The antepenultimate LaLiga SmartBank day had eleven protagonists that we detail below. Dimata (Espanyol) stood out with a double and an assist; Rubén Castro (Cartagena) with another double and Cantero (Lugo), who saved a penalty. In defense, Bueno (Girona) and Tejero (Zaragoza) scored.
Goalkeeper
Stonemason (Lugo)
Ander Cantero reappears in the eleven of the day, after a key stop that keeps Lugo in the fight for permanence. The goalkeeper saved Álvaro Jiménez from a penalty at the last gasp and saved a fundamental point. The Albacete midfielder threw it into the middle and Cantero held on.
Defenses
Iñaki Sáenz (Logroñés)
Logroñés achieved a very important victory against Fuenlabrada that takes the Riojans out of relegation. Iñaki Sáenz was one of the players who shone the most in the game with up to eight centers to the area. In one of these came the goal that was worth the three points, with a remote control delivery to Andy for him to score.
Good (Girona)
Girona is undoubtedly the most fit team in the Second Division and will reach the playoff like a shot. Against Malaga, the Catalans added their sixth consecutive victory, thanks to Bueno's second league goal. The Uruguayan found a ball after a corner and scored with a powerful left foot.
Saúl García (Sporting)
The race for the playoff is being frantic and Sporting does not want to be left behind. The Asturians won in their weekly commitment to Las Palmas, with a goal from Djurdjevic to a pass from Saúl García. The full-back was perfect in sending the Serbian so that he scored the only goal of the match.
Tejero (Zaragoza)
Tejero participated in the victory that meant the salvation of Zaragoza, scoring a goal from the penalty spot. The winger, who already shot and scored one a few days ago, decided in this case to launch it at the panenka. An action that fooled Whalley. Tejero was very active in the attack, shortly before he had another chance to score, with a shot from outside the area.
Midfielders
Rodriguez (Lugo)
The 'Puma' Rodríguez scored his fifth goal of the season to give Lugo a point on his visit to Carlos Belmonte. Meanwhile, he took advantage of a good service from Manu Barreiro, with his head, to later beat Bernabé Barragán with a soft touch with his left leg.
De Blasis (Cartagena)
De Blasis was one of the most outstanding players of the day with a very complete match against Almería. The Argentine was in everything. First he gave an assist to Rubén Castro with his head, so that he opened the scoring. Then he caused a penalty, which he himself transformed and which served to add the three points.
Mollejo (Mallorca)
Despite not having played as much this season as he would have liked, Mollejo has made the most of the minutes he has had at Mallorca. Against Tenerife, in the first game after the promotion was consummated, he had the option from the start and scored the victory for the vermilion.
Álvaro García (Lightning)
Álvaro García did not score … and he did not miss it. Great game from the winger against Oviedo with a beautiful assist and another key ball that ended in a goal. His goal pass was a pumped cross that fell right on Comesaña's boot, to open the scoring. In addition, in the fourth goal, he put another ball into the area that ended in Lucas's own goal.
Forwards
Rubén Castro (Cartagena)
Add and follow Rubén Castro, who never tires of scoring. Against Almería, the Canarian striker signed a new double to leave the three points in Cartagena and thus caress the permanence in Second. With these two targets he has already accumulated 19 goals this season and is still on a roll: he has five goals in the last four games.
Dimata (Espanyol)
Dimata only needed ten seconds to open the can against the Ponferradina. The Belgian forward has not had much presence this season either, but he retaliated with a final double against the Bercianos. The icing on the cake came with an assist to Melamed, to make the fourth and final goal for Espanyol.