Alavés took all three points against Granada in the Primera División Femenina, winning 1:0 in what turned out to be a tightly contested Regular Season fixture on Saturday. The result keeps the hosts in seventh place with six points from three games, while Granada remain tenth after three defeats would have seemed likely before kickoff.
The match stayed level until the closing moments of the first half, where A. Guallar found the net at 45+2. It was the decisive moment — and here's the thing about goals like that, they often come when a side is pushing forward, looking for something before the break. Granada had worked hard to stay in it, but the break gave Alavés something to hold onto.
There were cards scattered through the first half, T. Merida and P. Perea both cautioned before Guallar's goal, and J. Lopez added to the tally at 55. By then the game had settled into something predictable, and Granada's manager turned to the bench at the hour mark, bringing on three players — M. Kojima, R. Gil and P. Perea, who had to leave the field after his booking.
Alavés made their change at 62, replacing Guallar, and Granada pushed forward through the final quarter. K. Z. Brima, C. Sobron and E. Guridi came together at 74, while Kim Shin-Ji arrived with ten minutes left. There were more yellows — B. Lopez, K. Z. Brima, V. Molina and Reyes — but no more goals, and Granada saw it out without finding an equaliser.
The gap between the sides in the table remains three points, though Alavés have the deeper squad and the momentum. Granada's recent form has been mixed at best, with heavy defeats to Madrid CFF and Real Sociedad in May, and while they beat Real Sociedad away on their last outing, the result against Alavés extends a run that suggests they still have work to do.