First Division - Day 28

Betis 2 - Granada 0

Betis: Adán; Montoya, Pezzella, Bruno, Vargas; N’Diaye, Dani Ceballos (Petros 56’); Cejudo (Jorge Molina 31‘), Fabián (Joaquín 52’), Musonda; Rubén Castro. 4-2-3-1.
Granada: Andrés; Miguel Lopes (Foulquier 68’), Babín, Ricardo Costa, Biraghi; Doucouré, Rubén Pérez (Fran Rico 79’); Isaac Success, Rochina, Peñaranda (Barral 55‘); El-Arabi. 4-2-3-1.

Goals:
1-0. 85. N’Diaye. Steered powerful header inside near post from Joaquín corner.
2-0. 95. Rubén Castro. Free kick over wall wide of replacement keeper Biraghi.

Yellow cards: Pezzella 12’, Peñaranda 20’, Rubén Pérez 40’, Vargas 41’, 53’, Isaac Success 47’, Miguel Lopes 61’, Barral 69’, Bruno 71’, Ricardo Costa 76’, Molina 79’, Rochina 87’ / red cards: Vargas 53’, Andrés 92’.

Granada remain in the bottom three after they lost 2-0 at Betis in this Sunday’s mid-day game. The visitors came into the match full of confidence after two wins in a row under new coach José González, but they hardly troubled Adán in a dull first half, the only chances a couple of efforts from Musonda and Jorge Molina which Andrés kept out. Soon after the interval though Vargas was sent off after picking up a second yellow card for a hard tackle on Rochina, and Adán had to be at his best to save a header from Barral, and then an effort from Rochina. With five minutes to go however N’Diaye headed the opener from Joaquín’s corner, and Joaquín himself almost made it two with a chip just wide of the post. And with the game in injury time Andrés was sent off for handling the ball outside of the area, and with outfielder Biraghi in goal, Rubén Castro curled the resulting free kick past him and in to the net. Juan Merino’s team have now gone six games without defeat, and they end the weekend eight points clear of their regional neighbours.