Rayo vs Almería 2022-23 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 Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Léo Baptistão (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Sergio Akieme (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Almeria 0.
45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 0, Almeria 0.
54': Own Goal by Rodrigo Ely, Almeria. Rayo Vallecano 1, Almeria 0.
57': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
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.
72': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Óscar Trejo.
72': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Santi Comesaña.
77': Substitution, Almeria. Dyego Sousa replaces Léo Baptistão.
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.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

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

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+59	Barcelona	35	82	5
+35	Real Madrid	35	75	6
+33	Atlético Madrid	35	70	5
+25	Athletic Club	35	64	5

Full Table

Statistics

ALM		RAY
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

Line-Ups

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

Diego López, Mario Hernández, Unai López, Radamel Falcao, Pep Chavarría, José Pozo, Mario Suárez, Álvaro García, Raúl de Tomás, Pathé Ciss, Salvi, Abdul Mumin.

Almería (4-3-3)

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

Substitutes:

Chumi, César De la Hoz, Lázaro, Arnau Puigmal, Álex Centelles, Dyego Sousa, Iñigo Eguaras, Diego Fuoli, Houboulang Mendes, Francisco Portillo, Largie Ramazani, El Bilal Toure.