Almería regains second place without joy

The Almeria has recovered this Monday the second place of LaLiga SmartBank, in a meeting that closed the 29th day, although without the joy of achieving a victory that would have brought him a little closer to the leadership. The Andalusian team took out Spanish of the direct promotion positions in a match in which he could not go from a goalless draw against a serious and compact Alcorcón (0-0) that confirmed his good dynamics. The VAR correctly disallowed a goal from Juan Villar in the 85th minute that prevented those of Jose Gomes, lacking depth, to get two points from the first place that the Real Mallorca.

The match started with a Almeria pretending to intimidate in attack through his forward Umar Sadiq. A high shot and another one crossed to the long post by the Nigerian, who also unsuccessfully claimed a penalty, were the first chances for an Andalusian team with little presence in attack. His clearest opportunity was a low shot from Corpas in the 27th minute he miraculously took the goal Dani Jimenez with the leg.

High blood pressure Alcorcón and his defensive seriousness made things very difficult for a Almeria without speed in the movement of the ball to overcome a rival that was growing with the passing of the minutes. And that in minute 36, the set of Juan Antonio Anquela lost the midfielder Juanma bravo due to a muscle injury.

On the brink of halftime (41 '), the Madrid team, increasingly dominating, had an excellent opportunity to get ahead on the scoreboard with a shot from Dani ojeda, which managed to intercept the central Ivanildo in the last moment. It was the clearest of the ‘potters’ in a very close first half.

At the resumption, the Alcorcón remained very orderly and without making mistakes behind before a blurred
Almeria who tried to lead the game, but without depth and without weaving dangerous plays in a duel that was still completely open.

At game time, Dani Jiménez showed off again in a shot from outside the area of Aketxe, but the goal was resisting, so Jose Gomes began to move the bench with the entry of Joao carvalho and of a Fran Villalba to link with Sadiq, very hasty and nothing came of it.

For his part, Alcorcón He refreshed his attack with the entrance of Oscar Arribas Y Xisco Jimenez, who had signed a double the previous day against Mirandés. The Almeria began to frequent the Madrid area with more insistence and Joao carvalho He had a good opportunity that he could not materialize.

In the final stretch, the team of Jose Gomes put all the meat on the grill with the entrance of Fran Villalba, Guilherme Schettine and Juan Villar. The latter culminated a spectacular pass from Morlanes, but the goal was well annulled by an offside of millimeters after the VAR review since Villar's shoulder was slightly advanced. A real jug of cold water for a Almeria that he could not with a Alcorcón that it is only one point from the places of decline, but that it sees the future with increasing optimism.

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