2-1, but the hosts were ultimately undone by a devastating second-half performance from the visitors, who controlled 59% of possession and registered 19 shots across the 90 minutes. The turning point came via the substitutes' bench — Darko Brasanac entered at the hour mark and within eight minutes had put Málaga ahead with a composed finish, while Adrián Niño's brace either side of that goal gave the away side a four-goal haul they never relinquished. Eibar's wastefulness was telling: they squandered three of their five big chances, compared to Málaga who missed just one of their four, and that clinical edge was the difference. For Málaga, this result has enormous implications in the La Liga 2 title race — a context that loomed large over the entire fixture — while Eibar, rooted in mid-table, were left to rue a collapse that exposed their limitations at this level.
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Aritz Arambarri takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Javier Martinez Calvo takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Aaron Ochoa is substituted for Joaquin Munoz Benavides.
Juan Bernat comes on for Jose Corpas.
Adrian Nino scores with a left-footed shot.
Aleix Garrido comes on for Ander Madariaga.
Alvaro Rodriguez Perez replaces Sergio Cubero.
Darko BrasanacDarko Brasanac scores with a right-footed shot.
Darko Brasanac is on, and Chupete is off.
Jose Corpas takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jon Bautista attempts a header but misses the shot.
Adrian Nino scores with a left-footed shot.
Javier Marton comes on for Malcom Adu.
Javier Marton comes on for Malcom Adu.
Javier Martinez Calvo is substituted for Lander Olaetxea.
Javier Martinez Calvo is substituted for Lander Olaetxea.
David Larrubia takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Jon Bautista takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Chupete's right-footed shot is saved.
Joaquin Munoz Benavides takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Chupete takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Joaquin Munoz Benavides takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jon Bautista takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Chupete's left-footed shot is blocked.
Ramon Enriquez Rodriguez comes on for Izan Merino.
Jon Bautista takes a left-footed shot but misses.
David Larrubia's left-footed shot is blocked.
First half ends with the score at 2-1.
Rafa Rodriguez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
David Larrubia takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Chupete takes a right-footed shot but misses.
David Larrubia takes a left-footed shot but misses.
David Larrubia takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot on goal! Jose Corpas takes a right-footed shot.
Malcom Adu takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jon Bautista takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Einar Galilea Azaceta attempts a header but misses the shot.
Chupete takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Sergio ÁlvarezSergio Alvarez Diaz takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Ander Madariaga's left-footed shot is blocked.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Chupete scores, making it 0-1.
Penalty confirmed after VAR review.
Carlos Dotor takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jose Corpas receives a yellow card.
Kick-off! The referee is Luis Bestard Servera.
SD Eibar and Málaga meet in a must-watch La Liga 2 clash with just one point separating these two playoff hopefuls heading into Round 38. Eibar's fortress-like home record faces a Málaga side desperate to reverse their miserable away form and keep their promotion dreams alive.
Outstanding performance
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