On April 2, one of the matches of the 27th round of the Spanish Football Championship took place. Celta (Vigo) and Almeria (Spain) met.
Celta - Almeria - 2:2. Spanish Championship, 27th round. Match review, statisticsSpanish Championship, round 27
Celta (Vigo) — Almeria (Spain) — 2:2 (2:2)
Goals: Seferovic (10), Carles Pérez (42) vs Babić (7), Arnau Puchmal (32)
Warnings: Arnau Puchmal (31), Carles Pérez (45), Fernando Martinez (62), Samuel Costa (74), Luis Javier Suarez (82), Baptistao (83)
Review of the match Celta - Almeria:
In a tense La Liga match, Celta Vigo faced Almeria at their home stadium, Abanca-Balaidos. Despite the fact that both teams made a valiant effort, the score remained unchanged both at half-time and in regular time, with both teams scoring two goals each. S. Babić of Almería struck the first blow to the guests in the 7th minute, scoring a much-needed goal. However, H. Seferovic of Celta Vigo reacted quickly, equalizing in the 10th minute.
The game heated up in the 31st minute when Almeria's A. Puchmal received a yellow card and scored a goal the very next minute. Almería were on a roll but Celta Vigo's C. Pérez had other plans as he equalized for his side in the 42nd minute. The first half was action-packed with both teams receiving yellow cards and Celta Vigo's C. Pérez was booked shortly before the half-time whistle. In the second half, Celta Vigo replaced their midfielder L. de la Torre with R. Tapia in the 57th minute, while Almeria replaced Leo Baptistao with L. Ramazani and A. Puchmal with A. Pozo in the 61st minute. Almería's F. Martinez received a yellow card in the 62nd minute and Celta's C. Perez was substituted for H. Larsen in the 66th minute. As the game progressed, Almería's S. Costa was cautioned in the 74th minute and the team made their third substitution, replacing C. de la Hoz with G. Melero in the 80th minute. However, the game was still tight and both teams were fighting for the winner. In the last minutes of the game, both teams received additional yellow cards: Celta Vigo's I. Aspas and Almeria's L. Suarez, Leo Baptistao and Kaiki received warnings in the 82nd and 83rd minutes. In the final minutes of the game, Celta Vigo's J. Seferovic was replaced by G. Paciencia in the 84th minute, and in the 85th minute the team replaced G. Veiga F. Cervi. Almería's L. Suarez was replaced by Lázaro in the 90th minute, while S. Costa was replaced by Kaiki. Despite the fact that the game was saturated, the score remained the same - 2:2, both teams left with one point. The match was a great showcase of football in which both teams showed their strengths and weaknesses. As a result, Celta Vigo are in 14th position and Almeria in 20th position in the La Liga table.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Sevilla - Celta, Almeria - Valencia.
Match statistics Celta - Almeria:
| Celta | Almeria | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | shots on target | 3 |
| 21 | blows | 8 |
| 9 | Blocked punches | 2 |
| 14 | Kicks from the box | 6 |
| 7 | Kicks from outside the box | 2 |
| 13 | Violations | 12 |
| 4 | corner | 1 |
| 3 | offsides | 0 |
| 57% | Ball possession | 43% |
| 3 | yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Goalie saves | 3 |
| 511 | Total transfers | 401 |
| 427 | Accurate gear | 308 |
| 84% | Gear Accuracy | 77% |
