A national holiday and excellent atmosphere in the stands where there was a good number of visiting fans. On the pitch, Muñiz made three changes to his eleven: Kieszek and Lacen came in for African internationals Munir and N'Diaye, and Pacheco replaced Ontiveros on the left wing of the attack. It was the ‘pizarreño’ who, next to Juanpi, was the primary offensive generator during the first quarter of an hour.
In the 16thminute, the first major Blue and White occasion was a crossed shot by Iván Rodríguez. It wasn’t until minute 30 that came the second dangerous approach by Málaga, thanks to a pass filtered by Leschuk that Harper sent out. The manchego squad, meanwhile, was compact waiting to connect with their attacking duo Ortuño-Zozulia. Eugeni, in minute 45, executed the first shot at goal for the Albacete players, who were easily blocked by Kieszek.
Juanpi, before the final whistle for halftime, sent a direct foul to the edge of Tomeu Nadal’s area. This made it 0-0 at half time.
The 'Alba' came out with more attacking aggression at the start of the second half. Ontiveros coming on for Pacheco, in minute 53, was the first change made by Muñiz. In the 56th, Zozulia almost scored and a minute later he was the target of a penalty secured by Bela (0-1, 58'). First goal in the league, at home, in the current season. Hicham, immediately after, replaced Lacen to further reinforce the leader zone.
Tomeu Nadal narrowly avoided the tie in minute 62 after a shot by Adrián prolonging a throw-in by Luis Hernández. It was the prelude to equalizer, which was the work of Blanco Leschuk in another action generated with set pieces (1-1, 64 '). The Argentine '9', in full goalscorer ecstasy mode, then returned to score three minutes later, giving advantage to MCF (2-1, 67 '). This makes him fourth highest Malaguista goalscorer in the league.
Málaga, now unleashed, sought hard to close the game taking advantage of the electricity of Hicham and Ontiveros on the sides. The Marbella-born player, in minute 78 sent the ball to the crossbar in an impressive kick from about 30 metres. In the 82nd, and with an ovation, Juanpi was replaced by Boulahroud to strengthen the wide area. Without struggling defensively, Málaga CF safeguarded their capital and finally prevailed 2-1. This is the fifth win in five games at Martiricos and 22 points in 9 games for the leader of LaLiga 1 | 2 | 3. Te quiero, Malaga!
