Spanish LALIGA

Rayo Vallecano vs Almería, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 54': Rodrigo Ely (OG)
  • 63': Álvaro García
FT
2 - 0

García scores 19 seconds after going on, Rayo beats Almeria

— Substitute Álvaro García scored 19 seconds after entering the match to help Rayo Vallecano defeat Almeria 2-0 and move closer to the Champions League places in the Spanish league on Monday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 1': Léo Baptistão (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Lucas Robertone (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adrián Embarba.
  • 3': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
  • 5': Santi Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Adrián Embarba (Almeria).
  • 5': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Luis Suárez (Almeria).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 6': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Fernando Martínez.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Robertone with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Ely (Almeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adrián Embarba.
  • 10': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 11': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
  • 13': Foul by Léo Baptistão (Almeria).
  • 13': Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Léo Baptistão (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Foul by Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 16': Luis Suárez (Almeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Fran García tries a through ball, but Isi Palazón is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Baptistão.
  • 19': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Alejandro Catena.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Samú Costa (Almeria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
  • 20': Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Andrés Martín (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
  • 21': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Andrés Martín tries a through ball, but Isi Palazón is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Andrés Martín (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 22': Rodrigo Ely (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 23': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Isi Palazón.
  • 25': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 25': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 28': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
  • 28': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
  • 31': Foul by Sergio Akieme (Almeria).
  • 31': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Sergio Akieme (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 33': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Isi Palazón tries a through ball, but Iván Balliu is caught offside.
  • 38': Hand ball by Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 39': Attempt missed. Lucas Robertone (Almeria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
  • 41': Hand ball by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lucas Robertone (Almeria).
  • 45'+1': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Almeria 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 0, Almeria 0.
  • 46': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Rodrigo Ely (Almeria).
  • 46': Attempt saved. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 50': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Alejandro Pozo.
  • 52': Alejandro Pozo (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Andrés Martín (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Almeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Akieme with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Lucas Robertone.
  • 54': Own Goal by Rodrigo Ely, Almeria. Rayo Vallecano 1, Almeria 0.
  • 56': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 56': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 57': Léo Baptistão (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Andrés Martín (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Trejo with a through ball.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Robertone with a cross following a fast break.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Melero with a headed pass.
  • 62': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García replaces Andrés Martín.
  • 63': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 2, Almeria 0. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a through ball.
  • 65': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 65': Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 68': Substitution, Almeria. Arnau Puigmal replaces Lucas Robertone.
  • 69': Substitution, Almeria. Francisco Portillo replaces Adrián Embarba.
  • 69': Substitution, Almeria. El Bilal Touré replaces Luis Suárez.
  • 70': Hand ball by Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 70': Alejandro Pozo (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 72': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Óscar Trejo.
  • 72': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Santi Comesaña.
  • 75': Alejandro Pozo (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 77': Substitution, Almeria. Dyego Sousa replaces Léo Baptistão.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Óscar Valentín.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Dyego Sousa (Almeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Akieme.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Dyego Sousa (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Portillo.
  • 84': Offside, Almeria. Dyego Sousa tries a through ball, but El Bilal Touré is caught offside.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 85': Substitution, Almeria. Lázaro replaces Gonzalo Melero.
  • 86': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Raúl de Tomás replaces Sergio Camello.
  • 86': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Salvi Sánchez replaces Óscar Valentín because of an injury.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López tries a through ball, but Raúl de Tomás is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.
  • 89': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 89': Francisco Portillo (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Álvaro García.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Arnau Puigmal (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Akieme.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Almeria 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Rayo Vallecano 2, Almeria 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
7 Corner Kicks 3
10 Saves 5
51.2 Possession 48.8
14 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 11
0.4 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
305 Accurate Passes 297
412 Passes 405
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 1
34 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
65 Long Balls 74
25 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 27
16 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 11,783

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 18 +31 46
2 Real Madrid 18 +20 42
3 Atlético Madrid 18 +17 37
4 Villarreal 16 +16 35
Full Table

Line-Ups

RAY Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5 Alejandro Catena Yellow Card
19 Florian Lejeune
3 Fran García
20 Iván Balliu Yellow Card
8 Óscar Trejo Yellow Card
6 Santi Comesaña
23 Óscar Valentín
34 Sergio Camello
12 Andrés Martín
7 Isi Palazón

ALM Almería (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Fernando Martínez (GK)
22 Srjdan Babic
19 Rodrigo Ely
15 Sergio Akieme Yellow Card
17 Alejandro Pozo
23 Samú Costa
3 Gonzalo Melero
5 Lucas Robertone Yellow Card
16 Luis Suárez
10 Adri Embarba
12 Léo Baptistão Yellow Card

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