GRN 1:1 RVL | Granada CF - Real Valladolid (LaLiga)

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Granada CF

1:1 (0:0)

Real Valladolid

Saturday 20.04.2013, 16:00 • LaLiga

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		Despite an at times strong performance with at least half a dozen big scoring opportunites, hosts Granada failed to get more than one point in the match against Valladolid. El Arabi soon scored the equalizer after the surprising guest lead through a free kick by Ebert but again and again it was Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime who saved the guests the 1-1 until the final whistle! For Granada their negative trend continues with now 9 matches without a win while Valladolid earned another valuable point in their fight to stay in Primera División.
		Game over.
	90+3	Several attempts by the hosts to get a decent cross close to the guest area but without success.
	90+2	Cross by Balenziaga from the left side of the Granada area, intercepted by goalkeeper Roberto.
	90	Three minutes are added to the game.
	90	Incredible save by Jaime against a header by Aranda from just two metres distance!!!
	90	Buonanotte wins the ball on the right outside lane, runs towards the area and tries it with a shot which is blocked in the last moment by a defender at cost of a corner!
	89	Wrong throw in by Nolito, gives Valladolid a bit of time to take a breath while Granada loses important seconds.
	88	Header by El Arabi from short distance, goes just wide past the left post!
	86	Almost the counter chance for Victor Perez but he was called back for a push while conquering the ball...
	85	Offside call against El Arabi.
	84	Final substitution for Valladolid. Omar enters the pitch for Larsson.
	83	Bueno with a nasty foul against Buonanotte close to the area but no card is given. The Granada midfielder was furious about this decision so that the referee had to talk to him.
	82	Aranda with a cross from the right wing, claims a corner for his team but the game continues with a goal kick.
	80	The Granada free kick was played by Buonanotte who found Mainz close to the penalty shot point but his header went inches wide past the right post!
	79	Rueda with a tackling from the side, causes a good free kick position for the hosts from about 25 metres distance.
	78	El Arabi chases Rueda, forces him to give up a throw in close to the guest area.
	76	And also the hosts use an option for a change. Aranda is in for Ighalo.
	75	Second change by the guests. Sastre is the substitute for Oscar.
	73	Goal for Granada! EL ARABI with the equalizer for the hosts. After a brilliant cross by the new man Buonanotte from the right wing, El Arabi tried it with a header from about 10 metres distance that found its way into the left corner! No chance at all for Jaime there!
	72	Bad clearance by Diakhaté after a long ball. The home fans are really unhappy.
	70	Recio (Granada) with a brutal tackle from behind on the outside lane, gets the next yellow card. There seems to be a lot of frustration in play for the home side in the meantime.
	69	First change by the guests. Bueno is in for Ebert now.
	69	Nyom hit the left post with a volley shot from about 20 metres distance and Ighalo finished the job from short distance – but was calledback due to an offside position!
	68	Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime was forced to make another big save after one of his own defenders blocked him when he tried to catch the ball which then came to an opponent!
	67	Valladolid continue to work with a lot of long balls. They keep the ball away from their goal without creating danger themselves.
	64	First change of the game. Granada's Torje leaves the pitch for Buonanotte.
	63	Long ball by the guests and Granada goalkeeper Roberto left his net to clear the ball with a header at the border of the 18-yard box.
	62	Currently Valladolid try to use the momentum for the creation of more shots on goal.
	61	Clear offside position by El Arabi after a through ball by Nolito.
	60	This goal is almost perfect for the tactics of the guests who defend with 11 men and wait for counter opportunities.
	58	Goal for Real Valladolid! With a brilliant free kick from about 20 metres distance into the left top corner PATRICK EBERT gives the guests the completely surprising lead!
	57	Diakhaté (Granada) gets a yellow card for a tactical foul against Larsson close to the home team's 18-yard box. Lucky for him he was not the last man!
	56	Terrible long ball by Diakhaté, ends up outside of the pitch.
	55	Nolito tries it with a curler from the border of the area but his shot is blocked at cost of a corner.
	53	Siqueira with a perfect cross from the left outside lane for El Arabi whose header towards the right bottom corner was cleared with a brilliant save by Jaime! Another big opportunity for the home side!
	51	Valladolid stand closer to the Granada goal in the second half but still they barely make it past the center line.
	49	Nolito with a shot from the border of the guest area, goes just wide past the left post.
	48	Ebert with a distance shot that is easily caught by Roberto but at least this was the first shot on target for the guests this afternoon.
	46	The first attack of the second half ends with an offside call against Granada's Nolito.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		In a rather disappointing first half home side Granada where the clearly dominating side with four good opportunities to take a lead while Valladolid were not able to even have one decent attack or shot on target. It can only get better. Stay tuned!
		1st halftime finished.
