Cádiz saw off Granada 2-0 in a Club Friendly on Tuesday morning, keeping a clean sheet against a visiting side that had shown steady form in recent weeks. The hosts opened the scoring early and never looked back, though the match never quite found its rhythm until the second half. By then, the visitors were playing a man up after a series of changes.
Vladimir Kopotun broke the deadlock in the fourteenth minute, a moment that settled the home side's nerves. Granada's Javi Pascual came off for the first substitution at twenty-three minutes, and the game shifted into a different gear. Cádiz looked comfortable, letting the match flow without forcing issues.
The second half brought more movement. Iñaki Recio entered at the break, and Kopotun himself was replaced at sixty-three minutes. A yellow card at fifty-five minutes briefly tightened the contest, though neither side made it costly. And here's the thing — the game's turning point came later.
Álvaro Pascual found the net at seventy-eight minutes, extending the lead and putting the result beyond doubt. The visitors had their yellow card at eighty-nine, a late caution that did little to change the outcome. Cádiz had been the sharper side, even when Granada pushed forward.
The statistics tell a straightforward story. Both teams held fifty per cent possession, with Cádiz registering sixty attacks to Granada's sixty-four. Four corners came for the hosts against three for the visitors, and each side received one yellow card. Shots were not recorded, but the match did not demand much from either defence.
This result adds to Cádiz's recent run, though their last five friendlies have been mixed. They drew with Tenerife, lost to Cádiz and two others, but beat Orlando Pirates. Granada, meanwhile, have won three of their last five friendlies and held their own in the others. Neither side is testing anyone for points, but both sides are shaping up for the season ahead.
