Granada Snatch Late Winner Despite Levante's Dominance
Levante Las Planas hosted Granada in the fifth round of the Primera División Femenina on Saturday evening, and the visitors took all three points with a stoppage-time strike from R. Gil. The match finished 0-1 after nine minutes of added time, a result that kept Levante in sixth place while dragging Granada lower to tenth. To be fair, nobody expected a thriller from two sides that had already shown they could knock each other around.
Gil fired home in the 90+6th minute from what looked like a loose ball in the box, and that was the difference between a point and a win. Levante had thrown everything forward after the 72nd minute when they brought on S. Guijarro and V. Losada in quick succession, but the cross never reached anyone who could finish. By then the hosts were digging in, throwing bodies at the ball, and still couldn't find the net. Three shots on target from Granada compared to five for Levante tells you everything about who created and who wasted.
Levante controlled 75% of possession and completed 516 passes, but possession without penetration is just passing in circles. They registered 114 attacks and eight corners, yet created zero big chances according to the numbers. Granada, meanwhile, managed just 40 attacks with 25% of the ball and still outshot them on target. And here's the thing — matches like this don't get decided on spreadsheets. They get decided when someone is awake and someone else is asleep, and Granada caught Levante switching off at a set piece.
The yellow cards started flying in the second half, with D. Gutierrez and Leles both booked around the 72nd minute, followed by Gil and B. Pujadas in the dying moments. Levante made four substitutions in total, bringing on B. Lopez and L. Requena alongside the earlier changes, while Granada only needed to introduce N. Sanmartin. The goalkeeper for Granada made five saves compared to two for Levante's keeper, which isn't surprising when you're defending a one-goal lead for ten minutes.
Levante now sit on seven points from five games, two wins, one draw and two defeats, while Granada remain on six points with just two victories and three losses. The hosts had won three of their last five before this — including a 4-1 thrashing of Eibar — so this result will sting. Granada's recent form has been poorer, with only one win in their last five, but they showed enough to grab something away from a side that should have won comfortably. There is unrest in the dressing room at Levante, you can bet on it.
