Almería survive against Deportivo

An afternoon without goals at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in the game between UD Almería and RC Deportivo. The draw leaves Almería on 24 points in 16th place. Their rivals are one place above them on 25 points in the league.

The game had barely got underway when Tomer Hemed tried a daring bicycle kick that was saved by Fabricio. Almería looked bold from the start and through a large part of the first half they were the ones who looked dangerous. In the 34th minute the Galician side had two chances to take the lead; the home side soon responded through Thievy, whose shot grazed the post. A goal could have come from either side, and just before the half-time break, Julián Cuesta made a great save against Isaac Cuenca and afterwards from Oriol Riera.

The second half began with an opportunity for Juan Ignacio Martínez' men. Following that dangerous move, Deportivo began to take control of the play and the chances, first through Borges and then through Oriol Riera, who missed a one-on-one chance against Juli,an. In addition to Deportivo's improvement, there was the setback of Thievy's sending off for Almería. With an extra man, Víctor Fernández’s men streamed forward into the opponents area but they came up against a solid Almería defence who are quick in the counterattack. The last few minutes of the game were frantic as another Almería player received their second yellow. The match ended as it had begun, with the score at 0-0.