“Rober Gonzalez fires Albacete ahead inside three minutes with a composed finish.”
“Just minutes into the second half, Ander Madariaga pulls Eibar level after a Rober Gonzalez effort had been blocked before the break.”
Pivotal“Antonio Pacheco's headed effort is blocked but the rebound falls kindly, with Lluis Lopez Marmol turning it into his own net to hand Eibar the lead.”
Pivotal“Substitute Pejiño caps a whirlwind late cameo by scoring in stoppage time to make it 1-3 and put the result beyond doubt.”
Albacete
SD Eibar
Outstanding performance
Albacete•AttackerAlbacete raced ahead inside three minutes through Rober Gonzalez and then spent the rest of the match dominating the ball and territory, racking up 22 shots and 87 dangerous attacks to Eibar's 29, yet it was the visitors who left with all three points. Eibar needed just seven shots to find the net three times, with Ander Madariaga leveling early in the second half before a deflected own goal from Lluis Lopez Marmol and a stoppage-time Pejiño strike sealed a clinical away win. The gulf in efficiency was stark - Eibar created five big chances to Albacete's one and made their limited opportunities count, while the hosts squandered a mountain of possession and six corners without reward. For Albacete, sitting in a relegation battle, this is a damaging result given how thoroughly they controlled proceedings; for Eibar, it's a statement away win built on ruthless finishing and game management after falling behind early.
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Pejino takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Alex Rubio takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jose Corpas takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Goal! The score is now 1-3.
On comes Pejino, off goes Malcom Adu.
On comes Jair Amador, off goes Jon Guruzeta.
Goal! The score is now 1-3.
Offside.
Agustin Albarracin is on, and Agus Medina is off.
Yellow card issued to Malcom Adu.
Higinio Marin Escavy takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Higinio Marin Escavy takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Antonio Pacheco takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Agus Medina receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Alex Rubio takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Javier Marton comes on for Jon Bautista.
Sergio Cubero is on, and Alvaro Rodriguez Perez is off.
Substitution: Alex Rubio comes on for Rober Gonzalez.
Munir El Haddadi is on, and Victor Valverde is off.
Higinio Marin Escavy is on, and Mario Soberon is off.
Own goal by Lluis Lopez Marmol makes it 1-2.
Shot by Lluis Lopez Marmol results in an own goal.
Goal! Alvaro Rodriguez Perez scores, making it 1-2.
Antonio Pacheco takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Agus Medina's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Alvaro Rodriguez Perez takes a shot with his right foot, but it is saved.
Victor Valverde takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Jon Magunazelaia Argoitia comes on for Ivan Gil.
Jon Bautista takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jon Guruzeta takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Goal! The score is now 1-2.
Goal! The score is now 1-2.
Jose Corpas takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Yellow card shown to Lluis Lopez Marmol.
Jose Corpas takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ander MadariagaAnder Madariaga takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Ander Madariaga's header is saved.
Goal! Ander Madariaga scores, making it 1-1.
Jesus Vallejo Lazaro is on, and Victor San Bartolomé is off.
The first half ends with a score of 1-0.
Rober Gonzalez takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Rober Gonzalez's left-footed shot is blocked.
Mario Soberon takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Rober Gonzalez takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mario Soberon takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jose Corpas takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Victor Valverde takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Agus Medina takes a header shot but misses.
Mario Soberon takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Rober Gonzalez scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Rober Gonzalez scores to make it 1-0.
Kick-off! The referee is Jose Antonio Sanchez Villalobos.
Albacete sit rock-bottom with just one point from seven games and a seven-match winless skid, while high-flying SD Eibar roll into Carlos Belmonte on the back of a title-chasing hot streak. On paper this looks like a mismatch, but a desperate home side fighting for its first win of the season always adds unpredictability.
