March 12, one of the matches of the 25th round of the Spanish Football Championship was held. They met Sevilla (Spain) and Almeria (Spain).
Spain Championship, 25th round
Sevilla (Spain) - Almeria (Spain) - 2:1 (1:1)
Goals: Ocampos (45+2), Erik Lamela (73) - Sergio Akime (2)
Warnings: Sergio Akime (12), Loic Bade (32), Ocampos (45+3), Gudel (71), Chumi (72), Erik Lamela (73), Eli (83), Baptistao (88)
Sevilla earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Almeria in a tense La Liga encounter at the Ramon Sanchez Pizhuan stadium. The match was evenly contested in the first half, and both teams went into halftime with the score tied at 1-1. Almeria stunned the home crowd in the second minute when S. Akieme scored the first goal. However, in the 12th minute, there was a major change in the Almeria squad: E. B. Touré came on as a substitute for L. Ramazani. Moments later, Akieme, who scored the first goal, got a yellow card and was replaced by A. Sentelles. L. Badeh, a Sevilla player, also received a yellow card in the 32nd minute. Sevilla manager made an early substitution: Bono replaced M. Dmitrovic in the 37th minute. Sevilla's fortunes began to change in the final minutes of the first half when L. Ocampos converted a penalty just before the break. However, Ocampos himself received a yellow card immediately after scoring a goal. The second half began energetically, with both teams putting in some fresh energy.
Sevilla made a second substitution: on 52 minutes T. Niancu came on instead of B. Gil. Almeria's A. Puigmal replaced F. Portillo in the 60th minute, while Sevilla replaced A. Telles with M. Acuna, Suso with O. Torres and Ocampos with E. Lamela in the 63rd minute. In the 71st minute, Sevilla's N. Gudelli was given a yellow card, and a minute later Almeria's Chumi was also caught in the referee's book. However, it was Sevilla who scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute when E. Lamela hit the net. The Argentine winger also received a yellow card immediately after scoring the decisive goal. Almeria made two late substitutions: L. Ramazzani was replaced by D. Souza and Choumi was replaced by Leo Baptistao in the 77th minute. There were two more yellow cards in the game: R. Eli and Leo Baptistao were cautioned in the 83rd and 88th minutes respectively. As a result, Sevilla climbed up the standings, while Almeria remained in the middle of the table. The fans at the Ramon Sanchez Pichuan witnessed a tense encounter which ended in a deserved win for the home side.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Getafe - Sevilla and Almeria - Cadiz.
| Sevilla | Almeria | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals on goal | 5 |
| 27 | Strokes | 13 |
| 7 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 18 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 9 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 8 | Violations | 11 |
| 6 | Corner | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 57% | Ball possession | 43% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 451 | Total assists | 340 |
| 389 | Accurate passes | 274 |
| 86% | Accuracy of transmissions | 81% |