Kickoff: 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST / 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT
Venue: Estadio de Gran Canaria
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Lineups:
Las Palmas: Alvaro Valles - Mika Marmol, Alex Suarez, Sergi Cardona, Julian Araujo - Enzo Loiodice, Kirian Rodriguez, Pejino, Javi Munoz, Munir El-Haddadi - Sory Kaba
Subs: Aaron Escandell, Alex Gonzales, Eric Curbelo, Alvaro Lemos, Daley Sinkgraven, Saul Coco, Marvin Park, Maximo Perrone, Jonathan Viera, Cristian Herrera, Marc Cardona
Celta: Ivan Villar - Manu Sanchez, Unai Nunez, Carl Starfelt, Joseph Aidoo, Oscar Mingueza - Jonathan Bamba, Fran Beltran, Carlos Dotor - Jorgen Strand Larsen, Anastasios Douvikas
Subs: Agustin Marchesin, Vicente Guaita, Kevin Vazquez, Mihailo Ristic, Carlos Dominguez, Renato Tapia, Williot Swedberg, Hugo Sotelo, Carles Perez, Iago Aspas, Franco Cervi, Miguel Rodriguez
Match Events:
14’ - Munir with some moves inside the penalty area, but his shot is weak and Villar has no problem handling it
16’ - Scramble in front of Villar’s net, and the ball almost rolls in from Starfelt’s legs
29’ - Bamba hits Valles from inside the 6 yard box, and the ball bounces to Strand Larsen whose shot bounces off the crossbar.
32’ - Substitution for Las Palmas: Lemos on for Julian Araujo
34’ - Mingueza with a lovely through ball to Strand Larsen who goes past Valles and shoots into the open net. However, after a VAR review, the goal is not given because of Douvikas’s jersey pull on Aidoo
45+5’ - End of half.
48’ - Strand Larsen is through on goal but his shot is poor and goes wide
59’ - Strand Larsen receives a pass from Dotor but goes a little wide and can only hit the post
63’ - Substitution for Las Palmas Marvin Park and Viera on for Sory Kaba and Javi Munoz respectively
67’ - Bamba leads the counter and passes to Douvikas, who beats Valles to take the lead. Las Palmas 0, Celta 1 – link
69’ - Substitution for Celta: Iago Aspas on for Douvikas
74’ - Yellow card for Mika Marmol
74’ - Aspas with a great free kick, but Valles manages to come up with a great save as well
76’ - Substitution for Las Palmas: Perrone and Marc Cardona on for Loiodice and Pejino respectively
83’ - Starfelt’s challenge is poorly timed and kicks Marc Cardona inside the penalty area. Viera steps up to take the penalty, and even though Villar gets a hand on the ball, Las Palmas score. Las Palmas 1, Celta 1 – link
83’ - Yellow card for Starfelt
89’ - Substitution for Celta: Sotelo and Swedberg on for Beltran and Strand Larsen respectively
90+7’ - Viera one-time-passes a cross to Marc Cardona, who controls it with his thigh and bombs the ball into the goal. Las Palmas 2, Celta 1 – link
90+7’ - Yellow card for Marc Cardona
90+9’ - End of game. Las Palmas 2, Celta 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Las Palmas | Celta :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.79 | 1.49 xA | 0.95 | 0.80 Possession | 74% | 26% Shots on target | 5 | 3 Shots off target | 4 | 5 Blocked shots | 8 | 4 Corner kicks | 4 | 5 Offsides | 2 | 2 Fouls | 13 | 14 Yellow Cards | 2 | 1 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 21 |
| Barcelona | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 |
| Girona | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19 |
| Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 16 |
| Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 |
| Athletic Club | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| Valencia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| Osasuna | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| Getafe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| Cadiz | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
| Las Palmas | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| Sevilla | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| Mallorca | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
| Alaves | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| Celta Vigo | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 |
| Granada | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 5 |
| Almeria | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Las Palmas: at Villarreal, 10.08, 14:00 CEST
Celta Vigo: vs Getafe, 10.08, 18:30 CEST
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Las Palmas will stay in La Liga by winning only 6 matches against the relegation zone teams.
I love watching exotic clubs like Las Palmas occasionally and tonight I was lucky to witness a great game, so happy for the islanders. They got so much better once Kaba came off. When they first signed him I thought he could actually do well but he is too slow. It is beyond me how Celta manage to shoot themselves in the foot every single week. It is as if they have to do something stupid for every single good thing they do.