“Brian Cipenga breaks the deadlock, finishing off an assist from Leonardo Carrilho Baptistao to put Almería ahead against the run of play.”
Pivotal“Fresh off the bench, Thalys doubles Almería's lead with a composed finish assisted by Javier Munoz Jimenez, crushing any hope of a Córdoba comeback.”
Pivotal“Quim Junyent is shown a second yellow card for a foul, finishing the match with ten men as tempers flared in the closing stages.”
Córdoba
Almería
Outstanding performance
Córdoba•AttackerCórdoba dominated nearly every statistical category - 59% possession, 21 shots to 4, and 91 dangerous attacks to just 13 - yet found themselves undone by a visiting side that needed only two clinical moments to secure all three points. Almería's Brian Cipenga opened the scoring in the 52nd minute against the flow of play, and just eighteen minutes later substitute Thalys doubled the lead almost immediately after entering the fray, showcasing the kind of ruthless finishing Córdoba lacked despite their nine corners and four shots on target. The hosts pushed hard for a way back, but poor conversion and a resolute Almería defense - who made four saves to Córdoba's zero - held firm. The match descended into chaos late on, with a flurry of yellow cards for dissent around the 83rd minute and Quim Junyent's second yellow in the 90th minute compounding a miserable night for Córdoba, whose control of the game counted for nothing in the final reckoning.
How entertaining was this match?
Offside.
Goal! The score is now 1-2.
Yellow card shown to Quim Junyent Casanova.
Victor Sanchez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Offside.
Mikel Vesga replaces Brian Cipenga.
Enol Rodriguez Heres takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Enol Rodriguez Heres takes a shot with his head but misses.
Corner awarded.
Adnane Ghailan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Stefan Džodić takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Victor Sanchez receives a yellow card.
Federico BoniniYellow CardYellow card shown to Federico Bonini.
Alex Munoz receives a yellow card.
Victor Sanchez is on, and Youssouf Diarra is off.
Corner awarded.
Kevin Villodres takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Enol Rodriguez Heres takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
ThalysThalys Gomes De Araujo scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Javi Muñoz
Goal! Thalys Gomes De Araujo scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Javier Munoz Jimenez.
Adnane Ghailan replaces Eder Garcia.
Substitution: Alex Munoz comes on for Leonardo Lelo.
Thalys Gomes De Araujo is substituted off for Miguel De la Fuente.
Diego Bri takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kevin Villodres takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jose Alejandro Martin Valeron attempted a header but missed the shot.
Rodrigo Ely receives a yellow card.
Enol Rodriguez comes on for Percan.
On comes Daniel Budesca, off goes Egoitz Munoz Larrea.
Youssouf Diarra receives a yellow card.
Percan takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Sergio Arribas Calvo comes on for Leonardo Carrilho Baptistao.
Substitution: Daijiro Chirino comes on for Marcos Luna.
Eder Garcia's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Diego Bri takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Brian CipengaBrian Cipenga takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Léo Baptistão
Goal! Brian Cipenga scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Leonardo Carrilho Baptistao.
Egoitz MuñozYellow CardYellow card shown to Egoitz Munoz Larrea.
Ruben Gonzalez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Shot - Percan Head Shot Missed
Corner awarded.
Substitution: Kevin Villodres comes on for Dani Tasende.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Yellow card issued to Percan.
Corner awarded.
Youssouf Diarra takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Marcos Luna receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Youssouf Diarra takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Stefan Džodić takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Diego Bri Head Shot Missed
Offside.
Cristian Carracedo takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Eder Garcia takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Egoitz Munoz Larrea takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Andres Fuentes Molina.
Bottom-of-the-table Córdoba host in-form Almería in an Andalusian derby loaded with early-season stakes. Fresh off a painful 3-2 defeat at Sabadell, Córdoba need El Arcángel to spark a turnaround, while Almería chase their first away win of the campaign.