	44	A large crowd was in front of Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime and suddenly Nolito went down but the referee let the play continue what caused a lot of outrage by the home fans.
	43	Balenziaga (Valladolid) is booked for a push from behind against Torje close to the guest area.
	41	Again a Valladolid player lays on the ground but the referee wants him to get up.
	39	The game continues with a lot of breaks and little football.
	36	Granada are intensifying their efforts again but fail to create real pressure currently.
	34	Ighalo claims a penalty shot for a possible handball by Balenziaga but there was nothing.
	32	After a long ball Jaime had to leave his net and caught the ball just before El Arabi could get it. The Granada forward then pushed him a bit but Jaime did not lose the ball.
	31	Another Granada corner from the left side, cleared easily by the guest defense.
	30	Crash in the midfield between Diakhaté and Guerra – head against head – when both tried to win an aerial duel. Looks like Guerra suffered more from this.
	29	Perfect long ball for El Arabi but his curler from the left side of the guest area went wide significantly.
	28	There are a lot of fouls on both sides currently. The game becomes more physical.
	26	The next good opportunity by the hosts. Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime had huge trouble to clear a not-well placed but very hard shot from the border of the area by Mikel Rico before the following header was caught easily by him.
	23	Torje hit Balenziaga with a knock and the Valladolid defender seems to have problems now.
	21	Ighalo with a shot from about 20 metres distance, blocked to the side with a spectacular save by Jaime! Second time he saved the guests the draw!
	19	Nolito with a nice dribbling on the left side of the guest area but his shot then was blocked by a defender before Torje claimed a penalty for handball in the following situation.
	18	Jaime catches a cross by El Arabi easily.
	16	Distance shot by the hosts, goes wide significantly.
	15	A lot is happening in the midfield now with both teams attacking early.
	13	The guests from Valladolid try to calm down the match after the aggressive start by Granada and they have a lot of long balls – without success so far though.
	13	Long ball by Marc Valiente, too long for his team mate Rukavina...
	11	Ighalo won the ball back on the left wing and thought to have won a corner but in fact he was the last one to touch the ball so that the match went on with a goal kick.
	10	Diakhaté pulls the jersey of Larsson in their duel close to the Granada area after a long ball and the Swede goes to the ground but not enough for a free kick says the referee.
	9	Torje with the through ball for El Arabi inside the guest area but the forward was not able to touch the ball.
	8	Granada are having the match under their controll fully in these first minutes and the home fans pay it back with a lot of support from the stands. They all know how important a win would be today.
	6	The following corner created also danger when again El Arabi tried it with a header, this time from the left side of the six-yard box, but the ball went just wide.
	5	Nyom with a well-placed cross from the right wing towards the penalty shot point and the following header by El Arabi is just cleared over the crossbar by Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime with his fingertips!
	3	Torje (Granada) sees the first yellow card of the game for a clear dive when he threw himself to the ground in a duel with Balenziaga on the right side of the guest area.
	1	The hosts have the first corner of the game but from the left side Nolito's sharp cross only hit the side netting.
	1	Game started.
		Starting lineups: Granada CF: Roberto – Nyom, Mainz, Diakhaté, Siqueira – Recio – Torje, Nolito – Rico – El-Arabi, Ighalo Real Valladolid: Jaime – Balenziaga, Rueda, Valiente, Rukavina – V. Perez, Rubio – D. Larsson, Oscar, Ebert – Guerra Referees: Delgado Ferreiro
		Granada CF are 17th in Primera División with 28 points after 31 games and they stay outside the relegation zone just because of the better goal difference towards chasers RCD Mallorca. Today's opponents Real Valladolid had a far more calm season and can enjoy their 13th spot after gaining 38 points and having a comfortable 10-point advantage towards the relegation zone. Granada had a long negative streak in recent weeks by only gaining two points in their last eight matches aganst FC Barcelona (1-2), Celta de Vigo (1-2), RCD Mallorca (1-2), Real Zaragoza (0-0), Levante UD (1-1), Athletic Bilbao (0-1), Real Betis (1-5) and Atlético Madrid (0-5). On the other side Valladolid ended a five-game streak without a win by defeating Getafe CF (2-1) last Saturday at home. The two teams faced each other only three times in competitive games in the last three decades – all games were played post 2010 – and Valladolid were able to win twice against Granada, including the first match of the two teams this season (1-0). If Granada can make a step away from the relegation zone or if Valladolid come closer to staying in the league for another year, we'll see soon.
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Commentary by

Dennis Mende

Goals & lineups

Goals: 73. Arabi – 58. Ebert

Cards: 3. Torje (GRA), 57. Diakhaté (GRA), 70. Recio (GRA) – 43. Balenziaga (VLD)

Granada CF: Roberto – Nyom, Mainz, Diakhaté, Siqueira – Recio – Torje (64. Buonanotte), Nolito – Rico – El-Arabi, Ighalo (76. Aranda)

Real Valladolid: Jaime – Balenziaga, Rueda, Valiente, Rukavina – V. Perez, Rubio – D. Larsson (84. Omar), Oscar (75. Sastre), Ebert (69. Bueno) – Guerra

Referees: Delgado Ferreiro