Almería 3:2 Cadiz: Match Result

Match report

Almería Edge Cádiz in Five-Goal Thriller

Almería beat Cádiz 3-2 in the fourth round of Segunda División at the Estadio de los Hueros Mediterraneos on Saturday evening. The home side took a lead through Javier Muñoz Jiménez before Castro equalised for the visitors, then Almería pulled ahead with two second-half strikes. An own goal in stoppage time sealed the result, giving Almería their first win at home this season.

Muñoz Jiménez opened the scoring in the thirteenth minute, catching Cádiz off guard. Castro responded twelve minutes later to level matters, and Almería took control when Miguel De La Fuente broke through in the thirty-sixth minute. Léo Baptistão made it 3-1 in the forty-fourth minute before Daijiro Chirino's own goal in the ninety-third minute ended any lingering hopes for the visitors. Five yellow cards were shown across the match, with Brian Cipenga and Marc-Olivier Doué among those booked.

Almería dominated possession at 57 per cent and created more chances, registering seven shots on target compared to Cádiz's single effort on goal. The home side's expected goals total of 1.7 reflected their sustained pressure, while Cádiz managed just 0.8 despite creating three big chances of their own. Almería completed 541 passes against 392 for the visitors, though Cádiz showed discipline with only eight fouls compared to fifteen from the hosts.

The result moves Almería to six points in eleventh place, while Cádiz remain in eighteenth with three points from three draws and one defeat. The home side had lost their opening two matches before this performance, while the visitors have struggled to find a winning formula this season.

Prepared from match data

Video

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Key numbers

Possession, % 57.00 – 43

Shots on target 7 – 1

Shots off target 3 – 3

Expected goals 1.70 – 0.80

🟨 5' Dilan Zárate — Yellow card 🟨 8' Stefan Džodić — Yellow card ⚽ 13' Javier Muñoz Jiménez — Goal ⚽ 25' Javier Castro — Goal 🟨 32' Brian Cipenga — Yellow card 🟨 35' Francisco Javier García Pimienta — Yellow card ⚽ 36' Miguel De La Fuente — Goal ⚽ 44' Léo Baptistão — Goal ⇄ 45' Dilan Zárate — Substitution ⇄ 45' Damián Rodríguez Sousa — Substitution ⇄ 45' Antonio Cordero — Substitution ⇄ 54' Giorgi Gocholeishvili — Substitution ⇄ 63' Leonardo Lelo — Substitution ⇄ 64' Léo Baptistão — Substitution 🟨 67' Marc-Olivier Doué — Yellow card ⇄ 76' Brian Cipenga — Substitution ⇄ 76' Marcos Luna — Substitution ⇄ 80' Jandro Orellana — Substitution ⇄ 80' Rodrigo Ely — Substitution ⚽ 90+3' Daijiro Chirino — Own goal

Match events

5' Cadiz Yellow card Dilan Zárate
8' Almería Yellow card Stefan Džodić
13' Almería Goal Javier Muñoz Jiménez assist: Brian Cipenga
25' Cadiz Goal Javier Castro assist: Antonio Cordero
32' Almería Yellow card Brian Cipenga
35' Almería Yellow card Francisco Javier García Pimienta
36' Almería Goal Miguel De La Fuente assist: Brian Cipenga
44' Almería Goal Léo Baptistão assist: Brian Cipenga
45' Cadiz Substitution Dilan Zárate off: Vladyslav Kopotun
45' Cadiz Substitution Damián Rodríguez Sousa off: Borja Vazquez
45' Cadiz Substitution Antonio Cordero off: Javier Ontiveros
54' Cadiz Substitution Giorgi Gocholeishvili off: Juan Díaz Peregrina
63' Almería Substitution Leonardo Lelo off: Álex Muñoz
64' Almería Substitution Léo Baptistão off: Adrián Embarba
67' Cadiz Yellow card Marc-Olivier Doué
76' Almería Substitution Brian Cipenga off: Álex Sola
76' Almería Substitution Marcos Luna off: Daijiro Chirino
80' Cadiz Substitution Jandro Orellana off: Ibon Ignacio Sánchez Océn
80' Almería Substitution Rodrigo Ely off: Jorge Pulido
90+3' Cadiz Own goal Daijiro Chirino

Statistics

57.00 Possession, % 43

7 Shots on target 1

3 Shots off target 3

1.70 Expected goals 0.80

3 Big chances 3

113 Attacks 82

3 Corners 4

15 Fouls 8

8 Free kicks 14

0 Offsides 3

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 6

33 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

11 Aerial duels 11

106 Backward passes 60

6 Blocked shots 1

16 Clearances 25

14 Crosses 17

14 Dribbles 14

0.50 Expected assists 0.89

65 Failed passes 65

0 Goalkeeper saves 4

5 Interceptions 12

11 Key passes 4

41 Long passes 50

90 Passes into the final third 59

268 Passes in the opposition half 220

287 Passes in own half 189

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.20

3 Shots from outside the box 0

13 Shots inside the box 5

6 Aerial duels won 5

3 Successful crosses 5

10 Successful dribbles 6

26 Successful long passes 21

6 Successful tackles 7

476 Successful passes 327

13 Tackles 14

541 Total passes 392

Line-ups

Almería

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Andrés Eduardo Fernández Moreno	1
2	Marcos Luna	2
15	Leonardo Lelo	15
18	Federico Bonini	18
19	Rodrigo Ely	19
12	Leonardo Micali Carrilho Baptistão	12
14	Javier Muñoz Jiménez	14
17	Brian Kibambe Cipenga	17
29	Stefan Džodić	29
33	Quim Junyent	33
24	Miguel de la Fuente Escudero	24

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Fernando Martínez Rubio	13
31	Á. Yaakobishvili	31
3	Alejandro José Muñoz Miguel	3
5	Jorge Pulido Mayoral	5
21	Chumi	21
22	Daijiro Florencio Chirino	22
6	Mikel Vesga Arruti	6
10	Nicolás Melamed Ribaudo	10
7	Jon Morcillo Conesa	7
20	Alejandro Sola López-Ocaña	20
23	Adrián Embarba Blázquez	23

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Cadiz

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Jokin Ezkieta Mendiburu	13
4	Javier Castro Urdín	4
12	Giorgi Gocholeishvili	12
14	Bojan Kovačević	14
22	Cristian Gutiérrez Vizcaíno	22
5	Marc-Olivier Doué Séné	5
16	A. Cordero	16
18	Alejandro Orellana Gómez	18
23	Damián Rodríguez	23
28	Jheta	28
19	Urko Iruretagoiena Lertxundi	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	David Gil	1
3	Sergio Arribas Prieto	3
6	Manuel Fernández Arroyo	6
15	Kenan Toibibou	15
27	Juan Diaz	27
33	M. Rivera	33
10	Javier Ontiveros	10
24	I. Sanchez	24
8	Efe Ugwagbe	8
9	A. Pascual	9
20	Borja Vázquez	20
21	V. Kopotun	21