3 – 1
“Jefté Betancor breaks the deadlock for Albacete after sustained early pressure. Gorka Carrera had twice tested the keeper — a right-footed shot saved at 2 minutes and a header palmed away at 5 minutes — before Betancor finally made the breakthrough count.”
Pivotal“Pepe Sánchez doubles Albacete's lead just before the interval, giving the hosts a commanding 2-0 cushion heading into the break and putting Real Sociedad II firmly on the back foot.”
Pivotal“Gorka Carrera pulls one back for Real Sociedad II eight minutes into the second half, setting up a potentially nervy closing period for Albacete and giving the visitors genuine belief with 37 minutes still to play.”
Pivotal“Just three minutes after Real Sociedad II's goal, Lluís López restores Albacete's two-goal advantage to make it 3-1, immediately killing off the visitors' momentum and effectively ending the contest as a competitive spectacle.”
Pivotal“Pepe Sánchez receives a yellow card for an off-the-ball foul, a minor blemish on what had otherwise been an excellent afternoon for the Albacete midfielder who had scored the second goal.”
Albacete
Real Sociedad II
Outstanding performance
Albacete•MidfielderAlbacete put in a disciplined, streetwise performance at home, winning 3-1 despite Real Sociedad II controlling 63% of possession throughout. The hosts were the more direct and clinical side, registering 20 shots to the visitors' 12 and winning the physical battle with 18 tackles to just six from the opposition. Jefté Betancor opened the scoring on 15 minutes following early pressure from Gorka Carrera, and Pepe Sánchez doubled the advantage just before half-time to give Albacete a commanding cushion. Real Sociedad II pulled one back through Gorka Carrera eight minutes into the second half, threatening a comeback, but Lluís López extinguished that hope almost immediately at 56 minutes to restore the two-goal margin and settle the contest. The result is a meaningful one for Albacete, consolidating their push for a play-off position in La Liga 2, while Real Sociedad II's youthful side are left to reflect on how possession dominance without cutting efficiency ultimately cost them.
How entertaining was this match?
Alex Rubio takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Alex Rubio's right-footed shot is blocked.
Pello Arana comes on for Unax Agote.
Alex Rubio's right-footed shot is blocked.
Alex Rubio takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Javi Moreno comes on for Fran Gamez.
Alex Rubio takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Samuel Obeng is substituted off for Jefte Betancor Sanchez.
Fabio Garcia replaces Carlos Neva.
Lluis Lopez Marmol's header hits the post.
Jon Eceizabarrena takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Arkaitz Mariezkurrena replaces Alex Lebarbier.
Kazunari Kita replaces Iker Calderon.
Dani Diaz takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Dario Ramirez is substituted for Lander Astiazaran.
Dani Diaz replaces Alex Marchal.
Alex Rubio comes on for Javi Villar.
Jefte Betancor Sanchez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Jefte Betancor Sanchez takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Lluis Lopez Marmol takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
Gorka CarreraGorka Carrera scores with a header.
Jon Garro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jefte Betancor Sanchez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alejandro Melendez replaces Victor San Bartolomé.
Lander Astiazaran takes a right-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
Jon Eceizabarrena takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Pepe Sanchez scores with a right-footed shot.
Lander Astiazaran's left-footed shot is blocked.
Fran Gamez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Fran Gamez takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Antonio Pacheco's header is saved.
Javi Villar takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Victor San Bartolomé takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Gorka Carrera takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Gorka Carrera's right-footed shot is saved.
Gorka Carrera attempts a header but misses the shot.
Jefte Betancor Sanchez takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
assist: Fran Gámez
Goal! Jefte Betancor Sanchez scores to make it 1-0.
Gorka Carrera's header is saved.
Gorka Carrera takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
